Fantendo Smash Bros. Concept

Fantendo Smash Bros. Concept is a Fantendo Smash Bros. game developed by AM Studios for the Display C. It shares the platform fighter gameplay premise of other Smash Bros. games, with the added ability to switch characters upon losing a stock.
The game did not receive any updates for nearly four years after its reveal on January 22, 2018. In December 2021, the creator finally publicly shared the remaining content that had been planned.
==Story==
Fantendo Smash Bros. Concept takes place in a world where willfully disembodied souls, the titular Concepts, fight by assuming the forms of other species. This is referred to as manifesting, and translates into gameplay in that players choose another species after each death.
If there were unwritten plans for further story, they may have involved the immortality machine described in the blurb.
See also § Non-playable characters.
==Characters==
===Playable characters===
The playable roster is intentionally limited to 15 characters. This improves efficiency in switching characters from the menu, as three fifths of the options can be selected within one stick or D-pad press. Between stocks, the menu appears in the space of the player's battle UI, compounding the need for a small roster.
Manifestations	Manifestations	Manifestations	Manifestations	Manifestations
Beorn 	Blob 	Duowl 	* 	Ghostborn
Harpy 	Magma Sentinel	Missyntae 	Potion Frog 	Siandrall
Sparkling 	* 	? 	Custom 	Deity
Asterisks represent two species that were meant to have permission requested. However, this failed to happen, so it is unknown whether they would have been included in the game, or if other species would have needed to be chosen. The species were , and .
Beyond these, it seems that the roster was one or two slots short. It is possible that the Deity option would not have been part of the main grid, and would only show up when usable.
Some species were given further information, while others remained marked with "TBA" in the planning document.
Manifestation 	Description
Beorn 	"A scattered race native to Zeon. It's the most balanced manifestation. Unlike the real deal, it has no descension powers."(See the Beorn article for more information.)
Blob 	"A good match against elemental users, this winged manifestation absorbs most status effects. However, it has little defense otherwise."(The species of Fandro and Bob the Blob, since-removed characters owned by .)
Duowl 	(A New Fantendoverse-original avian species that can separate its body halves. The upper half can fly while the torso walks around, splitting its stats. It first appears in Fantendoverse X: Time with the character Brucy.)
Ghostborn 	(Smile's species.)
Harpy 	(Quetz's species.)
Magma Sentinel	(See the Magma Sentinels article for more information.)
Missyntae 	(See the Missyntile article for more information.)
Potion Frog 	"An amphibian species versed in the art of potion brewery. This manifestation relies on weaponized elixir in battle."(The species first appears in FantendoQuest. Its appearance is particularly based on Terelle, Lester, Goldarrk, and Warello from that game.)
Siandrall 	(See the Siandrall article for more information.)
Sparkling 	(Volt's species.)
Custom 	"Your own original manifestation, inspired by stories of the Threat's Top 10. Its moves and stats are influenced entirely by the character creation process."
Deity 	"A false god based on the deities of the universe. According to the rules of honorable battle, it may only be manifested when in dire need of a turnaround."(Based on deity characters in the Fantendoverse, such as The Fan and The Enemy.)
===Non-playable characters===
The only plan for non-playable characters was a yet-to-be-named pair of Catonea shopkeeps with polar opposite personalities. In a twist to be revealed in the game, they would actually be a single entity with control over the "two" bodies, connected at the tail. They would initially act like two separate people in an effort to be treated normally. It may come across as kind of a random subplot to include when so little else of the game had been fleshed out.
==Stages==
==Gallery==
FSBConceptRender1.png|Prerelease fight render
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