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THE NUMBER ONE ASSASSIN IN SMASH BROTHERS
THE ONE, THE ONLY, TRAVIS TOUCHDOWN HAS ARRIVED
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THE ONE, THE ONLY, TRAVIS TOUCHDOWN HAS ARRIVED
Travis Touchdown is the main hero (...well, protagonist) of the No More Heroes series of games, which got its start on the Wii. Travis Touchdown is a down on his luck, loser Otaku until he wins his signature lightsaber (well, laser katana) from an internet auction site, after which he decides to become a part time assassin to pay for his video game and anime exorbatant lifestyle. From then on, he is approached by the mysterious Sylvia of the United Assassin's Association and things only get whackier and more intense from there.
The first game and the upcoming third game for the Nintendo Switch were developed by Goichi Suda, AKA Suda51, known for his out there game design, bizzareness and an overall cool-weird style. Travis Strikes Again, the upcoming third game for No More Heroes, marks his first game made since the original No More Heroes, something which has me pretty excited. Travis himself is as out there as his game, as far as Nintendo characters go: An anti-hero who usually looks out for himself, someone who enjoys the heat of battle and combat, and is also pretty much a loser at the end of the day, but a loser with a strong will and some pretty good skill at killing people. And although he might usually look out for #1, it doesn't make him totally heartless.
No More Heroes itself, of course, is quite out there, and marked quite a stark contrast between its bloody, parodical and vicious nature to what is normally considered of the Wii (and Nintendo in general) lineups, fitting more into something like Bayonetta in that regard. The game has a huge variety of bosses that include an eccentric actor with a supervillain suit, an elderly woman whose shopping cart is actually a deadly particle beam cannon, a football player with his own mech, an Irish hip-hopping battle priest, a long lost Soviet from space with mysterious powers and of course your own twin brother.
Okay, so why should he go into Smash?
Travis isn't just another swordsman, he is also trained in another sacred art of combat: WRASSLIN'. When he isn't slicing people down with his laser katana, you can get to piledriving, suplexing, chokeholding and otherwise bringing your opponent down with a variety of wrestling moves. This allows Travis a unique avenue that other sword wielders don't have, be it command grabs, a grab game focus or just plain unique animations. The fact Travis has a beam katana allows him other things that sword users with their boring old metal swords also just couldn't accomplish: Burning through shields, the sweet sounds of lightsabers, whatever! He even has the ability to charge and recharge his beam katana, which could work into a lot of mechanics and moves in the set.
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If that wasn't enough, in No More Heroes 2, Travis finds himself wielding TWO beam katanas, giving him the potential to be our first dual-sword wielder!
So, you talked about his moveset potential, but...
Travis' game is somewhat unique in the timeline of Nintendo, a game clearly going for a "Mature" movement for the otherwise "kiddy" Nintendo Wii. This allows Travis to fit quite a similiar niche to Bayonetta, even somewhat of a rivalry factor, as something outside of Nintendo's normal "scope" who nonetheless got a rather devoted fanbase. His personality is unlike the vast majority of Smashers, the terrible slacker type without many morals, and so combined Travis has a spot in the potential roster of Switch Smash that few other characters can boast. This is a great reason for Travis to pop up instead of some random new protagonist.
Isn't this kind of old hat?
On top of THAT, Travis is appearing in his first new game in ages FOR the Nintendo Switch! A new game is always a boon to a character's chances and putting Travis in Smash 5 would allow them to promote a series that otherwise sometimes suffers in the sales department. Could this boost Travis into more games afterwards? All the same, the time is nigh for the BEST assassin in the Nintendo lexicon to show off his new game and show these Nintendo chums a thing or two about the killing game. In addition to that, Suda51 has talked about how he would like Travis Touchdown in Switch smash in an interview and talked about his close relationship with Nintendo. These only add to Travis' surprising chances to be in Smash for Switch.
So don't delay, act now, and become a Hero...or you might not be around No More!
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