On-Screen Appearance

The on-screen appearance, also known as an intro or entrance, is a minor feature in Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Super Smash Bros. Tourney. It was not present in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It includes a small animation unique for each character entering the battle field during the announcer's three second countdown before battle. It has no effect whatsoever on gameplay other than visually dramatic and comedic purposes. The exceptions to this rule are Zero Suit Samus's entrance, which allows the players to hit their opponents with the fallen pieces of the power suit; Wario's entrance, which lets Wario charge up his Wario Waft the moment he appears; and Olimar's entrance, which automatically has him pluck three (four in Super Smash Bros. Tourney) Pikmin. Each entrance usually relates to that character's universe, such as Mario entering in through a warp pipe. The animation will randomly have all characters enter at once, or one at a time with a closeup of each character. In Super Smash Bros. Tourney, the announcer shouts "GO!" AFTER everyone finishes speaking.

List of On-Screen Appearances
The on-screen appearances in Tourney appear in almost every game mode. Training Mode is the only game mode to use Melee's quicker appearance method, or the characters are simply already present when the match/mode starts.

Trivia

 * Heihachi's On-Screen Appearance in Super Smash Bros. Tourney mirrors his Kyoto Castle entrance in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, but the curtain raises much faster.