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True we got a lot of diversity already, but doesn't hurt to have more. I just don't want all majority of the DLC to be human guys, I'm hoping that Joker and The Hero are the last and the rest are different looking characters that aren't exactly human and at least one female character that's preferably not from a JRPG since we already have two characters from that genre.
Sorry but if you want anyone other than my favourite character it's a Forced Diversity pick by the PC police.
Yeah, I've seen this brought up a lot. Moomin is super popular in Japan so it isn't unfeasible.
Haven't you heard? Having more characters that reflect half of the world population is "checking boxes."
It's really a good thing to completely misrepresent what someone says in order to prove a point. Really great idea.
Seeing the characters that have been revealed (included) so far in the Fighters Pass (FP), I too have come to think that somewhat similar to Piranha Plant, Geno might in fact be announced after all FP characters have been revealed (potentially shadow dropped right after revealing the 5th). What's drawn me to believe in this is that, the Spirits mode, as well as the World of Light (WoL) campaign, are both modes that resonate with Geno's concept (a star spirit that descends to the Mushroom Kingdom; possessing a wooden doll (or toy more specifically)). Throughout the WoL campaign the concept of possession is seen pretty much the entire time (countless Marios, Links, Foxes, etc.; all possessed by spirits of other characters or items). While on the topic of possession, if one were to think about it deeper; seeing numerous copies of the fighters would seem "illogical"; however this makes complete sense when we take into account the true lore of Super Smash Bros. (as stated by Mr. Sakurai himself in the 11.1.2018 SSBU Direct).A while back I joked that the generic dragon and generic witch shown in the stage builder segment of the direct referenced Dragon Quest and Banjo-Kazooie... and in the spirit of that potentially being a real foreshadow I want to throw my 100% support behind another crazy theory mentioned here, in which Geno is bonus DLC.
Premise:
"The Legend of the Seven DLCs"
- Geno is a bonus 7th DLC fighter
Background:
- Color theory suggests that Orange, Blue, and Indigo are missing.
- In SMRPG, The Seven Stars are also the colors of the rainbow.
- Geno is of course lightish blue, but Indigo / Navyish blue and Orange can very well be represented by some likely and suggested characters.
- For Example, Ryu Hayabusa and Jill Valentine both have classic designs that heavily feature Indigo or Navy / Blue. Doom Marine and Heihachi likewise feature orange either in some their official art or in the logos of their games (Tekken has Orange symbols and Doom's artwork is always generally saturated in orange backgrounds).
- Jill and Heihachi also fit "Mii Costume Theory" in which Mii Costumes for Capcom and Namco will be released with new DLC fighters.
- Other Indigo characters also include Phoenix Wright (dark blue suit) and Lloyd (dark blue pants). Similarly, Crash Bandicoot could be the orange rep.
- As for smashdown, 76 characters become 71 once mii fighters are removed and PT is considered 1 character. Once you add the random button that becomes 72 tiles on the smashdown screen.
This is of course just a joke, but it's totally possible. I definitely wouldn't expect this to be the case at all, but Geno could be a special surprise from Sakurai at the end!
Who better to end the Ultimate DLC cycle in a game heavily defined by fan service? K. Rool, Ridley, and Banjo-Kazooie are in and Geno just might be too!
Yeah I do agree with this. The OG guard is just getting older, but at least we have a lot more going for us nowadays that will keep me holding out for his inclusion. There were a lot of (fan created) rules back when Brawl was being made and a lot of fuss was made about Sakurai's Journal, and once they started announcing Smash 4 newcomers it seemed like the wild west with who he was choosing, so it was hard to keep too much hope. But goddamn with everything that Sakurai has said and all the weird references ever since the Geno mii costume, it's been a wild ride. It also helps that Geno is universally agreed to be the last legacy never-ever left. We are literally all that's left to be added at this point from the pool of characters who have been wanted since basically melee. That's going to keep me coming back forever.
I do find it funny thatWell, some popular female characters I could still see getting in, albeit chances my vary:
-Tifa (buffed as much as possible
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is being classified as a bigot right now but posts like these are a-okay because he's clearly just joking right?!
If you have a top five list and Geno isn't at the top of it then you don't belong in the Geno thread. If you have a top five list and one of the spots is reserved for a non-specific female character, you care more about a character being female than you do anything else about the character, and that's pretty skeevy as far as I'm concerned
I don't know how to tell you this but you are literally telling a woman how to feel about women in a video game.
Dawg, what. Are you okay?
I guess I better back up because a woman is here and that makes everything I have to say completely invalid. Please ma'am forgive me for daring to speak out of turn
Like I said it doesn't bother me at all if you want a female character. My most wanted this entire cycle was Ashley right up until her deconfirmation. Your entire top 10 list can be female characters and that is 100% within your right. My issue is people who don't have a specific female character in mind but just want a new female character for the sake of having one.
what kind of gatekeeping nonsense is this
First of all, you need to double-check your PC buzzword dictionary. Bigot means "a person who is intolerant of those holding different opinions". I don't see how appreciating a strong female character has anything to do with being intolerant of someone else's beliefs.
I’m sorry, my sense of humor isn’t developed enough where I can laugh at wanting a character in the game as long as she has big ****!
That doesn't make a lot of sense, and reeks of gatekeeping. People can support Geno or want to see him in Smash without having him as their most wanted character overall.
This but unironically.
W-w-what?! Get your mind out of the gutter, pal. I just didn't want her getting nerfed into the ground like Bayo did. And even if was as you claim, whoever said it was ONLY for that reason? Do yourself a favor and try not to take everything so personally. You'll be a lot happier and maybe even get that humor developed.
I guess that really all depends on the next character we see. It very well could be mutually exclusive. If there's only one character left, will people be allowed to come in here and say they want someone who isn't Geno? Doesn't that seem completely antithetical to the purpose of the thread, kind of like if I went to every other character request thread and demanded Geno over who the thread was about?
What you're describing would be off-topic spam, but this all started by discussing supposed leaks (personally, I don't believe either of the ones being discussed, given the lack of evidence and noteworthy sources), which impacts Smash speculation as a whole.
So going forward I can expect people who come into this thread to tell us their most wanted characters are Crash Bandicoot and Ninten will get warnings, yes?
Ah crap I've been found out! Sorry guys, guess I'm being deported to my most wanted's thread.
I agree Geno. Be gay and do crimes.
Did that Snufkin character actually say that somewhere? Seeing that phrase out of context greatly confuses me.
Who needs context when you can be gay and do crimes.
No but:
Gotcha! Thanks for the explanation!
Calcabrina from Final Fantasy IV.
I mean there's plenty of room for non fan favorites in the Fighter's Pass too. Crash Bandicoot wasn't/isn't exactly a fan favorite, but you'd be hard pressed to find people who would be disappointed at his inclusion on most areas of the internet. He's certainly done better than before in terms of fan popularity, but the point stands that the conventional "fan favorite" moniker is very limited and at this point, most of them are out of the running anyway (if third party is all were getting, which I suspect is the case, then there's what... Geno and Sora... and that's it for third party "fan favorites"... maybe Lloyd Irving for his Brawl era popularity). It's better if we just say we want interesting and cool characters rather than one specific sub-type of character inclusion since that's just a bit too limited.
Gonna be on the unpopular opinion fence on this one, but frankly diversity in gaming only makes sense depending on the creative design of the game.
