11 Creepiest Urban Legends In Video Games

11. The Shadows In Shiverburn Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2

When you reach the Shiverburn Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2, there is a peculiar detail you may notice the instant you enter the terrain. If you go into first-person mode and look towards the glacier cliffs, you should notice three shadowy figures watching you.

Thinking rationally, you may assume these "creatures" are an incomplete texture.

But the more you learn about these dark entities, the scarier they become.

Firstly, the file name for these shadows is "HellValleySkyTree". Weirder still, the area these figures reside in is titled "Beyond Hell Valley." Although you can't tell by looking at them, these entities are enormous. (The tallest one is a hundred times larger than Mario.) It's also worth mentioning these enigmatic critters resemble kodamas - Japanese spirits who hide in trees, waiting to curse anyone foolish enough to cut them down.

But what's worse is Nintendo has never explained what these things are. If they were an enemy in the beta removed from the final cut, why don't the developers just come out and say it?

As there's no explanation on what these beings are, gamers have speculated they are some sort of hidden enemy, forever unclassified.