Everything we know about Super Smash Bros. Brawl...

So much information for Super Smash Bros. Brawl is being released each week, and so I thought it'd be appropriate to make a post showing all of the info released. I'll add it to the special features for easy access, and will update as much as I can. Note that it may take a while until I'm finished completely, so be patient!
Characters

Mario
Mario is an all around character who is great for beginers. So far it can be confirmed that most of his attacks from Melee will make a come back, such as his fire balls. His final smash is quite incredible - He becomes engulfed in flames, and then shoots out a massive burst of fire all across the stage, heavily attacking anything in his way.
Link
Link, the hero of time, is back and ready to fight! He has all of his popular weapons with him - his sword, bombs, gale boomerang, hero's bow, and hookshot. Also coming back is his spin attack, though now you'll be able to charge it up. His gale boomerange will cause a twister, and the hookshot will aim for ledges, rather than just going forward. Link's final smash seems to damage only one player - A triforce will surround his opponent, and then Link will jump up toward him and rapidly slash with his sword.
Kirby
Kirby has the ability to suck in his opponents and steal their powers. He wields a sword and a hammer, and he's also able to perform rapid fire attacks toward his enemies. It can be conclusive that most, if not all of his attacks from Melee will make a return. While it hasn't been confirmed, a possible final smash has been shown in the first video game was released at E3 2006 where Kirby tosses his enemy in a giant pot and boils them.
Pikachu
By far the most popular of all Pokémon - Pikachu is a master when it comes to using electricity, and his small size allows him to zip past his opponents quickly. When the smash ball comes in his/her possession, an electrified massive ball will surround the yellow creature. Then, you'll be able to move the giant ball around, smashing into enemies. However, it's obviously only for a limited time, so if it goes out while you in the air past the stage, well, see-ya!
Samus Aran
The female bounty hunter with a wide range of weapons is back. While she essentially has the same attacks as before - there's one big difference. Once she uses her final smash, which is a huge (HUGE) laser, the blast will be so powerful that it'll take off her powersuit. Once this happens, you'll play as Zero Suit Samus, whom has completely different weapons, attacks, and probably stats.
Fox McCloud
Fox's design has been slightly changed, with some of the design elements from Star Fox: Command in there. It appears that his special attacks are all stil there, and while the blaster won't make his opponent flinch, it will shoot out rapidly. His reflector is also making a return, which is sort of like a split-second shield that will not only reflect projectiles, but will also harm your opponents if it touches them. No word on what his final smash will be yet.
Yoshi
The always cheerful dinosaur/dragon Yoshi is back! While he seems to be the same as before (other than the great design difference), the director has confirmed what everyone was hoping - Yoshi now has a third jump (in Melee he was one of the only characters not to have one). However, don't think that his egg toss has been tossed out (and yes, pun intended), because it's still there, as is his stickey tounge. Once he gets a final smash ball, he'll sprout wings and will then fly around blowing fire at his opponents, similar to what he could do in Super Mario World (only these two attacks had to be performed seperately).
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong is obviously a heavy hitter, and one of the most powerful characters in the game. His fan favorite attacks are back - The ground smash, and, of course, the one where you can pick up your opponent and walk around with them, and even comit suicide if needed! His final smash references the classic DK Bongo games (which include Donkey Konga 1,2 and 3, and Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat) - Once he gets the smash ball, he'll bring out the bongos from the games, and start pounding on them, which will somehow cause a super powerful ripple in the air that will harm your opponents.
Princess Peach
It doesn't seem like Princess Peach has changed much. However, correct me if I'm wrong but it does seem like her umbrella design has changed slightly. Her attacks from Melee seem to make a return - The Toad, side bumb, and, as stated, her umbrella. No word on what her final smash will be yet.
Princess Zelda
Zelda is known for being a master at magical attacks. Her design is mostly based off of her design from Twilight Princess, but with dirty blonde hair. No word on whether or not she will be able to transform into Shiek. However, Eiji Aonuma, director of multiple Zelda games, stated that the designs for her (and Ganondorf) have been finished, suggesting that she'll be in the game. It's unknown what her final smash will be as of yet.
Bowser
Apparently Bowser is the heaviest and biggest of all the playable characteres in the game, and you can obviously see why by just looking at him. While it appears that most, if not all of his attacks from Melee are coming back, his final smash may make him one of everyone's favorite characters in the game - It turns him into freakin Giga Bowser, which was one of the hardest bosses in Melee. Giga Bowser is, frankly, HUGE! Probably 3 stories high! Yeah, once he turns into that behemoth... you'll want to run... far away!

Pit
Pit was one of the demanded characters that everyone seriously wanted. He's the star of the classic cult classic Kid Icarus, and has the ability to fly! His most notable weapon is his Sacred Bow which can be taken apart and acted as two swords! The arrows shot from the bow can be controlled by the player, similar to Ness' b-up move from Melee. His up move can be guessed - He'll use his wings to soar in the air, though unlike most angelic creatures - he won't be able to stay up there forever! Once Pit obtains the final smash, Palutena, the goddess of light, will appear and will summon an army of Centurions.
Wario
The greedy and gluttonous man Wario is joining the fray! He appears in his WarioWare costume, and has a unique set of attacks. When you press b-left/right, Wario will bring out a motorcycle, and will drive it around, ramming into anything in his way. If you're about to go over the ledge, then you can do a 180 to turn around. If you fall off, you're (and anyone else) able to use the hog as a projectile and toss it. Another attack will cause him to pass massive gas - so much of it that he'll be thrusted in the air. It is currently unknown what his final smash will be.
Ike
The protagonist of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Ike is a master swordsmen. He brings his golden sword from the game along, as well as his techniques! His up-b move is Aether - First he'll toss his sword up in the air, jump up to grab it, and smash it back down to the ground. If anyone tries to harm Ike, he won't flinch (though he will take damage). His standard b attack - eruptioin, is a chargable attack where he'll plant is sword in the ground so hard that it will cause flames to burst out. His final smash is currently unknown.
Pokémon Trainer
The Pokémon Trainer is one of the more unique character that appear in the game. For the first time in the series, the character actually doesn't even fight on the stage, but will send in a Pokémon to do his bidding. Which Pokémon is it, you ask? Oh, sorry, that's the wrong question - Which Pokémon are they would be better, seeing that he can send out three different Pokémon, including Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, three Pokémon from the generation 1 series of Pokémon games. You can easily switch the Pokémon out by pressing b-down, but doing so too often and too little will apparently be bad for them. It's unknown what attacks each Pokémon can do, but expect their stats, attacks, and what not to be completely different from one another.
Meta Knight
The mysterious character from the Kirby series, Meta Knight has for along time been a fan favorite. He seems to play a major part in the game, seeing that in the single player images, his large ship can be seen flying all over the place, attacking the heroes. He seems to be a master at using swords, and when he does so he's rapid fast. He also seems to have a unique guarding move where he shields himself using his cape. He's also able to fly using wings that will pop out, which is quite awesome. His final smash is currently unknown.
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong's friend from the multiple different DK games. He's quicker than his buddy, and also has two niffty weapons that appeared in the games - The Rocketbarrel Boost and his Peanut Pop Gun. He's also been shown to fight with his fists as well in the shown images. No word on what his final smash will be.
Snake
The first third party character to make an appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series. So far, not much is known about Snake, though it does seem like he uses explosives to attack. He's also been seen crawling, though the actual use of doing so is unknown. As of now his final smash is unknown.


Battlefield
The Battlefield is a standard stage with no obstacles. It's just one big platform with three other, small platforms hovering above it, each one (other than the main one) being pass-through platforms. To make the stage not so dull, the time of day will change periodically.
Delfino Plaza
Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine starts out on a single platform in the air that will circle around the island. It will occasionally drop down in the plaza where you'll have a wider range of places to go, and from the looks of it, it seems like it'll drop in more than one place.
Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island has the same style that Super Mario World 2 did, and it looks great! The stage includes one big platform with a smaller pass-through platform above it. In time the season will change - from spring to summer to fall and finally to winter. You'll see multiple enemies from the game in this stage, a list of which can be seen below.

Franchise reps in Yoshi's Island -
*Fly Guy - Fly Guys are Shy Guys that have helicopters on their head, allowing them to fly around. You'll see these guys fly over the stage, and you'll probably be able to attack them like you could in Melee.
*Support Ghost - Support Ghosts are also enemies in SMW2. While they served as both a threat and a supporter in SMW2, they'll just appear as a supporter in Brawl. They'll pop out of the ground in this game and act as an extra platform for you to go on.
*Others - In the background you'll spot goonies and the living flowers pop up, though they don't seem to have any effect on the gameplay what-so-ever, but rather are just there for the theme.
Lylat Cruise
This is obviously a Star Fox stage that takes place on a ship called the Pleiades. It features one main platform, and three pass-through, side-by side platforms above it. Probably the most notable element of this stage is the background, which will change over time from dogfights through an asteroid belt, above a large planet in space, high above inside a planet, and more.

Franchise reps in the Lylat Cruise -
*Arwings - While going through space, you'll often find arwings flying next to, fighting enemy ships.
Eldin Bridge
The Eldin Bridge is taken right out of the recent Wii and Gamecube game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It's long and flat, and at first seems peaceful, that is until the Lord Bullbo comes in and starts to attack you! He'll plant bombs down, which will break the bridge, which thus causes a major threat. However, in time the portals above (which were also in the game) will rebuild the bridge. In the background you'll be able to see the Hyrule Castle, a neat addition to the game.
Smashville
Here's an interesting stage. All it really is is a flat platform with one pass through platform above it. In the background, more and more guests from the classic video games Animal Crossing and Animal Crossing: Wild World, including some favorites such as Tom Nook, K.K. Slider, the mayor, and others. Just like the original games, the time of day (and possibly season) will be determined by your Wii's internal clock.
Rumble Falls
This Donkey Kong stage will bring the Ice Climbers' stage from Melee to mind, though from the looks of it - this ones a lot better! Just like the Ice Climber stage, you just keep climbing and climbing to the top, while obviously fighting your nasty opponents. From the looks of it they're some ladders to help you on the way, though it'll probably be best if you just jump. Once you get beyond the waterfall, there's still some more climbing to do. It's unknown whether there's an end or not, but there probably will be!
Skyworld
This is the Kid Icarus stage - it features one big platform in the middle, three pass through platforms above it and one on the bottom right of it. Beware though - the pass through platforms are easily breakable, so it'd be suggested not to be on the bottom one, as one wrong move and it could break! Don't worry though - in time they'll regenerate.
Caslte Siege
This is a Fire Emblem level, though it's not from any particular game. At first it'll take place on top of the caslte, though it'll start to break, and you'll fall down into the second portion, which takes place in the castle. After that, it'll once more break, though it's currently unknown what lies underneath the second area.
Pokemon Stadium
The Pokemon Stadium in this game seems to be taken directly from Melee. It's unknown whether or not it'll transform into something else as the Melee stage did, though it is probable that it will. So far, not much is known about the stage seeing that an official page hasn't been added to the official site.


Gooey Bomb
The Gooey Bomb is a new item that will attach itself to anything it touches, including yourself or your opponents. Once it gets stuck on someone, he'll have to act quickly to get it off. Once he does, he'll be able to toss it. However, in time, it'll blow up, harming anything in its range. Sometimes it'll even jump off someone to someone else if they walk by.
Cracker Launcher
The Cracker Launcher is another new item. It sort of resembles a missle launcher, but rather than missles it shoots out fireworks... the dangerous kind! It releases the fireworks rapidly, and you'll also be able to aim where they'll go, which is a new addition to the series.
Crates and Barrels
Crates and Barrels are from the two previous games, though there's something quite uniqe about them this time around. While in previous games, crates and barrels looked the same on every stage you go on, in this game their appearance will change depending on what stage you're on. For example, if you're on the Yoshi's Island stage, they'll be presents, and if you're on the Lylat Cruise stage, they'll be metalic to fit in with the futuristic look to it. If you break one, it'll explode and items will fly out of it.
Banana Peel
The Banana Peel seems to be a rather useless item, though none-the-less it'll be fun to use - If someone walks ontop of a tossed banana peel (or possibly even one that just came out of no where), they'll slip and fall, referencing the common cliche that can be found in multiple movies, games, TV shows, etc...
Bumper
The Bumper was originally in the first game, though was taken out of Melee. Well, it's making a comeback! According to the director, it's the kind of bumper that you'd see in a pinball machine, though obviously much larger. If someone walks into or is thrown to it, then they'll obtain damage and will get tossed around. It'll hover in the air, so if you throw it off the stage, it'll still be there.
Pitfall
The Pitfall is an item from the Animal Crossing series. If you plant it in the ground, it'll seemingly dissapear until someone walks over it, and then... BAM! He'll be sucked into the ground halfway for a short time, allowing you to go up and pummel your opponent.
Smoke Ball
The smoke ball is another pretty much useless item - once you throw it, smoke will come out, and that's really it. It'll put out differen colored smoke, though overall it'll be just about as uselss as the Blooper from Mario Kart DS, which rarely ever made me crash into a wall or anything.
Franklin Badge
The Franklin Badge is an item from the Earthbound (or Mother) series. In the games, it would reflect lightning and make it hit the person who sent it out. This time, it'll reflect all projectiles. Being a badge, you'll but it on your chest, and for an unknown amount of time will reflect any oncoming projectiles. It's unknown if it will reflect, say, Pikachu's lightning, though that'd be pretty cool.
Superspicy Curry
This Kirby related item will engulf you in flames if you dare eat it. Though it oddly will have a positive rather than negative effect on your player. Once you do this, you'll be able to shoot out flames from your mouth and also do previously un-doable combos that will greatly effect your opponents. It also seems that once you touch one of your enemies, they'll be engulfed into flames as well, though it's unknown if it's positive or negative!

Assist trophies are new to the series. They're sort of like Poke balls, though rather than sending out Pokemon, they send out non-Pokemon Nintendo characters.
Samurai Goroh
Samurai Goroh is one of Captain Falcon's main enemies. Like his rival, Goroh is an F-Zero pilot. He's a master swordsmen who will, in Brawl, start rapidly slashing your opponents. Like most assist trophies, Goroh is invincible, and thus it's best to just run away than to stay and fight.
Dr. Wright
Dr. Wright is the character from the SNES SimCity game who's named after Will Wright. Once he's summoned, he'll start waving around his wand, and will then make buildings shoot out of the ground, thus harming anyone in their way. Seriously, this is one of the coolest ideas ever!
Knuckle Joe
Knuckle Joe is one of those characters who no one probably expected. He's a character from Kirby Super Star and an excellent fighter. In this game, he has two wonderful attacks that he'll perform randomly - One will be a big bolt of lightning that of course will hurt, and the other is a rapid fast punch that will hit foes multiple times, even if they're far away!
Devil
The Devil is from the game Devil World, where the species is the main enemy to the character Tamagon. The game was never released in America, though I do know this much - it was a clone of Pac-Man! In Brawl the Devil will fly around, and then he'll start to make the screen scroll so that you'll fall off the edge... meaning this isn't really what you'd call an "assist" character!
Andross
Andross is the main antagonist from most Star Fox video games, though as you probably know - he usually doesn't look quite like this. This appearance is from the SNES original, where he looked nothing like a monkey. In the game, his head will gravitate to the background, and will then start to shoot out projectiles that look sort of like panels out at your opponents.

Groudon
Groudon is the mascot of Pokemon Ruby, and is one of the legendary species. Just like in the aforementioned game, he's huge in Brawl, and apparently all he does is just stand around. If you happen to touch him, you'll be baddly burned, so it's suggested that you stay faaaar away! The director confirmed that it won't harm the player who called it, so if he ended up coming out of your Poke Ball, feel free to go up to it... or maybe you should just fight...
Deoxys
Deoxys is another Legendary Pokemon from the Generation III games. However, unlike Groudon - Deoxys is very rare and could only be obtained through 1. Special events or 2. Traded by someone who went to a special event, though you'd have to be a moron to give such a Pokemon away. You could also get it through a cheating device, though what's the fun in that? Once it comes out of a Poke Ball in Brawl, it'll hover far over the stage, and then use Hyper Beam on your opponents below. While in Brawl it looks pretty powerful, it's was, to me atleast, a pretty worthless item in the games.

*Footstool Jump - The footstool jump is a new technique in the series. Basically, what you do is, right before you land on your opponent, press the jump button. Once you do, you'll then launch off of him, which will give you an extra boost!

*Tether Recovery - This was found in Melee, though it seems to be much easier to execute this time around seeing that it actually aims. It'll only work on a few characters - though if you have a whip/hookshot or something of that sort, then you'll be able to grapple onto a ledge and get back onto the stage. The only confirmed characters that are able to do this are Link and Zero Suit Samus, though it can be conclusive that others will be able to do so too.

*Moving and Shooting - While in previous games you had to stay still and shoot, you'll now be able to move around the stage and shoot at the same time. Even while jumping will you be able to shoot! However, it's unknown if character like Samus Aran or Fox will be able to use their weapons while moving, as it's only been confirmed that items that aren't with you at all times will do this.

*Stickers - Stickers are a new thing in Brawl. You'll be able to find them while fighting, and once you do, you'll be able to add them to your very own, in game scrap book! There seems to be tons of them so far, so once you get the game - start looking for 'em!

List of confirmed stickers -

*Rawk Hawk (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
*Pak E. Derm (Yoshi's Story)
*Star (New Super Mario Bros.)
*Monkey (DK: Jungle Beat)
*Balloon Fighter (Balloon Fighter)
*Earth (Probably Mother/Earthbound)
*That spikey Kirby enemy (Kirby series)
*Gumshoe (?) character (Gumshoe)
*Mario Party block (Mario Party series)
*Toad (Mario series, not sure which game the artwork came from)
*F-Zero racer (Not sure which characters')
*Nintendog (Nintendog)
*Hammer Brother (New Super Mario Bros.)
*Brain Accademy dude (Need I say?)
*Lon Lon Milk (Ocarina of Time)
*Kirby (Don't know which game this artwork came from)
*Wario (Super Mario Strikers)
*Donkey Kong (Mario Superstar Baseball)
*Pianta (Super Mario Sunshine)
*Samurai Goroh (F-Zero)
*Ike (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)
*Wario's kart (Mark Kart: Double Dash!!)


*Four types of control - Something that shocked everyone was when it was announced that there would be four different ways to play the game. They include a 1. standard Wii and Nunchuck remote, 2. Gamecube controller, 3. Wii remote on its side, and 4. the Virtual Console controller.


I'll go out and say it - the adventure mode in Melee really wasn't thought out to much. It wasn't very interesting and had no real story. Sure, it was fun... but was also at the same time really short. This time, the team behind the game are making an awesome adventure mode with a story, not to mention plenty of CGI films! The following is everything that we know about the adventure mode -

Story
While not perfect - it is something! Apparently the Super Smash Bros. world is in another demension or world, and in this world, trophies come to life and fight each other. If they do not fight, they turn back into a trohpy, and being turned into a trophy is much like death.

However, if you deside not to fight, then you'll have to pay a horrible price....

The actual game
According to the team, it's a "robust side-scrolling action game". You'll go through multiple levels, fighting enemies and bosses, and watching amazing CGI films. It'll focus on all the characters' history and burdons, and will really be something to look forward to.

Bosses
The official site confirmed that there would be bosses in the game, the first of which would be everyone's favorite hulking Piranha Plant - Petey Piranha. It's unknown how many bosses there will be in the end, though hope for a lot!

Franchise Reps-

Mario series
Mario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Wario and Bowser are confirmed playable characters. A Hammer Brother is an assist character. Some Mario themed stages include Yoshi's Island, Delfino Plaza, and Mario Circuit. On Yoshi's Island, Shy Guys, Goonies, and Support Ghosts appear. The Banana Peel item is possibly a reference to the Mario Kart series. Bullet Bills appear in the Adventure Mode, as does Petey Piranha. Toad, Rawk Hawk, Pak E. Derm, Hammer Brother, Strikers Wario, Wario's Kart, Mario Party Block, Pianta and a NSMB Star are stickers.

The Legend of Zelda series
Link and Zelda are confirmed playable characters, each one's design being from the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The Bridge of Eldin is a Zelda themed stage where the King Bulblin appears. Lon Lon milk appears as a sticker.

Metroid series
Samus Aran and her alt form Zero Suit Samus are confirmed playable characters. While not officially shown, the music for a Metroid themed stage has been shown titled Boss Battle Music (Ridley Fight).

Star Fox series
Fox McCloud is a confirmed playable character. The original SNES Andross is an assist character. The Lylat System is a stage in which you can see Arwing's dogfighting in the background.

Pokemon series
Pikachu and a Pokemon Trainer are confirmed playable characters. The latter will send out Squirtle (#004), Ivysaur (#002), and Charizard (#009) to fight for him. The Pokemon Stadium has been shown as a returning stage from Melee. Confirmed Poke Balls include Groudon, Deoxys, Chikorita and Goldeen.

Donkey Kong series
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are confirmed playable characters. The Kongos from Donkey Konga are used as DK's final smash. Rumble Falls is a DK themed stage in which you must climb to the top. Jungle Beat monkey, and baseball Donkey Kong appear as stickers.

Kirby series
Kirby and Meta Knight are confirmed playable characters. Knuckle Joe is a confirmed assist trophy character. Superspicy Curry is an item. Kirby appears as a sticker.

Fire Emblem series
Ike is a confirmed playable character. Castle Siege, while not from a specific game, has been confirmed to take place in the Fire Emblem world. Ike is a confirmed sticker.

Kid Icarus series
Pit is a confirmed playable character. Sky World is one of the stages in the game that is based in the Kid Icarus world. Paletuena appears once Pit uses his final smash, where she'll send an army out to attack your opponents. She also appears in one of the story mode's CGI films.

F-Zero series
Samurai Goroh is a confirmed assist trophy. While not confirmed, Captain Falcon has a pretty good chance of being a playable character as he was in previous Smash Bros. games. An F-Zero racer and Samurai Goroh are stickers.

Earthbound series
Franklin's Badge is a confirmed item. The Earthbount emblem is a sticker. While not confirmed, it can be conclusive to guess that Ness will appear as a playable character.

Animal Crossing series
Smashville is a confirmed stage that features almost every single Animal Crossing character. Pitfall is a confirmed item. Every Saturday at 8 p.m., K.K. Slider from both Animal Crossing games will appear and play a song on the Smashville stage.

Classic games
Dr. Wright (SimCity) and a Devil (Devil World) appear as an assist trophy. Balloon Fighter and Gumshoe cheif (?) appear as stickers. R.O.B. appears on the main adventure mode. The Super Scope appears as an item.

Other series
Snake appears as a playable character. The mascot from Brain Accademy is a sticker. A Nintendog lab appears as an assist trophy. A Nintendog also appears as a sticker.