Month: March 2015

(Editor’s note: This is not a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U character reveal.)

Not long ago, an artist named Artsy Omni had everyone convinced that Rayman would soon be joining the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U roster. With complete in-game images that showed his face on the character select screen as well as his own, personalized “joins the battle” effect, it’s easy to see why a large number of Smash players–myself included–expected to see the limbless hero among the rest of the game’s cast. Once everything blew over, Omni released a couple of videos that walked viewers through the process of creating this fake character reveal.

It looks like Rayman was only the first of many similar character “reveals” to come. This time around, however, Omni hasn’t tried to fool anyone with a fake leak of the character because, let’s be honest, that sort of thing will probably only fly once. With that said, the newest addition to his Smashified video series is Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight.

Below, you’ll find a speed painting video (complete with commentary) that shows the process of bringing this indie platforming hero to life in the same artistic style as the current iteration of Smash. The video culminates in an animation showing us that Shovel Knight is, indeed, ready to dig in.

For the sake of clarity, I would like to reiterate that Shovel Knight is not actually going to be in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U; this is merely an excellent example of an artist flexing his abilities. Check out the video below and let us know what you think!

Source: Artsy Omni via SmashBoards