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Amazing. Might try my hand at it eventually so I can get some stuff that would probably not make it in otherwise (like the aforementioned CvS as well as niche stuff like Lobotomy Corp).
I'd say Mitsurugi is just as much of a poster boy for Soul Calibur as Nightmare (which probably isn't that much of a better option for you).
Wait, wait.
To be honest, it's not really the size of the sword I'm as hesitant about, but rather the size of the character and what that would mean for their frame data. As evidenced by Sephiroth and pretty much all other big-bodies in Smash, their frame data tends to suck in order to balance out their reach and power. While this is a reasonable balancing method, I would rather have something different from what the DLC has already given us, something faster and more agile. The characters I named, especially Taki, would be closer to that. And yes, I'm aware that the three I named are also female, but hey, why not? The first FP was a total sausage fest with only 1/2 of one character being female (technically Kazooie could be another 1/2 of one character, but still). That's not to say we have to have a quota or anything, but it would be nice to spice up the roster a little more than something besides "cool hair muscle man with a sword". lol Ironically, most video game protags seem to fall right into that category.
He still would've gotten in due to being a fan-favorite.
The world may never know.
There's no point in these hypotheticals.
I'm going to guess that Banjo & Kazooie would not happen without Minecraft. Minecraft being something Nintendo wanted and Phil Spencer advocating for Banjo & Kazooie was how it was possible for them to join Smash, otherwise I couldn't see Nintendo bothering.
The Barret Hylian looks absolutely amazing!
I mean, he is a human.Humans tend to change their minds
I'd say pretty important.
YES. the only correct answer. namuuUUuu.
I’m more referencing the trend of all three of your choices having comically large boobs haha.
I think they want at least one "fan demand" pick per pass. While expanding and appealing to new markets is important, it's also important to make your pre-existing fans satisfied. Banjo is the blatant one in pass one, I think we might see someone like that in Vol.2 (likely Issac)
Yeah, i do think he'd be the best idea for a Soul Calibur rep, since he'd also rep Tekken.
Even with the FE hatedom in the Smash community, I'd also say Byleth is for pre-existing fans. FE and Smash's fanbase are very interwoven thanks to Melee being the reason we got FE localizations.
Couldn't Steve be considered the Fan Demanded character of this pass?
Steve is very popular, but his popularity with the core fanbase didn't start until 2018/9, well after the ballot.
Not all-important, but decently so. SSBU's base roster drew heavily from the ballot, and when a series has multiple viable candidates, Smash tends to aim for someone who would please the fans, like Cloud for Final Fantasy and the Belmonts for Castlevania. There's also Banjo in FP1 despite being largely inactive as a franchise and having a lot of competition, so I believe that we'll have another fan-favorite character in this pass.
it also helps that he’s quite possibly the coolest character of all time
Thing is, Soulcalibur doesn't really have one central protagonist. Sophitia, Taki, Siegfried, Kilik, Xianghua, etc. share it as an ensemble cast. I'd prefer Sophitia, Ivy would be cool too but she's definitely not for good boys and girls.
Even with the FE hatedom in the Smash community, I'd also say Byleth is for pre-existing fans. FE and Smash's fanbase are very interwoven thanks to Melee being one of the reasons we got FE localizations.
I don't know though, because Depending on how you define the Core Fanbase, Steve started getting popular as early as 2013 or 2014
I was under the impression that Cloud wasn't in SSF2 because he was already in the original. I think they were trying to distance themselves from the first Super Smash Flash, which had an... Interesting roster, shall we say.
Nah. As a SNK games fan myself, i don't see it happening unless Sakurai really wants to. Kyo would be the most obvious choice, since he's one of the most symbolic KOF protags. He's compared to Ryu in Capcom vs SNK crossovers, while Terry is more of a Ken rival:
Mr. Incredble VS Azrael Evo 2021
LOL Now that you mention it, I guess their bra sizes are pretty epic. I guess Sakurai would really have to nerf those jiggle physics or CERO would have a cow. To be fair, aren't basically all the women in Soul Caliber like that? And yes, I gotta admit, Yoshimitsu does have a certain charm.
Speaking of which, do they have their spines constantly reinforced with magic energy? XP
ROFL! Oh man, this had me laughing so hard my sides hurt.
Yes, those would both be possible using pinch songs.
Interesting you mention that
i think he was scrapped because sakurai got the rights first. Azrael will be FP9.
3rd Strike music please and thank you. 3rd Strike is the best Street Fighter. I'll say it. One of those GOAT Dreamcast games.
