Universe

A universe is a term used by the Smash Bros. community to collectively refer to all the particular characters, stages, items, music, and other properties appearing in the fighting games that are thematically featured in another game franchise.

Main universes

These are the video game series and franchises that the Super Smash Bros. games classify as major enough that they assign each franchise its own unique "universe symbol" that appears with characters and stages belonging to that franchise. These franchises generally have characters, stages, items, and other properties that all appear in Smash Bros. games as part of their primary content. However, the minimum requirement for a symbol is to contribute one character or stage to the games.

Universe	Symbol
The Super Smash Bros. universe: The "default" universe, this represents the Smash Bros. games themselves and accompanies all appearances of characters and stages that are thematically original to the fighting games themselves. Many original characters have been introduced here, but none thus far have been actually playable, with most serving as enemies and bosses in single-player content. The universe symbol seen here is also used as a "placeholder" by the games to indicate a minor universe without its own symbol. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, the Super Smash Bros. universe gets its own character representation by the Mii Fighter, but officially, they haven't been in any Smash game before their debut as playable in the Super Smash Bros. universe, not to mention that Miis have appeared in various other games, most notably the StreetPass Plaza games, including Find Mii.
Special Stages: The series that represents Battlefield and Final Destination on Melee (although Final Destination uses the Smash Bros. symbol, it is labelled under Special Stages). Not much is known about this universe, except that the Fighting Wire Frames, Master Hand, and Crazy Hand are always fought here (unless one executes the Name Entry glitch).
Subspace: A sort of sub-universe of the greater Smash Bros. universe, Subspace encompasses Tabuu and his Subspace Army, as well as the realm of Subspace itself and other original content restricted to the Subspace Emissary. Primid, Generator, Glice, Glire, Glunder, Mite, Poppant, and Roturret appear as enemies in Smash Run.
World of Light: Another sort of sub-universe of the greater Smash Bros. universe, the World of Light encompasses Galeem, the Lord of Light commanding an army of Master Hands. Later, another threat appeared from the World of Dark: Dharkon, the Lord of Darkness commanding an army of Crazy Hands. Both Galeem and Dharkon control armies of Puppet fighters possessed by Spirits that the player must defeat.
The Mario universe: Nintendo's flagship video game franchise. The company mascot at the head of this multi-genre series, Mario, is a primary playable character in Smash Bros. games, and has been accompanied by his brother, Luigi (both since Smash 64); his alter-ego, Dr. Mario (Melee, Smash 4 and Ultimate); the Mushroom Kingdom princess, Peach (since Melee), the villainous king of the Koopas, Bowser (since Melee) and his mischievous son Bowser Jr. (since Smash 4); the cosmic guardian, Rosalina, along with her child, Luma (since Smash 4); the Sarasaland Kingdom princess, Daisy (since Ultimate), the carnivorous Piranha Plant (since Ultimate), the dinosaur, Yoshi (since Smash 64); the gorilla, Donkey Kong (since Smash 64), and his chimp nephew, Diddy Kong (since Brawl); and the bellicose anti-hero, Wario (since Brawl) are all characters from this franchise. The Mario universe is so expansive that Yoshi and Wario have been given their own sub-universes, while Donkey Kong and Mario started off together and therefore are linked in that way. Brawl also treats Mario Kart as a partially separate universe, containing two stages and a collection of music tracks, though it still uses the main Mario series symbol. Waluigi appears in every game as an Assist Trophy. A Chain Chomp appears in 3DS/Wii U as an Assist Trophy and an enemy in Smash Run. A Hammer Bro has appeared in every game as an Assist Trophy and is an enemy in Smash Run. A Lakitu and the Spiny appear in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U as an Assist Trophy and enemy in Smash Run. Banzai Bill, Bill Blaster, Bullet Bill, Flame Chomp, Giant Goomba, Goomba, Kamek, Koopa Paratroopa, Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, and Spike Top all appear as enemies in Smash Run also. The Piranha Plant appears as a common enemy in Mushroom Kingdom (SSB) and will make an appear in Ultimate as a playable DLC fighter. Petey Piranha appears in the Subspace Emissary as the first boss. Toad appears as one of Peach's Special Moves. A Blue Toad also appears in one of Daisy's Special Moves. Stages include Peach's Castle, Mushroom Kingdom (SSB), Princess Peach's Castle, Rainbow Cruise, Mushroom Kingdom (SSBM), Mushroom Kingdom ||, Delfino Plaza, Mushroomy Kingdom, Mario Circuit (SSBB), Luigi's Mansion, Mario Bros., 3D Land, Golden Plains, Paper Mario, Rainbow Road, Mushroom Kingdom U, Mario Galaxy, Mario Circuit (SSBWU), Super Mario Maker, and New Donk City Hall. Items include Bob-ombs, Fire Flower, Green Shell, Red Shell, Super Star, Freezie, Metal Box, Poison Mushroom, Super Mushroom, Banana Peel, Golden Hammer, Hothead, Lightning Bolt, Soccer Ball, Boomerang, Bullet Bill, Fire Bar, Grass, POW Block, Spiny Shell, and Super Leaf. Antasma, Blooper, Boo, Boom Boom and Pom, Bullet Bill, Cappy, Chain Chomp, Chargin' Chuck, Dry Bowser, Kammy Koopa, King Bob-omb, Lakitu & Spiny, Mouser, Nabbit, Paper Bowser, Piantas, Polterpup, Rabbid Peach, Shadow Queen, Shy Guy, Tatanga, Waluigi, Wart, and Wiggler all appear as Spirits in Ultimate.
The Wrecking Crew universe: A curious NES puzzle/platform game starring Mario and Luigi as demolition workers, trying to destroy old buildings while avoiding sentient wrenches, Foreman Spike and the infamous Eggplant Man. One of Mario's palette swaps resembled Foreman Spike and one of Luigi's palette swaps resembles his appearance in the game. In Melee, there is a trophy of Eggplant Man. Previously classified as a Mario game, the sub-series was given its own symbol and stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash bros Ultimate.
The Donkey Kong universe: A franchise which the Mario series was partially spun-off from. The direction of British company Rareware (now known as Rare Ltd.), focusing on Donkey Kong and his many simian relatives and reptilian nemeses. Donkey Kong himself has been a playable Smash Bros. character throughout the entire series, while his monkey-like nephew Diddy Kong has been playable since Brawl. King K. Rool, the leader of the Kremlins and the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country series, is now playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A Klaptrap appears as an Assist Trophy in Ultimate. Kritter and Tiki Buzz appear as enemies in Smash Run. Stages include Congo Jungle, Kongo Jungle, Jungle Japes, Rumble Falls, 75m, and Jungle Hijinks. Items include Hammer, Barrel Cannon, and Spring. Spirits include Cranky Kong, Dixie Kong (Along with Kiddy Kong), Kaptain K. Rool, Kalypso, Karate Kong, Klaptrap, Lanky Kong, Lord Frederik the Snowmad King, Ninja Kong, Rambi the Rhino, Rattly the Rattlesnake, Stanley, Winky the Frog, and Zinger.
The Legend of Zelda universe: A series of adventure titles portraying several incarnations and continuities of its main characters, primarily the young Hylian hero Link (who is accompanied by Young Link in Melee and Ultimate and Toon Link since Brawl), the eponymous princess Zelda (since Melee), and the dark lord/warlock Ganondorf (since Melee). These, as well as Zelda's ninja-like alter-ego Sheik (since Melee), are playable characters. Ghirahim and Midna appear in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate as Assist Trophies. Moon from Majora's Mask appears in Ultimate as an Assist Trophy also. Skull Kid appears in 3DS/Wii U as an Assist Trophy. Tingle appears in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U as an Assist Trophy. Bubble, Cucco, Darknut, Octorok, Peahat, ReDead, and Stalfos appear as enemies in Smash Run. Koume and Kotake appear as stage hazards in Gerudo Valley. King Bulblin appears as stage hazards in Bridge of Eldin. Stages include Hyrule Castle, Great Bay, Temple, Bridge of Eldin, Pirate Ship, Gerudo Valley, Spirit Train, Skyloft, and Great Plateau Tower. Items include Heart Container, Bunny Hood, Deku Nut, Beetle, Bombchu, Cucco, Fairy Bottle, and Gust Bellows. Spirits include Bokoblin, Calamity Ganon, Great Fairy, Guardian, Impa, Loftwing, Medli, Merman, Moon, Revali, Ruto, Skull Kid, The Imprisoned, Wind Fish, and Yuga.
The Metroid universe: A science fiction series in either the side-scrolling platforming or the first-person adventure genres. The series' formerly silent protagonist, female bounty hunter Samus Aran clad in a versatile power suit (as well as without it in an alternative guise named Zero Suit Samus), is the primary playable character. In Brawl, another character from the universe appeared as a boss in the form of Ridley, and later as Meta Ridley. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Ridley appears as a stage boss in Pyrosphere. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Ridley appears as a playable character. Additionally, Dark Samus, the main antagonist who made her debut in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, appears in 3DS/Wii U as an Assist Trophy and is now playable as Samus' Echo Fighter in Ultimate. A Metroid appears as an Assist Trophy in every game and an enemy in Smash Run. Mother Brain also appears as an Assist Trophy in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate. Geemer, Kihunter, and Reo appear as enemies in Smash Run. FG ||-Grahams, Joulions, and Zeros appear as stage hazards in Pyrosphere along with Ridley. Stages include Planet Zebes, Brinstar, Brinstar Depths, Norfair, Frigate Orpheon, and Pyrosphere. Screw Attack also appears as an Item. Spirits include Adam Malkovich, Galactic Federation Mech, Gunship, Meta Ridley, Metroid, Ridley Robot, Samus Aran (Military Dress), and Zebesian Space Pirate.
The Yoshi universe: Referred to as the Yoshi's Island universe by PAL versions of Brawl, the Yoshi universe is based on the more colorful and saccharine subset of Mario video games starring the dinosaur Yoshi, who is the main (and thus far only) playable character of the series in the Smash Bros. games. Several properties seen in Smash Bros. games can be identified as strictly belonging to this universe instead of the Mario universe. Fly Guy appears as an enemy in Smash Run and an enemy in Yoshi's Island (SSBM). Stages include Yoshi's Island (SSB), Yoshi's Island (SSBM), Yoshi's Story, Yoshi's Island (SSBB), and Woolly World. Support Ghost appears on Yoshi Island (SSBB) as a common ally while Sky Guys appear as common enemies on the same stage. Baby Mario, Stork, Yarn Poochy, and Yarn Yoshi all appear as Spirits in Ultimate.
The Kirby universe: The game franchise headed by Masahiro Sakurai prior to and alongside his directorial involvement in his Smash Bros. series. The titular pink spherical hero Kirby (since Smash 64), his menacing rival Meta Knight (since Brawl), and the greedy King Dedede (since Brawl) have all been featured as playable characters. Knuckle Joe has appeared in every game as an Assist Trophy. Nightmare appears as an Assist Trophy in 3DS/Wii U. Bonkers, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Parasol Waddle Dee, Plasma Wisp, Shotzo, Tac, Waddle Dee, and Waddle Doo appear as enemies in Smash Run. Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos appear in King Dedede's old Final Smash from Brawl. Gordo replaces Waddle Dee in King Dedede's Waddle Dee Toss in 3DS/Wii U, changing the name to Gordo Toss. Stages include Dream Land (SSB), Fountain of Dreams, Green Greens, Halberd, Dream Land (SSB3DS), and The Great Cave Offensive. Items include Maxim Tomato, Star Rod, Parasol, Warp Star, Dragoon, Superspicy Curry, and Bomber. Bonkers, Daroach, Gooey, Gordo, Knuckle Joe, Magolor, Poppy Bro Jr., Prince Fluff, Kirby & Robobot Armor, Rocky, Susie, Waddle Dee, Waddle Doo, and Whipsy Woods.
The Star Fox universe: A series of sci-fi shooting games that got its start as among the first games to popularize 3D polygonal graphics in the Super Nintendo era. All the games' characters are anthropomorphic animals. The de facto leader of the "Star Fox" team Fox McCloud has been available for the entire series. Ace wing man Falco Lombardi was added to the list in Melee and has been in every game since. Wolf O'Donnell, Fox's rival and leader of the mercenary group "Star Wolf", has been playable in Brawl and Ultimate. Andross appears in every game as an Assist Trophy. Krystal appears in Ultimate as an Assist Trophy. Stages include Sector Z, Corneria, Venom, Lylat Cruise, and Orbital Gate Assault. The Smart Bomb appears as an Item. Spirits include James McCloud, Slippy Toad, General Pepper, Andross, Leon Powalski, Pigma Dengar, Andrew Okionny.
The Pokémon universe: One of video gaming's most lucrative franchises, this multi-genre franchise emphasizes handheld role-playing games that focus on the training and battling of 808 distinctive species of creatures called Pokémon, from which the series derives its name. Playable characters consist of electric mouse mascot Pikachu (since Smash 64) and its younger form Pichu (Melee and Ultimate), the hypnotic pink puffball Jigglypuff (since Smash 64), psychic feline humanoid Mewtwo (Melee, Smash 4 and Ultimate), the jackal-like Lucario (since Brawl), a generic Pokémon Trainer (Brawl and Utimate) who commands his three Pokémon (Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, although Charizard reappears by itself in Smash 4) from the background to do battle in the foreground, the speedy ninja frog Greninja (since Smash 4), and the flaming tiger wrestler Incineroar (since Ultimate). Chandelure, Cryogonal, Gastly, Koffing, and Petilil appear as enemies in Smash Run. It is the most heavily represented universe to date. Rayquaza appears as the second boss of the Subspace Emissary. Stages include Saffron City, Pokemon Stadium, Poke Floats, Pokemon Stadium 2, Spear Pillar, Kalos Pokemon League, Prism Tower, and Unova Pokemon League. Items include Poke Balls and Master Balls.
The EarthBound universe: Also referred to by its Japanese title, the Mother series. A postmodern, satirical, and psychedelic take on role-playing conceived by Shigesato Itoi, with three games in the series. The protagonists of the second and third games, EarthBound's Ness (since Smash 64) and Mother 3's Lucas (since Brawl) respectively, have been playable as characters. Jeff Andonuts has appeared in every game as an Assist Trophy. Starman appears in Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U as an Assist Trophy and an enemy in Smash Run. Devil Car appears as an enemy in Smash Run.
The F-Zero universe: A futuristic racing game series featuring anti-gravity racing machines that zoom at extremely fast and intense speeds, with game play emphasizing speed boosts, cornering, and physically ramming each other's machines to lower life meters. The superhero-like bounty hunter Captain Falcon serves as the most recognizable racer and "mascot" of the series and is the only playable character throughout the Smash Bros. series. Samurai Goroh appears in every game as an Assist Trophy. Stages include Big Blue, Mute City (SSBM), Port Town Aero Dive, Mute City (SSB3DS).
The Ice Climber universe: A classic NES game focusing on a pair of parka-clad, mallet-wielding children named Popo and Nana as they infinitely scale platformed mountains to retrieve vegetables from a Condor. The Ice Climbers function together as one playable character in Melee, Brawl and Ultimate.
The Fire Emblem universe: A long-running series of tactical role-playing games set in sword-and-sorcery medieval fantasy settings and portrayed with numerous anime character designs. Formerly a series released only in Japan, it gained enough popularity in its appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee that the franchise began to be released internationally from then on, and has proven quite popular as such. Main heroes from the various unrelated instalments in the series, including Marth (since Melee), Roy (Melee and Smash 4), and Ike (since Brawl) have been featured as playable characters. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Lucina, Robin and Corrin were also added as representatives of this universe. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Lucina returns as Marth's Echo Fighter. Additionally, Chrom, who was part of Robin's Final Smash in 3DS/Wii U, is now playable as Roy's Echo Fighter. Furthermore, Byleth is now playable in Ultimate as a downloadable fighter. Lyn appears in every game as an Assist Trophy, while Black Knight and Tiki appear in Ultimate as the Assist Trophies.
The Game & Watch universe: The Smash Bros. games' representation of one of Nintendo's earliest digital products, which is a series of LCD handheld consoles named "Game & Watch". A previously unnamed black-and-white character in several of these games has been featured as a playable character under the name Mr. Game and Watch since Melee.
The Kid Icarus universe: An old classic NES game released alongside the original Metroid. It is the story of a young angel knight named Pit as he battles to save the goddess Palutena from the forces of the evil Medusa, which was revived by Masahiro Sakurai. Pit appears with a major graphical redesign as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Palutena makes her debut as a playable character in Smash 4. Dark Pit, a major character in Kid Icarus: Uprising, also debuts as a playable character in Smash 4. Magnus and Phosphora appear in 3DS/Wii U as Assist Trophies, though Phosphora alone returns in Ultimate as an Assist Trophy. Boom Stomper, Bumpety Bomb, Clubberskull, Daphne, Flage, Lethinium, Lurchthorn, Mahva, Megonta, Mimicutie, Monoeye, Nutski, Orne, Reaper, Reapette, Skuttler, Skuttler Cannoneer, Skuttler Mage, Souflee, and Zuree appear as enemies in Smash Run.
The Wario universe: Referred to in NTSC versions of Brawl as the WarioWare universe, and as the WarioWare, Inc. series by PAL versions, the Wario universe is a sub-series of Mario games whose main character is Mario's ill-mannered and nefarious anti-hero counterpart, Wario. The games in this series are either platforming titles or (more prominently) micro-game collections, and Wario as he appears in both of these two genres of games within his series is the one playable character. Ashley appears in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate as an Assist Trophy. Kat & Ana appear together in Brawl and 3DS/Wii as an Assist Trophy. Stages include WarioWare, Inc., and Gamer. Spirits include Ashley, Count Cannoli, Jimmy T., Mona, Princess Shokora, Pyoro, and Shake King.
The Metal Gear universe: A third-party franchise. A series of stealth and espionage shooting games set on a fictional take of real-world Earth in somewhat apocalyptic time periods in the future where nuclear deterrence and various moral issues are dealt with as social commentary by the games themselves. The series' main star, Solid Snake, is a playable character in Brawl and Ultimate. Frank Jaeger, the Gray Fox, appears in Brawl as an unlockable Assist Trophy and Ultimate as a starter Assist Trophy.
The Sonic the Hedgehog universe: A third-party franchise, one of SEGA's primary franchises, and a longtime rival franchise to Nintendo's Mario in the years before SEGA became a software developer for Nintendo and other companies. This world with anthropomorphic characters is the setting of many games covering multiple genres. Its eponymous mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, is a playable character in Brawl, Smash 4, and Ultimate and was highly anticipated. Shadow the Hedgehog, a famous character from the series, appears in Brawl, 3DS/Wii U, and Ultimate as an Assist Trophy. Tails, Silver the Hedgehog, and Knuckles the Echidna appeared in Brawl and 3DS as a stage cameo in the Green Hill Zone stage. Knuckles returns in Ultimate as an Assist Trophy. Eggrobo, one of Dr. Eggman's robots, appears in Smash Run in 3DS as an enemy. Green Hill Zone appears as a stage in Brawl and 3DS while Windy Hill Zone replaces it in the Wii U version.
The Pikmin universe: A real-time strategy game series that started on the GameCube. The main character, Captain Olimar, and the titular creatures, the Pikmin, cameo as separate, collectible trophies in Melee. The five different Pikmin types, red, blue, yellow, purple, and white, along with Captain Olimar, are combined into a playable character known as Pikmin & Olimar in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Alph, the protagonist of Pikmin 3, appears as a playable character since Smash 4 as one of Olimar's palette swaps. A Burrowing Snagret appears in Ultimate as an Assist Trophy. Bulborb and Iridescent Glint Beetle appear as enemies in Smash Run.
The R.O.B. universe: Also known as the Robot universe. Not much is known about this universe, other than the fact that its symbol is a Gyro from Gyromite, and its only contributions are the character R.O.B., R.O.B.-based enemies in the Subspace Emissary, and a piece of music, Gyromite.
The Animal Crossing universe: This is a series of colourful life simulation games where the player's avatar lives in a woodland town featuring anthropomorphic animals as the town's residents and neighbours. It was introduced to the Smash Bros. franchise in Melee, with three trophies — K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, and Mr. Resetti. In Brawl, Animal Crossing was more prominent, with a stage, an item, an assist trophy, and many stickers and trophies that originated in this universe. In Smash 4, it became even more noteworthy, with a Villager added as a playable character, as well as Isabelle tagging along as an Assist Trophy. Isabelle returns in Ultimate, this time as a playable character, while Kapp'n appears as an Assist Trophy.
The Mega Man universe: Capcom's long-running series is another third-party universe with a playable character, the titular Mega Man. A franchise spanning at least five different series, the main concept for each one being the robotic protagonist fighting colourful enemies and taking their powers. Wily Castle appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Elec Man appears as an assist trophy in Smash 4, while Zero, one of the main protagonists of the Mega Man X series, will appear as an assist trophy in Ultimate. Dr. Wily, the main antagonist of the Mega Man series, appears as an assist trophy in Ultimate, piloting his Wily Capsule. Mettaur appears as an enemy in Smash Run.
The Wii Fit universe: Nintendo's recently successful Wii Fit series introduced Wii Fit Trainer as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The Wii Fit Studio, where Yoga and Strength Training are performed in Wii Fit, appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Wii Fit Trainer and her stage return in Ultimate.
The Punch-Out!! universe: A series of boxing games, best known for the large cast of colourful (yet stereotypically depicted) characters. The main character of the NES and Wii games, Little Mac, appears in Brawl as an Assist Trophy and as a playable character in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
The Pac-Man universe: A third party franchise, Bandai Namco's long running series about a yellow, spherical creature named Pac-Man, and his many adventures in "Pac-World". The eponymous character appears as a playable character in Smash 4 and Ultimate, accompanied by characters and elements from other Namco Arcade games. The four ghost enemies, Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde, appear together as an Assist Trophy in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate.
The Xenoblade universe: A JRPG series with a combat system styled after MMOs. Shulk, the protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles, wields the Monado, a unique sword, in battle against the mysterious "Mechon" enemies. Gaur Plain is a stage in both versions of SSB4. Riki appears in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate as an Assist Trophy. Pyra and Mythra, the two deuteragonists of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, appear in Ultimate as a single downloadable character, along with a new downloadable stage.
The Duck Hunt universe: A classic NES title using the Zapper Gun peripheral that has the player shooting ducks. The Duck Hunt dog, with the ducks, appear as a single playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as well as a stage in the Wii U version, also named Duck Hunt. The character and the stage return in Ultimate. In SSB4, two other games that use the NES Zapper, Hogan's Alley and Wild Gunman, are listed with Duck Hunt as part of the 'Light Gun Series' in the Trophy Box.
The Street Fighter universe: Announced via a leak as the first ever DLC third-party franchise in Smash history via the introduction of the wandering World Warrior called Ryu and an updated version of his stage from Street Fighter, this long-running fighting game series tells the many tales of these combatants out to prove themselves as the greatest fighter on the planet. Ryu returns with his stage in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Ken Masters, Ryu's rival, appears in Ultimate as Ryu's Echo Fighter. Guile also appears in Ultimate as an Assist Trophy.
The Final Fantasy universe: Another new third-party series joining Smash as DLC, Square-Enix's long-running RPG franchise tells the stories and legends surrounding a group of heroes who go out on an epic quest to stop supernatural evil forces from taking over their world. Cloud Strife, the main hero of the most popular entry of the franchise, Final Fantasy VII, was announced as a new DLC character along with his stage based on the city of Midgar from the same game. Odin, Leviathan, Ramuh, Ifrit, and Bahamut ZERO appear out of the Summon Materia in the Midgar stage. Sephiroth, the main villain of Final Fantasy VII, appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a DLC fighter, along with a new stage, Northern Cave.
The Bayonetta universe: The third DLC/third-party franchise to join the Smash Bros. multiverse. The lead titular character, the witch Bayonetta, as well as the opening scene of the original game, Umbra Clock Tower, enters Smash as a new DLC character and DLC stage respectively. They return in Ultimate along with Rodin who joins as an assist trophy.
The Splatoon universe: A third-person shooter series. The Inkling, a member of a species of humanoid, shape shifting squid, appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. The Squid Sisters also appear in Ultimate as an Assist Trophy.
The Castlevania universe: Konami's long-running Action-Adventure series is the latest third-party series to join Smash Bros.. The main protagonist of the Castlevania series, Simon Belmont, as well as his Echo Fighter and the main protagonist of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Richter Belmont, are the new playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Additionally, Alucard, the son of Dracula and the main protagonist of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, will join as an assist trophy and Dracula himself appears as a boss. Also, the main location of the Castlevania series, Dracula's Castle, is appears as a stage.
The Persona universe: The first DLC third-party franchise of Ultimate. Persona is a sub-series of Shin Megami Tensei, Altus's long running series of turn based RPGs set in both modern day Japan and a demon world that's naturally unseen by everyone except for each games main cast of playable characters. Like Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy, each mainline game in the Persona series have their own individual stories and characters with elements and recurring themes shared between them. The main character from Persona 5, known by the codename Joker, appears as the first downloadable character for the Fighters Pass in Ultimate. Mementos appears as a stage in Ultimate, which features cameos from the main cast of party characters in Persona 5. It is also the only stage to change its design based on the music that's chosen, changing colour when either a song from Persona 3 or Persona 4 is selected.
The Dragon Quest universe: The second DLC third-party franchise of Ultimate. Dragon Quest is another one of Square Enix's long-running RPG series where it takes place in a fantasy world, with medieval technologies and trapping, though most games takes place in a world distinct from every other. Every game is told primarily through the eyes of a Hero named by a player, and the Hero joins forces with his party on a quest to save the world from evil. Luminary, the Hero from Dragon Quest XI, appears as the second downloadable character for the Fighter Pass in Ultimate, along with the palette swap characters: Eight from Dragon Quest VIII, Solo from Dragon Quest IV, and Erdrick from Dragon Quest III. Yggdrasil's Altar appears as a stage in Ultimate.
The Banjo-Kazooie universe: The third DLC third-party franchise of Ultimate. Banjo-Kazooie is a series of 3D-Platforming games developed by Rare, Ltd where the story is about a duo of a bear and a bird on their quest to collect certain items throughout their adventures and defeat the evil witch Gruntilda. The titular protagonists of the series, Banjo & Kazooie, appear as the third downloadable characters for the Fighter Pass in Ultimate. Spiral Mountain appears as a stage in Ultimate.
The Fatal Fury universe: The fourth DLC third-party franchise of Ultimate. Fatal Fury is a series of fighting games developed by SNK. The main protagonist of the series, Terry Bogard, appears as the fourth downloadable character for the Fighter Pass in Ultimate. King of Fighters Stadium appears as a stage in Ultimate.
The ARMS universe: Arms, also stylized as ARMS, is a motion-control-based fighting game developed by Nintendo which released in 2017. Originally, due to the development cycle of Ultimate, characters from ARMS were only initially in the game as Mii Costumes and Spirits. The character that is considered to be the protagonist (though it is stated by the creator that all characters are the main character), Spring Man, was an Assist Trophy as was close as there was to an ARMS fighter in Ultimate until it was announced on 6/22/2020 that Min Min will be the first downloadable character for Fighter Pass Vol. 2 in Ultimate. Spring Stadium appears as a stage in Ultimate.
The Minecraft universe: The fifth DLC third-party franchise of Ultimate. Minecraft is a sandbox video game developed by Mojang Studios and was initially released in multiple Alpha and Beta versions throughout 2009 and 2010, before officially launching in 2011, where players explore a blocky 3D-generated world to craft tools and items and build homes. The default male protagonist of the series, Steve, appears as the second downloadable character for Fighter Pass Vol. 2 in Ultimate, along with the palette swap characters: the default female protagonist Alex, the generic enemy Zombie, and a neutral mob Enderman. Minecraft World appears as a stage in Ultimate.
The Tekken universe: The sixth DLC third-party franchise of Ultimate. Tekken is a 3D fighting video game series created by Namco Bandai. The secondary antagonist (and formerly the first protagonist) of the series, Kazuya Mishima, appears as the fifth downloadable character for Fighter Pass Vol. 2 in Ultimate. In addition, the main antagonist of the series, Heihachi Mishima, appears as a Mii Costume in 3DS/Wii U, and returns as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate.
The Kingdom Hearts universe: The seventh and final DLC third-party franchise of Ultimate. Kingdom Hearts is an action RPG video game series developed by Square Enix as a joint collaboration between them and Disney. The main protagonist of the series, Sora, appears as the sixth downloadable character for Fighter Pass Vol. 2, and the final downloadable character in Ultimate.
The Nintendo DS universe: Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U dedicate an official universe symbol to what is merely the Nintendo DS platform itself. No characters appear in the game, and the only things that this universe has are two stages named PictoChat and PictoChat 2. Dr. Kawashima appears in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate as an Assist Trophy.
The Electroplankton universe: Likewise, a stage named Hanenbow is the main and only representation of this "universe" based on the Nintendo DS musical "toy" game, Electroplankton.
The Nintendogs universe: The Living Room stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS serves as the main representation of this universe, consisting of several pet simulation games. The other representation is an Assist Trophy in both this game and Brawl, Nintendog. The stage and the assist trophy return in Ultimate.
The Find Mii universe: A stage, Find Mii, in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the only representation of this universe, which is made up of a two-part game built into the Nintendo 3DS, featuring the player using StreetPass to collect Miis to save the player's Mii from ghosts.
The Balloon Fight universe: A stage titled Balloon Fight in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the main representation of the universe, in which a balloon-propelled man flies through the air and pops the balloons of other enemies, though there were trophies, music, and items in Melee, as well as music and a stage hazard in Brawl prior. The Balloon Fighter appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
The Tomodachi universe: The Tomodachi Life stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the main and only representation of this universe. The universe is made up of simulation games featuring the player's Miis.
The Pilotwings universe: Besides stickers in Brawl, the stage Pilotwings in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and the Rocket Belt item in both versions are the only known representations of this universe, made up of games allowing the player to fly planes across unique environments.
The Wii Sports universe: A series of sports games released to demonstrate the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities. It received one music track in Brawl before receiving its own stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
The Miiverse universe: The Wii U's and 3DS's social network. It has one stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. "Yellow Ghost" appears as an enemy in Smash Run.

Secondary universes

These are the various franchises that have not been recognized as primary universes by any Smash Bros. game, and this is indicated by the fact these franchises do not carry their own universe symbols. As a general rule, such universes lack any playable characters or stages in the games, but if any of the following franchises contributes an item, assist trophy, or some other minor element to a given Smash game, the game assigns the property and its respective franchise the default Smash Bros. universe symbol.

Universe	Description
Altaïr	An action-adventure game developed and published by Ubisoft. A master assassin of the series, Altaïr, appears as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate.
ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat	Aisya appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
Art of Fighting	A series of fighting games created by SNK. The main protagonist of the series, Ryo Sakazaki, appears as both a Mii Costume and as a cameo in the King of Fighters Stadium, while his sister, Yuri Sakazaki, and a bouncer, King, also appear as the stage cameos.
Athena	A series of arcade platformers developed by SNK. The dependent of Athena and main protagonist of the sequel game Psycho Soldier, Athena Asamiya, appears in Ultimate as both a cameo in the King of Fighters Stadium and a Spirit as part of Terry's Spirit Board. In addition, a music track from Athena and a remix of Psycho Soldier's vocal theme are selectable in the King of Fighters Stadium.
Bomberman	A strategic, maze-based video game series originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. The title character, Bomberman, initially appeared in Ultimate as a Spirit and as an Assist Trophy at launch, before later getting a Mii Costume as DLC.
Brain Age	Music from this game appears as a My Music option in PictoChat and the host, Dr. Kawashima appears as an Assist Trophy in 3DS/Wii U.
Captain Rainbow	The character of the same name appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
Chibi Robo	The character of the same name appears as a Spirit and a Mii Costume in Ultimate.
Clu Clu Land	An NES game whose main character, Bubbles, cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. Additionally, a music track with the same name as the source game appears in the My Music for the stage Summit as well as Unira making an appearance as an item in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U.
Color TV-Game	A series of early "pong consoles" released by Nintendo, making then its oldest game series, older than Game and Watch. A representation of Color TV-Game 15 appears as an assist trophy in 3DS/Wii U.
Culdcept	Allen and Culdra appear in Ultimate as Spirits.
Cuphead	A 2D side-scrolling shooting game in a style of a cartoon from the 1930s created and developed by Studio MDHR. The main character of the game, Cuphead, appears as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate. In addition, the music track Floral Fury can be unlocked for My Music selection after purchasing his Mii Costume.
Custom Robo	Three robot combatants, Ray MK II, Bayonette, and Annie, cameo as collectible trophies in Melee. Ray MK III also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and as a Mii Costume in Ultimate. Flare also appears in Ultimate as a Spirit.
Devil World	Tamagon, the game's protagonist, appears as a trophy in Melee, though it cannot be obtained unless the game is hacked in the North American version, and it is completely absent from the PAL version. Only in the Japanese version is it fully obtainable. In addition, the Devil from the game is an Assist Trophy in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U.
Dillon's Rolling Western	A western-styled action/tower defense game with two instalments on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The main character, Dillon, appears as an Assist Trophy in 3DS/Wii U and a Spirit in Ultimate.
Drill Dozer	Jill, along with her Drill Dozer, appears as one of the Assist Trophies in Brawl.
Eternal Darkness	Alex Roivas appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
Excite	A side-scrolling racing game whose depiction of a motorcyclist racer is a collectible Trophy in Melee and 3DS/Wii U and an Assist Trophy in Brawl.
Golden Sun	A series of fantasy RPGs for Game Boy Advance, developed by Camelot Software Planning and thematically based on the four classical elements. The first game's silent protagonist, the young Earth-based warrior Isaac, appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Ultimate. In addition, the music track Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun), based on two battle themes from the second game, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, can be unlocked for the My Music selection for Norfair.
Ikari Warriors	A side-scrolling shooting game created by SNK. Ralf Jones and Clark Still, the two main protagonist of the series, appear in Ultimate as cameos in the King of Fighters Stadium and as Spirits in Terry's Spirit Board.
Jam with the Band	A series of music games released only in Japan and Europe. Barbara the Bat, one of the characters in the game, appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, where she plays her guitar that sends out damaging shockwaves. Barbara also appears in Ultimate as a Spirit.
Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru	An obscure Japan-Only Gameboy release. The unnamed main character, the Sablé Prince, appears as an assist trophy in 3DS/Wii U.
Kururin	Helirin (incorrectly spelled "Heririn") cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. The Helirin also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, where it acts as a rotating platform that characters can stand on.
Metal Slug	A series of arcade shooters developed by SNK. Music tracks from the series appear in Ultimate as selectable music tracks in the King of Fighters Stadium.
Monster Hunter	Monster Hunter is a series of fantasy-themed action role-playing games developed and published by Capcom. Rathalos, a giant flying wyvern, appears as a boss and as an assist trophy in Ultimate. The Rathalos Hunter armor also was released as a DLC Mii Costume for both 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate.
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon	A action-platforming game by Konami. Goemon appears as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate.
Nintendo Wars	Various soldiers and tanks from the series appear as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U where they fire projectiles at foes.
No More Heroes	An action-adventure hack and slash video game series developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Ubisoft. The protagonist of the series, Travis Touchdown, appears as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate.
Panel de Pon	A long running series of puzzle games that only saw western release after rebranding with other Nintendo mascots, such as Yoshi or Pokémon, typically under the name Puzzle League. The Lip's Stick item is a tool from this game. Lip's Theme is a music track on PictoChat that is a reference to this universe. Lip also makes an appearance as a Spirit in Ultimate.
Perfect Dark	Sci-fi stealth-based FPS games by former Nintendo developer Rareware (now known simply as "Rare"). The Motion Sensor Bomb and Cloaking Device, featured as items, were listed as based on this series in beta versions of Melee, though they are considered non-universal in later versions.
Rabbids	A spin-off from the Rayman series created and developed by Ubisoft. Rabbid, a wild rabbit-like creature, appears as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate.
Rayman	A 2D & 3D Platformers Adventune Series Created And Developed By Ubisoft. Rayman, Appear Smash 4 As Trophies Along Side Globox & Barbara. Rayman, Himself Appear Ultimate As Spirit
Rhythm Heaven	A series of music games from the same team behind the WarioWare series where the player must tap along to the rhythm of a song while quirky situations play. A Sneaky Spirit appears in Smash Run from 3DS/Wii U as an enemy. Baxter and Forthington appear together as a Spirit in Ultimate along with the Chorus Kids.
Samurai Shodown	A series of fighting games created by SNK. Haohmaru appears in Ultimate as a Spirit in Terry's Spirit Board, while Nakoruru appears as a downloadable Mii Costume. In addition, many music tracks from the series are selectable in the King of Fighters Stadium.
Shantae	A 2D side-scrolling indie platform game developed and published by WayForward Games. The protagonist of the series, Shantae, and the antagonist of the series, Risky Boots, both appear as Spirits in Ultimate. The former also appearing as a Mii Costume that released as DLC, which even included a music track of Burning Track from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Sheriff	A 1979 arcade game whose main character and enemy sprites cameo together in a collectible trophy for Melee. He also appears as an Assist Trophy in his sprite form in 3DS/Wii U and as a spirit in Ultimate.
Shovel Knight	A 2D side-scrolling indie platform game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. The title character, Shovel Knight, will appear as an assist trophy in Ultimate.
SimCity	Dr. Wright cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. He also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U.
Sin and Punishment	Saki Amamiya appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U. He also appears as a Mii Costume in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate.
Steel Diver	An item based on one of the playable submarines in the first game, the Blue Shark, appears in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate.
The Last Story	Calista appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
The Legendary Starfy	Starfy appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, 3DS/Wii U, and Ultimate. He uses spinning attacks to damage his foes, but is also one of the few Assist Trophies that can be knocked out of the arena.
Tomato Adventure	DeMillie appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
The King of Fighters	A series of fighting games created by SNK. Many characters from The King of Fighters series, such as Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami, appear in Ultimate as cameos in the King of Fighters Stadium stage, along with some of them appearing as Spirits. In addition, many music tracks from The King of Fighters series are selectable in the King of Fighters Stadium.
The Mysterious Murasame Castle	Takamaru appears as a sticker in Brawl and as an Assist Trophy in 3DS/Wii U. He also appears as a Mii Costume in 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate.
The Tower of Druaga	An action role-playing maze arcade game and the first part of the Babylonian Castle Saga created by Namco Bandai. Gil appears as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate.
Undertale	A 2D indie RPG developed by Toby Fox. Sans appears as a DLC Mii Costume in Ultimate. In addition, a remix of the music track MEGALOVANIA can be unlocked for My Music selection after purchasing his Mii Costume.
Xevious	Bacuras appear as indestructible foes in Smash Run from 3DS/Wii U.

Minor universes

Main articles: List of minor universes

Many other series are represented in smaller forms, such as Trophies, Stickers, Spirits or music.