Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Characters

Kirby

 * Series: Kirby series
 * Original Game: Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy) - 1992

Link

 * Series: The Legend of Zelda series
 * Original Game: Legend of Zelda (NES) - 1986

Mario

 * Series: Super Mario series
 * Original Game: Donkey Kong (Arcade) - 1981

Meta Knight

 * Series: Kirby series
 * Original Game: Kirby's Adventure (NES) - 1993

Pikachu

 * Series: Pokémon series
 * Original Game: Pokémon Red and Blue (Game Boy) - 1996

Pit
Pit was originally going to be in the first SSB but was replaced with Jigglypuff because she was thought to be more profitable. Pit fights using his bow, which can be splits into two knife type weapons. He is agile and can jump multiple times, similar to Kirby and Jigglypuff.
 * Series: Kid Icarus series
 * Original Game: Kid Icarus (NES) - 1992

Samus Aran

 * Series: Metroid series
 * Original Game: Metroid (NES) - 1986

Solid Snake

 * Series: Metal Gear series
 * Original Game: Metal Gear (MSX2/NES) - 1987

Solid Snake makes an unexpected appearance in Brawl, being the first third-party character to ever debut in a Super Smash Bros. game. In Brawl, Snake does not use real-world guns, but still utilizes explosives.

Wario

 * Series: Wario series
 * Original Game: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy) - 1992

Brawl is Wario's first debut in the world of Smash Bros. He wears the costume from the WarioWare games, as opposed to his traditional outfit. Nintendo stated that they aimed to give Wario some rather excessive movements.

Fox McCloud
Since the lift off from Super Smash Bros., Fox McCloud makes his continuity consistent in Brawl. Though not much is currently known, it has been observed that Fox will have his laser gun in hand at all times, unlike earlier in the series where he only uses his laser gun upon invocation.
 * Series: Star Fox series
 * Original Game: Star Fox (SNES) - 1993