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New Super Smash Bros character to be revealed on Monday
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This might be a bit more help. I'm not familiar with Rhythm Heaven myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWUML0lvSFk
Exciting news but I hope I can choose his Japanese voice in-game cuz i didnt like the English voices at all
Beelzebufo
Banned
They're from Rhythm Heaven! Beyonce pretended to be them once.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRx9QKhhhg
Second!
Baron von Loathsome
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You're right, I stand corrected. The first one is that Do Re Mi Fa So thing.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Just hope that we would get Shulk's reveal during OT9 then I will definitely make OTX with the reference.
blankempathy
Member
"Meet this year's Legendary Heropon, Riki! Riki live to serve!"
Gunstarheroes
Member
I am kind of shcoked they didnt actually put the reveal at EVO. Would have made sense.
Still, hyped for monday!
Still, hyped for monday!
I'm okay with this
blizzardjesus
Banned
Push-Mo
YESYESYESYES
friskykillface
Banned
I liked the DJ's and the girl from the monkey stage much better then chorus men in the game
"Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah I suppose" clap clap
"Ray come on go! Scratch oh! Hey!"
"Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah I suppose" clap clap
"Ray come on go! Scratch oh! Hey!"
So Shulk it is. I'd rather get Takamaru, but ok.
The Miiverse post implies that there aren't many newcomers left, so Takamaru's chances are looking a bit bleak.
Here you go!
Never really understood this complaint. Marth and Ike are two very different characters. Who's to say Chrom couldn't be different as well? Calling out the fact that all of them have blue hair is a little silly too. However, I get the sentiment that people want different kinds of FE characters.
OrangeGrayBlue
Member
To be fair, Ridley wouldn't warrant this kind of build up. No one in JP gives a damn about Ridley.
Anyway, Shulk should have Reyn as an alt, so he could say "It's Reyn time" during all the match.
I know
I know
This is perfect.
TwEE-N-Toast
Banned
Because he is everywhere. Hard to get excited for a character that seems to be in a game a couple times a year.
GregLombardi
Member
Except for the fact that I doubt the mods will allow such a thread title to exist without a little censorship.
Is "is captain falcon not in the game?" A meme or something? I see this asked constantly. I know it's been said, but since cap has been hidden more often than not, he probably won't be revealed til after launch or just before.
Nice. I can't wait to see how exactly they plan his moveset.
Riki proud to fight!
Different, sure. But how different? I'm sure there's still room to take 'guy what swings sword' but I think that's really limiting criteria compared to all the potential FE has and it's pretty disappointing for that reason. There's almost no way that Chrom would be as unique as a tome user or a manakete or Anna or something and anyways, Chrom only represents one element of a really diverse franchise.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Shulk reveal + leg of the Bionis music = best thing ever!
Beelzebufo
Banned
I think Ike's debatable, but at the very least Chrom represents an element of a franchise that the largest percentage of fans are familiar with. I guess Ike's veteran status sort of bumps him up.
C.Olimar788
Member
I hope it's some crazy newcomer no one expects. Bonus points if it's not a character from the Gematsu "leak" - it would be fantastic to finally be able to discuss possible newcomers without having to come back to those four possible characters.
I would, of course, be okay with Marshal/Chorus Kids, though, because I've been wanting a Rhythm Heaven rep for a while now. I guess, out of every possibility, I hope it's not Chrom or Shulk. Chrom especially - neither excited me terribly and both are pretty obvious choices, so...
I would, of course, be okay with Marshal/Chorus Kids, though, because I've been wanting a Rhythm Heaven rep for a while now. I guess, out of every possibility, I hope it's not Chrom or Shulk. Chrom especially - neither excited me terribly and both are pretty obvious choices, so...
Baron von Loathsome
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Xenoblade's director retweeted the announcement. It's probably Shulk.
Beelzebufo
Banned
It's Shulk. Chorus Kids and Chrom probably won't be until later. Those three are also almost definitely the final three, as Sakurai implies that there are few newcomers left.
This gets my vote. awesome thread title lol
Gonzo The Great
Banned
The roster has been atrocious so far, and adding more anime-esque sword fighters won't change that. Four games later and Ridley and King K. Rool are still nowhere to be found. Fuck off.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Actually, Ridley is most likely in! He's a boss character on the Other M stage. There's also a decent chance K. Rool is a Smash Run boss.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Let me guess... You poured a big bowl of cereal this morning and had no milk?
So, I totally think the leak's true, though I'm not sold on those characters being the only newcomers. However letting aside the chance of having more unexpected characters, I'd like to analyze the ones we're almost sure of:
Pac-Man - 1980
Little Mac - 1984
Palutena - 1986
Mega Man - 1987
Villager - 2001
Mii - 2006
Rosalina - 2007
Wii Fit Trainer - 2007
Chorus Kids - 2008
Shulk - 2010
Chrom - 2012
Greninja - 2013
Now, notice something? Yeah, the presence of recently born characters overwhelms that of old and enstablished ones; also we're getting either very old characters or very recent ones, the nineties are a gaping hole. Now let's look at the 4 vintage characters:
Pac-Man - 1980
Little Mac - 1984
Palutena - 1986
Mega Man - 1987
Two are third party, so they don't really count as Nintendo characters. The other two have seen their series brought to life after a very, very long time, so they still seem to be chosen due to chronological relevance. That's especially true in Palutena's case: she may be from a very old series, but from what I gathered she appeared in the original game very seldom and had no personality, yet she became crucial in Uprising.
I mean, look at her back then.
So one could make an argument that the only real old-school Nintendo character they added is Little Mac. That's kind of like the opposite of what all the other entries in the series so far did. Ness and Samus weren't exactly at the peak of their popularity when Smash 64 came out. Melee had Ice Climbers, Mr.GW, while adding many characters that were staples of their respective series, such as Marth, Ganondorf, Peach, Bowser, Zelda. Brawl went all out with old, recurring and very recognizable charcaters: Diddy, Dedede, Meta Knight, Pit, Pokémon Trainer, Wario and ROB.
Yet in SSB4 almost everyone has been created in the last decade or so. Weird.
That's why I think that a few more hidden gems from the past are in the order of things.
Pac-Man - 1980
Little Mac - 1984
Palutena - 1986
Mega Man - 1987
Villager - 2001
Mii - 2006
Rosalina - 2007
Wii Fit Trainer - 2007
Chorus Kids - 2008
Shulk - 2010
Chrom - 2012
Greninja - 2013
Now, notice something? Yeah, the presence of recently born characters overwhelms that of old and enstablished ones; also we're getting either very old characters or very recent ones, the nineties are a gaping hole. Now let's look at the 4 vintage characters:
Pac-Man - 1980
Little Mac - 1984
Palutena - 1986
Mega Man - 1987
Two are third party, so they don't really count as Nintendo characters. The other two have seen their series brought to life after a very, very long time, so they still seem to be chosen due to chronological relevance. That's especially true in Palutena's case: she may be from a very old series, but from what I gathered she appeared in the original game very seldom and had no personality, yet she became crucial in Uprising.
I mean, look at her back then.
So one could make an argument that the only real old-school Nintendo character they added is Little Mac. That's kind of like the opposite of what all the other entries in the series so far did. Ness and Samus weren't exactly at the peak of their popularity when Smash 64 came out. Melee had Ice Climbers, Mr.GW, while adding many characters that were staples of their respective series, such as Marth, Ganondorf, Peach, Bowser, Zelda. Brawl went all out with old, recurring and very recognizable charcaters: Diddy, Dedede, Meta Knight, Pit, Pokémon Trainer, Wario and ROB.
Yet in SSB4 almost everyone has been created in the last decade or so. Weird.
That's why I think that a few more hidden gems from the past are in the order of things.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
No, that's every morning a new Smash character is announced.
TheGreatLugia
Banned
With Xenoblade's writer retweeting the announcement, I really hope it's Shulk.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I dunno. I will talk to moderators and see what they would had to says.
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