Super Smash Rumble is the 6th (7th if you count Wii U and 3DS as different games) installment of the Super Smash Bros. series, it will be released on the Nintendo Switch 2, Playstation 5, Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in 2025 as well as a Lite Version on the Nintendo Switch that does only contains Smash Mode.
Characters[]
Debut Key:
N = Debuted in Super Smash Bros. 64
M = Debuted in Super Smash Bros. Melee
B = Debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
F = Debuted in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS
U = Debuted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
R = New Character
An asterisk indicates that the Character is now an Echo Fighter
| Standard Characters | ||||
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| Image | Character Name | Franchise | # | Debut |
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Mario | Super Mario | 001 | N |
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Dr. Mario* | Super Mario | 001ε | M |
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Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong | 002 | N |
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Link | The Legend of Zelda | 003 | N |
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Samus | Metroid | 004 | N |
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Dark Samus | Metroid | 004ε | U |
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Yoshi | Yoshi | 005 | N |
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Kirby | Kirby | 006 | N |
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Fox | Star Fox | 007 | N |
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Falco* | Star Fox | 007ε | M |
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Pikachu | Pokémon | 008 | N |
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Pichu* | Pokémon | 008ε | M |
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Luigi | Super Mario | 009 | N |
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Captain Falcon | F-Zero | 010 | N |
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Ness | Mother | 011 | N |
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Lucas* | Mother | 011ε | B |
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Jigglypuff | Pokémon | 012 | N |
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Peach | Super Mario | 013 | M |
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Daisy | Super Mario | 013ε | U |
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Bowser | Super Mario | 014 | M |
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Ice Climbers | Ice Climber | 015 | M |
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Sheik | The Legend of Zelda | 016 | M |
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Zelda | The Legend of Zelda | 017 | M |
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Marth | Fire Emblem | 018 | M |
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Lucina | Fire Emblem | 018ε | F |
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Young Link | The Legend of Zelda | 019 | M |
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Toon Link* | The Legend of Zelda | 019ε | B |
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Ganondorf | The Legend of Zelda | 020 | M |
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Mewtwo | Pokémon | 021 | M |
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Lucario* | Pokémon | 021ε | B |
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Roy | Fire Emblem | 022 | M |
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Chrom | Fire Emblem | 022ε | U |
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Mr. Game and Watch | Game and Watch | 023 | M |
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Meta Knight | Kirby | 024 | B |
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Pit | Kid Icarus | 025 | B |
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Dark Pit | Kid Icarus | 025ε | F |
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Zero Suit Samus | Metroid | 026 | B |
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Wario | Wario | 027 | B |
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Snake | Metal Gear | 028 | B |
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Big Boss | Metal Gear | 028ε | R |
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Ike | Fire Emblem | 029 | B |
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Squirtle | Pokémon | 030 | B |
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Ivysaur | Pokémon | 031 | B |
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Charizard | Pokémon | 032 | B |
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Diddy Kong | Donkey Kong | 033 | B |
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Sonic | Sonic The Hedgehog | 034 | B |
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Shadow | Sonic The Hedgehog | 034ε | R |
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King Dedede | Kirby | 035 | B |
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Olimar | Pikmin | 036 | B |
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R.O.B | Nintendo | 037 | B |
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Virtual Boy | Nintendo | 037ε | R |
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Wolf | Star Fox | 038 | B |
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Villager | Animal Crossing | 039 | F |
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Isabelle* | Animal Crossing | 039ε | U |
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Mega Man | Mega Man | 040 | F |
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Wii Fit Trainer | Wii Fit | 041 | F |
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Rosalina & Luma | Super Mario | 042 | F |
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Little Mac | Punch-Out | 043 | F |
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Greninja | Pokémon | 044 | F |
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Palutena | Kid Icarus | 045 | F |
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Mii | Mii | 046/047/048 | F |
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Pac-Man | Pac-Man | 049 | F |
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Robin | Fire Emblem | 050 | F |
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Shulk | Xenoblade Chronicles | 051 | F |
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Bowser Jr. | Super Mario | 052 | F |
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Duck Hunt | Duck Hunt | 053 | F |
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Ryu | Street Fighter | 054 | F |
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Ken | Street Fighter | 054ε | U |
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Cloud | Final Fantasy | 055 | F |
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Corrin | Fire Emblem | 056 | F |
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Bayonetta | Bayonetta | 057 | F |
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Inkling | Splatoon | 058 | U |
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Ridley | Metroid | 059 | U |
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Simon | Castlevania | 060 | U |
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Richter | Castlevania | 060ε | U |
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King K. Rool | Donkey Kong | 061 | U |
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Incineroar | Pokémon | 062 | U |
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Piranha Plant | Super Mario | 063 | U |
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Joker | Persona | 064 | U |
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Hero | Dragon Quest | 065 | U |
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Banjo & Kazooie | Banjo-Kazooie | 066 | U |
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Terry | Fatal Fury | 067 | U |
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Byleth | Fire Emblem | 068 | U |
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Min Min | ARMS | 069 | U |
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Steve | Minecraft | 070 | U |
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Sephiroth | Final Fantasy | 071 | U |
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Pyra | Xenoblade Chronicles | 072 | U |
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Mythra* | Xenoblade Chronicles | 072ε | U |
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Kazuya | Tekken | 073 | U |
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Sora | Kingdom Hearts | 074 | U |
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Scorpion | Mortal Kombat | 075 | R |
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Waluigi | Super Mario | 076 | R |
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Player 1 | Jackbox Games | 077 | R |
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Ashley | Wario | 078 | R |
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Geno | Super Mario | 079 | R |
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Crash | Crash Bandicoot | 080 | R |
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Rhythm Girl | Rhythm Heaven | 081 | R |
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Rayman | Rayman | 082 | R |
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Chibi-Robo | Chibi-Robo | 083 | R |
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Raiden | Metal Gear | 084 | R |
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Magolor | Kirby | 085 | R |
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Shantae | Shantae | 086 | R |
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Dante | Devil May Cry | 087 | R |
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Vergil | Devil May Cry | 087ε | R |
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Nightwolf | Mortal Kombat | 088 | R |
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Labo Man | Nintendo Labo | 089 | R |
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Goku | Dragon Ball Z | 090 | R |
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Vegeta | Dragon Ball Z | 090ε | R |
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Bomberman | Bomberman | 091 | R |
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Tails | Sonic | 092 | R |
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Black Mage | Final Fantasy | 093 | R |
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Blanka | Street Fighter | 094 | R |
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Shovel Knight | Shovel Knight | 095 | R |
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Doomguy | DOOM | 096 | R |
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Billy Hatcher | Billy Hatcher | 097 | R |
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Glover | Glover | 098 | R |
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Marco | Metal Slug | 099 | R |
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Phoenix Wright | Ace Attorney | 100 | R |
Similar to Ultimate, Rumble features a DLC Pass, 35 characters are added through 7 waves, each adding 5 characters
| Image | Name | Franchise | Character # | |
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| Wave One | 
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Heavy | Team Fortress | 101 |
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Kano | Mortal Kombat | 102 | |
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Hatterene | Pokémon | 103 | |
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Spongebob | Spongebob Squarepants | 104 | |
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Jonesy | Fortnite | 105 | |
| Wave 2 TBA! |
| Image | Name | # | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
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Master Hand | 000 | Start a match with 4 or less players, with one player in the Player 7 slot. |
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Crazy Hand | 000ε | Same as Master Hand, but all human players must hold down ZL and ZR/ |
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Weegee | 009ε | Start a match as Luigi and hold down L, R, ZL, and ZR at the same time before the match begins, this cannot be done with 1 Joy-con |
Unlockable Alternative Costumes[]
Super Smash Rumble introduces alternative costumes that can be unlocked by progressing through Story Mode, Unlocking Acheivements, buying them in the shop, or obtaining them through Coin Launcher.
| Image | Costume Name | Costume For |
|---|---|---|
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Shadow Queen | Peach |
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Klassic | Scorpion |
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Turbo-Charged | Donkey Kong |
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Charged Up! | Daisy |
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Mario_64 | Mario |
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Mr. L | Luigi |
Changes from Ultimate[]
- R.O.B now uses voice lines from Mario Kart DS
- A few returning characters now have a Special Display that they did not have in Ultimate, with each looking like the UI in their respective games.
- For example, R.O.B's Fuel Gauge is now visible next to his percentage and is styled after the stat meter in Mario Kart DS.
Story Mode[]
SSR also has an open-world Story Mode with fully voiced dialogue.
This Story Mode seems to be similar to The Subspace Emissary from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Badges + Badge Hunt[]
What are Badges?[]
Badges are similar to Spirits, in which you would be able to claim them by winning fights against Puppet Fighters.
What is Badge Hunt?[]
Badge Hunt is similar to the Spirit Board from Ultimate, however there are a few changes:
- Badges do not run out of time
- You can now fight an infinite amount of times, with the ability to give up, which gets rid of the Badge on the board and replacing it with a new one.
- Once all Badges on the board are claimed, all spaces are filled in with new stickers
- Badges are automatically claimed after winning a fight.
- There are 20 slots instead of 10
| Image | Name | Series | Opponents | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Karate Joe | Rhythm Heaven | Rhythm Girl | Opponent favors side tilts |
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Sub-Zero (Bi-Han) | Mortal Kombat series | Ice Climbers | Opponent favors Down Specials
FS Meter is slightly faster The floor is covered in ice. |
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Ashley (Hell-Fire) | Hell-Fire Series | Ashley | Stamina battle
The Opponent is equipped with a Ray Gun The Floor is lava! |
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Quips | Jackbox Games Series | Mini Player 1 x16 | Timed Stamina Battle |
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Blooper | Super Mario Series | Mr. Game & Watch | The screen is occasionally covered in darkness |
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Tomatohead | Fortnite | Jonesy | Characters can take damage from falling
The floor is lava! |
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ROB-LGS | Mario Kart series | R.O.B | The Opponent can move faster
Timed Battle |
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Scout | Team Fortress series | Heavy | The Opponent can move faster
The Opponent is equipped with a Steel Diver |
Announcers[]
A new addition to Super Smash Rumble is the ability to change the Announcer Voice, alongside the Announcers from previous games, Johnny Cage, and the Wii Sports Announcer, some characters in the game are also Announcers.
- Joker
- Snake
- Dante
- Lucina
- Sephiroth
Scrapped Characters[]
- Mortal Kombat Raiden: Scrapped because there already exists a fighter named Raiden
Trivia[]
- This is the first time that a character that does not appear in any games that are on a Nintendo Console is in Smash Bros, that being Heavy from Team Fortress 2.
- This is likely because of Super Smash Rumble not being exclusive to the Switch 2
- Scorpion and Kano share a trait with Bayonetta: they will emit rose petals when damaged
- Furthermore, if anyone in a match with Scorpion or Kano in it is damaged by an Up Smash, there is a chance that Dan Forden will show up in the bottom right corner and say "Toasty!", a reference to Mortal Kombat II.
- Dan Forden uses his appearance in MK3
- Furthermore, if anyone in a match with Scorpion or Kano in it is damaged by an Up Smash, there is a chance that Dan Forden will show up in the bottom right corner and say "Toasty!", a reference to Mortal Kombat II.
- Ice Climbers were originally going to have an Echo Fighter, consisting of just one Ice Climber
- Similar to MK11 and MK1, Johnny Cage will mock or make pop culture references if a character is chosen.