Secret characters are more common in Fighting Game s, which are fundamentally based around a set of different characters. However, they can occur in many game genres.
In some cases, secret characters are given as a reward for completing a game (a process usually described as ''unlocking'' a secret character). The '' Tekken '' games are one example of this, as they actually provide empty spaces on the Character Select screen for characters that have not yet been unlocked.
Other secret characters, however, are far more secretive, and can be classified as a kind of Easter Egg . Some may require the player to accomplish impressive or unusual gameplay feats, and some can only be obtained by using Cheats or Hacks .
Popular secret characters sometimes return as main characters in Sequel s of the original game. Ayane was a secret character in the original '' Dead Or Alive '' but is a main character in every subsequent installment of the series.
- Abyss ('' Soulcalibur III '')
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- Travis Barker ('' Tony Hawk's Project 8 '')
- Akuma ('' Super Street Fighter II Turbo '', '' Street Fighter Alpha '', '' Pocket Fighter '')
- Gon ('' Tekken 3 '')
- Marionnette ('''')
- Ein ('' Dead Or Alive 3 '')
- Umaro and Gogo ('' Final Fantasy VI '')
- Yuffie Kisaragi and Vincent Valentine ('' Final Fantasy VII '')
- Metal Sonic , Tails Doll , Metal Knuckles and Egg Robo ('' Sonic R '')
- Most of the Legendary Pokémon ('' Pokémon '' series)
- Dan Hibiki ('' Street Fighter Alpha '')
- Luigi , Ness , Captain Falcon , and Jigglypuff ('' Super Smash Bros. '')
- Mewtwo , Luigi , Mr. Game & Watch , Marth , Jigglypuff , Ganondorf , Falco Lombardi , Dr. Mario , Pichu , Young Link and Roy ('' Super Smash Bros. Melee '')
- Minion ('' Twisted Metal '' series)
- Reptile ( Mortal Kombat ) This was the first secret character in any versus-fighting game.
- Smoke , Noob Saibot and Jade ('' Mortal Kombat 2 '')
- Smoke ('' Mortal Kombat 3 '')
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- HUNK ('' Resident Evil 2 '' and '' Resident Evil 4 '')
- Tofu ('' Resident Evil 2 '')
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- Castile, Laharl , Etna , Flonne , Salome, Valvoga, King Drake, Pram the Oracle, Lord Zetta, Seedle, Yoshitsuna, Super Robo Suit, and Asagi, ('' Makai Kingdom '')
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- Kliff Undersn, Robo-Ky and Justice from Guilty Gear XX
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- Solid Snake ('' DreamMix TV World Fighters '')
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- Roll , Shadow Lady ('' Marvel VS. Capcom '')
- Fred Durst ('' WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It '')
- Officer Dick ('' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater '')
- Super Sonic ('' Sonic The Fighters '', '' Sonic R '', '' Sonic Shuffle '' and '' Sonic Riders '')
- Bleu (Deis in the Japanese version) ( Breath Of Fire II )
- Devil ( Tekken / Tekken Tag )
- Fake Crash ('' Crash Team Racing '')
The following characters are not actually playable in their corresponding games, but rumours and/or hoaxes purporting the contrary were at one point widespread:
- Metal Mario ('' Super Smash Bros. '') (One of the non-playable characters in the game)
- Goku ('' Super Smash Bros '') - (A rumor spread via the Internet that if you beat very hard mode with 1 life using Link you could fight Goku and cut his tail off.)
- Sonic and Tails ('' Super Smash Bros. Melee '') An April Fool's Day hoax placed in the magazine '' Electronic Gaming Monthly '' said that Sonic and Tails could be unlocked by beating 28 opponents in the difficult Cruel Melee setting. The magazine came under heavy fire after they told everyone it was a joke.
- Sheng Long ('' Street Fighter II '')
- " mode feature supposedly allowed the player to use any of the actors who had portrayed James Bond in the Movie series. It was originally going to be in the final game, evidenced by images for the heads, suits, and portraits found in the data, but was scrapped due to licensing issues.
- Luigi ('' Super Mario 64 '') (Later became a playable character when the game was re-released on the DS)
- Waluigi ('' Super Mario 64 DS '') (Rumours about a black box seen when selecting a file)
- Goro ('' Mortal Kombat II '') (Became a playable character in later ''Mortal Kombat'' games.)
- Ermac ('' Mortal Kombat '') (Became a real playable character in later ''Mortal Kombat'' games.)
- Akuma ('' Resident Evil '')
- Inferno - While playable in ''Soulcalibur I'', he was not playable in II or III , although he could be used in SCII by means of cheat devices, but would result in the game crashing at the end of the match, or after Inferno had taken an amount of damage.)
- Night Terror ( Soulcalibur III )
- Aerith Gainsborough ('' Final Fantasy VII '') - While initially playable in the first portion of the game, Aerith is killed during a key scene. Rumors abounded that, through some sequence of events, it was possible to resurrect her and return her to your party.
- Holy and Taiho (''Final Fantasy VII'')
- General Leo ('' Final Fantasy VI '') - The character is playable for a short time; it was said that when he died there was a way to revive him.
- Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat 3)
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