Official DLC Speculation Discussion Volume II

[Speed Weed]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

I am about to go monki

Spoiler: Nintendo

Takamaru
Isaac
Saki
Ray MK III
Bandana Dee
Dark Matter Swordsman
Officer Howard
Sukapon
Mike Jones
Mach Rider
Andy
Ghirahim
Vaati
Scizor
Arvis
Really, just about anyone from Punch-Out
James Spring Man
Ninjara
Helix
Kyle Hyde
uhhhhhhh I think Nintendouji would be cool, anyone remember that ****er
Henry Fleming
**** it. Mike Anderson from Battle Clash

SEGA and Capcom: Like 95% of their characters. Only ones I can think of that I wouldn't pop off that hard for are Monster Hunter, most potential second Atlus reps (Raidou, Demi-Fiend or Aigis would still be cool beans tho) and some of the Sonic characters

Bamco: Don-Chan, Klonoa, Rick Taylor, Jin Kazama, uhhh ****innnnnnnnn the Prince of All Cosmos, I feel like I'm forgetting someone

Konami: Bomberman, Alucard, Raiden, Goemon

Squeenix: Neku, Crono, Raziel and Gex

Microsoft: James Bond because **** you Fulgore

SNK: Iori, Metal Slug rep, Rock Howard, **** it I'm pulling another "everyone" on this one

 

[Þe 1 → Way]

If Bethesda got a Rep, do you think it’d be for a specific series or represent the whole company like Terry did?
While Doomguy would make a cool fighter and is the frontrunner, I can’t really imagine a good Doom Stage that isn’t covered in gore.
Something like a Skyrim or Fallout or potentially even Quake stage would be easier to imagine.
Commander Keen and Wolfenstein spirits would be cool too.
Thoughts?

 

[Gengar84]

Y know what **** it you’ve inspired me to make a Square Enix pass

imma make it a bit easier and make it 5 fighters not 6

1. Neku
2. 2B
3. Lara
4. Agnès (hey it was only Bravely Default II that was spirited away, not the OG or Bravely Second)
5. ... fine I GUESS Sora even tho in my eyes he’s technically Disney

I’m pretty sure everyone is going to hate my pass but I’m going by my personal favorites rather than who actually “deserves” to get in.

1) Magus (Chrono Trigger)
2) Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
3) Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy)
4) H’aanit (Octopath Traveller)
5) Raziel (Soul Reaver)

Obviously other characters deserve the spot more like Lara Croft, 2B, or Sora and I’d be fine with them but they aren’t my favorites. Other Final Fantasy reps than 7 make a lot more sense but Vincent has always been my favorite playable character (along with Lulu from X but Vincent has more interesting moveset potential).

 

[Mushroomguy12]

I remember reading that the translation for that was a bit iffy, and that in japanese he said something different. Similar to how in Sephiroth's presentation Sakurai originally said something like "people thinks we got 2 songs because it's Square's fault, but that's not the case". Or at least that's what I read not long ago.

Also I'm gonna share this four vignette story I just found on Twitter. It's very cute...

Original source:

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Seems that didn't really work out too well for him.

And the third one in the trilogy.

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[Deleted member]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Nintendo:
Elma
Lyn
Bandana Dee
Dixie Kong

Konami:
Bomberman
Alucard

Sega:
Eggman
Arle
Kiryu
Hatsune Miku

Capcom:
Dante
Amaterasu
Phoenix Wright
Monster Hunter
Chun Li
Leon

Bamco:
Yuri
KOS-MOS
Nightmare
Don-Chan
Agumon
Prince of All Cosmos
Chosen Undead

Squenix:
2B
Primrose
Lara
Neku
Sora
Terra
Slime

Microsoft:
Master Chief
Doomguy

SNK:
Nakoruru
Kyo

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Oh, you even want companies not yet in Smash? In that case:

Falcom: Estelle Bright, Rean Schwarzer
ZUN: Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame
EA: Bella Goth, Wraith (Apex Legends)
Riot Games: Ahri
Activision Blizzard: Crash Bandicoot
WayForward: Shantae
Bethesda: Dragonborn

...not a lot in terms of new companies really

 

[Lyncario]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Alright, I'll do this one too.

Nintendo
Marx
Bandana Dee
Midna
Skull Kid
Vaati
Demise
Ganon
Impa
Akira Howard
Lyn
Claude
Hector
Bisharp
Gardevoir
Grovyle
Grapploct
Magnus
Hades
Viridi
Medusa
Elma

Sega/Atlus
Demi-Fiend
Aleph
Flynn
Minato Arisato
Raidou Kuzunoha
Arle Nadja
Kiryu Kazuma
IchibanKasuga
Tails
Shadow
Dr Eggman
Jeanne

Capcom
Phoenix Wright
Miles Edgeworth
Dante
Vergil
Nero
Amaterasu
Morigan Aensland
Demitri Maximoff
Mr Bison
Chun-Li
Akuma
Jill Valentine
Leon Kennedy

Sony
Jak and Daxter
Sly Cooper
Ratchet and Clank
Kat
Kratos

Square Enix
2B
9S
A2
Lara Croft
Tidus
Terra
Lightning
Neku Sakuraba
Agnès Oblige
Tiz Arrior
Crono

Disney
Sora
Riku
Roxas
Ventus
Aqua

Ubisoft
Rayman
Ezio Auditore

Arc Systems
Sol Badguy
Ky Kiske
Ragna the Bloodedge

Activision
Crash Bandicoot

Bandai Namco
Heihachi Mishima
Jin Kazama
Yuri Lowell

Konami
Raiden

Nihon Falcom
Adol Christin
Rean Schwarzer

Nippon Ichi
Laharl

Team Shangai Alice
Reimu Hakurei
Marisa Kirisame
Sakuya Izayoi
Youmu Konpaku
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Sanae Kochiya
Aya Shameimaru
Yuuka Kazami
Cirno
Suika Ibuki
Tenshi Hinanai
Yukari Yakumo
Kasen Ibaraki
Mima

Is the number of Touhou characters excessive? Yes, but this is my list, I do whatever the hell I want with it.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Nintendo:
Dixie Kong
Isaac
Krystal
Lyn
Elma
Advance Wars Rep
Viridi
Rhythm Heaven Rep
Octoling
Ashley
Impa

Namco:
Lloyd/Yuri
Ms. Pac-Man
KOS-MOS

Square Enix:
Sora
Roxas (Sora echo)
Chrono
Geno
Lara Croft
Terra
Tifa

Microsoft:
Joanna Dark

SNK:
Nakoruru

Sega:
Tails
Jeanne
Sakura Shinguji
Arle
Amitie (Arle echo)

Capcom:
Phoenix Wright
Jill Valentine
Leon Kennedy
Chun-Li
Amaterasu
Morrigan
Monster Hunter

Konami:
Bomberman
Frogger
Heather Mason

 

[RouffWestie]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Dry Bowser, Kamek, Rawk Hawk, Wolf Link & Midna, Rival Trainer, and every Kirby character
SEGA
Tails, Shadow, Eggman, Amy, or Rouge
Capcom
MegaMan.exe, Bass, Zero, Roll, Dr. Wily, Phoenix Wright, Dante, Amaterasu, Viewtiful Joe, and every Street Fighter character
Konami
Bill Rizer + Lance Bean, Frogger, Raiden, Senator Armstrong, Johnathon & Charolette, Bomberman, and Yami Yugi
Namco
A .hack series rep, Cress or Lloyd, Ms. Pac-Man or the Ghosts, Dig-Dug, Klonoa, Valkyrie, Don-Chan, and a Dark Souls rep
Square Enix
Lilty and Slime Knight

Nothing for Microsoft and SNK.
EDIT: Oh I thought this was only for the ones in Smash already. OK here's everyone not involved in Smash yet:
Disney - Axel
Sony - Ratchet & Clank, Kratos, or Sly Cooper
Zun - Cirno, Flandre + Remilia
GungHo - Sonia
XFLAG - Ren and Oragon
Rovio - Red
Lab Zero - Filia

 

[KillerCage]

Essential?

Spoiler

(too blue)






You could make the argument for Mii... but I don't want to, lol.

There you go. 38 characters. I await the dissent, especially over the third-parties.

And just keep in mind I cut both my mains so I'm not being biased here.

Here is my list of Smash veterans for a new Smash title. Worth noting that I will be including Echo fighters if the original fighter is present.
My choices are based on the character's legacy, their importance to their series, and their likely future.

Spoiler: Returning Smash Veterans

Super Mario:
Donkey Kong:
Legend of Zelda:
Metroid:
Yoshi:
Kirby:
Star Fox:
Pokemon:
Mother:
F-Zero:
Fire Emblem:
Kid Icarus:
Wario Ware/Land:
Pikmin:
Animal Crossing:
Punch Out:
Xenoblade:
ARMS:
Retro:
Third Party:

39 Smash veterans not including Echo Fighters.
That's the same number of fighters in Brawl.
Feel free to critique and ask questions and I'll answer to the best of my ability.

 

[Louie G.]

Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

NINTENDO

Spoiler: Nintendo

Chorus Kids, Barista, Rhythm Girl, etc. (Rhythm Heaven)
Mach Rider
Lip (Panel de Pon)
Andy (Advance Wars)
Mallo (Pushmo)
Marx, Susie, Magolor, Gooey, Adeleine, Chef Kawasaki
Captain Syrup, Ashley, Mona
Porky, Duster, Kumatora, Flint, Masked Man
Waluigi, Paper Mario, Fawful
King Hippo, Glass Joe
Skull Kid, Midna, Beedle, Kass
Viridi
Samurai Goroh
Anna, Tiki
Bulborb
Hawlucha, Genesect, Meloetta, Gengar, Toxtricity

KONAMI
Twinbee
Bomberman
Goemon
Mimi / Nyami (Pop'n Music)
Pyramid Head
Bill Rizer

SEGA

Spoiler: SEGA

Arle & Carbuncle
Amitie, Satan / Dark Prince
NiGHTS
Amigo
Jack Frost
Demi-Fiend, Raidou
Aiai
Ulala
Kiryu
Dr. Eggman, Knuckles, Rouge, Amy, Blaze
Aegis

CAPCOM

Spoiler: CAPCOM

Morrigan
Hsien-Ko, BB Hood, Lord Raptor, Jedah, Lilith
Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy
Captain Commando
Jin Saotome, Devilotte (Cyberbots)
Amingo, Sonson, Ruby Heart (Marvel vs Capcom)
Amaterasu
Phoenix Wright
Monster Hunter
Chun-Li, M. Bison, Dan, Alex, Makoto, Q, Sean, Gill
Tron Bonne, Zero, Proto Man

BANDAI-NAMCO
The Prince of All Cosmos
KOS-MOS
Solaire, Chosen Undead
Don-Chan
Mappy

SQUARE-ENIX
Marina Liteyears (technically)
Crono
Geno

MICROSOFT - Master Chief

SNK
Marco Rossi / Fio Germi
Athena, Iori

KOEI TECMO - Ryu Hayabusa
UBISOFT - Rayman
TOBY FOX - Sans, Frisk, Kris, Susie
WAYFORWARD - Shantae
ARC-SYS - Sol Badguy, Faust, May
SONY - Parappa, Spike (Ape Escape), Kat (Gravity Rush)
VALVE - Heavy, Scout, Soldier
TYPE-MOON - Arcueid, Neco-Arc

 

[SKX31]

Oh, you even want companies not yet in Smash? In that case:

Falcom: Estelle Bright, Rean Schwarzer
ZUN: Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame
EA: Bella Goth, Wraith (Apex Legends)
Riot Games: Ahri
Activision Blizzard: Crash Bandicoot
WayForward: Shantae
Bethesda: Dragonborn

...not a lot in terms of new companies really

I've got quite a few:

Volvo: Dota 2 representative, Gordon, Chell.
Falcom: Adol.
Koei-Tecmo: Lu Bu, Hayabusa
Activision-Blizzard: The entire company Zeratul / Kerrigan, Arthas, Diablo, Tracer, Crash.
Tencent / Riot: Ahri
ZUN: Reimu
Bethesda: Dragonborn, Doomguy
2K: Gilgamesh (Civ VI), CJ
EA: Bella Goth, Commander Shepard
Warner Bros.: Scorpion, Maxwell
miHoyo: Where do we start with Genshin Impact?
Ubisoft: Ezio, Rayman

Here is my list of Smash veterans for a new Smash title. Worth noting that I will be including Echo fighters if the original fighter is present.
My choices are based on the character's legacy, their importance to their series, and their likely future.

39 Smash veterans not including Echo Fighters.
That's the same number of fighters in Brawl.
Feel free to critique and ask questions and I'll answer to the best of my ability.

7 / 10 not enough "Dat ain't " in this roster, pls improve ASAP by reinstating all our favorite bird.

Jokes aside, that's a pretty solid roster overall. I'd only add Steve and maybe Cloud alongside the combo bird and we're in a good spot.

 

[Perkilator]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

A lot of this is characters I wished were playable (denoted by italics)
Nintendo

• Bandana Dee
• Meowth
• Scizor
• Snivy
• Mimikyu
• Cinderace
• Azura
• Edelgard
• Ashley
• Alph (Olimar Echo)
• Ayumi Tachibana
• Takamaru
• Euden
• Ring Fit Trainee

SEGA

• Shadow (Sonic Echo)
• Dr. Eggman
• Axel Stone
• Sakura Shinguji

Capcom

• Arthur
• Jill Valentine
• Frank West

Bandai Namco

• Dig Dug
• Chosen Undead

Square Enix

• Sora (yes, I know he's owned by Disney. No, I don't care.)

Misc.

• Crash Bandicoot (Activision)
• Adol Christin (Nihon Falcom)

 

[Technomage]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Oh, after reading some of the other replies (which state that non-repped companies can be added, too), I'm now going to add characters from that kind of franchise.

Activision: Crash and Coco Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon
Bethesda: Dragonborn
Ubisoft: Rayman
EA: a character from The Sims (such as Bob Newbie or Mortimer Goth)
Indies: Freddy Fazbear, Shantae, Madeline (from Celeste), a Skullgirls character

And speaking of The Sims, should a Sim be added to the roster? And what kind of moveset would it have?

 

[TheCJBrine]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Spoiler: Nintendo

Toad
Toadette
Toadsworth
Waluigi
King Boo
Pauline
Goomba
Kamek
Dixie Kong
Skull Kid
Midna
Tingle
Tom Nook
Octoling
Adeleine
Bandana Dee
Marx
Dark Matter
Porky Minch
Ninten
Giegue/Giygas
Masked Man
Alph (separated from Olimar)
Louie
Plasm Wraith
Bulborb
Isaac
Chorus Kids
Chibi-Robo
Balloon Fighter
Mike Jones
Raichu
Team Rocket Jessie, James & Meowth
Gengar
Eevee
Cyndaquil
Gardevoir
Oshawott
Zorua
Chandelure
Decidueye
Mimikyu
Inteleon
Falinks
Dracovish
Calyrex
Primid
Sandbag

Spoiler: Microsoft

Creeper
Arch-Illager
Gruntilda
Mumbo
Conker
Hudson
Master Chief
Doomguy
Dragonborn

Spoiler: Square-Enix

Geno
Mallow
Slime
Black Mage/Vivi

Spoiler: Capcom

Wood Man
Phoenix Wright

Spoiler: Sega

Tails
Dr. Eggman
Shadow
Knuckles
Aiai
Arle

Spoiler: Konami

Bomberman

Spoiler: Namco Bamco

Blinky, Pinky, Inky & Clyde
Ms. Pac-Man
Spooky
Digdug
Prince of all Cosmos
Klonoa

Spoiler: Other

Sans & Papyrus
Frisk & Chara
Flowey
Cuphead & Mugman
Shantae
Crash
Hat Kid
Glover
Rayman
Chell
Gordon
Heavy
Henry Stickmin
Among Us
Tak

 

[cashregister9]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Nintendo: Pauline, Waluigi, Impa, Tetra, Midna, Lana, Krystal, BWD, Blaziken, Grovyle, Zoroark, Inteleon, Lyn, Tiki, Medusa, Ashley, Captain Syrup, Elma, Octoling, Max Brass, Dr. Coyle, Ring Fit, Euden, Officer Howard, Rhythm Girl, Style Savvy

Konami: Raiden. Alucard

SEGA: Eggman, Blaze, Sakura, Arle, Kiryu, Yu Narukami

Capcom: Chun-li, Roll, MMZ, Dante, Amaterasu, Phoenix Wright, Leon

Square Enix:2B, Neku, Edea, Y'shtola, Tressa

Falcom: Estelle, Rean

Team Shanghai Alice: Reimu

Blizzard: Tracer, Arthas

Valve: Gordon Freeman

Toby Fox: Frisk

Marvelous: Travis, Raguna

ArcSys: Sol

Spike Chunsoft: Monokuma

Supergiant: Zagreus

Wayforward: Shantae

Epic: Jonesy

Bandai Namco: Don-chan

Microsoft/Bethesda: Master Chief, Doom Slayer

Cygames: Gran

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)

Ayyyyyyy good taste in villians

Bandai Namco: Don-

Aaaaayyyyyy Another Don chan supporter!

 

[Antimatter042]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Nintendo: Obstagoon/Toxtricity/Melmetal, Elma, Hades, Bandana Waddle Dee, Poochy, Funky Kong
SEGA: Dr Eggman
Konami: Alucard
Capcom: Zero, Monster Hunter
Namco: KOS-MOS
Square Enix: Geno (couldn't think of any others but it'd be nice for his fans)
Microsoft: Ori
SNK: None in particular
Other: Zagreus, Madeline, Red (Transistor)

Honestly thinking about this made me realise that there's hardly any characters left that I actually want. Pyra/Mythra made me pretty much satisfied with the roster as is, so at the moment I'd really just like a Gen 8 Pokemon rep who isn't Cinderace (but mainly any one of those three, and I'm choosing to ignore that Melmetal is technically Gen 7), literally any Xenoblade X music, stage, or fighter representation, and though it's a massive long shot I'd be over the moon for Zagreus.

 

[KillerCage]

I've got quite a few:

Volvo: Dota 2 representative, Gordon, Chell.
Falcom: Adol.
Koei-Tecmo: Lu Bu, Hayabusa
Activision-Blizzard: The entire company Zeratul / Kerrigan, Arthas, Diablo, Tracer, Crash.
Tencent / Riot: Ahri
ZUN: Reimu
Bethesda: Dragonborn, Doomguy
2K: Gilgamesh (Civ VI), CJ
EA: Bella Goth, Commander Shepard
Warner Bros.: Scorpion, Maxwell
miHoyo: Where do we start with Genshin Impact?



7 / 10 not enough "Dat ain't " in this roster, pls improve ASAP by reinstating all our favorite bird.

Jokes aside, that's a pretty solid roster overall. I'd only add Steve and maybe Cloud alongside the combo bird and we're in a good spot.

I felt I couldn't justify including either Cloud or Steve.
Cloud was the last character added in Ultimate's base roster and the content he has now was thanks to Sephiroth, inclusion.
Steve is owned by Microsoft and joined Ultimate through the second wave of DLC.
I don't know if Microsoft will stick around for future Smash titles since Ultimate is a special case.
Sonic is the only Third Party character I felt safe including since he was the only one that was in Brawl and Smash 4.
Falco drew the short end of the stick.
Star Fox is a niche franchise and after the failure of Star Fox Zero (not counting Star Link), the future doesn't look good for the series.
Also didn't help that Falco was a semi-clone of Fox (Wolf is the better semi-clone, bite me.)
I felt I had better justification including Little Mac, King K. Rool, and Jigglypuff than what Falco had.

 

[2006ToyotaTacoma]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Nintendo: Hades, Grovyle, Reshiram, Excitebiker, Elma, Skull Kid, Midna, RH rep

Konami: Bill Rizer, Raiden

Sega: Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima, Dr. Eggman, Ichiban Kasuga, Axel Stone

Capcom: Amaterasu, Phoenix Wright, Dante, Morrigan, Chun-Li, Zero, Viewtiful Joe

Namco: Heihachi, Velvet Crowe, Dark Souls rep

Square Enix: 2B, Chrono, Lara Croft, Neku, Agnes Oblige

Microsoft: Master Chief

SNK: Kyo Kusanagi

 

[Otoad64]

Here's a funner game. Name all the characters from each company you want in Smash until you can't think of anymore.

Nintendo
Ocarina of Time Adult Link
Masked Link (Deku, Goron and Zora Link)

Konami
Cormano

Sega
Axel Stone
Tails
Dr. Eggman
Gunstar Red/Blue
Vectorman

Capcom
Arthur
Dante
Chris Redfield
Amaterasu
Amingo
Viewtiful Joe

Namco
Klonoa
Nightmare
Jin Kazama

Square Enix
Sora
Geno
Ark
Crono
Serge
Squall

Microsoft
Joanna Dark
Fulgore

SNK
Kyo Kusanagi
Simea

Nintendo:
Toad/Captain Toad (with Toadette as an echo)
King Boo
Paper Mario
Goomba
Dixie Kong
Funky Kong
Impa
Vaati
Midna
Kamek
Bandana Dee
Dark Matter
Galacta Knight
Gooey
Sceptile
Meowth
Garchomp
Gengar
Oshawott/Dewott
Giovanni
Black Shadow
Ashley
Captain Syrup
Alph
Plasm Wraith
Karate Joe
Chibi-Robo
Ring Fit Trainee

Sega:
Tails
Knuckles
Shadow
Eggman
Arle

Konami:
Bomberman

Capcom:
Proto Man
Zero
Chun-Li
Phoenix Wright
Monster Hunter

Bamco:
Inky, Blinky, Pinky & Clyde
Ms. Pac-Man
Klonoa
Heihachi
Prince

Square Enix:
Geno
Mallow
Gex
Sora
Lara Croft would be cool too

Microsoft:
Master Chief
Conker
Doomguy
Battletoads would be cool

SNK:
someone from Metal Slug I guess

 

[Pillow]

So here’s an unrelated question for you guys: Which character, if added, is the most likely to have a moveset that breaks the game like Bayonetta did in the last game ?

 

[Deleted member]

So here’s an unrelated question for you guys: Which character, if added, is the most likely to have a moveset that breaks the game like Bayonetta did in the last game ?

Kat from Gravity Rush would probably have a pretty gamebreaking Mechanic since her whole game is about the manipulation of Gravity.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

I would definitely love for Kat. Her and Kratos would be my top picks if we actually got a Sony rep.

 

[Peripuff]

Imma do the thing but I don’t feel like getting the og post to quote

Nintendo:
Elma
Toadette
Anyone from Rhythm Heaven

Sega:
Tails (or Eggman would be cool too but mainly Tails)
Shadow (echo or otherwise)
Arle (or anyone else from Puyo Puyo)

Namco:
Shion (or KOS-MOS)

Square Enix:
Sora
Neku
Ophilia (or another Octopath character)

Capcom:
Phoenix Wright

I’m mostly satisfied tbh

 

[Cutie Gwen]

So here’s an unrelated question for you guys: Which character, if added, is the most likely to have a moveset that breaks the game like Bayonetta did in the last game ?

Mythra, she's busted in her game after all, especially if they give her Bat Within only better in literally every way while it slows you down, give her a frame 2 jab and give her hitboxes bigger than herself, but I don't think they'd do that

 

[3BitSaurus]

Kat from Gravity Rush would probably have a pretty gamebreaking Mechanic since her whole game is about the manipulation of Gravity.

At the same time, the more I look at her game, the more a Gravity Gauge sounds interesting. Instead of refilling on doing/taking damage or over time, I imagine it would refill on the ground and deplete using certain moves.

...Most characters which sound busted are actually pretty interesting imo. Or maybe I'm just a sadist/masochist, who knows.

 

[SharkLord]

miHoyo: Where do we start with Genshin Impact?

Personal wants can go wherever, but if we need a starting point, there's two main options: The Traveler and Amber.

The Traveler, as the lack of actual name suggests, is the avatar and main character of the game. They actually do have official names - Aether for the male option and Lumine for the female one - But they're usually just called the Traveler for the sake of simplicity. They're also brother and sister, with the sibling you didn't choose looking to have a role later on in the story (Kinda like Akira from Astral Chain).

Gameplay-wise, they have the obligatory JRPG (CRPG? Genshin's Chinese, so it's not really a Japanese RPG) protagonist sword, alongside the unique trait of being able to use every element in the game. Well, they're going to have all those elements by the end of the game, at least; At the point we're at now, they only have access to Anemo (Wind) and Geo (Earth). From the looks of it, the next chapter's gonna give the Electro (Uh...), so we can throw that in too. If we want to stretch it, I suppose we could give them a composite moveset using various magical skills from other characters, seeing as we haven't reached the point where they have every element yet.

Amber is a more "grounded" choice, I think. She's the first character who joins you/The Traveler, and is front-and-center in the marketing. Really, she's practically a mascot for the game. In combat, she'd be unique in that she solely uses a bow, rather than pulling it out for just the neutral special. If we feel the Traveler can't have a proper moveset because they haven't even reached half of their abilities yet and would feel very outdated as time goes on, Amber's always just Amber and would be future-proofed for any later updates Genshin gets. Granted, by the time Genshin even has a shot, we'll probably have the rest of the elements anyways, so...

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

miHoyo: Where do we start with Genshin Impact?

May I present you, Zhongli

 

[Pillow]

Mythra, she's busted in her game after all, especially if they give her Bat Within only better in literally every way while it slows you down, give her a frame 2 jab and give her hitboxes bigger than herself, but I don't think they'd do that

I know this is a joke but I don’t think Mythra is that bad. Pretty healthy top tier if she actually is the best character. If she’s the worst we ever get then Ultimate’s future is looking pretty good

 

[Ben Holt]

Ayyyyyyy good taste in villians

Aaaaayyyyyy Another Don chan supporter!

Lol. Those are your Switch and Animal Crossing names.

 

[Technomage]

I know this is a joke but I don’t think Mythra is that bad. Pretty healthy top tier if she actually is the best character. If she’s the worst we ever get then Ultimate’s future is looking pretty good

Too late, we already got the worst we get (Little Mac).

 

[cothero]

Any new leak or rumour showed up recently?

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Any new leak or rumour showed up recently?

Nope and it probably won't be for a while given how strict Nintendo and their ninjas have been.

 

[SharkLord]

Any new leak or rumour showed up recently?

Nope. Given how much they're killed off, it's not like they'd be credible anyways. And seeing how much people keep dredging up the leaks and insisting they're real and credible when they've been thrown out by an anonymous no-name and many months old, no rumors are probably for the better.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

It's really hard to predict who the last two could be at this point.

All I can say is I'm certain the June/E3 Month will be a "big" character whether Agumon, Crash, Dovahkiin, Master Chief, or anyone else we wouldn't have expected.

 

[Pillow]

It's really hard to predict who the last two could be at this point.

All I can say is I'm certain the June/E3 Month will be a "big" character whether Agumon, Crash, Dovahkiin, Master Chief, or anyone else we wouldn't have expected.

Does Agumon really qualify next to the others? Digimon really fell off in popularity hard over the last decade.

Also, I'm not saying you're wrong, but I wouldn't set my expectations so high. The penultimate character for the previous Smash installment was Corrin after all.

 

[SharkLord]

Does Agumon really qualify next to the others? Digimon really fell off in popularity hard over the last decade.

Also, I'm not saying you're wrong, but I wouldn't set my expectations so high. The penultimate character for the previous Smash installment was Corrin after all.

To be fair, Corrin and Bayonetta were revealed in the same presentation and released on the same day. I think we can treat those as the last two characters together, with Corrin falling under the "End-of-cycle promotional pick" banner instead, like with Byleth and arguably Incineroar as well.

(For context, Incini was chosen in advance like Byleth and Corrin and was the last base game reveal, but by then SuMo wasn't fresh off the conveyor belt and in prime condition for a promotion. That's why they're a maybe)

 

[spicynun]

Here’s a fun game. Given that most people aren’t expecting Capcom to get any fighters in this pass, I have a question: If Fighters Pass 3 was exclusively Capcom characters, who would you want? Honestly, this was surprisingly tough for me to decide on, but I think I’d go with:

• Arthur - fun NES throwback
• Chun-Li - “the first lady of fighting games”
• Phoenix Wright - popular character with heavy Nintendo association
• Amaterasu - insane moveset potential
• Leon Kennedy - important series that would represent a new genre in Smash
• Dante - crazy popularity and moveset potential

I thought about Monster Hunter, but I’m personally pretty happy with its representation in Smash.

You hit the nail on the head with your choices. I would also be happy with Viewtiful Joe and a Power Stone character but those probably wouldn't happen before the characters you mentioned.

 

[Pillow]

To be fair, Corrin and Bayonetta were revealed in the same presentation and released on the same day. I think we can treat those as the last two characters together, with Corrin falling under the "End-of-cycle promotional pick" banner instead, like with Byleth and arguably Incineroar as well.

(For context, Incini was chosen in advance like Byleth and Corrin and was the last base game reveal, but by then SuMo wasn't fresh off the conveyor belt and in prime condition for a promotion. That's why they're a maybe)

That's fair. I'm also inclined to think it'll be a pretty big pick next to follow up on a Nintendo character (my personal prediction is Dark Souls guy with Lloyd costume next). I just think anyone "certain" about anything is only setting themselves up for disappointment, especially if they narrow it down to picks like Crash Bandicoot and Master Chief.