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[Qurupeke]

Just to point out, those aren't really high heels on Other M Samus. They're more like boot wedges. Similar to what Black Widow wore in the Avengers movie. They still add height but are more comfortable.

Black Widow for Smash.

 

[theprodigy]

non-waifu edition: Robin, Lissa, Frederick, and Lucina

 

[Neiteio]

OK, so here's the refined pitch for Chrom incorporating other characters as his specials, similar to Zelda with the Phantom Slash:


B -- Robin appears at Chrom's side, fires a blast of magic, and disappears

Forward B -- Frederick dashes past Chrom on his horse, swinging his broadsword

Up B -- Sumia lifts up Chrom with her pegasus, while jabbing with her spear

Down B -- Lissa appears at Chrom's side and heals him with her magic


Credit to Fredrancour for many of these ideas.


...maybe even more characters could be implemented into his normal attacks?

 

[Karsticles]

non-waifu edition: Robin, Lissa, Frederick, and Lucina

Damn it, no Robin! It won't look anything like mine and will be weird!

Sumia, Lissa, Frederick, Tharja/Henry!

 

[Valjean Lafitte]

Is that... Stephen Spielberg in a Mario Bandana with... a prison tattoo?...

Why, yes. Yes it is.

 

[theprodigy]

Black Widow for Smash.

I'm sure you can find that somewhere on Miiverse.

 

[Karsticles]

And Frederick needs to say "Pick a god and pray!"

What a badass.

 

[Kriken]

non-waifu edition: Robin, Lissa, Frederick, and Lucina

How dare you

Spoiler

I'm kidding, I don't really care about waifus in FE

On topic: You think we'll get more Greninja/Charizard tonight, or something else

 

[Benzychenz]

Scenario: Mewtwo is playable, but Sakurai redesigns him as a magical girl.

 

[Qurupeke]

I'm sure you can find that somewhere on Miiverse.

Along with Hulk Smash jokes I guess. lol

 

[Neiteio]

Lissa, Frederick, Sumia and Robin definitely make the most sense for Chrom if he has a Phantom Slash-style move that summons other characters for his specials. They form his core group (and Sumia his canonical wife).

 

[Valjean Lafitte]

Somehow this thread turned into Waifu Wars.

Has there ever been a Fire Emblem: Awakening: Thread of Waifus? Is it too late to make one?

 

[theprodigy]

Guys, you know Chrom will just have a Marth-like moveset

 

[Aexact]

Why all women, and why Olivia?

Chrom is a little picky on who he'll support.

 

[RagnarokX]

Do they, though? Samus having super-strength thanks to DBZ-style training from the Chozo is probably the saving grace in this situation. That strikes me as the kind of tech that would immediately break the legs of anyone unfortunate enough to try it on without being turned into a super-soldier.

Yes, they do. They look like they would augment her jumping abilities. They are springy.

Raiden utilized heels in MGS4 and Rising:

I can't wait for Prime 4 to have more Space Pirate logs where they tried reverse-engineering the space heels and just ended up ripping their legs off.

They've considered it:

 

[GamerSoul]

Although Lucina deserves better, Chrom's Final Smash could be either an Aether combo with Lucina or even having Chrom/Lucina team up that can utterly destroy anything for a period of time.

 

[Benzychenz]

Although Lucina deserves better, Chrom's Final Smash could be either an Aether combo with Lucina or even having Chrom/Lucina team up that can utterly destroy anything for a period of time.

Final Smash is like Ike Climbers but a Chrom/Lucina team up.

 

[R0ckman]

Can we payoff the games at Gamestop yet, or do they still need to be given an official price in the system (for those who may know)?

 

[Gsnap]

Scenario: Mewtwo is playable, but Sakurai redesigns him as a magical girl.

Sooooo... Mega Mewtwo-Y?

 

[weaKwillO]

Can we payoff the games at Gamestop yet, or do they still need to be given an official price in the system (for those who may know)?

Yes, I did it last Thursday.

 

[Karsticles]

Guys, you know Chrom will just have a Marth-like moveset

Yeah....

So this is how you make Chrom really broken: the assists are all persistent until hit! Lissa spans heals, Frederick joins you in dual support maneuvers, Tharja has homing lightning that strikes down like Pikachu's thunder, and Sumia flies around throwing spears, flying down to pick you up any time you fall!

However, you only get to summon each character once per stock! Woooo crazy!

 

[theprodigy]

Although Lucina deserves better, Chrom's Final Smash could be either an Aether combo with Lucina or even having Chrom/Lucina team up that can utterly destroy anything for a period of time.

so that means an epic fakeout for one PotD right

 

[RiggyRob]

Has there ever been a Fire Emblem: Awakening: Thread of Waifus? Is it too late to make one?

Try making one, I'll time how long it takes to get locked - bets on it taking less time than the Samus fanart thread?

Edit: Oh hey, I'm a member now! I could go and make that thr-

 

[Rhapsody]

Sumia is a good choice for the up+b, Tharja for the caster to appease weirdos, Maribelle or the Lissa for the healer, and imo Frederick for the tank. There is serious brotherly love there.

>___>

I hope you meant that as a good thing. lol

 

[Kriken]

so that means an epic fakeout for one PotD right

Sakurai: "PoTD: Here's Chrom and Lucina performing a final smash against Mario, Lucina, much like Palutena from Brawl will only show up here"

 

[theprodigy]

Sakurai: "PoTD: Here's Chrom and Lucina performing a final smash against Mario, Lucina, much like Palutena from Brawl will only show up here"

If you're gonna have Palutena in the caption, you have to make it so that SmashGAF will freak out about her chances!

 

[Neiteio]

For Chrom's specials, other Fire Emblem characters are incorporated in similar fashion to Zelda's Phantom Slash. Like built-in Assist Trophies, they appear onscreen in an instant, complete a move and disappear. They can be neutralized by moves with greater priority, redirected by counters or pocketed by Villager.

• Neutral Special -- Robin -- The Tactician appears in his male form, casting a ranged projectile spell from his magic tome. Charge to unleash multiple projectiles in an arc.
• Forward Special -- Frederick -- The Great Knight dashes forward astride his horse, striking down foes with his broadsword. Continue to hold and he'll double back for a second pass.
• Up Special -- Sumia -- The Pegasus Knight and Chrom's canonical wife lifts him into the air with her pegasus, serving as a recovery move while also using her spear to attack.
• Down Special -- Lissa -- The Cleric and Chrom's sister appears to heal him in a ray of white light, slowly reducing his damage counter the longer Down Special is held.

 

[Kriken]

If you're gonna have Palutena in the caption, you have to make it so that SmashGAF will freak out about her chances!

Fine

Sakurai: "PoTD: Here's Chrom and Lucina performing a final smash against Mario, Lucina, much like Palutena from Brawl will only show up here. But Palutena no longer shows up for Pit's FS, now does she?"

 

[theprodigy]

For Chrom's specials, other Fire Emblem characters are incorporated in similar fashion to Zelda's Phantom Slash. Like built-in Assist Trophies, they appear onscreen in an instant, complete a move and disappear. They can be neutralized by moves with greater priority, redirected by counters or pocketed by Villager.

• Neutral Special -- Robin -- The Tactician appears in his male form, casting a ranged projectile spell from his magic tome. Charge to unleash multiple projectiles in an arc.
• Forward Special -- Frederick -- The Great Knight dashes forward astride his horse, striking down foes with his broadsword. Continue to hold and he'll double back for a second pass.
• Up Special -- Sumia -- The Pegasus Knight and Chrom's canonical wife lifts him into the air with her pegasus, serving as a recovery move while also using her spear to attack.
• Down Special -- Lissa -- The Cleric and Chrom's sister appears to heal him in a ray of white light, slowly reducing his damage counter the longer Down Special is held.

...that's an awful lot of models to be attached to one character

 

[Black-Wind]

I still think that the best New Comer from FE would just be Your Avatar.

 

[Karsticles]

...that's an awful lot of models to be attached to one character

The man makes like 500 detailed models just to collect as trophies. I do not think he cares.

I still think that the best New Comer from FE would just be Your Avatar.

Not unless it is My Avatar, which it won't be. I don't want to play as some little white haired kid.

 

[Neiteio]

...that's an awful lot of models to be attached to one character

Yet only a fraction of what could appear in a match with Assist Trophies set to Medium, let alone High or Very High.

It'd perfectly encapsulate the concept of a Lord as a leader. And these characters, in particular, constitute Chrom's closest friends and family.

 

[ffdgh]

For Chrom's specials, other Fire Emblem characters are incorporated in similar fashion to Zelda's Phantom Slash. Like built-in Assist Trophies, they appear onscreen in an instant, complete a move and disappear. They can be neutralized by moves with greater priority, redirected by counters or pocketed by Villager.

• Neutral Special -- Robin -- The Tactician appears in his male form, casting a ranged projectile spell from his magic tome. Charge to unleash multiple projectiles in an arc.
• Forward Special -- Frederick -- The Great Knight dashes forward astride his horse, striking down foes with his broadsword. Continue to hold and he'll double back for a second pass.
• Up Special -- Sumia -- The Pegasus Knight and Chrom's canonical wife lifts him into the air with her pegasus, serving as a recovery move while also using her spear to attack.
• Down Special -- Lissa -- The Cleric and Chrom's sister appears to heal him in a ray of white light, slowly reducing his damage counter the longer Down Special is held.

And for his final smash, Emmryn falls from the sky and hits everyone with random regalia.

 

[Neoxon]

For Chrom's specials, other Fire Emblem characters are incorporated in similar fashion to Zelda's Phantom Slash. Like built-in Assist Trophies, they appear onscreen in an instant, complete a move and disappear. They can be neutralized by moves with greater priority, redirected by counters or pocketed by Villager.

• Neutral Special -- Robin -- The Tactician appears in his male form, casting a ranged projectile spell from his magic tome. Charge to unleash multiple projectiles in an arc.
• Forward Special -- Frederick -- The Great Knight dashes forward astride his horse, striking down foes with his broadsword. Continue to hold and he'll double back for a second pass.
• Up Special -- Sumia -- The Pegasus Knight and Chrom's canonical wife lifts him into the air with her pegasus, serving as a recovery move while also using her spear to attack.
• Down Special -- Lissa -- The Cleric and Chrom's sister appears to heal him in a ray of white light, slowly reducing his damage counter the longer Down Special is held.

.....No

Spoiler

Chrom x Olivia

 

[theprodigy]

And for his final smash, Emmryn falls from the sky calls any player she hits to forget all their moves.

fixed for canonical reasons

 

[GamerSoul]

Final Smash is like Ike Climbers but a Chrom/Lucina team up.

lol yes and in turbo mode.

so that means an epic fakeout for one PotD right

PotD: Joining in to help Chrom's Final Smash is Lucina! She can be heard yelling: "I challenge my fate!". It seems she doesn't like being a Final Smash all that much.

For Chrom's specials, other Fire Emblem characters are incorporated in similar fashion to Zelda's Phantom Slash. Like built-in Assist Trophies, they appear onscreen in an instant, complete a move and disappear. They can be neutralized by moves with greater priority, redirected by counters or pocketed by Villager.

• Neutral Special -- Robin -- The Tactician appears in his male form, casting a ranged projectile spell from his magic tome. Charge to unleash multiple projectiles in an arc.
• Forward Special -- Frederick -- The Great Knight dashes forward astride his horse, striking down foes with his broadsword. Continue to hold and he'll double back for a second pass.
• Up Special -- Sumia -- The Pegasus Knight and Chrom's canonical wife lifts him into the air with her pegasus, serving as a recovery move while also using her spear to attack.
• Down Special -- Lissa -- The Cleric and Chrom's sister appears to heal him in a ray of white light, slowly reducing his damage counter the longer Down Special is held.

I'd be up for that. He will finally be an interesting character. heh

 

[RiggyRob]

The man makes like 500 detailed models just to collect as trophies. I do not think he cares.

Not unless it is My Avatar, which it won't be.I don't want to play as some little white haired kid.

You raise a good point - Awakening had 3 model sizes for small, medium and large and that would affect the hitbox if you could change them. Not to mention the customisation for the hair/eye colour, style etc would be require more effort than a simple palette swap.

They could just keep Robin hooded, but then you wouldn't be able to alternate between male and female Robin.

 

[User 73706]

Yes, they do. They look like they would augment her jumping abilities. They are springy.

Raiden utilized heels in MGS4 and Rising:

They've considered it:

It's not a matter of gender or anything for me, it just seems like a weird choice to literally shoehorn in extra aerodynamics via space heels. I mean sure, she had those weird Zero Suit Wedges in Other M, but I'm just not a fan of the design. I think Raiden's heels are pretty weird, too - it might be an existing trope, but justifying space heels with "other people who can jump high have worn them" without any further explanation doesn't really do it for me. At least with the "heel" in that Space Pirate Heavy concept, it looks like it's more firmly rooted into the armor / exoskeleton of the entire lower leg, rather than specifically being rooted in the footwear.

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of buffing ZSS as an individual character and making her a Kick Chick to boot, but heels just feel like the wrong way to go about it. She's starting to look too Space Barbie with this new design.

 

[Neiteio]

You raise a good point - Awakening had 3 model sizes for small, medium and large and that would affect the hitbox if you could change them. Not to mention the customisation for the hair/eye colour, style etc.

They could just keep Robin hooded, but then you wouldn't be able to alternate between male and female Robin.

This is what alt skins are for, I.E. Wario Land Wario and WarioWare Wario, modern Little Mac and arcade Little Mac, female Wii Fit Trainer and male Wii Fit Trainer, etc.

 

[theprodigy]

lol yes and in turbo mode.

what would Turbo Mode do

 

[GamerSoul]

And for his final smash, Emmryn falls from the sky and hits everyone with random regalia.

I almost choked on my fruit loops reading this. that's what I get for chuckling I guess.

what would Turbo Mode do

Just up the combo potential, I guess. something like Zero in UMvC.

 

[Doorman]

Not unless it is My Avatar, which it won't be. I don't want to play as some little white haired kid.

For what it's worth, the same also applies to the Animal Crossing villager. My only hope is that the BB shirt shows up as one of his alt colors. The "avatar" character option has appeared in several Fire Emblem games by now in various roles and played a massive part in what's arguably the biggest entry the series has yet seen.

If you want some other character that represents FE's history more adequately and are trying to avoid another BHL, why not Anna?

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

what would Turbo Mode do

Pause and unpause the game repeatedly

 

[Karsticles]

You raise a good point - Awakening had 3 model sizes for small, medium and large and that would affect the hitbox if you could change them. Not to mention the customisation for the hair/eye colour, style etc would be require more effort than a simple palette swap.

They could just keep Robin hooded, but then you wouldn't be able to alternate between male and female Robin.

Did you just become a member? Grats if so.

Hooded Robin still won't be the right size. I would rather not have him in. It is awkward.

Also, @ theprodigy: Megaman has 4 models made just for his final smash. I think this Chrom idea is reasonable. Will it happen? Probably not, but it'd be awesome.

 

[theprodigy]

I almost choked on my fruit loops reading this. that's what I get for chuckling I guess.



Just up the combo potential, I guess. something like Zero in UMvC.

feel free to laugh away!

*zoop zoop*

 

[Spring-Loaded]

They should have all the FE lords be alts of the same character

 

[Toxi]

Looking at ZZS again, I like her design and all, but is the beauty mark really necessary? She never had one in any Metroid game. I don't know why they gave her one now.

She had one in-

Oh.

 

[Sciz]

Also, @ theprodigy: Megaman has 4 models made just for his final smash. I think this Chrom idea is reasonable. Will it happen? Probably not, but it'd be awesome.

It's less an issue of making the models, which can be borrowed from the source material and cleaned up, and more that all four summons have to fit in RAM simultaneously without sending him over the memory budget for a single character.

 

[GamerSoul]

feel free to laugh away!

*zoop zoop*

It caught me off guard and would be random as hell, any FE talk is good talk though.lol

And on the topic of ZSS's heels I'm ok with her design. She looks great and when we get our hands on the game the last thing we'll be worrying about is how her heels look.

 

[theprodigy]

It's less an issue of making the models, which can be borrowed from the source material and cleaned up, and more that all four summons have to fit in RAM simultaneously without sending him over the memory budget for a single character.

imagine a 4 Chrom match dropping frames like crazy