Super Smash Bros How to Unlock New Characters

How to Unlock All Characters in Smash Bros. Ultimate

Like other Smash Bros. games, you'll be able to unlock different things like Music, Mii Outfits - and of course - Fighters. This page will guide you on how to unlock Fighters in Smash Ultimate.

Unlike previous iterations, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate only starts with the original cast of 8 Fighters from Smash 64. All other fighters must be unlocked by various means - the only exception to this rule are the Mii Fighters, which can be created at any time.

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There are three main methods confirmed for unlocking Fighters in Ultimate:

• Accumulate play either in regular Smash Mode or any mode that pits you against either CPU or human opponents.

• Complete a full round of Classic Mode with any Fighter.

• Free their Captive Spirits in the Adventure Mode: World of Light.

Below you will find more info on how Fighters are unlocked with each method, and the order they can be unlocked in. Please note some of the info is still being tested, and may be subject to change.

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VS. Mode	Classic Mode	World of Light

Tips for Unlocking Fighters

• Be warned - new challengers will increase in difficulty as you unlock more. Unless you unlock them in the World of Light, the last few challengers will be truly tough opponents.

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• If you lose the match to unlock a challenger, they won't re-appear by replaying VS. Mode or Classic Mode. Instead, you'll have to keep playing and periodically check the Games and More hub for a small door icon at the bottom right called the Challenger's Approach. This allows you to rematch challengers you lost to for another chance to claim them, but it won't always alert you when its available.

• If you are re-matching a Fighter, you don't have to use the Fighter that you had to use to trigger their appearance.  If you failed to beat them initially, you can switch to a Fighter you know you're good with and win a 1v1 to fight them.

VS. Mode Unlock Guide

Video Guide: The Fastest Ways to Unlock Every Fighter

Contrary to early reports, Fighters in Smash Bros. cannot simply be unlocked by playing a single match and resetting the game unless you have already met certain parameters. Unlike other Smash Bros titles, the parameters for unlocking fighters by simply playing Smash matches has changed dramatically. It is not based on the amount of matches, it is not based on play time, it is not based on distance traveled, KOs, or even damage dealt. If you are having success unlocking Fighters with the reset match approach, it's because you have already satisfied the unlock parameters (for example, by playing World of Light) as described below.

In order to trigger a new challenger, the game looks for player input - which means you will need to be active during a match: simply pressing one button repeatedly or running won't be enough. By pressing multiple buttons as you would in the course of a match, or essentially button mashing, you can unlock a Fighter in around a 2-minute match.

This also means any other mode you play, including Classic and World of Light, will also build up player input - and you'll eventually have a backlog of fighters waiting to challenge you after leaving these modes.

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Ultimate's only tip to unlocking Fighters references the fact that having more people playing can influence how often new fighters appear - which means the more people who are playing, the more button inputs are tracked - which will greatly increase the rate at which challengers will appear after a match. Because of this, the VS. Mode unlock method is by far the easiest and quickest - so long as you have friends to play with.

There does seem to sometimes be a "cooldown" between fighters appearing that lasts from 5-10 minutes, but if you are certain you have played enough, you can reset this timer and unlock Fighters in quick succession by using the aforementioned method:

• Close the game application, relaunch it from the home screen.

• Play a quick 1-Stock match in Smash VS. Mode and drop off the stage to quickly end the match and trigger the new challenger.

• If no fighter appears, that means you still haven't played enough to trigger a new fighter.

Vs. Mode Unlock Order

The unlock order for this method is not random - you will always find new challengers in the same order, unless that Fighter has already been unlocked through other means. See the list below:

• Ness

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• Zelda

• Bowser

• Pit

• Inkling

• Villager

• Marth

• Young Link

• Wii Fit Trainer

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• Ice Climbers

• Captain Falcon

• Peach

• Ryu

• Ike

• Jigglypuff

• King K. Rool

• Sonic

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• Simon

• Zero Suit Samus

• Little Mac

• Isabelle

• Shulk

• Lucina

• Wario

• Ridley

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• Pokemon Trainer

• Lucario

• Daisy

• Roy

• King Dedede

• R.O.B.

• Falco

• Luigi

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• Pichu

• Richter

• Lucas

• Diddy Kong

• Meta Knight

• Snake

• Ganondorf

• Corrin

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• Mega Man

• Bayonetta

• Toon Link

• Rosalina & Luma

• Incineroar

• Sheik

• Olimar

• PAC-MAN

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• Dark Samus

• Wolf

• Mr. Game & Watch

• Robin

• Dark Pit

• Cloud

• Duck Hunt

• Ken

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• Greninja

• Chrom

• Mewtwo

• Bowser Jr.

• Dr. Mario

• Palutena

Classic Mode Unlock Guide

Separate from simply playing Smash Matches, fighters are also guaranteed to appear after completing Classic Mode with any Fighter. These unlocks follow a very different path, although button inputs from fighting in Classic Mode still counts toward Vs. Mode Unlocks. Because of this, combining the Classic Mode and Vs. Mode unlocks may be the quickest route for someone playing solo.

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Depending on which Fighter you complete Classic Mode with, you will begin to unlock Fighters in a very specific order, and that order can change the more you play and which Fighter you use next. Unlockable fighters appear to be linked to certain groups, and playing one of the 8 default Fighters or the fighters they unlock will go down that list.

For example: Playing as Mario in Classic Mode will have you unlock Sonic on his first run through. You can then play through again as Mario - or play as Sonic- and you'll unlock Bayonetta next, followed by Little Mac.

On the other hand, play as Link, and you'll reveal King K. Rool. Play as either of them for the next Classic Mode run, and you'll unlock Ice Climbers, and then Simon. We've also found that after unlocking enough Fighters from one default fighter's path will eventually lead to another - so if you keep playing as Link, you can eventually unlock Sonic without having to play as Mario.

The list below contains all the info discovered by playing Classic Mode with various Fighters - If there is a specific Fighter you wish to unlock, find the default starting fighter that begins that unlock path.

Also please note that this list is still being tested - It appears that unlocking Fighters in different lists or modes, or challenging and losing to an incoming fighter may throw off the list until it reaches the next one.

Default Fighter	Unlock Order > Left to Right
Mario	Sonic	Bayonetta	Little Mac	Ike
	Luigi	Roy	Dr. Mario	Olimar
Donkey Kong	Bowser	PKMN Trainer	Rosalina & Luma	King Dedede
	Sheik	Greninja	Diddy Kong	Duck Hunt
Link	King K. Rool	Ice Climbers	Simon	Meta Knight
	Snake	Young Link	Richter	Toon Link
Samus	Inkling	Wii Fit Trainer	Pit	Incineroar
	Dark Samus	Cloud	Wario	Dark Pit
Yoshi	Lucario	Marth	Ryu	Ganondorf
	Lucina	Ridley	Chrom	Ken
Kirby	Ness	Jigglypuff	PAC-MAN	Zelda
	Robin	Corrin	Lucas	Palutena
Fox	Captain Falcon	Zero Suit Samus	Peach	Falco
	Daisy	Bowser Jr.	Wolf	Mewtwo
Pikachu	Villager	Shulk	R.O.B.
	Mega Man	Isabelle	Mr. Game & Watch	Pichu

World of Light Unlock Guide

Warning: Location-Based Spoilers are contained below - read at your own risk!

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Unlike the other methods, the path to unlocking fighters in Adventure Mode can be the most rigorous and time-consuming. While some captive fighters can be found relatively quickly in the World of Light's sprawling map - the bulk of fighters you can unlock are hidden away across the map and beyond - and can take you upwards of 20-30 hours to find them all.

Unique to this mode - you only start with Kirby, and must unlock the rest of the cast including the other original 7 fighters, and each of the Mii Fighters. Any Fighter you unlock in other modes won't show up here - but those you unlock in the World of Light will show up back in other Smash Modes if you haven't found them already.

• CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF FIGHTER UNLOCKS AND THEIR LOCATIONS IN ADVENTURE MODE.

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Super Smash Bros How to Unlock New Characters

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