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Pretty much exactly like you said, Estelle is the icon and the protag of the first one and makes consistent cameos in future titles. While Rean is from the more popular games and there are more Cold Steel games than Sky games
To be fair, Cloud is unambiguously the most iconic Final Fantasy character, if not the most iconic JRPG character period. I don't think there's a Tales character who is quite on Cloud's level.
Remember, I'm the guy who came up with Velvet Theory. If we somehow manage to get her in, make sure to remember me.
I'll use this opportunity to shill Falcom's games as well. They're fun JRPGs with interesting stories.
Damn, it took some for me to realize this Yuri character is actually a guy.
Short answer: NO.
Well this isn’t exactly true. I can assure you that a LOT of roster wishlists in Brawl were absolutely fluffed with Cloud. And even then Sakurai himself said “We got a lot of requests for Final Fantasy Characters but Cloud was 1/3 or 1/4 of all of them” meaning his was almost certainly the most requested FF character. Even if Black Mage was rather popular here on the boards it isn’t even comparable to Cloud’s popularity.
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Yeah, I guess I'm just good at memorizing this kind of stuff. That, and I'm able to answer the question pretty well, so there isn't any real reason to hold off on it if I'm available.
Nope. While most of them wield swords, all of them wield them differently. And in the case for Lloyd, Lloyd has two swords, whereas all the others either only have the one or are Senel Coolidge, who uses his fists. And in the case for Yuri, he uses his sword, fists and feet for battling. Not to mention he casually places his sword over his shoulder while wielding it. A Hero scenario with the Tales protagonists does not work.
Ah, thanks for clarification. I assumed he didn't get as much because he was considered impossible.Well this isn’t exactly true. I can assure you that a LOT of roster wishlists in Brawl were absolutely fluffed with Cloud. And even then Sakurai himself said “We got a lot of requests for Final Fantasy Characters but Cloud was 1/3 or 1/4 of all of them” meaning his was almost certainly the most requested FF character. Even if Black Mage was rather popular here on the boards it isn’t even comparable to Cloud’s popularity.
Sakurai x Nomura: Creator Interview 2016 [Part One]
Nomura and Sakurai discuss the challenges of getting Cloud into Smash.
I read Sakurai x Nomura and got really scared for a second there.Sakurai x Nomura: Creator Interview 2016 [Part One]
Nomura and Sakurai discuss the challenges of getting Cloud into Smash.
Not really. Even if you took characters that use a single sword as a Hero-like template, the Artes they use would be totally different. With Dragon Quest, there's a common library of spells that are used across the series (with some variation from game to game), so all the Heroes could have the same spells for specials. With Tales, though, each character has their own set of Artes they learn. Aside from a couple overlapping moves, Lloyd, Yuri, Luke, Velvet, Asbel, etc. all have their own Arte trees, as well as their own Mystic Artes, which would undoubtedly be a Final Smash.
If they don't call it Super Bash Sisters I'm gonna riot.
I dunno. From what I can gather, Tales of Symphonia is still what made the series big, and not just in Japan. It fleshed out a lot of concepts and pushed the series into 3D. I feel like it's a bit more than just the Tales game that got the series attention from the West.
They might just not do a tournament based on female fighters, partially because a good amount of them share their slots with their male counterparts:
(why Alex doesn't have her icon)
If this song doesn't get in we riot. You literally cannot have a more fitting name for Smash.
aaaaand that's it, unless you count Mega Man by virtue of him being a robot. There are other Pokémon that don't have defined genders, but Mewtwo is the only one that is straight-up genderless.
It did! Maybe I dismissed it a little too quickly there with it only being a western thing. Symphonia is a very impactful entry in the series and set the standard for how the games would be structured all the way up until Zestiria (arguably graces). I think it has a bit more importance to the series history than Vesperia, but it definitely isn't as popular. Destiny, Abyss, and Vesperia are easily the most popular entries in the series, though I know Smash isn't exactly a popularity contest. I think it could go either way, Vesperia DE's performance may have pushed them to prioritize Yuri, or Symphonia's western appeal could've pushed them to prioritize Lloyd.
Perhaps, or Perhaps not
Well with the emphasis on the Bionic Arm, he might have the best tether recovery in the game, perhaps even latching onto walls like the Melee Links. That'd be neat.
She doesn't have an equivalent to Tastumaki Senpukyaku or Focus Attack, so she'd feel pretty unique next to Ryu and Ken, especially since what's replacing those two moves is a special air dash that she can act out of, and a command grab.
That's not...
I imagine a Dark Souls fighter as a sword/shield like Link or Hero, with the chance to switch between one or two hand sword use (if two hand, you can make more damage but less defense), plus a stamina bar, etus flask, homeward bone and bombs for his specials. You can also include the parry mechanic, similarly to Bayonetta.I really really wish people wouldn’t sleep on a Dark Souls character. I feel like the series is up there as one of Namco-Bandai’s most important and trust me when I say that the music by itself would justify its inclusion. The games are absolutely ****ing packed with some of the most somber and dramatic battle themes I’ve ever heard
Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
Knight Artorias
Gaping Dragon
Executioner’s Chariot
Deacons of the Deep
Abyss Watchers (my personal favorite)
The Soul of Cinder
And that’s just scratching the surface of what the games offer.
The stages of the game could be some of the most jaw dropping of the game.
Aside from the somber beauty of the stages there’s also the character to take into accountAnor Londo:
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Probably one of the most iconic locations in the games. It’s a little hard to forget what you have to go through in this part of the game. No spoilers but I feel like this place is part of the reason Dark Souls has its infamy for being difficult.
Majula:
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Majula is what you would consider your hun town in Dark Souls II and while it isn’t exactly anything more than a small coasta town it’s still a very gorgeous location in the game.
Irithyll of the Boreal Valley:
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I don’t think there’s any way a photo could do Irithyll justice but this one is the best I could find. This is easily one of the most gorgeous scenes from Dark Souls III and goes down as one of my favorite areas of all of them and is easily my choice for a stage.
I would LOVE if it was a traveling stage that went through multiple locations through Dark Souls III because I feel like DS3 was when they REALLY hit gold with their environment design.
And of course, because of how Dark Souls Weapon Swapping is, the potential for a moveset is limitless. To the point it can have scythes, swords, staves, daggers, bombs, pyromancy, axes, long swords, stance swapping, and on and on and on.I think there’s no way they won’t choose the Chosen Undead as the Smash character because of how he actually ties in, not only as the player character, but also as a giant part of the lore. But I also think they won’t just stick with the DS1 design for his alts so here’s my wishlist for his alts:
DS1 Basic Armor
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DS2 Basic Armor Faraam:
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Dark Souls 3 basic armor:
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Solaire Armor:
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Catarina Armor:
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Knight Artorias Armor:
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Soul of Cinder Armor:
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Deprived:
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Edit: Dammit I accidentally hit post before I was done... Stand by.
I'd...never...thought I'd see someone mention Deacons of the Deep. God, such an underrated track. And one that deserved a much more memorable boss fight.
I'd gladly take either.
Correct. My only objections to Chun Li are that other Capcom series deserve the spot, and Bison is a better SF pick.
I love him, but he can't get in before Arthur.
...not really. They'd already said the pass was finalized by the time it was announced. That was well before FF7R was released.
I hope it's based on SF4. Better music. Better Spirits.
People are saying this, but...Palutena's moveset is as magey as a moveset could be.
Sakurai has already stated that there won't be echoes.
Not me!
We need a Mii Mage so goddamn bad...
If people are willing to pay for Mii costumes, why the hell wouldn't they pay for Echoes?
Let's tackle these one by one to celebrate Capcom, I'm skipping Joe, Arthur and MonHun because those are cases of personal opinions so there's not much to argue there. I'm also skipping the Onimusha characters as while the series is on my list, I have zero experience outside of TvC.
As others have said, people buy Mii costumes, and if they brought back some of the cut stages as paid DLC, you bet your ass people would buy that too. Hell, people would literally buy skins for existing characters if the option was available to them. Why wouldn't people buy echoes?
"Objection!" and "Hold it!" would both make perfect smash attacks.