False character
False Characters are enemies featured in the Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. They are the result of trophies being infested with Shadow Bugs. They can also be created if the bug has memory of the character.
False Variants
False Bowser
False Bowser makes his first appearance without warning at The Lake. After Fox and Diddy defeat him, he dissolves. It is believed that Bowser ordered his fleet of Shadow Bugs to copy him and serve as somewhat of a decoy.
He later appears after Bowser shoots the princess that was rescued by Kirby in the Midair Stadium with his Dark Cannon, then orders his false lookalike to swarm on and duplicate the trophified princess (as seen in the image above).
False Giant Diddy Kong
When Fox and Diddy were walking by The Swamp, they were ambushed by Bowser. Diddy was then shot by Bowser with the Dark Cannon, turning Diddy into a trophy. Bowser then orders Shadow Bugs to "consume" Diddy's trophy. Once this happened, False Diddy was made. Falco then flies down in an Arwing. Falco swoops out of the Arwing and destroys the Dark Cannon. Bowser leaves and the group looks back at the False Diddy, who they find is gathering more Shadow Bugs. False Diddy then grows to an enormous size. Fox touches Diddy's trophy, thus bringing him back to life, and the three defeat False Diddy. Once defeated, False Diddy's trophy disintegrates into the original Shadow Bugs. Note that this Diddy is his pink pallette swap, making it the only time you are forced to fight one.
False Samus
When Pikachu and Zero Suit Samus were fighting their way through the Research Facility, Samus located her old Power Suit. While retrieving it, two "dark" versions of Samus attacked the duo. After defeating them, Samus donned her Power Suit and continued, destroying the R.O.B.'s sent to attack her. It is possible that both False Samuses were in fact robots, as they were clones of the Power Suit.
False Princesses
False Peach
After the Shadow Bugs cover Peach's trophy, they turn Peach into False Peach, if the player saved Peach in the begining of the game when fighting Petey Piranha. While Mario and Pit are running, False Peach attempts to shoot them with a Dark Cannon. However, right before she is able to, Link destroys the Dark Cannon. False Peach angrily looks at Link and his partner, Yoshi, and they fight. Link and Yoshi win the battle, and after that, the False Peach trophy turns back into the normal Peach trophy. Mario saw this, however, and thought Link was the enemy, for he attacked Peach. Mario tries to attack Link, but Link quickly moves out of the way. Link and Yoshi then fight Mario and Pit in a team battle. Peach's trophy is later taken away by King Dedede.
Later on in the story, Peach and Zelda's trophies are taken aboard the Halberd, locked up in cages. When Snake, Meta Knight, and Lucario enter the room where their trophies are, Shadow Bugs come in and turn both Peach and Zelda into False Peach and False Zelda. The three battle the False Princesses, and soon, the two False Princesses are turned back.
False Zelda
She has pretty much the same role as False Peach does. However, she can only be seen in the Subspace Emissary by saving Zelda from Petey Piranha. She tries to zap Link and Yoshi instead of Peach zapping Mario and Pit. Also, Mario and Pit get to fight False Zelda instead of Link and Yoshi fighting False Peach. Like Peach, Zelda's trophy is taken on the Halberd, and Snake, Meta Knight, and Lucario also fight False Zelda as well as False Peach.
Beings Made of Subspace
There are similar beings, called Subspace Clones (Emerald characters by fans), that must be defeated in order to fight Tabuu. One must fight a clone of each character in SSBB (excluding Wolf, Toon Link, Sonic, and Jigglypuff), along with a copy of each boss.
While fighting each, the stage changes. Subspace Clones are somewhat weak like Polygons, Fighting Wire Frames, and the Fighting Alloy Team, but they can fight hard depending on the difficulty of the game.
When Kirby uses Inhale on them, they will take damage, but not be inhaled into his mouth, and therefore cannot be swallowed and copied.
If you look closely, you can see that the being is a little larger than the original character. Another fact is that each being is actually recolored to make it more ominous looking. The best example can be seen if you zoom in on the back of the Wario being.
Many have managed to hack into the game to have the ability to play as the "dark" Subspace beings in a normal Brawl, often for "evil twin" battles. An example video can be seen here.
Because of the special effect used to give Subspace Clones their green sheen, Mr. Game & Watch appears to be 3D (despite remaining flat).
