Elma for Smash Ultimate: Strength comes from experience. That’s true on any planet.

[SilverSoul24]

A Gen 8 Pokemon has already been disconfirmed for FP2 due to that spirit event.

I'm not an advocate for a Gen VIII Pokemon in FP2, but I don't think you can take that spirit event as a hard disconfirmation. None of those Pokemon would have worked as fighters, anyway. There's dozens of other SW/SH Pokemon they could pull for another spirit event.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

So besides all of this:

So with the rumor about Hero, Sephiroth, and Steve being planned all the way back since base game right here:

Official - Newcomer/DLC Speculation Discussion

Alright how about a game? Let's say there is a third fighters pass just for the sake of filling up the spaces so you only get three fighters and 1 individual fighter who doesn't have the other stuff like a stage, music or spirit board. Which characters would you pick? What stage would they...

smashboards.com

And Elma's actress talking about a secret project she couldn't discuss around the same time that leak up above popped up on the Internet on 5chan, the timeline adds up if they were also planning to add another Xenoblade rep all the way back then.

What is that? Xenoblade X music is missing from the game?! And what is that? Byleth, Min Min, and Sephiroth brought MIA content from their series with them in their Challenger Packs?!

No. I remember Bill Trinen said it.

Spoiler: For length

What else does Elma have in her favor? I'm all for ears.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

So besides all of this:




What else does Elma have in her favor? I'm all for ears.

Aside from Caitlin Glass’s still unknown NDA, Elma getting a full ass trailer for Xenoblade 2 while Shulk and Fiora didn’t, and Hiroyuki Sawano’s still unknown project (I doubt it was the one song he recorded for LoL) idk much else

aside from Monolith saying X would be expensive to port, but since XCDE exceeded sales expectations... at the very least the interest is there

OH. also that EU eshop article that’s for XC1 and 2 and oh so casually drops the fact that Elma’s in the expansion pass for 2 and oh look guess what game she’s from? That’s right, Xenoblade X!

 

[Sigman]

Hiroyuki Sawano’s still unknown project (I doubt it was the one song he recorded for LoL) idk much else

Sawano has indicated that it wasn't.

Sawano mentioned that the Light & Shadow song was recorded in July 2019.

先週公開になりました「League of Legends Animated Trailer「Star Guardian: Light and Shadow」PVの音楽を担当しました！
Vo.はGemieさん！！7月中旬から後半にかけてツイートしていたプログラムはこちらの事でした。是非ご覧頂ければ幸いです！https://t.co/P0O7M6sInL

— 澤野弘之 [nZk] (@sawano_nZk) September 16, 2019

本日はnZk楽曲のボーカルレコーディングがありました。ボーカルはGemieさん&Tielleさん！
その後、別プログラムでGemieさんにもう1曲歌って貰いました！！
どちらの楽曲も詳細はまたどこかでお知らせ出来ればと思います。 pic.twitter.com/gmKAKHPUgO

— 澤野弘之 [nZk] (@sawano_nZk) July 11, 2019

He has yet to reference whatever this is suppose to be:

本日はレコーディングになります。最初はマッショイくんのドラムから！！プログラムの詳細はまたどこかでお知らせ出来ればと思います。 pic.twitter.com/2VnnmcwGqW

— 澤野弘之 [nZk] (@sawano_nZk) March 29, 2018

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Sawano has indicated that it wasn't.

The plot thickens...

If we get new X remixes from Sawano what would you like to see?

 

[Abade]

The plot thickens...

If we get new X remixes from Sawano what would you like to see?

Wir Fliegen just like this:

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Just to confirm

Elma does NOT have a profile picture for the player cards in Smash right?

 

[7NATOR]

Just to confirm

Elma does NOT have a profile picture for the player cards in Smash right?

Friend icon - SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki (ssbwiki.com)

No she doesn't. you can check in the Smash ultimate section, and it will give you the option to see the full list of characters with Icons

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Friend icon - SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki (ssbwiki.com)

No she doesn't. you can check in the Smash ultimate section, and it will give you the option to see the full list of characters with Icons

Hmmm...

people are saying the lack of a spirited character’s pic means they’ll be playable later

they use this in Rex’s favor even though he’s also a costume and Pyra/Mythra have pfps. Correct me if I’m wrong but I also think Min Min lacked a PFP before becoming playable.

 

[7NATOR]

Hmmm...

people are saying the lack of a spirited character’s pic means they’ll be playable later

they use this in Rex’s favor even though he’s also a costume and Pyra/Mythra have pfps. Correct me if I’m wrong but I also think Min Min lacked a PFP before becoming playable.

I don't believe Min-Min had a PFP. I think only Spring man did because he was an Assist

There's actually very few Spirit-only characters that have PFP's, especially if they aren't related to a franchise that had a Playable character. In any case, I do think this theory would benefit Elma more than it does Rex, since Pyra and Mythera are PFPs, while Nothing from Xenoblade X is a PFP. That's if you also believe in the theory as well

 

[RawkHawk2010]

Smash Tag icons typically favor Spirits who are Legendary, hence there being icons for all four Legendary Xenoblade Spirits and only one for anything below that (aka Dunban who has the privilege of participating in Shulk's Final Smash). Had Elma been one rank higher she almost surely would have gotten one.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Smash Tag icons typically favor Spirits who are Legendary, hence there being icons for all four Legendary Xenoblade Spirits and only one for anything below that (aka Dunban who has the privilege of participating in Shulk's Final Smash). Had Elma been one rank higher she almost surely would have gotten one.

Out of curiosity are there any legendaries who do NOT have icons?

 

[RebelMaren]

There's certainly plenty of icons based on 0-3 star spirits, though 4 stars seem prioritised. In terms of spirits being upgraded to playable, so far it's only been 1 3 star. Not sure any of that means anything though.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

I’m pretty sure at the very least Black Shadow from F-Zero, who’s a Legendary Spirit, doesn’t have a pfp

not that I’m counting on him to be playable cause haha... looks at how F-Zero hasn’t had a game since the 2000s

 

[chocolatejr9]

There's certainly plenty of icons based on 0-3 star spirits, though 4 stars seem prioritised. In terms of spirits being upgraded to playable, so far it's only been 1 3 star. Not sure any of that means anything though.

Was Min Min a Primary Spirit? I always felt like those Spirits were more likely to get promoted.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Was Min Min a Primary Spirit? I always felt like those Spirits were more likely to get promoted.

Elma’s a Primary too. I think Primary Spirits are more likely to become playable than Support ones

what rank was Min Min, I think she was Ace.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

what rank was Min Min, I think she was Ace.

Min Min was Ace:

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Min Min was Ace:

Elma’s Ace too apparently

may not mean much in the long run though

 

[RebelMaren]

Min Min was Ace:

Primary, Red, Ace spirit with no ability coughs

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Elma’s Ace too apparently

may not mean much in the long run though

Well you did ask if Min Min was Ace so...

Primary, Red, Ace spirit with no ability coughs

I was just answering a question.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Primary, Red, Ace spirit with no ability coughs

You know who ELSE meets this criteria aside from Elma:

inb4 I start a new theory

 

[RebelMaren]

Well you did ask if Min Min was Ace so...



I was just answering a question.

I wasn't saying anything negative, I was just cheekily hinting at how similar Elma and Min Min's spirit's are. Sorry.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I wasn't saying anything negative, I was just cheekily hinting at how similar Elma and Min Min's spirit's are. Sorry.

It's fine. No biggie.

 

[chocolatejr9]

You know who ELSE meets this criteria aside from Elma:
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inb4 I start a new theory

Gonna go ahead and add this to the conspiracy pile.

 

[NintenZ]

Can I have a refresher on what's going in Elma's favor?

Was thinking of doing her missions in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to get my mind refreshed with her.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Can I have a refresher on what's going in Elma's favor?

Was thinking of doing her missions in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to get my mind refreshed with her.

Short version:

• Caitlin Glass’s NDA is still unknown
• Elma is one of the few base game Spirits to not have a Smash player card PFP. Min Min also didn't before she became playable
• Min Min brought missing content from ARMS including music (in base game all we had was the Spring Man Assist Trophy, two costumes and five spirits)
• Byleth brought content from Fire Emblem Three Houses including music. 3H is counted as a separate entry in the series, its own “world” if you will
• Sephiroth included more FF7 music and spirits which weren’t in base. Keep in mind the FF7 music in the base game was technically brought over from 4, not introduced in Ult
• Hiroyuki Sawano worked on a secret project in early 2018, around the same time Yoko Shimomura revealed she was working on Smash. Sawano confirmed the song he composed for League of Legends, “Light and Shadow” was composed in 2019 and therefore NOT the secret project
• No X music in base game while 2 has music. Worked out in ARMS’s favor down the line
• Shulk, Fiora and Elma appear as guest Blades in Xenoblade 2’s expansion pass but only Elma got the full blown hype trailer treatment, complete with Uncontrollable
• Bill Trinen saying “...the Xenoblade characters.” Plural.
• That EU Switch news article for the Xenoblade series on Switch (DE, 2 and Torna) which also mentions the expansion pass and casually reminds you that yes, Xenoblade Chronicles X exists
  
  

 

[NintenZ]

Short version:

• Caitlin Glass’s NDA is still unknown
• Elma is one of the few base game Spirits to not have a Smash player card PFP. Min Min also didn't before she became playable
• Min Min brought missing content from ARMS including music (in base game all we had was the Spring Man Assist Trophy, two costumes and five spirits)
• Byleth brought content from Fire Emblem Three Houses including music. 3H is counted as a separate entry in the series, its own “world” if you will
• Sephiroth included more FF7 music and spirits which weren’t in base. Keep in mind the FF7 music in the base game was technically brought over from 4, not introduced in Ult
• Hiroyuki Sawano worked on a secret project in early 2018, around the same time Yoko Shimomura revealed she was working on Smash. Sawano confirmed the song he composed for League of Legends, “Light and Shadow” was composed in 2019 and therefore NOT the secret project
• No X music in base game while 2 has music. Worked out in ARMS’s favor down the line
• Shulk, Fiora and Elma appear as guest Blades in Xenoblade 2’s expansion pass but only Elma got the full blown hype trailer treatment, complete with Uncontrollable
• Bill Trinen saying “...the Xenoblade characters.” Plural.
• That EU Switch news article for the Xenoblade series on Switch (DE, 2 and Torna) which also mentions the expansion pass and casually reminds you that yes, Xenoblade Chronicles X exists
  

Hmm, this is all some interesting stuff, considering Sakurai said Xenoblade characters missed out on the base game due to timing, I'm wondering if Elma was on the initial project plan for the game, but was scrapped for the base game simply because the timing wasn't in her favor with no recent releases related to X, and then moved to DLC where the timing would be better for her, as Tetsuya Takahashi has expressed interest in continuing X on Switch, Monolith Soft's job listing with them having a larger project in the works (Which could either be a X port or a full sequel both of which would require a lot of manpower), and Elma's role in Xenoblade 2 sort of setting her up for something bigger with her being used to familiarize players with her...

Hmm, seems like there's a lot in her favor...

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Hmm, this is all some interesting stuff, considering Sakurai said Xenoblade characters missed out on the base game due to timing, I'm wondering if Elma was on the initial project plan for the game, but was scrapped for the base game simply because the timing wasn't in her favor with no recent releases related to X, and then moved to DLC where the timing would be better for her, as Tetsuya Takahashi has expressed interest in continuing X on Switch, Monolith Soft's job listing with them having a larger project in the works (Which could either be a X port or a full sequel both of which would require a lot of manpower), and Elma's role in Xenoblade 2 sort of setting her up for something bigger with her being used to familiarize players with her...

Hmm, seems like there's a lot in her favor...

They did say a X port would be expensive... perhaps they’d need to hire more manpower for it...?

 

[NintenZ]

They did say a X port would be expensive... perhaps they’d need to hire more manpower for it...?

Yeah perhaps, the game would need a lot of reworking for Switch as font size was a big issue with the original release and things such as the Gamepad functionality would need to be modified or streamlined for the Nintendo Switch, I also think they'd want to rework the online features as if I recall there were things they wanted to do with that they couldn't do due to monetary restraints with the original release.

So yeah, a surprising amount of work would need to be done with a Switch port, but it's still a strong possibility, as well as the possibility of a sequel which is very strong too considering the game's original ending and the various plotholes in the game that could possibly at least see some sort of halfway resolution in a epilogue ala Torna and Future Connected (I need answers Monolith damnit).

 

[JOJONumber691]

Not only that but, the File Size is... very interesting to say the very least.

 

[NintenZ]

Not only that but, the File Size is... very interesting to say the very least.

Well tbh it wouldn't be the only 32GB Switch game out there...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

www.nintendo.com

(Yes they somehow fit 32GB on one cartridge you cannot make this **** up)

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Not only that but, the File Size is... very interesting to say the very least.

File size for X you mean?

yeah, the Wii U had downloadable data packs to make things load faster

 

[JOJONumber691]

Yeah... those Data Packs were 32GB ALONE! On top of the Already MASSIVE File Size. Yeah, I think that's an issue that needs to be addressed if X ever gets a Port.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Xenoblade X was probably one of the most ambitious titles on the Wii U, heck, a Nintendo system in general.

but it’s also ambition done right.

Take notes, Cyberpunk 2077.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Short version:

• Caitlin Glass’s NDA is still unknown
• Elma is one of the few base game Spirits to not have a Smash player card PFP. Min Min also didn't before she became playable
• Min Min brought missing content from ARMS including music (in base game all we had was the Spring Man Assist Trophy, two costumes and five spirits)
• Byleth brought content from Fire Emblem Three Houses including music. 3H is counted as a separate entry in the series, its own “world” if you will
• Sephiroth included more FF7 music and spirits which weren’t in base. Keep in mind the FF7 music in the base game was technically brought over from 4, not introduced in Ult
• Hiroyuki Sawano worked on a secret project in early 2018, around the same time Yoko Shimomura revealed she was working on Smash. Sawano confirmed the song he composed for League of Legends, “Light and Shadow” was composed in 2019 and therefore NOT the secret project
• No X music in base game while 2 has music. Worked out in ARMS’s favor down the line
• Shulk, Fiora and Elma appear as guest Blades in Xenoblade 2’s expansion pass but only Elma got the full blown hype trailer treatment, complete with Uncontrollable
• Bill Trinen saying “...the Xenoblade characters.” Plural.
• That EU Switch news article for the Xenoblade series on Switch (DE, 2 and Torna) which also mentions the expansion pass and casually reminds you that yes, Xenoblade Chronicles X exists
  

Bookmarking this to save for reference.

 

[Omar_25]

Yeah... those Data Packs were 32GB ALONE! On top of the Already MASSIVE File Size. Yeah, I think that's an issue that needs to be addressed if X ever gets a Port.

Don't ask me how I got this

It's actually only like 10 GB, which is essentially half of X's file size (around 22 GB or so from what I gathered from a quick google search). Deginitely huge, but not THAT huge. For sure a lot smaller than the largest game on the switch. Plus it's not like the data packs are adding onto the original game's file size. It's only really needed for people who run the game off of the disc so that they can ease load times by having the assets loaded straight from the Wii U's storage rather than the disk. The problem is immediately solved if you just have the game digitally.

I feel like they could definitely fit X on a cartridge if they were able to do it with Witcher 3.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Short version:

• Caitlin Glass’s NDA is still unknown
• Elma is one of the few base game Spirits to not have a Smash player card PFP. Min Min also didn't before she became playable
• Min Min brought missing content from ARMS including music (in base game all we had was the Spring Man Assist Trophy, two costumes and five spirits)
• Byleth brought content from Fire Emblem Three Houses including music. 3H is counted as a separate entry in the series, its own “world” if you will
• Sephiroth included more FF7 music and spirits which weren’t in base. Keep in mind the FF7 music in the base game was technically brought over from 4, not introduced in Ult
• Hiroyuki Sawano worked on a secret project in early 2018, around the same time Yoko Shimomura revealed she was working on Smash. Sawano confirmed the song he composed for League of Legends, “Light and Shadow” was composed in 2019 and therefore NOT the secret project
• No X music in base game while 2 has music. Worked out in ARMS’s favor down the line
• Shulk, Fiora and Elma appear as guest Blades in Xenoblade 2’s expansion pass but only Elma got the full blown hype trailer treatment, complete with Uncontrollable
• Bill Trinen saying “...the Xenoblade characters.” Plural.
• That EU Switch news article for the Xenoblade series on Switch (DE, 2 and Torna) which also mentions the expansion pass and casually reminds you that yes, Xenoblade Chronicles X exists
  

Oh! I forgot a key point!

it was revealed Steve/Alex were in talks for at least 5 years, which explains why Vergeben said Minecraft content as far back as base game. Didn’t happen then, but instead two DLC season passes later. Proof that characters could be worked on for that long, especially given Steve/Alex’s gimmick

 

[7NATOR]

Question, but just as a refresher, is Xenoblade Chronicles X supposed to be it's own Sub-series that is separate from Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2, hence the
"X" in the name?

 

[Calamitas]

Question, but just as a refresher, is Xenoblade Chronicles X supposed to be it's own Sub-series that is separate from Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2, hence the
"X" in the name?

Honestly? Too early to tell. Prior to 2's DLC I would have said that yes, it is its own sub-series, but after how Elma was treated along with the other Xeno series protagonists (that is to say, also KOS-MOS), as well as some statements by Takahashi in interviews, I'm not so sure anymore. As of right now, I think we can only wait and see how anything X is treated in the future, though I'm leaning towards it not being its own sub-series anymore.

 

[Lamperouge]

XCX retains being able to change the player controlled character like in XC1 and XC2, right? I know that you create your own avatar but I was curious if you could play as Elma and the gang if you wanted.

...Man, XCXDE needs to happen soon.