SmashWiki:Did you know

Did you know is part of the main page that displays "fun facts" about the Super Smash Bros. series. You can access and directly edit this section at the Did you know template. The current fun facts can be seen below:

Did you know ...that the announcement of Steve's inclusion in Ultimate caused such a traffic spike on Twitter that it caused the site to be temporarily inaccessible, being only the second time with the first being Michael Jackson's death in 2009? ...that the damage output of some attacks had decimals since Melee, but it wasn't until Ultimate that the decimal output would be displayed in-game as a tenth? ...that it's possible to play Crazy Orders to 100 or more turns, although the turn counter is capped at 99? ...that in Ultimate, using Palkia to flip the Coliseum and Training stages on a fixed camera triggers afterimages due to exposing negative space? ...that Brawl's adventure mode, The Subspace Emissary, has 104 cutscenes compared to Ultimate's World of Light's 7?

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Previously Used Fun Facts:

• ...that according to an interview with Masahiro Sakurai, Takamaru was considered as a possible playable character in SSB4, but the idea was later dropped due to low worldwide popularity?
• ...that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the first game in the series without an unlockable Pokémon character?
• ...that there are unused voice clips of Kirby calling out Palutena's custom special moves "Explosive Flame" and "Heavenly Light"?
• ...that in the Mushroom Kingdom II stage in Melee, the camera can be pulled out and the blast zones can be seen?
• ...that Nana of the Ice Climbers is the only female to get cut (not including playable Pokémon with unconfirmed gender)?
• ...that Super Smash Bros. 4 is the only game in the entire series not to include a new The Legend of Zelda or Star Fox character?
• ...that the trophies for Lucas, Pokémon Trainer, and the Ice Climbers in Smash 4 use their models from Brawl?
• ...that Captain Falcon, Sheik, Ganondorf (pre-Smash 4), and Snake all carry weapons on their person that they never use in battle?
• ...that under certain conditions, the Ice Climbers' chant can be heard in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS? This point was later proven false
• ...that a bug in Melee makes it so that players with a handicap level of 8 will take much less knockback than a players with a handicap level of 9?
• ...that with perfect timing, Kirby in Melee can dash attack off an edge and instantly grab upon hitting the ground?
• ...that despite the fact that she is not playable in Brawl, Palutena actually has more trophies focused on her than Pit?
• ...that Sakurai did not plan to include Ganondorf as a playable character in Melee, only including him later in development because his body had a very similar build to Captain Falcon's, allowing him to be easily added on as a last minute clone of Captain Falcon?
• ...that Masahiro Sakurai added Greninja as a Smash 4 newcomer before it made its debut in Pokémon X and Y, having initially reserved a spot on the roster for a new Pokémon?
• ...that the trophy for Daisy in early revisions of Melee has a hidden third eye underneath her hair?
• ...that in Melee, a reflection of Yoshi's Island can be seen in the trophy for Metal Mario?
• ...that Snake and the Star Fox characters have special taunts on Shadow Moses Island, Corneria, and Lylat Cruise respectively in Brawl and Melee?
• ...that Bowser, King Dedede, and Mewtwo were planned to be playable in Smash 64 before being cut for unknown reasons?
• ...that in Kirby's Dream Collection, one of the challenge stages features the Smash ability, which combines some of Kirby's attacks and special moves from the Smash Bros. series?
• ...that a number of trophies in Melee use an image of the Osohe Castle, from the cancelled EarthBound 64, as their reflection texture?
• ...that in the Japanese version of Melee (or if the language is set to Japanese), a Virtual Boy appears on the shelf of game consoles while viewing all collected trophies?
• ...that the Smash Bros. logo is one of the Bumper Stickers available in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption?
• ...that Samus's French character description in Smash 64 refers to her as possibly male or female?
• ...that when characters pick up Snake's cardboard boxes, Donkey Kong is the only character who will not automatically throw them?
• ...that Zap Jyks produce a water sound on impact while Hydro Jyks have an electric one?
• ...that Zero Suit Samus's name is misspelt "Zaro Suit Samus" on character selection screens?
• ...that edge recovery animations in SSB are split into two parts?
• ...that Wario and Snake are the only characters in Brawl who make noises when they eat Food?