History Memes / SuperSmashBros

** Gordo [[labelnote:Explanation]]King Dedede's side special since ''Smash 4'', the Gordo, is effectively a SkillGateCharacter in the form of a move; while at high levels Dedede players can turn the Gordo into an effective combo and kill tool, the move is more known for being spammed by anybody who's fresh to the penguin king, due to its high damage and kill power even when staled. This becomes problematic for low-skill Dededes considering that [[HoistByHisOwnPetard it's incredibly easy to return this incredibly strong projectile back to them just by hitting it]].[[/labelnote]]

** Encompassing all of the above, "For Glory Little Mac" [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the early days of ''4'', Little Mac was seen as a potential GameBreaker, what with his impressive ground game and instakill gimmick in the Power Meter; but soon Little Mac fell out of popularity quickly thanks to his aforementioned weakness in the air and recovery that more often than not resulted in an SD. His previous legacy and status as a SkillGateCharacter made it so that inexperienced players picked him over any other character... and with their inexperience the weaknesses of Little Mac were exacerbated, with these players being stereotyped as having SuicidalOverconfidence and a tendency to throw themselves off the stage with abandon.[[/labelnote]]

** FIYER! LEEEAAANNNDMAAASSSSTUUUURRRRRRRRRR! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fox's [[VideoGame/StarFox64 "new"]] voice in ''Smash 4'', provided by Mike West from ''Star Fox 64'', has been subject to mockery, with many players thinking that he sounds too dorky and annoying for someone as badass as Fox [=McCloud=]. West has since undergone VocalEvolution for ''Ultimate'', making him sound more mature.[[/labelnote]]

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** "Okay" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based on the voice clip in ''[=EarthBound=]'' during the naming section, Ness says this as a taunt in a very awkward way. Often used to "reply" to other taunts.[[/labelnote]]

** ''Smash 4'' Back Throw [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the fourth installment(s), Ness's back throw was infamously the strongest throw in the entire game, killing even the heaviest fighters at barely over 120%, gaining it notoriety similar to PK Fire.[[/labelnote]]

** Some people will also point out that Creator/BandaiNamco, who developed ''Ultimate'', also have [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]], [[VideoGame/FatalFury Geese Howard]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]], [[TheLastofTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] [[Series/TheWalkingDead Negan]] in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', which they also developed (and published), which gives them the rare honor of having developed two "official" ''M.U.G.E.N'' games.

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* Sakurai Magic.[[labelnote:Explanation]]When [=TheJWittz=] was shown Cloud Strife's character trailer, this was the explanation he was given as for how Cloud got into ''Smash'' (despite his subseries being generally Sony exclusive, and, despite being an iconic UsefulNotes/PlayStation mascot, he wasn't put in [[VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale Sony's own Mascot fighter]]).[[/labelnote]]

** Yoshi's out-of-shield animation[[labelnote:Explanation]]Yoshi's animation for popping out of shield has him in a happy, excited-looking pose. Spamming this is essentially a fourth taunt, and has put Yoshi up with Kirby and King Dedede in the "characters who still have taunt-like actions in ''Ultimate'''s Quickplay" group.[[/labelnote]]

** Dragon Quest Hero is THE Anime Swordsman. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After backlash to the Dragon Quest Hero's reveal, many fans pointed out that Arusu, one of the Hero's skins, actually [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny is the inspiration for the other anime-style swordsmen in the roster]], preceding the rest. [[/labelnote]]

*** [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Dark Zero Suit Samus]][[labelnote:Explanation]]With the playable reveal of Dark Samus, some ''Smash'' fans got wondering: what about "[[EvilIsSexy Dark Zero Suit Samus]]?" ''Metroid'' fans quickly pointed out that, considering [[HumanoidAbomination what Dark Samus is]], [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yo2VM46_SPE/maxresdefault.jpg she looks horrifying under her suit]], which itself would lead to people jokingly comparing the two nonetheless to see who is sexier. Regardless, fan artists conjured up an alternate design for Dark Zero Suit Samus, with it being normal Samus with dark blue skin and cyan hair. ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'' [[https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/headcanon got in on the fun]] by having Wolf and Dark Pit speculate what she looks like under helmet, only for Dark Samus to ''remove her head'' when they ask.[[/labelnote]]

* [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed Yes, you can play as a female Robin.]] [[TakeThat No, it didn't double our work load to make that character]] @Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://twitter.com/Reggie_NOA/status/488694239057149953 A parody Twitter account]] threw shade at Ubisoft for not including female characters in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity'' because they were too hard and time-consuming, compared to ''Smash'' having both male and female models for the same character.[[/labelnote]]

** '''WARIOOOOO!!!!'''[[labelnote: I GOTTA WIN!]] Taken from WebVideo/RealTimeFandub's dub of Subspace Emissary, being Wario's only line repeated over and over as [[NoIndoorVoice loudly as possible]]. It has since been used in association with Wario outside of said fandub.[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=213SvP0TdLk ...if I pee a tsunami?]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Captions featured in a now-deleted upload of Brawl's Final Destination meme.[[/labelnote]]