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Villager
Villager is a new fighter representing the in. They are a starting character in both versions of. They were formally revealed in first trailer, revealing alongside Mega Man and Wii Fit Trainer.

Villager makes use of several items, tools, and mechanics throughout the, including references to other games. Their neutral attack involves pulling out boxing gloves possibly referencing Punch-Out!. They use an Umbrella to swing as their forward tilt, waves a stick as their up tilt, and pulls weed out for their down tilt.

Their dash attack involves dropping a potted sapling which can hit opponents from afar. Their forward smash drops down a bowling ball, while their up smash causes them to summon a Fountain Firework. Meanwhile, their down smash uses their shovel to dig opponents down akin to the effects of a Pitfall. They fire using a slingshot as their forward and back aerial, and they occasionally swing one to three turnips as their up and down aerial. Finally, Villager pulls out a Net as their grab, where they must swing their opponents away.

Villager has been ranked as a mid-tier by the competitive community, due to their KO options being slogged by their slow speed and punishable lag; in addition to lose range combat not a strong suit with Villager. Despite viable tournament results from Japan early in ' s lifespan, their best player, Ranai, became inactive since 2017, causing contention with the Smash community on their effectiveness. Within 's updates, their special moves have been nerfed while their grabs and throw have been buffed.