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[[File:SSBWiiU Character Select.jpg|thumb|250px|The full character select screen, including all downloadable characters.]] | [[File:SSBWiiU Character Select.jpg|thumb|250px|The full character select screen, including all downloadable characters.]] | ||
Including DLC characters, this installment features a total of 58 playable characters. These consist of 37 veterans and 21 newcomers. Certain characters from the previous ''Super Smash Bros.'' games have been removed from the rosters of both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions in order to keep them consistent, partly due to limitations with the Nintendo 3DS version. Unlike the previous games in the series, with the removal of in-game transformations, [[Sheik]], [[Zero Suit Samus]], and [[Charizard]] are now standalone characters. Of the playable character roster, if excluding [[Mii Fighter]]s and [[Roy (Fire Emblem)|Roy]], eleven originate from the [[ | Including DLC characters, this installment features a total of 58 playable characters. These consist of 37 veterans and 21 newcomers. Certain characters from the previous ''Super Smash Bros.'' games have been removed from the rosters of both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions in order to keep them consistent, partly due to limitations with the Nintendo 3DS version. Unlike the previous games in the series, with the removal of in-game transformations, [[Sheik]], [[Zero Suit Samus]], and [[Charizard]] are now standalone characters. Of the playable character roster, if excluding [[Mii Fighter]]s and [[Roy (Fire Emblem)|Roy]], eleven originate from the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] and its spin-off series (eighteen if counting each of the Koopalings), with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Bowser]], [[Rosalina]] & [[Luma]], [[Dr. Mario]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Wario]] being playable. | ||
[[Mewtwo]] returns from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as a downloadable, 50th character, releasing for free to Club Nintendo members who signed up for a promotion involving the purchase of both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions of the game.<ref name="Mewtwo free to Club Nintendo members who register both versions">[http://club2.nintendo.com/smash-promo/ Super Smash Bros Offer]</ref> It was released as a paid download later on for those who did not register both versions.<ref name="Mewtwo confirmed to launch as paid DLC later on">[https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/535440807214743552 Nintendo of Europe on Twitter: 'Mewtwo will be available to purchase later in #SmashBros, for those who don't register both versions.']</ref> In addition, two more characters return from the previous installments as downloadable characters, namely Roy from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and [[Lucas]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Four more newcomers made their debut as playable characters: [[Ryu]] from the ''{{wp|Street Fighter}}'' series, [[Cloud Strife]] from ''{{wp|Final Fantasy VII}}'', [[Corrin]] from ''Fire Emblem Fates'', and [[Bayonetta]] from the ''{{wp|Bayonetta}}'' series. DLC characters do not have any custom special moves or any unique Palutena's Guidance conversations. | [[Mewtwo]] returns from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as a downloadable, 50th character, releasing for free to Club Nintendo members who signed up for a promotion involving the purchase of both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions of the game.<ref name="Mewtwo free to Club Nintendo members who register both versions">[http://club2.nintendo.com/smash-promo/ Super Smash Bros Offer]</ref> It was released as a paid download later on for those who did not register both versions.<ref name="Mewtwo confirmed to launch as paid DLC later on">[https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/535440807214743552 Nintendo of Europe on Twitter: 'Mewtwo will be available to purchase later in #SmashBros, for those who don't register both versions.']</ref> In addition, two more characters return from the previous installments as downloadable characters, namely Roy from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and [[Lucas]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Four more newcomers made their debut as playable characters: [[Ryu]] from the ''{{wp|Street Fighter}}'' series, [[Cloud Strife]] from ''{{wp|Final Fantasy VII}}'', [[Corrin]] from ''Fire Emblem Fates'', and [[Bayonetta]] from the ''{{wp|Bayonetta}}'' series. DLC characters do not have any custom special moves or any unique Palutena's Guidance conversations. |