Final Smash

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Mario before using a Final Smash.

The Final Smash is a special move that is only possible through the aid of a Smash Ball in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. After breaking open one of these items, its power flows into the fighter, charging him or her up. The fighter's eyes glow white and yellow, at which point the fighter is free to unleash the Final Smash at any moment by pressing the special move button. However, if the fighter does not initiate the Final Smash soon enough, other fighters can take away the Smash Ball by hitting the fighter in possession of it with a powerful attack. When this happens, the fighter's aura reverts to Smash Ball form and can be claimed by other fighters. Each person's attack is a manifestation of their individual personalities or unique abilities. For example, Zero Laser charges up Samus' Power Suit while Peach Blossom is a magnification of Peach's joyful personality.

The game also has a function known as a Pity Final Smash. The Pity Final Smash can be granted to fighters in special circumstances during a stock match. When the fighter is KO'd while being five stocks behind the leading player, the fighter respawns with a Pity Final Smash. A Pity Final Smash serves the same functions as a normal smash, but it has the advantage of not having a Smash Ball form, and therefore cannot be taken away by other fighters.

Final Smashes are phenomenally powerful and can completely tip the scale of battles. However, each is not without its own repercussions. The attacks can cause self-destructs, and Samus even changes into Zero Suit Samus after using her Final Smash.

Due to the extreme power of the Final Smash, they are usually always banned in official tournaments along with items.

Final Smash Types

While Final Smashes tend to be unique among characters, there are certain categories they can be sorted into.

• Directional - These Final Smashes launch an attack in a single direction. Depending on the Final Smash, the direction can be controlled, while others are fixed. This kind of Final Smash has a blind spot, usually behind the attacker, where targets can hide.
• Focused - These Final Smashes affect nearby opponents in any direction. Targets can avoid the move by getting out of range, so they're mostly effective in smaller stages. Examples for this kind are Luigi's Negative Zone, Donkey Kong's Konga Beat, Jigglypuff's Puff Up and Zero Suit Samus's Power Suit.
• Trapping - These Final Smashes attack a certain area, grab anyone inside said area (or just a single character), and lay down an inescapable beating. They generally have a small initial range and will fail if there are no targets caught. Examples for this kind are Link's Triforce Slash, Meta Knight's Galaxia Darkness, Ike's Great Aether and Captain Falcon's Blue Falcon.
• Stage-Wide - These Final Smashes affect the whole stage, leaving little or no hiding spots. However, they may be less effective on larger stages.Examples for this kind are Solid Snake's Grenade Launcher, Pit's Palutena's Army, and Captain Olimar's End of Day.
• Transformation - These Final Smashes only affect the user, who can then rampage around and cause damage. Some transformations buff up the character's existing moveset, while others use a different set of controls. Most transformations leave the user immune to damage and most status effects. Sonic's Super Sonic, Bowser's Giga Bowser and Mr. Game & Watch's Octopus

History

Final Smashes are either based on the character's individual background in their series, like Zelda's and Sheik's Light Arrow. However, some may have been invented specially for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, like Mario's Mario Finale. Although they were already planned to be included in the original Super Smash Bros., Final Smashes made their first appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and gained considerable attention due to their ability to turn the tide of battle in seconds. Masahiro Sakurai compared the moves to the Hammer item found in all Super Smash Bros. titles, as all players rush to collect it, and the ones who didn't flee after it has been collected.

List of Final Smashes

Name	Character/s	Brief description	Picture
Aura Storm	Lucario	Lucario will launch into the air and fire a beam of aura down damaging opponents.	File:AuraStorm.jpg
Beast Ganon	Ganondorf	Ganondorf transforms into Dark Beast Ganon, paralyzing opponents in front of him. He then charges them.
Blue Falcon	Captain Falcon	Captain Falcon calls the Blue Falcon causing it to hit any nearby opponents. They will land on the track and then get hit by the Blue Falcon.	File:Blue Falcon2.jpg
Cook Kirby	Kirby	Kirby transforms into Cook Kirby and pulls out a giant soup pot which draws opponents in damaging them. They are thrown out of the pot with multiple items.
Critical Hit	Marth	Marth charges up with power and then swipes forward with his sword seriously damaging opponents.	File:FSmash Marth.jpg
Diffusion Beam	R.O.B.	Swirling lasers come out of R.O.B.'s eyes which causes a lot of damage to opponents.
End of Day	Captain Olimar	Olimar gets into his ship and flies off camera whilst his opponents are attacked by Red Bulborbs. His ship then crashes back down damaging any opponents caught in the blast radius.	File:Olimarendofday.jpg
Galaxia Darkness	Meta Knight	Meta Knight swipes his cape and if an opponent is caught in it he will swipe them with his sword.	File:Galaxiadarkness.jpg
Great Aether	Ike	Ike jumps into the air and if he hits any opponents they are caught in the attack as he ferociously swipes them with his sword.	File:Great Aether.jpg
Grenade Launcher	Solid Snake	Snake jumps into the air and into a helicopter where he gets a grenade launcher which he then fires at his opponents.
Giga Bowser	Bowser	Bowser transforms into Giga Bowser enabling him to easily damage opponents.
Iceberg	Ice Climbers	The Ice Climbers summon a massive iceberg that freezes and damages opponents.	File:Iceberg.jpg
Konga Beat	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong pulls out a pair of bongos and start playing them, the music waves will damage opponents.	File:Donkeykong final.jpg
Landmaster	Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Wolf O'Donnell	Fox, Falco or Wolf will summon a Landmaster and then use its array of weapons against opponents.	File:Landmaster.jpg
Light Arrow	Zelda, Sheik	Zelda or Sheik draw a bow and fire a light arrow, if it hits an opponent then it will instantly kill them.	File:Screen9.jpg
Mario Finale	Mario	Mario fires a giant wave of flames that damages and pushes opponents off the screen.	File:Mario finalsmash3.jpg
Negative Zone	Luigi	Luigi starts dancing and causes a large green circle to appear, any opponents in the circle's radius will have a variety of things happen to them.	File:Negative Zone.jpg
Octopus	Mr. Game & Watch	Mr. Game & Watch transforms into an octopus and then attacks by either extending its tentacles or ramming opponents.	File:FinalSmashBrawl MGW.jpg
Palutena's Army	Pit	Pit summons Palutena who in turn summons an army of Centurions who then charge forward at opponents causing damage.
Peach Blossom	Princess Peach	Princess Peach starts dancing causing opponents to fall asleep and take damage, an peaches which restore HP to appear.	File:Peach Blossom.jpg
PK Starstorm	Ness, Lucas	Ness or Lucas summon several PSI Comets which fall from the air damaging opponents.	File:PK Starstorm Ness.jpg
Power Suit Samus	Zero Suit Samus	Zero Suit Samus summons an energy whirl around her causing her to regain her Power Suit.	File:PowerSuitSamus.jpg
Puff Up	Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff grows in size and any opponent that touches Jigglypuff is bounced off.
Rocketbarrel Barrage	Diddy Kong	Diddy Kong gets out his Rocketbarrels and Peanut Popguns and starts flying around the stage firing peanuts at opponents.	File:Rocketbarrel Barrage.jpg
Super Dragon	Yoshi	Yoshi transforms into Winged Yoshi and can fire fireballs and breathe fire.	File:Super Dragon.jpg
Super Sonic	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic summons the Chaos Emeralds and transforms into Super Sonic and then flies around the stage at high speeds damaging any opponent he touches.
Triforce Slash	Link, Toon Link	Link or Toon Link use the Triforce to trap an opponent. They then slash at the opponent with the final one being the most powerful.
Triple Finish	Pokémon Trainer	Pokemon Trainer calls out all three Pokemon and they use their most powerful attacks.
Volt Tackle	Pikachu	Pikachu charges up a lot of electricity and then flies around the stage damaging any opponents he touches.
Waddle Dee Army	King Dedede	King Dedede summons a bunch of Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos and Gordos that charge opponents causing damage.
Wario-Man	Wario	Wario transforms into Wario-Man gaining invincibility and causing his normal attacks to do more damage.	File:WarioMan Brawl.jpg
Wii Fit	Wii Fit Trainer	The Wii Fit Trainer summons a barrage of images of various Wii Fit poses to damage opponents.
Zero Laser	Samus Aran	Samus unleashes a powerful charging beam that damage and knock opponents off screen. Her Power Suit is destroyed after the attack.	File:Zero Laser.jpg