Super Smash Bros 6 Playable Fighters
Below you'll find the full list of Veteran Playable Fighters and suggested New Playable Fighters for Smash 6. Like its predecessors, the game features an expansive roster from a multitude of franchises.
Returning Nintendo Playable Fighters
All the characters from Ultimate return, but Chrom, Dark Pit, Dark Samus and Daisy have been moved to Alternate Costumes.
Table - Returning Nintendo Playable Fighters
| Franchise | Playable Fighter |
|---|---|
| Animal Crossing | Isabelle |
| Animal Crossing | Villager |
| Arms | Min-Min |
| Donkey Kong | Diddy Kong |
| Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong |
| Donkey Kong | King K. Rool |
| Duck Hunt | Duck Hunt |
| Earthbound | Lucas |
| Earthbound | Ness |
| Fire Emblem | Byleth |
| Fire Emblem | Corrin |
| Fire Emblem | Ike |
| Fire Emblem | Lucina |
| Fire Emblem | Marth |
| Fire Emblem | Robin |
| Fire Emblem | Roy |
| F-Zero | Captain Falcon |
| Game & Watch | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Ice Climber | Ice Climbers |
| Kid Icarus | Palutena |
| Kid Icarus | Pit |
| Kirby | King Dedede |
| Kirby | Kirby |
| Kirby | Meta Knight |
| Metroid | Ridley |
| Metroid | Samus |
| Metroid | Zero Suit Samus |
| Mii | Mii Brawler |
| Mii | Mii Gunner |
| Mii | Mii Swordfighter |
| Pikmin | Olimar |
| Pokemon | Greninja |
| Pokemon | Incineroar |
| Pokemon | Jigglypuff |
| Pokemon | Lucario |
| Pokemon | Mewtwo |
| Pokemon | Pichu |
| Pokemon | Pikachu |
| Pokemon | Charizard |
| Pokemon | Ivysaur |
| Pokemon | Squirtle |
| Punch-Out | Little Mac |
| R.O.B | R.O.B |
| Splatoon | Inkling |
| Star Fox | Falco |
| Star Fox | Fox |
| Star Fox | Wolf |
| Super Mario | Bowser Jr. |
| Super Mario | Bowser |
| Super Mario | Dr. Mario |
| Super Mario | Luigi |
| Super Mario | Mario |
| Super Mario | Peach |
| Super Mario | Piranha Plant |
| Super Mario | Rosalina |
| Super Mario | Wario |
| Super Mario | Yoshi |
| The Legend of Zelda | Ganondorf |
| The Legend of Zelda | Link |
| The Legend of Zelda | Sheik |
| The Legend of Zelda | Toon Link |
| The Legend of Zelda | Young Link |
| The Legend of Zelda | Zelda |
| Wii Fit | Wii Fit Trainer |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Mythra |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Pyra |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Shulk |
Returning Guest Playable Fighters
All the characters from Ultimate return, but Richter has been moved to Alternate Costumes.
Table - Returning Guest Playable Fighters
| Franchise | Playable Fighter |
|---|---|
| Banjo-Kazooie | Banjo & Kazooie |
| Bayonetta | Bayonetta |
| Castlevania | Simon |
| Dragon Quest | Hero |
| Final Fantasy | Cloud |
| Final Fantasy | Sephiroth |
| Kingdom Hearts | Sora |
| Mega Man | Mega Man |
| Metal Gear Solid | Snake |
| Minecraft | Steve |
| Pac-Man | Pac-Man |
| Persona | Joker |
| Sonic The Hedgehog | Sonic |
| Street Fighter | Ken |
| Street Fighter | Ryu |
| Tekken | Kazuya |
| The King of Fighters | Terry |
Alternate Costume Playable Fighters
These characters are not considered unique Playable Fighters. Any differences from their base character are purely aesthetic.
Table - Alternate Costume Playable Fighters
| Franchise | Playable Fighter | Alternate Costume Character |
|---|---|---|
| Castlevania | Simon | Richter |
| Fire Emblem | Roy | Chrom |
| Kid Icarus | Pit | Dark Pit |
| Metroid | Samus | Dark Samus |
| Minecraft | Steve | Alex |
| Pikmin | Olimar | Alph |
| Super Mario | Peach | Daisy |
| Super Mario | Bowser Jr. | Koopalings |
New Nintendo Playable Fighters
Table - New Nintendo Playable Fighters
| Franchise | Playable Fighter |
|---|---|
| Custom Robo | Ray Mk II |
| Donkey Kong | Dixie Kong |
| Golden Sun | Isaac |
| Pokemon | Urshifu |
| Super Mario | Paper Mario |
| Super Mario | Waluigi |
| The Legend of Zelda | Midna |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Nia |
New Guest Playable Fighters
Table - New Guest Playable Fighters
| Franchise | Playable Fighter |
|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger | Lucca |
| Crash Bandicoot | Crash |
| Final Fantasy | Lightning |
| Halo | Master Chief |
| Mega Man | X |
| Street Fighter | Chun-Li |
| Super Mario RPG | Geno |
| Tales Of | Sheena |
Notes
All Playable Fighters are unlocked by default.
12 of the 16 new Fighters listed are intended to be post-launch DLC to allow for 3 years worth of quarterly Fighter additions. That means the Base Roster has at most 88 Fighters, 4 of which are Newcomers.
Any number of Veteran Guest Fighters may be Day 1 DLC instead of coming with the base game. This is due to the cost of the guest licenses. I do not think it makes sense for Veteran Fighters to be released as post-launch DLC for this game.
100 was chosen as the hard limit for total Playable Fighters. 25 was chosen as the hard limit for total Guest Playable Fighters. Nintendo may decide to use a lower hard limit on Guest Fighters.
Roster will change if Nintendo decides to no longer pursue the "Everyone is Here" idea. The end roster size could simply be lower than 100 or replacements would come from the listed Assist Fighters and Pokémon (Zeraora / Eevee). Many Stages, Assist Fighters, and other Battle Assets from Ultimate do not return, so it's worth considering dropping the idea for Playable Fighters too.