Gameplay in the Super Smash Bros. series differs from many fighting games.[1] Instead of winning by depleting an opponent's life bar, players seek to launch their opponents off the stage and out of bounds. Characters have a damage total which rises as they take damage, represented by a percentage value that measures up to 999%. As a character's percentage rises, they suffer stronger knockback from enemy attacks.[2] To knock out an opponent, the player must knock that character outside the stage's boundaries in any direction.[3] When a character is launched off the stage, the character can attempt to "recover" by using jumping moves and abilities to return to the stage.[2] Some characters have an easier time recovering onto the stage than others due to their moves and abilities. Additionally, some characters vary in weight, with lighter characters being easier to launch than heavy characters.[4]