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LANA
Welcome everyone, to the Lana support thread, the thread for the spunky protagonist from Hyrule Warriors, Lana.
Lana, nicknamed the White Witch, is a new character from Hyrule Warriors. Not much is known about her atm, however she is shown to be very energetic, and is said to be very knowledgeable in both magic and monsters. She also has a deep rivalry/hatred with the main antagonist, Cia, and is determined to stop her at any costs. Some theorize she may be related to the Goddess of Wisdom, Naryu, based on the symbol on her book. Others also theorize she may be related to Lanaryu, perhaps a human form of the ancient dragon spirit.
First off, it should go without saying that Hyrule Warriors was created far to late to receive any recognition in Smash 4. However, that does not mean that Lana could not be a DLC character added later. First, the 4 criteria of Smash characters.
1. The character's inclusion must make people want to play the game?
Zelda is a very popular series, part of the Big 3 Triforce of Nintendo. Lana is a key part and possible mascot to the newest Zelda game, Hyrule Warriors. As such, she can be a bridge for Smash fans into the Dynasty Warriors games as well as Zelda, and a bridge for Zelda/DW fans into Smash
2. The character must be unique.
We'll get to this one in more detail in a second, but first off, she fights with magic that is far different than the likes of Zelda or Palutena, focusing more on projection, while also being very agile and quick.
3. The character must fit into the style of Smash Bros.
Lana is a character that could fit into Smash Bros even better than some of our current and previous fighters, while bringing something new to the table
4.They must contribute to game balance.
Lana would likely be more about stage control and tech punishes based on her speed and ability to create solid objects.
Lana is a character that could bring something very unique to the Smash Bros universe., and fits all the criteria needed for a Smash Bros character (and even better, is 1st party), and also helps promote a new different idea for the Zelda series as a whole.
May I direct your eyes to this
Lana posses the ability to project various objects across the battlefield, as well as fighting with one of the most unique weapons, a Book (and given the promise of multiple weapon styles for characters, would likely bring other tools to the table). She is also capable of unleashing powerful lightning magic. Her moveset would incorporate her various weapons, as well as her martial arts ability, to control the battlefield and her opponents, the potential for her is very high.
A) There are many more deserving Zelda characters to choose from, she shouldn't be in before Impa/Vaati/Ghirahim/Darunia/Link's Uncle/etc;:
Certainly, there are lots of characters from the past that deserve recognition. However, we shouldn't look to the past, but instead look to the future, and Lana could be a key future character in the series. If sales are good, we could very well see the likes of Hyrule Warriors 2, or her appearing in the main timeline series. Plus if she is related to Naryu/Lanaryu, she is very very important to the main series through just that. Plus her potential for uniqueness is off the charts, I'd say more so than every Zelda character, including the 5 veterans we currently have (I'm looking at you Toon Link)
B) Zelda doesn't need 6 characters anyway. We need more Golden Sun/Custom Robo/Advance Wars/Star Tropics/Chibi Robo/etc; instead!
Again, there are a lot of series that deserves to have a new rep, however Lana does not take away any chance for any other character to show up from another franchise, and Zelda certainly does deserve 6. As mentioned, it's part of the holy Nintendo triforce, and with both Mario and Pokemon looking to get up there in roster count, it's only fair that Zelda also gets recognition
As I said, Lana came about most likely to late in Smash 4's development to be an on disc character. I guess we should just give up then huh? Wrong. As said, the chance for DLC (especially since it's backed by the Gematsu leak) is very high, and Lana would be a great choice for DLC, for many of the reasons I have covered in this OP. Still though, how can we help see this happen?
1) Tweet at key Nintendo personal: If you want to see Lana added, it's simple, get your voice out there, become a wave, and crash down on the establishment showing that yes, we want Lana. Be sure to tweet out #LanaHW4Smash4 to any of the following (or better, all of them
–Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica)
–Bill Trinen, Nintendo Treehouse Member (@trintran)
–Alison Rapp, Nintendo Treehouse Member (@mnemosynekurai)
–Erik Peterson, Nintendo Treehouse Member (@CountLePants)
–Dan Fazio, Nintendo Treehouse Member (@danfazio)
–JC Rodrigo, Nintendo Treehouse Member (@JCDotface)
–???, Nintendo Treehouse Member (@ramtower)
–Masahiro Sakurai, Game Director (@Sora_Sakurai)*
–Yo****o Higuchi, Game Director (@HIGUCHI_BNG)*
–Katsuhiro Harada, Game Producer/Lead Developer of Tekken Project (@Harada_TEKKEN)*
–Kazuya Kiyoshima, Namco Member of the Board, Managing Director (@kiyoshimah)*
–Nintendo of Japan (@Nintendo)*
*'s are JP accounts, so remember to translate before you tweet. Or don't, long as the message gets out.
2) E-mail to Nintendo: Right here we can reach Nintendo directly, as a consumer of their products and a fan of their work. As such, we can e-mail them telling them, we want Lana. What's that? You don't want to write out a long e-mail? That's ok, I'll write it for you.
3) Send a letter: It's one thing to e-mail something. It's another to physically show them the support for the character, so guys, mail them, heck, print out the sample e-mail above and send it to either
Nintendo of America Address: 4600 150th Ave NE; Redmond, WA 98052
Namco Bandai Address: 1740 Technology Drive, Suite 600; San Jose, CA 95110
4) Call: If you really want to get your voice out there, what better way then to actually get your voice out there.
Nintendo of America Phone: (425)-882-2040
Namco Bandai Phone: (408)-235-2000
5)Spread the movement: Social media is huge in our world now adays. From Facebook to Twitter to Tumblr to Instagram, our world revolves around it much like how we revolve around the sun. Facebook to your friends, Tweet to your followers, make an Instagram video, heck, go knock on your neighbours door right now, and tell them to support Lana as Smsh Bros 4 DLC, and to tell the their friends and followers to support her, so they tell their friends, and then we as a collective voice will all be heard around the world as we scream in Masahiro Sakurai's ears, WE WANT LANA FOR SMASH 4. Thanks for your time everyone, and remember, if you support Lana in Smash 4, you support this
@Chandelure for the OP inspiration
@BKupa666 for the DLC campaign inspiration
Everyone who supports her
