PSIBoy
Smash Lord
Who is Ninten you ask?
...okay, he looks very similar to Ness, but he's a completely different character from a different game with different friends and a different adventure. At least he could be a DLC alt for Ness. If Nintendo can differentiate his design enough, he could work as an actual character!
Before you say 'he'll only be a clone of Ness!', hear me out.
History: He is from the little-known game known as Mother 1 aka Earthbound 0 in western countries, released exclusively in Japan in 1989. He was just an ordinary kid living in a town named Podunk, when his lamp comes to life and attacks him. Then, he goes on an adventure to push back an alien invasion, meeting some friends who help him, collecting the 8 Melodies, struggling against spontaneous Asthma attacks, and defeating the leader of the invasion: Giegue. Not the same as Ness.
Moves: He knows a technique called PK 4th-D Slip which is used to run away from battles. It can function as a short-ranged teleportation technique which would be his recovery. Ninten lacks any kind of offensive PSI, unlike Ness and Lucas. He is more of a support character. He can learn PK Hypnosis, Offense Up, Quick Up, Defense Up, Defense Down, PSI Shields, and Powershields that could work for his moveset, but his various healing techniques he also learns would be broken in Smash.
If that isn't enough, you can give him PK Beam as a projectile attack, even though he can't learn it. You could also give him elemental PSI, but Ness already covers that. Let's assume if he has PK Beam or elemental PSI that he learned them from Ana (his girlfriend!).
Despite this, his chances are lower than many other DLC choices. Lucas would probably get in before he is seriously considered. If a VC release of Mother 1 happens, however, his chances would spike to promote sales.
In short:
Pros
Potential for unique moveset
Give underrated franchise more reps, since one was already lost
Give game a character for representation, when it only has music and one stage in all of Smash history
Cons
From a very obscure, old game that was only in Japan
Mother's head said the franchise was dead
Looks like Ness, but can be differentiated
Arguments: TBD
I will probably edit this post, so feel free to discuss, criticize, and socialize.
Edit: Alternate artwork (changed: credit to AEM for finding it)
Often times, Ninten is portrayed with a red, white and blue stripped shirt, unlike Ness's blue and yellow shirt. Ninten also often has a red bandanna around his neck too.
Let me know if you want to be added onto the supporters!
Edit: Our focus right now as supporters is to get Ninten in as a skin, a more realistic goal at this point. Now that Lucas has been confirmed, it is incredibly unlikely that Ninten as a separate character will get in.
...okay, he looks very similar to Ness, but he's a completely different character from a different game with different friends and a different adventure. At least he could be a DLC alt for Ness. If Nintendo can differentiate his design enough, he could work as an actual character!
Before you say 'he'll only be a clone of Ness!', hear me out.
History: He is from the little-known game known as Mother 1 aka Earthbound 0 in western countries, released exclusively in Japan in 1989. He was just an ordinary kid living in a town named Podunk, when his lamp comes to life and attacks him. Then, he goes on an adventure to push back an alien invasion, meeting some friends who help him, collecting the 8 Melodies, struggling against spontaneous Asthma attacks, and defeating the leader of the invasion: Giegue. Not the same as Ness.
Moves: He knows a technique called PK 4th-D Slip which is used to run away from battles. It can function as a short-ranged teleportation technique which would be his recovery. Ninten lacks any kind of offensive PSI, unlike Ness and Lucas. He is more of a support character. He can learn PK Hypnosis, Offense Up, Quick Up, Defense Up, Defense Down, PSI Shields, and Powershields that could work for his moveset, but his various healing techniques he also learns would be broken in Smash.
If that isn't enough, you can give him PK Beam as a projectile attack, even though he can't learn it. You could also give him elemental PSI, but Ness already covers that. Let's assume if he has PK Beam or elemental PSI that he learned them from Ana (his girlfriend!).
Despite this, his chances are lower than many other DLC choices. Lucas would probably get in before he is seriously considered. If a VC release of Mother 1 happens, however, his chances would spike to promote sales.
In short:
Pros
Potential for unique moveset
Give underrated franchise more reps, since one was already lost
Give game a character for representation, when it only has music and one stage in all of Smash history
Cons
From a very obscure, old game that was only in Japan
Mother's head said the franchise was dead
Looks like Ness, but can be differentiated
Arguments: TBD
I will probably edit this post, so feel free to discuss, criticize, and socialize.
Edit: Alternate artwork (changed: credit to AEM for finding it)
Often times, Ninten is portrayed with a red, white and blue stripped shirt, unlike Ness's blue and yellow shirt. Ninten also often has a red bandanna around his neck too.
Let me know if you want to be added onto the supporters!
Edit: Our focus right now as supporters is to get Ninten in as a skin, a more realistic goal at this point. Now that Lucas has been confirmed, it is incredibly unlikely that Ninten as a separate character will get in.
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