8 Must-Have Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mods
When you think of modding a game, you probably envision Skyrim, Baldur’s Gate 3, Cyberpunk and other story-driven games. But did you know you can mod Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Why, you ask? Usually it’s for no good reason. Here are some of the most entertaining Ultimate mods to try out right now.
Melee Fox
This is a classic skin mod that should be mentioned whenever Ultimate mods are mentioned. It essentially makes Fox look how he appears in Melee, pixels, sharp edges, and all. This is for annoying Fox mains that wish they could wave dash just as effectively in Melee as well as nostalgic nerds who prefer Melee over Ultimate.
In the same vein, you can get the clay version of Kirby, the Mario 64 version of Mario, or the Yoshi’s Island version of Yoshi as well as other similar skin mods.
The Real Slim Shady
If you ever wanted to be Eminem in Ultimate — not sure if anyone has expressed wanting this — you now can. This skin mod turns Captain Falcon into Slim Shady. What’s even funnier is that your taunts now spam lines from Eminem’s songs.
Alucard Joins the Battle
Richter becomes Alucard thanks to this popular mod. The son of Dracula is one of the most popular characters from Castlevania and fans are living for his addition to Ultimate’s roster. The mod keeps Richter in the game while also creating a version with a new moveset to match Alucard and his long-reaching sword.
Dry Bowser
This Bowser skin mod adds multiple variations of Dry Bowser to play as. The glowing red pupil and skeleton form are super hype, making Bowser even more sinister. This variation of Bowser is also voiced by the mod creator himself.
Shadow the Hedgehog
Similar to previous mods, this skin mod turns Sonic into the beloved sarcastic edgelord from the same series. It has become one of the most desired mods for Ultimate thanks to how well it works and the badassery of Shadow.
Pyra and Mythra With Less Clothes
You knew it was coming. The “uncensored” version of Pyra and Mythra is unsurprisingly one of the most downloaded Ultimate mods there is. When the duo was first announced for Ultimate, fans of Xenoblade Chronicles noticed that their clothing was not as revealing as it was in the original game. This clearly was a big problem and modders went to work to bring the original outfits into Ultimate.
There’s also plenty of bikini mods for you horny gamers out there, including ones for Zelda and Palutena. But you didn’t hear that from us.
Spider-Man Swings Into Action
Sheik turns into Spider-Man in this action-packed skin mod. Sheik works perfectly for Spider-Man thanks to her nimble agility and her ledge grabbing that looks a lot like web swinging. Watching Spider-Man aggressively crawl around the map in Ultimate is definitely entertaining.
Don’t Let Your Memes Be Dreams
If you can’t let the Waluigi meme die, you can now play as him in Ultimate thanks to this Luigi skin mod. The character model is taller than Luigi and you will hear Waluigi’s iconic annoying sound effects.
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