Across
- 8. The only fighter with all of their special moves putting them into helpless fall
- 10. The final starter character from Smash 64 to appear in a CGI trailer
- 11. The only character who had a series icon change between games
- 14. The first third party character to not be created in Japan
- 15. The only character who had their soul taken in a reveal trailer
- 19. The only Zelda character made in the 21st century
- 20. The only fighter to never have appeared outside Japan except in Smash Bros.
- 21. The first Fire Emblem character without a counter
- 23. Was announced as a newcomer slightly 10 years after their last appearance
- 25. The only first party cut character to lack a trophy in Smash 4
- 26. The only DLC newcomer in Smash 4 that isn't third party
- 27. The only Mario character that is a starter in every game
- 30. The only playable character in Brawl that has no sticker depicting them
- 32. The first character to have more than six alternate costumes
- 33. The first character that spoke Japanese in the western release of a Smash Game to then gain an English voice
- 34. The character with the lowest online win ratio (according to Sakurai) up to November 2014
- 37. The first character to skip an entry of Smash Bros. before returning in a later game
- 38. The first character to speak a full sentence while being star KOed
- 41. The only character with four meteor smashes (excluding Final Smashes and custom moves)
- 42. The only playable character not on Melee's character select screen
- 46. The oldest playable character in Smash Bros.
- 48. The first newcomer shown in the August 8th 2018 direct
- 51. The first playable character to be separated in the next game, and then reunited in the game after
- 54. The tallest female character in Smash Bros.
- 55. The first character to have both a reflector and a counter in their base moveset
- 56. The only character in Smash 64 to have a new voice in every game after
- 59. The first third party playable antagonist
- 61. The only non-echo clone newcomer in Smash Ultimate
- 62. The first character to originate in an indie game
- 63. The first character to be solely represented by a spirit before becoming playable
- 64. The first 3rd party fighter to be from the 21st century
- 66. The only character to come from a series that had never appeared on a Nintendo home console before their Smash inclusion
- 69. The first clone character to be an actual clone of the original character
- 71. The only playable character in Smash 4 to hit the screen during a screen KO with their back
- 73. The only 3rd party character in Smash 4 that can't wall jump
- 74. The first character to originate from a game on the Nintendo Switch
- 76. The only newcomer that was visible in the first 'Everyone is Here' banner at E3
- 77. Is voiced by Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Smash Bros.
- 78. The first third party character to have different characters as alternate costumes
- 79. The last character revealed for Brawl
- 80. The first generic enemy (mob) to be playable in Smash Bros.
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- 1. The first fighter to originate from a racing game
- 2. The first villain announced for Smash Bros.
- 3. The only character in Smash 64 to only be playable once outside of Smash Bros.
- 4. The only echo fighter to previously have had a Mii Fighter costume set
- 5. The only playable character that has a different name-plate for each alternate costume
- 6. The only playable character created in the United States
- 7. Has a final smash named 'Final Edge'
- 9. The first character with male and female variants that is female by default
- 12. The first echo fighter with a splash screen
- 13. The only fighter with two victory poses in Smash Bros. 64
- 16. The only clone of a character from a different franchise
- 17. The only female newcomer in Brawl
- 18. The fighter represented by Lincoln in their splash screen at E3
- 22. The first DLC character who can transform into a different character mid-match
- 24. The only Smash 64 character to have an echo
- 28. Fighter number 51 according to Smash Ultimate
- 29. The only character that permanently has wings that doesn't fly with them (not including wings only found on alternate costumes)
- 31. The most requested character in the official Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot
- 33. The first DLC character in the franchise
- 35. The first Fire Emblem character who doesn't have an upward stab for an Up Smash
- 36. The only character with additional visual effects when getting KOed
- 37. The only unlockable newcomer in Smash 4 (Wii U ver) that isn't a clone character.
- 39. Shows several characters from other franchises without a character in their reveal trailer
- 40. Had green eyes until being corrected in Smash 4
- 41. First character to be playable that was not made in Japan
- 43. References a different version of the fighter with the Kirby costume in Brawl and Smash 4 than the version that's playable in that game
- 44. Has the same voice actor as Goku in Smash 4 onwards
- 45. The only character who can take damage during their Final Smash even without other characters present
- 47. The only character to change fighter spirits in an update
- 49. The first Ultimate newcomer to be revealed with another newcomer that isn't from the same series
- 50. The only playable Pokémon that is not available in Pokémon Sword/Shield
- 52. The first male third party character who has never been in a fighting game that isn't Smash Bros. before
- 53. References 18 franchises, other than their main series, through taunts
- 57. Had only four palette swaps in the first three smash games
- 58. The only fighter to not have a stage based on their home series
- 59. The only 3rd party fighter to appear in three games
- 60. The only Metroid character to never have a final smash with the word 'Laser' in it
- 65. Is based on a different game after every two games
- 67. The first character who has a different victory announcer than anyone else in the same game
- 68. The only character to appear in Smash Bros. before appearing in any other game
- 69. Had a third eye on their trophy in Melee
- 70. The only female character to speak in the Subspace Emissary
- 72. The only character to be cut after being in more than one game
- 75. The only character with a Down-Smash that can never KO while grounded
- 76. The only non third-party newcomer in Ultimate to never have been referenced in any previous Smash Bros game (excluding DLC)