Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2 is an action fighting video game developed by Sora Ltd., Nintendo, and Namco-Bandai and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSGo in 2023, a full five years after its predeccesor Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is the seventh game in the Super Smash Bros. series and the first to be a direct sequel to a previous title rather than an alternative version.

The game not only continues the trend of having all veteran characters return but also extends the concept even further, with every stage from past games returning as well as having more items and modes than any of title in the series. Additionally, Ultimate 2 features many new changes to the gameplay that massively change dynamics, alongside sweeping changes to character movesets to make them more accurate to their original games while also more fun to play.

Announcement History

May 2023

During the Fire Emblem Expo 2023, a brief video was played teasing a new Super Smash Bros. title for the Nintendo Switch. Later than week, a video was quietly posted to Nintendo's YouTube page with a short video of Masahiro Sakurai, announcing the newest game in the series, titled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2. He said that he wouldn't be able to reveal anything then, other than that he was working hard to bring back every character and stage. At the end of the video, the icon for E3 appeared, which many took as a sign that the game would appear at Nintendo's segment on that year's E3.

Gameplay Changes

• For the first time since Melee, a new type of Special Move has been added to character's arsenals: Status Specials. These can always be performed by pressing the Special Button while Shielding, although it can also be set as a separate button. These represents moves that affect the character's status or act defensively rather than offensively. Nearly all Status Specials were previously Down Specials, and most are either transforming moves, gimmick moves, or counters.
• Characters can now Shield in the air while retaining the ability to directionally air dodge. These Shields act exactly the same as the do on the ground other than the difference in Up and Down Dodging, which cause the fighter to move directly up or down in the air rather than acting as a Sidestep.
  • Fighters may now Directional Air Dodge an indefinite amount of times in the air, and Air Dodges now have much less endlag, although the exact amount now depends on the individual character.
  • Shielding characters experience some recoil from attacks, albeit less than would be received without a shield.
• Characters can now Grab in the air even if they do not have a Tether Grab. Upon Grabbing an opponent, fighters may Pummel or Throw them just as they can on the ground.
  • Animations for Throws and Pummels are usually the same in the air as on the ground, although there are exceptions. Additionally, some Throws cannot be done in the air at all, and pressing that direction will cause the opponent to be released instantly.
  • Characters can break out of a Grab much quicker in the air that on the ground.
  • Throwing an opponent results in a recoil opposite of the direction in which they were thrown
• All Grabs can now grab ledges other than Link's, removing Tether Grabs as a separate category. Most Grabs, however, are still ineffective for this purpose.
  • Simon and Richter's Side Aerials can still grab ledges
• Stale-move negation, also known as staleness, has many changes:
  • Staleness now effects other properties of some moves that only damage and knockback, including range and animation
  • Variations of Special Moves may now have different stale levels; for example, each different level of Robin's tomes have separate staleness
  • Staleness once again affects items that are produced by characters, such as Link's Bomb
  • Counter Special Moves now take into account the staleness of both the Counter and the countered attack
• Custom Moves do not return; however, players may now create Custom Sets, which allow them to individually change the values of every attack in a character's moveset, including individual hitboxes.
• Pivot Grabs and Dash Grabs have been removed. Now, Grabbing while Dashing or turning simply causes a regular Grab to occur with all the same attributes as if the fighter was standing still.
• Toon Link, Diddy Kong, Samus, and Dark Samus can now Swing, which allows them to lower from the edge with their Grabbing implements a far distance and then swing back and forth. By swinging towards the stage and then back with enough length, they can swing in a wide arc and fling themselves onto the stage, giving them a powerful and unique way to make it back onto land that is hard to stop.
• Following changes from Ultimate, Smash Attacks can now be held for a much longer period of time than ever before, but their strength begins to decay as they are held until they have no strength and the character ceases to be charging it.

Roster

As with Ultimate, every veteran character from previous titles returns alongside numerous newcomers. The idea of Echo Fighters also returns, with some fighters being classified as Echoes differently than in Ultimate.

01

Mario

02

Donkey Kong

03

Link

04

Samus

04ᵋ

Dark Samus

05

Yoshi

06

Kirby

07

Fox

08

Pikachu

08ᵋ

Pichu

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

Falco

20

Marth

20ᵋ

Lucina

21

Young Link

22

Ganondorf

23

Mewtwo

24

Roy

24ᵋ

Chrom

25

Mr. Game & Watch

26

Meta Knight

27

Pit

27ᵋ

Dark Pit

28

Zero Suit Samus

29

Wario

30

Snake

31

Ike

32

Squirtle

33

Ivysaur

34

Charizard

35

Diddy Kong

36

Lucas

37

Sonic

38

King Dedede

39

Olimar

40

Lucario

41

R.O.B.

42

Toon Link

43

Wolf

44

Villager

45

Mega Man

46

Wii Fit Trainer

47

Rosalina & Luma

48

Little Mac

49

Greninja

50

Mii Fighter

51

Palutena

52

PAC-MAN

53

Robin

54

Shulk

55

Bowser Jr.

56

Duck Hunt

57

Ryu

57ᵋ

Ken

58

Cloud

59

Corrin

60

Bayonetta

61

Inkling

62

Ridley

63

Simon

63ᵋ

Richter

64

King K. Rool

65

Isabelle

66

Incineroar

67

Piranha Plant

68

Joker

69

 ???

70

 ???

71

 ???

72

 ???

Characters

Many characters have received completely revamped movesets.

Significant Changes

• Many character's have new unique Grabs that set them apart from other characters:
  • Bowser Jr.'s Grab does damage to the character right in front of them, pushing them backwards before Grabbing them if they are close enough. If they stand a certain distance away, they are only Grabbed. Counters will react to the first hit but the Countering character will always be Grabbed before they have time to release the attack, other than Incineroar, who receives the full benefit.
  • PAC-MAN grab's are now notably faster and also suck in opponents with windboxes.
  • Isabelle's Side Special is now her normal Grab, and it can now be tilted at different angles to make up for replacing her more standard Grab from Ultimate
  • Toon Link's Grab has been changed to the Grappling Hook, which has gravity and ties into the new Swinging feature.
  • Diddy Kong's Grab has been changed to swinging a vine from his game, which is just as fast as before but with much longer range.

Detailed Movesets

01 Mario
Mario's main change is his new Grab, Cappy, who he throws in front of him. It acts as a projectile, hitting and damaging objects and able to be reflected; he can move while it is flying. If it hits another character, Mario will teleport to them and be able to Pummel or Throw like normal. In addition to this new feature, he also gains the ability to transform into Dr. Mario, allowing him to switch to a more offensive persona. His Smashes now also use his Hammer, reflecting his role mostly in the RPG games and greatly increasing their range without trading off knockback, and his Up Special is now much more powerful, going a longer distance while having a hitbox right above him like King K. Rool.
Special	Throws a Fireball projectile that bounces and deals fire damage with minor knockback
Special	Flies upward and floats down slowly with the Propeller Shroom
Special	Charges up then unleashes water from F.L.U.D.D. pushing without dealing damage
Special	Reflects projectiles and reverses opponent with the swish of a Cape
Z Special	Changes clothes and becomes Dr. Mario, dodging all hits in the process
Normal	Jab reflects punch-punch-kick combo from Super Mario 64. Dash is a slide.
Tilt	Down tilt is breakdance kick from Super Mario 64. Other tilts are punches.
Smash	Each smash uses the hammer, appearing like it is used in Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi
Air	Up aerial is now the spin jump from Super Mario Galaxy. Back aerial is the Raccoon Tail.
Grab	Grab is now done with Cappy, giving it great reach and a tether. Pummel is headbutt.
Throws	Back throw references spinning Bowser in Super Mario 64.
F.S.	Eats a Mega Mushroom and grows tall, then begins to stomp on the stage.
Misc.	Can wall jump
Alts / Colours
White and Red (Fire Mario) / White and Bright Blue (Ice Mario) / Orange and Red (Construction Mario) / White (Wedding Mario) / White and Red (Golf Mario) / Red and Blue (uses his model from Super Mario 64) / Tan and Red (Swim Suit Mario)

02 Donkey Kong
Although most of his ground and aerial attacks are the same, Donkey Kong's specials have been almost entirely redone to reference the Donkey Kong Country series better. His Side Special, Rambi, functions similar to Wario's Bike, and allows him to move quickly across the stage while crossing through fighters. His Up Special Espresso gives him a much better vertical recovery but also leaves him more vulnerable than before; classic players can still use the Spinning Kong to recover. His Neutral Special, Barrel, gives him a new, powerful projectile that can arc downwards and roll across the stage, although its slowness and fragility leaves it circumstantial. Although Head Butt had been removed, Hand Slap can now bury with a sweetspot
Special	Creates a Barrel and throws it over his head. Holding the button throws it faster
Special	Climbs onto Espresso and jumps high into the air, then hangs on and decends slowly
Special	Hand Slaps the ground, hurting all fighters around him and burying
Special	Hops on Rambi and rushes across the stage, pushing fighters with continous damage
Z Special	Spins around quickly and travelling both horizontally and vertically with Spinning Kong
Normal	A hook followed by an uppercut. His dash attack is his Barrel Roll
Tilt	Slaps, swipes, and swats in various directions
Smash	Side and Up Smash are strong claps; Down Smash is a forearm club on both sides
Air	Spinning clothelines and kicks; forward and down aerial are meteor smashes
Grab	Grabs with his arms a long distance. Fast and strong pummel with punches
Throws	Forward throw is the Cargo Throw, allowing him to walk around and have a unique set of throws
F.S.	Unleashes a flurry of punches called Jungle Rush
Misc.	Can wall jump
Alts / Colours
Green (King of Swing) / Yellow (King of Swing) / Blue (King of Swing) / Brown and Grey (Dread Kong) / Purple and White (Karate Kong) / Purple and Black (Ninja Kong) / Blue and Grey (Sumo Kong)

03 Champion Link
As with Ultimate, the normal Link is now based on his appearance in Breath of the Wild, and thus his name has been changed to display as Champion Link in most places. To fit with this change, Link's Grab is now Stasis, which allows him to Grab onto a character or item directly in front of him from a distance; it is the longest Grab in the game. To make up for this, Link cannot Pummel the character, and the move has a lot of ending lag. He Throws with Magnesis. Additionally, his Up Special has been changed to be Revali's Gale, greatly increasing his recovery range. His Neutral Special now has many different arrows: Fire Arrows deal more damage, Ice Arrows can freeze 10% of the time, and Bomb Arrows deal more knockback; however, he can only use these arrows 3 times each before waiting for them to be refilled. Link's Boomerang now acts like King K. Rool's Crown, having to be picked up to be used again, but does much more damage to compensate. Aesthetically he has a unique Shield that resembles Daruk's Protection
Special	Shoots using his Bow; hold different directions for different arrows
Special	Activates Revali's Gale, flying high and floating downwards on his Glider
Special	Takes out a Rune Bomb that can be exploded by another tap of the Down Special
Special	Throws a Boomerang that will return to Link; must be grabbed on its way back
Z Special	A Counter that activates Urbosa's Fury to strike the offender downwards
Normal	A hook followed by an uppercut. His dash attack is his Barrel Roll
Tilt	Forward is a lunging downward slash; Down is a kneeling inward slash; Up is an overhead slash
Smash	Like tilts with multiple slashes, other than Down Smash, which summons a Cryonis Pillar right ahead
Air	Up and Down Thrusts with high knockback, a flying neutral sex kick, back kick, and forward outward slashes
Grab	Grabs with Stasis from a long distance; cannot Pummel
Throws	Strong throws with Magnesis, including one straight down
F.S.	Fires an Ancient Arrows; above 100%, it instantly kills, rather than launches
Misc.	Can wall jump, can wall climb
Alts / Colours
Green (Classic tunic) / Red (Barbarian) / Grey (Sheikah) / Red (Goron Tunic) / Blue (Zora Tunic) / Black (Dark Link) / Blue and Red (Climbing Gear)

04 Samus Aran
Samus now goes by the title Samus Aran, reflecting her full name from the Metroid series. The only significant change to her Specials moves is that she can now hold down the Down Special to drop a Super Bomb in a similar way to how she could create Super Missiles prior; these bombs are slower to explode but deal much more damage and knockback, and also stay suspended in the air, allowing combos that knock opponents into them as they explode. The other changes are to her Smash Attacks; her Side Smash is now like Mega Man's Charge Shot, allowing her to hit from a high range, although it may also be reflected; her Down Smash is also now the Ice Beam, with a similar long distance and the ability to freeze if sweetspotted. Additionally, her Rolls have been significantly quickened
Special	Activates her Charge Shot which can be charged then released later for big damage
Special	Jumps upward using her Screw Attack, hitting opponents in as she ascends
Special	Drops a Bomb and turns into Morph Ball form; hold for a Super Bomb
Special	Shoots a fast travelling Missile; hold for a Super Missile
Z Special	A Melee Counter that deflects projectiles and knocks back opponents into a long stun
Normal	Shoots out an Arm Cannon shot that travels; her Dash Attack is a shoulder bash that combos easily
Tilt	Performs very quick but weak swipes with the tip of her Arm Cannon
Smash	Side Smash is a powerful and long distance shot; the others are short bursts at close range
Air	Powerful kicks or hits, as well as a Forward with short bursts from her Arm Cannon to launch
Grab	Uses her Grapple Beam for a long distance grab. Pummels by kneeing the opponent
Throws	Forward and Back Throws are followed up by shorts; Down Throw is a Lethal Strike with massive damage
F.S.	A strong Beam Burst while surrounded in Lightning Armour
Misc.	Can wall jump
Alts / Colours
Orange (sans Varia Suit) / Blue and Yellow (Fusion Suit) / Light Blue (same colours as ZSS) / Purple (Gravity Suit) / Grey and Black (Phazon Suit) / White (Light Suit) / Yellow and Purple (Legendary Power Suit)

04ᵋ Dark Samus
Dark Samus, as an Echo, retains all of the changes made to Samus from the transition to Ultimate 2, aside from some new changes to differentiate herself from the original. Among these are a new Down Smash and Side Smash that are reminiscent of her appearance as an Assist Trophy; her Down Smash summons a Phazon shield from the ground up on all sides, and her Side Smash is the scattershot beam that shoots many rapidfire shots rather than only one as in Samus'. Additionally, her Neutral Special now involves a Phazon shield behind held in front of her, protecting her from attacks from the front, and her Side Special Missiles travel much faster. Lastly, her Roll is extremely fast, even more than Samus'
Special	A weaker 'Phazon Charge Shot that summons a protective Phazon Shield
Special	Jumps upward using her Corrupted Screw Attack, hitting opponents in as she ascends
Special	Drops a Phazon Orb; acts the same as Samus' bomb
Special	Shoots a very fast travelling Phazon Missile
Z Special	An Energy Wave that deflects projectiles and knocks back opponents into a long stun
Normal	Shoots out an Arm Cannon shot that travels; her Dash Attack is a shoulder bash that combos easily
Tilt	Performs very quick but weak swipes with the tip of her Arm Cannon
Smash	Side Smash is a powerful and rapid scattershot, and Down Smash summons Phazon shields from below
Air	Powerful kicks or hits, as well as a Forward with short bursts from her Arm Cannon to launch
Grab	Uses her Dark Grapple Beam for a long distance grab. Pummels by kneeing the opponent
Throws	Forward and Back Throws are followed up by shorts; Down Throw is a Lethal Strike with massive damage
F.S.	Takes in Phazon and unleashes a Plasma Beam
Misc.	Can wall jump
Alts / Colours
Green / Purple / Red and Yellow / Yellow / White and Red / Black and Yellow / Pink

05 Yoshi
Yoshi remains similar to previous appearances, although his Specials have been adjusted. His Up Special Egg Throw has been moved to the Side Special spot, and can now be held for more precise aiming, just as in the games. His Side Special has been moved to the Status Special spot, allowing for an easier out-of-shield transition as he moves from using his egg from a shield to using it for the Egg Roll. Lastly, the empty Up Special spot is the new Yoshi-copter move, which resembles one of his transformations from Yoshi's Island. It gives him much greater vertical reach even after exhausting all jumps and also gives a hitbox above his head. His alts now represent every colour of Yoshi from Yoshi's Island.
Special	Grabs an opponent with his tongue and Egg Lays them as an attackable egg
Special	Turns into a Yoshi-copter that can move freely in any direction for a short time
Special	Drops as a Yoshi Bomb, easily breaking shields and falling through attacks with super armour
Special	An Egg Throw that pauses him in midair; holding it allows precise aiming
Z Special	Does an Egg Roll around the stage, crossing opponents
Normal	Jab is a front kick then a roundhouse kick; Dash Attack is a side kick
Tilt	Flicks with his tail in all tilts
Smash	Headbutt for his Side Smash; a bicycle kick on his Up Smash; tail swipes for the Down Smash
Air	Headbutts and swipes, along with a strong kicking move that can quickly break Shields
Grab	Sticks his tongue out much quicker than in previous games; Pummels by chewing
Throws	Spits out characters in a specific direction
F.S.	Calls a Stampede of Yoshis to attack like in the Melee opening
Misc.	Has super armour during his double jump
Alts / Colours
Red / Blue / Yellow / Pink / Light Blue / Purple / Brown

06 Kirby
The main changes to Kirby are that many of his non-Special attacks now reference specific Copy Abilities, rather than being general fighting moves. For example, Kirby's Up Smash is now a Beam from the Beam Ability; his Side Tilt is now a broom sweep from Cleaning; his Down Smash now references the Needle Ability; his Down Tilt is the break Spin from the Yo-yo ability, which used to be his Dash Attack in Brawl and Smash For; and his Up Tilt is actually a projectile, involving throwing a Cutter
Special	Inhales an opponent and then copies their Neutral Special and hat
Special	Unleashes the Final Cutter, flying into the air and then returning to the ground with a beam
Special	Stones, falling downward with full armour and potentially breaking Shields
Special	Charging up a Hammer strike, dealing great damage and knockback
Z Special	Ejects his current Copy Ability if he has any
Normal	A Vulcan Jab from his Fighter ability, then a Smash Punc; a Burning Dash Attack
Tilt	Side Tilt is a Cleaning Sweep, Down Tilt is the Break Spin, and Up Tilt throws a Cutter
Smash	His Side Smash is a Spin Kick, while his Up Smash is a Beam beam and his Down Smash is a Needle puncture
Air	His aerials are kicks from the Fighter ability and a Twinkle Star neutral aerial from the Smash ability
Grab	The Foe Grab from the Fighter ability, and Arm Throw from Fighter for a very quick Pummel
Throws	Various throws from Suplex and Ninja
F.S.	Summons the Ultra Sword to slash and destroy an enemy
Misc.	Has five midair jumps
Alts / Colours
Yellow / Blue / Red / Green / Grey (Retro) / Red / Black and Yellow

07 Fox
Fox is almost completely unchanged from Ultimate to Ultimate 2, other than a few improvements to his speed and return of his Down Special's utility as a hitbox. The most notable change is that his Down Special has been moved to his Status Special slot, while his Down Special is a completely new move, the Homing Laser, which calls in a laser from an offscreen Arwing to hit the opponent after locking on automatically, similar to Palutena's Neutral Special. It can be called to target while Fox then begins using his Blaster, allowing for two projectiles at once to track the opponent and causing immense pressure to approach
Special	Fox launches shots from his Blaster rapidly, causing damage but not flinching
Special	Fox erupts into Fire Fox before jetting off in the direction held
Special	Calls in a Homing Laser from off screen to hit the opponent after locking-on
Special	The Fox Illusion shoots him in a direction horizontally blindingly fast
Z Special	Surrounds himself with a Reflector, reflecting projectiles and damaging foes
Normal	Two alternating jabs followed by a flurry of kicks; dash is a flying kick
Tilt	Swipes at the opponents with scorpion kicks, tail swipes, or roundhouse kicks
Smash	Bicycle kicks or outward crescent kicks with high range and movement
Air	A back kick, somersault, or drill kick
Grab	Reaches out with a hand, then Pummels with fast but weak knee strikes
Throws	Release the opponent with force and then shoots them with his Blaster
F.S.	Calls in the Team Star Fox to finish off the opponent
Misc.	Can wall jump, highest initial dash speed
Alts / Colours
Brown (James McCloud) / Red / Green (Slippy) / Blue (Falco) / White (Peppy) / Purple (Krystal) / Pink (Wolf)

08 Pikachu
Pikachu continues with its strong and buffed moveset with Ultimate with few changes other than the addition of a new Status Special, the move Discharge, which acts as a sort of Counter move like many Status Specials. If Pikachu is hit while using the move, the opponent will be shocked and left in place for a short time, able to be hit; the length of the shock is relative to the power of the move that was used, similar to with Bayonetta.
Special	Releases a Thunder Jolt that travels along the ground and shocks opponents
Special	Uses Quick Attack to dash as a fast speed in two directions the stick are held in
Special	Generates Thunder onto itself, forming a shockwave and pulling people down
Special	Rushes forward with a Skull Bash after charging and covers a huge horizontal distance
Z Special	Lets out a Discharge to block attacks and shock attackers
Normal	A very spammable battering ram; Dash Attack is another battering ram with a leap
Tilt	Performs swiping attacks with the tip of his tail
Smash	Backflips to strike with its tail; rears back and unleashes elctricity; performs a spinning float
Air	Flicks its tail around, kicks in a circle, or performs a spinning float; Down Aerial is a meteor
Grab	Reaches out quickly; shocks the opponent quickly to pummel
Throws	Rolls backword or forward and throws with a charge, or headbutts them upwards
F.S.	Goes into Volt Tackle, placing itself in electricity and jumping around the screen
Misc.	Can crawl and wall jump
Alts / Colours
Red (with hat) / Green (with bandana) / yellow (with hat) / red (with blue party hat) / red (with Serena's hat) / yellow (with Moon's hat) / orange (Pikachu Libre)

08ᵋ Pichu
Pichu is now classified as an Echo Fighter after not being so in Ultimate, and thus is the only Echo fighter to have a significant variance in hurtbox size from their original character. Its main different from Pikachu, as it retains most of the changes to Pikachu made since Ultimate, is that it hurts itself upon using certain electrical moves, but these moves are faster and more powerful in return. Pichu is now considered to be on an equal level or even higher than Pikachu due to greater changes between the power of moves in relation to the amount of recoil damage they deal.
Special	Releases a Thunder Jolt that travels along the ground and shocks opponents
Special	Uses Quick Attack to dash as a fast speed in two directions the stick are held in
Special	Generates Thunder onto itself, forming a shockwave and pulling people down
Special	Rushes forward with a Skull Bash after charging and covers a huge horizontal distance
Z Special	Lets out a Discharge to block attacks and shock attackers
Normal	A very spammable battering ram; Dash Attack is another battering ram with a leap
Tilt	Performs swiping attacks with the tip of his tail
Smash	Backflips to strike with its tail; rears back and unleashes elctricity; performs a spinning float
Air	Flicks its tail around, kicks in a circle, or performs a spinning float; Down Aerial is a meteor
Grab	Reaches out quickly; shocks the opponent quickly to pummel
Throws	Rolls backword or forward and throws with a charge, or headbutts them upwards
F.S.	Goes into Volt Tackle, placing itself in electricity and jumping around the screen
Misc.	Can crawl and wall jump
Alts / Colours
Blue (with Goggles) / Red (with bandana) / White (with Team Skull bandana) / Blue (with Team Aqua Bandana) / Yellow (Spiky Eared Pikachu) / White (with flower) / Red (with decoration)

09 Luigi
Luigi's Grabs are now notably faster and also suck in opponents with windboxes. Additionally, Luigi's Smash Attacks now use his Hammer just as Mario's do, but his animations are completely different from Mario, often swinging the Hammer from the side rather than from above; this gives the Smash Attacks higher damage and knockback than Mario's, but also giving them less range and greater start-up and end lag. He also has a new change to his Neutral Special, throwing an Iceball rather than a fireball that is slower but can freeze, still unaffected by gravity. He also has a completely new Status Special in the Skeleton Key, a reference to the Mario Party series and giving him a powerful new shield breaking option. Lastly, while his Side Special remains the same in function, it now incorporates the Poltergust; similarly, his Down Special has been renamed to the Luigi Tweester, now involving a Tweester enemy, indicating that its recovery potential has been returned
Special	Throws an Iceball that moves slowly but has a chance of freezing
Special	Uses his Super Jump Punch, with a powerful hitbox when used on the ground
Special	Spins in his Luigi Tweester for lots of damage, vertical distance, and even a meteor effect
Special	Charges his Luigi Missile and flies in a direction on his Poltergust
Z Special	Unleashes a charged Skeleton Key attack that can break shields easily
Normal	A one-two combo then a thrust for his jab; his Dash Attack is now a leaping punch
Tilt	Forward is a wheel kick, Up is an overhead swipe, and Down is a low-angle back kick, possibly tripping
Smash	Each Smash uses the Hammer, like in the Mario & Luigi series, dealing largejknockback
Air	Neutral Aerial uses the Flying Raccoon wings. Down Aerial is now like Mario's Down Aerial tornado.
Grab	Sucks in opponents with the Poltergust; Pummels but trying to pull them further in.
Throws	Slams opponents into the ground or up into the air with the Poltergust
F.S.	Sucks in everyone with the Poltergust G-00 then spits them back out with force
Misc.	Can wall jump, can crawl
Alts / Colours
White and Red (Fire Luigi) / White and Bright Blue (Ice Luigi) / Green and Red (Balloon Luigi) / Purple (Waluigi) / Green (Tennis Luigi) / Green and Blue (uses his model from Super Smash Bros. 64) / Yellow

10 Ness

11 Captain Falcon

12 Jigglypuff

13 Princess Peach

13ᵋ Princess Daisy

14 Bowser

15 Ice Climbers

16 Sheik

17 Princess Zelda

18 Dr. Mario

19 Falco

20 Marth

20ᵋ Lucina

21 Young Link

22 Ganondorf

23 Mewtwo

24 Roy

24ᵋ Chrom

25 Mr. Game & Watch

26 Meta Knight

27 Pit

27ᵋ Dark Pit

28 Zero Suit Samus

29 Wario

30 Snake

31 Ike

Squirtle

33 Ivysaur

34 Charizard

35 Diddy Kong

36 Lucas

37 Sonic

38 King Dedede

39 Olimar

40 Lucario

41 R.O.B.

42 Toon Link

43 Wolf

44 Villager

45 Mega Man

46 Wii Fit Trainer

47 Rosalina and Luma

48 Little Mac

49 Greninj

50 Mii Fighter

51 Palutena

52 PAC-MAN

53 Robin

54 Shulk

55 Bowser Jr.

56 Duck Hunt

57 Ryu

57ᵋ Ken

58 Cloud

59 Corrin

60 Bayonetta

61 Inkling

62 Ridley

63 Simon Belmont

63ᵋ Richter Belmont

64 King K. Rool

65 Isabelle

66 Incineroar

67 Piranha Plant

68 Joker

69 ???

70 ???

71 ???

72 ???

Stage Roster

Every stage from previous Super Smash Bros. titles returns, aside from the duplicated Battlefields and Final Destinations, the Big Battlefield stages from Smash For and Ultimate, and the two original Flat Zone stages, as they remain merged as Flat Zone Z. The following changes have been made to the roster of stages:

• Peach's Castle (Smash 64) is now titled Above Peach's Castle
• Mushroom Kingdom (Smash 64) is now titled Mushroom Kingdom I. Mushroom Kingdom (Melee) is now titled Mushroom Kingdom II. Mushroom Kingdom II (Melee) is now titled Subcon.
• Brinstar Depths is now titled Kraid's Lair
• Yoshi's Island (Melee) is now titled Donut Plains
• Pirate Ship is now titled Tetra's Pirate Ship
• Mushroomy Kingdom is now titled Ancient Kingdom, and the World 1-2 version returns after being cut after its appearance in Brawl
• Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium are now merged into Pokémon Stadium X, which cycles between all forms of the two stadiums
• PictoChat and PictoChat 2 are now merged as PictoChat X, which cycles between all hazards present between the two versions
• Distant Planet is now titled Forest of Hope
• Gaur Plain is now titled Bionis' Leg
• Paper Mario is now titled Paper Mario Collage
• Mario Circuit from Smash For Wii U is now titled Mario Circuit 2
• Mario Galaxy is now titled Gateway Galaxy

1

Final Destination

2

Battlefield

3

Congo Jungle

4

Dream Land

5

Hyrule Castle

6

Mushroom Kingdom I

7

Above Peach's Castle

8

Planet Zebes

9

Saffron City

10

Sector Z

11

Super Happy Tree

12

Meta Crystal

13

Big Blue

14

Brinstar

15

Kraid's Lair

16

Corneria

17

Fountain of Dreams

18

Fourside

19

Great Bay

20

Green Greens

21

Icicle Mountain

22

Jungle Japes

23

Kongo Falls

24

Mushroom Kingdom II

25

Subcon

26

Mute City

27

Onett

28

Poké Floats

29

Princess Peach's Castle

30

Rainbow Cruise

31

Temple

32

Venom

33

Donut Plains

34

Yoshi's Story

35

Home-Run Stadium

36

All-Star Rest Area

37

75m

38

Bridge of Eldin

39

Castle Siege

40

Delfino Plaza

41

Forest of Hope

42

Frigate Orpheon

43

Green Hill Zone

44

Halberd

45

Hanenbow

46

Luigi's Mansion

47

Lylat Cruise

48

Mario Bros.

49

Mario Circuit

50

Ancient Kingdom

51

New Pork City

52

Norfair

53

Tetra's Pirate Ship

54

Port Town Aero Dive

55

Rumble Falls

56

Shadow Moses Island

57

Skyworld

58

Smashville

59

Spear Pillar

60

Summit

61

WarioWare, Inc.

62

Yoshi's Island

63

Boxing Ring

64

Duck Hunt

65

Bionis' Leg

66

Midgar

67

Super Mario Maker

68

Suzaku Castle

69

Umbra Clock Tower

70

Wily Castle

71

3D Land

72

Arena Ferox

73

Balloon Fight

74

Dream Land GB

75

Find Mii

76

Gerudo Valley

77

Golden Plains

78

Living Room

79

Magicant

80

Mute City SNES

81

Pac-Maze

82

Paper Mario Collage

83

Prism Tower

84

Rainbow Road

85

Reset Bomb Forest

86

Spirit Train

87

Tomodachi Life

88

Tortimer Island

89

Unova Pokémon League

90

Coliseum

91

Gamer

92

Garden of Hope

93

Flat Zone X

94

Jungle Hijinx

95

Kalos Pokémon League

96

Mario Circuit 2

97

Gateway Galaxy

98

Miiverse

99

Mushroom Kingdom U

100

Orbital Gate Assault

101

Pac-Land

102

Palutena's Temple

103

Pilotwings

104

Pyrosphere

105

Skyloft

106

The Great Cave Offensive

107

Town and City

108

Wii Fit Studio

109

Windy Hill Zone

110

Woolly World

111

Wrecking Crew

112

Wuhu Island

113

Dracula's Castle

114

Great Plateau Tower

115

Moray Towers

116

New Donk City Hall

117

Pokémon Stadium X

118

PictoChat X

Stages

1 Final Destination

2 Battlefield

3 Congo Jungle

4 Dream Land

5 Hyrule Castle

6 Mushroom Kingdom I

7 Above Peach's Castle

8 Planet Zebes

9 Saffron City

10 Sector Z

11 Super Happy Tree

12 Meta Crystal

13 Big Blue

14 Brinstar

15 Kraid's Lair

16 Corneria

17 Fountain of Dreams

18 Fourside

19 Great Bay

20 Green Greens

21 Icicle Mountain

22 Jungle Japes

23 Kongo Falls

24 Mushroom Kingdom II

25 Subcon

26 Mute City

27 Onett

28 Poké Floats

29 Princess Peach's Castle

30 Rainbow Cruise

31 Temple

32 Venom

33 Donut Plains

34 Yoshi's Story

35 Home-Run Stadium

36 All-Star Rest Area

37 75m

38 Bridge of Eldin

39 Castle Siege

40 Delfino Plaza

41 Forest of Hope

42 Frigate Orpheon

43 Green Hill Zone

44 Halberd

45 Hanenbow

46 Luigi's Mansion

47 Lylat Cruise

48 Mario Bros.

49 Mario Circuit

50 Ancient Kingdom

51 New Pork City

52 Norfair

53 Tetra's Pirate Ship

54 Port Town Aero Dive

55 Rumble Falls

56 Shadow Moses Island

57 Skyworld

58 Smashville

59 Spear Pillar

60 Summit

61 WarioWare, Inc.

62 Yoshi's Island

63 Boxing Ring

64 Duck Hunt

65 Bionis' Leg

66 Midgar

67 Super Mario Maker

68 Suzaku Castle

69 Umbra Clock Tower

70 Wily Castle

71 3D Land

72 Arena Ferox

73 Balloon Fight

74 Dream Land GB

75 Find Mii

76 Gerudo Valley

77 Golden Plains

78 Living Room

79 Magicant

80 Mute City SNES

81 Pac-Maze

82 Paper Mario Collage

83 Prism Tower

84 Rainbow Road

85 Reset Bomb Forest

86 Spirit Train

87 Tomodachi Life

88 Tortimer Island

89 Unova Pokémon League

90 Coliseum

91 Gamer

92 Garden of Hope

93 Flat Zone X

94 Jungle Hijinx

95 Kalos Pokémon League

96 Mario Circuit 2

97 Gateway Galaxy

98 Miiverse

99 Mushroom Kingdom U

100 Orbital Gate Assault

101 Pac-Land

102 Palutena's Temple

103 Pilotwings

104 Pyrosphere

105 Skyloft

106 The Great Cave Offensive

107 Town and City

108 Wii Fit Studio

109 Windy Hill Zone

110 Woolly World

111 Wrecking Crew

112 Wuhu Island

113 Dracula's Castle

114 Great Plateau Tower

115 Moray Towers

116 New Donk City Hall

117 ???

118 ???

119 ???

120 ???

121 ???

122 Pokémon Stadium X

123 PictoChat X

Item Roster

01

Barrel

02

Beam Sword

03

Bob-omb

04

Bumper

05

Capsule

06

Crate

07

Fan

08

Fire Flower

09

Green Shell

10

Hammer

11

Heart Container

12

Home-Run Bat

13

Maxim Tomato

14

Motion-Sensor Bomb

15

Poké Ball

16

Ray Gun

17

Red Shell

18

Star Rod

19

Super Star

20

Barrel Cannon

21

Bunny Hood

22

Flipper

23

Food

24

Freezie

25

Lip's Stick

26

Metal Box

27

Mr. Saturn

28

Parasol

29

Party Ball

30

Poison Mushroom

31

Screw Attack

32

Super Mushroom

33

Super Scope

34

Warp Star

35

Sandbag

36

Trophy

37

Banana Peel

38

Blast Box

39

Cracker Launcher

40

Deku Nut

41

Dragoon

42

Franklin Badge

43

Golden Hammer

44

Gooey Bomb

45

Hothead

46

Lightning Bolt

47

Pitfall

48

Smart Bomb

49

Smash Ball

50

Smoke Ball

51

Soccer Ball

52

53

Superspicy Curry

54

Team Healer

55

Stopwatch

56

Unira

57

POW Block

58

Bullet Bill

59

Back Shield

60

Beehive

61

Beetle

62

Bombchu

63

Boomerang

File:SSB Galaga Series.png

64

Boss Galaga

65

Cucco

66

Daybreak

67

Drill Arm

68

Fairy Bottle

69

Fire Bar

70

Gust Bellows

71

Hocotate Bomb

72

Killer Eye

73

Master Ball

74

Ore Club

75

Rocket Belt

76

Special Flag

77

Spiny Shell

78

Steel Diver

79

Super Leaf

80

X Bomb

81

Banana Gun

82

Beastball

83

Black Hole

84

Bomber

85

Death's Scythe

86

Fake Smash Ball

87

Healing Field

88

Healing Sprout

89

Killing Edge

90

Rage Blaster

91

Ramblin' Evil Mushroom

92

Staff

93

Super Launch Star

Items

1 Barrel
Battering • Shooting

2 Beam Sword
Battering • Shooting

3 Bob-omb
Battering • Shooting

4 Bumper
Battering • Shooting

5 Capsule
Battering • Shooting

6 Crate
Battering • Shooting

7 Fan
Battering • Shooting

8 Fire Flower
Battering • Shooting

9 Green Shell
Battering • Shooting

10 Hammer
Battering • Shooting

11 Heart Container
Battering • Shooting

12 Home-Run Bat
Battering • Shooting

13 Maxim Tomato
Battering • Shooting

14 Motion-Sensor Bomb
Battering • Shooting

15 Poké Ball
Battering • Shooting

16 Ray Gun
Battering • Shooting

17 Red Shell
Battering • Shooting

18 Star Rod
Battering • Shooting

19 Super Star
Battering • Shooting

20 Barrel Cannon
Battering • Shooting

21 Bunny Hood
Battering • Shooting

22 Flipper
Battering • Shooting

23 Food
Battering • Shooting

24 Freezie
Battering • Shooting

25 Lip's Stick
Battering • Shooting

26 Metal Box
Battering • Shooting

27 Mr. Saturn
Battering • Shooting

28 Parasol
Battering • Shooting

29 Party Ball
Battering • Shooting

30 Poison Mushroom
Battering • Shooting

31 Screw Attack
Battering • Shooting

32 Super Mushroom
Battering • Shooting

33 Super Scope
Battering • Shooting

34 Warp Star
Battering • Shooting

35 Sandbag
Battering • Shooting

36 Trophy
Battering • Shooting

37 Banana Peel
Battering • Shooting

38 Blast Box
Battering • Shooting

39 Cracker Launcher
Battering • Shooting

40 Deku Nut
Battering • Shooting

41 Dragoon
Battering • Shooting

42 Franklin Badge
Battering • Shooting

43 Golden Hammer
Battering • Shooting

44 Gooey Bomb
Battering • Shooting

45 Hothead
Battering • Shooting

46 Lightning Bolt
Battering • Shooting

47 Pitfall
Battering • Shooting

48 Smart Bomb
Battering • Shooting

49 Smash Ball
Battering • Shooting

50 Smoke Ball
Battering • Shooting

51 Soccer Ball
Battering • Shooting

52 Spring
Battering • Shooting

53 Superspicy Curry
Battering • Shooting

54 Team Healer
Battering • Shooting

55 Stopwatch
Battering • Shooting

56 Unira
Battering • Shooting

57 POW Block
Battering • Shooting

58 Bullet Bill
Battering • Shooting

59 Back Shield
Battering • Shooting

60 Beehive
Battering • Shooting

61 Beetle
Battering • Shooting

62 Bombchu
Battering • Shooting

63 Boomerang
Battering • Shooting

64 File:SSB Galaga Series.png Boss Galaga
Battering • Shooting

65 Cucco
Battering • Shooting

66 Daybreak
Battering • Shooting

67 Drill Arm
Battering • Shooting

68 Fairy Bottle
Battering • Shooting

69 Fire Bar
Battering • Shooting

70 Gust Bellows
Battering • Shooting

71 Hocotate Bomb
Battering • Shooting

72 Killer Eye
Battering • Shooting

73 Master Ball
Battering • Shooting

74 Ore Club
Battering • Shooting

75 Rocket Belt
Battering • Shooting

76 Special Flag
Battering • Shooting

77 Spiny Shell
Battering • Shooting

78 Steel Diver
Battering • Shooting

79 Super Leaf
Battering • Shooting

80 X Bomb
Battering • Shooting

81 Banana Gun
Battering • Shooting

82 Beastball
Battering • Shooting

83 Black Hole
Battering • Shooting

84 Bomber
Battering • Shooting

85 Death's Scythe
Battering • Shooting

86 Fake Smash Ball
Battering • Shooting

87 Healing Field
Battering • Shooting

88 Healing Sprout
Battering • Shooting

89 Killing Edge
Battering • Shooting

90 Rage Blaster
Battering • Shooting

91 Ramblin' Evil Mushroom
Battering • Shooting

92 Staff
Battering • Shooting

93 Super Launch Star
Battering • Shooting

Assist Roster

01

Andross

02

Barbara

03

Devil

04

Dr. Wright

05

Excitebikes

06

Gray Fox

07

Hammer Bro.

08

Helirin

09

Infantry and Tanks

10

Jeff

11

Jill

12

Kat & Ana

13

Knuckle Joe

14

Lakitu

15

Lyn

16

Metroid

17

Mr. Resetti

18

Nintendog

19

Ray Mk. III

20

Sami Amamiya

21

Samurai Goroh

22

Tingle

23

Waluigi

24

Ashley

25

Chain-Chomp

26

Color TV-Game 15

27

Dillon

28

Dr. Kawashima

29

Elec Man

30

Ghirahim

31

Ghosts

32

Magnus

33

Midna

34

Mother Brain

35

Nightmare

36

Phosphora

37

Riki

38

Sablé Prince

39

Sheriff

40

Skull Kid

41

Starman

42

Takamaru

43

Akira

44

Alucard

45

Arcade Bunny

46

Black Knight

47

Bomberman

48

Burrowing Snagret

49

Chef Kawasaki

50

Flies & Hand

51

Guile

52

Kapp'n

53

Klaptrap

54

Knuckles_the_Echidna

55

Krystal

56

Moon

57

Nikki

58

Rathalos

59

Rodin

60

Shovel Knight

61

Squid Sisters

62

Sukapon

63

Thwomp

64

Tiki

65

Vince

66

Wily Capsule

67

Yuri Kozukata

68

Zero

Development

The creative director of the game, Masahiro Sakurai, had weekly columns during the development of the game describing many of the decisions and factors that went into Ultimate 2. His first concerned the name, and he gave many reasons as to why it was named as it was. His first was that he did not wish to invalidate either of the two Ultimate titles, knowing that the original was the "ultimate" Smash Bros. game at the time but that Ultimate 2 would now take its place. He also stressed that the two games were developed using a similar philosophy of appealing to the dreams of fans as well as preserving the history of the series.

He later commentated on the number of fighters in the game; counting Echo Fighters, it was by far the largest growth of any Smash Bros. title before. Sakurai stated that this was possible due to continuing the progress made in the original Ultimate and being able to work off of it as a baseline. Additionally, he clarified that creating Echoes was even easier than before due to changes in workflow. Lastly, he described how this was the first title in the series where it was possible to consider every fighter's moveset deeply thanks to how quickly they were able to develop new characters.

Trivia

• The new title for Mushroomy Kingdom, Ancient Kingdom, is the same as the titles for the Mushroom Kingdom stages in Japanese