- For fighter info, see Mewtwo (SSBM).
Mewtwo (ミュウツー, Myūtsū) is a fictional creature from the phenomenally popular and expansive Pokémon media empire. It was introduced as the "final Pokémon" in the very first game in the franchise. Mewtwo enjoys a good degree of fame and popularity in the Pokémon fan community for being a far more human-like character than most of the other species, and it was included in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a playable character.
Character Description
Among the 151 Pokémon introduced in this First Generation period were the likes of Pikachu and Jigglypuff, and the final Pokémon in the game were Mewtwo Pokémon #150 and Mew as #151. Mewtwo was made to be by far the most powerful Pokémon of all during the First Generation, to such an extent that its presence in the RPGs made the games unbalanced, giving it infamy until the playing field in the RPGs of subsequent generations were better balanced and Mewtwo deemed less overpowered.
Mewtwo is a fairly anthropomorphic creature with a pale purple body and vaguely feline qualities. Like all Pokémon, Mewtwo's design concepts are illustrated in the Pokémon RPGs via the various Pokédex entries available within the games. The Pokédex states it was artificially created by horrific genetic manipulations of DNA from the legendary Pokémon Mew by human scientists, and was created with a body endowed with psychic battle abilities raised to the ultimate level. As a result, this one of a kind man-made species is one of the most powerful entities in the world. However, the scientific power of humans failed to endow it with a compassionate heart. Thus, it has one of the most savage hearts among Pokémon, carrying a disposition vastly different from that of Mew, and thinks only of defeating its foes. Much like Bowser or Ganondorf, villains who appear alongside Mewtwo in Melee, Mewtwo is indirectly an antagonistic character hailing from the Pokémon franchise.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
As a Playable Fighter
- Main article: Mewtwo (SSBM)
Mewtwo made its Smash-series debut as an unlockable character in Melee; it is interesting to note that it could have appeared in the previous game in some form but didn't. It is much more difficult to unlock than most other secret characters in Melee, however; it can be unlocked after either playing 20 cumulative hours of Vs. Mode matches (5 hours for four players), or playing 700 Vs. mode matches.
An easy way to unlock Mewtwo is to leave a versus match overnight. Upon return, just finish the match, and the Mewtwo challenge will begin. Defeat the challenge to unlock Mewtwo.
Despite being a powerful pokemon in the Pokemon Series, Mewtwo has a low rank in the Melee Tier List.
In the Pokémon RPGs, from Pokémon Gold and Silver onward, every Pokémon species has a 1/8192 chance of being alternatively-colored, and such individuals are called "Shiny Pokémon" by fans. The shiny Mewtwo's coloration is green instead of purplish pink, and this is one of Mewtwo's alternate costumes in the game.
As a Collectible Trophy
By tradition, Mewtwo as a playable character is featured on its personal three trophies. Its normal trophy is acquired by beating the Classic mode with Mewtwo on any difficulty, and its Smash Red and Smash Blue trophies are acquired the same way by beating the Adventure and All-Star modes, respectively. Its Classic mode trophy reads:
- A genetically created Pokémon, Mewtwo is the result of many long years of research by a solitary scientist. Although Mewtwo was cloned from the genes of the legendary Pokémon Mew, its size and character are far different than its ancestor. Its battle abilities have been radically heightened, making it ruthless.
- Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue, 9/98
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mewtwo trophy render.
As a Collectible Trophy
Mewtwo appears in Brawl as a collectible trophy. This trophy can be obtained by completing All-Star mode on Intense difficulty. The trophy describes Mewtwo's appearance in the Pokémon games, and makes no reference whatsoever to its appearance in Melee:
- A Genetic Pokémon. This legendary Pokémon was based on a recombination of Mew's DNA, created by a scientist after years of research. However, Mewtwo greatly differs from Mew in both size and personality and it is said to have the most twisted and savage heart among all Pokemon. Mewtwo has incredibly high combat abilities and uses Psychic- type attacks.
- Pokémon Red/Blue
- Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
Hacked Data
Hacking has revealed Mewtwo to have been partially programmed, possessing its own character model and victory tune.(citation needed) It is possible that this data simply existed for referential purposes by the programmers, or that data was imported from Melee for some reason. Further hacking has revealed that Mewtwo's sound when selected on the character selection screen is also intact, supporting the theory it was planned for Brawl but was scrapped in development.(citation needed) Other sounds have reportedly been found such as Shadow Ball, Teleport, and a loud yelling noise with Mewtwo's voice, possibly suggesting he even had a Final Smash programmed.(citation needed) This is possible proof that Mewtwo was left out due to time constraints. After this, The Smash Back Room played a mass joke on Smashboards, even making a character discussion thread about Mewtwo and posting about how overpowered he supposedly was.(citation needed)
Trivia
- Mewtwo was planned to be playable in Super Smash Bros. for the N64 but was left out due to time constraints.
- Mewtwo along with Roy, Dr. Mario, Pichu, and Young Link did not return in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Out of the playable characters that didn't return in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mewtwo was the only character who was not a clone in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- In the Pokémon universe, Mewtwo was created to be the strongest Pokémon in the world. Ironically, Mewtwo is one of the worst characters in Melee, according to the tier list.
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