FrostShock
Smash Journeyman
So ever since Echo Fighters were revealed, Chrom has rocketed back up my list of most wanted characters (don't worry, Elma is still my #1). I've planted my banner firmly in the camp that believes he will join the roster as an Echo, but I got to thinking; we don't really have a precedent for how Echoes will be revealed. All three of our current ones were announced differently. Daisy didn't have any pomp or circumstance to speak of, Dark Pit appeared at the end of Palutena's trailer, but his role was left and ambiguous, and Lucina got a full reveal with all the trappings in Robin's trailer. So I decided to try and think up a trailer that would make all my Smash dreams come true and reveal both Chrom and Elma (because Chrom deserves to be in a full trailer after Sakurai did him so dirty). So why not share it here? We haven't had any trailer ideas in a while.
We open with a fade-in on a ground level shot of a grassy plain with a number of odd rock formations visible in the distance (discerning fans will recognize this as Primordia). Suddenly, an enormous shadow falls over the landscape, the camera pans up to the sky where a gargantuan, draconic creature hovering high in the clouds.
The camera snaps to the beast's level, and we see Pit and Kirby (riding a Warp Star, and wielding a Star Rod) flying around the creature, firing projectiles and searching for a weak point in it's hide. They circle around to the head as it snaps and roars at them, it's here that the viewer can see clearly that this is Grima, the Fell Dragon from Fire Emblem Awakening. The camera refocuses on Grima's back, where three blurry figures can be seen.
The camera jump cuts to Link, just being knocked back by an attack from an unseen assailant. He keeps his footing and readies the Master Sword. With a yell, he fires a projectile from the blade. The camera follows its trajectory, until it collides with a wall of dark magic. The darkness dissipates, revealing that Link's target was none other than Robin, now sporting gleaming red eyes and a dark aura. The camera pulls back, and we see a boot fall hard on the ground, accompanied for a familiar voice "Robin! Stop this!" The camera refocuses on the figure speaking, revealing it to be Chrom, with Falchion at the ready.
"Sorry, Robin's not here anymore." Robin responds with a macabre grin. "I'm getting you out of there, Robin. Just hold on!" Chrom shouts. He swings Falchion around himself before striking his familiar fighting stance from Awakening.
But then, the camera pans over to the horizon, and we see a glint of light in the distance. In the blink of an eye, something comes screaming out of the sky and collides with Grima's head. The camera slows down to reveal the object in question is a red and black mech, its shoulder lowered and protected by a shield generator as it crashes into Grima. The camera reverts back to regular speed, and we see Robin clutching his head and shrieking in pain. Grima also lets out a roar before firing a blast from its mouth that the Skell (as fans can tell that's what it is) dodges. The Skell produces two guns and fires at Grima as it snaps at its new opponent. We also get a quick jumpt cut shot of the cockpit, the pilot is a feminine figure dressed in red with white hair around her shoulders, but her face is obscured by monitors. She seems remarkably calm, considering what she's fighting.
Eventually, one of Grima's attacks lands, and the beast's jaws clamp down on one of the Skell's arms. We get another shot of the cockpit as the pilot grits her teeth. She acts quickly though, as the Skell produces a sword in its free hand, and buries it in Grima's snout. Grima grunts in pain, but doesn't let go, and instead starts shaking his head, whipping the Skell around violently. The pilot frees her sword from Grima's flesh and in one last ditch effort, slices the arm of her Skell off and flies off. As she flies over Grima's back, the chest of the Skell opens, and the pilot ejects, jumping out of the cockpit. Robin, still reeling from the blow earlier, attempts to ready a spell. But as the pilot falls, she pulls out two guns and fires at Robin, forcing him to instead use his magic defensively, grunting in a mixture of pain, anger and frustration.
The pilot lands on in front of Chrom and Robin, both of whom have regained their composure, with her back to the camera. "Are you two alright?" she asks with a commanding voice. The two are still a little dumbstruck, but shake it off and nod. "Good." the pilot says, rising to her feet, holstering one of her guns, and drawing a sword from her back. "Then let's get your friend out of here."
She whirls around, pointing her gun at Robin, and we see her face for the first time:
A short gameplay montage follows, with "Black Tar" playing in the background (do not fight me on this). The focus is, of course, primarily on Elma, but the trailer also showcases some of Chrom's differences from Ike, his base character, shows off a Primordia stage, and Robin's Final Smash is confirmed to be changed to Breath of Ruin. It ends with Elma using her own Final Smash on Robin; upon activation, her Skell speeds by in vehicle form, knocking Robin high into the air (similar to Captain Falcon's). Robin lands in Primordia and looks up to see Elma flying in formation with several other Skells in bipedal form, all of them with their weapons out and trained on Robin. There's a quick shot of Elma's cockpit as she gives the order to fire, and the formation blasts Robin with everything they have.
After the Smash Ultimate logo fades, the camera comes back in at a first-person viewpoint. The POV character's eyes are fluttering open, and it's evident they're lying on their back looking up, with Chrom and Elma standing above them. "There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know." Elma says, parroting Chrom's line from Awakening. The two extend their hands, and we see the sleeved arms of Robin reach up for them. The camera snaps back to third-person as we see Robin, now back to his normal self, being helped up by the two. Link, put and Kirby have all rejoined them as well, and they are no longer on Grima, but in seemingly the same patch of grass the trailer started on.
Robin shakes his head; "Chrom? W-What happened?" he asks weakly. Chrom shakes his head; "Nothing you need to worry about, old friend." He turns to Elma, who nods; "Right, nothing a little teamwork couldn't fix." she says.
Robin still seems confused, but before he can say anything, the rumbling of engines comes in from overhead, and another Skell, this one much larger than Elma's lands next to the group. "Hey guys!" a cheerful voice chirps from over the intercom. The camera zooms in on the cockpit, revealing that Lin is the pilot. "Anyone need a lift?" she asks with a smile. (Side note; Lin is an Assist Trophy.)
The camera snaps to the beast's level, and we see Pit and Kirby (riding a Warp Star, and wielding a Star Rod) flying around the creature, firing projectiles and searching for a weak point in it's hide. They circle around to the head as it snaps and roars at them, it's here that the viewer can see clearly that this is Grima, the Fell Dragon from Fire Emblem Awakening. The camera refocuses on Grima's back, where three blurry figures can be seen.
The camera jump cuts to Link, just being knocked back by an attack from an unseen assailant. He keeps his footing and readies the Master Sword. With a yell, he fires a projectile from the blade. The camera follows its trajectory, until it collides with a wall of dark magic. The darkness dissipates, revealing that Link's target was none other than Robin, now sporting gleaming red eyes and a dark aura. The camera pulls back, and we see a boot fall hard on the ground, accompanied for a familiar voice "Robin! Stop this!" The camera refocuses on the figure speaking, revealing it to be Chrom, with Falchion at the ready.
"Sorry, Robin's not here anymore." Robin responds with a macabre grin. "I'm getting you out of there, Robin. Just hold on!" Chrom shouts. He swings Falchion around himself before striking his familiar fighting stance from Awakening.
CHROM GETS HIS CHANCE!
Both Chrom and Link charge at Robin, who fires a beam of dark magic at the two, striking Link and sending him flying. Chrom dodges a second spell aimed at him, leaping into the air spinning bringing Falchion down on Robin. Robin blocks the blade with his hand, enveloped in dark magic. Chrom slashes furiously at Robin, but he blocks every swing. On one overhead swing, Robin grabs hold of Falchion's blade and draws Chrom closer; "You're holding back." he says. With his free hand, Robin hits Chrom with a blast of magic, knocking backwards. "But I won't." Robin says, raising one arm into the air. Grima forgets about Pit and Kirby, and cranes its massive neck to look over its shoulder. Chrom manages to rise back up, wincing in pain, then notices Link nearby, struggling to get to his feet. He looks back at Grima, and sees the great beast with its mouth open, charging up what will be its final attack. Chrom rushes to Link, standing between him and Grima, and braces himself for the attack.
But then, the camera pans over to the horizon, and we see a glint of light in the distance. In the blink of an eye, something comes screaming out of the sky and collides with Grima's head. The camera slows down to reveal the object in question is a red and black mech, its shoulder lowered and protected by a shield generator as it crashes into Grima. The camera reverts back to regular speed, and we see Robin clutching his head and shrieking in pain. Grima also lets out a roar before firing a blast from its mouth that the Skell (as fans can tell that's what it is) dodges. The Skell produces two guns and fires at Grima as it snaps at its new opponent. We also get a quick jumpt cut shot of the cockpit, the pilot is a feminine figure dressed in red with white hair around her shoulders, but her face is obscured by monitors. She seems remarkably calm, considering what she's fighting.
Eventually, one of Grima's attacks lands, and the beast's jaws clamp down on one of the Skell's arms. We get another shot of the cockpit as the pilot grits her teeth. She acts quickly though, as the Skell produces a sword in its free hand, and buries it in Grima's snout. Grima grunts in pain, but doesn't let go, and instead starts shaking his head, whipping the Skell around violently. The pilot frees her sword from Grima's flesh and in one last ditch effort, slices the arm of her Skell off and flies off. As she flies over Grima's back, the chest of the Skell opens, and the pilot ejects, jumping out of the cockpit. Robin, still reeling from the blow earlier, attempts to ready a spell. But as the pilot falls, she pulls out two guns and fires at Robin, forcing him to instead use his magic defensively, grunting in a mixture of pain, anger and frustration.
The pilot lands on in front of Chrom and Robin, both of whom have regained their composure, with her back to the camera. "Are you two alright?" she asks with a commanding voice. The two are still a little dumbstruck, but shake it off and nod. "Good." the pilot says, rising to her feet, holstering one of her guns, and drawing a sword from her back. "Then let's get your friend out of here."
She whirls around, pointing her gun at Robin, and we see her face for the first time:
ELMA CROSSES BLADES!
The camera zooms in on her eye, and her iris mechanically dialates, implying that she has activated Overdrive.
A short gameplay montage follows, with "Black Tar" playing in the background (do not fight me on this). The focus is, of course, primarily on Elma, but the trailer also showcases some of Chrom's differences from Ike, his base character, shows off a Primordia stage, and Robin's Final Smash is confirmed to be changed to Breath of Ruin. It ends with Elma using her own Final Smash on Robin; upon activation, her Skell speeds by in vehicle form, knocking Robin high into the air (similar to Captain Falcon's). Robin lands in Primordia and looks up to see Elma flying in formation with several other Skells in bipedal form, all of them with their weapons out and trained on Robin. There's a quick shot of Elma's cockpit as she gives the order to fire, and the formation blasts Robin with everything they have.
After the Smash Ultimate logo fades, the camera comes back in at a first-person viewpoint. The POV character's eyes are fluttering open, and it's evident they're lying on their back looking up, with Chrom and Elma standing above them. "There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know." Elma says, parroting Chrom's line from Awakening. The two extend their hands, and we see the sleeved arms of Robin reach up for them. The camera snaps back to third-person as we see Robin, now back to his normal self, being helped up by the two. Link, put and Kirby have all rejoined them as well, and they are no longer on Grima, but in seemingly the same patch of grass the trailer started on.
Robin shakes his head; "Chrom? W-What happened?" he asks weakly. Chrom shakes his head; "Nothing you need to worry about, old friend." He turns to Elma, who nods; "Right, nothing a little teamwork couldn't fix." she says.
Robin still seems confused, but before he can say anything, the rumbling of engines comes in from overhead, and another Skell, this one much larger than Elma's lands next to the group. "Hey guys!" a cheerful voice chirps from over the intercom. The camera zooms in on the cockpit, revealing that Lin is the pilot. "Anyone need a lift?" she asks with a smile. (Side note; Lin is an Assist Trophy.)
