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To be fair, Shulk is one of the most expected newcomers.
Hopefully this is the final explanation image I have to do for everyone.
I never admitted to being the one to edit the "a" in the "Disabled" image, this was just all assumption by some people, despite me claiming that it was Anonymous that edited it in my first explanation picture.
The "a" in the image that was posted IS the original image that went live first. I just edited it to look like an "e" recently to shut everyone up about the whole "Disablad" thing, as I have that confirmed to say Disabled in the source material. I'm not going to provide a new image to prove this, as that requires the public to receive a brand new image, which is what I am not here to do. So that is the reason I just slapped up that minor edit. (Which was deceiving, so sorry for that.)
*Update*
The time of my upload of my Shulk edit on the Imgur server: (Pointed out by Vashzaron of Neogaf)
http://i.imgur.com/ctu9xjl.png
My Smashboards Shulk post was posted here:
http://smashboards.com/threads/heir-to-the-monado-shulk-for-ssb4.324326/page-410#post-17331256
I traced down the archived post of the original leaker, and found it here:
http://archive.moe/v/thread/258734312/#258760732
Compare the times posted.
I too do think that the roster looks plausible. 53 characters (53 + 2 of the Mii fighters = 55) sounds a bit much to me. And Sakurai said that Brawl already nearly reached the limit roster-wise. He also mentioned that the balancing gets more difficult exponentially. However: We got 3 clones, who are easy to balance and Sakurai stated already that they are good for balancing purposes (I think it was in an interview after Lucina's reveal. There he explained why she's a clone). Furthermore, Mii Fighters could be excluded, since they are already excluded due to balancing issues. In that regard, Sakurai had to balance the game with "only" 49 characters.
Yeah I'm starting to swallow the fact that this might be the final roster. Most people predicted under 50 characters, this is 48 characters plus the 3 Mii Fighter types (51 total). I would love to be wrong though
I don't think the clones should count but they do :/That is quite true actually. One of the reasons more and more people are believing the leak is because of how different it is. Dr Mario and Dark Pit being separate characters, the organization of characters on the CSS (clone corner), new and old stages being grouped together, surprising cuts from the roster (Ice Climbers), characters that people really expected are absent (Mewtwo, Ridley, new DK rep,etc.) and some other minor things. If this leak was more obvious in terms of what people expected from the game, a lot less people would believe it in my opinion. A lot of the choices this leak makes are what many never would of expected, that alone is one of the major reasons I think people are believing it. That along with the other stuff like new character renders and the whole Tomodachi Life stage thing.
Wat?Yeah I'm starting to swallow the fact that this might be the final roster. Most people predicted under 50 characters, this is 48 characters plus the 3 Mii Fighter types (51 total). I would love to be wrong though
The roster doesn't have to fit the whole screen. The only likely "empty space" is for the Mii Fighters, since customization is off.
Pretty sure Mii fighters have their own button.
I WANT DOC OVER MEWTWO
There is literally no way that any previously playable character will be relegated to an alternate costume.
Please, Mach Rider over Impa... That's my only wish.
Oh and some characters as alts too. Any other idea, if this leak is true, for alt characters ?
Maybe Lucas and Wolf too, who would come back as alts (but damn, that would hurt imho) ?
You're not alone.I WANT DOC OVER MEWTWO
Don't mean to sound rude but Dr Mario is literally just Mario. Dark Pit is actually a different character all together. It makes more sense for Dark Pit to be a separate character then it does for Dr Mario. I personally would be ok with both of them only if this isn't the whole roster and there are still at least 3 or 4 characters not shown here.
Yeah Doc wouldn't bother me. Mario is Mario, if anyone deserves 2 playable characters, he does. And Samus has two already (I kinda don't count Link or Zelda as Toon Link and Sheik are technically different characters).
Reposting for sanity.
Basically, though I believe Impa and Mach Rider are also supposedly unlockables, though I may in wrong about that I do think I heard it as part of the leaks.
You got it right.
I've tried to follow this situation fairly close and I'm... actually not 100% sure where the whole Impa or Mach Rider subject even sprouted up from.
Wasn't it something that Neo Zero (or Chaos Neo, or something similar) said?
There was some talk about a "newcomer no one is expecting". That is where Mach Rider sprouted up from.
It is funny how some people think everyone likes and want Mewtwo back.
Treehouse works directly with developers. Not to mention Treehouse has more security than Fort Knox, it'd be impossible for them to be kept in the dark about playable characters, since they've played the latest builds of the game.
OK I DO remember that. Sounds like speculation on the speculator's part to me.
It is speculation.
So the people who don't use internet will not have access to all characters? I can't see Nintendo doing that.
Of course my post is entirely subjective, it's mostly that I have fun memories with Doc from Melee, so I'm okay with that. However, as a franchise I have come to really dislike KI, its characters and general style doesn't appeal to me at all, so seeing Dark Pit here certainly isn't something I'm excited about. I understand it's a fair bit hypocritical since they're both just minor alterations of their original characters in terms of appearance, but like I said it's just my opinion, not trying to make any general statements here.
Impa isn't JUST another Zelda representative though. Impa has been around since the first game. While her design has changed from game to game, she has always been very important the series.
Well she is another Zelda representative for sure. I am not sure how you can prefer a Zelda rep (when there are five already) over a character from an unrepresented franchise who could bring a lot to the series in terms of new/unique mechanics, etc. To each their own, I suppose.
Dr. Mario has a history of being a playable character in Smash and actually has a different model. Dark Pit is literally just Pit with different-colored wings which Pit already had in Brawl.
"You've got me confused with the other guy. THIS Pit is no pawn."
Maybe "Duck Hunt" hints that you're not really playing as the dog who happens to use ducks, clay pigeons, and NES Zapper as moves like in Crusade... that you're really playing the NES game itself... which includes the hunter from the fourth wall (aka the person who's playing the NES game)... so instead of the dog throwing ducks at people, the dog sends ducks flying out of the grass and the hunter shoots the ducks... meaning the opponents might need to stay away from ducks or they will get caught in the crossfire.
You could say that about all DLC. Nowadays almost every person who owns a 3DS has access to the internet. And if they don't it's not much to go somewhere that has a hotspot.
It's not a matter of one franchise over another. It's a matter of characters over characters. I'd rather have Ridley than Impa than K.Rool than Dixie than any Koopaling than etc. I'd rather have Wonder Red than Mach Rider. Some characters/franchises don't deserve to be in the character roster, some do.
Yes, I've played Uprising. It is a fantastic game.
