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I thought I was the only one who conceptualized Lakitu ala Kart (enjoy the pun) as a great idea for a character. So much fun to brainstorm. He'd obviously be combined with the classic Lakitu elements + his stoplight, flags, fishing pole... there's not a fighter like that yet.
Five Fire Emblem:
Donkey Kong: Dixie Kong, King K. Rool, Funky Kong
I don't consider her boring just because she doesn't have a vivid personality. In fact, we don't really see a kind of character like Pyr when it comes to animes or even JRPGs, who is nice, kind, know how to fight, understand her position, and even knows how to cook.
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Fire Emblem: Lyn, Chrom, Azura, Reinhardt, Celica
I can't really see Palutena being cut (aside from being a unique character, the series is named after her in Japan - it would be like cutting Zelda), and in general, that list of cuts seems quite long. (I understand thinking that someone like Dark Pit would be cut, but wanting that many characters removed when many of them are popular or unique just seems odd to me)
Honestly I don't see custom moves going anywhere, I doubt they take much effort to begin with and they'd be cutting it for the sake of cutting it
If they gave palutena virtually any other combination of specials she would benefit. Outside of neutral special she is seen to have recieved the worst one for each.
With a roster that is likely going to be 50+ again, I can see that happening.
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I think time constraints were also a factor, too.
Also, most of them do use the same animations as the default special moves. Palutena and the Miis are the only real exceptions, while Ganondorf uses a different animation for Warlock Blade (which surprisingly has less animation frames).
A Lycanroc that could somehow switch between its forms would be cool. I feel like all three forms could bring something unique to the table.
I honestly think stance switching characters are the best solution to this. Multiple movesets without having to turn into a new character.
5 new Mario:
This exactly. Most of my friends don't bother with custom moves(breaks the pick up and play nature of the game) so having to unlock them all to have a Palutena who is even mildly fun to play as is a real pain in the butt.
I'd let Bowser Jr. transform into Shadow Mario.
Welp I will try
I don't entirely feel the advertisement that is Roy in Melee is much of what got FE into the west. He helped, no doubt but Marth would've caught people's interest just fine I think, along with the music. Then with Corrin, I really don't feel it was needed at all. Awakening had already come out and blown up, getting people into FE. I feel Corrin ended up as more of a nuisance than as a beloved Smash character, not just for being an advertisement (outside of Japan anyways) but also for being another FE character. The series would've only had 3 characters in Sm4sh with Marth, Ike and Robin with Lucina as an alt ala Alph but then she got her own spot as a clone. Then Roy comes back and while they did more to make him different from Marth, he's clearly still based on him and people outside of Japan can't even play his game without resorting to acquiring Japanese hardware or relying on emulators or translated versions. Lastly, Corrin comes along, jumping the number of FE characters from the 4 (would be 3) all the way up to 6, being only one less than the core Mario series, the same as Pokemon and more than Zelda when I'm sure they could've just pulled another character from the ballot, ya know, another character that would've been what fans actually wanted. With that in mind, I do feel that Corrin took a spot from someone else. They felt like adding another character and they chose Corrin over anyone else. BotW was still in the making and Starfox Zero wasn't out yet so it's not like FE Fates was the only game that could be advertised.
I'd genuinely like to see a Limit Break/Character Switch combo mechanic for Rex and Pyra. Instead of making the two diametrically opposed in terms of design, Pyra's simply designed to be plain better than Rex but you have to build a gauge as Rex before you can switch to Pyra. Ideally the gap in strength between the two would be manageable and you'd get to play as Pyra a fair amount of the time. Like 60/40 ratio for a random number.
Different take on this but similar idea: assuming Rex & Pyra function as a duo character of sorts but with weapon passes and an affinity link, have Pyra transform into Mythra as a reward for reaching max affinity with a slight movement speed increase too. Outside of a potential Final Smash, this is the only way I can see Mythra being playable since she's just plain better than Pyra. Obviously the fire effects would be altered to be of the light element, but it'd also be cool if the Blade Specials in the moveset (I have stages 1-3 as Smash Attacks and stage 4 as a Final Smash) also changed to match whichever one was active.
We all hate Corrin, but I'm pretty sure their "spot" was intended to be a promotional charcter. What else in 2016 was worth promoting for Nintendo? The Wii U was dying, the Switch only being revealed in October, and Fates was the biggest thing for the 3ds that year. We don't like it, but for the role Corrin was filling, it makes sense.
Solely from a promotional standpoint, Splatoon made a lot more sense. The franchise was extremely popular, and if Nintendo wanted to familiarize even more people with the Inklings/Splatoon, a new character in Smash would've been perfect.
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I agree, we could use more big characters anyway
What I think should happen is that custom moves should not be on the same drop system as equipment and should be unlockables in and of themselves.
They'd take a huge amount of effort! You're having to balance dozens of possible move combinations for each character.
I don't think everyone HATES Corrin. Sure, it was a letdown for the sunsetting of DLC, but with the perspective provided by a couple years passing, the character itself has a neat design and is fun to play. I wouldn't mind if Corrin came back in 5.
Exactly, Splatoon was too good for promotion. Them being the first newcomers of a new games fits much better than tacking them onto Smash 4.
i get why. i just dont agree. i've said for years. we aren't the primary audience for smash. when you turn on the game it goes to for for all. in a devs mind two counters, a projectile, and a long range recovery makes a good free for all moveset.
