Devil
| Devil | |
|---|---|
  The in-game sprite of Devil from Devil World. | |
| Universe | Devil World |
| Debut | Devil World (1984) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021, cameo) |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Species | Demon |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of origin | Devil World |
| Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto |
The Devil (デビル, Devil) (called Demon on the British version of the Smash Bros. DOJO!!) is the main antagonist of the NES game Devil World, developed by Shigeru Miyamoto, which was released for the Japanese Famicom and PAL NES systems only.
Origin[edit]
The Devil makes his debut as the main antagonist and main hazard in Devil World. He is based on the Devil, who appears in several religions as the personification of evil. In the game, he tries to thwart the efforts of the heroic dragon Tamagon to destroy him and seal Devil World away for eternity. He appears in every non-bonus level at the top of the screen, pointing in various directions in order to make the walls of the current game area shift around the level, thus limiting the player's movement to a small window of the full maze. When a stage is cleared, the Devil recoils, turns into a bat and flies away.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
The Devil was mentioned in the description of the Tamagon trophy as "a large, winged demon". This trophy was only available legitimately in the Japanese version of Melee.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
As an Assist Trophy[edit]
When the Devil is summoned, he appears as a bat, flies to the top of the screen and turns into his humanoid form. He then starts pointing in various directions, accompanied by an 8-bit sound from his source game. This causes the screen to scroll in the opposite direction, effectively altering the offscreen boundaries of the stage. The effect is great enough that it can leave just a small section of a stage, e.g. Battlefield, remaining. When playing on the Pirate Ship stage, it is also possible for the entire stage to be moved offscreen. This also allows for more camera control freedom when the game is paused. After a short while, the Devil disappears in a puff of smoke and the screen turns back to normal.
The Devil has a spawn chance of 30/760.
Trophy[edit]
The NTSC version of Brawl lists the game as "Japan Only" in error. The PAL version corrects this.
- Devil
- A devil who wields serious power in Devil World. In the game, the devil floats above the maze and commands by pointing. When it gives orders, its cyclopean minions turn cranks that scroll the maze in different directions. When Tamagon, your character in the game, places all the stage's books into a hole, the devil turns into a bat and flies away. It's quite striking, no?