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[mrmickfran]

*Gasp*

TWO new waifus!?!

 

[Joe Prodigy]

Actually its probably bringing Chrom in to fight.

Well since we already saw it in the trailer, probably not.

They showed Robin's final smash in the trailer, it's at the end when Chrom joins in.

Oh. I thought that was Lucina's. Whoops.

 

[Neiteio]

*Gasp*

TWO new waifus!?!

Well, one and a half waifus. Robin comes in both boy and girl, so technically he/she HAS NO GHEN-DAH

 

[ffdgh]

Bwhahahaha! XD

 

[Leafhopper]

She does have a newcomer marker if you go to her page though. I guess it's just due to lack of space.

Ah I missed that, I still get a chuckle if that was intentional though.

 

[theprodigy]

Looking forward to playing both Lucina and Falcon though. Said it before, but those were the two characters I most wanted to see in the game. Falcon was obviously going to be in, but I am legitimately surprised to see Lucina.

you wanted Lucina? I couldn't tell

 

[Mango The Magician]

Remember the time you were in high school and you said, "Man, Cutesy Buttons is basically just a female Marth. She's so boring."

You came around. You'll come around.

We'll see I guess, but I reserve every right to complain and moan in an incoherent and annoying manner if she turns out to be a clone.

But seriously, I hate clones.

 

[Firemind]

Nothing compared to what he's gonna do to Robin and Lucina

Unless Cap is gonna be shit tier again

Sakurai: *laughs*

 

[Professor Lich]

What if their final smash is a recreation of the FE:A box art? Just have all the characters rain down on your targets.

 

[Neiteio]

We'll see I guess, but I reserve every right to complain and moan in an incoherent and annoying manner if she turns out to be a clone.

But seriously, I hate clones.

You say that, but remember the time you fell for Cutesy Buttons but then discovered she was the result of a top-secret government cloning initiative?

You learned to work past your differences. That's love, man. That's love.

 

[TheRealTalker]

That Fire Emblem barrage plus the captain as a cherry on top

 

[Sendou]

What if their final smash is a recreation of the FE:A box art? Just have all the characters rain down on your targets.

The Robin's final smash was showed on the video. It's the part where Chrom is.

 

[leatherhat]

Unless Cap is gonna be shit tier again

Sakurai: *laughs*

They should have a special trailer for the return of Falcon's knee.

 

[Neiteio]

Now that Sakurai is a married man, he must outlet his innate Japanese need for waifus by manufacturing as many as possible in one game

 

[Professor Lich]

The Robin's final smash was showed on the video. It's the part where Chrom is.

huh Guess I missed it, thanks.

Ah well.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Too many blue people in the roster!

haha

 

[Admiral Woofington]

"that robot from Brawl"? I weep for the younger generation.

I knew who he was jesus christ just forgot the name.

 

[Franchuzas87]

Archers, lancers, thieves, dancers, tigers, wolfs, eagles, dragons...

Those are some of the types of Fire Emblem fighters we could have. But no, Lucina is cool, so another swordsman(woman) for the lot. Yay.

Even Robin needs a sword.

 

[chaosblade]

you wanted Lucina? I couldn't tell

Obviously my avatar change from the badass Dunban to Lucina was enough to convince Sakurai that we wanted Lucina in.

Now maybe I can go back to Dunban. But I hate changing avatars.

 

[Principate]

Oh. I thought that was Lucina's. Whoops.

I hope Lucina's final smash is the awakening version of Aether complete with the stance "I say when it ends" and the two slashes.

 

[leatherhat]

Now that Sakurai is a married man, he must outlet his innate Japanese need for waifus by manufacturing as many as possible in one game

Sakurai is in a a dedicated relationship with Palutena I'll have you know.

 

[ffdgh]

Archers, lancers, thieves, dancers, tigers, wolfs, eagles, dragons...

Those are some of the types of Fire Emblem fighters we could have. But no, Lucina is cool, so another swordsman(woman) for the lot. Yay.

They could have gone with bride lucina for Lances and bows for lols.

 

[TUSR]

I knew who he was jesus christ just forgot the name.

Roberto Luongo

 

[CreeperBlocks]

So is Robin Replacing Ness and Lucas from Earthbound?

 

[jwhit28]

I wonder if the slots were just empty place holders like Pokemon. Then Intelligent Systems and Sakurai just waited to see what characters got the best reception and fit in with the Smash cast. Do the individual developers get any say in who Sakurai picks?

 

[Leafhopper]

I knew who he was jesus christ just forgot the name.

Uh huh, sure.

Spoiler

just messin with ya.

 

[Tan]

So is Robin Replacing Ness and Lucas from Earthbound?

yup. weird, right?

 

[chaosblade]

So is Robin Replacing Ness and Lucas from Earthbound?

I'll be surprised if Ness isn't in the game. Him and Jigglypuff are basically franchise staples at this point, having been in every game.

 

[DedValve]

Now that Sakurai is a married man, he must outlet his innate Japanese need for waifus by manufacturing as many as possible in one game

Without a doubt that super smash waifus, waifu warriors and waifu kart will singlehandedly save the Wii U.

 

[Crayolan]

All these classes in FE, and it's just swordwielders, swordwielders errywhere. I was hoping Tharja's popularity would give us a strict magic user. At least Robin's got tomes as well, I guess.

It'd be kind of hard to have a strict magic user in Smash because every character has to have close range options. You could just make all their close range attacks magic swipes of some sort, but that's not actually any different than just giving them a weapon to use. Robin is pretty much the closest thing we can get to a magic user.

 

[Odrion]

The Fire Emblem characters were always my least favorite smash fighters. I just want to punch some iconic Nintendo mascots and some a-hole always picks the overpowered anime dude.

 

[Neiteio]

Actually, I do wonder if Sakurai ever asks his wife to dress up as the various characters in his game

I know someone who ate at a Japanese fast food restaurant once and they said that's tradition

 

[L00P]

So chrom is just Robin's final smash? That's hilarious

 

[Jaeger]

So is Robin Replacing Ness and Lucas from Earthbound?

 

[Principate]

Without a doubt that super smash waifus, waifu warriors and waifu kart will singlehandedly save the Wii U.

You mean Luigi kart right?

 

[Toxi]

Reading the Smashboards Chrom thread, you can feel the agony.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I'm gonna bitch big time if Lucina is just a Marth clone.

 

[NeonZ]

Look up the meaning of opportunity cost.

I think you should look up the meaning of opportunity cost. A clone like Lucina, which doesn't even seem to have its own animations, is only taking the spot of another clone, not of any unique character. The resources used for her couldn't have gone for an unique character.

 

[Neiteio]

You mean Luigi kart right?

Weegee is the pimp

 

[majik13]

all I know is Falcon, am cry

 

[Seik]

Actually, I do wonder if Sakurai ever asks his wife to dress up as the various characters in his game

I know someone who ate at a Japanese fast food restaurant once and they said that's tradition

:lol

 

[Karsticles]

I'm gonna bitch big time if Lucina is just a Marth clone.

Why? She's a Marth clone in the actual game.

 

[Neiteio]

Reading the Smashboards Chrom thread, you can feel the agony.

I love it when Smashboards goes berserk, link me to the juicy bits, pls

 

[Firemind]

They should have a special trailer for the return of Falcon's knee.

Please fix the sweetspot hitbox, Sakurai.

Please, I beg of you.

 

[leatherhat]

Actually, I do wonder if Sakurai ever asks his wife to dress up as the various characters in his game

I know someone who ate at a Japanese fast food restaurant once and they said that's tradition

Oh yes its very common, I happen to be an expert on the subject.

 

[Moonlight]

Archers, lancers, thieves, dancers, tigers, wolfs, eagles, dragons...

Those are some of the types of Fire Emblem fighters we could have. But no, Lucina is cool, so another swordsman(woman) for the lot. Yay.

Even Robin needs a sword.

Just be happy that we got a magic user in Smash at all. It's a huge, esoteric element of FE that has previously never been represented at all in the game despite being a big part of the franchise's DNA. I think that's a little more important than mild distinctions between held weapons.

And if we had to settle for a blue-haired Lord, I'd much rather it be Lucina, who can at least claim to represent FE's huge cast of outstanding female characters rather than Chrom, who represents... well, more dudes.

Four FE reps is really more than I ever imagined we could realistically get in this sort of game.

 

[DedValve]

You mean Luigi kart right?

Nintendo needs to release a waifu expansion pack.

And toad. Chicks love toad. Nothing but waifus and toads.

Husbandos can wait till next gen. Gotta save something for next gen.

 

[K-A-Deman]

Been out of the loop for a bit, are we still debating the parameters of newcomer vs. Roster-spaced Character? If so, I'm throwing my hat into the newcomer with a full space and trappings.

 

[Meier]

So it looks like there are now 36 (37 if you count the Robin variant) playable characters from what I can tell. I am not a huge Smash fan personally, but that seems like a big roster. How many were in the last version?

Edit: Looks like 39. So maybe only a few more reveals? Or do we think they'll go up to something like 50 chars?

 

[Toxi]

I love it when Smashboards goes berserk, link me to the juicy bits, pls

No, not anger, just complete and utter sadness.