On-screen appearance

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Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi enter Waiting Room 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 is 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 gameplay other than visually dramatic and comedic purposes, with the exception of Wario, whose 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

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow's on-screen appearance in SSF.

Character entrances in this game are based on Melee's, where they do not have unique entrances, instead starting 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 in most official Smash games, characters in SSF2 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 due 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	Falls from high up in the air face-first and lands in a crouching position.
Fox	Falls from high up in the air and lands on his feet with a hand on the ground.
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.
Krystal	Falls from high up in the air and lands on her feet and one hand.
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.
Lucario	Hovers in place, emitting aura energy around himself before descending down to the stage.
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 red Warp Pipe with his hands on his face in a similar fashion to his Luigi's Mansion pose and says, "Let's-a go.".
Mario	Jumps out from a green Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a go!".
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 the Body Flicker Technique (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.
Rayman	Falls from high up in the air and lands on his feet and hands with his hair over his face.
Ryu	Falls to the ground and throws aside his bag.
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.
Simon	Swings onto the stage with his whip from a Ring Grapple and says, "To arms!".
Sonic	Jumps onto the stage in ball form from the foreground.
Sora	Flies out of a keyhole shaped portal.
Tails	Flies onto the stage while waving at the screen.
Waluigi	Jumps out from a yellow Warp Pipe.
Wario	Climbs out from a bonus, 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

Main article: On-screen appearance/Gallery

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 Super 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.