''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'' features a roster of 55 playable fighters (4 of them being downloadable) taken from both Nintendo's first-party franchises and some [[Third-party developer|third-party]] franchises, including returning third-party character [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]. There are 16 newcomers to the series. The new characters are the ''[[Wii Fit]]'' Trainer, ''[[Animal Crossing]]''{{'}}s Villager, [[Rosalina (character)|Rosalina]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] from the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' series, [[Little Mac (Punch-Out!!)|Little Mac]] from ''[[Punch-Out!!]]'', [[List of Pokémon (650–719)#Greninja|Greninja]] from [[Pokémon X and Y|''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'']], [[List of Kid Icarus characters#Palutena|Palutena]] and [[List of Kid Icarus characters#Dark Pit|Dark Pit]] from ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', [[List of Fire Emblem Awakening characters#Lucina|Lucina]] and [[List of Fire Emblem Awakening characters#Avatar|Robin]] from ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]'', [[Shulk]] from ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]'', the dog and duck duo from ''[[Duck Hunt]]'', [[Capcom]]'s [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]], [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]]'s [[Pac-Man (character)|Pac-Man]], [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] from ''[[Street Fighter]]'', and the Mii Fighter, which can be customized with one of three play styles: Brawler, Swordfighter, and Gunner. Some characters such as Wii Fit Trainer and Bowser Jr. have multiple variations, such as different genders and alternate character skins, which are selected in the same manner as alternate colors. Some returning fighters who could change forms during a match in previous titles are now playable solely as individual characters. As such, [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]], Sheik, [[Samus (Metroid)|Samus]], and Zero Suit Samus are now all individual fighters, along with [[Charizard]], who was previously included with in the Pokémon Trainer's team in ''Brawl''. [[Dr. Mario]], a fighter based on Mario who first appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', makes his return to the roster after his absence in ''Brawl''. The [[Ice Climbers]] were originally planned for inclusion, but were removed due to the technical limitations of the 3DS. [[Wolf O'Donnell]] and [[Solid Snake]] are also absent following their appearances in the previous game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/smash-bros-character-cuts|title=Time to Bid Farewell to these Smash Bros. Characters|website=USgamer|first=Kat|last=Bailey|date=September 20, 2014}}</ref>