User:Aidanzapunk/List of non-gaming media representation

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This is a list of non-gaming media that has been represented in the Super Smash Bros. series, whether acknowledged or not. This includes films, TV shows, literature, and other non-gaming media.

Universes

James Bond

James Bond (universe)
Developer(s)	Ian Fleming
Publisher(s)	Various
Genre(s)	Spy story
Console/platform of origin	Book
First installment	Casino Royale (book, 1953)
Latest installment	Forever and a Day (book, 2018)

James Bond is a literary spy created by British author Ian Fleming. The first book, Casino Royale, published in 1953, spawned a gargantuan multi-media franchise, with many books, movies, and video games. One of the video games, based on the movie GoldenEye, was GoldenEye 007, developed for the Nintendo 64 by Rare Ltd.. The Motion-Sensor Bomb, an item originating from GoldenEye 007, appears in Super Smash Bros. and the Western releases of Super Smash Bros. Melee (in the Japanese release, it is based on an original Rare game, Perfect Dark). However, references by name to the game in Smash were minimized, and from Brawl onwards, the Motion-Sensor Bomb has been redesigned and treated as an original item.

In an official poll held on Smabura-Ken regarding characters for a potential sequel, James Bond placed sixth with 35 votes, tied with Mewtwo from Pokémon. Sakurai stated that he did not include James Bond owing to concerns over Bond's realistic weaponry that included handguns and similar items. Furthermore, the copyright to the game would be owned by Rare, and a number of other copyright issues, such as those involving the likeness of his actor, Pierce Brosnan, and rights involving the film series itself, would have led to numerous legal challenges in development of Melee.

Strawberry Flower

Strawberry Flower (universe)
File:Strawberry Flower logo.png
Developer(s)	N/A
Publisher(s)	Nintendo Eastworld
Genre(s)	Music
Console/platform of origin	Album
First installment	Ai no Uta (2001)
Latest installment	Song of Hey! Pikmin (2017)

Strawberry Flower (ストロベリー・フラワー, Strawberry Flower) is a Japanese virtual band that formed in 2001 as a trio of the three colors of Pikmin, later adding in the other Pikmin over time. Two songs from the Pikmin universe in Brawl, Ai no Uta and 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. 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.

Gaming-related media

Many video game franchises represented in the Super Smash Bros. series have received movie, television or comic book adaptations; certain elements originating from these adaptations have then made their way into Smash.

• Bayonetta: Bloody Fate: Bayonetta's and Rodin's Japanese voice actors, Atsuko Tanaka and Tesshō Genda, reprise their roles from the movie, as well as the Japanese dub of Bayonetta 2; Hideki Kamiya, the game's director, was initially against a Japanese voice cast, and thus left one out of the first game, but after the release of the movie, he liked the dub enough to keep the cast in Bayonetta 2.
• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Four of Cloud's costumes in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate are directly based on his "Cloudy Wolf" costume.
• Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture: One of Terry Bogard's costumes in Ultimate is directly based upon his appearance in the film.
• Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem: Marth's Japanese voice actor, Hikaru Midorikawa, reprises his role from the original video animation.
• F-Zero manual comic: The Falcon Flyer, which appears on Big Blue and during The Subspace Emissary, originates from this comic book. It has never been featured in an F-Zero game.
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya!: In Japanese, Meta Knight and Knuckle Joe are voiced by their actors from the Kirby anime. Additionally, Galaxia, Meta Knight's sword, got its name and design from the anime. Nightmare's current appearance originates from the anime, which was already adopted by the games starting with Nightmare in Dream Land. The song Checker Knights also originally debuted in the anime, though its appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl derives from Kirby Air Ride.
• Pokémon the Series: Many characters from the Pokémon universe are voiced by their anime actors saying their names like in the anime (except Meowth). 4Kids Entertainment, who produced the series' international dubs until 2006, is credited for their work on the original Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
  • Pokémon the Series: The Beginning: Misty's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee is based on her appearance in the anime. Additionally, Meowth's trophy in Melee is based on Meowth's appearance in Meowth's Party, the seventh ending animation for the anime. Ash Ketchum, the anime's protagonist, is directly mentioned in Pokémon Trainer's trophy description in Smash 4, which also quotes the Pokémon Theme; in Ultimate, the theme is referenced again, in the Pokémon Trainer's Boxing Ring title. Additionally, both Pikachu's Classic Mode title and the Pokémon Trainer's crowd chant in Ultimate reference the anime's usage of "I choose you!" when Ash throws out a Pokémon. Goldeen's appearance as a Poké Ball summon is based on Misty's Goldeen in the anime, who was notable for being completely useless on land and would only be able to flop around. Pichu's mechanic in which its electric attacks hurt itself is an element that originated in the Pikachu & Pichu short. The bonus for Star KO'ing all members of a team in Melee is named "Rocket KO", which is named after Team Rocket (particularly, Jessie, James, and Meowth), who are often involved in a recurring gag in which they are sent flying into the sky, leaving behind a twinkling star when they vanish from sight.
  • Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back: Mewtwo's portrayal starting in Melee is linked to its appearance in the movie, as implied by its Japanese voice lines, as well as its voice actor in Melee, Masachika Ichimura, who reprises his role from the original Japanese cast of the movie. Shadow Ball was first used by Mewtwo in this movie, before appearing in Pokémon Gold & Silver. Mewtwo's reveal slogan in Super Smash Bros. 4 is the same as the subtitle of this film.
  • Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew: Lucario's portrayal starting in Brawl is linked to its appearance in the movie, as implied by its Japanese voice actor, Daisuke Namikawa, who reprises his role from the film; other generic Lucario appear throughout the series (voiced in English by Bill Rogers, who voiced Lucario in Brawl), but Namikawa specifically voices the Lucario from the film. Sean Schemmel, the English voice of Lucario from the film, would later reprise his role in Smash 4 as Lucario. Other references to the film include one of Lucario's victory quotes, "The aura is with me!" (which also appears as the name of Brawl's 25th event), as well as Lucario's All-Star congratulations screen in Smash Wii U.
  • Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened: Mewtwo's Boxing Ring title directly references the film's title.
  • Pokémon the Series: XY: Ash-Greninja, a form obtained by Ash Ketchum and his Greninja, makes an appearance in Ultimate in Greninja's Final Smash, Secret Ninja Attack, with Greninja transforming into such when activating the attack.
• Sonic X: Jason Griffith, Sonic and Shadow's voice actor from the anime (who later carried over into the Sonic video games, alongside the rest of the 4Kids cast, starting with Shadow the Hedgehog), reprised his role as both characters in Brawl.
• Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!: One of Luigi's costumes in Smash 4 and Ultimate is reminiscent to his appearance in the movie.
• Super Metroid Nintendo Power comic: This Nintendo Power comic is the first source to reveal the backstory of Samus Aran, the sole survivor of the Space Pirates' raid on K-2L. This backstory is referenced by Samus's classic and unmasked trophies in Melee. The Metroid games themselves would not allude to this backstory until the Child Mode endings of Metroid Fusion, released after Melee.

Minor representation

• Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar: Arsène is inspired by the titular character of Maurice Leblanc's stories.
• Carmilla: Carmilla is inspired by the titular character from this early vampire novel by Josep Sheridan Le Fanu.
• Christianity: The Castlevania series features several references to Christianity, some of which appear in Smash:
  • The Christian cross, a recurring symbol of Christianity perhaps most commonly associated with the crucifix, appears in Simon and Richter's side special, though it more resembles the Greek cross (✚). The Latin cross (✝), more commonly associated with Christianity, serves as the basis of the design for their Vampire Killer whips' handles.
    • Additionally, Link's appearance in the original The Legend of Zelda, which is featured in Smash as a sticker and a spirit, has a Latin cross on his shield.
  • Holy water, water blessed by a clergy member or other religious figure used in baptisms and spiritual cleansing rituals, appears in Simon and Richter's down special.
• Dracula: Dracula is inspired by the titular character of Bram Stoker's novel. Jonathan Morris's surname is a reference to the novel character Quincey Morris.
  • Son of Dracula: Alucard is loosely inspired by the main character of this Universal film, Count Alucard.
• Eine kleine Nachtmusik: The "Mario Bros." track opens with the tune that plays upon starting a new game in Mario Bros., which in turn is a short excerpt of this piece, originally composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
• Frankenstein: The Creature in Dracula's Castle is inspired by the monster in Mary Shelley's novel, especially influenced by its portrayal by Boris Karloff in the 1931 film adaptation.
• The Girl I Left Behind: The "Overworld" track from Kid Icarus includes a short excerpt of this English folk song.
• Greek mythology: Serves as the basis of characters from multiple universes, including:
  • Kid Icarus is heavily influenced by Greek mythology, and the series itself is named after the myth of Icarus (which likely serves as the inspiration for Pit's inability to fly). Many characters from Kid Icarus are directly named after figures from Greek mythology, including Medusa, Pandora, Thanatos, and Hades. Palutena's name is derived from Pallas Athena. Twinbellows and Hewdraw are likely based upon the mythological creatures Cerberus and Lernaean Hydra, respectively.
  • The Medusa Heads from Castlevania are based upon Medusa, a monster featured in Greek mythology.
  • The titular character of Athena is based loosely upon the Greek goddess of the same name, which in turn was followed up by Psycho Soldier and its protagonist Athena Asamiya, who appears as a spirit and a background character on King of Fighters Stadium.
• Ishikawa Goemon: Goemon, a Japanese outlaw hero from the 16th century, serves as the basis for a Konami character of the same name, whose appearance inspires a Mii costume in Ultimate.
• Japanese folklore: The Shin Onigashima universe is based upon traditional Japanese folklore, including the stories of Momotarō and Princess Kaguya, among others.
• Journey to the West: The Yūyūki universe is based upon this novel, with its main character Goku being based upon the Monkey King, known as Son Gokū in Japanese.
• Korobeiniki: This 19th century Russian folk song, based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, is the basis of the "Tetris: Type A" track.
• Napoleon Bonaparte: The Napoleon universe, represented by the Alessandro Inzaghi spirit, is inspired by the real-world campaigns of this French military leader.
• Norse mythology: Serves as the basis of characters from multiple universes, including:
  • The Kraken from Kid Icarus is inspired by the mythological creature from Nordic folklore.
  • Odin from Final Fantasy is based upon the Norse god.
  • The eponymous feature of Yggdrasil's Altar also originates from Norse mythology.
  • The Valkyrie appearing in Namco Roulette is inspired by the Norse mythological figures of the same name.
• The Red Badge of Courage: Henry Fleming, the main protagonist of the novel, appears as a Spirit in his Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. incarnation.
• ROM hacking: The MEGALOVANIA music track in Ultimate originated from one of Toby Fox's EarthBound ROM hacks, EarthBound: The Halloween Hack, where it is used when fighting the game's main antagonist, Dr. Andonuts. It is often referred to by fans as "Dr. Andonuts' Rage", but it was officially named "Megalovania" in Toby Fox's personal notes.
• Star Wars: The Beam Sword is loosely based upon the 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.
• Train Your Brain: The Brain Age universe is based upon this Japanese book written by neuroscientist Ryuta Kawashima, who appears as the Dr. Kawashima Assist Trophy. Dr. Kawashima is notably the only real-life person to have directly appeared in the Super Smash Bros. series.