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==Shadow Bug Clones==
==Shadow Bug Clones==
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[[File:Lakeshore Subspace Emissary.png|thumb|285px|The Shadow Bowser pictured on the right is made out of Shadow Bugs.]]
[[File:Lakeshore Subspace Emissary.png|thumb|285px|The Shadow Bowser pictured on the right is created from Shadow Bugs.]]
Shadow Bugs are capable of copying a character's trophy and assuming their appearance, but are also capable of altering certain qualities such as size, as seen in the fight with the giant [[Diddy Kong]]. A copy of a character created by Shadow Bugs will have a purple tinge, be surrounded by a smoky shadow aura, and possess glowing yellow eyes. [[Bowser]] himself had a platoon of Shadow Bugs which he ordered to serve as a clone of himself, both to act as a decoy and a second-in-command.
Shadow Bugs are capable of copying a character's trophy and assuming their appearance, but are also capable of altering certain qualities such as size, as seen in the fight with the giant [[Diddy Kong]]. A copy of a character created by Shadow Bugs will have a purple tinge, be surrounded by a smoky shadow aura, and possess glowing yellow eyes. [[Bowser]] himself had a platoon of Shadow Bugs which he ordered to serve as a clone of himself, both to act as a decoy and a second-in-command.
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Revision as of 10:51, October 5, 2021

Shadow Bugs are the small, glowing, violet spheres of which the members of the Subspace Army are made in The Subspace Emissary. They are apparently embodiments of a primordial substance. Shadow Bugs were created by extracting a mysterious substance from Mr. Game & Watch, leading Tabuu to have him captured to become the source of the Subspace Army's soldiers.

They first appeared in a Smash Bros. DOJO!! update called "This World", which introduced the main plot of The Subspace Emissary, shown being dropped down from the Halberd, as well as surrounding a single Primid.

Additionally, Shadow Bugs are mentioned in Palutena's Guidance for Mr. Game & Watch, in which Pit says, "Hey, it's a Shadow Bug!". This is a reference to how Shadow Bugs were extracted from Mr. Game & Watch.

Shadow Bug Clones

Main article: False character
The Shadow Bowser pictured on the right is created from Shadow Bugs.

Shadow Bugs are capable of copying a character's trophy and assuming their appearance, but are also capable of altering certain qualities such as size, as seen in the fight with the giant Diddy Kong. A copy of a character created by Shadow Bugs will have a purple tinge, be surrounded by a smoky shadow aura, and possess glowing yellow eyes. Bowser himself had a platoon of Shadow Bugs which he ordered to serve as a clone of himself, both to act as a decoy and a second-in-command.

Trophy

The Shadow Bugs trophy in Brawl.
Shadow Bugs

Embodiments of a primordial substance that can take the form of any number of lesser Subspace foes. They can also copy the forms of trophies to create evil doppelganger versions of them. The mysterious substance inside Mr. Game & Watch can be extracted endlessly. Once Tabuu discovered this, he used Mr. Game & Watch to create the Subspace Army.

Wii: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Spirit

No. Image Name Type Class Cost Ability Series
1,112
SSBU spirit Shadow Bug.png
Shadow Bug
Support
★★ 1 Trade-Off Attacks ↑ Super Smash Bros. Series

Names in other languages

Language Name
Japan Japanese 影虫
UK English Shadow Bug
France French Matière d'ombre
Germany German Dämmer-Partikel
Spain Spanish Peste violeta
Italy Italian Cellule ombra
China Chinese (Simplified) 影虫
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 影蟲
South Korea Korean 영충
Netherlands Dutch Shadow Bug
Russia Russian Мракожук

Trivia

  • Bowser is the only character not seen as a trophy prior to having a Shadow Bug clone appear.