Super Smash Bros. Fighters Reimagined As Marvel & DC Heroes In Art
All 85 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters are being reimagined as DC and Marvel superheroes by an artist on Twitter, and they look incredible.
A talented artist has taken it upon themselves to recreate every Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter as one of DC or Marvel's iconic superheroes in a project titled Super Smash Heroes. The artist intends to reimagine all 85 fighters, including shadow fighters, as pre-existing superheroes from two of the most expansive superhero universes.
Together, DC and Marvel have 17,000 unique characters to choose from, while the roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters is a measly 85 in comparison. However, Smash Bros.' roster includes some of the biggest names in video game history from different gaming universes. Marvel and DC rarely crossover with other franchises, while Super Smash Bros. is built upon the most ambitious crossovers imaginable.
An artist on Twitter by the name eternalflamebry has continued the tradition of ambitious crossovers by undertaking a huge art project. The project is titled Super Smash Heroes, and it sees eternalflamebry reimagining every Smash fighter as an iconic superhero. Two fighters will be posted every Monday and Saturday taking on the persona of a DC or Marvel hero. The project began on January 11th with Mario as Superman and Donkey Kong as The Incredible Hulk. Since then, eternalflamebry has produced various heroes in his own style including Link as Green Arrow, Samus as Iron Man, Dark Samus as Venom, and Yoshi as Plastic Man.
Eternalflamebry will be uploading the new designs in order of their fighter number on the official Smash Bros. website. Additionally, the artist has also pre-determined which fighters will rep which franchise (DC, Marvel) by their fighter number. Odd-numbered fighters will be reimagined as DC heroes, while even-numbered fighters will take on the appearances of Marvel heroes. So, while Zero Suit Samus may make for a killer Black Widow, she will have to find a more suitable character to play within the DC universe.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character reveals may be few and far between, but eternalflamebry is giving Smash fans a different kind of reveal to look forward to twice a week. Not to mention, the designs and pairing of characters are incredible. Yoshi as Plastic Man may not make sense at first thought, but seeing the two characters combined makes so much sense. The only downside to these designs is that they aren't in the actual game, because they definitely need to be.
Source: eternalflamebry