Dee Dude
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Who is Conker you say?
For those who aren't aware, Conker T. Squirrel is the main protagonist of the Conker series created by Rare, also known for Banjo-Kazooie.
Conker is a red squirrel that made his debut as a playable character in Diddy Kong Racing, afterwards he was moved on to star in his own series starting with his N64 title Twelve Tales: 64 (formerly named Conker Quest), a platformer marked towards young audiences, however it was seen as too similar to Banjo-Kazooie (another platforming animal kid friendly game), the game was completely revamped into a gritty, foul, violent, adult orientated game famously known as Conker's Bad Fur Day where instead of being a happy chipper little fellow, Conker eventually grew up to become a wise-cracking, alcoholic, cash-grubbing anti-hero.
Years went by as Microsoft purchased Rare, there was orginially going to be a Bad Fur Day sequel but was eventually canned leading Rare to create a mere remake instead called Conker Live and Reloaded, with cancelled games and despite being featured in Project Spark and Microsoft's Hololens known as "Young Conker", there hasn't been a proper full-fledged Conker game ever since....
However, perhaps Sakurai could do the drunken rodent justice at last....
But Dee if we're even getting a Rare rep at all, wouldn't Banjo and Kazooie be more likely?
First off, don't use that dumb word. We're playing as characters not "representatives".
Second off, indeed you're correct.
However, while the bear and bird have a much higher chance than the squirrel (heck, i'd pick them myself). It's been quite evident that Microsoft takes quite a bit of liking to Conker if they've been trying to go out of their way to please Conker fans by putting him in Project Spark and trying to use him for their Hololens, (despite the redesign being hideous.).
If Phil Spencer wouldn't mind seeing Banjo in Smash, then I sure don't see Conker being impossible either.
But Nintendo would never approve of someone raunchy or mature like him!
Sure as heck didn't stop Snake or Bayonetta, at least Conker is cartoony so he'd fit like glove.
And as far raunchy goes, there's Wario.
What would Conker do in Smash?
That's the fun part! While Conker would have a few basic punches and tail swipes, I think the most interesting way is to corporate "Context Sensitive" into his moveset.
For those who haven't played Conker, Context Sensitives are situations where Conker is able to use any item that he precisely needs hence the term.
For Smash, Conker can uses any items he needs as to attack his opponents and judging how precise you activate them, the results can lead to devastating and hilarious blows! They are activated when a light-bulb lits above Conker's head making a *TING* sound.
Feel free if you have any movesets to share!
Conker could also provide great comic relief to the game by spouting out occasional one-liners and quips to his opponents once he KOs and bringing out meta commentary to not only the characters but other elements such as stages, items, trophies etc.
He could even possibly have his own stage with a Codec/Guidance ala Pit/Snake with Birdy The Scarecrow where they often break the fourth wall while discussing other fighters.
For those who aren't aware, Conker T. Squirrel is the main protagonist of the Conker series created by Rare, also known for Banjo-Kazooie.
Conker is a red squirrel that made his debut as a playable character in Diddy Kong Racing, afterwards he was moved on to star in his own series starting with his N64 title Twelve Tales: 64 (formerly named Conker Quest), a platformer marked towards young audiences, however it was seen as too similar to Banjo-Kazooie (another platforming animal kid friendly game), the game was completely revamped into a gritty, foul, violent, adult orientated game famously known as Conker's Bad Fur Day where instead of being a happy chipper little fellow, Conker eventually grew up to become a wise-cracking, alcoholic, cash-grubbing anti-hero.
Years went by as Microsoft purchased Rare, there was orginially going to be a Bad Fur Day sequel but was eventually canned leading Rare to create a mere remake instead called Conker Live and Reloaded, with cancelled games and despite being featured in Project Spark and Microsoft's Hololens known as "Young Conker", there hasn't been a proper full-fledged Conker game ever since....
However, perhaps Sakurai could do the drunken rodent justice at last....
But Dee if we're even getting a Rare rep at all, wouldn't Banjo and Kazooie be more likely?
First off, don't use that dumb word. We're playing as characters not "representatives".
Second off, indeed you're correct.
However, while the bear and bird have a much higher chance than the squirrel (heck, i'd pick them myself). It's been quite evident that Microsoft takes quite a bit of liking to Conker if they've been trying to go out of their way to please Conker fans by putting him in Project Spark and trying to use him for their Hololens, (despite the redesign being hideous.).
If Phil Spencer wouldn't mind seeing Banjo in Smash, then I sure don't see Conker being impossible either.
But Nintendo would never approve of someone raunchy or mature like him!
Sure as heck didn't stop Snake or Bayonetta, at least Conker is cartoony so he'd fit like glove.
And as far raunchy goes, there's Wario.
What would Conker do in Smash?
That's the fun part! While Conker would have a few basic punches and tail swipes, I think the most interesting way is to corporate "Context Sensitive" into his moveset.
For those who haven't played Conker, Context Sensitives are situations where Conker is able to use any item that he precisely needs hence the term.
For Smash, Conker can uses any items he needs as to attack his opponents and judging how precise you activate them, the results can lead to devastating and hilarious blows! They are activated when a light-bulb lits above Conker's head making a *TING* sound.
Feel free if you have any movesets to share!
Conker could also provide great comic relief to the game by spouting out occasional one-liners and quips to his opponents once he KOs and bringing out meta commentary to not only the characters but other elements such as stages, items, trophies etc.
He could even possibly have his own stage with a Codec/Guidance ala Pit/Snake with Birdy The Scarecrow where they often break the fourth wall while discussing other fighters.
Game History:
- Conker's Pocket Tales (GB Color, 1999)
- Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64, 2001)
- Conker: Live & Reloaded (XBOX, 2005)
"Smash huh? Guess it's gonna be one of those days again..."
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