Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee is a fighting game released for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and features content from a variety of Nintendo video game franchises, including three trophies from the. As of 2008 it has sold 7.09 million copies, making it the best-selling game for the Nintendo GameCube.

Fighters
features 26 playable characters (counting Zelda and Sheik as two slots), 11 of which must be unlocked. Bold text denotes an unlockable character.

• Dr. Mario - Dr. Mario

• Mario - Mario

• Luigi - Luigi

• Bowser - Bowser

• Peach - Princess Peach

• Yoshi - Yoshi

• Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong

• Captain Falcon - fzero:Captain Falcon

• Ganondorf - zeldawiki:Ganondorf

• Falco - lylatwiki:Falco Lombardi

• Fox - lylatwiki:Fox McCloud

• Ness - wikibound:Ness

• Ice Climbers - smashwiki:Ice Climbers

• Kirby - wikirby:Kirby

• Samus - metroidwiki:Samus Aran

• Zelda - zeldawiki:Princess Zelda

• Sheik - zeldawiki:Sheik

• Link - zeldawiki:Link

• Young Link - zeldawiki:Hero of Time

• Pichu - bulbapedia:Pichu (Pokémon)

• Pikachu - bulbapedia:Pikachu (Pokémon)

• Jigglypuff - bulbapedia:Jigglypuff (Pokémon)

• Mewtwo - bulbapedia:Mewtwo (Pokémon)

• Mr. Game & Watch - smashwiki:Mr. Game & Watch

• Marth - fireemblem:Marth

• Roy - fireemblem:Roy

Content from the
Tom Nook, K.K. Slider (referred to by his Japanese name, Totakeke), and Mr. Resetti are featured as trophies. The description of the trophies lists their game of origin as "Future Release", while it is listed as in Japan. Additionally, Tom Nook and Mr. Resetti use their original Japanese designs as was still undergoing localization, having only just been announced months earlier at Nintendo's 2001 pre-E3 press conference under the working title Animal Forest.