Talk:Master Hand

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crazy hand is a counter part of master hand. even though they look some what alike, crazy hand has more move's than master hand (such as bomb drop, spaz, spider, etc.). when crazy hand appears, he performes a sinister laugh. even though he and master hand are only after-classic-mode-enemys, there is a way of playing as them. there is an action replay called" datels action replay". to see pictures, go to http://www.n-philes.com, then go to features, and select of the record 2 super smash bros. melee. for action replay codes, go to http://www.arcentral.net and to the right select SSBM.

am i the only one who is ever going to write on this page!?

...You can play as Master Hand?

sure! he is awsome! get an action replay and pow, you can play as master hand.

hey, this dude aint lying. check out the web links hes got. man, playing as master hand and crazy hand. amazing.

it works!it works! i can play as master hand and crazy hand! they are so awsome.

at first i thought he was lying. i said"man, another toad hoax". and then i said "man, this is the coolest thing ever!"

But if you loose your game messes up, or if you win, so you cant play the whole thing

Possible origins?

Upon replaying Kirby Superstar for the SNES, there is a boss in "cave exploring" subgame ("the Great Cave Offensive" or something like that) that greatly resembles the Master Hand. I forget for which level he appears in exactly, but it is one with a Mayan-esque theme. The boss features attacks very reminiscent of MH, but this could stem form the fact that there are only so many offensive tactics a disembodied hand can imploy. But considering the fact that both games are developed by HAL Labs, I don't see this connection as being too far off.

Hello, I beleive the origin of master hand is that he is the cursor in the original kirby dream land on gameboy. When you get a gameover and choose continue he pokes kirby and wakes him, if you choose quit he flicks kirby off the screen, showing he is a dick. He is shown as a gloved hand, like in the first smash bros.

I believe that he first came in super smash bros. This is because he is seen in melee positioning the characters in the intro. He is a spectator watching the fight.

 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.58.97.72 (talk) 01:32, 11 January 2014 (UTC) 

Action Replay Codes?

how do u use these codes? i mean how do u write the code (with the letters and stuff) and where do you write them? Evilgoat13 03:03, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Master Hand/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Cukie Gherkin (talk · contribs) 04:59, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: TheJoebro64 (talk · contribs) 10:37, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Haha, cool to see this as an article. Review coming shortly. JOEBRO⁶⁴ 10:37, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Lede

• I think the first paragraph needs some tightening—it's got a few run-ons and sentences that are kind of loaded without much time for the reader to breathe. I also don't think it really does a good job summarizing precisely who Master Hand is. Here's what I'd propose:

Master Hand is a character created by the Japanese game designer Masahiro Sakurai. He first appeared in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. (1999) as the final boss. Master Hand is a floating right-hand glove that the player battles in every Super Smash Bros. game's single-player game modes. His left-hand counterpart, Crazy Hand, was introduced in Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001). Xander Mobus has voiced him since Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014).

Let me know what you think of this.

I used this and ran with it a bit. What do you think?

• "He has received generally positive reception." "Received reception" is pretty clunky writing—a reception is, by definition, something that is received. I think you'd be better off saying "Video game journalists have praised Master Hand for..." (insert whatever he's been praised for)
  • Fixed
• There's a {{Who}} tag in the second sentence. I think you can get around it by being a bit more general: "He has also been the subject of analysis, with multiple authors suggesting that he represents various figures, including the player and the game's creators." → "He has been the subject of analysis as to what he represents, with theories positing him as the player or developers, among others"

JOEBRO⁶⁴ 14:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

• • Fixed

Appearances

• In general, I think you should add years in parentheticals next to each game, as it helps add context. e.g. Super Smash Bros. (1999), Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001), etc.
• you can remove every instance of "called" in the second paragraph. There's usually no need to introduce titles with words like "called", "titled", etc.—the sentence makes just as much sense without it.

JOEBRO⁶⁴ 14:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Concept and design

• Any commentary on how his design has changed between games?
• I think the sentences "Master Hand is a floating gloved right hand capable of doing multiple types of attacks, including shooting bullets from his finger, creating lasers, and other attack types" and "He is typically fought on the stage Final Destination, a flat plane set in space and featured in every Super Smash Bros. game" should be moved to the appearances section. I think introducing who Master Hand and what role he plays should come before everything else, as that's what the rest of the article's information is built on.

Reception

• I have some quibbles with the writing here but it's pretty basic copyediting stuff. I'll do a CE pass once my all comments have been addressed as I think it'll be fairly uncontroversial.

JOEBRO⁶⁴ 14:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

References

• Ref. 1: I think its use is probably fine in this context, but if you're thinking of taking this to FAC, Screen Rant isn't the strongest source. Are there any other references to use for the statements it's currently being cited for? The Smash 64 intro and Brawl story reveal don't sound like things that'd be too hard to find alternate referencing for.

  I'll give it a looksie to see if there is any better sources

  I just removed it and used the InvenGlobal source that was already in there, it basically covers everything about Master Hand. I only added the Screen Rant source to add a bit more variety in coverage. But trust me when I say, at least on the English side of the web, there is very little on the role of Master Hand in Brawl's story. CaptainGalaxy 19:36, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

• Ref. 7: Only web citation to include a publisher so I'd recommend removing it (unless you want to add publishers to every other one, lol)

  Fixed (I do NOT want to add a publisher to all of them lol)

• Ref. 16: I assume this is GamesTM's Kill the Boss? Ref looks incomplete, no publication date, author, etc

  Honestly? I have no idea this information. Captain Galaxy also looked into it, but we can't figure out what the publisher is.

• Ref. 17: This is a 184-page book, so page numbers would be helpful
• Ref. 21: Same thing here. If you're just going off of what you see in the GBooks search I recommend reaching out at WP:RX, you should get access to the actual thing fairly quickly.

  Problem with 17 and 21 is that there aren't page numbers listed. Would you be find with the chapter being cited? If not chapter (haven't checked if 17 has a chapter title), would a quote be acceptable to help direct people to the text?

• Spotchecked references 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18. All checked out, though ref. 9 says Kirby gains his Smash moveset rather than moves based on his Smash moveset, which I think one could argue is a little different.

JOEBRO⁶⁴ 11:02, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

• Yeah, I'll need to see if I can find a source that specifies that the moveset is a portion of it (you only get the B moves) Oh wait, on watching a video, it's more the case that Kirby gets certain moves from his moveset. Maybe I'll just say that Kirby gets abilities from his Super Smash Bros. moveset, which doesn't necessarily mean all. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 15:25, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Misc.

• Hit ctrl+F and search for "the game's" or "of the game", you'll find in 99% of cases you can remove "game" without impacting the readability of the sentence. e.g. "It is eventually revealed that he is under the control of the game's true antagonist, Tabuu"

JOEBRO⁶⁴ 14:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

@Cukie Gherkin: done. Will do a CE pass once you've responded/addressed everything then I think we'll be good to go JOEBRO⁶⁴ 14:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

I believe I've addressed everything thus far, except the issue of page numbers for ref 21. @Joebro64: Cukie Gherkin (talk) 10:50, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Sorry for the wait. Did a ce pass and I think we should be good. I think the page number thing can be overlooked for GA but definitely is worth addressing for FAC. JOEBRO⁶⁴ 20:59, 28 November 2025 (UTC)