Dillon's Last Round Up. Dillon the AT (In glorious HD)

[Chico2099]

I think Dillon would be a great addition to the roster. Sure has yet to become a household name but, including him in the ssb roster could get the new franchise some much needed exposure. I would love to see him as a playable character in ssb but, if he makes an appearance as an assist trophy that would be fine.

 

[AEMehr]

I'd be severely surprised if he wasn't in SSB4 in someway. After playing the first game a while back when it was free on Club Nintendo I support him.

I can see him potentially only making Assist Trophy status though. Would love for him to be playable though.

As long as he gets an HD character model I'll be incredibly happy.

 

[DustyPumpkin]

Get back to front page

 

[Snagrio]

I can see this guy being a collective rep for eShop-only titles. Though my potential fear is that he'll have a moveset dangerously close to Sonic's, just with claw attacks.

 

[DustyPumpkin]

I can see this guy being a collective rep for eShop-only titles. Though my potential fear is that he'll have a moveset dangerously close to Sonic's, just with claw attacks.

Extremely Unlikely.

 

[Snagrio]

Extremely Unlikely.

Agreed, I'm sure Sakurai would come up with something more original for his moveset, but that thought is still in the back of my mind nonetheless.

 

[Kon]

I also have a question:
When do you believe is the best time to reveal Dillon?

Should he be(just like long-awaited Little Mac) the star of a Nintendo Direct where he would be revealed right at the beginning of the Direct?

Or perhaps be shown at E3? Maybe even with big newcomers like Ridley or King K.Rool? Or would this give him less attention?

Maybe even a hidden character not revealed before release?

Would be interesting to hear your opinions on this topic

 

[Snagrio]

I also have a question:
When do you believe is the best time to reveal Dillon?

Should he be(just like long-awaited Little Mac) the star of a Nintendo Direct where he would be revealed right at the beginning of the Direct?

Or perhaps be shown at E3? Maybe even with big newcomers like Ridley or King K.Rool? Or would this give him less attention?

Maybe even a hidden character not revealed before release?

Would be interesting to hear your opinions on this topic

He sounds like a character that would be revealed during a Direct where nothing is going on with anniversaries or release dates of other games, i.e. a random out of the blue choice. Either that or nobody finds out about him until launch.

Regardless, Dillion is a rather low profile character, so I don't see him fitting anywhere with bigger names like Ridley or K. Rool.

 

[Kon]

He sounds like a character that would be revealed during a Direct where nothing is going on with anniversaries or release dates of other games, i.e. a random out of the blue choice. Either that or nobody finds out about him until launch.

Regardless, Dillion is a rather low profile character, so I don't see him fitting anywhere with bigger names like Ridley or K. Rool.

Your points are completely understandable. Still speaking of low profile characters, at E3 2013 we got the Villager, Mega Man and Wii Fit Trainer. Wii Fit Trainer seems to me also more like a low profile character and it's even difficult to say that Villager was a big deal. Villager and Wii Fit Trainer were both surprises while Mega Man was the long-awaited confirmation.

I think showing Dillon alongside with K.Rool or Ridley, people would ask themselves: "Why is a pretty unknown character revealed the same day as big newcomers?" Of course, this would fit for every less known character.

A reveal at a Nintendo Direct would however give Dillon more spotlight because he would be the Smash highlight of a Direct. Also Little Mac shows there doesn't have to be a game related character reveal.

Dillon as a hidden character wouldn't be anything he could benefit in terms of rising popularity as big names always keep the smaller ones in their shadows. Not even knowing about the smaller names wouldn't make anything better.
And after all, we know Sakurai wants to give every newcomer a special trailer. Therefore we can at least expect to know almost every newcomer before the release.

In my opinion, both, an E3 reveal as well as a Nintendo Direct reveal would be good in order to make sure, people will notice Dillon. However a Nintendo Direct would be the right way to give him the full spotlight as we wouldn't be one of the newcomers shown at an event but be more THE newcomer of a certain Direct. Revealing Dillon after release seems to me to be a bad idea. It would be like revealing Olimar in Brawl after the release of the game.

 

[Nietendodude]

I think he could squeeze in with some other newcomers revealed at E3. It might help him if he is also playable for the demo that Nintendo should have at the event.

 

[Snagrio]

Your points are completely understandable. Still speaking of low profile characters, at E3 2013 we got the Villager, Mega Man and Wii Fit Trainer. Wii Fit Trainer seems to me also more like a low profile character and it's even difficult to say that Villager was a big deal. Villager and Wii Fit Trainer were both surprises while Mega Man was the long-awaited confirmation.

I think showing Dillon alongside with K.Rool or Ridley, people would ask themselves: "Why is a pretty unknown character revealed the same day as big newcomers?" Of course, this would fit for every less known character.

A reveal at a Nintendo Direct would however give Dillon more spotlight because he would be the Smash highlight of a Direct. Also Little Mac shows there doesn't have to be a game related character reveal.

Dillon as a hidden character wouldn't be anything he could benefit in terms of rising popularity as big names always keep the smaller ones in their shadows. Not even knowing about the smaller names wouldn't make anything better.
And after all, we know Sakurai wants to give every newcomer a special trailer. Therefore we can at least expect to know almost every newcomer before the release.

In my opinion, both, an E3 reveal as well as a Nintendo Direct reveal would be good in order to make sure, people will notice Dillon. However a Nintendo Direct would be the right way to give him the full spotlight as we wouldn't be one of the newcomers shown at an event but be more THE newcomer of a certain Direct. Revealing Dillon after release seems to me to be a bad idea. It would be like revealing Olimar in Brawl after the release of the game.

You make good points as well. But should there be some characters that won't get revealed pre-launch, Dillion will likely be among that group. Due to the purpose of Directs being hype generators, the spotlight for Smash will be newcomers with a big following (Mega Man), and/or shock factor (WFT). Dillion doesn't really fit into any extreme end of either category.

One could say the Villager also has this distinction, but in the Brawl era Sakurai made it known that he didn't think an Animal Crossing character was feasible, so the shock was still there. Rosalina and Little Mac both have a sizable fanbase, so they had a reason as well.

That said I do think that all newcomers will probably be revealed, but who knows for sure...

 

[Fastblade5035]

If Dillon gets in, we need an Event Match where Dillon faces off against Ganondorf, Pit (With Dark color swap) and Luigi.
Why?

Spoiler

Battle of the Spanish music characters!!!

 

[Snagrio]

If Dillon gets in, we need an Event Match where Dillon faces off against Ganondorf, Pit (With Dark color swap) and Luigi.
Why?

Spoiler

Battle of the Spanish music characters!!!

Eh, I'd swap out Luigi for Meta Knight, if his theme in the Kirby anime is anything to go by.

 

[Zhadgon]

If Dillon gets in, we need an Event Match where Dillon faces off against Ganondorf, Pit (With Dark color swap) and Luigi.
Why?

Spoiler

Battle of the Spanish music characters!!!

I consider Dillon more of a USA character than Mexican, if you want a Mexican character in smash you should support Hawlucha

.n_n.

 

[Fastblade5035]

I consider Dillon more of a USA character than Mexican, if you want a Mexican character in smash you should support Hawlucha

.n_n.

I see Dillon more as a Southern US character too, but the resemblance is still there for it to work.

 

[Zhadgon]

I see Dillon more as a Southern US character too, but the resemblance is still there for it to work.

Well we most consider that part was from Mexico, so in sense it could resemble but not much XD.
.n_n.

 

[Nietendodude]

Well Dillon does hang out with several Spanish characters during his adventures so if could work.

 

[Arcadenik]

I think Dillon would be a great addition to the roster. Sure has yet to become a household name but, including him in the ssb roster could get the new franchise some much needed exposure. I would love to see him as a playable character in ssb but, if he makes an appearance as an assist trophy that would be fine.

Who said a character had to be a household name to get in Smash?

Ice Climbers are not a household name, before/during/after Melee and Brawl.

 

[BluePikmin11]

Well Dillon does hang out with several Spanish characters during his adventures so if could work.

Maracas for his taunt!

 

[WonderSmash]

He's in my Top 5 most wanted!

We need at least one cowboy in Smash so its either him or Tin Star haha

 

[Nietendodude]

Maracas for his taunt!

He meets Spaniards, but isn't Spanish. He is a cowboy through and through. Don't get carried away now just from one line. Maracas would make no sense as a taunt for him.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

I have the sudden urge to play as an armadillo in SSB.

SUPPORT!!

 

[WonderSmash]

I consider Dillon more of a USA character than Mexican, if you want a Mexican character in smash you should support Hawlucha

.n_n.

I would love to pit Hawlucha against Dillon! Where's the Hawlucha Support Thread?!

 

[WonderSmash]

Oops double post.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

I would love to pit Hawlucha against Dillon! Where's the Hawlucha Support Thread?!

http://smashboards.com/threads/soaring-in-from-kalos-hawluuuucha.342370/

 

[Aguki90]

Dillon is one of most wanted because Smash is lacking of claw character and we need more cowboy, Yep would be like sonic but slower version. I hear he have good sell in the e-shop very well and he was the firts e-shop character to have a puzzle swap along side with Xenoblade, Rhytmin Heaven and even Brain Age.

 

[Aguki90]

Dillon is one of most wanted because Smash is lacking of claw character and we need more cowboy, Yep would be like sonic but slower version. I hear he have good sell in the e-shop very well and he was the firts e-shop character to have a puzzle swap along side with Xenoblade, Rhytmin Heaven and even Brain Age.

 

[RadRedi]

You know, every time I see a roster - even one with Chibi Robo, King K. Rool, and Ridley on it, which are my three most wanted, now that Little Mac has been confirmed - but no Dillon, it feels a little...empty. I'm not going to say he's an absolute shoe-in, since no character is, but Dillon is a character that brings something no other character can. He's this awesome blend of Western, but with an awesome art style and a nice pool of potential for Sakurai to pull from.

I'm simply hoping that Sakurai sees Dillon like this. Even though he's extremely recent and isn't a household name, by any means, he has so much to pull from that excluding him would be potential wasted.

 

[Pazzo.]

Dillon is one of my "Most Wanted Characters". You know, those characters that you love so much, that if only one or two of them got in the game, you'd be happy.

Little Mac was one... so was Mega Man.... come on Dillon!

 

[Fastblade5035]

I'm just afraid Dillon will be an AT...
He even LOOKS like AT material :/

 

[Nietendodude]

I'm just afraid Dillon will be an AT...
He even LOOKS like AT material :/

If you think that then you haven't played or seen Dillon in action. Check out page 8 or 9 and forward for some good moveset potential he has.

Dillon is one of most wanted because Smash is lacking of claw character and we need more cowboy, Yep would be like sonic but slower version. I hear he have good sell in the e-shop very well and he was the firts e-shop character to have a puzzle swap along side with Xenoblade, Rhytmin Heaven and even Brain Age.

I get so irritated when people say this. He is not a slower sonic for god sake he is not. In my mind, he would have his roll on one move and that is it. The rest will comprise of his claws, burrowing, and some item usage.

 

[Fastblade5035]

If you think that then you haven't played or seen Dillon in action. Check out page 8 or 9 and forward for some good moveset potential he has.



I get so irritated when people say this. He is not a slower sonic for god sake he is not. In my mind, he would have his roll on one move and that is it. The rest will comprise of his claws, burrowing, and some item usage.

Funny, I OWN Dillon's Rolling Western.
Both.
And I support him.
And I came up with a moveset for him.

 

[Nietendodude]

Funny, I OWN Dillon's Rolling Western.
Both.
And I support him.
And I came up with a moveset for him.

My apologies I went back after I commented on the recommend pages just to check they were the right ones and saw your stuff. (been a while )

I can see where your coming from but he will be wasted if he is a AT, I'm sure you agree too. I'd just rather not have doubt in the thread. (not like it matters mind you, express your opinion).

 

[VictoryIsMudkipz]

I think Dillon's inclusion as a full on character would make me the most happy out of anything speculated for Smash 4 (him or Knuckle Joe of course), just because of his presence as a character, and with the eshop being vital to Nintendo's commerce, I feel he won't be left out of the game, just hopefully he won't be an AT..

 

[DustyPumpkin]

Da Faq did I say about being on the Front Page!

 

[Kon]

Just imagine this happening at the Smash Direct:

Wouldn't that be awesome? I have a feeling like Dillon has a chance being revealed at the Smash Direct next week.

 

[DustyPumpkin]

I would like that a lot, but I'm not sure about next week

 

[Nietendodude]

I'm secretly hoping for the same thing my friend. This Direct is such a mystery and revealing a character like Dillon would be great.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

Well, Dillon wasn't deconfirmed in the AT massacre. Honestly, I think his chances are up for appearing in some way at least. I'm almost positive he'll at least be an AT. Quote me on it.

 

[Pazzo.]

So... with Greninja, a out-of-the-blue character, how fares Dillon?