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The existence of echos is really his only hope, IMO. I'm not getting my hopes to high but I think he has a pretty good shot.
That was one of Ike's customs, wasnt it?
I would be fine with Chrom too, but is it really fair to compare Mario to Fire Emblem?
Hmm, now that you mention it, yes it was. Though, I didn't know this until now, when I looked it up. I never really bothered with custom moves in Smash 4.
Normally I'd agree, but Awakening is a pretty big game for the series. I mean it essentially brought FE back from the dead, and then some. If any FE game deserves reps, it's that one.
Tell that to the actual Fire Emblem community.
It's crazy how many people don't like Awakening. Especially since it's really not all that dissimilar from previous games. Maybe a bit more accessible, but I'll take that over no Fire Emblem at all (also marriage and children I guess, but I think it was handled well in it, unlike Fates, IMO).
It seems kind of reminiscent of the Smash community and, well, any Smash since Melee.
I might have been able to accept Robin as the rep from that game and moved on, but the fact that Lucina got in as an echo makes me feel like Chrom deserves at least as much. Yes, Lucina is an important character in that game, but can we really say she is more important than Chrom?
I’d say Chrom, Lucina, and Robin are all about equally important to Awakening. Chrom basically leads the adult characters, Lucina leads the children, and Robin is the avatar.
But Lucina doesn't really lead the children; Chrom does. She may have lead them in a different timeline, but at the point of the game in which they are actually playable, they are recruited by either Chrom or their respective parent. Lucina cannot recruit them. Chrom leads the entire army regardless of which time they are from. Lucina serves to introduce the time travelling children mechanic and she gives exposition on the dark future we are trying to avoid, which is important, but Chrom is the central character who is playable at all stages of the game (including the prologue). He's the character that must be in every story battle. You can bench Lucina as soon as you get her. If Chrom dies, it's game over. If Lucina "dies," she is wounded and you can't use her anymore but the game moves on. Also, it's Chrom's sprite that you move around on the world map.
Hmm yeah I suppose this is true. In terms of gameplay Chrom is front and center.
In the end, we both agree that all three of them deserve to be in Smash. It doesn't really matter who got in first as long as all three of them make it. I'm optimistic of Chrom's chances.
What I was basically trying to say was that despite what people say on the internet Fire Emblem is a big selling and popular franchise that even Nintendo acknowledges as such and that I wouldn't mind seeing a seventh Fire Emblem rep in Smash. Do I think Mario and Fire Emblem are of equal popularity? No, Mario is still a much bigger and popular franchise (not that I'm trying to talk down Fire Emblem mind you).
Fans who despise Awakening are a vocal minority.
Glad you liked Awakening! It's a great game. Fates is great as well (although I personally prefer Conquest). I'd definitely recommend all 3 version of Fates if you end up liking Birthright.
Yeah, it's a great game but, it does put up a challenge. Might have to control my GRD (Gamer's Rage Disorder). That's not a thing!
Yes. Prepare for many rage quits. But it's all worth itYeah, it's a great game but, it does put up a challenge. Might have to control my GRD (Gamer's Rage Disorder). That's not a thing!
I'd love to see Lissa in his Final Smash, personally, but if he's an echo of Ike, he'll probably just have Ike's Final Smash.
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, Lissa being in Chrom's final smash would be awesome! Maybe get her, Frederick, and Cordelia in as a trio. But I'd also just take her or Frederick alone as well. I really hope they don't just copy and paste Chrom into Ike's final. At least give him something unique, especially since finals are more cinematic now
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Grima as Robin's final would be dope! Never thought of that
Lucina is kind of a spoiler. They don't exactly hide that she's Chrom's daughter.
I agree, hence why I suggested in a thread on this topic that his Final Smash should be an extremely powerful Thunder spell that never appeared in the Fire Emblem series. Sort of like Mario's Final Smash in that regard.