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Clone characters are characters present in a multitude of video games. Basically, they look different from one another, though have an identical or nearly identical moveset. Usually these characters are only referred to as clone characters in fighting video games, such as in the Super Smash Bros. series. The only clones in the original Super Smash Bros. are Mario and Luigi. As of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the concept of clones was officially acknowledged by Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo. These "clones" are named Echo Fighters and no character prior to Ultimate was mentioned to be an "Echo Fighter".
Super Smash Bros.[]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[]
- Link and Young Link
- Captain Falcon and Ganondorf
- Pikachu and Pichu
- Mario, Luigi, and Dr. Mario (Mario is the first character to have two clones in the series)
- Marth and Roy
- Fox and Falco
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
In Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Luigi is a "hybrid" of Mario. Ganondorf, Wolf, and Lucas fall into this category in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U[]
In Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U, there are 3 full on clones (Virtually the same except for a couple different properties) and 2 partial clones (functionally similar but with greater variety in move properties) with Falco and Toon Link.
In addition, characters have fewer similarities though the fundamentals are pretty similar.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game introduced a term known as echo fighters to make them more distinctable in the roster.
Echo fighters (ɛ):[]
- (04ɛ): Dark Samus (Samus)
- (13ɛ): Daisy (Peach)
- (21ɛ): Lucina (Marth)
- (25ɛ): Chrom (Roy)
- (28ɛ): Dark Pit (Pit)
- (60ɛ): Ken (Ryu)
- (66ɛ): Richter (Simon)
Non-echo fighters[]
- (09): Luigi (Mario)
- (18): Dr. Mario (Mario)
- (19): Pichu (Pikachu)
- (20): Falco (Fox)
- (22): Young Link (Link)
- (23): Ganondorf (Captain Falcon)
- (25): Roy (Marth)
- (37): Lucas (Ness)
- (43): Toon Link (Link)
- (44): Wolf O'Donnell (Fox)
- (68): Isabelle (Villager)
- (80): Mythra (Pyra, Uniquely for transformation characters, the two are semi-clones of each other)