: Various Nintendo icons, like Mario and Kirby, start as rivals but are forced to team up as they realize the global threat.
In the early games, the "story" is presented as a child playing with toys. The fighters are literal dolls or trophies brought to life by , an entity representing the creative force of the creator. Battles take place in a dream-like world where the primary goal is simply to prove who is the strongest. The Subspace Emissary (Brawl) Super Smash Bros.
This was the series' first cinematic narrative. An army of "Shadow Bugs" led by the begins detonating Subspace Bombs to tear the world apart and drag pieces into the dark realm of Subspace . : Various Nintendo icons, like Mario and Kirby,