Copper and Booker serve as the masters of the Stone-Wall Style dojo, one of the training facilities for Spirits, which improves their defense stat at the cost of their offense stat. Timmy and Tommy appear in World of Light as keepers of one of the shops. For example, the Kapp'n Spirit can pilot a boat, while the Kapp'n ( Wild World) Spirit can drive a bus. Certain Spirits have special abilities that can help navigate the World of Light overworld. Most of them serve as "Spirits", equippable power-ups for fighter characters. Isabelle is upgraded from an assist trophy character to a fully playable character.Ī number of Animal Crossing characters appear as supporting character in the game's new Spirit mode. The Villager is a returning playable character, with most of his moves intact. Isabelle as she appears in Super Smash Bros. Kirby (starting character in World of Light).There are over 50 different Assist Trophies, including cameos from third parties. KO'd trophies can earn points for the player that defeats them. Brawl).Īssist Trophies have been changed so that some of them can be attacked and KO'd. The game features a new expansive Adventure Mode titled World of Light, in which players travel a massive map in search of Spirits (the replacement of Trophies for this iteration visually and functionally similar to the Stickers from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's Smash Tour mode) and Smashdown (in which players are forced to select a different fighter every match they play) have been added. New modes including Squad Strike (a 3v3 or 5v5 battle similar to the end of Smash Bros. The game features a new Stage Morph option which allows two stages to be selected at once, transitioning between each other during a match. They can also be used with the Final Smash Meter which fills up during the fight, however this feature can be toggled off and Final Smashes have their power reduced when you use them with the meter. A mini-map will appear in the corner of the screen when a fighter is knocked a considerable distance and into the blast zone.įinal Smashes have changed for several characters with most becoming short cinematic finishers, such as Donkey Kong's Jungle Rush, and Bowser's Giga Bowser Punch. When a fighter is going to fly off the screen or if certain attacks connect, the camera will slow down and zoom in on the hit. Directional Air Dodges return but, dodging will be slower with increased use. Damage output is increased for one-on-one fights. Additionally, the stage is decided before character selection with options for Battlefield and Omega (Final Destination) variations. This time, players can customize their ruleset and save it before fighting. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, various quality of life improvements and additions were made in order to streamline this entry for competitive play. Though on the surface the game appears to be mostly similar to Super Smash Bros. 6.3 Aerial Attacks (only used in the air).6.2 Ground Attacks (only used on ground).6.1 Smash Attacks (only used on ground).