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===Userspace=== | ===Userspace=== | ||
Users are free to do almost whatever to their | Users are free to do almost whatever to their userpages. | ||
===Other namespaces=== | ===Other namespaces=== | ||
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==Past April Fools' jokes== | ==Past April Fools' jokes== | ||
Note that users making fools of their own | Note that users making fools of their own userpages are in general not important enough to be listed here. This is more meant for wiki-wide pranks. | ||
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===2013=== | ===2013=== | ||
[[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2013.png|thumb|Partial recreation of the main page, April Fools' 2013.]] | [[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2013.png|thumb|right|Partial recreation of the main page, April Fools' 2013.]] | ||
In 2013, it was announced that the wiki would be turning into a French-language wiki. The main page and all its constituent templates were translated to suit. In addition, several of the links were replaced with links to either the [[Wombo Combo]] page or the related video. | In 2013, it was announced that the wiki would be turning into a French-language wiki. The main page and all its constituent templates were translated to suit. In addition, several of the links were replaced with links to either the [[Wombo Combo]] page or the related video. | ||
===2014=== | ===2014=== | ||
[[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2014.png|thumb|Main page, April Fools' 2014]] | [[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2014.png|thumb|right|Main page, April Fools' 2014]] | ||
In 2014, several pranks were pulled by various users: | In 2014, several pranks were pulled by various users: | ||
*The wiki's main skin was modified to resemble [http://blog.codinghorror.com/a-tribute-to-the-windows-31-hot-dog-stand-color-scheme/ the Hot Dog Stand skin of Windows 3.1], with garish red and yellow backgrounds with red, yellow, white, and black text. Earlier iterations surrounded links in a black background, but this was removed after usability complaints. | *The wiki's main skin was modified to resemble [http://blog.codinghorror.com/a-tribute-to-the-windows-31-hot-dog-stand-color-scheme/ the Hot Dog Stand skin of Windows 3.1], with garish red and yellow backgrounds with red, yellow, white, and black text. Earlier iterations surrounded links in a black background, but this was removed after usability complaints. | ||
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===2015=== | ===2015=== | ||
[[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2015.png|thumb|Main page, April Fools' 2015]] | [[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2015.png|thumb|right|Main page, April Fools' 2015]] | ||
In 2015, the wiki became SmashRiki in honor of [[Riki]], a character from ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' who appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''SSB4''. The main page was changed to match Riki's speaking style, and the color scheme changed to Riki's colors. | In 2015, the wiki became SmashRiki in honor of [[Riki]], a character from ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' who appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''SSB4''. The main page was changed to match Riki's speaking style, and the color scheme changed to Riki's colors. | ||
*Like the year before, the NIWA News' "upcoming games" included several nonexistent games. | *Like the year before, the NIWA News' "upcoming games" included several nonexistent games. | ||
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===2018=== | ===2018=== | ||
[[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2018.png|thumb|Main page, April Fools' 2018]] | [[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2018.png|thumb|right|Main page, April Fools' 2018]] | ||
The main page is rewritten to be in [[User:Toomai/Toomarian|Toomarian]], a reference to [[wikipedia:Darmok|a ''Star Trek'' episode]] involving a language (Tamarian) completely composed of memes and references. | The main page is rewritten to be in [[User:Toomai/Toomarian|Toomarian]], a reference to [[wikipedia:Darmok|a ''Star Trek'' episode]] involving a language (Tamarian) completely composed of memes and references. | ||
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===2019=== | ===2019=== | ||
[[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2019.png|thumb|Main page, April Fools' 2019]] | [[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2019.png|thumb|right|Main page, April Fools' 2019]] | ||
The main page is [[SmashWiki:April Fools'/Randolph Thespis Klauwd III|themed after Randall the Cloud]], the cloud featured on the [[Yoshi's Story]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The maintenance icons were replaced with a fanmade Pokémon named "Trollbat" (a mashup of the Pokémon {{pkmn|Golbat}} and the [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trollface Trollface]), created in tandem with the SmashWiki's Discord server being themed entirely around an emoji under the same name (and other troll-face emojis based on Kirby and Sonic being added). As with the previous year, several fake fighter pages were made separate from the main joke, including {{s|user|Jiashen C.}} making a fake fighter page for Waluigi, and {{s|user|Awesomelink234}} making another fake fighter page, this time for [[User:Awesomelink234/Jotaro (SSBU)|Jotaro Kujo]] from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. | The main page is [[SmashWiki:April Fools'/Randolph Thespis Klauwd III|themed after Randall the Cloud]], the cloud featured on the [[Yoshi's Story]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The maintenance icons were replaced with a fanmade Pokémon named "Trollbat" (a mashup of the Pokémon {{pkmn|Golbat}} and the [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trollface Trollface]), created in tandem with the SmashWiki's Discord server being themed entirely around an emoji under the same name (and other troll-face emojis based on Kirby and Sonic being added). As with the previous year, several fake fighter pages were made separate from the main joke, including {{s|user|Jiashen C.}} making a fake fighter page for Waluigi, and {{s|user|Awesomelink234}} making another fake fighter page, this time for [[User:Awesomelink234/Jotaro (SSBU)|Jotaro Kujo]] from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. | ||
===2020=== | ===2020=== | ||
[[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2020.png|thumb|Main page, April Fools' 2020]] | [[File:SmashWiki April Fools 2020.png|thumb|right|Main page, April Fools' 2020]] | ||
The wiki was themed after [[Captain Falcon]] (formatted as '''''CAPTAIN DOUGLAS JAY FALCON'''''), with Captain Falcon being the featured article and all of the text on his page and on the main page capitalized. Several other widespread jokes were made: | The wiki was themed after [[Captain Falcon]] (formatted as '''''CAPTAIN DOUGLAS JAY FALCON'''''), with Captain Falcon being the featured article and all of the text on his page and on the main page capitalized. Several other widespread jokes were made: | ||
*Like April Fools' jokes from previous years, several users have created fake fighter pages: | *Like April Fools' jokes from previous years, several users have created fake fighter pages: | ||
**{{s|User| | **{{s|User|OmegaToad64}} brought [[User:OmegaToad64/Frisk|Frisk]] into ''Ultimate'' as the second DLC fighter for the Fighter Pass Vol. 2, and upgraded the minor {{uvm|Undertale}} universe into a [[User:OmegaToad64/Undertale (universe)|major universe]]. | ||
**{{s|User|Cookies and Creme}} created a fake fighter page for [[User:Cookies and Creme/SpongeBob (SSBU)|SpongeBob SquarePants]], who would be replacing the unnamed {{uv|ARMS}} character in ''Ultimate''. | **{{s|User|Cookies and Creme}} created a fake fighter page for [[User:Cookies and Creme/SpongeBob (SSBU)|SpongeBob SquarePants]], who would be replacing the unnamed {{uv|ARMS}} character in ''Ultimate''. | ||
**{{s|User|DracoRexKing}} created a fake fighter page for the [[User:DracoRexKing/Character concepts#AVGN|Angry Video Game Nerd]] as a free DLC character after [[Spring Man]]. | **{{s|User|DracoRexKing}} created a fake fighter page for the [[User:DracoRexKing/Character concepts#AVGN|Angry Video Game Nerd]] as a free DLC character after [[Spring Man]]. | ||
**{{s|User|Thegameandwatch}} made a fake smash game called ''[[User:Thegameandwatch/Super Smash Bros. Switch|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch]]'', a port of ''Smash 4''. | **{{s|User|Thegameandwatch}} made a fake smash game called ''[[User:Thegameandwatch/Super Smash Bros. Switch|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch]]'', a port of ''Smash 4''. | ||
*The NIWA News' "upcoming games" section had the titles changed for the current upcoming games listed, such as ''Persona 5 Royal'' becoming "Edgy Dagger Schoolboy Remake", and ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' becoming "Cloud Strife Does Yet Another Cashgrab". Later "''EarthBound: Down Under''" was added to match with [[wikibound:User: | *The NIWA News' "upcoming games" section had the titles changed for the current upcoming games listed, such as ''Persona 5 Royal'' becoming "Edgy Dagger Schoolboy Remake", and ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' becoming "Cloud Strife Does Yet Another Cashgrab". Later "''EarthBound: Down Under''" was added to match with [[wikibound:User:OmegaToad64/EarthBound: Down Under|WikiBound's joke]] that the next installment in the ''EarthBound'' series would be a crossover between ''EarthBound'' and ''Undertale''. | ||
*Many other pages were pranked in various ways. For example, [[Sans]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna]] were pranked by many users; {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} was pranked by {{s|User|Darthrai}} based on the infamous "[[bulbapedia:ROM hacks#Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal|Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal]]" bootleg; [[Protagonist (Persona 3)|the protagonist from ''Persona 3'']] was pranked by {{s|User|Aidanzapunk}} (in collaboration with {{s|User|Hinata}}) to be centered around the famous "Door-kun" meme; [[Dr. Mario]]'s page was pranked by {{s|User|Awesomelink234}} to have it be Dr. Amigo, a parody of Dr. Mario from a commercial for Dr. Amigo Family Clinic; [[Cloud]]'s page was pranked by {{s|User|OldLink5}} to have references to actual clouds; and pages relating to [[Eevee|one particular Spirit Battle]] were pranked by {{s|User|RickTommy}} to say that the battle in question retroactively affected [[Nintendo 64]]-era ''Mario'' spin-offs. The page for ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} was altered with references to {{Sm|Laudandus}}, notorious for his dislike of the character. | *Many other pages were pranked in various ways. For example, [[Sans]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna]] were pranked by many users; {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} was pranked by {{s|User|Darthrai}} based on the infamous "[[bulbapedia:ROM hacks#Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal|Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal]]" bootleg; [[Protagonist (Persona 3)|the protagonist from ''Persona 3'']] was pranked by {{s|User|Aidanzapunk}} (in collaboration with {{s|User|Hinata}}) to be centered around the famous "Door-kun" meme; [[Dr. Mario]]'s page was pranked by {{s|User|Awesomelink234}} to have it be Dr. Amigo, a parody of Dr. Mario from a commercial for Dr. Amigo Family Clinic; [[Cloud]]'s page was pranked by {{s|User|OldLink5}} to have references to actual clouds; and pages relating to [[Eevee|one particular Spirit Battle]] were pranked by {{s|User|RickTommy}} to say that the battle in question retroactively affected [[Nintendo 64]]-era ''Mario'' spin-offs. The page for ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} was altered with references to {{Sm|Laudandus}}, notorious for his dislike of the character. | ||
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===2021=== | ===2021=== | ||
[[Image:SmashWiki April Fools 2021.png|thumb|Main page, April Fools' 2021]] | [[Image:SmashWiki April Fools 2021.png|thumb|right|Main page, April Fools' 2021]] | ||
The wiki was renamed to DededeWikiki, with the Main Page and [[King Dedede]]'s page rewritten to mirror King Dedede's personality and speech style from ''Kirby: Right Back At Ya!''. | The wiki was renamed to DededeWikiki, with the Main Page and [[King Dedede]]'s page rewritten to mirror King Dedede's personality and speech style from ''Kirby: Right Back At Ya!''. | ||
Unlike in previous years, users were required to submit their planned pranks to admins | Unlike in previous years, users were required to submit their planned pranks to admins beforehand, to cut down on low-effort jokes. | ||
*As in previous April Fool's Days, several fighters were revamped with recurring prank themes, and an entire fake fighter page was created: | |||
*As in previous April | |||
**{{s|User|CaptainDabsalot}} added [[User:CaptainDabsalot/April Fools#2021|the ''Star Wars'' universe to ''Smash'']], complete with the addition of {{iw|wikipedia|Anakin Skywalker}} as ''Ultimate''{{'}}s latest DLC fighter. | **{{s|User|CaptainDabsalot}} added [[User:CaptainDabsalot/April Fools#2021|the ''Star Wars'' universe to ''Smash'']], complete with the addition of {{iw|wikipedia|Anakin Skywalker}} as ''Ultimate''{{'}}s latest DLC fighter. | ||
**{{s|User|SamtheBKBoss}} revamped most pages relating to {{uv|Banjo-Kazooie}} in an effort to "erase" [[Banjo]] and "give [[Kazooie]] the recognition she deserves." His efforts focused on transforming [[Banjo & Kazooie (SSBU)]] into [[User:SamtheBKBoss/AFD 2021/Kazooie (SSBU)|Kazooie (SSBU)]] and ''Banjo-Kazooie (universe)'' into ''[[User:SamtheBKBoss/AFD 2021/Kazooie (universe)|Kazooie (universe)]]'', complete with sans-Banjo images ([[:File:ForgetBanjo.png|fighter render]], [[:File:Kazooie_logo.png|series logo]]) and the respective pages renamed to match. | **{{s|User|SamtheBKBoss}} revamped most pages relating to {{uv|Banjo-Kazooie}} in an effort to "erase" [[Banjo]] and "give [[Kazooie]] the recognition she deserves." His efforts focused on transforming [[Banjo & Kazooie (SSBU)]] into [[User:SamtheBKBoss/AFD 2021/Kazooie (SSBU)|Kazooie (SSBU)]] and ''Banjo-Kazooie (universe)'' into ''[[User:SamtheBKBoss/AFD 2021/Kazooie (universe)|Kazooie (universe)]]'', complete with sans-Banjo images ([[:File:ForgetBanjo.png|fighter render]], [[:File:Kazooie_logo.png|series logo]]) and the respective pages renamed to match. | ||
**Several users collaborated to replace every fighter portrait in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' with joke images. Images of the SSBU character table after every image was replaced can be found [[:File:SSBU_character_template_AFD_veterans.png|here]] and [[:File:SSBU_character_template_AFD_newcomers.png|here]]. | |||
**Several users collaborated to replace every fighter portrait in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' with joke images | |||
Throughout the day, many users submitted images to replace the renders of the entire cast of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', such as [[user:Omega Tyrant|Omega Tyrant]] collaborating with [[user:Omega Toad|Omega Toad]] to replace {{SSBU|Hero}}'s renders with Gohan Heros. Screenshots of the template can be seen [https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/5/58/SSBU_character_template_AFD_veterans.png here] for veterans, and [https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/c/c8/SSBU_character_template_AFD_newcomers.png here] for newcomers. Additionally, an archive of the template can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20210401220126/https://www.ssbwiki.com/Template:SSBU_character_table here]. | |||
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