Render

Character renders are images of Scratcher's OCs drawn by The_Updator that are used in Super Scratch Smash in things such as the game's thumbnail and classic mode. Every playable character in Super Scratch Smash has a render, and while most of the character renders The_Updator has made are for characters playable in the game, he's also drawn renders of other Scratcher's OCs for special events, with those being for the winners of his Draw My Character contest and the runner ups for the Super Scratch Smash sign ups.

Purpose In-Game
Renders in Super Scratch Smash serve the following purposes:
 * Appear in the thumbnail for the game. (Along with the thumbnails used to advertise a new post-launch fighter)
 * Appear in the intro cutscene.
 * Cropped versions of renders are used as character icons, which appear on the character select screen and battle UI.
 * Used to show who the player is fighting next in classic mode.

Other Renders
There are some characters that aren't playable in Super Scratch Smash that also have character renders. One of them is Sans, who's render was made for and official remix for the game that added him as a playable character. Another instance of characters not playable in Super Scratch Smash getting renders drawn for them was wehn the winners for the Super Scratch Smash sign ups were announced and the people that got 6th to 10th place got renders of their OCs, with those people being dottemic000, Polargaming64, AdrielCrafter, RobloxNoob101, and Walle10-0. The latest instance of this happening was when the winners of The_Updator's DMC were announced, and the top 5 all had renders of their OCs drawn for them as a prize, with those people being tatamis, RealSTICK, Pearlkitten22, Leonartistic, and ThunderFox778.