Frostwraith
The Demon King
MAGNUS
One of the few human characters to appear in the entire Kid Icarus franchise, Magnus is labelled as the strongest human in Angel Land in his debut game, Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Storywise, he is part of a mercenary band fighting against the Underworld, as such, he appears in the game as an ally for Pit, both fighting against Medusa (and later, Hades).
When Pit's soul gets trapped in the Ring of Chaos, Magnus eventually picks it up and his body becomes under Pit's control, even though they can still communicate with each another. As such, he appears as a playable character during that part of the game.
Later he appears as a boss, testing Pit's fighting capabilities.
As far as his fighting capabilities go, he isn't much different than other sword users already introduced in Smash Bros. He has a quite large sword and like the original game, his attacks are slow, but powerful.
He doesn't possess any special abilities compared to other characters, but he possesses wind based abilities as shown in his boss battle as he uses a tornado to bring Pit close to him. His weapon, when wielded by Pit, can also shoot wind based projectiles, so these could be implemented in his moveset too.
Magnus's Pros and Cons:
Pros:
- New character from a revived series.
- Playable character in the original game.
Cons:
- Another sword user, which the Smash Bros. roster already has many, and some people may like other fighting styles. A similar situation happens with lots of Fire Emblem characters too.
- His role isn't much memorable than other Kid Icarus characters, appearing in only three chapters out of 25. Characters like Palutena, Viridi, Medusa, Hades and Dark Pit appear more times than Magnus himself, overshadowing him.
Depending on Sakurai's position about his own characters, it's ambiguous whether that's something favoring or not his inclusion.
Music associated with Magnus:
Magnus's Theme - Kid Icarus: Uprising
If anyone has any suggestions on Magnus's possible appearence in the next Smash Bros., post them here! Movesets, color swaps and the like are welcome!