Character selection screen

The character selection screen, also called the character selection menu and abbreviated as CSS, is the menu in the Super Smash Flash series where a player chooses their character to be used in a game mode and also where the player may make changes to the rules. The character selection screen is composed of boxed portraits of the heads or busts of playable fighters, normally arranged together by game series or related characters, with more characters added once they are unlocked. It is utilized in each game and appears in both Solo and Group modes where the player is not required to use specific characters.

Trivia

 * Prior to v0.9a of the SSF2 Demo, the selected character's gameplay sprite would appear in the display box instead of their portrait.
 * Prior to v0.7, the character selected would simply stand idle, much like they would in the original SSF.
 * Since then, the character selected would perform a brief animation, similarly to how they would in Super Smash Bros., but this was changed to reflect its sequels instead.