On-screen appearance

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Link and Fox enter Smashville in Super Smash Flash 2.

The on-screen appearance, also known as an intro or entrance, is a short unique animation for each character entering the battlefield during the three second countdown before battle. It's a minor feature in the main Super Smash Bros. games with the exception of Super Smash Bros. Melee. It is present in Super Smash Flash 2 as well. It has no effect whatsoever on game play other than visually dramatic and comedic purposes, with the exception of Wario, who's Wario Waft begins charging the moment he enters the stage. Each entrance relates to that character's universe, such as Mario entering in through a Warp Pipe.

In Super Smash Flash

Fox and Sonic's on-screen appearance in SSF.

Like Melee, characters did not have unique entrances. In Melee characters start out as trophies that come to life at the start of the match. However, in Super Smash Flash, characters hover in the air before dropping onto the stage.

In Super Smash Flash 2

Like all of the games with the exception of Melee, characters have unique character entrances. During the time when on-screen appearances are occurring, the game cannot be paused.

List of on-screen appearances

Character	On-screen appearance
Bandana Dee	Floats to the ground slowly thanks to his open parasol.
Black Mage	Jumps from a character selection menu.
Bomberman	A small bomb explodes, which he hops out of.
Bowser	Takes two steps forward while swiping with his claws twice.
Captain Falcon	Jumps out of the Blue Falcon.
Chibi-Robo	Comes out of the Chibi-House.
Donkey Kong	Pops out from a DK Barrel.
Falco	From high up in the air falls face-first and lands in a crouching position.
Fox	Ejects out from his Arwing.
Goku	Flies in on the Kinto'un (筋斗雲), then jumps to the stage as it flies away.
Ichigo	Arrives on battlefield using Shunpō, turns around and unsheathes his Zanpakutō.
Isaac	Falls slowly and lands on the ground.
Jigglypuff	Gets released from a Poké Ball.
Kirby	Crash lands in on a Warp Star.
Link	Appears in a whirlwind and unsheathes his sword.
Lloyd	Teleports to the battlefield using the Eternal Sword, then unleashes Flamberge and the Vorpal Sword from it.
Luffy	Grips onto the stage with a stretched hand and rockets onto while in a sitting position, then gets up and makes his stance pose.
Luigi	Jumps out from a Warp Pipe, while screaming in his Luigi's Mansion pose.
Mario	Jumps out from a Warp Pipe.
Marth	Warps to the battlefield using Warp Magic.
Mega Man	Teleports to the stage.
Meta Knight	Teleports to the stage using the Dimensional Cape.
Mr. Game & Watch	Moves along a line of unlit Mr. Game & Watch LCD cells.
Naruto	Teleports to the battlefield using Shunshin no Jutsu (瞬身の術)
Ness	Teleports in using PK Teleport, then shakes off the soot he gathered after crashing.
PAC-MAN	Starts out as the classic PAC-MAN sprite and then jumps out of it into his normal form.
Peach	Appears spinning out of a shower of hearts, then winks and poses with her parasol saying "Hi!".
Pichu	Gets released from a Poké Ball.
Pikachu	Gets released from a Poké Ball.
Pit	Descends from the sky with a heavenly light.
Samus	Exits from a Super Metroid-styled save point.
Sandbag	A part of the Home-Run Contest stadium roadway briefly appears, then, Sandbag comes flying and lands on it and proceeds to get up, following with the road disappearing.
Sheik	Appears out from a cloud of smoke.
Sonic	Jumps onto the stage in ball form from the foreground.
Sora	Walks out of a Door of Light.
Tails	Flies onto the stage while waving at the screen.
Wario	Climbs out from a Purple Warp Pipe.
Yoshi	Hatches from a Yoshi Egg.
Zelda	Teleports in using Farore's Wind with Din's Fire in her hand.
Zero Suit Samus	Jumps out of her gunship.

Gallery

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Kirby's entrance into Rainbow Route.

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Bomberman's entrance into Bomb Factory.

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Black Mage's entrance into Bomb Factory.

Wario's old entrance into Dream Land.

Trivia

• Wario is currently the only character who has a different on-screen appearance from the one he has in the main Super Smash Bros. games. In the main Smash Bros. games, he drives onto the stage using the Wario Bike, while in SSF2 he climbs out of a Purple Warp Pipe.
  • Prior to Beta, he would drive in with the Wario Car.