What Is A Spirit?[]
That's a tough question. Spirits were once the famous characters we know and love, such as Mimikyu, Waluigi, and Silver. A mysterious entity known as Galeem sent all but Kirby to the World of Light. Fighters were transformed into Trophies, and the newly formed Spirits can do nothing but possess the forms of these Trophies - known as Puppet Fighters - to express themselves and fight!
These Puppet Fighters attack the player with traits of the spirit possessing them, mimicking battles the best that the Puppet Fighter can with their moveset. For instance, a battle with Sonic the Hedgehog under the control of the Able Sisters' spirit will have three Sonic the Hedgehogs attack with drills. Each Spirit battle is unique and tailored to that spirit's traits, making these fights fairly unique even for Smash.
Once a Spirit's Puppet Fighter has been defeated, the player can fire an attack at the puppet fighter within to free the Spirit trapped within. They are surronded by a shield with a opening, so timing is key. However, if the player hits the shield instead, the part of the shield that was effected will be destroyed and the player can fight the Spirit again to free them. Then, the Spirit is ready to help out the fighters and get back to the real world! Spirits can be equipped to give the fighter unique abilities, boosted stats, items, or anything of the sorts! It's all dependant on the Spirit chosen, and the supporting Spirits.
Only a single Primary Spirit can be equipped at a time, and will be either leans toward being a Attack, Grab, Defense, or Balanced spirit. The triangle of Attack, Grab, and Defense works like this:
- Attack beats Grab
- Grab beats Shield
- Shield beats Attack
Add-On Spirits[]
Spirits coming from Nintendo franchises, or series associated with the Super Smash Bros. series... or even outside of it. That being said, Fanon characters should be added from the Fanon header below. Feel free to add your own!
Spirit | Description | Puppet Fighter |
Acerola ★ NOVICE |
- Start the battle wearing a Franklin Badge | Zelda |
- Enemy has a tendency to use Phantom Slash more often than usual - Very floaty - Has extended invincibility frames
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Pom Pom ★★ ADVANCED |
- Start the battle holding a Boomerang | Squirtle x4 |
- Item tidal wave: Boomerang - Enemies easily distracted by items
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Mipha ★★★ ACE |
- Heal over time | Corrin x4 |
- Enemy will gradually recover health - Attacks have greater range
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Daroach ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Extended dodge roll and grab range | King Dedede Pikachu x3, Pichu x3 |
- 3 tiny Pikachu and Pichu - Large Dedede must be defeated - Item tidal wave: Boss Galaga
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Sissel ★★★ ACE |
- Extended grab range | Samus |
- Tends to grab - Tends to go after items - Never uses any special move
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Risky Boots ★★★ ACE |
- Extends projectile range. -Boosts power of projectiles by 1.25x |
Bayonetta Bowser Jr. x3 |
- Bayonetta only taunts the entire match - Bowser Jr.s only fire cannon balls - Bowser Jr.'s strength is buffed by 1.30x
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Sans ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Increases power by 3x - Weakens defense by 3x |
Ness |
- Ness's power is increased by 3x - Ness's defense is descreased by 3x
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Tippi ★★ ADVANCED |
- Grants the fighter an extra jump - Causes fighter to fall more slowly |
Peach x8 |
- Enemy Peaches are tiny and speedy - Item tidal wave: Tanooki Leaf
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Agumon ★★ ADVANCED |
- Boosts power of Fire based attacks by 25% | Pikachu |
- Weight is increased by 25% - Item tidal wave: Superspicy Curry
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King Wart ★★ ADVANCED |
- Jumps are now longer by 2x | King Dedede |
- Jump is now longer by 2X - Only uses Side and Up B -Taunts a lot
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Tsareena ★★ ADVANCED |
- Kicking power increased by 1.5x. - Kicking attacks decreases target's physical attack power by 1.12x |
Bayonetta |
- Bayonetta will often make use of Witch Time - Bayonetta's other attacks are kicks, will never use Bullet Arts - Item tidal wave: Lip's Stick
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Frost Man ★★★ ACE |
- Boost the power of ice-based attacks - Boost Smash damage and knockback |
Donkey Kong Ice Climbers x2 |
- Donkey Kong tend to use Hand Slap more often and have ice property for all of his attacks - Ice Climbers only uses their Special Moves - Tidal wave item: Freezie
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Eddie ★★ ADVANCED |
- Boost the power of recovery items | Mega Man x3 |
- Mega Man will never use his Mega Buster attacks (neutral and side attack, side smash attack) - Mega Man's power is increased by x1.6 - Item tidal wave: Food
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Petey Piranha ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Boost the power of all non-special attacks by 1.5x | Piranha Plant |
- Item tidal wave: Ramblin' Evil Mushroom - Size increased by 2.5x - Piranha Plant's smash attacks can cause a mushroom to grow on the player's head.
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Peter Griffin ★★★★ LEGEND |
-Jumps have 1.5x less height | Wario |
- Wario only uses standard attacks and Wario Waft
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Meowth ★ NOVICE |
- All stats are boosted temperoarily | Pikachu |
- Enemy starts with Superspicy Curry, only it doesn't have a firery effect
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Rookie ★ NOVICE |
- Starts battle with a Fire Flower | Sonic |
- Enemy starts with a Fire Flower - Grabs are replaced with a grappling hook
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Mach Rider ★★ ADVANCED |
- Speed stat gets a big boost | Wario |
- Enemy is always on his bike
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T-Rex ★★★ ACE |
- Is 3x normal size for the first 20 seconds. | Yoshi |
- Enemy is 3x normal size - Enemy is 3x more powerfull
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Egg Dragoon ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Starts battle with a Super Mushroom and a Drill | R.O.B. |
- Enemy is 3x normal size - Enemy always has a drill -All enemies only use their neutral special
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Yiga Assassin ★★ ADVANCED |
- Healing items heal 30% more damage. - Invisibility is granted if you stand still for five seconds |
Diddy Kong x8 |
- Item tidal wave: Bananas - Enemy is distracted by items - Enemy turns invisible if standing still for at least five seconds
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Metal Sonic ★★★ ACE |
- Starts the battle with Metal Box, Blaster & Jet Pack | Sonic |
- Enemy starts with a Metal Box, Blaster & Jet Pack - Power increased by 2x
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Godzilla ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Start the battle 3x bigger | Bowser |
- Enemy is 5x bigger - Mostly only uses standard attacks and Neutral B
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Creeper ★★ ADVANCED |
- Starts the battle with Bomber | Piranha Plant x4 |
- All enemies start with Bomber - Enemies consistently pursue player - Tidal wave item: Bomber
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Pink Gold Peach ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Start the battle wearing a Metal Box | Peach |
-Enemy always has Metal Cap - Speed is 3x increased
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8-Bit Mario ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Start the battle with a Koopa Shell or Fire Flower -Jump high increased by 2x |
Mario |
-Starts battle with unlimited Shells and Fire Flowers -Randomly gains Invincibility Star -Jump high increased by 3x
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The Grinch ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Bathe in the tears of the people who thought the leak was real. | Ken |
-Assist Trophies of Shadow and Issac appear to help Ken. Sakurai's Mii Fighter, Incineroar and Piranha Plant will appear to assist you.
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Pauline ★★ ADVANCED |
- Up B goes higher by 2x -starts battle with Spring or barrel item |
Peach and Donkey Kong |
-Donkey Kong will often protect Peach via carrying her -Peach only uses standard attacks and Up B
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Batman ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Strength is increased by 2x -start battle with boomerang or grappling hook -Player will alway be in darkest alt |
Link |
-Starts battle with smoke bomb will only use grabs, Side, and Up B -Strengh increased by 3x -Male Robin and Bayonetta will assist opponent, like Dick Grayson and Batwoman
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Literally Sakurai ★★★★★ Sakurai |
- Remove your opponents from the game. | Sakurai |
-You instantly die if you try to play against him.
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Goku ★★★ ACE |
- Player gains the ability to float -Strength increases as more damage is taken |
Lucario |
-Opponent can float -As he takes more damage, he gets stronger -Pokeballs spawn but only spawn Raquaza (and only 7 will spawn per battle
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The Batter ★★★ ACE |
- Your fighter becomes 2x stronger -Items and Pokeballs will become more damaging |
Sonic |
- Can only use Forward Tilt, Forward Smash, and Side Special -Final Smash balls will become more often to appear
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Ralsei ★★★ ACE |
-Food (cake) has a chance to spawn near the player. Each item heals 10%. | Jigglypuff |
-Minute time limit -Enemy has a tendency to use Sing more often and will avoid conflict -Enemy will be assisted by Marth and Ridley
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Joseph Joestar ★★★ ACE |
- Increases projectiles' power by 50% | Wii Fit Trainer |
- Prefers to stay away from the player - Deep Breathing's speed and effect duration do not decrease after it is used - Item tidal wave: Boomerang
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Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli ★★ ADVANCED |
- Increases the power of water moves | Greninja |
- Increased Jump height. - Enemy prefers to use Water Shuriken.
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Jotaro Kujo ★★★★ LEGEND |
- The character your playing as will go farther in range | Bayonetta |
- Bayonetta has faster firing rate and shoots for a longer period of time - Bayonetta will prefer to use Witch Time when up close
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Jolyne Cujoh ★★ ADVANCED |
- Items will be more often to be picking up, as they will gravitate to you quickly | Little Mac |
- The stage shall be in Flat Zone X -Items will spawn a lot more -Little Mac will be able to tank some hits
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Morpho Knight ★★★ ACE |
- Heal over time | Mega Meta Knight |
- Enemy eqiupped with Black Hole
- Stage is Omega Great Cave Offensive
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Solomon ★★★ ACE |
- Boosts resistance to darkness | Incineroar |
- Match is stamina
- Enemy equipped with Staff and Super Leaf - Standard Attacks are boosted by 2x - Enemy taunts after you lose a stock
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Escargoon ★ NOVICE |
- Boosts item transformation time | Dr. Mario |
- Enemy's defense is lowered by 1.5x.
- Taunts after getting a hit in. - King Dedede will appear after a minute to defeat him if you don't.
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Heaven Acension DIO ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Rewrites every move to not happen | Palutena |
- Cannot attack otherwise you instantly lose
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Spy ★★★ ACE |
- Boosts damage to enemies' backs | Shulk |
- The enemy will occasionally turn invisible - The enemy favors Side Specials - Successful Back Slash attacks will deal increased damage
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Ninja Turtles ★★★ ACE |
- Start the battle with Killing Edge - Speed and jump height boosted for the first 30 seconds |
Sheik x4 |
- The enemies will attack as a group - They regularly use Killing Edges and Deku Nuts - Team-based attacks deal increased damage
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Carly Rae Jepsen ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Start the battle with Killing Edge - Sword attacks boosted |
Lucina, Bayonetta |
- The enemies love to taunt - They're also merciless - Good luck
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Mecha-Drago ★★★ ACE |
-Start the battle in Metal form | Ridley |
- The enemy is giant -The enemy becomes Metal at high damage -The enemy deals more and takes more damage from slash/stab attacks
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King Ghidorah ★★★★ LEGEND |
-Start battles with a Beam Sword. | Charizard x3 |
- The enemy is giant. -The floor is electrified
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Tracer ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Increased move speed | Sonic |
- The enemy has greatly increased move speed - Enemy starts the battle with a Super Scope
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Sobble ★ NOVICE |
- Can be enhanced at level 99 | Squirtle |
- The enemy turns invisible periodically - The enemy tends to avoid conflict
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Grookey ★ NOVICE |
- Can be enhanced at level 99 | Ivysaur, Diddy Kong |
- The enemy's grass attacks and grabs are stronger - The enemy fights better on the ground - Earthquakes will periodically shake the stage
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Scorbunny ★ NOVICE |
- Can be enhanced at level 99 | Pichu |
- The enemy is permanently equipped with Superspicy Curry - The enemy never uses electric attacks
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Physical Alice ★★★ ACE |
- No ability | Bayonetta and Duck Hunt |
- The enemy (Bayonetta) starts with a Death's Scythe - The enemy (Duck Hunt) is giant - Defeat the main fighter (Bayonetta) to win
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DJ Grooves ★★ ADVANCED |
- No ability | King Dedede |
- The enemy starts with a Gooey Bomb - Bob-ombs will sometimes rain from the sky - Timed Stamina Battle
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Rokit ★★★ ACE |
- Starts battle with a Ray Gun | Snake |
- The enemy loves to jump - The enemy heals overtime
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Koichi Hirose ★★★ ACE |
- Boosts PSI powers | Lucas |
- PSI powers have been increased
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Makoto Naegi ★★★ ACE |
- Can be enhanced at level 99 | Pit |
- The enemy's neutral special is boosted - Timed Battle
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Death Egg Robot ★★★★ LEGEND |
- Super Armor | Giant Metal R.O.B and Metal Sonic |
- The enemy has super armor, making it harder to flinch. - Stamina Battle
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Oho Jee ★ NOVICE |
- Dashing hurts opponents | Tiny King Dedede x2 |
-Their dashing hurts you. -Your defense lowers after a while.
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Sword Kirby ★★ ADVANCED |
- Can be enhanced at level 99 | Kirby and Link |
- The enemy likes to use it's Up B. -Enemy starts with a Killing Edge.
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Beanerang Bro ★★★ ACE |
-Boomerang tidal wave | Bowser Jr. |
-Timed battle -This enemy starts the battle with a Boomerang
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Oucher Glass ★★ ADVANCED |
-Timer tidal wave | Bayonetta |
-Timed Battle -A item tidal wave (Timers) will occasionally appear -Your speed is reduced -Periodic earthquakes will shake the stage, but these are very scarce
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Hal ★ NOVICE |
-Equipped with Smoke Bomb | Mii Brawler x2 |
-Enemies are equipped with Smoke Bombs -Enemies are much faster
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Muddy Buddy ★ NOVICE |
-Sticky Floor Immunity | Kirby |
-The floor is sticky -The enemy has super armor on, making it hard to make them flinch
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Captain Viridian ★★ ADVANCED |
-Irreversible Controls | Mario |
-The Screen will occasionally flip.
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Arceus ★ NOVICE |
-Can't be defeated, useless have a item | Bayonetta |
-Hostile Pokémon will appear (Arceus)
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Tibby ★★★★★★ MYTHICAL |
- The player dies, all assist trophys and Pokémon are hostile, causing a game crash. Tibby is GOD. | Alph |
-The player needs to put the song "Blue Birds", "Monkey Watch" and "Fruit Basket" on My Music to defeat him
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Chuckie ★ NOVICE |
-Extra jump | Kirby |
-The opponent has an extra jump -The enemy is floatier
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Blucko ★ NOVICE |
-Falling Immunity | Kirby |
-Periodic earthquakes will shake the stage -The enemy prefers Down Specials
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Mamuta ★★ ADVANCED |
-Lip's Stick Equipped | Mii Brawler |
-The enemy is equipped with Lip's Stick -Hostile Assist Trophies (Isaac) will appear
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Ujadani ★ NOVICE |
Poison Immunity | Tiny Jigglypuff Team x9 |
-The floor is poisonous -Timed Stamina Battle -Defeat an army of fighters
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Bendy ★★★ ACE |
-Can be enhanced at level 99 | Mr. Game & Watch |
-The enemy prefers down specials -Hostile Assist Trophies (Vince) will appear
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Spinda ★★ ADVANCED |
-Irreversible Controls | Pikachu |
-Your controls are reversed -An item tidal wave (Deku Nuts) will appear after a while
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Swiggler ★★ ADVANCED |
一You'll heal damage over time | Ridley, Dr. Mario ×2 |
一Certain items appear in large numbers after a little while (Super/Poison Mushrooms) 一Defeat the main fighter (Ridley) to win 一Stamina battle
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Wario Deluxe ★★★★ LEGEND |
Gold Killer | Gold Wario, Inkling (Ally) |
一You lose if your ally gets KO'd 一The enemy's FS Meter charges quickly 一The screen is covered in fog
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Heatmor ★★ ADVANCED |
一Curry-Filled | Banjo and Kazooie |
一The stage is on fire 一The enemy constantly breathes fire
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Ball Beamer ★ NOVICE |
一X Bomb Equipped | Robin |
一The enemy is equipped with a Screw Attack 一An item tidal wave (X Bombs) will appear after a while
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Switch (Wario Land) ★★★ ACE |
一Impact Run | Metal Kirby |
一Timed Battle 一Hostile Assist Trophies will appear (Moon) 一Item Tidal Wave: Black Hole
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Venom Kracko ★★★ ACE |
一Poison and Electric attacks increased | King Dedede, Pikachu x2 |
一Stamina Battle 一The stage is covered in a poison fog The enemy's electric attacks are increased
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Hypernova Kirby ★★★★ LEGEND |
一Inhale Range🔼 | Kirby |
一Kirby's Inhale has increased range 一The enemy is temporarily invincible after a little while 一The enemy favors Standard specials
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Jonathan Joestar ★★★ ACE |
一 Fist and Fire attacks increased | Captain Falcon |
一Opponent favors any fist-based attacks 一 Occasionally taunts multiple times in a row
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The Conductor ★★ ADVANCED |
一No ability | Falco |
一The enemy starts with a Killing Edge. 一Bob-ombs will sometimes rain from the sky after a little while. 一Timed Stamina Battle.
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Quaggled Mireclops ★★★ ACE |
Falling Immunity | Giant Piranha Plant |
一Earthquakes frequently shake the stage.
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Phi ★★★ ACE |
一Jump ↑ | Female Robin |
一Enemy can jump a lot higher than usual. 一Usually attacks with physical and foot attacks.
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Chiaki Nanami ★ NOVICE |
一Bunny Hood Equipped | File:250px-Peach SSBU small.png Peach |
一Takes immense damage from projectile attacks. 一Starts with a Bunny Hood.
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Fanon Spirits[]
Spirits based on fanon characters and original characters. Feel free to add your own!
Appearances[]
Super Smash Bros. Great Fray[]
Spirits returns in Super Smash Bros. Great Fray, although those appearing in Great Fray are actually duplicates as the original had returned to the real world, allowing the Spirits to return to their physical forms. The duplicates are also easier to manipulate than the original Spirits, as all Spirits can have up to three Support Slots, can have permanent Attack and Defense boost (up to 10000 in total Attack or Defense), and have their Rank powered up to increase the power threshold. In addition to all that, those without a effect can be given one by one of the new Master Spirits, Midbus.
The Spirits are also easier to get, as the battles are redone to be able to change in order to avoid getting overwhelmed by four players, especially during Spiritual Crisis, and as a result, the battles become more fair as in those with excessive difficulty had been toned down, but those with Novice and Advanced rank are also made quite more difficult. This is because all non-Legend Spirits can be upgraded into Legend Spirits. In Spirit Board, the minigame required to fully obtain the Spirits is fully removed, and the player can also have access for Pinpoint to get a missing Spirit that is not a Boss.
That said, the duplicates plays a fair bigger role than the original Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as in the Story Mode: Spiritual Crisis, they were being used by a known but mysterious Nintendo villain that aims to reset the multiverse by becoming the "Singularity". Eventually, it is revealed to be Andross, but his motivation to do this is yet to be seen.
The evil army didn't collected enough of the duplicated Spirits to allow the mad scientist to become the Singularity yet, but the guardian of the duplicated Spirits, Vizior, aim to get them back and protect them by spreading them out, slowing down the mad monkey's process. This allows Master Hand, Crazy Hand and the fighters to take them away from Andross, but unfortunately, Andross also managed to created a new variants of Spirits; Fusion Spirits, also known as Fusion Bosses.
Fusion Spirits, also known as Fusion Bosses, are a variant introduced in this game, combining the effects of all Spirits used for the fusion. Because of that, they have a unique Rank called Fusion, with the stars being replaced by the Fusion Boss icon. The player can modify the Rulesets to ban usage of Fusion Spirits or allow them because of their power being overwhelming, even compared to Legend Spirits.
However, they (and the Spirits that are used for fusions) can be only obtained by defeating the respective Fusion Boss in Revenge Rematch, where they get considerably tougher than they already are.
In fact, Fusion Bosses are very powerful and all have two phases, meaning that they can take much beating while able to rack up damage to the fighters, making them tough tests to the players. That being said, they also have weaknesses, such as weak spots, that allows the players to turn the tide when used against them correctly. It is unknown how many Fusion Bosses would there be.
Fusion Spirits reappears in Average Smash Bros, albeit in a different function and no Fusion Bosses are shown to be existing in this game, unlike in Great Fray, but the fusion concept is expanded upon, allowing new combinations to be used to make a new Spirit, similar to the Summon method. In fact, the results in Average Smash Bros. are much safer than those in Great Fray, as they do not transform into violent or diabolical fusioned character.
Animation Altercation[]
Spirits appear in the Super Smash Bros. spin-off, Animation Altercation, where instead of beloved gaming characters losing their physical forms, various animated characters lose theirs instead.
Much like Super Smash Bros, these spirits will take on the form of puppet fighters, but instead will take on the voices and colors of the said spirit.
Spirits also feature bios of each character represented, another change from the Super Smash Bros. series.
All fighters in the game can equip themselves with spirits, and also have spirits based on them. Unlike the other ones, Fighter Spirits are purely aesthetic, and cannot be used.