History Trivia / SmashKing

* DoingItForTheArt: [=Tigura21=] refuses to monetize ''Smash King'', as he never made it with profit in mind. [=Tigura21=] also refused to put ''Smash King'' on Machinima.com's Website/YouTube channel, which at the time of Smash King's early years and Machinima.com's heyday was pretty much the only way to actually make money with machinima, due to not wanting to lower the quality of the series by adhering to Machinima.com's rules.
* DVDCommentary: Before they were removed from [=YouTube=] in 2019, Tigura would use the annotations in earlier episodes to explain some behind-the-scenes work and trivia. It's unknown if these will be restored or reimplemented.
* LongRunners: Hoo boy. Smash King possibly might be the longest-running Smash Bros. machinima of all time. To put it in perspective: The original series started waaaay back in 2009, and is ''still'' ongoing over a decade later. And that's not getting into the fact that the series has two spin-offs, and one official sequel series in ''Ultimate'' that is also in production.

** Some of the early episodes had Samus being played by Sapphire before [=SSBBgrl=] took over the role.

** In the second episode of ''Smash King 2Decades'', Dedede's usual actor, [=OniRokaku=], was too busy to record for the episode. [=DragonRider393=] filled in for this episode as Dedede's understudy, with [=OniRokaku=] continuing to voice him afterwards in the main series and ''2Decades''.

** Wolf was first played by Creator/EdwardBosco in the series up until Episode 18. Starting with ''Smash King 2Decades'' and Episode 21, he had been replaced with [=LoneWolf1500=].

** Wolf was first played by Darkwolf in the series up until Episode 18. Starting with ''Smash King 2Decades'' and Episode 21, he had been replaced with [=LoneWolf1500=].

** In Episodes 17-18, along with the Miiverse-themed ''Smash King HD'' Episode, Lucario, [[spoiler:the true personality that became known after expelling Mewtwo's spirit]], was voiced by [=Speedjolt=]. From Episode 20 onwards, Lucario was voiced by Yon Shady Glenn.

** Sonic's original concept for his Ascent Mode was going to be [[VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings Darkspine Sonic]] instead of [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Hyper Sonic]]. It was originally shown in an older [[MissingEpisode (although no longer available)]] version of the Second Opening, but Darkspine Sonic was scrapped in favor of Hyper Sonic, since Hyper Sonic PSA/Moveset Hack was already available to use, as opposed to Darkspine Sonic, whose moveset hack was taking too long during development. As for why Darkspine Sonic was originally chosen, Sonic's Ascent Mode was planned to be of TheBerserker archetype, which would be intentionally out of character for Sonic. It would have focused on his strength, instead of his speed. As for the transformation into Darkspine Sonic, Sonic would have ran so fast, that he would have created three after-images of different colors. He would then fuse with those afterimages, and then transform into Darkspine Sonic. This method of transformation was a reference to Sonic's transformation in the Secret Rings, where he absorbed three World Rings to become Darkspine Sonic.

** According to a Q&A video the creator did, the "Ascent Giga Bowser" seen in Episode 15 was never intended to be used in the series in any way, shape, or form. However, events centering around Ridley resulted in it being used in order to give him an excuse to "show up", after Bowser gets incarcerated. This resulted in the whole plot point of Bowser becoming fused with the Creator's power, and releasing said power into the world of Brawl, reawakening Ridley in the process.

** Both Ness and Lucario were voiced by Creator/KellenGoff (under his old alias [=Speedjolt=]) before he left the project. He would however reprise as Ness in Episode 5 of ''Smash King 2Decades'' and did the vocal grunts for the Duck Hunt Dog in the ''Smash King HD'' short "Botanic Bedlam."

** Episode 17 had an altered ending: in the final cut, Lucario's [[spoiler: Ascent Mode is Mega Lucario, which purges Mewtwo's spirit from his body and forces the real Lucario to emerge.]] Originally, [[spoiler: his Ascent Mode was to be Lucario's Shiny coloration. In addition, Dedede and Ganon would have been present, and Meta Knight would attempt to cut Lucario off before he reached Bowser.]] This was all changed to better flow with the story, primarily Episode 18 (although some parts of this scene were reintergrated into Episode 18).

* DoingItForTheArt: [=Tigura21=] refuses to monetize Smash King, as he never made it with profit in mind. [=Tigura21=] also refused to put Smash King on Machinima.com's Website/YouTube channel, which at the time of Smash King's early years and Machinima.com's heyday was pretty much the only way to actually make money with machinima, due to not wanting to lower the quality of the series by adhering to Machinima.com's rules.
* FreezeFrameBonus: During Wario's flashback where the Yoshis invaded Bowser's house in Episode 15, one Yoshi remarks how Bowser isn't a true gamer because he doesn't have ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.'' A brief line of text appears, which reads "Goes to show how old this script is."

** Both Ness and Lucario were voiced by Creator/KellenGoff (under his old alias [=Speedjolt=]) before he left the project. He would however reprise as Ness in Episode 5 of ''Smash King 2Decades'' and played the Duck Hunt Dog in the ''Smash King HD'' short "Botanic Bedlam."

** Both Ness and Lucario were voiced by Creator/KellenGoff (under his old alias [=Speedjolt=]) before he left the project.

** Ike was orignally voiced by the creator, [=Tigura21=], before the role was given to [=IblisStarEvan=].

** Some of the early Episodes had Samus being played by Sapphire before [=SSBBgrl=] took over the role.

** A brief case in the second episode of ''2Decades'', where Dedede's usual actor, [=OniRokaku=], was too busy to record for the episode. [=DragonRider393=] filled in for this episode as Dedede's understudy, with [=OniRokaku=] continuing to voice him in the main series and ''2Decades''.
** Wolf was first played by Darkwolf in the series up until Episode 18. Starting with ''Smash King 2Decades'' and Episode 21, he had replaced with [=LoneWolf1500=]

** ''2Decades,'' back when it was codenamed ''Project AF,'' was teased as far back as ''2012'' before seeing the light of day seven years later. As a result of this, the premise changed completely: it was initially going to be set in the World of Brawl. When Smash 4 came out, it was initially going to move to that game but now takes place in ''Ultimate.''

** Even bigger was the original premise. Smash King was meant to be a sappy romance story between Bowser and Peach, before several revisions turned it into what it is today, even though some bits from the original plot made it into the final draft.

*** In the same Q&A, he also revealed a big revision with Episode 18: after the battle between Ascent Mode Bowser and [[spoiler:Ascent Mode]] Lucario, there would be a big jailbreak sequence, similar to the one in Episode 8, but up to eleven. It would then follow to have the entire main cast meeting Ridley. He cut these sequences out in favor of finishing up the tournament first, and having Ridley his spot to shine against the mercenaries, President Dedede and Fox.

*** The series was originally going to be in Smash 4, and would have been put into production when a free camera mod was published. While a camera mod was developed, it was never officially published before making the shift to Ultimate.
*** A dramatically different set of members for the Neo Koopa Troop in the Smash 4 iteration. Aside from Bowser, the team members comprised of Palutena, Shulk, Mega Man, Captain Falcon, Female Robin, and a female Gold Charizard. This cast was chosen before Bayonetta was announced as DLC, and a complete overhaul was implemented when Inkling, Incineroar, and K. Rool were added to the roster in ''Ultimate''. The first episode of ''2Decades'' references this team as a DevelopmentGag in a brief scene, and the Gold Charizard will be carried into the series, but will be male instead of female.

** [=Tigura21=] voices Bowser, Wario, Meta Knight, and Captain Falcon. In the older versions of earlier episodes, Tigura also voiced Ike, and ''every other character'' in the series beforehand. Taking into account how different the voices are for each character, and that three of those characters tend to share screentime together in various episodes, [[ManOfAThousandVoices it's impressive how talented Tigura is at making their voices so believable]].

* EasterEgg: Jigglypuff is occasionally seen sleeping somewhere within the world of Brawl, and each episode has one sighting of the Balloon Pokemon. WordOfGod says the "Jigglypuff Sighting" is like a game of Literature/WheresWaldo and are subliminal messages like what Smashtasm has.

* TheOtherDarrin: Given that the series has been running since 2009, and is still being made to this day, several actors have come and go from Smash King.

** In Episodes 17-18, along with the Miiverse-themed ''Smash King HD'' Episode, Lucario, [[spoiler:the true personality, after expelling Mewtwo's spirit]], was voiced by [=Speedjolt=]. From Episode 20 onwards, Lucario was voiced by Yon Shady Glenn.

* TwoVoicesOneCharacter: Played with in regards to Lucario and Mewtwo. In Episode 18, [[spoiler:Mewtwo had up until that point been possessing Lucario's body, where he had been voiced by [=RitzRaptor=]. When Lucario forces Mewtwo's spirit out of his body, Lucario's true voice and personality are on display, where he is voiced by [=Speedjolt=] (later succeeded by Yon Shady Glenn). Mewtwo then becomes his own character without needing to possess Lucario, where he is still played by [=RitzRaptor=]]].

* TheWikiRule: [[http://smashking.wikia.com/wiki/Smash_King_Wiki The Smash King Wiki.]]

* ActingForTwo: [=Tigura21=] voices Bowser, Wario, Meta Knight, and Captain Falcon. In the older versions of earlier episodes, Tigura also voiced Ike, and ''every other character'' in the series beforehand. Taking into account how different the voices are for each character, and that three of those characters tend to share screentime together in various episodes, [[ManOfAThousandVoices it's impressive how talented Tigura is at making their voices so believable]].

** Both Ness and Lucario were voiced by [=Speedjolt=] before he left the project.

** King K. Rool in ''Smash King 2 Decades'' was first voiced by [=CrayZBrawlr=] in Episodes 1 and 2, before being replaced with [=DrDark7=] starting in Episode 4.

** [[https://twitter.com/TiguraYT/status/1337163955714854915 In a twitter thread by Tigura]], Smash King 2 Decades had underwent a lot of changes before it was officially released.

*** A dramatically different set of members for the Neo Koopa Troop in the Smash 4 iteration. Aside from Bowser, the team members comprised of Palutena, Shulk, Mega Man, Captain Falcon, Female Robin, and a female Gold Charizard. This cast was chosen before Bayonetta was announced as DLC, and a complete overhaul was implemented when Inkling, Incineroar, and K. Rool were added to the roster in ''Ultimate''. The first episode of ''2 Decades'' references this team as a DevelopmentGag in a brief scene, and the Gold Charizard will be carried into the series, but will be male instead of female.

** This could be said for half the cast in the first couple of episodes. Prior to being remade, Episode 1 was voiced entirely by Tigura and [=Megami33=], and Tigura voicing every character in the original version of Episode 2. With the cast having expanded and the aforementioned episodes being remade, this is no longer the case.

** Charizard was originally voiced by [=CrayZBrawlr=], who was also an understudy for Ganon. Now that [=CrayZ=] is no longer active, Charizard is now voiced by [=Blaze1216J=].

** If [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307573467408023552?lang=en this tweet]] is any indication, Creator/SeanChiplock would prefer to forget his work on this series, due to the project being one of his very early forays into voice acting, and his inexperience being very noticeable compared to his later roles. That said, he does have [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307771095173324800?s=20 fond memories]] of working on the project, he just gets nervous at viewing his older work.

** An alternate version of Peach's charging of the Star Rod was recorded not by her usual actress [=Megami33=], but rather by [[TheOtherDarrin Zelda's original actress]] Creator/KiraBuckland.

*** In the same Q&A, he also revealed a big revision with Episode 18: after the battle between Ascent Mode Bowser and [[spoiler: Ascent Mode]] Lucario, there would be a big jailbreak sequence, similar to the one in Episode 8, but up to eleven. It would then follow to have the entire main cast meeting Ridley. He cut these sequences out in favor of finishing up the tournament first, and having Ridley his spot to shine against the mercenaries, President Dedede and Fox.

*** A dramatically different set of members for the Neo Koopa Troop in the Smash 4 iteration. Aside from Bowser, the team members comprised of Palutena, Shulk, Mega Man, Captain Falcon, Female Robin, and a female Gold Charizard. This cast was chosen before Bayonetta was announced as DLC, and a complete overhaul was implemented when Inkling, Incineroar, and K. Rool were added to the roster in Ultimate. The first episode of 2 Decades references this team as a MythologyGag in a brief scene, and the Gold Charizard will be carried into the series, but will be male instead of female.

** Sonic's original concept for his Ascent Mode was going to be [[VideoGame/SonicStoryBookSeries Darkspine Sonic]] instead of [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Hyper Sonic]]. It was originally shown in an older [[MissingEpisode (although no longer available)]] version of the Second Opening, but Darkspine Sonic was scrapped in favor of Hyper Sonic, since Hyper Sonic PSA/Moveset Hack was already available to use, as opposed to Darkspine Sonic, whose moveset hack was taking too long during development. As for why Darkspine Sonic was originally chosen, Sonic's Ascent Mode was planned to be of TheBerserker archetype, which would be intentionally out of character for Sonic. It would have focused on his strength, instead of his speed. As for the transformation into Darkspine Sonic, Sonic would have ran so fast, that he would have created three after-images of different colors. He would then fuse with those afterimages, and then transform into Darkspine Sonic. This method of transformation was a reference to Sonic's transformation in the Secret Rings, where he absorbed three World Rings to become Darkspine Sonic.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://smashking.wikia.com/wiki/Smash_King_Wiki The Smash King Wiki.]]

* AbortedArc: The subplot of Ganondorf and Jigglypuff working together in ''Smash King HD'', as well as the appearance of two Greninjas spying on Lucario, was never followed up on. This is mainly due to the series being a spinoff of the main ''Smash King'', and ''Smash King 2Decades'' more or less fills the role of a canonical "sequel."
** This seems to be the fate of ''Racconto'', likely due to Episode 17 providing abbreviated retellings of the events that occurred in Melee.

* MythologyGag: Many, ''many'' aspects of the series reference the character's home games one way or another.
** The voice that [=Tigura21=] uses for Bowser is somewhat based on Bowser's voice from ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow''.
** In a similar vein, Sonic's voice is based on Jaleel White, his voice from [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog AoStH]] and ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''. Dedede's voice takes inspiration from the ''Kirby! Right Back at Ya!'' anime.
** When Bowser appears on the Emeraudefest battlefield to fight Zero Ridley, he dramatically utters "SHOWTIME!", just like in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory''.

** Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are now voiced by [=BigWes=] and [=FlipNinten=], after Unit613 left the project.

** Falco Lombardi was replaced by Shadow's voice actor [=Shadowlink4321=], due to Creator/SeanChiplock leaving the project and becoming a well-known VA in his own right.
** King K. Rool in Smash King 2 Decades was first voiced by [=CrayZBrawlr=] in Episodes 1 and 2, before being replaced with [=DrDark7=] starting in Episode 4.

** In the original cut of Episode 2, Bowser is seen (via flashback) trying to recruit Game and Watch to his team. G&W is seen...[[ADateWithRosiePalms beating his meat]], and Bowser leaves awkwardly. It was removed from the remake because a) it was mainly put in for a cheap laugh, and b) it didn't match with Tigura's vision of how to portray G&W later on.

* VocalEvolution:
** Has happened with many characters in the series, but Bowser in particular takes the cake. His original voice was more reminiscent of [=Tigura21=]'s own voice, rather than the voice based off of ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' as stated earlier.
** Wario's voice in earlier episodes was very quiet and high-pitched. In recent episodes, Smash King HD, and in remakes of older episodes, Wario's voice is much deeper and louder.
** Peach's voice has gotten slightly higher in tone in recent episodes, which can be spotted in the remake episodes.
** Falco originally had a strong Brooklyn accent in the beginning of the series, courtesy of Sean Chiplock. Starting in Episode 13 however, the accent has been toned down a bit, due to Falco receiving a new voice actor.
** A minor example, but Toon Link originally sounded more like a child in some of his early appearances. In later episodes, Toon Link now sounds a bit like a young teenager.
** In the few instances Lizardon spoke in the early parts of the series, she was very quiet and reserved. As she gained much more presence, her voice got much louder and flamboyant.
** Snake's voice was initially a very low GutturalGrowler voice, which reassembled the character's original voice actor from his respective series. After being replaced by [=TokaAsh=], Snake's voice is now much more of a BadassBaritone, drawing parallels to [=CrayZBrawlr=]'s Ganondorf voice.
** Wolf's voice changes significantly in Episode 22 due to being replaced with a new voice actor; with his dastardly EvilBrit accent toned down significantly.

* [[ActingForTwo Acting for Four]]: [=Tigura21=] voices Bowser, Wario, Meta Knight, and Captain Falcon. In the older versions of earlier episodes, Tigura also voiced Ike, and ''every other character'' in the series beforehand.

** Some versions of Season 1's ending sequence have [=Megami33=] singing an English version of "Mai Mrai", the closing theme song.

* TalkingToHimself: As stated up above, Tigura voices a whopping ''four'' different characters in the series, all who have prominent roles. Taking into account how different the voices are for each character, and that three of those characters tend to share screentime together in various episodes, [[ManOfAThousandVoices it's impressive how talented Tigura is at making their voices so believable]].

*** In the same Q&A, he also revealed a big revision with Episode 18: after the battle between Ascent Mode Bowser and [[spoiler: Ascent Mode]] Lucario, there would be a big jailbreak sequence, similar to the one in Episode 8, but UpToEleven. It would then follow to have the entire main cast meeting Ridley. He cut these sequences out in favor of finishing up the tournament first, and having Ridley his spot to shine against the mercenaries, President Dedede and Fox.

* CreatorBacklash: Tigura doesn't look back on the production of Ganon's Class Reunion too fondly, as it had a substantial amount of DevelopmentHell going into the production, to the point of a near-CreatorBreakdown. That being said, he's still fond of the final product, particularly with the Ganon vs. Bowser tennis and Azure Bomb scenes. Tigura also doesn't care for Memory Lane Galaxy, as it mostly consisted of characters talking about previous events, and was quite tedious to work on as a result.

* LongRunners: Hoo boy. Smash King possibly might be the longest-running Smash Bros. machinimation of all time. To put it in perspective: The original series started waaaay back in 2009, and is ''still'' ongoing over a decade later. And that's not getting into the fact that the series has two spin-offs, and one official sequel series in ''Ultimate'' that is also in production.

* OldShame:
** [=Tigura21=] doesn't look back on the original versions of Episodes 1-6 all that fondly, due to his amateur voice acting, and less-than-stellar camera work and effects. He's since remade all of the episodes he was dissatisfied with, though he has the original versions of the episodes for archive purposes.
** If [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307573467408023552?lang=en this tweet]] is any indication, Creator/SeanChiplock would prefer to forget his work on this series, due to the project being one of his very early forays into voice acting, and his inexperience being very noticeable compared to his later roles. That said, he does have [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307771095173324800?s=20 fond memories]] of working on the project, he just gets nervous at viewing his older work.

** Ganondorf and Zelda are now expected to be replaced by other voice actors as well, due to Creator/KiraBuckland understandably becoming too busy to continue being Zelda, and Tigura sadly ended up losing contact with Lioncourt. Zelda and Ganondorf are now voiced by [=Rachele1220=] and [=TheHedgehogEngine=], respectively.

** According to a [[https://youtu.be/XsfcOTNOFuM?t=4413 group Q&A]], Episode 19's introduction to the Twilight Realm Subplot was heavily revised during the scripting phase. There was originally going to be a war between two factions of the lesser trophies; one on the side of "the creator has a plan for us" vs. "action must be taken in the absence of the creator", with Midna leading the latter faction. He realized that having the main plot revolving around the last days of the tournament, Ganondorf's plan, Ridley and the Tetracardinals, and a war that is occurring in a separate different dimension would end up being too much to balance.

** If [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307573467408023552?lang=en this tweet]] is any indication, Creator/SeanChiplock would prefer to forget his work on this series, due to the project being one of his very early forays into voice acting, with his inexperience being very noticeable compared to his later roles. That said, he does have [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307771095173324800?s=20 fond memories]] of working on the project, he just gets nervous at viewing his older work.

* CreatorBacklash:
** If [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307573467408023552?lang=en this tweet]] is any indication, Creator/SeanChiplock heavily dislikes his work on this series, due to the project being one of his very early forays into voice acting, with his inexperience being quite obvious compared to his later roles. That said, he does have [[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1307771095173324800?s=20 fond memories]] of working on the project, he just can't stand his performance.
** Tigura doesn't look back on the production of Ganon's Class Reunion too fondly, as it had a substantial amount of DevelopmentHell going into the production, to the point of a near-CreatorBreakdown. That being said, he's still fond of the final product, particularly with the Ganon vs. Bowser tennis and Azure Bomb scenes. Tigura also doesn't care for Memory Lane Galaxy, as it mostly consisted of characters talking about previous events, and was quite tedious to work on as a result.

* OldShame: [=Tigura21=] doesn't look back on the original versions of Episodes 1-6 all that fondly, due to his amateur voice acting, and less-than-stellar camera work and effects. He's since remade all of the episodes he was dissatisfied with, though he has the original versions of the episodes for archive purposes.