How to Unlock Every Super Smash Bros. Brawl Character

This wikiHow teaches you how to unlock every unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Steps

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    Understand Super Smash Bros Brawl's unlock system. While the original 21 playable characters are unlocked the first time that you start SSBB, you'll need to unlock another 14 characters by completing challenges.
    • There are a few ways in which you can unlock each character, though every character can be unlocked by completing a certain number of Brawl matches and then defeating the unlocked character in a 1v1 match.
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    Unlock Captain Falcon. You can unlock Captain Falcon by doing one of the following things:
    • Defeat Captain Falcon after playing at least 70 Brawl matches.
    • Defeat Captain Falcon after completing Classic Mode on Normal (or higher) in under 12 minutes.
    • Get Captain Falcon to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 20).
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    Unlock Falco. Falco can be unlocked via one of the following methods:
    • Defeat Falco after playing at least 50 Brawl matches.
    • Defeat Falco after finishing a 100-Man Brawl.
    • Get Falco to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 18).
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    Unlock Ganondorf. Ganondorf is unlockable by doing any one of the following:
    • Defeat Ganondorf after playing at least 200 Brawl matches.
    • Defeat Ganondorf after using Zelda to complete Classic Mode on Normal difficulty.
    • Defeat Ganondorf after using Link to complete Classic Mode on Hard difficulty.
    • Get Ganondorf to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 30).[1]
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    Unlock Jigglypuff. Jigglypuff can be unlocked in any one of the following ways:
    • Defeat Jigglypuff after playing 350 Brawl matches.
    • Defeat Jigglypuff after completing the Subspace Emissary and Classic Mode with any character except Ike.[2]
    • Defeat Jigglypuff by using a blast after completing the Subspace Emissary and completing all even matches through Stage 20.
    • Defeat Jigglypuff after completing the Subspace Emissary, returning to Stage 18 ("The Swamp"), firing yourself from one of the barrels into a floating door, and finding Jigglypuff there.
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    Unlock Lucario. You'll be able to unlock Lucario in one of three ways:
    • Defeat Lucario after playing at least 100 matches in Brawl mode.
    • Defeat Lucario after beating Target Smash on each difficulty.
    • Get Lucario to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 21).
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    Unlock Luigi. You can unlock Luigi in any one of the following ways:
    • Defeat Luigi after playing 22 matches in Brawl mode.
    • Finish the "Classic" mode without losing (e.g., no Continues), then defeat Luigi.
    • Get Luigi to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 29).
    • Select Link in classic and beat it to unlock Capt. Falcon, Ness, or Marth (beat them), then select Mario and finish Classic mode. Luigi will challenge you.
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    Unlock Marth. Marth can be unlocked in any one of the following three ways:
    • Defeat Marth after playing at least 10 Brawl matches.
    • Defeat Marth after completing Classic Mode at least once.
    • Get Marth to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 8).
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    Unlock Mr. Game & Watch. There are four distinct ways in which you can unlock Mr. Game & Watch:
    • Defeat Mr. Game & Watch after playing at least 250 Brawl matches.
    • Complete Classic Mode with each stock character.
    • Defeat Mr. Game & Watch after completing Target Smash on any on difficulty level with at least 30 distinct characters.
    • Get Mr. Game & Watch to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 25).
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    Unlock Ness. Ness can be unlocked by completing one of the following challenges:
    • Defeat Ness after reflecting 10 projectiles.
    • Defeat Ness after playing 5 Brawl matches.
    • Get Ness to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 29).
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    Unlock R.O.B. You can unlock the Robotic Operating Buddy by doing one of the following:
    • Play at least 160 Brawl matches, then defeat R.O.B.
    • Defeat R.O.B after obtaining 250 trophies.
    • Get R.O.B to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 27).
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    Unlock Snake. Snake can be unlocked by doing one of the following things:
    • Defeat Snake after playing at least 130 Brawl matches.
    • Defeat Snake after playing at least 15 matches on Shadow Moses Island.
    • Get Snake to join your Subspace Emissary (Stage 23).
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    Unlock Sonic. You can unlock Sonic by doing any one of the following things:
    • Defeat Sonic after playing at least 300 Brawl matches.
    • Complete the Subspace Emissary.
    • Defeat Sonic after completing Classic Mode with 10 separate characters.
    • Play at least 10 hours of VS mode.
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    Unlock Toon Link. Toon Link can be unlocked in any one of the following ways:
    • Defeat Toon Link after playing at least 400 Brawl matches.
    • Complete the Subspace Emissary. After that, find Toon Link behind the first door in Stage 9 ("The Forest"), then defeat him.
    • Defeat Toon Link in Brawl mode after completing both the Subspace Emissary and Classic Mode.
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    Unlock Wolf. You can unlock Wolf by doing any one of the following things:
    • Defeat Wolf after playing at least 450 matches in Brawl mode.
    • Complete the Subspace Emissary. After that, use fox to beat Boss Rush, then defeat Wolf.
    • On Stage 14 ("The Ruins"), play as fox, jump onto the platform at the end of the second part of the stage and ride it down until you fall, then defeat Wolf on the other side of the door.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How do I activate the snake conversations?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Press the down taunt immediately in Shadow Moses. If this doesn't work, try up taunt or side taunt.
  • Question
    How many characters are there in total?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    There are 35 selectable (38, if we separate Zelda/Sheik and Pokemon Trainer into Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard) characters in Brawl. 14 unlockable, 21 already unlocked.
  • Question
    How do I unlock Mr. Game and Watch in SSBB?
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    dark skull
    Community Answer
    You can do this by playing classic mode with every character or by playing 250 vs. brawls.
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Warnings

  • Some characters will prove incredibly difficult to defeat one-on-one. Make sure that you pick the proper character for your fight.
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References

  1. ↑ http://supersmashbros.wikia.com/wiki/Adventure_Mode:_The_Subspace_Emissary
  2. ↑ http://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-brawl/Unlockables
  3. ↑ https://www.supercheats.com/wii/super-smash-bros-brawl/1211/unlock-sheik/
  4. ↑ https://www.ssbwiki.com/Zero_Suit_Samus_(SSBB)

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Article SummaryX

1. Defeat Captain Falcon after playing 70 brawl matches.
2. Defeat Falco after playing 50 brawl matches.
3. Defeat Ganondorf after playing 200 brawl matches.
4. Defeat Jigglypuff after 350 brawl matches.
5. Defeat Lucario after 100 brawl matches.
6. Defeat Luigi after 22 brawl matches.
7. Defeat Marth after 10 brawl matches.
8. Defeat Mr. Game & Watch after 250 brawl matches.
9. Defeat Ness after 5 brawl matches.
10. Defeat R.O.B after 160 brawl matches.
11. Defeat Snake after 130 brawl matches.
12. Defeat Sonic after 300 brawl matches.
13. Defeat Toon Link after 400 brawl matches.
14. Defeat Wolf after 450 brawl matches.

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