User:Aidanzapunk/List of non-gaming media representation: Difference between revisions

**The artwork of [[Toad]]'s spirit comes from the Nintendo Kids Club section of the British version of the Nintendo website.

**The artwork of [[Nikki]]'s spirit comes from the Nintendo News section of the Nintendo website.

*'''''{{iw|zeldawiki|SpaceWorld 2000 GameCube Tech Demo}}''''': [[Ganondorf]]'s sword is taken from this tech demo.

*'''{{iw|pikipedia|Strawberry Flower}}''': Two songs from the {{uv|Pikmin}} universe in ''Brawl'', ''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Ai no Uta}}'' and ''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Tane no Uta}}'', are not present in the ''Pikmin'' games themselves; rather, they were chart singles by the band released to promote the series in Japan. ''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Ai no Uta (French Version)}}'', an abridged cover of ''Ai no Uta'', was used for Pikmin's advertising in France and subsequently featured in ''Brawl''.

*'''''Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush''''': The version of the music track ''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Right There, Ride On}}'' used in ''Brawl'' and ''Wii U'' is the "Digital Remakin' Trax" version from this album.

*'''''{{iw|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia}}''''': The artwork of [[Wario]]'s overalls spirit uses artwork from this encyclopedia.

*'''Pac-Man Bank''': a short-lived toyline made by Tomy in the 1970s featuring a hungry, yellow, spherical character who would evolve into playable ''Smash'' fighter [[Pac-Man]]. Whether the ''Pac-Man'' games were directly based off of the toy or a strange coincidence is often disputed, though the ''Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon'' book claims that Namco had to pay Tomy for the trademark license before releasing the game.

*'''''{{iw|wikipedia|Peter and Wendy}}''''': A play and novel by J. M. Barrie, telling the tale of {{iw|wikipedia|Peter Pan}}, the boy who never grew up, famous for being able to fly with a combination of happy thoughts and fairy dust. The plot was later adapted into [[wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)|a film by Walt Disney in 1953]], which is one of the more famous adaptations. Link's original green look is based off the design of Peter Pan (with his association with fairies paying homage to {{iw|wikipedia|Tinker Bell}}), and Sora's on-screen appearance features him flying around using the power of flight he obtained from Neverland in the original ''Kingdom Hearts''.

*'''''{{iw|wikipedia|The Red Badge of Courage}}''''': A historical fiction novel written by Stephen Crane. A very loose depiction of [[List of spirits (Others)#Henry Fleming|Henry Fleming]], the main protagonist of the novel, appears as a character in ''Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.'', which appears as a spirit in ''Ultimate''.  

*'''{{iw|wikipedia|Sikorsky Cypher}}''': A product of unmanned aerial vehicles developed by {{iw|wikipedia|Sikorsky Aircraft}}. As a result of it appearing within the {{uv|Metal Gear}} series, [[Snake]]'s up special in all of his appearances utilizes the [[Cypher]].

*'''''{{iw|wikipedia|Star Wars}}''''': A science-fantasy multimedia franchise created by {{iw|wikipedia|George Lucas}}. The [[Beam Sword]] is loosely based upon the {{iw|wikipedia|lightsaber}}, using similar sound effects in the Japanese version of ''64''; the international release of ''64'' and all versions of ''Melee'' had more distinct sound effects, but all versions of the series from ''Brawl'' onward use similar sounds to the original Japanese ''64''.

*'''''{{iw|wikipedia|Train Your Brain}}''''': A self-help book written by Japanese neuroscientist {{iw|wikipedia|Ryuta Kawashima}}. The {{uv|Brain Age}} universe is based upon this book, and [[Dr. Kawashima]] himself appears as an Assist Trophy. Dr. Kawashima is notably the only real-life person to have directly appeared in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.