Smash Bros Ultimate is a fighter game featuring all Nintendo exclusive characters. And this game also has cameos from other popular game characters. But since there are 89 characters unlocking them all can be quite a task. So in this guide learn how to unlock characters in Smash Bros Ultimate. And Check out the list of all characters including DLC fighters.
How to Unlock Characters in Smash Bros Ultimate
There are three ways you can unlock characters in this game.
- Complete Classic Mode with any fighter of your choice.
- Play the Adventure mode World of Life and free the captives.
- Beat the opponents in a VS Mode.
Unlike the above three methods, there is another way that is a bit more random. Unlock the character by defeating the opponent in the “Challenger Approaches” fight. These fights occur from time to time, in order to unlock this character you will have to beat them.
Smash Bros Ultimate All Characters List
There are a total of 89 characters at the time of writing this article in Smash Bros Ultimate including the DLC characters. These are all the characters you can play as in Smash Bros Ultimate after you unlock them.
- 01 MARIO (Unlocked at Start)
- 02 DONKEY KONG (Unlocked at Start)
- 03 LINK (Unlocked at Start)
- 04 SAMUS (Unlocked at Start)
- 04ᵋ DARK SAMUS
- 05 YOSHI (Unlocked at Start)
- 06 KIRBY (Unlocked at Start)
- 07 FOX (Unlocked at Start)
- 08 PIKACHU (Unlocked at Start)
- 09 LUIGI
- 10 NESS
- 11 CAPTAIN FALCON
- 12 JIGGLYPUFF
- 13 PEACH
- 13ᵋ DAISY
- 14 BOWSER
- 15 ICE CLIMBERS
- 16 SHEIK
- 17 ZELDA
- 18 DR. MARIO
- 19 PICHU
- 20 FALCO
- 21 MARTH
- 21ᵋ LUCINA
- 22 YOUNG LINK
- 23 GANONDORF
- 24 MEWTWO
- 25 ROY
- 25ᵋ CHROM
- 26 MR. GAME & WATCH
- 27 META KNIGHT
- 28 PIT
- 28ᵋ DARK PIT
- 29 ZERO SUIT SAMUS
- 30 WARIO
- 31 SNAKE
- 32 IKE
- 33 Squirtle – POKÉMON TRAINER
- 34 Ivysaur – POKÉMON TRAINER
- 35 Charizard – POKÉMON TRAINER
- 36 DIDDY KONG
- 37 LUCAS
- 38 SONIC
- 39 KING DEDEDE
- 40 OLIMAR
- 41 LUCARIO
- 42 R.O.B.
- 43 TOON LINK
- 44 WOLF
- 45 VILLAGER
- 46 MEGA MAN
- 47 Wii Fit TRAINER
- 48 ROSALINA & LUMA
- 49 LITTLE MAC
- 50 GRENINJA
- 51 Brawler Mii FIGHTER
- 52 Swordfighter Mii FIGHTER
- 53 Gunner Mii FIGHTER
- 54 PALUTENA
- 55 PAC-MAN
- 56 ROBIN
- 57 SHULK
- 58 BOWSER JR.
- 59 DUCK HUNT
- 60 RYU
- 60ᵋ KEN
- 61 CLOUD
- 62 CORRIN
- 63 BAYONETTA
- 64 INKLING
- 65 RIDLEY
- 66 SIMON
- 66ᵋ RICHTER
- 67 KING K. ROOL
- 68 ISABELLE
- 69 INCINEROAR
SBU All DLC Characters
These are all the DLC characters available for this game at the time of writing this article.
- 70 PIRANHA PLANT
- 71 JOKER
- 72 HERO
- 73 BANJO & KAZOOIE
- 74 TERRY
- 75 BYLETH
- 76 MIN MIN
- 77 STEVE / ALEX
- 78 SEPHIROTH
- 79 PYRA
- 80 MYTHRA
- 81 KAZUYA
- 82 SORA
That covers everything you need to know about how to unlock fighters in Smash Bros Ultimate and all characters list. If you like playing this game be sure to check out our best fighters tier list for Smash Bros Ultimate.