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The "Warning! Challenger Approaching!" screens in the two Super Smash Flash games.

An unlockable character is a character in the Super Smash Flash series that is not available at the start of the game (unlike a starter character), but must be unlocked. Unique criteria must be met in order to unlock a certain character. In Super Smash Flash, the player must accomplish a particular in-game feat and once complete, a message will display: "Warning! Challenger Approaching!" with a white question mark block over the black silhouette of the unlockable character. By completing the in-game feat and defeating the opponent in a 1-stock match on Final Destination, the character becomes playable.

Unlockable characters were initially present in early versions Super Smash Flash 2, though it is now unconfirmed whether they will continue to appear.

Contents

• 1 In Super Smash Flash
• 2 In Super Smash Flash 2
  • 2.1 In demo versions
• 3 Gallery
  • 3.1 Super Smash Flash 2
    • 3.1.1 Challenger Approaching screens
      • 3.1.1.1 Early designs
    • 3.1.2 Notice screens
      • 3.1.2.1 Early designs
• 4 Trivia
• 5 Notes
• 6 See also

In Super Smash Flash

Character	Universe	Criteria
Blue	McLeodGaming	Complete Adventure with Blade on normal difficulty or higher.
Cloud	FINAL FANTASY	Complete 100-Man Melee.
Crono	CHRONO	Complete 3-Minute Melee.
InuYasha	InuYasha	Complete Adventure without losing any lives.
Jigglypuff	Pokémon	Complete Adventure on any difficulty with any character.
Lloyd	Tales	Complete Adventure with any character after having one hour of total play time.
Luigi	Mario	Complete Adventure with Mario on normal difficulty or higher.
Mewtwo	Pokémon	Complete Adventure with Pikachu and Jigglypuff on normal difficulty or higher.
Mr. Game & Watch	Game & Watch	Complete Target Test with all 27 other characters.
Mr. Incredible	The Incredibles	Complete Classic with all 13 starter characters.
Naruto	Naruto	Complete Adventure with all 13 starter characters.
Shadow	Sonic	Complete Adventure with Sonic, Tails and Knuckles on any difficulty.
Super Sonic	Sonic	Complete Classic with Sonic on any difficulty without using continues.
Young Link	The Legend of Zelda	Complete Classic with Link on any difficulty.
Zero	Mega Man	Complete Adventure with Mega Man X on normal difficulty or higher without using continues.

In Super Smash Flash 2

This section contains information of a formerly confirmed feature. The original source that confirmed the subject has otherwise become obsolete, outdated or deprecated and has yet to be reconfirmed by an official modern source.

Unlockable characters were first introduced in v0.7 of the SSF2 demo, in which they acted similarly to their function in the original Super Smash Flash. The main differences included how the "Challenger Approaching" screen showed a silhouette of the character rather than blocking them completely, and the unlock match would be played on a specific home stage of the character.

With the release of Beta, it was stated that all characters added in subsequent releases (in addition to the then unlockable Sandbag) would be unlockable in the full version of the game. However, all characters, including those that had previously been unlockable, were made starter characters in Beta 1.2 with the intention of them becoming unlockable again in the following major revision. As of Beta 1.4, all characters remain available from the start, and it has not been confirmed whether this is still planned to change in the future, thus leaving the fate of unlockable characters unknown.

The following characters were unlockable prior to Beta 1.2 and initially stated to remain that way in the full version of the game.

Character	Universe		Criteria	Unlock stage
Pichu	Pokémon		Play a match in any game mode (except for Training) in which a player-controlled Pikachu accumulates at least 172% damage.	Pokémon Colosseum
Sandbag	Super Smash Bros.		Complete Classic using a random character on Normal difficulty or higher without using continues.	Waiting Room
			Win a match online against a player who either has unlocked Sandbag or has won an online match against a developer.[1]	N/A

In demo versions

Prior to Beta, characters introduced as unlockable characters would only remain that way temporarily, becoming starter characters in subsequent versions. The following characters were unlockable in early demos for the sake of their initial inclusions.

Character	Universe		Criteria	Unlock stage	Version
Black Mage	FINAL FANTASY		Play 10 Group matches.	Chaos Shrine	v0.7
Captain Falcon	F-ZERO		Win a Group match with every other character but him.	Sand Ocean	v0.8av0.8b
Jigglypuff	Pokémon		Clear all original 10 events.	Pokémon Stadium 3	v0.9a

Gallery

Super Smash Flash 2

Challenger Approaching screens

Pichu.Sandbag.

Early designs

Black Mage.Captain Falcon.Jigglypuff.

Notice screens

Pichu.Sandbag.

Early designs

Black Mage.Captain Falcon.Jigglypuff.

Trivia

• In the original "Warning! Challenger Approaching!" screen for SSF2, the silhouette of the McLeodGaming's fist logo could be seen.
• The Challenger Approaching Alarm since demo v0.9a was ripped from Super Smash Bros. Brawl onwards.

Notes

1. ↑ Meeting this unlock criteria would immediately unlock Sandbag without requiring the player to challenge it in a 1-stock match.

See also

• Starter character
• Expansion character
• Character
• Unlockable stage
• Starter stage