Assist Trophy (fighter)

''This is about the actual fighter. For other context, see: Assist Trophy.'' The  Assist Trophy  (アシストトロフィー (Ashisutotorofī), Assist trophy) is a playable fighter in Super Crash Bros.. He was announced to be the part of the characters for Update 4.0, just like Dread Ducky.

How to Unlock
Complete one of the following: The Assist Trophy must then be defeated on True Battlefield.
 * Play V.S. matches, with Assist Trophy being random due to it being a update character.
 * Clear Classic Mode with any character, with Assist Trophy being random due to it being a update character.
 * Clear Adventure Mode with any character, with Assist Trophy being random due to it being a update character.

On-screen appearence
Spawns out of nowhere. It references the way items spawn in the Smash games.

Taunts

 * Up taunt: The eyes glow red to show that it's possessed by Master Hand's puppetry.
 * Side taunt: Jumps because of Master Hand's puppetry.
 * Down taunt: Tries to spawn an assist character, but fails.

Idle poses

 * The man inside winks at the player.
 * The man inside looks around.

Victory Poses

 * Jumps three times due to Master Hand's puppetry.
 * Spawns two assist characters, while they pose around it.
 * The man inside winks at the player while its eyes glow red.

Alternate Costumes
Some of the Assist Trophy's costumes are based on the designs of the Assist Trophy from all Smash games up to Brawl (except Sm4sh), while the rest are just random colors of things from fire to water.

Trivia

 * The Assist Trophy is currently the only fighter to based on an item.
 * The Assist Trophy can swim in water. While it seems unnatural, it's due to Master Hand's puppetry that allows it to do whatever it does.
 * The Assist Trophy is one of the only fighters to not have a stage. The other is Fawful, and Nightmare.
 * The Assist Trophy is currently the only fighter to have a Final Smash to be based on a glitch from the official Smash games.