History Trivia / SuperSmashBros

** A subversion: ''[[VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]''. Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment [[SincerestFormOfFlattery isn't trying to deny]] they're playing FollowTheLeader, but, contrary to popular belief, they aren't trying to "compete" with ''Smash'' (especially seeing that ''Brawl'' came out several years earlier and the next ''Smash'' title would be released two years after), but rather [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent just have their own equivalent]]. This can mainly be seen with their usage of the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' content: the fact that Raiden was chosen over Snake (as per the wishes of Hideo Kojima) is meant to show the differences.

* DiedDuringProduction: Here are the list of the voice actors who have passed away.
** Creator/TomokoKawakami, who voices Ivysaur & Gardevoir in Japanese dub has died in June 9th 2011.
** Creator/KanetoShiozawa, who voices Gray Fox in the Japanese dub has died in May 10th 2000. However, his voice clips are reused from the Japanese version of ''Metal Gear'' series, despite the fact that he's currently voiced by Creator/TakumiYamazaki.
** Creator/UnshoIshizuka, who voices Incineroar & Metagross in the Japanese dub has died in August 13th 2018, which was before ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' was Released on December 7th 2018.
** Takeshi Aono, who voices Colonel Roy Campbell has died in April 9th 2012, which is why it didn't receive Codec Conversations for new Characters in ''Ultimate''.
** Creator/KeijiFujiwara, who voices Mewtwo has died in April 12th 2020.
** Yayoi Jinguji, who voices Koume & Kotake has died in December 17th 2017.
** Jonathan Lopez, Sonic's Spanish voice actor, died in 2020. This was the last game where he voiced Sonic.

** Creator/KanetoShiozawa, who voices Gray Fox in the Japanese dub has died in May 10th 2000. However, his voice clips are reused from the Japanese version of ''Metal Gear'' series, Despite that he's currently voiced by Takumi Yamazaki.

* DearNegativeReader: Clone characters are a sticking point that's used by Sakurai's naysayers to rail and grill him for being lazy and unoriginal. Push comes to shove, however, and Sakurai has taken personal notice and offense to this kind of criticism: In [[http://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-the-clone-characters-in-smash-bros-wii-u3ds/ an interview]] with ''Famitsu'', Sakurai has called out people who insult him for including {{Moveset Clone}}s in the roster, labeling them as "children" who aren't satisfied with they are given and don't understand how game development works.[[note]]Moveset Clones are essentially made with leftover resources after all the "main" characters made from scratch had already been implemented, so they're small bonus characters meant to give you more bang for your buck, not filler.[[/note]]

** When Sakurai revealed Sora as the final fighter for ''Ultimate'' DLC, he admits that Sora was the number one requested character from the ''Smash 4'' Fighter Ballot, but explains at the advice of Mr. Iwata to ''not'' reveal this information nor any of the other highly requested fighters at that time in fear of the fans attacking the IP owning companies to allow Nintendo to put them in Smash[[note]]This famously happened to Dante/Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya who for awhile expressed his disdain for the series due to how fans would constantly ask him about this, although fortunately this did not stop Bayonetta being eventually added[[/note]].

** When Sakurai revealed Sora as the final DLC fighter for ''Ultimate'', he admitted that Sora was the number one requested character from the ''Smash 4'' Fighter Ballot. He goes on to explain that Satoru Iwata advised to ''not'' reveal this information -- nor any of the other highly requested fighters -- in fear of the fans attacking the IP-owning companies to allow Nintendo to put them in Smash[[note]]This famously happened to Dante/Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya who for awhile expressed his disdain for the series due to how fans would constantly ask him about this, although fortunately this did not stop Bayonetta being eventually added[[/note]].

** When Sakurai revealed Sora as the final fighter for ''Ultimate'' DLC, he admits that Sora was the number one requested character from the ''Smash 4'' Fighter Ballot, but explains at the advice of Mr. Iwata to ''not'' reveal this information nor any of the other highly requested fighters in fear of the fans attacking the IP owning companies to allow Nintendo to put them in Smash[[note]]This famously happened to Dante/Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya who for awhile expressed his disdain for the series due to how fans would constantly ask him about this, although fortunately this did not stop Bayonetta being eventually added[[/note]].

** When Sakurai revealed Sora as the final fighter for ''Ultimate'' DLC, he admits that Sora was the number one requested from the ''Smash 4'' Fighter Ballot, but explains at the advice of Mr. Iwata to ''not'' reveal this information nor any of the other highly requested fighters in fear of the fans attacking the IP owning companies to allow Nintendo to put them in Smash[[note]]This famously happened to Dante/Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya who for awhile expressed his disdain for the series due to how fans would constantly ask him about this, although fortunately this did not stop Bayonetta being eventually added[[/note]].

** When Sakurai revealed Sora as the final fighter for ''Ultimate'' DLC, he admits that Sora was the number one requested from the ''Smash 4'' Fighter Ballot, but explains at the advise of Mr. Iwata to ''not'' reveal this information nor any of the other highly requested fighters in fear of the fans attacking the IP owning companies to allow Nintendo to put them in Smash[[note]]This famously happened to Dante/Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya who for awhile expressed his disdain for the series due to how fans would constantly ask him about this, although fortunately this did not stop Bayonetta being eventually added[[/note]].

** When Sakurai revealed Sora as the final fighters for ''Ultimate'', he admits that Sora was the number one requested from the ''Smash 4'' Fighter Ballot, but explains at the advise of Mr. Iwata to ''not'' reveal this information nor any of the other highly requested fighters in fear of the fans attacking the IP owning companies to allow Nintendo to put them in Smash[[note]]This famously happened to Dante/Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya who for awhile expressed his disdain for the series due to how fans would constantly ask him about this, although fortunately this did not stop Bayonetta being eventually added[[/note]].

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: Sakurai started [[http://gengame.net/2012/12/masahiro-sakurai-says-not-to-expect-any-smash-bros-news-anytime-soon/ tweeting less]] because whenever he talks about a video game he enjoys, overspeculative fans take it as a cue for the game's representative being in the next ''Super Smash Bros.''

** Jonathan Lopez, Sonic's Spanish voice actor, died in 2020. This was the last game were he voiced Sonic.

** Takeshi Aono, who voices Colonel Roy Campbell has died in April 9th 2012, Which is why it didn't receive Codec Conversations for new Characters in ''Ultimate''.

** Creator/TomokoKawakami, who voices Ivysaur & Gardevoir in Japanese dub has died in June 9th 2011

** Apart from Nintendo's "big three" franchises (''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''), ''Kirby'' was heavily represented in ''Brawl'', and joined ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' and ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' in being strongly represented in the fourth game. These franchises were given three or more playable characters, along with a lot of focus in the game's other modes and features, giving them more focus than series that had been more successful up to that point such as ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Animal Crossing''. AuthorAppeal seems to be in play, as [[Creator/MasahiroSakurai Sakurai]] created the ''Kirby'' series and ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', and is a self-professed ''Fire Emblem'' fan. In particular, ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' has 6 representatives in ''3DS/Wii U'', on par with the significantly bigger ''Pokémon'' franchise and second only to ''Mario''. Sakurai was personally hesitant to give ''Fire Emblem'' too many characters, but the release schedule and overall logistics made Corrin the most logical choice to the development team.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Here are the list of the voice actors who have passed away.
** Creator/TomokoKawakami, Who voices Ivysaur & Gardevoir in Japanese dub has died in June 9th 2011
** Creator/KanetoShiozawa who voices Gray Fox in the Japanese dub has died in May 10th 2000. However, his voice clips are reused from the Japanese version of ''Metal Gear'' series, Despite that he's currently voiced by Takumi Yamazaki.
** Creator/UnshoIshizuka, Who voices Incineroar & Metagross in the Japanese dub has died in August 13th 2018, which was before ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' was Released on December 7th 2018.
** Takeshi Aono, Who voices Colonel Roy Campbell has died in April 9th 2012, Which is why it didn't receive Codec Conversations for new Characters in ''Ultimate''.
** Creator/KeijiFujiwara who voices Mewtwo has died in April 12th 2020.
** Yayoi Jinguji Who voices Koume & Kotake has died in December 17th 2017.

** Apart from Nintendo's "big three" franchises (''Mario'', ''Zelda'' and ''Pokémon''), ''Kirby'' was heavily represented in ''Brawl'', and joined ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' and ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' in being strongly represented in the fourth game. These franchises were given three or more playable characters, along with a lot of focus in the game's other modes and features, giving them more focus than series that had been more successful up to that point such as ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Animal Crossing''. AuthorAppeal seems to be in play, as [[Creator/MasahiroSakurai Sakurai]] created the ''Kirby'' series and ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', and is a self-professed ''Fire Emblem'' fan. In particular, ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' has 6 representatives in ''3DS/Wii U'', on par with the significantly bigger ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' franchise and second only to ''Mario''. Sakurai was personally hesitant to give ''Fire Emblem'' too many characters, but the release schedule and overall logistics made Corrin the most logical choice to the development team.

** Creator/TomokoKawakami, Who voices Ivysaur & Gardevoir in Japanese dub has Died in June 9th 2011
** Creator/KanetoShiozawa who voices Grayfox in the Japanese dub has died in May 10th 2000. However, his voice clips are reused from the Japanese version of Metal Gear series, Despite that he's currently voiced by Takumi Yamazaki.

** Takeshi Aono, Who voices Colonel Roy Campbell has died in April 9th 2012, Which is why it didn't receive Codec Conversations for new Characters in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
** Creator/KeijiFujiwara who voices Mewtwo in the Japanese dub has died in April 12th 2020.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Here are the list of the Voice actors who have passed away.
** Tomoko Kawakami, Who voices Ivysaur & Gardevoir in Japanese dub has Died in June 9th 2011
** Kaneto Shiozawa who voices Grayfox in the Japanese dub has died in May 10th 2000. However, his voice clips are reused from the Japanese version of Metal Gear series, Despite that he's currently voiced by Takumi Yamazaki.
** Unsho Ishizuka, Who voices Incineroar & MetaGross in the Japanese dub has died in August 13th 2018, which was before Super Smash Bros Ultimate was Released on December 7th 2018.

** Keiji Fujiwara who voices Mewtwo in the Japanese dub has died in April 12th 2020.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:

** ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl, which is like Nick's rough equivalent to ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion XL'', but created in part by the creators of ''VideoGame/SlapCity'' (which some high level ''Smash'' players, like Hungry Box, consider to be one of the better Smash clones).

** ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl, which is like Nick's rough equivalent to ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion XL'', but created in part by the creators of ''VideoGame/SlapCity'' (which some high level ''Smash'' players, like Hungry Box, consider to be one of the better Smash clones).

** ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarsBrawl, which is like Nick's rough equivalent to ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion XL'', but created in part by the creators of ''VideoGame/SlapCity'' (which some high level ''Smash'' players, like Hungry Box, consider to be one of the better Smash clones).

** On the English dub side of things, Pyra & Mythra are voiced by Creator/SkyeBennett, who was born to an American family but nonetheless naturally has an English accent and was born and raised in London.

** The reason that Cloud [[NoDubForYou still speaks Japanese]] in the localized versions of the games is because Cloud's English voice actor, Steve Burton, is a union member, and the game's dub is a non-union project. Other union actors who appear in the game get around this by using pseudonyms or [[UncreditedRole not appearing in the credits]], but Burton's contract requires that (a) he is ([[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake or at least used to be]]) the only one who can voice Cloud in English, and (b) that he must be credited using his real name in any project he appears in, all of which makes it impossible for him to voice Cloud in ''Smash''.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://www.ssbwiki.com/ SmashWiki,]] and [[http://supersmashbros.wikia.com/wiki/ Wikia's Smashpedia]]. Interestingly, the [[http://www.mariowiki.com/ Mario Wiki]] has a [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._(series) pretty extensive]] section on ''Super Smash Bros.'', as the wiki covers [[http://www.mariowiki.com/MarioWiki:Coverage#Crossovers content from any crossovers that extensively feature Mario characters]], not just ones that are explicitly ''Mario'' SpinOff series. However, its ''Smash'' content is not quite as voluminous or comprehensive as [=SmashWiki=]'s, and is treated as TheArtifact by many of its users..

* TheWikiRule: [[http://www.ssbwiki.com/ SmashWiki,]] and [[http://supersmashbros.wikia.com/wiki/ Wikia's Smashpedia]]. Interestingly, the [[http://www.mariowiki.com/ Mario Wiki]] has a [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._(series) pretty extensive]] section on ''Super Smash Bros.'', as the wiki covers [[http://www.mariowiki.com/MarioWiki:Coverage#Crossovers content from any crossovers that extensively feature Mario characters]], not just ones that are explicitly ''Mario'' SpinOff series. However, its ''Smash'' content is not quite as voluminous or comprehensive as [=SmashWiki=]'s.