Super Smash Bros Ultimate World of Light Unlocks Guide
Unlike the other methods, the path to unlocking fighters in Adventure Mode can be the most rigorous and time-consuming. While some captive fighters can be found relatively quickly in the World of Light’s sprawling map – the bulk of fighters you can unlock are hidden away across the map and beyond – and can take you upwards of 20-30 hours to find them all.
Unique to this mode – you only start with Kirby, and must unlock the rest of the cast including the other original 7 fighters, and each of the Mii Fighters. Any character you unlock in other modes won’t show up here – but those you unlock in the World of Light will show up back in other Smash Modes if you haven’t found them already.
| Fighter | Location |
|---|---|
| Mario | Starting Area |
| Marth* | Starting Area |
| Sheik* | Starting Area |
| Villager* | Starting Area |
| *You can only choose one of these characters at the start – the others will be locked off until you complete a dungeon or backtrack around to them. | |
| Captain Falcon | Raceway – Villager’s Path |
| Link | Southern Great Plateau – Villager’s Path |
| Olimar | Mushroom Platforms – Marth’s Path, requires Kammy Koopa’s Spirit to cross the mushrooms |
| PAC-MAN | Edge of the Mushroom Platforms – Marth’s Path |
| Jigglypuff | River Woods – Sheik’s Path |
| Mii Swordfighter | Eastern Town – Sheik’s Path |
| Isabelle | Eastern Town, take the secret path from the Northwestern Town using Kapp’n (Wild World) Spirit |
| Yoshi | Ribbon Road, North of River Woods |
| Dr. Mario | Edge of Ribbon Road and Lumiose City |
| Pikachu | Cliffside Rapids |
| Peach | Inside the Molten Castle Dungeon, at the top of the Cliffside Rapids |
| Bowser | Inside the Molten Castle Dungeon, at the top of the Cliffside Rapids |
| Lucario | Great Wall south of Rapid Falls |
| Ryu | Complete World Tour Zone at airport between Great Plateau and Mushroom Platforms, required Kapp’n Spirit |
| Donkey Kong | Kongo Jungle, west of Mushroom Platforms |
| Wii Fit Trainer | Lumiose City |
| Inkling | Console City, south of Lumiose City |
| Fox | Heart Pool Mountain, west of Ribbon Road |
| Mega Man | Metal Gear Base, south of Kongo Jungle, requires Hal Emmerich Spirit |
| Snake | Inside the Metal Gear Base Dungeon |
| Duck Hunt | Poison Woods |
| Pichu | Inside the Power Plant Zone, located in the Poison Woods |
| Little Mac | On the edge of Lumiose City, complete the Power Plant Zone to unlock his path |
| Lucas | Northwestern Town |
| Ice Climbers | Frozen Mountain, North of Northwestern Town |
| Simon | Temple of Light Zone, requires all three colored switches to be activated to lower barriers in the far northwest |
| Pit | Temple of Light Zone |
| Falco | Outer Space, north of the Frozen Mountain (Requires Slippy Toad Spirit) |
| Samus | Across the Canyon after clearing the Temple of Light |
| Mr. Game & Watch | Pac-Maze area, go through the teleporters to reach him |
| Diddy Kong | In the Jungle Japes Zone, East of the Pac-Maze |
| Pokemon Trainer | South of the Jungle Japes Zone |
| Mii Gunner | On the Alola Islands, requires the Lapras Spirit |
| Toon Link | In the Forest Hill Zone on the Alola Islands |
| Shulk | At the top of the Waterfall Peak, Northeast of the Pac-Maze |
| Zero Suit Samus | Near the peak of the Raging Volcano, Northeast of the Train Tracks |
| Ness | In the Magicant Land, North of the Great Canyon |
| King Dedede | In the Gourmet Race Zone, on the Floating Islands Northwest of the Raging Volcano |
Character Unlock Maps
| Fighter | Location |
|---|---|
| Incineroar | Dark Realm – West |
| Lucina | Dark Realm – East |
| Rosalina & Luma | Dark Realm – North |
Character Unlock Map: Sacred Land
| Fighter | Location |
|---|---|
| Young Link | Located at the end of the Lost Woods region, follow the Owl Statue clues and defeat Saria’s spirit to reveal the path to him |
| Chrom | Located in the Lost Woods region, open the chest by the lake and interact again to find a secret path to the fighter |
| Zelda | Located in the Village region, use the Owl Statue clues to light the torches like clock hands representing 12:10, and defeat Impa’s spirit to reveal the path to her |
| Mii Brawler | Located in the Village region, use one of the Owl Statue’s clues to light the torches like clock hands representing 04:40 to reveal this fighter |
| Sonic | Located just below the Master Sword region |
| Cloud | Located in the Master Sword region, which is unlocked after defeating both Young Link and Zelda |
| Bowser Jr. | Located in the Gerudo Desert region by taking the more challenging left “Path of Wisdom”, unlock the desert by claiming the Master Sword |
| Ganondorf | Located at the very top of the Gerudo Fortress region |
| Fighter | Location |
|---|---|
| Daisy | Located in the first building’s balcony, shoot the Phantom using the cannon on the ledge above. |
| Wario | Located on the first building’s ramparts behind a barrier, use the switch on the rooftops to the left to raise the barrier |
| Ridley | Located in the Underground area, defeat the Creature and Flea Man Spirit in the building above to reveal the fighter |
| Ken | Located in the second main building’s left balcony, destroy the Phantom by using the cannon in the underground by bouncing the shot off a barrier moved by a switch |
| Dark Pit | This fighter can be found on the roof of the second main building, located by traveling up the fireplace on the third floor of the building before the stairs to the ramparts |
| Robin | You can find this fighter guarded by Phantoms in the Clocktower. To destroy the Phantom, make sure the barrier that blocked Wario is back to its vertical standing and use the lower left cannon in the Clocktower to bank a shot upwards |
| Richter | This fighter can be found just outside Dracula’s room and boss area, but he will not appear until you have used the cannons and silver cannonballs to destroy all Phantoms in the castle – use barriers to specific cannons to take out multiple targets |
| Fighter | Location |
|---|---|
| R.O.B. | Take the right path after the first trivia section and defeat the Redd Spirit to find passage to this fighter |
| Greninja | Located on the main route through the dungeon after correctly defeating Zant at the zelda-themed trivia section |
| Wolf | Head up after defeating Greninja to a side trivia section and defeat the Andross Spirit to find a path to a broken plane where this fighter is |
| Corrin | Located on a small side path after defeating the Raymond Bryce Spirit, not long after Greninja |
| Ike | This fighter is found along the main path of the dungeon after correctly defeating the Lissa Spirit at the Fire Emblem trivia section |
| Mewtwo | Located in a secret path after Ike by traveling down to defeat the Regigigas Spirit, defeat the Whispy Woods Spirit at the Kirbytrivia section to find a path to this fighter |
| King K. Rool | At the Kirby trivia section where Mewtwo is located, you can also defeat the Scarfy Spirit to find another path to a Castlevania trivia section. Defeat Trevor C. Belmont’s Spirit to open a path to a pirate ship where this fighter is located. |
| Meta Knight | Located along the main path of the dungeon, head upwards after defeating Ike |
| Luigi | You can find this fighter on a secret path by going left after defeating Meta Knight to fight a Link Spirit, which opens a path to this fighter |
| Fighter | Location |
|---|---|
| Dark Samus | Located on the top left side of the map just below the first Crazy Hand |
| Roy | Located on the top right side of the map just below the first Master Hand |
| Bayonetta | This fighter is in an area that is only revealed after defeating the first Crazy Hand on the map, after which a new area appears in the bottom left side |
| Palutena | You can find this fighter in an area that appears after defeating the first Master Hand on the map, and a new area will appear in the bottom right side where the fighter is hiding |
