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A '''rumor''' is a statement or story that gains traction within popular discourse but lacks sufficient verifiable evidence to be confirmed or denied. Like many other games, the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series has had various rumors spread about it, usually through the internet, and sometimes magazines. Most of the time, rumors claimed to contain information concerning [[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#Playable character|playable character]]s, though rumors concerning other aspects of gameplay, such as development scheduling, can also appear. | A '''rumor''' is a statement or story that gains traction within popular discourse but lacks sufficient verifiable evidence to be confirmed or denied. Like many other games, the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series has had various rumors spread about it, usually through the internet, and sometimes magazines. Most of the time, rumors claimed to contain information concerning [[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#Playable character|playable character]]s, though rumors concerning other aspects of gameplay, such as development scheduling, can also appear. | ||
Rumors typically have no more than hearsay as evidence, though some can contain true information, or even fabricated information that coincidentally becomes true with later developments. Rumors can be proven true or false on arrival via fact-checking or by waiting for relevant information from official sources, though the vast majority are proven false. That being said, rumors that are later proven true tend to receive concrete evidence later on, shifting it into the realm of [[leak]]s. Some false rumors are intentionally created to give the creator attention or just cause commotion, with some going as far as to fabricate evidence, with instances of this nature being defined as a hoax. | Rumors typically have no more than hearsay as evidence, though some can contain true information, or even fabricated information that coincidentally becomes true with later developments. Rumors can be proven true or false on arrival via fact-checking or by waiting for relevant information from official sources, though the vast majority are proven false. That being said, rumors that are later proven true tend to receive concrete evidence later on, shifting it into the realm of [[leak]]s. Some false rumors are intentionally created to give the creator attention or just cause commotion, with some going as far as to fabricate evidence, with instances of this nature being defined as a hoax. | ||
While rumors about the ''Smash'' series are innumerable, this article documents only especially notable rumors, whether for being well known and widely spread, for being from a notable source, or for other noteworthy reasons worth mentioning. | While rumors about the ''Smash'' series are innumerable, this article documents only especially notable rumors, whether for being well known and widely spread, for being from a notable source, or for other noteworthy reasons worth mentioning. | ||
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===Radio interview rumor=== | ===Radio interview rumor=== | ||
Shortly after ''Brawl'''s announcement, a rumor claimed that in a radio interview, Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that [[Ridley]], a [[Toon Link|cel-shaded Link]], and [[Bowser Jr.]] would be playable characters. Coinciding with this was the rumor of [[Young Link]], the [[Ice Climbers]], and [[Mr. Game & Watch]] being dropped. This was proven to be false; while {{SSBB|Toon Link}} does replace Young Link in ''Brawl'' as the second Link, Ridley appears as a [[boss]] instead of a playable character, Bowser Jr. only appears as a [[sticker]] and [[trophy]], and Mr. Game & Watch and the Ice Climbers returned as playable characters in ''Brawl''. | Shortly after ''Brawl''{{'}}s announcement, a rumor claimed that in a radio interview, Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that [[Ridley]], a [[Toon Link|cel-shaded Link]], and [[Bowser Jr.]] would be playable characters. Coinciding with this was the rumor of [[Young Link]], the [[Ice Climbers]], and [[Mr. Game & Watch]] being dropped. This was proven to be false; while {{SSBB|Toon Link}} does replace Young Link in ''Brawl'' as the second Link, Ridley appears as a [[boss]] instead of a playable character, Bowser Jr. only appears as a [[sticker]] and [[trophy]], and Mr. Game & Watch and the Ice Climbers returned as playable characters in ''Brawl''. | ||
Coincidentally, Bowser Jr. [[Bowser Jr. (SSB4)|was later playable in]] ''[[Smash 4]]'', with technical limitations of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] also causing the Ice Climbers to be cut from the game; despite this, Ridley did not become a playable character until ''[[Ultimate]]'', and Mr. Game & Watch still returned in every game after ''Brawl''. | Coincidentally, Bowser Jr. [[Bowser Jr. (SSB4)|was later playable in]] ''[[Smash 4]]'', with technical limitations of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] also causing the Ice Climbers to be cut from the game; despite this, Ridley did not become a playable character until ''[[Ultimate]]'', and Mr. Game & Watch still returned in every game after ''Brawl''. | ||
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During the [[E3 2014]] demo and ensuing [[Smash-Fest]], people reported seeing many previously unrevealed [[Assist Trophies]], such as [[Shadow]], [[Tingle]], and [[Magnus]]. While these reports ended up being later confirmed by video evidence, one particular character implicated in these reports, [[Chunky Kong]] from ''Donkey Kong 64'', completely eluded any sort of video or photographic evidence. Despite the lack of evidence, people initially generally believed this report, as it came from multiple independent sources, that even fully described his effect as "slamming the ground to make bananas fall from the sky". However, [[Smash-Fest]] passed without any sort of video or photographic evidence of Chunky Kong, and with the lack of direct or indirect confirmation from Sakurai, it became doubted if these reports were entirely telling the truth. Chunky Kong later became a minor in-joke within the ''Smash'' community; with the lack of any sort of concrete evidence to prove the character's existence despite multiple claims to the contrary, the character was [[Media:ChunkyKongHoax1.png|jokingly]] [[Media:ChunkyKongHoax2.png|compared]] to {{s|wikipedia|Bigfoot}}, a famous North American {{s|wikipedia|cryptid}}. | During the [[E3 2014]] demo and ensuing [[Smash-Fest]], people reported seeing many previously unrevealed [[Assist Trophies]], such as [[Shadow]], [[Tingle]], and [[Magnus]]. While these reports ended up being later confirmed by video evidence, one particular character implicated in these reports, [[Chunky Kong]] from ''Donkey Kong 64'', completely eluded any sort of video or photographic evidence. Despite the lack of evidence, people initially generally believed this report, as it came from multiple independent sources, that even fully described his effect as "slamming the ground to make bananas fall from the sky". However, [[Smash-Fest]] passed without any sort of video or photographic evidence of Chunky Kong, and with the lack of direct or indirect confirmation from Sakurai, it became doubted if these reports were entirely telling the truth. Chunky Kong later became a minor in-joke within the ''Smash'' community; with the lack of any sort of concrete evidence to prove the character's existence despite multiple claims to the contrary, the character was [[Media:ChunkyKongHoax1.png|jokingly]] [[Media:ChunkyKongHoax2.png|compared]] to {{s|wikipedia|Bigfoot}}, a famous North American {{s|wikipedia|cryptid}}. | ||
After E3 2014 passed, with there still being no visual evidence of Chunky Kong despite the tens of hours of new gameplay footage being seen, the Chunky Kong Assist Trophy was generally regarded as a false report, though it was not known if it was intentionally falsified information, or inadvertently mistaken with another gameplay element. The rumor was ultimately proven completely false after both the Japanese release of {{for3ds}} and the American release of {{forwiiu}}, where Chunky Kong was still absent. About a month after ''Smash 4'''s release on Wii U, the poster who first reported the Chunky Kong Assist Trophy [http://smashboards.com/threads/k-rools-kremling-kutthroats-request-the-king-in-your-smash-club-nintendo-forms-today.324259/page-516#post-18244015 confessed to fabricating the claim]; he initially intended to use the false piece of information to help himself catch fake leaks, as well as see how many people would repeat his seemingly outlandish claim. | After E3 2014 passed, with there still being no visual evidence of Chunky Kong despite the tens of hours of new gameplay footage being seen, the Chunky Kong Assist Trophy was generally regarded as a false report, though it was not known if it was intentionally falsified information, or inadvertently mistaken with another gameplay element. The rumor was ultimately proven completely false after both the Japanese release of {{for3ds}} and the American release of {{forwiiu}}, where Chunky Kong was still absent. About a month after ''Smash 4''{{'}}s release on Wii U, the poster who first reported the Chunky Kong Assist Trophy [http://smashboards.com/threads/k-rools-kremling-kutthroats-request-the-king-in-your-smash-club-nintendo-forms-today.324259/page-516#post-18244015 confessed to fabricating the claim]; he initially intended to use the false piece of information to help himself catch fake leaks, as well as see how many people would repeat his seemingly outlandish claim. | ||
===Rayman DLC hoax=== | ===Rayman DLC hoax=== | ||