Vermin

> *This article is about Mr. Game & Watch's downward smash attack. For the primary character, see Mr. Game & Watch.*
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### Effect

Mr. Game & Watch takes out a pair of hammers and smashes both of them on the ground. The sourspot powerfully semi-spikes the opponents, while the sweetspot buries the opponents or launches them powerfully upwards.

"In his downward smash, Mr. Game & Watch takes out a pair of hammers and bashes them on the ground. The sourspot powerfully semi-spikes opponents, while the sweetspot buries them, allowing him to punish with one of his powerful smash attacks. They can hit opponents in front of him and behind him, making it twice as powerful than the other down smashes from other characters."

—Description from *The PowerPuff Sticks*.

**Vermin** is Mr. Game & Watch's down smash in the *The PowerPuff Sticks* series and the *Super Smash Bros.* series.

## Appearance

Mr. Game & Watch has a somewhat similar appearance to Mr. Juggler in *Vermin*, with the expections of the lack of a nose, blank white eyes and the same-colored mouth, and his legs are attached to his body, along with a pair of ears. His head is smaller-sized, and he has human-like hair.

Primarly, Mr. Game & Watch is seen holding a pair of disjointed hammers, which can be slammed on the ground to bury opponents, in case of being used for attacking opponents.

## Overview

When performed, Mr. Game & Watch will take out a pair of hammers and then smash both of them on the ground. The sourspot at the center and additionally below his arms will powerfully semi-spike opponents, while the sweetspot directly below the hammers buries the opponents or launches them upwards.

The latter has a great capability to KO opponents relatively early, and the former allows Mr. Game & Watch to punish with a following upward or forward smash, forward or down tilt, Oil Panic or Judge. It is among one of the strongest down-smashes around the series.

## Origin

   *Vermin* is a *Game & Watch* minigame, where the player takes on the role of the exterminator with two hammers, and their goal is to clobber moles that emerge from the ground in order to keep them away from destroying parts of his garden. The players attain points by clobbering moles that emerge from the ground.
The moles are attempting to destroy the main character's garden, and it is the player's goal to make sure they do not do this. The player can accomplish this by moving the character (described in the manual as a puppet) via the left and right buttons on the hardware. If the hammer is above the hole where a mole is about to surface, it will automatically smash the creature, thus rewarding the player with a point. As the player progresses, the speed of the game increases. If a mole makes it through the hole unscathed, it will result in a lost life for the player. After three moles get through, the game is over and the player must restart it.

## Trivia

* As introduced in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* and *The PowerPuff Sticks* series, Mr. Game & Watch transforms into his *Vermin* form during his down-smash.
	+ However, in *Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS and Wii U* and *Super Smash Flash 2*, Mr. Game & Watch uses his typical appearance instead of his *Vermin* form.
* In Mr. Game & Watch's showcase trailer in *Ultimate*, Mr. Game & Watch's *Vermin* form had a very different expression on his face (such as his eyes being circular and large, his hair being more different than the original and his mouth being more extended). This form was not currently seen in-game of *Ultimate*, as this was only seen in his showcase trailer.
* Vermin is one of the few characters from the *Game & Watch* universe to not appear as a spirit in *World of Light*, the other characters being Spitball Sparky, Stanley and Tropical Fish.
* Although various of Mr. Game & Watch's counterparts appear as spirits in *World of Light*, they are actually seen during Mr. Game & Watch's attacks, as well as for his throws and special attacks, despite being complete spirits in the game.

## Gallery

Vermin in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*.Vermin in *Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS and Wii U*.Vermin in *Super Smash Flash 2*.