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[Burruni]

Does anyone know of a rumor involving the Inklings? Burruni ?

Nope.
Ya gotta be squidding me if you're believing rumors at this point. Inkredible.

This is the best thing in the world ever ever ever ever.

I died when I got the Peach's verse, but Ryu's is my favourite hands down.

I feel like I wasn't as punny as I could've been.

MARTH IS THE ONE I PUT THE MOST WORK INTO THOUGH

 

[A Distant Demon]

CRAP FORGOT TO POST THIS EARLIER

Basically, to properly explain: This is my take of a parody for the "This is War" style of videos done by Falconshield for League of Legends. But shrunken a bit due to the size of the cast, only 6 lines each.

Example (Warning: Some language in the 4th and 6th sections)

Don't worry if your character sounds particularly arrogant, they all do. NOW!

This Is Smash!

Spoiler

: Okay, let's-a-go!
Time to knock y'all to and fro.
Jack-of-all-trades, master of none?
Ha! The fun's just begun.
I'll break your kneecaps, fix your pipes.
Oh sweet victory tastes so ripe.

: Hey, bro! Don't forget about me!
The green wonder, one-and-only Luigi!
Gonna make you losers green with envy
When I send you flying with my Up+B
I'm a fire shooting live rocket that spins like a cyclone.
I may fix toilets but Battlefield's MY throne!

: A Princess in the fight ready to play her part.
To be able to go into fights this deadly, it really takes heart.
I've got an arsenal of tools, turnips, and a Pocket Toad.
To take 1st Place here just like on Rainbow Road.
Making these hips work for a white girl so thin.
But in the end you'll be hearing, "Oh, did I win~?"

: I launch into battle, a Queen of all Cosmos.
And I surely have no time for your salty woes.
With Luma set to stand, we're combat prepared.
ZeRo chance that "poorly" describes how we have fared.
Of course amongst the skies we have made out place.
Now how about we send you into deep space!

: Bow, fools! The King has arrived!
Against my godly might? None shall survive!
No more hunchback, I'm standing upright.
And I'll drop kick you all right outta this fight!
Your princess? Your Life? I'll take it all!
With a Flying Slam, please mind the fall.

: Come on, Papa, don't hog all the fun!
It's my great debut, the one true son!
Flying on the scene with my mighty mech.
Every last one of you, I'll make sure to wreck.
Explosives, Cannons, my arsenal's unbound!
And I ain't stopping til you're flat on the ground.

: Everyone's favorite dinosaur, your local Yoshi.
From my slouched position, I've been set free!
I'll fling enough yolk to fill up breakfast, dinner, lunch.
But my unmatched aerial game really packs a punch!
When your body's a hammer, all you see are pegs!
But everyone cite the year, it's 20EggsEggs.

: I'm a combat medic. Here's my PHD.
Punish hard & dunk you when you try to touch me.
I'll knock your lights out, but at my own pace.
Just wait for your appointment with my fist and your face.
After another long day, I wash my hands clean of blood.
But that's surely won't be with a puny F.L.U.D.D.

: WA HA HA, now the party can begin.
Any true warrior must be burly, not thin!
A Brawler of such bulk, I'm clearly a Viking!
From expeditions to companies, I'm always the King!
Beating fools for my pay, yeah you make it too easy!
Ugh... oh... my gut's feeling queasy....

: DK here to say that he's the Top Banana
Windbox game stronger than Wobblin' Popo and Nana.
Bigger, faster, stronger, and defininetely cooler.
Savage throw game can't get any K.Rooler.
No competition, Donkey is the strongest Kong.
Winning also makes DK Expand Dong.

: Here I am again, the Jungle Japes Joker.
So many kids asking "Could he BE any broker?!"
With my cool shades and guitar I'm too hip
To be phased when you're monkey flipped.
All you low-tier scrubs can boo-hoo the hoo-ha.
But in the end I'll be the one laughing, HA-HA!

: Making my return, the great Hero of Time.
Couldn't think I can talk? I'm no friggin mime!
Master sword in hand, I'm ready to make some cuts.
Face me and my arsenal? Wow, you've really got cuts.
Courage is my badge, I'll take any foe on!
No stamina holding me back, BRING ON THE MARATHON!

: The holder of wisdom, Princess Zelda is here.
Knowing your skill, I have no reason to fear.
A woman must have elegance, and of course not be brash.
But it doesn't break to rule for slice with Phantom Slash!
Din, Faerore, Nayru, leave my foes spellbound
So that my lightning kicks can send them Hellbound!

: I arrive on the scene, the last living Sheikah.
Running circles around you faster than your beloved Pika.
On the battlefield, I'll make sure my point is made.
I'm no Snake in the grass, but I have a grenade.
So chill out like you're under the Castle Walse
Because any hopes you have of winning are truly False.

: Welcome to the battlefield, my home turf.
Prepare to face the wrath of ThunderCougarFalconDorf!
I'm a god of power, a king of disrespect.
Want to fight me one on one? #Rekt.
Loss to me isn't Bizzare, oh, so no need to Flame.
Amongst the Gerudo, combat's merely a game.

: Hero of winds gonna blow you away!
Projectile game to wall you out all day!
I'm here to save the day, SoCal me a hero.
I'm gonna take you straight to death from zero.
I may be a kid but I'm no less of a man.
It's time to throw down just call me Zan.

: The Last of the Chozo, I am Samus Aran.
And taking the bounty on your head is my simple plan.
A powered up power suit ready to overpower you.
I've got a massive arsenal of destruction, through and through.
There's no escape, weither you run or crawl.
I've got you in my sights, so let's get ready to brawl.

: Zero Suit Samus ready to crush you under my heel.
I'm serving up pain and it's a 3-Course Meal!
Rocket Boots, phaser gun, we're going full Sci-Fi.
And with my aerial game, you're going sky high!
Yeah, I know I'm hotter than Summer Cairo.
But I assure that your end is Nairo! (Nigh.. as in soon)

: Angelic Warrior of Lady Palutena, Pit has arrived!
And against demons and aliens, I've already survived!
A hardened hero, my choice is of fight not flight.
Resident of the Skyworld, I'm always in the right!
I'm toting a bow, orbitars, and an uppderdash arm.
I'm a lifetaker because it's your hearts I farm.

: I have arrived, your local Godess of Light.
I'm no damsel in distress and I'm ready to fight.
So please, allow me to illuminate.
That defeat is surely your only fate.
A full custom diety that's primed to spar.
With angelic wings and pillars of light, you'll be flying far.

: I am a shadow, the true self.
Fear my potent arrows, the envy of any elf.
An E-Rated Lucifer set to take you down.
Even upon your corpse I'll keep my frown.
I'll stand unshaken while all you oafs faff.
Bown down to the power of my 6-star staff.

: Koko ni iru yo. Minna, miteite kure!
Mohitotsu no shosha? NANI SORE?!
Kanmuri o torimasu ka? Saseru mono ka!
Watashi wa eiyu-odesu, mikitta!
Anata no han'nodearimasu, "Ooh, Kawaii Desu!"
Shikashi, watashi no ken ga ten o tsukisasu kendesu!

: The Lord Ike arrives with the mighty Ragnell.
Let me get a swing in and you'll be sent to Hell!
Take to the skies and plummet with Aether.
I fight for my friends, never fairweather.
Buffed up to my prime, beware the D-air Spike.
All bow to the Son of Greil, the Mighty Lord Ike!

: Here I come, the famous Tactictian!
To win all of my battles is always my mission.
Your odds of winning are certain to bomb.
For you fight not just me, but also Chrom!
Two heroes fighting together for one cause.
We'll defeat you all, and wait for applause.

: The Exalted Heir's has arrived on the scene.
To the hero king, a reflection may be seen.
But I know how this ends. Your future's my past.
Against my falchion, HA, none shall last!
I'll take on all foes, open the floodgate!
If you're destined to win, I CHALLENGE MY FATE!

:Everyone chant it out now, "Roy's our boy!"
Am I here, ready to kick ***? Uh, DOY!
I'm a warrior prince, and I don't mean to boast.
But with an OHKO Blazer? All you fools are toast!
My close quarter skills couldn't be brought up any higher.
And the only flaming allowed around here is with T3H PH1R3!!1!1!11one!11!!

: Kirby Kirby Kirby that's the name you should know.
Kirby Kirby Kirby's gonna steal the show!
It's clear to say that I'm more than you think.
And your hopes for winning are down the drink.
A star warrior to win while you chew the fat.
Give me your worst and I'll Chudat!

: The King has arrived, it's Dedede!
Ain't nothing but peasants as far as the eye can see.
A rocket powered hammer ready to knock y'all flat
This ain't nothin but muscle, don't call it fat.
Breaking the rules of nature, I'm a flying penguin!
And nobody's gonna get between me and my win.

: The Star Warrior of Might, Meta Knight takes flight.
Prepared to take down any of you knaves in a fight.
The only star warrior to be ranked Double S.
I can't help but think you're still a bit salty, yes?
I'm still a Knight to break the Meta no matter the nerf.
Take me on, this battlefield's still my turf.

: Flying in on scene, the one and only Fox McCloud
Though... this new voice... isn't doing my old man proud.
This sure ain't Melee but I'm still doing just fine.
Go ahead and complain and I'll let you eat my shine.
My moves are so hot, fox meat's now considered Tex-Mex.
Everyone check your callenders, because it's 20XX!

: The Lombardi ace here, ready to go.
Say it with me now, DAT AIN'T FALCO!
This ain't melee but my combo game's still unfair.
I'd drill you into the ground but I prefer the air.
I'm an ice pilot and a shooting ace.
Now go ahead and get out of my face.

: Your local Pika Pika ready to be fought.
And it won't be me who's gonna be getting caught!
Dex Number 25, but I'm really Number 1.
And trust me, the thunder's ready to be brung!
I'm lightning quick, and that's just the facts.
Try to stack against me and you'll be getting the Axe!

: I'm back, Smashers, and I've dropped Red.
Now nobody's stopping me from dropping YOU dead.
Squirtle? Ivy? What happened, you say?
Turtle Soup and Salad on my bloody buffet!
So come on, step it up so I can get my kicks.
You'll be charred under my flaming river, #6.

: Hey, boys! P-Jiggles is here.
Thought I was cut? Ha, have no fear.
My aerial chain still carry and you may call it cheap.
But your whining just puts me to sleep.
Your salty tears feed this Hungry Box of pain.
I'll sing and dance on this mound of the slain.

: I have arrived, a warrior of aura.
Lighting quick punches screaming ORA ORA ORA!
My power increase with my damage will surely make you rage.
Deal so much damage your tanks look like a mage.
Amongst Lupine fighters I'm far from The Third.
But to beat me in battle? Oh how absurd.

: Out of a watery smoke, here comes Greninja!
Showing you how unskilled you are at the vidja.
Let me guess, what's next? "Oh, he needs a nerf?"
You're so predictable, get off of my turf!
I'll soar while you sink with my trusty Hydro Pump.
So at least try to humor me during our battle, you chump!

: I make my return, the original Smash Clone.
And upon the winner's circle I'll be standing alone.
You don't need to be Psychic to see how this will end.
With a bit of telekineses, it's not just spoons that I bend.
They say don't play with your food, but I see no rush.
Shadow balls to shadow realm, how about a MIND CRUSH!

: Here I am, the Rockin kid of PK.
I'm knock you out of the park, OK?
I'll keep you as far away as my dad.
Don't need PSI to see that you're bad.
Aerial skills to known you here to Saturn.
I'll roast you like a porky pig, so feel the burn!

: Out of nowhere, Lucas has come to town.
With a crazy back air spike, you're going down!
I'm here to win, the last hero of Mother.
Think I'll go easy? I took down my brother!
Beating someone like you will be a TK Breeze.
It's time for you to chill out. PK FREEZE!

: I'll race around you in circles while having my lunch.
The only time I'll pause is for a FALCON PUNCH!
Bounty Hunter, Space Racer, an all-around hero.
I'm like A1 and you're just F-Zero.
This battle's already over, so call it a wrap.
You've shown all your moves and frankly they're crap.

: Captain Olimar, of Planet Hocotate!
Instead of fight, I'd rather haul a freight.
With my Pikmin force, I'm truly versatile.
And they'll only grow stronger if this goes on for a while.
My policy's been it's all for one, and one for all.
And I'll turn any little fight into an all-out Brawl.

: Taking a day off from being a mayor, Villager's coming to town.
And my bowling ball drop-offs will make sure you're all going down!
Cross the stage with some balloons or with my LLoyd Rocket.
You say I've got this battle tight in my pocket!
I'm the most nicest smile you've ever done met.
But let's say I rack up a KILLER DEBT!

: The #1 trainer here to help you stretch.
I don't care if you can't bend that far, you little wretch.
For this work out, I'll be sure to be fast.
Take a deep breath, it'll be your last.
It's no comparison, I'm in far better condition.
Now, let's return to our original position.

: Alright, it's Shulk time again!
Time for the Monado's Power to bring the pain.
In my field of vision, the battles falls upon.
And to any challenge, my blade is drawn.
Next you're going to say... Hmm.. Let's see...
"Nothin' hits harder than my flying Side-B!"

: Nothin' hits harder than my flying Side-- Nani?!
Don't let that ego think that you're a sure thing, you see.
I'm the small package good things come in, in short.
This ain't B-Ball but I'll dunk you on this court.
With megaton punches, this circuit's just another belt.
My super armor makes me shrug off whatever hits I've been dealt.

: Time to show you the power of Old School.
Motions of 3 frames but I'm still feeling cool.
You may say my view is narrow but I'm doing fine.
Better than you will after this NINE!
With a wonky croutchbox all you fools just seem to miss.
I'd tell you how this ends but ignorance is bliss.

: I have arrived, the Family Computer Robot.
My primary objective is to make sure you're fought.
Against my aerials you will be in quite a bind.
I can not lose. I'm the last of my kind.
No matter the resistance, my aim will keep true.
Life must be Hexing when you're a 4c6f736572.

: Duck Hunt Duo are ready to join the fight.
And trust that our bark ain't worse than our bite!
A fighting canine better than Hong Kong Phooey.
Your duo fighter team, not Banjo-Kazooie.
It's a dog-eat-dog world, yeah, it's pretty ruff.
But well put you to the test, do you got the stuff?

: Here I am again, the Fastest Thing Alive!
And on this battlefield, I can truly thrive.
It's clear that I've got a real need for speed.
But pick up the pace if you wanna take top seed.
I'll always out-pace your hits, day in, day out.
Where's this challenge I keep hearing about?

: The fighting Blue Bomber back to join in the ring.
And nobody can match how many projectiles I bring!
Jump and Shoot to wall out any foe or Robot Master.
Master Sword or Monado can't hold up to a Mega Blaster.
I'll Rock and Roll you so hard you'll be singin' the Blues.
I'm a Super Fighting Robot, there's no way way I can lose!

: Here I am, the original Ghostbuster!
Chowing down any compeition you muster.
In the game of life, you get fed or start feeding.
And THAT'S a life lesson you better start heading.
With a charged up Key, see how far I can Whack Ya!
Now everyone say it with me, Waka Waka Waka.

: Yep, finally. Ryu back on Nintendo.
Taking stocks so fast, this Street Fighter's II Turbo.
A world fighter on the ring fighting things from outer space?
Jeez have these guys look really out of place....
No matter I'll beat you all down again and again.
Wonder if you can lose to me Jv3? SHORYUKEN!

I've gotta know 3 things. . . just 3
1. Do you play LoL? kind of need someone to help me get back into SR. ARAMs arent enough. . .
2. Was the line in Samus's thing about crawling an intentional reference to "Metroid can't crawl"?
3. Why are you so amazing?

 

[Fatmanonice]

Looks like everyone is waiting with bated breath for some sort of major announcement. All we know is that three people have already been chosen so there could eventually be even more. Nintendo has to know that people are going half crazy waiting for a new Direct so I'm hoping they drop one in the next week or so.

 

[Burruni]

I've gotta know 3 things. . . just 3
1. Do you play LoL? kind of need someone to help me get back into SR. ARAMs arent enough. . .
2. Was the line in Samus's thing about crawling an intentional reference to "Metroid can't crawl"?
3. Why are you so amazing?

1) I've played like 3 games in the past 6 months.
2) Yes. With all the other little jokes and references in there THAT is the one you question?
3) BECAUSE I WAS BORED

 

[Deleted member]

Ahahahhahaha... Ha..
Right, Sure, Okay, We can Pretend.



Absolutely false,

Sakurai knew from the start he was gonna make him complete trash- I mean a pathetic stage hazard he said the complete BS about him not being able to fly freely ( ), He'd have to be sized-down(), he'd have to have smaller wings and accurate character portrayals are important ( ) hilariously Ridley feels incredibly out-of-character as he is Ridley was made into a slow punching bag that barely flies around and gets tamed after a few smacks to the face. That isn't threatening. It's a joke. The main antagonist of the Metroid series, a joke.

There is no GOOD reason Ridley isn't playable, the only reason is Sakurai didn't feel like it.

Thanks for once again reminding me why I lost sympathy over Ridley's situation and left the Ridley social group.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

Looks like everyone is waiting with bated breath for some sort of major announcement. All we know is that three people have already been chosen so there could eventually be even more. Nintendo has to know that people are going half crazy waiting for a new Direct so I'm hoping they drop one in the next week or so.

I don't know that it means characters have been decided on, unless they're pre-ballot. Otherwise, it could just be a matter of "we'll pick three, we just don't know which ones just yet".

 

[EdgeTheLucas]

Everyone in this thread right now:

Ballot news when?

 

[aldelaro5]

Guys, I don;t want to break everyone's bubble......but

we are clearly not getting results THAT soon. In fact, it's very surprising if we get results AT ALL. The best I expect is some Famitsu statement of Sakurai saying generic stuff after characters were confirmed like "X got requested a lot" or something, but don;t expect numbers with graphs and a top 10 listed with numbers......I don;t even think we would learn that.

 

[Burruni]

Just give us news.

Give us a character.

We've gotten nothing since JUNE besides Nintendo tweets the day before an update or such

 

[Koopaul]

At least he could give us a date for when we'll be getting more information.

 

[Ura]

Sorry NintenZ if you misread my post. I was joking that Shantae, Shovel Knight, and Inkling being the remaining DLC characters would be the darkest timeline in Smash Bros IMO. There is no rumor about the Inklings.

 

[Lord-Zero]

Im honestly wondering how long it will take to see at least 1 new character. Something tells me that we may have to wait until December or even JANUARY. Although that just may be me beign pessimistic or something.

I can see December/January being the earliest time for Ballot-related DLC character stuff.
*an example* Lana dropping in on January 21st, 2016 to coincide with the Japanese release of Hyrule Warriors Legends.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

I certainly wouldn't expect "ballot winner" news anytime soon. No, there isn't a "winner" but somebody will be picked or whatever.

They could always announce a pre-ballot character, but I don't really know when they'd announce anything in regards to a pick. Might be in a Direct, whenever those come back.

 

[NintenZ]

Sorry NintenZ if you misread my post. I was joking that Shantae, Shovel Knight, and Inkling being the remaining DLC characters would be the darkest timeline in Smash Bros IMO. There is no rumor about the Inklings.

LOL!!! XD You totally got me!

 

[DustyPumpkin]

Thanks for once again reminding me why I lost sympathy over Ridley's situation and left the Ridley social group.

I... really do need to tone down on this, I'm sorry

 

[Lord-Zero]

Scoliosis Jones : I don't think there will be a "ballot winner" at all. Sakurai and his team will have a lot of work ahead of them by the time the ballot actually closes.

 

[The Light Music Club]

Sorry NintenZ if you misread my post. I was joking that Shantae, Shovel Knight, and Inkling being the remaining DLC characters would be the darkest timeline in Smash Bros IMO. There is no rumor about the Inklings.

Pac Man, Chrom, Miis, and Rosalina in the base game would be worse....oh wait.

 

[Ura]

There's no way we're going to wait until 2016 for the first ballot character let alone December. I'm fully expecting that we get at least one character in November and then another 2 in December along with other DLC stuff. I just don't see any Smash DLC spilling in to 2016.

 

[Lord-Zero]

Ura : Testing takes time, you know. As Sakurai mentioned with Mewtwo, even one fighter takes quite a bit of time, especially if that character isn't a clone/semi-clone.

 

[Burruni]

Y'know. All the people being upset about things like Metroid: Federation Forces

Theere's always worse things to do with a story-driven series.

(I'm currently going through this and jesus I regret it)

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

Pac Man, Chrom, Miis, and Rosalina in the base game would be worse....oh wait.

What for u no like these characters?

Y'know. All the people being upset about things like Metroid: Federation Forces

Theere's always worse things to do with a story-driven series.

(I'm currently going through this and jesus I regret it)

Something tells me they tried to make the Persona series a rated E franchise and it failed horribly.

(Though that panda disco ball looks adorable.)

EDIT: Or they tried to turn it into a rated M rhythm game.

 

[Burruni]

What for u no like these characters?

Something tells me they tried to make the Persona series a rated E franchise and it failed horribly.

(Though that panda disco ball looks adorable.)

No.
It went from an M to a T, the same rating the two Arena titles had.

It's the fact that let alone did they make a spin-off title which causes the team that stopped a serial murder mystery and is a critically acclaimed game for writing above all else on actually tackling some issues most games would either lampoonize or ignore entirely and put them into a friggin dancing game.

Let alone does the quality of any scenes of "story" reek of some budget work with only using single-pose portraits with weird lipflapping.

THEY HAD THE GAUL TO TRY TO GIVE IT A "REAL" STORY AND IT IS CANON. THE ARENA GAMES AT LEAST FELT DECENTLY IN THE FASHION OF THE MAIN GAMES AND WAS "FILLER" OF STORY WHILE WE WAITED FOR PERSONA 5 BY BRINGING UP ONE OF THE LOCKED AWAY GENERATIONS OF ANTI-SHADOW SUPPRESSION WEAPONS. PERSONA Q WAS BASICALLY PERSONA FUNNELED THROUGH THE ETRIAN ODDESSY ENGINE!

And the "Panda" Disco ball is a disco ball in the fashion of the head of Teddie, a mascot-looking bear who is one of the 8 members of the team, often serving as support with some ice skills in battle and comic relief elsewhere.

Edit: ACTUAL DIALOGUE

Double Edit: HOW DID YOSUKE'S FACE GET PAST QUALITY TESTING

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

No.
It went from an M to a T, the same rating the two Arena titles had.

It's the fact that let alone did they make a spin-off title which causes the team that stopped a serial murder mystery and is a critically acclaimed game for writing above all else on actually tackling some issues most games would either lampoonize or ignore entirely and put them into a friggin dancing game.

Let alone does the quality of any scenes of "story" reek of some budget work with only using single-pose portraits with weird lipflapping.

THEY HAD THE GAUL TO TRY TO GIVE IT A "REAL" STORY AND IT IS CANON. THE ARENA GAMES AT LEAST FELT DECENTLY IN THE FASHION OF THE MAIN GAMES AND WAS "FILLER" OF STORY WHILE WE WAITED FOR PERSONA 5 BY BRINGING UP ONE OF THE LOCKED AWAY GENERATIONS OF ANTI-SHADOW SUPPRESSION WEAPONS. PERSONA Q WAS BASICALLY PERSONA FUNNELED THROUGH THE ETRIAN ODDESSY ENGINE!

And the "Panda" Disco ball is a disco ball in the fashion of the head of Teddie, a mascot-looking bear who is one of the 8 members of the team, often serving as support with some ice skills in battle and comic relief elsewhere.

So basically they decided to take a serious cast of characters from a serious game and turn it into a dance party, felt the need for a comic relief character, and didn't write a good story that the series is known for...Idiots.

But we are getting off-topic here so I think we should drop this discussion.

(Insert Smash related content here.)

 

[Burruni]

So basically they decided to take a serious cast of characters from a serious game and turn it into a dance party, felt the need for a comic relief character, and didn't write a good story that the series is known for...Idiots.

But we are getting off-topic here so I think we should drop this discussion.

(Insert Smash related content here.)

(Teddie was there since the original story and is actually one of the most heart-wrenching characters as his progression is a massive existential crisis).

Now, back to Smash.

I expect to see SOME kind of update with news in the next two weeks at most.

 

[Fatmanonice]

I agree that they probably started working on characters before the ballot ended. The ballot started way back in April and the fever surrounding it significantly settled down by early May. That said, they already had plenty to work with after the first month and the most popular characters probably stayed that way from the beginning to the end of the six months. Given what the dating mining pulled up back in June, I wouldn't be surprised if the first two unnamed slots had pretty much already been decided by that point. Either way, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they were close to being done, especially with the holidays coming up. I don't think we're going to have to wait longer than a month before we hear about the next batch of characters.

 

[CatRaccoonBL]

Y'know. All the people being upset about things like Metroid: Federation Forces

Theere's always worse things to do with a story-driven series.

(I'm currently going through this and jesus I regret it)

Spoiler: This is enough off topic as it is

After seeing all the praise of this game, I can safely say that unlike Federation Force, you are alone on this opinion.

Anyway, like everyone else is saying, I honestly need some character info soon. At least an announcement of an announcement pleae! ;_;

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

I agree that they probably started working on characters before the ballot ended. The ballot started way back in April and the fever surrounding it significantly settled down by early May. That said, they already had plenty to work with after the first month and the most popular characters probably stayed that way from the beginning to the end of the six months. Given what the dating mining pulled up back in June, I wouldn't be surprised if the first two unnamed slots had pretty much already been decided by that point. Either way, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they were close to being done, especially with the holidays coming up. I don't think we're going to have to wait longer than a month before we hear about the next batch of characters.

10/10 best typo. Funny typo aside though, I hope you're right as much as I hate the idea of picking a character long before the ballot ends.

 

[Pazzo.]

Well, happy end of the ballot everyone...!

Quick, re-post your goodbyes from yesterday!

 

[NintenZ]

Shovel Knight, Bandana Dee, and Shantae? Assuming we're getting a fourth character, who would it be?

 

[Burruni]

Shovel Knight, Bandana Dee, and Shantae? Assuming we're getting a fourth character, who would it be?

Wolf.
K. Rool.
Isaac.
Inklings.
Dixie.
Paper Mario.
Chibi Robo.

Edit: I legitimately doubt we're seeing EITHER indie making the jump in DLC, but both...?

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

Shovel Knight, Bandana Dee, and Shantae? Assuming we're getting a fourth character, who would it be?

Pichu obviously

 

[Fatmanonice]

I wouldn't say "long before" because I'm willing to bet that more than half of the votes poured in during the first two or three weeks and then just trickled in after that. That said, the "winners" have probably been grossly apparent for nearly half a year and the overall length of the poll was done to buy time.

 

[NintenZ]

Wolf.
K. Rool.
Isaac.
Inklings.
Dixie.
Paper Mario.
Chibi Robo.

Edit: I legitimately doubt we're seeing EITHER indie making the jump in DLC, but both...?

Pichu obviously

I think it may be Wolf, he seems to be requested enough, his future is looking bright thanks to SFZ, and he's different enough from Fox to stand as his own fighter. I don't see why not.

 

[Ura]

Ura : Testing takes time, you know. As Sakurai mentioned with Mewtwo, even one fighter takes quite a bit of time, especially if that character isn't a clone/semi-clone.

I know but the ballot has been open since April so Sakurai has had plenty of time to make the 3 characters. It's not like he only started development today for the ballot characters. After all, what would he be doing for the past 3-4 months?

And even so, Sakurai finished Mewtwo, Lucas, Roy, and Ryu in a span of 7 months (December through June) so it's not absurd to say that he can finish 3 more by December (1 in November and 2 in December).

 

[The Light Music Club]

Shovel Knight, Bandana Dee, and Shantae? Assuming we're getting a fourth character, who would it be?

If your arguments are social media, that is a horrible argument to make.

 

[False Sense]

Shovel Knight, Bandana Dee, and Shantae? Assuming we're getting a fourth character, who would it be?

I'd say Wolf.

Though I admit to being quite skeptical of two of those three original choices.

 

[Deleted member]

It's officially October 4 here in Antofagasta.

It's there any other part of the world in which is still October 3rd yet?

 

[Burruni]

It's officially October 4 here in Antofagasta.

It's there any other part of the world in which is still October 3rd yet?

Every timezone of the US and basically everything westward til you hit the international date line.

 

[NintenZ]

If your arguments are social media, that is a horrible argument to make.

Wha... Wha.... Whut?

 

[Loungemen]

Just give us news.

Give us a character.

We've gotten nothing since JUNE besides Nintendo tweets the day before an update or such

"The Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot has ended. Thanks for voting!"

and then nothing until November/December