Smash WiiU & 3DS Miiverse Daily Pic - July 15th

[Smashboards]

Smash WiiU & 3DS director Masahiro Sakurai says "Pic of the day. Along with Robin, Lucina joins the battle!! Her physical ablilites are identical to Marth's--it must be in her D.N.A. However, where Marth's power is concentrated in the tip of the sword, Lucina's attack strength is balanced throughout the weapon, which might make her easier to control. She's also a little bit shorter than Marth."

He included additional pictures saying "With the Wii Fit Trainers, the male and female Robins, the Villagers, and Little Mac, varying their appearances and voices works just like selecting alternate color variations. However, whenever there is even a small difference in abilities, that character gets an actual roster slot. That is why you can select Lucina individually."

"By the way…there's probably no chance you'll be able to see this in the game, but Lucina has the mark of Naga in her left eye."

 

[Warchamp7]

RIP the theory. Sakurai with the subtle troll leading into the post calling them identical, and the glance at the second image having Lucina/Marth with Male/Female trainers haha

 

[UberMadman]

There, she's her own character. Now let's stop ********, a'right?

 

[ViewtifulHoe242]

Good, now all the Lucina fans begging for her to be put in pm with the clone engine can shut up.

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

lol Nice additiona wth the eye.

 

[Chzrm3]

I'm really glad she's her own character. It makes me so happy just seeing her in the game like this! :D

 

[•Col•]

This makes me curious if there's going to be any other clone newcomers. Would be a little strange if Lucina really was the only one.

 

[KuroganeHammer]

IM NOT EVEN MAD SHES A CLONE

OMF LUCINA

 

[DrRiceBoy]

Jesus christ, I was 100% certain that Lucina was going to be a new character rather than an alt costume, but the second picture made my heart skip a beat. For a second I thought that she really was going to be an alt costume... then I read Sakurai's post and was instantly relieved.

So I guess this confirms Lucina as an actual character, and I guess that this means Lucina has high chances of being a clone rather than a semi.

The eye, although a small feature, looks pretty darn neat. I'm glad Sakurai gave her it.

 

[powerprotoman]

RIP the theory. Sakurai with the subtle troll leading into the post calling them identical, and the glance at the second image having Lucina/Marth with Male/Female trainers haha

sakurai watches japan time obviously

 

[Zoa]

So she's a shorter Marth without a tipper. Way to kill the hype, Sakurai.

 

[Jiggly]

RIP Marth Alt Believers 2014-2014

 

[Yoshi Kirishima]

I'm happy she's in but the only change is that there's no tipper...? Really? And that she's slightly shorter? (Meaning she has less hurtboxes?)

Her physical abilities are 100% identical? So it's not even like a fox falco or roy marth kind of thing?

Wish it coulda had a little more difference, but I can't ask for too much. At least keeping the physical abilities the same would prevent people from feeling bad if, for example, they liked Lucina but wanted her to have Marth's physical abilities or the other way. Keeping it the same would make people more OK with how Lucina/Marth's abilities are.

 

[The21stSmasher]

RIP Marth Alt Believers 2014-2014

LoL, yep!

 

[TheSqushiestManatee]

I'm happy she's in but the only change is that there's no tipper...? Really? And that she's slightly shorter? (Meaning she has less hurtboxes?)

Her physical abilities are 100% identical? So it's not even like a fox falco or roy marth kind of thing?

Wish it coulda had a little more difference, but I can't ask for too much. At least keeping the physical abilities the same would prevent people from feeling bad if, for example, they liked Lucina but wanted her to have Marth's physical abilities or the other way. Keeping it the same would make people more OK with how Lucina/Marth's abilities are.

there are probably more differences. we just have to wait for more info.

 

[Jiggly]

I'm happy she's in but the only change is that there's no tipper...? Really? And that she's slightly shorter? (Meaning she has less hurtboxes?)

Her physical abilities are 100% identical? So it's not even like a fox falco or roy marth kind of thing?

Wish it coulda had a little more difference, but I can't ask for too much. At least keeping the physical abilities the same would prevent people from feeling bad if, for example, they liked Lucina but wanted her to have Marth's physical abilities or the other way. Keeping it the same would make people more OK with how Lucina/Marth's abilities are.

You just wait, lucina is gonna be better than marth. She has a more balanced damage rate, and she has the real dancing blade. She only has slight differences, but it will add up in the end

 

[hotdogturtle]

Ok, so now that she is confirmed as a standalone character, she is qualified to be called the most-similar clone character out of every clone in the series.

 

[THK]

Double troll is legit. Considering Fire Emblem Awakening, her being a Marth clone makes 100% sense. She's seriously GirlMarth, lol.

 

[RascalTheCharizard]

Pros:
She has the Brand!
She has no tipper!

Cons:
She might be even less different from Marth than Roy was.
Inb4 lack of tipper makes her low tier.
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So I guess this confirms Lucina as an actual character and a semi-clone!

Yeah... No. Pretty sure most people would agree that a semi-clone has to at least have some different moves (eg. Luigi), not simply a different set of sweetspots (or lack thereof in this case) and a shorter stature. She's just a plain ol' clone.

 

[TheSqushiestManatee]

RIP Marth Alt Believers 2014-2014

more like RIP Marth Alt Believers July 14 2014 - July 15 2014

 

[Jiggly]

more like RIP Marth Alt Believers July 14 2014 - July 15 2014

It's still the 14th for me xD

 

[DrRiceBoy]

Pros:
She has the Brand!
She has no tipper!

Cons:
She's even less different from Marth than Roy was.
Inb4 lack of tipper makes her low tier.
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Yeah... No. Pretty sure most people would agree that a semi-clone has to at least some some different moves (eg. Luigi in Melee and Brawl), not simply a different set of sweetspots (or lack thereof in this case) and a shorter stature. She's just a plain ol' clone.

Ah, okay. It seems that I mistook the definition of a clone. My bad.

 

[Kirito-]

Nice, I for one didn't care if she had her own slot or not since I still love Lucina. Looks like I'll be maining both Marth and Lucina in this game.

 

[Cyro]

I'm happy she's in but the only change is that there's no tipper...? Really? And that she's slightly shorter? (Meaning she has less hurtboxes?)

Her physical abilities are 100% identical? So it's not even like a fox falco or roy marth kind of thing?

Wish it coulda had a little more difference, but I can't ask for too much. At least keeping the physical abilities the same would prevent people from feeling bad if, for example, they liked Lucina but wanted her to have Marth's physical abilities or the other way. Keeping it the same would make people more OK with how Lucina/Marth's abilities are.

Actually we aren't completely sure how her attacks work, based off the little moves she showed in the trailer. After all the game isn't fully developed either.

 

[☆Jazz☆]

I'm ok with this. I don't mind at all.

 

[The21stSmasher]

Ah... I'm glad she's a stand alone fighter! That's means no worries!

 

[Bazkip]

Marth insists on just the tip, but Lucina likes the whole length baby

 

[Jiggly]

Marth insists on just the tip, but Lucina likes the whole length baby

No joke, I was just about to comment that... Then you beat me to it... #GanondorfStyle

 

[TheLippyLapras]

Marth insists on just the tip, but Lucina likes the whole length baby

This made me giggle.

 

[Dr. Snakes]

Love how Sakurai just completely debunked the Alt. Costume theory. It's like he was trolling over the internet all day just to see what problems the fans might have with her. Lol

 

[James Phillips]

If you're introducing the concept of customizable movesets what's the point of having Melee-tier clones?

Actually scratch that, Roy was more original.

 

[NekuShikazu]

A lot of people are worried that she is a clone (and in my opinion, I don't want her to be but from the trailer there are moves that she obviously shares with Marth). When Sakurai mentions small differences, I hope those differences are enough to make me want to play the character.

 

[TheLippyLapras]

If you're introducing the concept of customizable movesets what's the point of having Melee-tier clones?

Actually scratch that, Roy was more original.

We have literally only seen five of Lucina's moves, who knows what other differences her other moves may have?

 

[Pacack]

Brb, changing my satisfaction in the RTC thread.

 

[RascalTheCharizard]

Hey I just thought of something... Does this mean Lucina's down aerial can't meteor/spike?

 

[Jiggly]

Hey I just thought of something... Does this mean Lucina's down aerial can't meteor/spike?

I dunno why it would... Explain???

 

[Shorts]

Dark Pit when?

 

[RascalTheCharizard]

I dunno why it would... Explain???

Because the tip of Marth's sword has a sweetspot. On his down aerial, if he connects with the tip it sends his opponent plummeting downwards. So either the entirety of Lucina's down aerial has this effect, or none of it does. I'm hoping for the former, but the latter sounds more likely.

 

[LoneWolfRanger]

Why a clone character? I mean... cool and all, but I thought sakurai didnt want anymore clones?

Ah well, more chars, im not complaining

 

[Jiggly]

Because the tip of Marth's sword has a sweetspot. On his down aerial, if he connects with the tip it sends his opponent plummeting downwards. So either the entirety of Lucina's down aerial has this effect, or none of it does. I'm hoping for the former, but the latter sounds more likely.

I'm gonna guess it will act similarly to MK's dair.