Scripulous fingore

scripulous_fingore is an alleged unused ghost enemy in New Super Mario Bros.. It has a disembodied hand with a prominent, pointed index finger, making it look as though it would try to poke the player character.

The fake enemy was [//twitter.com/CutVideoGame/status/1385717809011994624 spread] by a hoax Twitter account, Cut and Obscure Video Game Content, on April 23, 2021.

"In the files for New Super Mario Bros. (DS), there's a fully coded, unused ghost enemy referred to as 'scripulous_fingore'. When asked about the enemy in an interview, Miyamoto disregarded the question, seeming unusually upset."

As reported by Nintendo Life, the design gained a memetic appreciation among fans and was digitally edited into various other Mario games.

Similarities
A New Super Mario Bros. Ghost House, albeit separate from the one in the edited screenshot, includes visually similar Phantom Hands, floating disembodied gloves that point at moving Hidden Blocks. This may have inspired scripulous_fingore's design.

Know Your Meme [//knowyourmeme.com/memes/scripulous-fingore notes] another similarity between the heads of scripulous_fingore and an earlier hoax character, Gumbly, claimed to be introduced in newer seasons of The Simpsons.