Alph

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Alph
General
First appearance	Pikmin 3 (2013)
Latest appearance	Pikmin 3 Deluxe (2020)
In-universe information
Name	No information

Alph is a is one of the three main protagonists of Pikmin 3, the other two being his crewmates Brittany and Captain Charlie, who all visit the mysterious planet PNF-404 in search of food for the hungry planet of Koppai. Alph serves as the engineer of the ship, the S.S. Drake, which his grandfather (also named Drake) designed. He is very bright and positive in character, and greatly respects Charlie.

History

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. character Alph
Game appearances
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (unlockable)
Special moves
Standard:  Pikmin Pluck Side:  Pikmin Throw Up:  Winged Pikmin Down:  Pikmin Order Final Smash:  End of Day

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Template:Quote2 Alph makes his Super Smash Bros. debut as a playable character accessible via Captain Olimar's alternate costumes in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Just like Olimar, Alph is drastically scaled for his appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series, as he is only about an inch tall in the Pikmin series.

As an alternate costume, his attacks and statistics are identical to Olimar's with any and all changes merely being cosmetic. As with other alternative costumes, the game does not acknowledge him as a separate character from Olimar in battle records and miscellaneous aspects, such as Classic Mode. The exception to this is the announcer, crowd, and character selection, all of whom say and/or display his own name. He shares this trait with the Koopalings—the alternate costumes of Bowser Jr.—who are also named, but not acknowledged as separate characters. In All-Star mode, Alph can also appear in place of Olimar, and in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he can be faced as an opponent in rounds 4 and 5 of Classic Mode.

In both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, there is an unlockable trophy of Alph that can be purchased from the Trophy Shop after clearing Classic with Olimar. In the latter game, it costs 1000G.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Alph returns as a playable character accessible via Olimar's alternate costumes. Unlike in the previous game, Alph is an 'unlockable' character. Once again, his attacks and statistics are identical to Olimar's and (with the exception of the announcer, crowd, and character selection, all of which say and/or display his own name) the game does not acknowledge him as a separate character from Olimar in battle records and other miscellaneous aspects, such as Classic Mode.

Alph's Classic Mode route is nearly the same as Olimar's except round 6 features a battle against Olimar instead of Alph like in Olimar's Classic Mode route.

Classic Mode route

Planetary Explorer
Round	Opponent(s)	Rule	Stage	Song
1	Mario, Rosalina		Mario Galaxy	Super Mario Galaxy
2	Wolf		Lylat Cruise	Star Wolf's Theme / Sector Z (for 3DS / Wii U)
3	Kirby, King Dedede	Free-for-All	Dream Land	Planet Popstar
4	Zero Suit Samus		Brinstar	Brinstar (Melee)
5	Fox, Falco		Corneria	Corneria - Star Fox
6	Olimar		Distant Planet	Garden of Hope
Final	Master Hand, Crazy Hand (intensity 7.0 or higher)		Final Destination	Master Hand Master Hand / Crazy Hand (intensity 7.0 or higher)

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy

Name	3DS trophy	Wii U trophy	Category	Appears in	Trophy Box	Description
Alph			Fighter	Wii U Pikmin 3 (08/2013)	62: Space Explorer	Alph is a young explorer who crashed on the planet PNF-404. As the engineer of the S.S. Drake, he feels responsible for finding the missing crew and the ship after the crash. Waking up in a pond, Alph quickly encounters a tiny creature— it's a Pikmin! A member of the crew that crash-landed on PNF-404. This young engineer is separated from the rest of his team during landing, but as an engineer, he's just as worried about their ship, the SS Drake. While looking for his crewmates and ship, Alph encounters some strange yet helpful little creatures...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

No.	Name	Image	Series / game	Type	Class	Strength / effect(s)	How to obtain	Spirit battle
								Opponent(s)	Battle conditions	Stage	Song
799	Alph		Pikmin Series	Fighter	N/A	N/A	Vault Shop	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Gallery

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  Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U artwork
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  Alph with Olimar in-game in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
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  Alph as he appears on the character selection screen
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  Alph with Olimar in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アルフ Arufu	Possibly from「アルファ」("Alpha")
Chinese (simplified)	阿尔福 Ā'ěrfú	-
Chinese (traditional)	阿爾福 Ā'ěrfú	-
Korean	알프 Alpeu	-
Russian	Альф Al'f	-

Trivia

• According to design documents, at one point during development of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Alph was being considered as being a full separate playable character; he would have been a clone of Olimar, except with the addition of utilizing Rock Pikmin.
• Alph is the only playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U who made his debut on the Wii U console.