Bug Fables: The Everlasting Fighters

***Bug Fables: The Everlasting Fighters*** was an April Fool's game by Moonsprout Games for April Fool's Day 2020. The game uses assets from *Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling*. The game would've been a 2-button fighting game, but was scrapped due to how big the scope of the project was, as well as complications with the COVID-19 Pandemic.

## Gameplay

Unlike its predecessor, the game was to be a 2-button fighting game with an endless amount of combos.  Each character would've had the typical fighting game moves, in addition to a gimmick unique to that character (e.g Janet summoning enemies to aid her in a fight). Each character would've had 7 alternate palette colors that referenced things related to Bug Fables (such as a Zombee alt) or unrelated to the game (such as a Beedrill from Nintendo's *Pokémon* franchise).

### Characters

Of the known characters, only four had some form of moveset, with Maki and Tanjerin being from the video (reusing their sprites from *The Everlasting Sapling*), while Vi and Janet are the only ones with a finished sprite sheet (sans alternate palettes for Janet). Despite this, there were planned characters, with planned movesets and some sprites, these include:

* Vi: Would've been able for her to use the Beemerang to hold and rack up combos for as long as she wasn't hit; had a complete sprite sheet.
* Janet: Would've been able to summon enemies via using Spy Cards; had her sprite sheet done (sans alternate palettes).
* Kabbu: Would've had the Spiky Bod medal equipped, meaning he would damage other opponents when Blocking, and had a counter move.
* Leif: Although vague, he most likely was going to freeze opponents, with one freeze per combo.
* Maki: One of two characters in the April Fools video; he most likely would've been a fast and strong character. His Special would've been summoning his sister, Kina.
* Tanjerin: Likely a joke character, Tanjerin would've started weak until his health was low, becoming so powerful where even walking would drain one's health within a few seconds and ignore any blocks. He was redrawn in this game's artstyle.
* The Seedling Slayer: Would've trained after the Wasp Invasion in Chapter 5. One of her moves would've allowed her to use a sword, lance, and axe.

Other Characters were also planned, but didn't have any moveset revealed:

* General Ultimax: Would've been in his ULTIMAX Tank, and was described to have taken half of the screen.
* Mecha Hoaxe: A character original to the game that, as the name implies, was a mech recreation of the Wasp King built by H.B.
* Zasp and Mothiva: Would've been a duo character, though it's unknown on what type of duo character they would've been.
* Elizant II: Was planned to represent those who usually didn't fight within the game. No sprites were drawn for her.
* Celia and Levi: Would've likely been separate characters. Celia's moveset was described as being Captain America's Marvel vs. Capcom 3 moveset, though it's unknown on what Levi would've had.
* Stratos and Delilah: Would likely have been a duo character similar to Team Mothiva. Their bazooka move would've been a super.

## Trivia

* When a fan asked Genow how Bug Fables would be represented within *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* (a crossover fighting game published by Nintendo), Genow said that he would want to see Team Snakemouth as a team fighter, comparing this mechanic to the then-recently released Pyra/Mythra characters, but doubt any representation would happen.

## Gallery

Vi's sprite sheetJanet's sprite sheetLeif's spritesBug Fables- The Everlasting Fighters Teaser"Teaser" video
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