#shadow bugs

Various Smash Sketch Dump Part 2

1-2) More Subspacesona doodles. In my first sketch, I actually started with a primid.

I was kinda debating this one with myself, but I think I’m gonna go for it: shadow bugs originated from Master Hand.

In Smash 4, when defeated at certain intensities, Master Hand will shed his glove and become the “Master Core” (his assumed true form) which is accompanied by the “Swarm”, a mass of black “objects” which can take several other “Master” forms. Although not officially referred to as “Shadow Bugs”, the word “swarm” is usually reserved for insects, so the parallels are definitely apparent. The Swarm also behaves similarly to shadow bugs in that in addition to the previously mentioned Master forms, can also clone the fighters the same way Shadow Bugs could in the Subspace Emissary.

Since shadow bugs can be harvested from Mr. Game & Watch, I think that it could be a safe conclusion that he is either a creation of Master Hand or an extension of him (or vice versa for a more dramatic twist). Technically speaking, Mr. Game & Watch originates from Smash, not an actual Game & Watch title. He only represents the Game & Watch universe as an amalgam, so it wouldn’t be too far fetched to say that he could have been created by Master Hand for the novelty of having a fighter represent Nintendo’s first video game series.