Sandbag (Super Smash Flash 2)

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Sandbag is an unlockable "joke" character set to make its playable debut in Super Smash Flash 2. It was first revealed in SSF2 Dev Blog #5 on April 1, 2016, and initially thought to be an April Fool's joke. However, a special blog, SSF2 Dev Blog #5.1, was released two days later confirming Sandbag's inclusion as the game's "joke" character. Sandbag was a pet project by SSF2 developer James Hadden and its development was completed in a week's time thanks to the character using only three sprites in all of his animations which were then rotated, stretched, and distorted in Flash to create over 70 unique animations.

Trivia

 * Sandbag's reveal trailer highlighted the revamped item sprites that would later be shown in Dev Blog #7.
 * Sandbag can not grab the ledge and can only move in short hops instead of full sprint, respectively. This makes him the only character with these traits.
 * Sandbag has hitbox data in 0.9b, despite not being playable in that version.
 * In v0.9b, a glitch in the early Online mode made it possible for Sandbag to win against a player if they self-destructed. Because Sandbag was not playable at the time, at the results screen, the announcer and victory fanfare remained silent, and Sandbag itself stood still.