Which Smash Bros Characters Can Canonically Play an Instrument?

[@goombanna]

Sonic stans are out today! Sonic should've been green, check 👍

[@wrongtown]

💀

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Kirby

[@septupleanti742]

Also, Mega Man shouldn’t be yellow, since that art is of X, not Mega Man

[@SwiftestTiger]

bayo should’ve counted since she sings

[@opcn18]

@@septupleanti742 There are at least two official album covers that show mega man sensu stricto with instruments. The album shown on screen wasn't one of them but the categorization was ultimately correct.

[@TimBartja]

Pit: plays the violin Dark Pit: plays the violence

[@alexleo-wolf4339]

Exactly!

[@belodie]

New headcanon: Dark Pit does play the violin... but only the electric violin to spite Pit. Pit complains. A lot.

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

​@@belodie no, he should play the acustic gutair because that's dark pits theme's most prominent instrument.

[@Damatt2407]

Sonic does play an instrument. In sonic and the secret rings he plays the violin with his friends as one of the party minigames. So it's a definite yes.

[@michaelmann7816]

Also potentially the Mystic Melody from SA2. (Possibly also Adventure 1, that one isn't as embedded in my memory so I'm not totally sure of every upgrade...) I say potentially, since it's unclear what exactly is going on there... (humming? Whistling? World's smallest flute? Very tiny Walkman? The actual pickup is a glowing ball, so who knows?)

[@cameronmiller5751]

An argument could also be made for the giant piano keys in mirage saloon zone act 2

[@ladykaeproductions147]

Um...... guitar? I'm pretty sure that's a pretty well known one for Sonic as well

[@nyantails]

Also, if you want to count the ending cutscene of Sonic story in Adventure, he sings (sort of?)

[@greenstarforce001]

​@@nyantails He's not singing, he's supposed to be talking (the actual dialogue is cut from the final game)

[@cjvs1604]

Be like Meta Knight - Doesn't sing or play an instrument - Wins a Grammy - Doesn't elaborate - Leaves

[@GolumTR]

Best Spoken Word

[@tempura8976]

Truly an icon for the ages

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

I like playing saxophone though 😭🤣🎷

[@Blocky_lol124]

What about the *violin music stops* meme I mean it looks kinda like official artwork

[@marche800]

Fun Fact Terry actually does play an instrument. He's a drummer as depicted in a piece of official King of Fighters artwork. Dude actually has a lot of hobbies he's not really a martial arts head like the other fighting game guys. Like did you know he's into street basketball?

[@fistpump64]

he also canonicaly plays and sucks at old school Aracarde and fighting games lol

[@MaybeeBizarreSummer]

Aw dammit I was gonna mention that lol I was too slow

[@RebelTrooperHoth]

Terry is just a dude

[@BirdieSenpai]

Bowser playing the accordian has long been one of my favorite obscure Bowser facts ever.

[@TheRealBatabii]

It's "accordion" but I don't blame you because I had to look it up to be sure.

[@bearVshark100]

Megaman X and Megaman are two different characters, but his Japanese name is Rockman so he probably knows how to shred.

[@wrongtown]

He does! Search for the "We are ROCK-MEN" CAPCOM cover art.

[@Thepurpleoracle81]

She was probably talking about all the variants of Megaman so X would count here

[@CelticVizard]

​@Attorney.Super_Queen Still... they're two separate units. Megaman X is not an upgraded Megaman. Thus not a variant, just a spiritual successor. You wouldn't say Cloud is a variant of Zack.

[@runedoom]

​@@CelticVizardyeah, because he's a variant of Sephiroth.

[@AdamTheGameBoy]

Yeah, they are entirely separate characters, but there is official art of Mega Man playing the guitar. I know because I used it in one of my thumbnails.

[@davidpescitelli8004]

6:55 Sonic actually does play an instrument in game. In Sonic Shuffle there is a minigame where the characters play a guitar and Sonic being a playable characters plays one too. For an extra: Sonic is actually depicted singing in the end credits for Sonic the hedgehog on game gear.

[@dolomite1067]

There was also the violin in Sonic and the Secret Rings' party mode too. Although people don't pay attention to that too much if at all.

[@davidpescitelli8004]

@@dolomite1067 Yup, theres that too. Also a party game or mode in this case.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@dolomite1067 the party mode was the best part of that game lowkey

[@dekulinkgamer2789]

Also, there's the entirety of Sonic underground where Sonic Rocks the guitar.

[@dolomite1067]

@@dekulinkgamer2789 But the beginning had her show that it had to be the game versions only. Secret Rings is definitely a game.

[@DandyKaiju]

Mega Man and X are two separate characters. however Mega Man still counts as he plays a guitar fashioned to look like his dog Rush for the art of the Rockman 30th anniversary concert

[@LordDarner]

Furthermore, on the official MegaMan OST cover albums, We are ROCK-MEN! and We are ROCK-MEN! 2 MegaMan plays the keyboard. 🎹

[@ryannichols4519]

10:18 I'm sorry you had to find this in Tomadachi Life when the easy answer of Wii Music was right there

[@ubercow6611]

Actually any Pokemon introduced prior to Gen 6 can play an instrument due to being able to play instruments in the Gen 5 Pokemon Musicals

[@chrisdoesgaming965]

not even necessary since the only 2 pokemon that were entirely disqualified that are gen 5 or earlier (Mewtwo and Lucario) can use heal bell like Jigglypuff, Mewtwo through metronome and Lucario through copycat. Pikachu however is saved by that, although I don't remember them being able to actually play the instruments in the musicals cause I never played them.

[@Valor6]

'Is there anything Tomadachi Life can't do?' Be available on the Switch, mostly.

[@thatchillasian8924]

I'm pretty sure Olimar does play an instrument. In Pikmin 4, one of the recovery bonuses in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale is the Lineup Trumpet, which Olimar plays to make the Pikmin swarm enemies.

[@P12-w6s]

Not to mention the fact that in some of the piklopedia entries he’s been said to sing

[@kenji6492]

Disco freak, vocalist, trumpeteer, what can’t Olimar do?

[@mrcookie4308]

@@kenji6492take vacations

[@lup780]

There is also the charging horn in Pikmin 4, which can be counted

[@argentum1738]

​@@P12-w6sOlimar has a terrible singing voice, tho. It's mentioned that his family and the Pikmin doesn't like hearing him sing.

[@Fuzunga]

Wild that you would source Tomodachi Life and not Wii Music.

[@alexpotts6520]

Similarly, no mention of Cadence of Hyrule for any of the Zelda characters.

[@nicoleiguess3659]

​@@alexpotts6520 Then again. Cadence of Hyrule needs no mention if basically all the characters from the Zelda series (Excluding Toon Link) play instruments in Ocarina of Time.

[@TheMoonHut]

Ignoring Wii Music is an act of self care. That game does not exist

[@jclkaytwo]

I'd do anything to avoid thinking about wii music

[@judgmentalanimal]

@@TheMoonHut it’s my favourite Mii game ever.

[@MadMomo666]

Bayonetta didn't just sing in Bayonetta 3. In the first game, she sung Fly Me To The Moon as a lullaby for Little Cereza.

[@opcn18]

So, kissing was 40% hornier than eating pizza. I feel like non-musicians would say this was less horny than kissing but my musician friends would say it's more. Controversy abounds!

[@danieldavid3766]

I guess for some characters it was pretty horn-y 🎺

[@Neuvost]

I like the idea of musicians using this in the baseball analogy: eating pizza together is stepping up to the plate, first base is kissing, second base is playing music together, and third base is playing wind instruments together

[@rexmongoose5593]

1) Metaknight and Dedede playing instruments on the cover art of official sheet music is such a wonderful find. I'm impressed as always with the depth of your research! 2) Granting Isabelle the gift of music was totally worth it T_T 3) Ridley would play the euphonium 4) The S H R I E K I N G

[@goombanna]

Isabelle can truly live her best life now 😁

[@dysr]

Meta Knight and Dedede play instruments on promotional art for the Kirby anniversary concerts too! It’s a surprisingly common occurrence.

[@jclkaytwo]

those images were actually from the cover art for the kirby 25th anniversary orchestra. there's also a cover art for the 30th anniversary orchestra and they play instruments there too! it's adorable

[@DrRank]

HOLD IT! Yes, Bowser is playable in Mario Party 10, but only in the Bowser Party mode, which has special Bowser Minigames. Bowser is not playable in Steal the Beat, so he cannot play the timpani. Of all the other Mario Party games, Bowser is only playable in Super Mario Party, which has no music-based minigames. The closest we get is a marching band baton. Things may change with Jamboree, but that remains to be seen. Still gets points for the Tetris accordion though.

[@jclkaytwo]

yeah, bowser shouldn't have counted for that. it seems like she probably didn't play mario party 10... ...but I can't blame her lmao

[@miserirken]

i was ready to get mad at that, but yeah, the accordion saved her ass here.

[@benjamin_0265]

If that didn't count then there's still the Tetris accordion, as well as him playing the piano in the movie

[@DrRank]

@@benjamin_0265 I mentioned the accordion at the end of my comment, and she already said no movies.

[@yokoelf1293]

I really wasn't expecting the "yeah Samus plays an instrument... is in the ending of Tetris"

[@beheeyemite]

For the inkling, you dont even need to say generically "inklings are shown playing music all the time" because the specific splatoon 1 player character inkling (the one in smash) plays an instrument. The splatoon 1 player inkling gets called "agent 3" in the story mode, and is treated as their own character instead of a player insert starting in octo expansion (kinda like red in pokemon). Octo expansion has a japan exclusive art book that claims agent 3 learned to dj and had an 8 hour long dj battle. to be fair, that wouldnt earn them the green check, but its an interesting piece of deep lore.

[@ryuzaki-kun3457]

6:33 That's actually not Marth. This is Itsuki, the main protagonist of TMS who plays the role of Marth in a magical opera ritual. Sounds ridiculous but that's TMS for you.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

That's still Marth merged with him, and they couldn't perform it without Marth being there, so that counts.

[@EmpyreanRagnarok]

On pikachu, there are Rockstar and Pop Star Pikachu from ORAS

[@extremmefan7305]

I don't think those count because as far as we know, these are just names, they aren't proof of Pikachu either playing an instrument nor singing. I would say the proof probably lies elsewhere. Maybe in "Hey you! Pikachu"? I recall there was a portion where Pikachu plays some kind of flute (although debatably well) to call Lapras.

[@Nitosa]

​@@extremmefan7305 some of them are actually proficient in their occupational cosplay, Pikachu libre in pokkén for example shows that she can indeed do some wrestling moves.

[@extremmefan7305]

@@Nitosa I mean, sure, but unless shown, this is an assumption at best.

[@alexpotts6520]

It's *cosplay* Pikachu. The Pikachu is just dressing as musicians, it doesn't actually become a musician.

[@Taunty11]

What about “Hey You, Pikachu!” where Pikachu plays the harmonica to get Lara’s to show up?

[@ahritheninetailedfoxnaotos8246]

5:43 Actually Terry is part of a SNK band alongside Iori Yagami, Nakoruru, and Athena Asamiya (it's in a few artworks).

[@WikiHL]

And those creepy animatronics

[@PACNATIC]

PAC-MAN actually plays a piano in PAC-MAN 2 The New Adventures.

[@BubbaRedfox]

Was actually going to say the music shop in the city he plays with a few instruments as well.

[@ninfan6434]

I knew something was off when she said Pac didn't play any instruments. Like, after all these years there's no way he's NEVER played anything, right?

[@TommoROM]

Technically, there is an instance where Terry has played the drums. Back during the 90's, SNK had their own theme park called NeoGeo world for a brief time. At said park, there was an animatronic band of SNK characters, with Terry being the group's drummer. There is official artwork of this band too, so it could maybe count.

[@genevievesweet7741]

In Fire Emblem Heroes, the protagonist plays the horn and it buffs people, so wouldn't be counted for any of the FEH characters

[@kyrroti]

Yep. That bothered me too.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

So everyone other than Marth, Corrin, and Byleth gets moved into category 4. Byleth gets category 3 because they participate in choir practice with the students.

[@andrewli6606]

The Shell Horn in Fates can be equipped and used by any playable character, so Marth, Ike, Robin, and Lucina are safe. That leaves Roy, Chrom, and Byleth. The Sea Tambourine is a inheritable colorless tome weapon which can be inherited by Byleth: Sublime Light, so Byleth is safe. The Handbell is an axe weapon that can be inherited by axe-wielding variants of Chrom and Roy.

[@Antifrost]

@@SentaiYamaneko Choir practice is a little more nebulous, since some characters even when invited are implied to not sing. For example, Bernadetta's line is "They won't notice if one person doesn't sing, right?". Byleth, being a mostly silent protagonist, isn't vocal during the practice, though I'm willing to assume that they are singing and it's just not shown for convenience's sake. That was a long way to wrap around to agreeing with you, I'm very pedantic. @andrewli6606 Remember that there's a difference between playing an instrument and wielding one as a weapon, that's why Bayonetta didn't count. The Sea Tambourine most likely does count since the animation does have the character shake it like one would, but as for the Handbell... maybe? I mean, hitting someone in the face with a bell might still count as playing that instrument :v

[@alexanderhirth1530]

Which smash characters have canonically killed people (anyone sentient). Let's get Ridley in the yes category, everyone

[@Andreecals]

Which smash characters have canonically eaten people xD

[@Andreecals]

Which smash characters bring darker tones when making a mom joke

[@Nosretep]

Mario Luigi Bowser Peach Kirby Meta Knight Dedede Shulk Bayonetta Link Toon Link Young Link Ganondorf All Fire Emblem characters Pit Dark Pit Palutena(she can one-shot Hewdraw) Sonic Kazuya Sephiroth Cloud Samus Dark Samus Fox Falco Wolf Sora Mythra Pyra Ness Shulk Terry

[@sonomni]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@Nosretep Sora counts (Destroyed Org XIII) Terry (Defeated Geese Howard) Ryu (Destroyed M.Bison and Seth, presumably Gill.) Fox, Falco and Wolf (Definitely killed some enemies during some ship battles plus Fox destroyed Andross.) Ridley (Literally killed Samus’s parents for starters and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.)

[@watermelongaming3698]

Mewtwo, don't forget the lab he destroyed and the scientists within.

[@Jason_Bryant]

Every time I start a new Anna video, I think that the dog pics are a graphic that she's going to talk about. It always takes me a sec to remember that those are real pictures hanging on her wall.

[@BJGvideos]

They do seem to stand out from the background in ways her other decorations don't.

[@jarrell4492]

Don't know if it counts because it's not exactly canon, but at the end of Poison's ending in Ultra Street Fighter 4, Ryu and Ken play instruments in her band

[@petrol2161]

objection! I just watched the cutscene and while yes Ryu and Ken are part of Poison's band they arent shown playing anything. Maybe you mistook Guy and Cody as them?

[@jarrell4492]

@@petrol2161 probably haha i actually haven't seen the cutscene in a while, was just going off memory. Thanks for the fact check

[@n1ckx.cc0]

These concepts are so random sometimes I love it

[@elwoowoo5519]

Small corrections on terry: in official art he is seen playing the drums due to the Band of fighters artwork. Also Terry is the only character to actually play music irl via the Neo Geo animatronics from the 90’s. Technically he’s in his own tier but I wanted to share that yes, Terry has played an instrument

[@Squidsauce_]

Probably worth mentioning that in ARMS, there’s a gong on the Ramen Bowl stage that every fighter can hit to make a sound. Anyway great video :)

[@MegaVGmaster]

I feel like if Dark Pit played an instrument it would be a spanish guitar 😂😏

[@Neuvost]

I like that! Especially cuz I was addicted to the Spanish guitar in Ocarina of Time's Gerudo Valley music, so I have the bizarre habit of thinking about Nintendo when I hear Spanish guitar.

[@elius1548]

Yeah, especially cause his theme features it heavily

[@Lets-A-GoOkie-Dokie]

6:55 Fun Fact: In Concept Art For Sonic 1, Sonic Was Planned To Be A Singer, And In The Sonic Symphony Cover Art, Sonic Is Shown Playing Violin

[@davidthecommenter]

you can also see sonic holding a microphone in the staff roll of the SMS/GG version of sonic 1

[@Kladyos]

Sonic Underground

[@Lets-A-GoOkie-Dokie]

@@Kladyos We don’t talk about that Show in this Household

[@thenewdali1]

The Isabelle Amiibo Card was worth it 👍

[@ZipplyZane]

Though it would be a lot more worth it with an actual Amiibo. Then you get a cute toy of best character.

[@pallukun]

Olimar is green for multiple reasons 1) Merriam Webster classifies the whistle as an instrument, and if you're going to refer to them for definitions and count hand bells and Viking horn as instruments, you should include the whistle 2) In Pikmin 1 and 2, Olimar can command the Pikmin around him using music, its not clear what he's playing to produce it but its definitely not his voice 3) In Pikmin 4, Olimar can use the charging horn and line-up trumpet the Pikmin themselves can be marked as singing, they've been doing so since Pikmin 2 and can synchronise and harmonise with each other as a choir EDIT: forgot to mention that Alph occasionally sings the Koppaite anthem with his partners in Pikmin 3 if they're all together without any Pikmin

[@reubenoakley5887]

3:54 That alliteration absolutely astounded the audience, and added almost almighty astonishment to an already amazing video!

[@COOL-tu2qg]

I could've sworn that Pikachu can play a trumpet in the N64 classic "Hey You, Pikachu!"

[@SentaiYamaneko]

Harmonica

[@flo_1529]

In the other game : TV 📺 he play in a band and play maby harmonica too

[@ryttyr14]

Hearing kids have fun being kids outside is so heartwarming.

[@theherohartmut]

9:24 - Ah, because something further south catches your eye?

[@stormRed]

"Are they building skate ramp out here???" I'm dead 😂

[@nathanturoff3496]

You should do who has canonically cooked

[@Andreecals]

When they got to finish their game goals, they were all cooking

[@aionicthunder]

I pray to the Architect that she discover's Mythra's cooking

[@Luchabul]

There is also an entire game about Miis playing a whole smorgasbord of instruments

[@TheCayDawg]

In the heart of specificity, I think looking at the Links as they are represented would be best. Young Link (specifically OoT) obviously has played 2 different ocarinas Link (specifically BotW) didn't play anything in the actual game, BUT in the official symphony concert artwork he is seen playing Kass' accordion. Toon Link (specifically WW) did not play an instrument. The actual Wind Waker is a baton, not an instrument.

[@derektom14]

Toon Link can also be the Link from Spirit Tracks, as Alphonse takes over the train if Toon Link is fighting (Alphonse: "leave it to me!"), and that Link plays the Spirit Flute/Spirit Pipes.

[@TheCayDawg]

@@derektom14 fair, but that can just be chocked up to not wanting the same character on screen for the entire match. This specific Toon Link we play as is Wind Waker due to the equipment he uses and the Wind Waker from his taunt. Same reason Young Link is specifically from OoT and not Majora's Mask.

[@Andreecals]

​@TheCayDawg young link from oot is link from mm. In the case of toon link, yeah, we play as wws link due to the batons in the taunt, but we're really treated as link from st by alfonzo, so... works either way, really.

[@TheCayDawg]

@@Andreecals true but as represented in Smash, the Young Link that's playable uses the Ocarina of Time equipment. There is no Majora's Mask connection with him. As for Toon, it's just because he shares the same base design. They are not the same guy. Like I wouldn't say regular Link is also from Tears of the Kingdom because he's clearly representing Breath of the Wild, even though it is the same dude eventually.

[@vulkendov5210]

​@@TheCayDawgYoung link can use a bow like he can in MM, but he can't in OoT

[@Gebohq]

My thoughts and prayers to you and your struggle with ever-noisy kids nearby.

[@ShrubRustle]

10:24 "Is there anything Tomodachii Life can't do?" it can't let you be gay :(

[@LegoSnoopDogg]

You could just make them the opposite gender and make them look like the correct ones

[@TC_EHGL]

There's even easier evidence for Lucas. All characters in Mother 3 have a unique musical instrument sound effect when they attack enemies. Lucas plays the steel guitar!

[@M_Izayoi]

There is a literal game called Wii Music, where you play as Mii's.

[@aaronthesaxman660]

Those noises they made while singing were legendary 🤣

[@farzanafizul6215]

I love these types of videos! Can you please do "Which Smash Bros Characters Can Canonically Cook?" next?

[@Austar7]

Pyra; yes Mythra; no

[@Austar7]

Would Sora count? I mean, Remy was controlling him in Kingdom Hearts 3.

[@farzanafizul6215]

@@Austar7 Maybe not? I mean, he's basically having his hand held the entire time, or in this case, his hair.

[@farzanafizul6215]

@@Austar7 Goombanna's brain will be broken by those two again, I can feel it.

[@angeldude101]

@@Austar7 B-but... _carbon's good for you!_

[@MattJF21]

"Are they building a skate ramp out there?!?" 😂😂😂

[@presidenthathawaygaming4491]

Greninja is also in the only singing category. It learns round as Frogadier if I remember correctly

[@blankofspaydes1353]

2:25 King K Rool was a playable character in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, a 2007 racing game for the Wii which saw the characters propel themselves forward via repearedly hitting rocket-powered bongos. I'd say that counts.

[@theonlybatmanthathasprepti454]

10:26 “Is there anything Tomodachi Life can’t do?” Be rereleased on Switch.

[@Batminem0]

The Amiibos were worth it😂 Also,that flute at the end😂

[@jgamesgeno4966]

"The Miis can play instruments!" *flashbacks to E3 Wii Music showcase*

[@jackbob83]

You got Pac-Man wrong. In the spin-off game for the Wii, “Pac-Man Party”, there is a mini game where Pac-Man uses a flute to charm a snake in a race. Pac-Man plays the flute. Olimar is also wrong because of his Swarm/Lineup horn, which does, in fact, play a jingle as it’s used.

[@Something_Maybe]

Sonic did play the Violin. He actually played alongside his sister, who played the piano. They were both going to play at a concert together, but the stress got to Sonic and he ended up throwing his violin down the stairs. That started a heated argument between the two of them that ended in Sonic accidentally pushing his sister down the stairs.

[@xxcanthinkofanamexx1688]

When did this happen

[@gusgarrison9211]

​@@xxcanthinkofanamexx1688 In the visual novel. You only get that ending if you beat Knuckles' high score on the minigame before he destroys it

[@shajita]

Terry not playing an instrument feels wrong. I must investigate this matter further.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

He drums in official artwork, so move him into category 2.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

A Goombana day is a good day. A couple corrections on the ones i know of; Terry actually depicted playing the drums in a King of Fighters official artwork alongside other KoF characters, one being Iori Yagami who canonically is part of a jazz band despite... Everything about him. The MegaMan you found playing the guitar isn't the Megaman in smash bros. That's Megaman X, while inspired by the og blue bomber, is a totally different robot who's adventures take place around 100 years later than Classic Megaman (the one playable in smash). That being said, there indeed is also artwork of this Megaman playing the keyboard with his brother Protoman on guitar. Would be weird as hell if he never was depicted playing considering the series is mostly built on musical puns in the first place lol. For example, Megaman's real name is Rock (series is called Rockman in Japan). His sister is named Roll, aforementioned brother named Blues, etc etc

[@kwagz3314]

Another thing about Ness, while I’m not sure if it counts for this video, is that the official lyrics to Smiles and Tears, EarthBound’s end credits music, are implied to be from Ness’s perspective, and it mentions Ness having a guitar pick, implying that Ness does know to play guitar. Again, not sure if that counts for anything, just thought it was worth bringing up.

[@TC_EHGL]

More evidence to help support is that Ness's favorite thing is "Rockin'". Of course he could just rock out with a Walkman or something but he could possibly be rockin' out on a guitar. Or maybe "Rockin" doesn't have any correlation with music.

[@kwagz3314]

While that is noteworthy, the name “Rockin” was only added in the English localization. In Japanese it’s called “Kiai” I believe, which is more so translates to “Fighting Spirit”

[@andywap3]

If official art counts, the Terry should have counted as playing an instrument. SNK has made their own animatronic band, the Band of Fighters, which had Terry on drums.

[@Zyphon]

6:52 ♫ Triplets born, the throne awaits ♫

[@gusgarrison9211]

Howdy howdy! Meta Knight is strongly implied to be whistling My Friend and the Setting Sun off-screen just before you fight him in Star Allies. The track name in the OST is "A Solitary Resounding Whistle". Love the 30th Anniversary shout-out, though! Great video!

[@Satoascorpion]

The Horn in Fire Emblem Heroes is a weapon that can only be used by The Gatekeeper. It can't be used by any characters in Smash.

[@JusticeBackstrom]

"Sephiroth is obsessed with being extra." Lol

[@linorder22]

I love how they used Tomodachi Life for the Miis instead of Wii Music

[@PaperPK368]

In most pikmin games there are a collection of treasures that are instruments and in pikmin 4 olimar plays a trumpet to line pikmin up!

[@mercenarymaster6937]

You forgot that at the end of Twilight Princess, Link can also sing.

[@cardboard-boxgames9308]

olimar's whistle should def count tho right? it's a signal whistle, you even called out signal instruments at 5:19. It's a fab video either way, keep up the great work

[@64ios]

Probably doesn't count, but Snake and Ryu are both in Fortnite and can play instruments with certain emotes in the game and in Fortnite Festival (The Rock Band game mode).

[@wrongtown]

That's some pretty sweet alliteration 😙👌 Also loved the callback to the R.O.B. controversy

[@MumboJ]

My favourite part of this video is declaring that Sora plays the Keyblade, because of course he does.

[@Pedro999Paulo]

as a Pirannha Plant main I am glad you made this video after Wonder come out

[@kidd2173]

K.Rool played the bongos in barrel blast

[@Austar7]

I believe SNK made a band with their characters, with Terry Bogard on the drums.

[@elwoowoo5519]

They did! It was band of fighters

[@VillagerWolf527]

great video but kinda disappointed you didn’t mention terry playing the drums in some official artwork and the fact that there was once an animatronic band full of snk characters including terry at a snk theme park back in the late 90s (and the band was actually in a snk game called SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy during shermie’s ending so that would definitely make terry green lol)

[@angeldude101]

Pyra and Mythra might not play an instrument, but Future Redeemed has a very cute scene that can appear at campsites after finishing a certain quest of their sibling tutoring their daughter how to play the lute. Even before this though, said daughter's staff is also a cello (that the English translation calls a "kithara" for the sake of Greek), which she smashes against enemies heads as well as playing a short tune for some of her attacks. If Xenoblade 3's protagonists were in Smash, their position would be very simple: Xenoblade 3 is the story of how two flautists fell in love, and toppled a shadow government along the way. ("flautist" being a person who plays the flute; much of the soundtrack is played diagetically by them and other people who also play the flute. Probably the coolest thing is that out-of-universe, the songs were played on working replicas of their flutes in-game. One character even seems to play their own boss theme. _Hard rock with a _*_flute.)_*

[@BJGvideos]

Hard rock with a flute is AMAZING

[@angeldude101]

@@BJGvideos I forgot to mention, the same track also has an _opera choir._

[@BJGvideos]

@@angeldude101 Awesome

[@Kladyos]

It slipped my mind that A is technically Glimmer's "aunt". That whole family is complex.

[@dinodigger3825]

Slight add on: In Game and Watch gallery 2, when you go to the music settings, you can select specific songs to listen to. When you do select a song, you will find Peach playing the piano, Luigi playing the trumpet, and Toad playing the drums.

[@princesspiranha]

I immediately thought of this too! 🥰

[@linodolphin7948]

Anyone mentioning Tomodachi Life makes me super happy. I thought you were just gonna bring up Wii Music or somethin but you went the fun route and that makes me happy!

[@WikiHL]

Terry plays the battery on The Band of Fighters. He's not even a dedicated martial artist, that's his brother Andy. Terry just plays basketball, videogames, and tries (failling) to keep a stable job

[@kaplooeygames8515]

"Is there anything Tomodachi Life can't do?" Yeah, come to Switch

[@Nelsito99]

9:42 i eould argue that they have played them and the carrying the instruments is when it is in the inventory but does get used when "put in" the pouch as they also have food that can go in there some of which pyra cooks up also shulk is a blade in xc2 everything above can count for shulk too

[@JennyBlaze253]

Very fun video! Most of the options made sense (except Mega Man because the Mega Man we see in Smash and Mega Man X are different characters but people have already proven why he still fits in other comments) but I would like to make an argument for Pyra and Mythra (mainly because Xenoblade 2 is my favorite rpg of all time) When a driver or blade has an instrument as their favorite, there'll be a reaction line from them, with some of them actually implying playing the instrument themselves. I would say this is enough to make the argument that the pouch items are being played. Besides, just having the item stay in the pouch without being touched doesn't really make sense from a logistical standpoint. Plus, I had to dust off my old copy of Xenoblade 2 to prove this, so can i at least have that? xP

[@MHSchonberg]

9:10 Funny enough, not only does Min Min play an instrument, everyone in Arms can, in game no less! On Min Min’s home stage, Ramen Bowl, there’s a big gong in the background of the stage. And you can hit it with any stray punch, ringing the gong. Percussion instruments count!

[@leonelcorado5624]

I loved this. What a great question and I bet the research for it was a lot! Thanks for all the hard work AV. Oh no the shrieking! Lol

[@Moss_Dude]

..Now I need to see some sort of big collage of all these characters with their instruments in an orchestra

[@DarthCobalt55]

I don't think those kids are playing

[@thekoifishcoyote8762]

I want Ridley to play a triangle. I just think it would be funny.

[@wertywertys80]

The mega man you showed is actually not the one on the roster, his name is X and is a different character. I found an instance of mega man using sound waves if he copies wave man's attacks if you would count that

[@Left4Cake]

I think someone from else pointed to MegaMan playing guitar on one of the Anniversary soundtrack covers so assuming thats true hes covered anyway.

[@gusgarrison9211]

Rock plays electric guitar on the MM10 IST cover, so it holds up regardless

[@wolfcat1973]

Pacman plays the bells in that one old 3d pacman game where 'player control' is more 'player suggestion'.

[@ReyMarMusic]

Pac-Man should play the triangle cuz it’s simple and geometric, King K Rool should def pick up a bass (he seems like he would be a killer bassist), and R.O.B. I see as a DJ/Producer for sure lol love the fun videos like this.

[@TheFinalSmash]

Pikachu actually can play an instrument! In Hey You Pikachu, an N64 game where you use a microphone to communicate with a Pikachu, you can find a harmonica on the beach, and if you tell it to play then Pikachu will pick it up and bust out a tune. Also in the main games, all Pokemon are capable of holding and using an item called the Heal Bell. So...

[@raveast]

Imagine all of Smash Fighters are like in Band Geeks from Spongebob's episode, that'll be a peak!

[@ShyGuyXXL]

Wario also plays a snake charmer's flute in Wario Land 3.

[@FoxieTheWordCapitalizer]

0:28 Welp R.I.P. Comment Section Lol

[@ChristopherClark-t8r]

Minecraft Steve can play a collection of goat horns which I think the horn is more of an instrument than a note block. 📯

[@ImThatGuy64x360]

10:09 Tomadochi life 😎 Wii music 🫥

[@biscuitslash5443]

Can't handle the irony of Megaman not having played an instrument. So many of the characters in the series (including himself in the original Japanese versions) are named after music related terms. Him and his twin sister were literally called Rock and Roll! At least their older brother can whistle a good tune.

[@F0XY5O1]

He is shown playing many instruments on official OST cover arts INCLUDING a guitar! The blue boy canonically knows how to shred lolol

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

07:41 this is NOT Megaman but X which is a different character

[@froakachu8077]

Yes this

[@MasonRodriguez-l5n]

“that is NOT solid snake!”

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

@@froakachu8077 no

[@CJ310.]

Did some research, and Rock plays an instrument in the artwork for rockman 30th anniversary live

[@PickledHollow]

I had no idea Banjo and Kazooie Played the Banjo and Kazoo I just thought they had funky names.