Shadow Bugs

[Galvanic]

Read closely.

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The bigger size means an increase in Shadow Bugs -- does that mean it takes more Shadow Bugs to move bigger Primids?

Shadow Bugs... Interesting. Let's discuss this.
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[blayde_axel]

Those purple balls that we've seen a thousand times, most likely.

 

[bballstar23]

I'm guessing that's what they're comprised of

 

[Gill]

Shadow Bugs? moar leik, heartless bugs m i rite?

What're we supposed to say? God forbid a ton of shadow bugs meet up, cause that'd create a BIG BIG Primid! O_O

 

[InvincibleAgent]

So, does this mean we're gonna see some tiny Primids, too? Cuz what if there are only a few shadow bugs?

 

[SJAK47]

And Primids have their own smash attacks, interesting. I guess those purple shadow things make these things.

 

[Galvanic]

What I was interested in is the fact that these move Primids. Is there a chance that they can be used as a tool to fight of Subspace creatures? And what importance, otherwise, will they bring to the Emissary? Do they power the Trophy Guns?

 

[Gill]

Playable Primid, anyone? >_>

 

[Kadian]

Yeah, the really interesting thing is that Primids have varying degrees of complete movesets. It's generally understood from various trailers that Primids seem capable of imitating fighters, and can even pick up and use items, but with size comes move variety also?

 

[Galvanic]

Playable Primid, anyone? >_>

Lol, I wonder what its Final Smash would be XD

 

[Zeela12]

Yeah, I asked the same question to myself, but I guess it's just the purple pellet things.

 

[TheJalapeno]

The Primids are puppets being controlled by the Shadow Bugs which probably control the ancient minister.

And the Big Primid mentions it has "Smash attacks" Probably meaning it MAY be playable or just very similiar to a normal character (ie; Wireframe with Smash attacks)

 

[Goopygoo]

Gentleman, I think we have our new WTF character.

 

[AsbestosBlatant]

Sounds like the powerup method. EXP balls? Pff. Shadow Bugs.

As to what you do with them, eeeh.

 

[Royboy]

hmmm, maybe those shadow bugs are used to control Bowser, Wario, Rayquaza and so on, I know they are bad, but they're acting strange for me.

 

[GDhunter95]

The Primids are puppets being controlled by the Shadow Bugs which probably control the ancient minister.

Hahaha

Perhaps the main badguy isn't the ancient minister.

Noooo...

It would have to be the Shadow Bug Queen!

Afterall the bugs gotta come from someplace amirite?

 

[InvincibleAgent]

It would not say Smash Attacks unless he was playable.

Hey, what if the Trophy Gun is an item, and you use it to turn Primids into Shadow bugs?

 

[Demon Kirby]

It would not say Smash Attacks unless he was playable.

. . . Load of crap.

Also, I'm willing to bet that the "Shadow Bugs" are the small dots around 'em.

 

[InvincibleAgent]

Demon Kirby, how can it be a Smash Attack unless a control stick is smashed?

 

[Gill]

Demon Kirby, how can it be a Smash Attack unless a control stick is smashed?

...

Its called a smash attack because it smashes you. In the FACE.

 

[Eltrotraw]

CPUs can use "smash attacks" too, the inputs are all there...

A better example would be SSBM Giga Bowser. Why design smash attacks for him when he's not playable though legit means?

 

[Kittah4]

Demon Kirby, how can it be a Smash Attack unless a control stick is smashed?

Unplayable wire frames and giga bowser had smash attacks. It merely indicates the level of attack.

This update makes me think the multi-brawl is gong to consist of primids.

 

[SeriousWB]

I can't wait to play through this story mode... ARGH

 

[:034:]

Where did this thread come from..? Now I feel stupid for making a new thread about it. >_>

Anyway, plot device confirmed! I say Bowser and Wario are being controlled by the Shadow Bugs. As are Petey and Rayquaza and maybe many more creatures and characters.

 

[Chepe]

Even if they have smash attacks, I will bet they have no B moves. Which means, that these truly are the new wireframes, and we will likely see them in a "Multi Man Brawl" mode which is sure to be a coming update.

 

[Chi's Finest]

Did someone seriously use the argument that the Primids are playable, because CPU's cannot use Smash attacks?

Pretty mysterious. And the plot for SSE grows thicker.....

 

[jimmyjoe]

If those purple things that the primids are comprised of are indeed shadow bugs, wouldn't the word "make" be used in place of "move" in that update. Maybe this means they can control primids not create them, and therefore possibly control other characters(Bowser, rayquaz, wario, your gigamother, etc.)

 

[Chi's Finest]

If those purple things that the primids are comprised of are indeed shadow bugs, wouldn't the word "make" be used in place of "move" in that update. Maybe this means they can control primids not create them, and therefore possibly control other characters(Bowser, rayquaz, wario, your gigamother, etc.)

Possessed puppets? Geno Confirmed!

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I'd love to see a primid become a playable character, isn't it about time smash bros had a playable character for itself?

 

[jimmyjoe]

I'd love to see a primid become a playable character, isn't it about time smash bros had a playable character for itself?

I agree, the series should get it's own playable character.

Plus a primid might have a set weight, strength, and speed, but maybe it would have semi-customizable move sets!!! They could have standard A moves but maybe you could select the B moveset for your primid from certain characters, or even different B moves from different characters.

 

[d0c926]

I doubt the primid will have playable , they probaly going be the wire frame people for Brawl.

 

[Igneous42]

hmm interesting, this supports my thought that maybe some chars are being controlled by the Subspace Army. I think Bowser and Wario, they choose two already sort of bad characters so it's harder to tell. I bet whoever you don't save from petey also becomes evil.

 

[Puffs]

At least they're not talking about the Shadow Bugs from Twilight Princess. I despise those things.

Fear the Puff

 

[PITforREV]

See, Im going to be pissd if teh villians are just beiong "controlled." They are bad guys let them be bad...Im sick of this nobodies really bad BS, -It shoudl be the villians are greedy and want to do thing to benefit themselves and harm the good guys, lets not have some OTHER big bad force controlling them....puh-lease give me a break.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I have to say I'm a bit skeptical about those purple things being shadow bugs, I don't know why they just don't look like they're alive.

There are Shadow bugs in twilight princess......it's not completly unlikly that there could be a connection.

 

[InvincibleAgent]

Did someone seriously use the argument that the Primids are playable, because CPU's cannot use Smash attacks?

Wow, that's by far the worst misconstruing of my words I've ever seen

Of course CPUs can use smash attacks, but those attacks are only called smash attacks because when humans control the characters, they are performed by smashing the control stick.

 

[phantomphungus]

The Primids are puppets being controlled by the Shadow Bugs which probably control the ancient minister.

Resident Evil 4, anyone?

 

[raphtmarqui]

Shadow Bugs are probably that black dust.

 

[edde]

maybe the purple thingies that are dropped from the halberd that forms the pirimids?

 

[Smash legacy]

Mabey just mabey will be able to play with them hopefully they have cool movesets.

If not they are way better than the dumb wireframes.