Fan characters, also known as original characters, are original characters or "obscure" characters supposedly hailing from established universes created by various members of the McLeodGaming Forums. Fan characters appeared in the original Super Smash Flash and were slated to appear in its reboot, Super Smash Flash 2. However, on May 18, 2012, all of them were officially confirmed to be cut from the game by Cleod9 himself.