I know I’m bumping this thread by replying to it more than a month after it was last replied to, but, well, with just how open to third parties the DLC for
Ultimate is, I've been thinking a lot about how much I'd want Nightmare to be one of the characters they add, and, well, I have a lot of thoughts that I wanna put down. Better than making a completely new thread, right?
Anyways, I think Nightmare is very much possible given
SoulCalibur’s success as a franchise and Bandai Namco’s close involvement with Nintendo both on
SoulCalibur II (the best-selling third party fighting game on the GameCube and the fifth best-selling third party game on the system overall) and now
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Yeah, he is another sword fighter, but he’s a villain, and would probably be a heavyweight, at that. Even with Ridley and K. Rool in the game, the roster is pretty lacking in both of those departments. The most I can offer for his exact moveset is for his neutral or down special to be Soul Wave, where he unleashes a burst of dark energy around himself. It could have properties similar to Charizard’s now-removed Rock Smash, being relatively weak and non-chargeable, but working as an effective counter by powering through moves on startup thanks to super armor and nullifying or possibly even reflecting projectiles (with the right timing, of course).
As for his stage, though, I think one more personal to Nightmare himself might be a better fit than Astral Chaos. Here’s a couple thoughts of mine...
Ostrheinsburg Chapel (SoulCalibur II)
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Most folks who played
SoulCalibur II oughta recognize this one, because it’s not only Nightmare’s stage, but also Link’s (since the guest characters didn’t have their own stages). This would be a good choice for appealing to folks’ nostalgia, though I personally don’t find it to be that interesting-looking of a setpiece.
Tower of Remembrance — Encounter (SoulCalibur IV)
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This stage is simply stunning, from the way the tower and its surrounding spires jut out from the clouds below, to the setting sun off in the distance giving everything a reddish-orange tint, and finally the main platform bearing the eye and flesh growths associated with Nightmare’s blade, Soul Edge. Only problem with it is that it’s from one of the lesser-renowned games in the series, and as such may not appeal as well to fans.
And, well, maybe as a little bonus, it could have a Boxing Ring-esque variant that resembles
Tower of Remembrance — Omen from
SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny, which is the exact same stage except at a different time of day.
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And as for the music that he could come with, well, there’s lots of good tracks from the series to choose from. Here’s a mix of both personal and fan favorites…
And those are all of my thoughts. Really hopin’ Nightmare gets in
Ultimate.
SoulCalibur would be a great series to add to its lineup of third-party gaming representation.