Official DLC Speculation Discussion Volume II

[Truth the Ceomasterz33]

Goodbye.
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LOL!

 

[Digital Hazard]

Then each one better have a different weapon (with one having the sword), so there would be little need to complain for too many swordspeople.

I am frankly convinced we could get a pure spear or axe fighter and this fanbase would say "it's just a longer/wider sword!"

 

[Swamp Sensei]

If I could choose three Assist Trophies?

Isaac
Shadow
Skull Kid

I'd like most of them playable though.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

So I saw this being discussed somewhere else.

Let's play a game. You get to choose who the last 3 characters are, BUT they have to be assist trophy upgrades. Who do you pick?

I choose Isaac, Shovel Knight, and Bomberman.

Isaac
Krystal
Ashley

 

[CannonStreak]

I am frankly convinced we could get a pure spear or axe fighter and this fanbase would say "it's just a longer/wider sword!"

Oh, the nonsense that would come out of that!

 

[chocolatejr9]

LOL!

At least we have confirmation that "LOL" is a universal statement.

Anyway, I don't really care much for Assist promotions. In fact, I feel a lot of them are better off as Assist Trophies then as playable characters.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

I am frankly convinced we could get a pure spear or axe fighter and this fanbase would say "it's just a longer/wider sword!"

And that is despite the flock of people who supported Edelgard just because she used an axe.

Obviously, she had her legit fans, especially after 3H released, but let's not kid ourselves; part of her support base was the same kind of people who backed Decidueye because grass type or Twintelle because of her skin color

 

[Digital Hazard]

I wish Shovel Knight and Tiki would be playable myself.

Why? ...I just like them.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

I am frankly convinced we could get a pure spear or axe fighter and this fanbase would say "it's just a longer/wider sword!"

Dedede is just a fat swordie.

Prove me wrong.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

All aboard.

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— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) January 20, 2021

 

[DanganZilla5]

This discussion is making me want to see characters with weapons like axes and lances, you know, different weapons we haven't seen in Smash.

Characters like this:

 

[Truth the Ceomasterz33]

What Doing?
Green haired Goddess is Useless

 

[CannonStreak]

All aboard.

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— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) January 20, 2021

This is what Captain Falcon gets from trying to recreate the F-Zero anime Falcon Punch scene by trying it on Megaman.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

This discussion is making me want to see characters with weapons like axes and lances, you know, different weapons we haven't seen in Smash.

Characters like this:

: I mean, sure they have bigger ones but I have like three of those.

 

[Digital Hazard]

Dedede is just a fat swordie.

Prove me wrong.

Don't forget that the Ice Climbers are just chibi swordsmen.

Chibi is a thing used in so many anime, which makes it disgusting!

 

[chocolatejr9]

All aboard.

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— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) January 20, 2021

Trains are the GOAT.

If I had a nickel for everytime I said that on this thread, I'd have three nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that its happened three times.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

What Doing?
Green haired Goddess is Useless

And now you made an enemy of either me or Digital Hazard depending on which goddess

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

For what it's worth, the reason XC2 has an anime artstyle is because nobody liked the realistic artstyle of XC1 and XCX, so they decided to go with an artstyle that played into their strengths. Which just so happened to be anime. Maybe something similar can happen.

Honestly the art direction isn't a problem...Well, aside from the character portraits not being in the same art style, but it's kind of minor. The big issue is the quality of some of the character designs. Most of them are great, but Rex and Pyra tend to rub people the wrong way as far as I've seen, which are about the 2 worst characters to have a poor visual design.

There's also that a lot of the characters are pretty heavily sexualized, and some take it to really stupid levels. For example, Pyra's design points to her large boobs from the front and to her butt in the back, Brighid is basically naked in the front, Dhalia is literally naked and has baffling proportions, and Praxis has water balloon boobs (this one isn't so bad in execution but the concept is just...why?). Granted, these are the worst of the bunch, and a lot of blades are fine in this regard, or at least on par with what you'd normally see, it's just that some of the worst ones get a ton of screen time and Dhalia exists.

I'd show you Blades I do like the design of, but I probably wouldn't be able to find an image that would load here.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Green haired Goddess is Useless

Palutena, is in fact, top tier.

 

[Truth the Ceomasterz33]

Laughed
Why Not Enemy?

 

[SNEKeater]

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We should face the reality and admit that the new Tourney Event means Adol is out of the running, because if he was going to be added they would have clearly waited until his release to drop this tourney.

For what it's worth, the reason XC2 has an anime artstyle is because nobody liked the realistic artstyle of XC1 and XCX, so they decided to go with an artstyle that played into their strengths. Which just so happened to be anime. Maybe something similar can happen.

True but I don't think having an anime artstyle is the problem at all. I mean... Pretty much any JRPG is anime-esque in some way, so anyone who jumps into Xenoblade should know what to expect.

But XC2 certainly could have better art direction for it's characters. Not saying it is bad, just that sometimes it feels like each character comes from a different universe or something. That feeling is specially there with the Blades, though I guess that's what happens when each Blade is designed by a different illustrator.

So in my opinion, the thing about XC2 isn't that the characters have poor designs but rather than sometimes the main characters, including antagonists, feel like a bit out of place when you see all of them together.

As I said in other occasions I think Pyra's design is cool besides the shorts, which are extremely short. Nia's design is cool. Rex, despite finding a lot of people disliking his design, I think would improve a lot with a few changes, because the idea and concept of his design is interesting, at least to me.

 

[Mamboo07]

But Rathalos is too big!

What about him in MH Stories? Small version could work.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

What about him in MH Stories? Small version could work.
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So that's how they'll being Wyvern Riding

 

[CannonStreak]

What about him in MH Stories? Small version could work.
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Yeah, I was just kidding with the too big thing. Had to do a reference with Ridley. I mean, Rathalos and Ridley are both big, dragon creatures, right?

...Never mind.

 

[Truth the Ceomasterz33]

Calling the Truth Or Richard?

 

[SharkLord]

I am frankly convinced we could get a pure spear or axe fighter and this fanbase would say "it's just a longer/wider sword!"

I do seem to remember people on Twitter brushing off Byleth's other weapons on the basis that "They're used the same way swords are."

Then again, it's %$#@ing Twitter

 

[Truth the Ceomasterz33]

who is am Psycho Truth?

 

[CannonStreak]

I do seem to remember people on Twitter brushing off Byleth's other weapons on the basis that "They're used the same way swords are."

Then again, it's %$#@ing Twitter

Oh brother, I swear, the more reasons people try to find to dislike something, the dumber those reasons become.

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

I am frankly convinced we could get a pure spear or axe fighter and this fanbase would say "it's just a longer/wider sword!"

The funny thing about that is they could conceivably be swordsfighters despite not wielding swords.

Let's hope that the first Fire Emblem character to wield the axe or lance predominantly isn't like this. lol

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

I do seem to remember people on Twitter brushing off Byleth's other weapons on the basis that "They're used the same way swords are."

Then again, it's %$#@ing Twitter

Twitter has less brain cells than Byleth.

And Byleth's only brain cell is called Sothis

 

[Truth the Ceomasterz33]

All aboard.

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— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) January 20, 2021

What train?!

 

[chocolatejr9]

Twitter has less brain cells than Byleth.

And Byleth's only brain cell is called Sothis

That WOULD explain why Edeleth makes so much sense...

 

[CannonStreak]

Twitter has less brain cells than Byleth.

And Byleth's only brain cell is called Sothis

Correction, Twitter has less brain cells than a shovel, or any of Byleth's weapons for that matter.

And that's saying something.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

That WOULD explain why Edeleth makes so much sense...

By the end of the Edie route, Byleth is a big dum with even bigger [not for good boys and girls]

 

[Truth the Ceomasterz33]

Deus vult with Teutonic Knights armor!

 

[MBRedboy31]

This is what Captain Falcon gets from trying to recreate the F-Zero anime Falcon Punch scene by trying it on Megaman.

Hey, Mega Man was stuck in the pipe on the top of the train, so Falcon was just trying to free him, in the only way he could think of...

 

[Mushroomguy12]

What train?!

The one in the picture?

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Correction, Twitter has less brain cells than a shovel, or any of Byleth's weapons for that matter.

And that's saying something.

Byleth's weapons have a heart though.

No, literally. Three Houses lore is whack.

 

[chocolatejr9]

By the end of the Edie route, Byleth is a big dum with even bigger [not for good boys and girls]

And the shippers wouldn't have it any other way...

 

[CannonStreak]

Hey, Mega Man was stuck in the pipe on the top of the train, so Falcon was just trying to free him, in the only way he could think of...

That...too. Still, Rick Wheeler was nearby yelling "Captain Falcon!" when that happened.