Today's Super Smash Bros 4 Pic of the Day features a 3DS screenshot of a red Mii Fighter, Female Villager, and the Dark Emperor and his effect on the others.

"Pic of the day. Just like in the original game, the Dark Emperor can cause status changes based on a fighter's color. Red types generally get powered up. On a different subject, the Mii Fighter is wearing a Mii Force Helmet," wrote game developer Masahiro Sakurai in the Nintendo Miiverse.

The picture shows the three standing in a line. The Mii Fighter is posed and ready for battle while the Villager seems to be powering up as the Dark Emperor swoops by. See the image here.

Yesterday he showed off Palutena's up smash attack.

"Pic of the day. I talked about an attack with a far reach in yesterday's post, but it didn't compare to Palutena's up smash attack! No joke, it reaches really far. It reached so far in this shot that even the rocketbarrels got blown up," wrote game developer Masahiro Sakurai in the Nintendo Miiverse.

In the image Palutena is seen using her smash attack and the beam of blue light looks massive on the screen. See the image here.

A second image shows off the move Heavenly Light and its interesting effect on enemies who cross the beam. See the image here.

"That said, if we're talking just about range, even that can't beat Palutena's power, Heavenly Light. It has quite a damage field. However, this is a no-flinch attack, which means the opponents won't react to the damage!" wrote Sakurai in the Miiverse.

The game's release date for the 3DS was revealed as October 3, which was a push back from its original July launch. The Wii U version is still unconfirmed, but it is anticipated for the holiday season.

The full character list for the game so far is: Mario, Luigi, Link, Samus, Kirby, Fox, Pikachu, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Pit, Olimar, Toon Link, Princess Peach, Sonic the Hedgehog, MegaMan, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina, Zelda, the Villager, King Dedede, Lucario, Little Mac, Diddy Kong, Zero Suit Samus, Greninja, Charizard, Shiek, Yoshi, Ike, Pac-Man, Mii Fighters, and Lady Palutena.