Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Difference between revisions

[[File:SSBB Characters.png|thumb|300px|All characters from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', with the exception of Zero Samus and Sheik, transformations of Samus and Zelda, respectively.]]

Not counting alternate forms, there are 35 characters in this installment, of which 21 are [[Starting Character|available from the start]], a significant increase in the number of selectable characters compared to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

In terms of graphics, it can be noted that many characters have been redesigned to represent their most recent games: [[Link (SSBB)|Link]], [[Zelda (SSBB)|Zelda]], and [[Ganondorf (SSBB)|Ganondorf]], for example, receive their designs from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''. Uniquely, [[Pit]] received a redesign especially for his debut in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series that would later be used in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' for [[Nintendo 3DS]]. One notable change is the darker or more opaque effect given to the characters, compared to other installments in the series. This is due to the dark tone of [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|Adventure Mode]] in general.

More non-playable characters were added in this game. Thanks to Adventure Mode, the number of bosses increased from just two to ten. Most of these are original to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, but others were borrowed from other universes, such as Ridley and Meta Ridley from the ''Metroid'' franchise, or Porky Minch from the ''EarthBound'' series.