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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=== | ||
[[ | [[Image: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=== | ||
[[ | [[Image: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=== | ||
[[ | [[Image: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=== | ||
[[ | [[Image: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. | ||
Separate from the main joke, several other large-scale jokes were put up on the wiki; most notably, users {{s|user|Aidanzapunk}} and {{s|user|BaconMastre}} collaborated to create content for ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' from the '' | Separate from the main joke, several other large-scale jokes were put up on the wiki; most notably, users {{s|user|Aidanzapunk}} and {{s|user|BaconMastre}} collaborated to create content for ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' from the ''[[User:Aidanzapunk/Dragon Ball pages/Dragon Ball (universe)|Dragon Ball]]'' universe, including main protagonist [[User:Aidanzapunk/Dragon Ball pages/Son Goku|Son Goku]] [[User:Aidanzapunk/Dragon Ball pages/Goku (SSB4)|as a playable character]], and [[User:Aidanzapunk/Dragon Ball pages/Planet Namek|Planet Namek]] as a stage. Additionally, user {{s|user|Awesomelink234}} created a fake playable character page for [[User:Awesomelink234/AFD 2018/Shadow (SSBU)|Shadow the Hedgehog]] in the then-unnamed [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|''Super Smash Bros.'' for the Nintendo Switch]]. These pages were uploaded to the mainspace of the wiki, and replicated how other real content pages would look. | ||
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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 | *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}}, [[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, {{SSBU|Joker}} and [[Byleth]] were pranked by {{s|User|Thegameandwatch}}, {{s|User|TotallyNotAutomated}} turned {{SSBU|Terry}}'s page into one for Terry Hintz—complete with changing the special moves, [[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 [[Capcom]] page was pranked slightly by {{s|User|CSR}}, stating that Morrigan Aensland from the ''Darkstalkers'' series is scheduled to join ''Ultimate'' as a DLC character. The page for ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} was altered with references to {{Sm|Laudandus}}, notorious for his dislike of the character. The page for [[Teddie]] was changed by {{s|User|BubzieBobkat}} to the titular protagonist of Seth MacFarlane's ''Ted'' movie franchise. Most other pages were left unchanged aside from image and font changes. | ||
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