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Rate Their Chances Returns! Day 194: "Predicting the Direct"

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Groose

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Porky's Chances: 10%
I don't see Mother getting a new rep; however, he's the most logical choice. I do have one concern, though: would Sakurai actually convert a former boss? Or would he deem Porky too... evil... too unfitting? There is still room for him to fall to another Mother character.

Porky Want: 80%
OK, yeah. Despite never playing a Mother game, this guy looks like a real class act. He'd have a unique playstyle, he's villainous and brimming with personality, and he stands apart from Ness and Lucas. The only reason I'm not giving him a higher score is that I don't want the game taken over by Mother characters when there are many other deserving series out there.

Skull Kid Prediction: 7.65%
I don't see it happening. I just don't.

Professor Layton x5. We can do it, Professor!

DAY OVER
RETURN OF GROOSE
 

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wow, porky seems to be among the most wanted so far... this is a nice surprise! see a lot of 100%
 

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Porky (Mother)
12.71% chance
48.66% want

Porky did manage to defeat the Masked Man in both want and chance. Although his chance score wasn't the greatest, his want score fell just shy of the top ten. Not a bad villain day after all!

Today we'll be rating... another villain, this one even more tragic than the last. He is the Skull Kid of Majora's Mask fame. Does he have the power to win? Please leave your chance and want on Skull Kid today.

Tomorrow we'll be moving away from villains and greeting the star of Panel de Pon, Lip. Please predict how Lip will fare in tomorrow's game; doing so can earn you extra nominations. Today's winners are Smasher101 and Good Guy Giygas

Finally, I can announce that Jigglypuff has been added to the nominations list. She performed admirably in her last rating; will anything change in her rerating?
 

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hey, it looks like Kamek finally slid over slime! :smirk:

Skull kid 6%
Want: 60% majora's mask is a good game, and his inclusion may mean more music!

Lip prediction: 8.78%

Noms:
Kamek x5

EDIT: also, groose, you might want to add the song of healing to the music section. it's really great for the mind.
 

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Skull Kid Prediction: 5.1%
Smash Bros. is Zelda enough as it is.

Skull kid want: 0.02%
I didn't like him in Majora's Mask.

Lip prediction: 11.1%
Who's that?

Anthony Higgs x5

Didn't mean to post that earlier sorry if I offended anyone.
 

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Skull Kid Prediction: 5.1%
Smash Bros. is video.xnxx.com/video214837/deepthroat_original_1972_film enough as it is.

Skull kid want: 0.02%
I didn't like him in Majora's Mask.

Lip prediction: 11.1%
Who's that?

Anthony Higgs x5

I didn't know we could post porn...
 

Good Guy Giygas

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Skull Kid
Likelihood: 8% - I'm not even sure Legend of Zelda will get a new rep, and I feel like this guy would be pretty unlikely anyway based on what I've seen.
Want: 30% - Kind of indifferent. I've never played any LoZ games, but I'm usually intrigued by the quirky characters it has. Skull Kid looks like he could be a fun and unique character if he was in. I can't really say I'd complain if he made it in, but I'd prefer Ghirahim as a new Zelda rep.

Lip: 18%

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Snake x10
 

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Chances for Skull Kid: 2%
He's been met by a terrible fate due to Zelda priorities.

Want: 30%
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeh.

Nomz: Mach Rider x5
 

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EDIT: also, groose, you might want to add the song of healing to the music section. it's really great for the mind.
How could I not add the Song of Healing to the music section? I actually listen to it every night before I go to bed, and have done so for a LONG time.

It's actually there in three versions: Original, Theophany Reorchestration, and Adrisaurus Vocal Mix. The original is the most powerful, but the other two are definitely amazing.

The first item on the music list today is a full album of Majora's Mask reorchestrated music by Theophany. I suggest any fan of Zelda (especially MM) music who hasn't heard it already give it a listen: it's quite amazing. He also has it up on iTunes for the minimum possible price and I believe on Mediafire for a free download, so it's easy to get ahold of if you like it. I'm waiting for the second disc in the album, which is coming later this year.
 

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likeliness - 20%. im orolly being really generous with this score as well. skull kid's massive burst in popularity mostly came from the possibility of an mm remake and now thats not happening it just kind of died. depending on when the roster was finalised he could well have been included, but his drop in popularity would probably result in him being incredibly low-priirity, if not scrapped altogether.
want - 100%. mm is by far my favourite zelda title

lip prediction - 10%.

ganon X 5
 

MargnetMan23

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Skull Kid: 7% Wait what?
Want: 50% could be cool I GUESS
Lip: 14%
Mr. Game and Watch x3 Omastar x1 Wonder Red x1
 

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Skull Kid's Chances: I would say about <5%. Majora's Mask is definitely one of the black sheep of the Zelda franchise, and I cannot say that Skull Kid is a must have for Smash Bros.

Want: 50% I think it would be cool, especially if his final smash brought down the moon, but I think Masked Link could represent Majora's Mask better.
 

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yay im in special thanks!

now I really feel special! Embarrass

EDIT: who's Tharja?

EDIT 2: nvm googled it. lol @ random FE characters with little to no chance.
 

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Skull Kid
Chance: 8.5%
There are more likely new reps for Zelda.

Want: 5%
No thanks!

Prediction for Lip: 17.22%

Nominations
Sylveon x5
 

Glaciacott

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Skull Kid
Chance 4%
Zelda is such a difficult franchise to predict because it's spread all over. Nintendo has been giving attention to Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, and Link to the Past within recent months, we know there's a Skyward Sword stage and an Ocarina of Time one and a Spirit Tracks one ... I mean, damn, that's a lot of Zelda love right there.
But that in itself is what makes me doubt we'll get a character from just one Zelda game, and while people say "well, Skull Kid has been in more than one Zelda game, etc etc," we have to be honest with the fact that what makes the character stand out from iconic to plain desirable as a playable character is his story from Majora's Mask. His other roles are almost negligible, particularly when it comes to making a moveset.
And at that point I ask ... why not Vaati? Impa? Tingle? Tetra? All of them have had a major presence in more than one game.
Along with this there's the fact that really, for Zelda the main necessity is the triforce. Any other character beyond those three is extra, so if we do get an extra it might as well be someone more recurrent and significant in the series.

Want 5%
I like the idea of masks being used, but I just don't want Skull Kid. You know what'd be optimal? Have him as an assist trophy. Once he comes out, the music of the stage stops and the sound and screen go dim, then you hear his creepy laugh and a different background music as he floats above everyone and brings the moon down.
To me, that's the perfect way to include this character. Even if all the kids who wind up playing the game start crying whenever this happens.

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Lip 13.6%
I have seriously no idea what to expect from this character, both in terms of anything (moveset) and in terms of chances. This is definitely a random, uneducated guess.

Nominations
x5 Ashley
 

MargnetMan23

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Tharja has not received a single nomination since I pulled the thread out of GameFAQs.
That's just sad XD
She is actually one of my favorite characters from awakening but being better then Owain chance wise isn't really a feat :p MAGIC
 

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Skull Kid's chances: 5%
Want: 30% - Meh.

Lip prediction: 17%

Extra nominations, hooray!
Falco x10
 

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Skull Kid time!

Likelihood: 1%
One shot Zelda villain from years ago? Probably not happening. inB4 Twilight Princess.

Want: 2%
Meh.

Predicting a 15% for Lip.

Nominating Falco x5
 

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Skull Kid: 5%
Want: 10%
Lip: 16%
Nominate:
Roy x 2
Yarne x 3 (if you still don't want troll characters, Ghirahim)
 

moneyfrenzy

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Wow skull kid is not as high in the want catagory as i thought he would

Skull kid
Chances 10%: Majora's mask remake could be coming out soon considering they keep teasing it, but i doubt it will happen
Want 100%: he is just to awesome and dark to not be in
Lip 8%

Nominations:
Bomberman x5
 

djgeiger0620

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Skull Kid Chances: 60%

Skull Kid Want: 100%

I know I put the chances fairly high, and it's not because I obviously want this character in. The reason why is because I don't think LoZ will put in characters that they won't use again.

I know Ghirahim is a very popular choice, but it is HIGHLY improbable that we will see him again.

The ONLY reason I put Skull Kid with such a high likelihood is because he showed up in Twilight Princess. If he had not, I would give him a 5%. Since he has proven to be a character that can appear in different time periods, like Link, Zelda, Impa, and Ganan, he has potential to be in other video games as well, like the upcoming LoZ for Wii U.

If they plan to use him in the future, and that's very probable (though to what degree I have no idea), I think they'll putt him in SSB4. Also, it would be easy to develop a unique moveset for him, something that I'm sure developers are looking for when they're looking at trying to make 50+ characters.

But hey, that's just my $0.02.

Nominating Lloyd Irving x5
 

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Skull Kid

Chance - 0.1% - The only reason it's not a zero is that he has had such a fan base for so long... that's slowly dying... and has excepted him to do so poorly for a while... for a character that never really had a chance to begin with... how did he manage to be so wanted again?

Want - 17% - Like I said with Vatti, I would prefer expanding the Toon universe of Zelda. Even then, in the "Realistic" Zeldas, he is badly beat out by several others. As far as I'm concerned, adding him would be wasting a slot.


Lip Prediction - 15% - I'd be more optimistic if I felt she was more well known. *sigh*

... Am I the only person who does a lot of research on character's they don't know, or is it just me?

Nominations
Roy X5
 

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Skull Kid
Likelihood: 2% - Not happening.
Want: 0% - In the slightest.

Lip
Prediction: 18% - Lip might be my most wanted newcomer, but since she's fairy obscure, I doubt her chances are going to be optimal... But seriously, people need to learn to research about a character before even considering to rate it, just to at least know something about the character and what it is able to do. Otherwise stuff like THIS happen.

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Meowth x5
 
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Skull Kid
Chances: 5%
His chances have met with a terrible fate, haven't they? Skull Kid's popularity comes mostly from Majora's Mask and he has appeared in Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess. While he has been in those games, they don't help his chances significantly. Skull Kid has popularity and demand, but the Zelda series is fine with just Link, Zelda/Sheik, and Ganondorf in my opinion. If we do get a fourth Zelda character, it will most likely not be Skull Kid. I just can't see him in the game at all.
Want: 0%
I just want to clarify that I love Majora's Mask and I think that it's better than Ocarina of Time in my opinion. Skull Kid was a pretty good villain in that game! However, just because I love Majora's Mask and finding Skull Kid to be a good villain doesn't mean that I want to see it in SSB4. I rather have Ghirahim (who I doubt will be on the roster) or just stay with the main Triforce trio. Anyone else I'm either indifferent on or don't want.
Lip Prediction: 4.7%
Other than the item Lip's Stick, people will barely know who she is and give her low scores. She's a pretty obscure character.
Nominations: Bowser Jr. 5x
 

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Skull Kid
Chance: 0% - Skull Kid was a one shot Zelda villain who appeared in a 13 year old game that Nintendo has shown to have zero appreciation for. Maybe my score may seem a little low, but I just can't see him getting in under any circumstance. :(
Want: 79% - Majora's Mask was my favorite Zelda game, and Skull kid made for an intense villain.

Lip prediction: 12%

Nominations: Professor Layton x5 (He's so close. all those weeks of nominating have finally paid off.) :)
 
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