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The Crowd or the Audience, also referred to as Publicity in the debug menu of Super Smash Bros. Melee, is a group of unseen people that can be heard during matches in all games of the Super Smash Bros. series.
Causes of cheering[]
The crowd can occasionally be heard cheering by shouting the name of a character that is used by a human player. The cause of cheering, however, is not entirely known; common trends include having high damage and doing something significant, such as KOing multiple opponents at once, or falling behind considerably during the course of a match. Every character has a unique cheer chant in each of the Smash Bros. games.
In addition to chants, the crowd can also vocalize during the match to a variety of events. In the original game, if a player can just make it back to the stage, after being knocked far away from the stage, the crowd will cheer for the player. The crowd also cheers if Ness absorbs a projectile with PSI Magnet, as well as if a character hits multiple characters or lands a powerful hit. Since Melee, the crowd will gasp if the player gets close to the ledge after getting knocked off; they will also cheer loudly if the player hits multiple opponents with a powerful attack. In addition, in Melee the crowd cheers the player if they complete the Target Test, complete an Event Match, or the Race to the Finish. However, they will groan should the player fail at any of these games. In Brawl and SSB4, the crowd will also gasp whenever a Smash Ball or legendary Pokémon appears, with the exception of Latias and Latios. In SSB4, the crowd will groan if a player finishes with no points in the Home-Run Contest or Target Blast. If Sudden Death occurs, then the crowd will be silent during this situation.
Despite their presence, the crowd has no effect on gameplay. A sole exception exists in the Bonus mode of Melee; if the player earns the "Crowd Favorite" bonus from getting the crowd to cheer for them, or the "Master of Suspense" bonus from causing the crowd to gasp at them at least three times in one minute, they will earn 2500 points from each.
Of further note, in Melee and Brawl, the crowd seems to "disappear" after a certain point is reached in some of the single player modes. In Melee, the crowd disappears starting at Race to the Finish and at Stage 12: Final Destination in the Adventure Mode. In Brawl, the crowd disappears during the fight against Master Hand, and is only heard when certain stages are cleared in the Subspace Emissary.
Certain characters have noticeably different names in Japan (such as Jigglypuff as Purin and R.O.B. as Robot); their names are adjusted accordingly in the cheer.
List of Crowd cheers (Super Smash Bros.)[]
| Name | Pitch | Description | Audio Clip (NTSC and PAL) | Audio Clip (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Falcon | Group chant | Falcon! | ||
| Donkey Kong | Group chant | Donkey Kong! | ||
| Fox | Group chant | Go - Fox! | ||
| Jigglypuff | Group chant | Jigglypuff! | ||
| Kirby | Group chant | Kirby! | ||
| Link | Group chant | Go, Link! | ||
| Luigi | Group chant | Luigi! | ||
| Mario | Group chant | Mario! | ||
| Ness | Group chant | Go - Ness! | ||
| Pikachu | Group chant | Pikachu! | ||
| Samus | Group chant | Samus! | ||
| Yoshi | Group chant | Yoshi! |
List of Crowd cheers (Super Smash Bros. Melee)[]
| Name | Pitch | Description | Audio Clip (NTSC and PAL) | Audio Clip (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowser | Male voices | Bow-ser! Bow-ser! | ||
| Captain Falcon | Group chant | Falcon! *claps three times* | ||
| Donkey Kong | Mostly female voices | Donkey - Kong! | ||
| Dr. Mario | Group Chant | Gooooooo - Doc! | ||
| Falco | Deep male voices | Faaalll-cooo...! | ||
| Fox | Group chant | Gooooooo - Fox! | ||
| Ganondorf | Deep male voices | Gaaa-non-doorff...! | ||
| Ice Climbers | Group chants | Ice - Climber! Ice - Climber! | ||
| Jigglypuff | Male voices | Jig-gly-puff! (English) | ||
| Kirby | Male voices | Kirby -- Kirby! | ||
| Link | Group chant | Go - Link! *claps three times* | ||
| Luigi | Group Chant | Lu-i-gi! | ||
| Mario | Group chant | Mar-rio! | ||
| Marth | Group chant | Marth -- Marth -- Marth! | ||
| Mewtwo | Group Chant | Mewwww-two! | ||
| Mr. Game & Watch | Group Chant | Game - And -Watch! | ||
| Ness | Group Chant | Ness -- Ness -- Ness! | ||
| Peach | Male voices | Go - Peach! | ||
| Pichu | Group Chant | Pi-Chu! | ||
| Pikachu | Mostly female voices | Pika-Pika-Pikachu! | ||
| Roy | Group chant | Roy's - Our - Boy! | ||
| Samus | Group chant | Samus - Samus! | ||
| Sheik | Male voices | Gooooooooooooooooooooo Sheik! | ||
| Yoshi | Deep Male voices | Yooo-Shiii...! | ||
| Young Link | Group chant | Young - Link! | ||
| Zelda | Group chant | Zelda - Zelda - Hu! |
List of Crowd cheers (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)[]
| Name | Pitch | Description (NTSC/PAL) | Description (Japanese) | Audio Clip (NTSC/PAL) | Audio Clip (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowser | Deep male voices | Bow - Ser! | Koo - pa! | ||
| Captain Falcon | Mixed chant | Cap - Tain (high female voices) - Fal - Con! (deep male voices) | < | ||
| Diddy Kong | Group chant | Di - Ddy - Kong! | < | ||
| Donkey Kong | Group chant | Don - Key - Kong! | < | ||
| Falco | Group chant | Fal - Co! | < | ||
| Fox | Group chant | Fox - Fox - *clap clap clap* | Fox! - *clap x 3* | ||
| Ganondorf | Deep male voices | Gan - On - Dorf! | < | ||
| Popo | Mixed chant | Na - Na! (high female voices) -- Po - Po! (low male voices) | Ice - Cli - mer! | ||
| Nana | No crowd chant | *The Back sound on the menu* | ^ | ||
| Ike | Group chant | We - Like - Ike! | Ike! | ||
| Jigglypuff | Female Voices | Jig - gly - puff! | Pu - ri - n! | ||
| King Dedede | Group chant | Kiiiing -- De - de - de! | De - de - de! - De - de - de! - De - de - de - de - de - de - de! | ||
| Kirby | High female voices | Kir - By! | Ki - r - By! | ||
| Link | Group chant | Go - Link! *clap clap clap* | Li - n - k! | ||
| Lucario | Group chant | Lu - Ca - Ri - O! | Lu - Ca - RiO! | ||
| Lucas | Group chant | Lu - Cas! | <(Ryu - ka!) | ||
| Luigi | Male voices | Lu - I - Gi! | LuI - Gi! | ||
| Mario | Group chant | Ma - Ri - O! | < | ||
| Marth | Group chant | Marth - Marth - Marth! | < | ||
| Meta Knight | Group chant | Me - Ta - Knight! | < | ||
| Mr. Game & Watch | Group chant | Mis - Ter -- Game - And - Watch! | Game - And - Watch! | ||
| Ness | Group chant | Ness - Ness - Ness - OOOO! | Ness - Ness - Ne - ss! | ||
| Olimar | Mixed chant | Pik - Min (high female voices) -- Oli - Mar! (deep male voices) | < | ||
| Peach | Group chant | Peach! | < | ||
| Pikachu | High female voices | Pika - Pika - Pikachu! | Pi - ka - chu! | ||
| Pit | Group chant | Pit - *clap* | Pit*kun* | ||
| Pokémon Trainer | Group chant | Po - Ké - Mon! | < | ||
| R.O.B. | Group chant | R - O - B - R.O.B.! | Ro - bot! | ||
| Samus | Group chant | Sam - Us! | SamUs! | ||
| Sheik | Group chant | Sheik! | She - I - k! | ||
| Snake | Group chant | Snake - Snake -- Snaaaaake! | Snake! | ||
| Sonic | Group chant | Go - Go - So - Nic! | < | ||
| Toon Link | Group chant | Toon - Link! | Link! | ||
| Wario | Group chant | Wa - Ri - O! -- Cha - Cha - Cha! | Wa - Ri - O! | ||
| Wolf | Group chant | Wooolf! - *howl* - Wooolf! - *howling continues* | < | ||
| Yoshi | High female voices | Yo - Shi! | < | ||
| Zelda | Group chant | Zel - Da! | < | ||
| Zero Suit Samus | Group chant | Ze - Ro - Suit -- Sam - Us! | SamUs |
List of Crowd cheers (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U)[]
| Name | Description (NTSC) | Description (Japanese) | Audio Clip (NTSC) | Audio Clip (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonetta | Bay - o! | |||
| Bowser | Bow - ser! | |||
| Bowser Jr. | Jun - ior! | |||
| Larry | Lar - ry | |||
| Roy | Roy Roy Roy! | |||
| Wendy | Wen - dy! | |||
| Iggy | Ig - gy! | |||
| Morton | Mor - ton! | |||
| Lemmy | Lem - my! | |||
| Ludwig | Lud - wig! | |||
| Captain Falcon | Falcoon Punch! | |||
| Charizard | Charizard! | |||
| Cloud | Cloud! - Cloud! - Cloud! | |||
| Corrin | Corr - in! | |||
| Dark Pit | Pittoo Pittoo Pittoo! | |||
| Diddy Kong | Diddy Kong! | |||
| Donkey Kong | D - K! -- Donkey - Kong! | |||
| Dr. Mario | Go - Doc! | |||
| Duck Hunt | Duck - Hunt! | |||
| Falco | Fal - co! | |||
| Fox | Fox Fox Fox! | |||
| Ganondorf | Ganon - dooorf! | |||
| Greninja | Greninja! | |||
| Ike | We like Ike! | |||
| Jigglypuff | Jigglypuff! | |||
| King Dedede | De-De-De! De-De-De! Dedededededede | |||
| Kirby | Kir - by! | |||
| Link/Toon Link | Link Link Link! | |||
| Little Mac | Little Mac! Get 'em back! | |||
| Lucario | Lu - cario! | |||
| Lucas | Lu - cas! | |||
| Lucina | Lu - ci - na! | |||
| Luigi | Lui - gi! | |||
| Mario | Ma - Ri - O! | |||
| Marth | Marth Marth Marth! | |||
| Mega Man | Me - ga - Man! | |||
| Meta Knight | Me - ta - Knight! | |||
| Mewtwo | Mewwww-two! | |||
| Mii Fighters | Mii! | |||
| Mr. Game & Watch | Game - And - Watch! | |||
| Ness | Su-per Ness! | |||
| Olimar | Olimar! Olimar! Olimar! | |||
| Alph | Alph! Alph! Alph! | |||
| Pac-Man | Pac - Man! | |||
| Palutena | Pa - lu - te - na! | |||
| Peach | Prin - cess - Peach! | |||
| Pikachu | Pi - ka - chu! | |||
| Pit | Pit! Pit! This is it! | |||
| R.O.B. | R - O - B! | |||
| Robin | Ro - bin! | |||
| Rosalina & Luma | Ro - sa - li - na! | |||
| Roy | Roy's our boy! | |||
| Ryu | Ryu Ryu Ryu! | |||
| Samus | Sa - mus! | |||
| Sheik | Sheik! | |||
| Shulk | Shulk Shulk Shulk! | |||
| Sonic | So - nic! | |||
| Villager | Vill - a - ger! | |||
| Wario | Wa - ri - o! | |||
| Wii Fit Trainer | Wii Fit! | |||
| Yoshi | Yo - shi! | |||
| Zelda | Zel - da! | |||
| Zero Suit Samus | Ze - ro - Suit! |
Trivia[]
- Cheers can also be found in the Sound Test, and they are always the last of each character's sounds.
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Japanese crowd cheer for Meta Knight is the same as the American cheer.
- Ike's cheer, "We Like Ike", is often associated with the presidential campaign of Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower.
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Luigi's cheer is shouted by only a few people, in reference to the fact he is often overshadowed by his brother and ignored by others.
- Snake's cheer is a reference to Snake's death sequence from the Metal Gear Solid franchise, in which Otacon can be heard repeating Snake's name in the same manner as the crowd cheer.
- Ness's cheer could be a reference to Giygas's "Ness, Ness, Ness..." speech from EarthBound. His cheer in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U has been changed to "Super Ness!", which is a reference to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also called as SNES and very oftenly called Super Nintendo.
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Ice Climbers' cheer is different based on which climber is human-controlled. When playing as Nana, the cheer is the Back sound on the menu.
- In the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, if players were to play as Villager, the crowd will chant (村の 町長!) "Mura no - chouchou!" Some believed this to be the Ice Climbers' chant due to it sounding similar to "Na - Na! Po - Po!", however this is actually the Japanese chant for the Villager translating to "The villagers' - Mayor!"
- In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Donkey Kong's new cheer, "DK Donkey Kong", is a reference to the DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64.