NOTE: Every claimed source needs a cross-reference link; claimed sources need to be plausible, not horrendously obscure; default costumes usually don't need descriptions since they are not alternate costumes.

The beginning of a battle betweenNess with his four alternate costumes.

InSuper Smash Bros., each character has at least fouralternate costumes, one for each of the used to select them. Some characters have an extra costume (or two) to accommodateTeam Battles if their four selectable costumes lack a red, blue, or green variation; these particular colors cannot be selected outside of Team Battle. There are a total of 56 alternate costumes, with an average of four and two thirds (~4.67) costumes per fighter.

The originalSmash 64 website in Japan listed what each specific color was inspired by from previous Nintendo games and media prior to the release of the original game, along with some additional names for specific colors.^[1] These have been translated below and are considered to be official names for each alternate color, although there do exist some inconsistencies between the source material of the costume and the official explanation.

InTeam Battles, if two identical characters share the same color scheme, the second player will have a lighter tint in their appearance. A third player uses a darker tint, which technically means that each character has 4 more costumes for Team Battles. A fourth player would appear the exact same way as the first player, though it is not possible to have four players on the same team through regular gameplay.

Due to the dark lighting of the formerly tournament-legalCongo Jungle, theSmash 64 Backroom recommended avoiding the use of certain grey or black costumes when the stage was in use. If such a costume was used on the stage, any players in the matchcould reset the match so that the offending player could select a different costume. In the lists below, these costumes are marked with a black "!" in the team column.

Captain Falcon

Purple			1P
Grey	!		2P (Commercial Costume: F-Zero X CM)	Based on his appearance in theJapanese commercial forF-Zero X.[1]
Red	R		3P & Red Team (Blood Falcon Colors: F-Zero X 64)	Based onBlood Falcon, Captain Falcon's clone and rival.[1]
White			4P	ResemblesJody Summer.
Green	G	—	Green Team
Blue	B	—	Blue Team	Resembles hisappearance inF-Zero X.

Donkey Kong

Brown			1P
Black	!		2P	Resembles a real-lifegorilla.
Red	R		3P & Red Team	Resembles theoriginal D.K. fromDonkey Kong.
Blue	B		4P & Blue Team
Green	G	—	Green Team	Resembles hisin-game sprite fromDonkey Kong Land.

Fox

Grey			1P	Based on his appearance inStar Fox 64.
Red	R		2P & Red Team
Blue	B		3P & Blue Team
Green	G		4P & Green Team	Resemblesconcept art of him for the originalStar Fox.

Jigglypuff

Pink			1P
Red	R		2P & Red Team
Blue	B		3P & Blue Team	Resembles one of the possible colors for anicknamed Jigglypuff inPokémon Stadium.
Green	G		4P & Green Team	Resembles one of the possible colors for a nicknamed Jigglypuff inPokémon Stadium.

Kirby

Pink			1P
Yellow			2P (aka: Keeby: Kirby Bowl)	Based on and directly referred to as "Keeby" fromKirby's Dream Course.[1]
Blue	B		3P & Blue Team (Ice Ability: Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe SFC)	Based onIce Kirby inKirby Super Star.[1]
Red	R		4P & Red Team (Fire Ability: Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe SFC)	Based onFire Kirby inKirby Super Star.[1]
Green	G	—	Green Team (aka: Kusa Mochi Kirby)	The originalSuper Smash Bros. website referred to this costume as "Kusa-mochi Kirby".[1]

Link

Green	G		1P & Green Team	Based onAdult Link fromThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Red	R		2P & Red Team (Goron Tunic: The Legend of Zelda 64)	Based on theGoron Tunic fromThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.[1]
Blue	B		3P & Blue Team (Zora Tunic: The Legend of Zelda 64)	Based on theZora Tunic fromThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.[1]
Lavender			4P (Blue Ring Equipped: The Legend of Zelda FC)	Based on histunic with theBlue Ring equipped inThe Legend of Zelda.[1]

Luigi

Green	G		1P & Green Team	Based on his appearance inSuper Mario World.
White			2P (Old Luigi Colors: Mario Bros. Famicom)	Based on hisin-game sprite from the originalSuper Mario Bros.[1]
Blue	B		3P & Blue Team	Based on Mario's appearance in North American box art inMario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Pink	R		4P & Red Team (aka: Strawberry Luigi)	The originalSuper Smash Bros. website referred to this costume as "Strawberry Luigi".[1] It resembles hisappearance inWrecking Crew.

Mario

Red	R		1P & Red Team	Based on his appearance inSuper Mario 64.
Yellow			2P (Wario Colors)	Based onWario, Mario's rival,[1] although the "M" on his cap and the buttons are yellow instead of blue and white, respectively.
Brown			3P (Blackie Colors: Wrecking Crew FC)	Based onForeman Spike fromWrecking Crew.[1]
Blue	B		4P & Blue Team (Old Mario Colors: Mario Bros. FC)	Based on hisappearance in promotional artwork forMario Bros.,[1] with the colors of the overalls and shirt swapped. The blue shirt and red overalls also resembles Mario'ssprite inSuper Mario All-Stars.
Green	G	—	Green Team	Resembles hisappearance on the Japanese boxart forWrecking Crew.

Ness

Red	R		1P & Red Team
Yellow			2P (aka: Hanshin Tigers Fan)	Based on the uniforms of theHanshin Tigers, a Japanese baseball team.[1] The shirt's pattern is reminiscent of theGigantic Ant enemy fromEarthBound.
Blue	B		3P & Blue Team	Resembles hisyounger self that he encounters inMagicant.
Green	G		4P & Green Team

Pikachu

Yellow			1P
Red	R		2P & Red Team	Resembles one of the possible colors for anicknamed Pikachu inPokémon Stadium.
Blue	B		3P & Blue Team
Green	G		4P & Green Team	Resembles one of the possible colors for a nicknamed Pikachu inPokémon Stadium.

Samus

Orange	R		1P & Red Team	Based on theVaria Suit as itappears inSuper Metroid.[2]
Pink			2P (Gravity Suit: Metroid SFC)	Based on theGravity Suit'sin-game sprite fromSuper Metroid,[1] but more closely resembles thecolor scheme of theVaria Suit of the originalMetroid whenmissiles are selected.
Black	!		3P
Green	G		4P & Green Team (aka: Production Model Samus)	The originalSuper Smash Bros. website referred to this alternate costume as "mass-produced Samus",[1] a reference to theMS-06 Zaku II from theGundam franchise.
Blue	B	—	Blue Team	Resemblesartwork of the Gravity Suit fromSuper Metroid.

Yoshi

All of Yoshi's costumes appear as different variations of the Yoshi species inYoshi's Story.^[1]. The only way a Blue Yoshi or Pink Yoshi can be controlled by a human player is by hacking.

Green	G		1P & Green Team	Based on aGreen Yoshi and his appearance inSuper Mario 64..
Red	R		2P & Red Team	Based on aRed Yoshi.
Cyan	B		3P & Blue Team	Based on aLight Blue Yoshi.
Yellow			4P	Based on aYellow Yoshi.
Pink		—	For COM	Based on aPink Yoshi. Only appears as part of theYoshi Team.
Blue		—	For COM	Based on aBlue Yoshi. Only appears as part of the Yoshi Team.

Trivia

• Captain Falcon is the only character with six alternate costumes that can use each one in a Vs. match.
• In the files, there are unused stock icons for Pikachu wearing a yellow party hat and Jigglypuff wearing a yellow bow.

References

• Super Smash Bros.
• Palette swaps (SSB)