Villager (Super Smash Bros. series)
Villager is a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series that represents the player in the Animal Crossing series. They first appeared in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and reappeared in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Their formal reveal was during E3 2013 and the subsequent reveal of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, being one of three characters (alongside Mega Man and Wii Fit Trainer) showcased during the event.[1] Villager is classified as Fighter #45 in Ultimate
Appearance
Villager is heavily based on City Folk's player design, with the default male Villager design based from City Folk promotional material. Subsequently, the default female Villager is also based from City Folk promotional material. The rest of Villager's alternate costumes features different hairstyles, eye pupils, and clothing, in light of the Animal Crossing series emphasis on player customization.
Unlock requirements
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Villager is an unlockable fighter; as such they will need to be unlocked by completing either of the following requirements:
- After a VS. match, a Mob Smash, a Spirit Board, or after exiting World of Light, a new challenger will appear in a specific order, with a wait time of 10 minutes. Villager is the 6th fighter to be unlocked after Inkling.
- To unlock Villager in Classic Mode, the player must complete Classic Mode under Pikachu's branch, being the first character battled after clearing as Pikachu.
- To unlock Villager in World of Light, the player comes across a crossroad during the beginning of the mode, which splits into Marth (left), Sheik (top) and Villager (right). Regardless of who the player chooses, the other two will have to be unlocked after clearing a boss. Villager will be fought on Final Destination as a
Grab-type fighter with 2,500 power.
With the exception of the last option, the player would then need to fight Villager on Smashville.
Moveset
Villager's moveset is a combination of various mechanics throughout the Animal Crossing series, as well as references to other games. Their neutral attack has Villager using boxing gloves to attack their opponents, referencing the NES game Punch-Out!. For each of their tilts, they either use an umbrella, wave a stick, or pull weed. When they perform a dash attack, they'll drop a potted sapling onto their opponents.
For each of their smash attacks, they'll either pull a bowling ball, summon a fountain firework, or dig their opponents with a shovel. For their aerial attacks, they fire a slingshot for their backward and forward aerial, and swing one to three turnips for their up and down aerial. Finally, for their grab, they use a net to catch their opponent.
Special moves
| Move | Image | Description |
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Villager's neutral special. Any projectiles in front of Villager are grabbed and pocketed. If pressed again, Villager either grabs the projectile in their hand to be able to throw it for later or immediately throw it. Status items such as Superspicy Curry and recovery items such as Food will immediately be used. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Villager is able to see what item they pocketed, and may keep the item in their pocket indefinitely. | |
| Lloid Rocket | 
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Villager's side special. They summon a rocket resembling the design of Lloid which will shoot forward to hit any players. Villager can also ride on the rocket as a horizontal recovery move. |
| Balloon Trip | 
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Villager's up special, based on the Nintendo video game Balloon Fight, Villager will take to the sky using two balloons color-coded to the player's color. It can be used for a certain amount of time before Villager falls from the sky. Other fighters can attack the balloons to prevent Villager from recovering. |
| Timber |  
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Villager's down special. Villager first plants a sapling, then uses a watering can to grow the sapling to a tree, and finally the Villager pulls out an axe to chop down the tree, which when dropped deals damage to other bystanding fighters. The Watering Can can be used to push fighters away from the player, while the Axe can deal significant damage to others.
On occasion, the chopped tree may drop a woodchip will drop for additional, but weak damage. The tree may also drop fruits for the player to heal damage. |
The following custom special moves are only in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U:
| Default | Move | Image | Description |
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| Garden | 
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Villager's custom neutral special. Not only does it pocket projectiles, as it also hits nearby opponents with a Flower effect that causes the opponent to continuously gain damage. | |
| Pocket Plus | 
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Villager's custom neutral special. There is increased range that Villager can grab projectiles from, but the pocketed projectile will deal less damage as a result. | |
| Lloid Rocket | Liftoff Lloid | 
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Villager's custom side special. Instead of moving forward, the Lloid Rocket instead lifts upwards after a short period of time, granting Villager another vertical recovery. |
| Pushy Lloid | 
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Villager's custom side special. The Lloid Rocket is larger and will push fighters around before exploding. | |
| Balloon Trip | Extreme Balloon Trip | 
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Villager's custom up special. The balloon explodes if burst by any opponents, dealing damage and giving Villager a boost when recovering. However, this move reduces the distance Villager can make vertically and horizontally. |
| Balloon High Jump | 
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Villager's custom up special. This move causes Villager to swing upwards at a great distance, but doesn't provide Villager a method to control the movement, thereby making horizontal recovery difficult. | |
| Timber | Timber Counter | 
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Villager's custom down special. The sapling will cause opponents to trip, and the tree reflects some damage to any opponents that hit the tree. However, the tree, when cut, deals less damage and knockback. |
| Super Timber | 
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Villager's custom down special. Each step gains a boost in its power, but is much longer to complete. The watering can is able to push fighters far away due to the larger sprout. The tree is larger and will deal huge amounts of damage when grown or cut. Finally, the axe provides more damage than the original Timber. |
Villager's Final Smash is Dream House, where they first trap an opponent before summoning Tom Nook and the Nooklings to the stage. The Villager pays them to build a house quickly, and once that's accomplished, a jingle heard after completing a home loan in New Leaf plays. Afterwards the house explodes, causing damage to the opponent that Villager had trapped and surrounding fighters. This move would be the inspiration for Isabelle's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Dream Town Hall.
Classic Mode (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
Villager's Classic Mode route is named "Mistake to Underestimate", and features fighters considered unorthodox in the Super Smash Bros. series, likely referencing Villager originally not making it to Super Smash Bros. Brawl due to being considered not "suited for battle".[2]
Completing Classic Mode as Villager will have "Title Theme - Animal Crossing" play during the credit sequence.
| Round # | Opponents | Stage & Music |
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| 1 | Villagers ×6[nb 1] | Town and City Plaza / Title Theme - Animal Crossing: City Folk / Animal Crossing: Wild World |
| 2 | Pokémon Trainer | Saffron City Road to Viridian City - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue |
| 3 | Ness and Lucas | Onett Onett Theme / Winters Theme |
| 4 | Dr. Mario | New Donk City Hall New Donk City |
| 5 | Wii Fit Trainer ×2[nb 2] | Wii Fit Studio Main Menu - Wii Fit |
| 6 | Isabelle | Smashville Title Theme - Animal Crossing |
| Bonus Game round | ||
| Final round | Master Hand[nb 3] | Final Destination Master Hand[nb 4] |
Names in other languages
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ふつう普通のひとはつよ強かった！ Futsū futsū no hito wa tsuyo tsuyokatta! |
Usually normal people are very strong! |
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평범한 사람은 강했다! Pyeongbeomhan saram-eun ganghaetda! |
Ordinary people are strong! |
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普通人竟然这么强！ Pǔtōng rén jìngrán zhème qiáng! |
Ordinary people are so strong! |
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普通人好強！ Pǔtōng rén hào qiáng! |
Ordinary people are strong! |
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Опасные тихони Opasnyye tikhoni |
Dangerous Quiet Men |
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Door stad en land | Through city and country |
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Let's go to the City! | References City Folk's European name, Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City. |
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Fuerte, aunque no lo parezca | Strong, although it may not seem so |
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La Fête au village | The village festival |
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Mai sottovalutare l'avversario | Never underestimate the opponent |
Alternate costumes
In Super Smash Bros. 4
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In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, two of the alternate costumes were changed to have darker skin. This was not present in the E3 Demo of Ultimate.
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| Cyan/Male | Blue/Female | Purple/Male | Chartreuse/Female | ||||
Trophies
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Both versions contain the regular and alternate trophies, while the Wii U version includes a Final Smash trophy, Dream Home.
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Villager
| Description | NTSC-U: An energetic young man from a peaceful town in Animal Crossing, he is eager to make his Smash Bros. debut! His Balloon Trip recovery lets him fly like a character from Balloon Fight. The Villager sets out to answer that age-old question: If a tree falls on the battlefield and foes are beneath it, do they get launched? PAL: This chipper chap came all the way from his quiet little village to do a bit of aerial sightseeing, take Lloid out for a spin, look after the trees and maybe do some bowling. If you're very lucky, he might even bring along Tom Nook and the Nooklings and throw everyone a party. Gosh, this all sounds like such fun! | |
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| Acquisition | Clear Classic Mode as Villager. | |
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Villager (Alt.)
| Description | NTSC-U: Just a normal girl living a normal life in a normal town—her special moves, however, are anything but. She can pocket items, projectiles, and even beams, and then pull them out at a moment's notice. Her down special lets her plant a tree, water it, and chop it down. If she leaves the tree standing, she can use the axe against foes. PAL: This girl's special moves are very special indeed. The standard one lets you pocket items, projectiles and even laser beams, then use them by pressing the button again. Her down special plants a tree, which you can water and finally chop down to hurt other fighters. Or you can leave the tree alone and attack with the axe. Up to you. | |
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| Acquisition | Clear All-Star Mode as Villager. | |
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Villager
| Description | NTSC-U: This energetic young man from a peaceful town in the Animal Crossing series is eager to make his Smash Bros. debut! His Balloon Trip recovery lets him fly like a character from Balloon Fight. The Villager sets out to answer that age-old question: If a tree falls on the battlefield and foes are beneath it, do they get launched? PAL: This chipper chap came all the way from his quiet little village to do a bit of aerial sightseeing, take Lloid out for a spin, look after the trees and maybe do some bowling. If you're very lucky, he might even bring along Tom Nook and the Nooklings and throw everyone a party. Gosh, this all sounds like such fun! | |
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| Acquisition | Clear Classic Mode as Villager. | |
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Villager (Alt.)
| Description | NTSC-U: Just a normal girl living a normal life in a normal town—her special moves, however, are anything but. She can pocket items, projectiles, and even beams, and then pull them out at a moment's notice. Her down special lets her plant a tree, water it, and chop it down. If she leaves the tree standing, she can use the axe against foes. PAL: This girl's special moves are very special indeed. The standard one lets you pocket items, projectiles and even laser beams, then use them by pressing the button again. Her down special plants a tree, which you can water and finally chop down to hurt other fighters. Or you can leave the tree alone and attack with the axe. Up to you. | |
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| Acquisition | Clear Classic Mode as Villager, then purchase it at the trophy shop (found randomly) for 1000G. | |
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Dream Home
| Description | If you're wanting to buy a house in Animal Crossing, Tom Nook is always happy to help. And it looks like he's expanding his business to Smash Bros, too. If you activate the Villager's Final Smash, Nook will rush in and build a house for you right then and there! One small, very minor difference between this house and ones in the original game? This one explodes. | |
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| Acquisition | Clear All-Star Mode as Villager. | |
Name in Bolded Italics indicate PAL trophy name.
Spirits
Villager (Male)
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| Fighter Spirit | ||
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Villager (Female)
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| Fighter Spirit | ||
| Acquisition | Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G (after unlocking Villager) | |
Tips
In Super Smash Bros. 4
- The Villager uses this move to put items or incoming projectiles into his pocket. Then he can press the button again to take them out.
Lloid Rocket
- Hold the button when using this move to ride on the Lloid Rocket.
- The Lloid Rocket is more powerful when you're riding it, but you can bail at any time just by pressing the button.
Balloon Trip
- Your balloons can be popped by your foes. Lose one and you'll lose lift. Lose both and down you go![nb 5]
- Your balloons can be popped if hit. If you lose one, you'll lose lift. If you lose both, down you go![nb 6]
Timber
- A three-stage move: planting a seed, watering it, and then chopping down the tree. Don't use the first stage in the air—it'll just leave you wide open.
- If the felled tree hits an opponent, it deals some serious damage. The pieces of wood that pop out as it falls can be thrown as projectiles, too.[nb 6]
- The axe is surprisingly powerful! You can swing it at your rivals as long as the tree is standing.
- The Villager can move sideways while using the watering can. It's also possible to water and chop down trees planted by other Villagers.[nb 6]
Down aerial attack
- One to three turnips will appear. More turnips means more damage. Three has a meteor effect.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Villager's Origins
- The Villager debuted in Animal Crossing, released in North America in 2002. In Animal Crossing, players enjoyed a peaceful village life with a variety of animal neighbors. (
) - Villager's European debut was in 2004 in Animal Crossing, a game about enjoying a peaceful village life with a variety of animal neighbors. (
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In Their Series
- The main character from Animal Crossing. The Villager lives a free, slow life in a world populated by many different animals. These animals speak a unique language called Animalese.
- The Villager uses this move to pocket items or incoming projectiles. Press the button again to bring the pocketed item back out.
Lloid Rocket
- Hold the button when using this move to ride on the Lloid Rocket.
- The Lloid Rocket is more powerful when you're riding it, but you can bail at any time just by pressing the button.
Balloon Trip
- The Villager's up special Balloon Trip is named after a mode from the NES game Balloon Fight.
- Your balloons can be popped if hit. If you lose one, you'll lose lift. If you lose both, down you go!
Timber
- A three-stage move: planting a seed, watering it, and then chopping down the tree. Don't use the first stage in the air—it'll just leave you wide open.
- The Villager can move sideways while using the watering can. It's also possible to water and chop down trees planted by other Villagers.
- The axe is surprisingly powerful! You can swing it at your rivals as long as the tree is standing.
- If the felled tree hits an opponent, it deals some serious damage. The wood that pops out as it falls can be thrown as a projectile, too.
Dream Home
- Tom Nook rushes over and builds a house around the opponent. If you look closely, you can see the Villager giving Tom Nook Bells, the currency of the Animal Crossing games.
Side Smash Attack
- If you stand next to a cliff above your opponent, you can use this smash attack to drop a bowling ball on them from above like a projectile.
Down Smash Attack
- Attack forward and backward with a shovel, and bury any opponent hit with the attack in the ground. Once you bury them, follow up with a powerful attack.
Down Aerial
- One to three turnips will appear. More turnips means more damage, as well as a stronger meteor effect.
Grab
- Swing the net over an item to put the item in your pocket. You can then retrieve the item from your pocket at any time by pressing the special-move button.
Palutena's Guidance
On Palutena's Temple, Pit can initiate a special taunting activation known as a Smash Taunt, where doing so activates Palutena's Guidance, featuring Viridi and Palutena commenting on a fighter that Pit is facing. When Villager is chosen for Palutena's Guidance, the following dialogue is presented:
- Viridi: Oh look, it's the Villager!
- Pit: Villager, huh? That's not a very creative name.
- Viridi: Well, what else do you call someone from a village? Anyway, you've got to respect the Villager. Word has it no one fights fairer than that one.
- Pit: Why's that?
- Viridi: Probably because where the Villager's from, there's a mole who goes around punishing cheaters.
- Pit: Resetti!
- Palutena: Anyway, the Villager's Lloid Rocket can do some real damage, so try your best to reflect it back.
Figure profiles
amiibo figure
Packaging
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Gallery
Artwork
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Artwork of Villager and Isabelle for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, posted on the Animal Crossing Twitter Account eight days before the game's release.
Villager in an illustrated artwork of Kazuya for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sprites and models
Screenshots
In Super Smash Bros. 4
The introduction of the Villager in his reveal trailer
The Villager along with Mega Man and the Wii Fit Trainer, the two characters revealed alongside him at E3 2013
The Villager using his net on Mario In his reveal trailer
- SSB4VillagerSappling.jpg
The Villager using a sapling on Link
- VillagerInTownAndCity.jpg
The Villager on a Town and City
- SSB4VillagerLloid.jpg
The Villager riding Lloid
- VillagerFighting.jpg
The Villager with Megaman and Fox McCloud
- VillagerTurnip.jpg
The Villager using a white turnip against Kirby
- VillagervsBowser.jpg
The Villager battling Mario and Bowser
- VillagervsDonkeyKong.jpg
The Villager dodging Donkey Kong
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The Villager chopping down a tree with his axe
- VillagerBowlingBallSSB4.jpg
The Villager dropping a bowling ball on Mario
- VillagerInBattleSSB4.jpg
The Villager battling Mario and Samus with a beta design of the Firework he uses in the final game
- BalloonVillagerSSB4.jpg
The Villager flying via balloons
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The Villager using pocket on one of Samus' projectile
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The Villager boxing Bowser
The Villager pocketing a shot from Samus
The Villager trapping Bowser and Mario in holes using a shovel
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Some of the Villager's reskins
- Villager Skins 2 SSB4.jpg
More alternate skins for the Villager
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Villager taunting.
Villager using his watering can on Ivysaur.
Villager punching Ryu.
Villager riding Lloid.
Villager flying past Duck Hunt.
A male and female Villager dancing.
Villager about to grab Bayonetta.
Villager and Bowser Jr. fighting each other.
Mii Swordfighter attacking Villager.
Villager avoiding Palutena's attack.
Villager digging up a turnip for Peach.
Villager celebrating with King Dedede at a Squid Sisters concert.
Villager during his on-screen appearance.
Names in other languages
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むらびと Murabito |
Villager |
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마을 주민 ma-eul jumin |
Villager |
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村民 Cūnmín |
Villager |
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Житель Zhitel' |
Villager |
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Dorpsbewoner | Villager |
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Bewohner | Villager |
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Aldeano | Villager |
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Villageois | Villager |
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Habitant | Villager |
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Abitante | Villager |
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Habitante |
Villager |
Notes
- ↑ Horde battle; each of the six Villager use the Pink/Female, Yellow/Male, Green/Female, Cyan/Male, Blue/Female, and Purple/Male alternate costume. If any of these alternate costumes are used by the player, the default costume (Red/Male) will take their place.
- ↑ Both Wii Fit Trainers will be using their Female and Male alternate costumes
- ↑ If the intensity is 7.0 and higher, Master Hand will be joined by Crazy Hand
- ↑ If the intensity is 7.0 and higher, Master Hand / Crazy Hand plays instead.
- ↑ In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
References
- ↑ "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: Villager". Official Site - Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ↑ Kevin Gifford (June 26, 2013). "Masahiro Sakurai discusses the reasons for choosing Super Smash Bros.' latest characters". Polygon. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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