A Series symbol is a distinctive iconography that represents an in-game universe in the Super Smash Bros. series assigned to fighters, stages, assists, items, including downloadablecontent, that is also present in Super Smash Bros. Crusade, CMC (Crusade Modding Community) and CMC+.
Below is a list that compiles and explains each symbol's source origin:
Represented by fighter (Vanilla)
Symbol
Universe
Description
Super Mario
A Super Mushroom, one of the common power-ups in the Mushroom Kingdom which usually makes the user grow in size and strength.
Donkey Kong
The letters "DK". These are seen on Donkey Kong's tie. Also found on DK Barrels.
The Legend of Zelda
The completed Triforce, the divine and powerful relic of Hyrule, and the driving force of the series.
Metroid
The Screw Attack, a recurring item first seen in Metroid and later used as the logo of some games like Metroid Fusion. It is also used for suit upgrades in the Metroid Prime series.
Yoshi
A Yoshi's egg, Yoshis hatch from this egg and it can be utilized as ammunition. Also used as Yoshi's symbol in all Mario spin-offs.
Kirby
A Warp Star, the main method of transportation Kirby uses to travel between areas, often at high speeds. It may also represent Pop Star, Kirby's similarly-shaped home planet.
Star Fox
A winged fox. This logo adorns each of Team Star Fox's various vehicles.
Pokémon
A Poké Ball, the item used to capture and store Pokémon.
EarthBound
The Earth, as seen as the substitute for the letter 'O' in the series' Japanese title (Mother). Based on the "The Blue Marble", a famous photo of Earth from space.
F-Zero
A falcon. It is seen as the golden crest on Captain Falcon's helmet.
Ice Climber
An eggplant, one of the first vegetables the Ice Climbers sought to collect.
Fire Emblem
The Falchion. It is Marth's sword in the Fire Emblem games.
Game & Watch
A Game & Watch character wearing a helmet and ringing a bell, representing the alarm feature of the Game & Watch units; this symbol in particular is seemingly based on the alarm from the Game & Watch, Helmet.
Wario
A "W" for "Wario". This is imprinted on Wario's cap and gloves.
Pikmin
A Pikmin's flower (known as "Bacopa Cabana"); fully grown Pikmin have these flowers on their stems. The flower also appears on the Onions, acting as their main propeller.
R.O.B.
A gyro, one of the real-world accessories used by R.O.B. for the game Gyromite. Also incorporates the Subspace Army symbol.
Punch-Out!!
A boxing glove, which references that Punch-Out!! is a series of boxing games. This particular design appears on the title screen and victory screens of all versions of the NES Punch-Out!!.
Duck Hunt
A duck, that resembles one of the ducks' flying sprites in Duck Hunt. It is also very similar to the artwork of one of the ducks on the Japanese and European box arts for Duck Hunt.
Sin & Punishment
TBA
Mach Rider
TBA
Tingle
A Rupee,the currency used in Zelda games.
(Vanilla)
Metal Gear
FOX Unit's insignia, it originates from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater; it is also the Kojima Productions logo.
(CMC/CMC+)
An exclamation mark, which are used in the Metal Gear series to indicate when a character has spotted Snake or noticed something.
Sonic
Sonic's head in profile. It is often used to represent Sonic and used in Sonic Team's logo, albeit with eyes.
Mega Man
A cog, representing Mega Man's robotic origin. Cogs are also a common motif on Japanese promotional materials for Mega Man.
PAC-MAN
PAC-MAN's iconic wedge form, hailing from the very first PAC-MAN arcade game.
Street Fighter
The letters "SF", the initials of the game series using the characteristic font style from Street Fighter II.
Bomberman
A bomb, the main weapon a Bomberman uses to blast out other Bombermen, soft blocks or other enemies, as seen as the substitute for the letter 'O' in the series' title.
The four-star Dragon Ball. This one in particular is the one mostly associated with Goku, because it is a present from his adoptive grandfather, Gohan.
Represented by stage (Vanilla)
Symbol
Universe
Description
Super Smash Bros.
An asymmetrical cross in a circle, which, according to Super Smash Bros. creator, Masahiro Sakurai, represents the crossover between the various Nintendo characters in the games while the fours sections represent the four-player battles.
Animal Crossing
A leaf with a "bite" taken out of it. It represents a piece of furniture when not indoors, and is also the logo of Tom Nook's shop.
Balloon Fight
Pair of balloons, which the player starts off each life in Balloon Fight, with the sprite being designed to portray one balloon being behind the other, as in the symbol.
Pilotwings
An airplane, references that the Pilotwings series focuses on piloting aircraft; this symbol's design is based on the plane in the logo of Pilotwings Resort.
Q*Bert
Q*Bert, based on his in-game sprite
Asteroids/Space Invaders
An invader, based on it's in-game sprite
Runbow
The R seen in the Runbow logo.
Represented by item (Vanilla)
Symbol
Universe
Description
Banjo-Kazooie
A jiggy (golden jigsaw piece) which they are key items in the Banjo-Kazooie series, granting access to additional levels when collected.
Rally-X
TBA
Represented by fighter (CMC/CMC+)
Symbol
Universe
Description
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
TBA
Final Fantasy
The letters "FF", the series' initials, rendered in the font used for the franchise's iconic logo. Taken directly from the Finest Fantasy for Advance logo for the Game Boy Advance exclusive Final Fantasy games. This could also be a reference to how the series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, back when creating the series, initially wanted the then-nameless first game to be abbreviated as "FF" (エフエフ, Efu Efu) before finally choosing Final Fantasy.
Castlevania
A castle with a bat in the upper left corner that represents Dracula's Castle, a central location within Castlevania. Its appearance is based on its design dating back to the title screen of the original Japanese version of Akumajō Dracula (Castlevania) on Famicom Disk System[6], while the bat is taken from the original box art for Castlevania.
Fatal Fury
A five-pointed star tilted at an angle, which is used as part of the logo of several games in the series, such as Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, and also as the icon for when Terry wins a round in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. A similar symbol is featured on the back of Terry's jacket.
Mischief Makers
TBA
Touhou
TBA
Spyro
TBA
Halo
The Halo logo, used in the Halo series.
UNDERTALE
The heart seen in UNDERTALE that is usually known as the human soul in the game
Deltarune
TBA
Final Fight
TBA
Nasuverse
TBA
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The logo of Scott's band in the comic, Sex Bomb-Omb
Senran Kagura
TBA
Fate/Grand Order
TBA
Battletoads
The Battletoads logo, used in the Battletoads series of games.
Tales
The stone compass, as seen on the Tales of Symphonia logo.
Yume Nikki
TBA
Rivals of Aether
TBA
King of Fighters
TBA
Strider
TBA
CHRONO
A portal, which can be used to travel different locations in Chrono Trigger.
Higurashi: When they Cry
TBA
Digimon
The Digivice, a device used in the Digimon series.
Darkstalkers
The letters "DS", the first and fifth letter of the series name that uses the font of the Darkstalkers logo.
Disgaea
A Prinny, the Disgaea series's mascot.
Xenosaga
TBA
Puyo Puyo
The modern design of the Green colored Puyo
Psycho Soldier
TBA
Five Nights at Freddy's
A Freddy Fazbear head.
Cuphead
Cuphead's head.
Resident Evil
An umbrella, the Logo of Umbrella Corporation in the Resident Evil series.
Monster Tale
TBA
KINGDOM HEARTS
A crown, as depicted in every game logo of the series. Crowns are also costume modifications Sora can equip.
A Hat in Time
Hat Kid's Hat
Freedom Planet
Freedom Planet's logo.
River City
TBA
Earthworm Jim
TBA
M.U.G.E.N
The icon used for the M.U.G.E.N. Executable
Under Night In-Birth
TBA
Wild Woody
TBA
Microsoft
The Windows Flag used from Windows 3.1 to Windows 2000/ME
KFC
TBA
Protectors of Kreads
A resemblance of the head of an unknown creature seen in the flag of Kreads. This is also seen in the logo for Protectors of Kreads.
Original/Fan Character
TBA
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
TBA
Shakugan no Shana
TBA
Dr. Strange
The Eye of Agamotto.
My Hero Academia
TBA
One Piece
The Straw Hat Pirates Jolly Roger (麦わらの一味 ドクロ). It is also Luffy's personal Jolly Roger.
Bleach
A stylized skull. This appears on Ichigo's Soul Reaper badge, and it also bears a similarity to the Hollow mask that Ichigo wears when using his Hollowfication technique.
A Certain Magical Index
TBA
One Punch Man
TBA
Saint Seiya
TBA
Hunter x Hunter
TBA
Gurren Lagann
TBA
Yu Yu Hakusho
TBA
Teen Titans
The same logo used for Cartoon Network's Teen Titans.
Black Cat
TBA
DC Comics
The DC Comics logo that has been used since 2016
My Little Pony
TBA
Shrek
TBA
Adventure Time
The letters "AT", which are the initials of the name of the series. The letter "T" has The golden sword of battle (also known as Scarlet) which is Finn's weapon of choice throughout most of seasons one and two of Adventure Time.
RWBY
Ruby's emblem used in the show.
Fist of the North Star
TBA
Naruto
The symbol of Hidden Leaf Village (木ノ葉隠れの里). Naruto has this symbol carved on his headband.
Toradora
TBA
Junior on the Job
The same logo used for Junior on the Job.
Represented by stage (CMC/CMC+)
Symbol
Universe
Description
Project M
A stylized M, as seen in the logo of Project M.
Kid Icarus
Palutena's Bow, Pit's main weapon that debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A similar symbol became the bow-type weapon symbol in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Splatoon
A squid icon that appears often throughout the Splatoon games, in places such as gear ability icons and on the loading screens.
Urban Champion
A three-story building, various conform the background of the NES game, Urban Champion.
Miiverse
A Miiverse logo, which shows three people, representing the community of players on Miiverse. Also used to represent the Miiverse Administration. Appears as a decorative element on the Miiverse stage.
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS system family icon. It appears mainly on websites dedicated to the consoles and can be seen on Miiverse profiles, in a simplified form, if the user has vinculated a console from the 3DS family.
Persona
A stylized mask and hat, which is used as a logo of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts from Persona 5.
RETRY
TBA
Minecraft
A Block, which they are the main feature of Minecraft; various blocks have been used as icons for the game in the past, such as Grass Blocks and Crafting Tables.
Nitrome
The face of Nitrome's mascot, Cuboy. This is also the icon used for the Nitrome's website and Twitter account
Hyperdimension Neptunia
TBA
World of Tanks
TBA
Yandere Simulator
The love letter seen in Yandere Simulator where Ayano Aishi, also known as Yandere Chan, is seen to be holding at the menu of the game along with the art seen in the Yandere Simulator website
Shin Megami Tensei
Jack Frost's head.
Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea
TBA
Chaos Faction
TBA
Plok!
TBA
Ninja Gaiden
TBA
Duck Game
TBA
Pizza Tower
TBA
Contra
TBA
The Cheetahmen
TBA
Pikuniku
TBA
Clay Fighter
TBA
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
TBA
Shovel Knight
TBA
I Wanna Be The Guy
A pixelated apple, which commonly appears on trees in I Wanna Be The Guy.
The Lighthouse, which is an iconic landmark in the SiIvaGunner universe, and a mainstay element of the channel's aesthetic.
Puffy Amiyumi
TBA
E.T.
TBA
DuckTales
TBA
Represented by assist (CMC/CMC+)
Symbol
Universe
Description
Devil May Cry
TBA
Bludgeoning Angel
TBA
Death Note
TBA
Avengers
TBA
100% Orange Juice
TBA
Invader Zim
TBA
Henry Stickmin
TBA
Other (CMC/CMC+)
Symbol
Universe
Description
Wii Fit
A silhouette of the Dancer pose, one of the poses featured on the Wii Fit box art, and the software icon for Wii Fit U. It is also Wii Fit Trainer's official artwork pose in Smash 4.
Xenoblade Chronicles
A Monado, the weapon that Shulk wields in Xenoblade Chronicles. It is cropped exactly like in the loading screen of said game.
ARMS
An extended fist that represents the series' focus on extendable arm combat. It is specifically drawn from the logo of the ARMS Japan Grand Prix 2017 competition.
Steel Diver
The ND-03 BlueShark, one of the selectable Steel Diver submarines from the series of the same name.
Chibi-Robo
A plug, it extends from the rear of Chibi-Robo and is used to recharge his battery.
Golden Sun
The sun emblem, as seen on the logo for Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.
Bayonetta
A moon with a dot in the center, which was the internal design of an Umbran Watch. Also used as part of the logo of Bayonetta 2.
Dragon Quest
Erdrick's symbil, the sigil, which resembles a bird, is usually seen on important equipment owned by Erdrick, which can be found in the first three Dragon Quest games. This symbol most closely resembles the one found on the Mark of Erdrick, a recurring item that was also found in the first three Dragon Quest games.
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