Geno (♥♪!?): Return of the Starsend Savior

[TheCJBrine]

Geno's biggest obstacle at this point is still the fact NIntendo chose plant piranha over him to be the latest Mario rep, ignoring the difficulty of forcing expanding Mario contents at this point. It feels like Geno was a potential bonus choice if NIntendo wanted to make it happen without highlighting him as a main content,

Sakurai chose Plant himself to be different than the standard heroes/villains/whoever. I don’t think it has anything to do with Geno or any other characters, he just wanted a normal enemy as a fighter.

 

[Firox]

Even if Ultimate seems or is impossible to surpass, Smash is too big of a cash cow for them to let go. Believe me, we are getting another Smash after this game whether it has Sakurai directing it or not Nintendo won't let this franchise die.

I'm 99.9999% sure that there will always be another Smash Bros. Whether they will be of consistently higher quality is HEAVILY up to debate. Like it or not, sooner or later, the roster WILL hit critical mass in the same way Pokemon did where there will just be too many characters for the game itself to handle and/or to balance fairly. Plus, mechanically speaking, I predict that each subsequent Smash bros will show significantly diminishing returns. You can only optimize visuals and inputs so much. Even Sakurai himself seems to acknowledge this.

 

[Dorayaki]

Sakurai chose Plant himself to be different than the standard heroes/villains/whoever. I don’t think this matters much for Geno.

Problem stays that if Geno was in the plan, the slot for the bonus fighter would unlikely be from Mario series in the first place. And I think Geno is still objectively known as an unconventonal choice due to his role and demand,

 

[Lord Woomy]

Problem stays that if Geno was in the plan, the slot for the bonus fighter would unlikely be from Mario series in the first place. And I think Geno is still objectively known as an unconventonal choice due to his role and demand,

You do realize, especially for a bonus character, Geno is under completely different circumstances than Plant because he's not owned by Nintendo

 

[Dorayaki]

You do realize, especially for a bonus character, Geno is under completely different circumstances than Plant because he's not owned by Nintendo

The last reply meant to say that it could had been from an unpresented series, and, well, no matter if Geno would come soon, choosing to add more Mario contents is still controversial in its own way.

As for the other point, I see that the bonus can hardly be from 3rd party.

 

[xpnc]

I think hoping Byleth wasn't 5 is just wishful thinking.

Sakurai literally said that Byleth being 5 wasn't his choice. He had someone else in mind

 

[ForsakenM]

This Spirit battle change that depends on whether you purchased a Mii Costume or not is interesting but it's just visible proof of something anyone with above -20 IQ would already come to understand. It's almost like the developers of a game can make changes to content of the existing game in the future, who'd have thunk it?

Seriously though, the anti-Spirits argument has always been fundamentally flawed because it's based off the flawed concept that Sakurai and his team would never and could never make changes to the game in any way they deem fit. If that was the case, we wouldn't have any DLC or patches. The fact always was that if needed, changes can be made, and that was very not true nor were Spirits ever exempt from that. Just because we now have visible proof that A. They can change the names of Spirits to make way for new ones (something that totally defeats any argument against Geno btw) and B. That they are willing to adjust the content of Spirit battles based on what content you do or do not own, which is also proof that they can adjust Spirit battles in general for any reason they deem fit, doesn't mean anyone stuck in their stupid ways will change their minds.

Remember, most of the people arguing against us are using their feelings as a defense and unfortunately the only retort for that is to call them out for not being logic but emotional and to bring it back to facts and logic. If they cannot or will not, the discussion is rendered pointless and mute as they will refuse to listen to reason.

Also, to clarify since I got a weird message from @Neon05 yesterday, my post was not meant to say 'Throw away all the speculative information regarding Geno': it was meant to say 'Put that all aside for a moment and realize that we have a strong enough base with just the facts directly tied to Smash.' I say this because I feel like we rely too much on what leakers say or think and that we hinge on speculation when in reality, we have the highest chance of getting our character in Vol 2 and none of it has to do with anything other than solid factual events. Oh, and I want to add in that I forgot to tie in that Geno's Mii Costume has yet to return. Some my see this as speculation, but it is a fact that it has yet to return despite having multiple opportunities to do so. Considering it's just copy/pasta free money for Square, the fact that it STILL hasn't returned raises questions. So yes, the lack of the returning costume leads into speculation, but the fact that is hasn't returned and that it's a good sign for Geno remain just that: facts.

 

[Vector Victor]

Sakurai chose Plant himself to be different than the standard heroes/villains/whoever. I don’t think it has anything to do with Geno or any other characters, he just wanted a normal enemy as a fighter.

Honestly? Should have gone with Kamek then.

 

[Organization XIII]

Sakurai literally said that Byleth being 5 wasn't his choice. He had someone else in mind

That wasn't what was said at all. He was saying the characters weren't chosen according to his biases which I'll leave up to you to think whether that's true or not.

 

[Deleted member]

This Spirit battle change that depends on whether you purchased a Mii Costume or not is interesting but it's just visible proof of something anyone with above -20 IQ would already come to understand. It's almost like the developers of a game can make changes to content of the existing game in the future, who'd have thunk it?

Seriously though, the anti-Spirits argument has always been fundamentally flawed because it's based off the flawed concept that Sakurai and his team would never and could never make changes to the game in any way they deem fit. If that was the case, we wouldn't have any DLC or patches. The fact always was that if needed, changes can be made, and that was very not true nor were Spirits ever exempt from that. Just because we now have visible proof that A. They can change the names of Spirits to make way for new ones (something that totally defeats any argument against Geno btw) and B. That they are willing to adjust the content of Spirit battles based on what content you do or do not own, which is also proof that they can adjust Spirit battles in general for any reason they deem fit, doesn't mean anyone stuck in their stupid ways will change their minds.

Remember, most of the people arguing against us are using their feelings as a defense and unfortunately the only retort for that is to call them out for not being logic but emotional and to bring it back to facts and logic. If they cannot or will not, the discussion is rendered pointless and mute as they will refuse to listen to reason.

Also, to clarify since I got a weird message from @Neon05 yesterday, my post was not meant to say 'Throw away all the speculative information regarding Geno': it was meant to say 'Put that all aside for a moment and realize that we have a strong enough base with just the facts directly tied to Smash.' I say this because I feel like we rely too much on what leakers say or think and that we hinge on speculation when in reality, we have the highest chance of getting our character in Vol 2 and none of it has to do with anything other than solid factual events. Oh, and I want to add in that I forgot to tie in that Geno's Mii Costume has yet to return. Some my see this as speculation, but it is a fact that it has yet to return despite having multiple opportunities to do so. Considering it's just copy/pasta free money for Square, the fact that it STILL hasn't returned raises questions. So yes, the lack of the returning costume leads into speculation, but the fact that is hasn't returned and that it's a good sign for Geno remain just that: facts.

Sometimes my messages are meant to be weird. No hard feelings.

 

[Firox]

Honestly? Should have gone with Kamek then.

Exactly. Kamek may look like pretty much any other Magikoopa, but he actually DOES have his own personality and they could have designed him so that he represents ALL mooks by being able to summon different ones via magic. Imagine having a magic projectile that every time you aim it into the ground or a wall, he summons either a goomba, paragoomba, troopa, paratroopa, piranha plant or bob-bomb. He could then use the bob-bomb as a secondary projectile like Bowser Jr.'s mechakoopas.

 

[MattX20]

Does anyone else ever shed tears when listening to Goodbye Geno from Memoria? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LoAoPulSHA It would be so emotional if that's the music played when Geno returns.

 

[QQS]

Does anyone else ever shed tears when listening to Goodbye Geno from Memoria? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LoAoPulSHA It would be so emotional if that's the music played when Geno returns.

I was going to post and share the same. Love that version and yes, gives me goosebumps because all the feelings I got attached to Geno, and also my childhood + love for the character since I first played in 1996.

Not pretty sure if the song is coming in the Smash Music collection; but it has chances to appear in the CGI trailer.

I would be paid in full if they start with Let’s play Geno with the puppets scene from Smash64 intro; then Forest Maze remixed/rock with the gameplay (after the splash screen); and finally Good-bye Geno.

By the way, I was looking Rosalina trailer and maybe they can make a video following that sequence. Like for example they re-used the style of King DDD being the silhouette of King K Rool; and Duck Hunt being Banjo-Kazooie.

(If the next direct starts with galaxies or forests, I’m done).

So can you imagine if LUMA follows and stop by the FEET of Geno!? My heart would stop for a minute...

 

[AdamBel731]

That is quite the interesting development with the Cuphead Mii costume Spirit battle.

But honestly... I'm still not surprised. As ForsakenM said, the mindset that Sakurai and his team wouldn't add a character just because they're a Spirit is such flawed logic. As I've said many times, if Sakurai or Nintendo want to add a character, a little image isn't gonna stop them. "But it isn't JUST an image, there is a battle too and blah blah blah..." Okay? Again, if Sakurai or someone else REALLY want to add a character who is a Spirit, I genuinely don't think they're gonna say "Aw well shoot, looks like they're an image and have a battle, guess they're just impossible to implement..." If someone is going to make the argument that changing up the battle and how Geno's Spirit works would be "too much work," um... I hate to break it to you, but "Everyone Is Here," 100+ stages, and how much Sakurai works is an indication that Sakurai probably will find a way to give the people what thet want. Changing how a Spirit works isn't really as intensive as 100+ stages and having every Smash character return, so I don't really get the argument then...

As we've seen with so many things in Ultimate, the impossible cam become possible. "Everyone Is Here," Ridley, King K. Rool, Banjo & Kazooie, etc., so many dreams have made it into reality, no matter how you slice it. There are gonna be people who say "But that doesn't mean Spirits will be upgraded!" Yeah... I guess? But coupled with the point that Sakurai will upgrade a character if he really wants to, the fact that so many "rules" and "never-evers" have been broken really should get people to stop making up rules.

Bottom Line: If Sakurai/Nintendo/Square Enix want to upgrade Geno, one battle and a Spirit aren't gonna stop them.

 

[Firox]

That is quite the interesting development with the Cuphead Mii costume Spirit battle.

But honestly... I'm still not surprised. As ForsakenM said, the mindset that Sakurai and his team wouldn't add a character just because they're a Spirit is such flawed logic. As I've said many times, if Sakurai or Nintendo want to add a character, a little image isn't gonna stop them. "But it isn't JUST an image, there is a battle too and blah blah blah..." Okay? Again, if Sakurai or someone else REALLY want to add a character who is a Spirit, I genuinely don't think they're gonna say "Aw well shoot, looks like they're an image and have a battle, guess they're just impossible to implement..." If someone is going to make the argument that changing up the battle and how Geno's Spirit works would be "too much work," um... I hate to break it to you, but "Everyone Is Here," 100+ stages, and how much Sakurai works is an indication that Sakurai probably will find a way to give the people what thet want. Changing how a Spirit works isn't really as intensive as 100+ stages and having every Smash character return, so I don't really get the argument then...

As we've seen with so many things in Ultimate, the impossible cam become possible. "Everyone Is Here," Ridley, King K. Rool, Banjo & Kazooie, etc., so many dreams have made it into reality, no matter how you slice it. There are gonna be people who say "But that doesn't mean Spirits will be upgraded!" Yeah... I guess? But coupled with the point that Sakurai will upgrade a character if he really wants to, the fact that so many "rules" and "never-evers" have been broken really should get people to stop making up rules.

Bottom Line: If Sakurai/Nintendo/Square Enix want to upgrade Geno, one battle and a Spirit aren't gonna stop them.

Amen, dude. I think we've got plenty of evidence to conclude that a PNG isn't going to be the end-all for new inclusions. It's Sakurai's game. People need to stop arrogantly assuming that their own biases and opinions are going to dictate his actions. If he wants it, he's gonna get it. Period. Granted, Spirits DID end up being a de-confirmation for FP1 due to the timing, but FP2 is literally the wild wild west. ANYTHING can happen.

 

[JarBear]

Yeah, the game "cannon" has not been broken at all even with itself or the DLC itself.

"Only Kirby survived the BEAMS OF LIGHT due to the speed of the Warp Star."
DLC characters were pretty much ok ... you don't even have to battle them or anything, they just appear in your team at some point.
"Spirits are from people/characters who lost their bodies."
There are Spirits of items and non living things.
"Only the fighters can get their bodies back, everyone else cannot be part of the physical world."
There are Pikmin spirits, but Olimar/Alph use them in battle. Also, PHYSICAL BODY Petey is part of PPlants Final Smash. Oh, and how does Mario use the FLUDD when its a spirit? Broken Meta boys and girls...

Yeah, there are no holes in the story at all. It's perfect, he certainly has painted himself in a corner so no one else can get in. So the DLC fighters we are playing as are not real, they are SUPER PREMIUM Mii costumes ... with their own slots and what not.

I can go on about the Fan Rules of why you can't use Spirits or anything else ... but that's been exhausted.

Bottom Line: People need to stop taking the base game so seriously to make "rules."

 

[SpaceCrystal]

Oh dear, this is torture at this point. I’ve just been silently watching you guys in this thread trying to get all happy about Geno in Smash for awhile now. But this days worth of posts has just been painful. It’s just the same arguments posted over and over in a loop, and every time someone in this thread asks for it to stop it just goes on and on.

It’s one thing to try and correct someone over Sora and 2B’s chances and how you think they’re more likely than others think. It’s another thing to just keep going through the same points, for the same characters, without reaching a conclusion. At this point, the arguments are starting to make less and less sense. Maybe this should be talked out privately and not across pages of a thread putting it at risk of another ban. I don’t care who started it or what, it’s time for this to stop!

Yeah, I wonder why this thread hasn't been locked at this point. Nearly 3 years & 2,430 pages of nonsense rambling, sheesh.

 

[Rangez]

B. That they are willing to adjust the content of Spirit battles based on what content you do or do not own.

Here's my thing on this particular point. If the team is willing to swap out certain things in a Spirit Battle based on if you own the DLC content or not, why are we only seeing this now with Cuphead even though they could've done this with a number of certain Spirit Battles prior? Nakoruru? Iori? Ryo?

Even with some of the returning Mii costumes from Sm4sh like Akira and MegaMan.EXE, they also could've done this adjustment with their Spirit Battles too if they wanted.

 

[Lord Woomy]

Yeah, I wonder why this thread hasn't been locked at this point. Nearly 3 years & 2,430 pages of nonsense rambling, sheesh.

Did you just dig up a several weeks old post just to tell us that our thread should be locked?

 

[JarBear]

Here's my thing on this particular point. If the team is willing to swap out certain things in a Spirit Battle based on if you own the DLC content or not, why are we only seeing this now with Cuphead even though they could've done this with a number of certain Spirit Battles prior? Nakoruru? Iori? Ryo?

Even with some of the returning Mii costumes from Sm4sh like Akira and MegaMan.EXE, they also could've done this adjustment with their Spirit Battles too if they wanted.

I dunno either, to me it represents more of a "they CAN make adjustments to things IF they wanted to." Doesn't mean they have to to make "sense" of everything, but at least shows they are willing to make adjustments.

 

[SpaceCrystal]

Did you just dig up a several weeks old post just to tell us that our thread should be locked?

I was agreeing with him. His post kind of made the most sense as to the point that I was going to make.

 

[Funktastic]

Welcome to the Geno thread, where Geno supporters talk about reasons why they think Geno could make it as DLC. Shocking, I know!

 

[Geoffrey Druyts]

I was agreeing with him. His post kind of made the most sense as to the point that I was going to make.

That post was around 80 pages ago tho.

 

[Rangez]

Honestly? Should have gone with Kamek then.

Well, Kamek isn't a "generic enemy" though.

 

[Firox]

Did you just dig up a several weeks old post just to tell us that our thread should be locked?

Pretty much, yeah. Definitely no negative biases here.

 

[SpaceCrystal]

That post was around 80 pages ago tho.

I'm sorry for that, but it has to be said.

 

[Spatulo]

I'm sorry for that, but it has to be said.

Ain’t a single thought under the sun that “has” to be said, especially not anything on an Internet forum for Super Smash Brothers

 

[JarBear]

As a friendly reminder, please do not feed trolls.

Let's continue talking about our SPECULATION of GENO in the GENO SPECULATION THREAD.

If Geno is added, the "fix" the Spirit issue is to simply have the base spirit at Geno (SUPER Mario RPG). The Zelda spirits that were edited did not specify the game they were from, just the series. So simply saying something like Super Mario RPG works for the game, but also works for the RPG spin offs from that game as well I think.

 

[MisterMike]

Geno thread, what I'm about to share could most likely be the biggest hit against Spirit deconfirmations, and Spirit battles (for both WoL and The Spirit Board).

I stumbled upon an interesting post, on Gamefaqs no less (Not sure if I can share the link here).
Anyways, what caught my attention was that Spirit Battles can be altered, specifically the fighter representing said Spirit could be switched for a different fighter.

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheNintendoFeed/status/1227589841690472449
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Now look closely at the pics in this tweet, what do you see?
The Cuphead spirit is being represented by Mega Man. And apparently, that same spirit battle is changed if you've purchased Cuphead's Mii costume.

Mega Man gets replaced by a Mii Gunner wearing Cuphead's costume, and the music changes to Floral Fury from whatever it was previously.

Geno, Waluigi, Isaac, Shantae, and all the characters who had a Spirit battle since base game could get theirs altered if they were chosen for Fighters Pass Vol. 2 and beyond.

Hmmmm...
HMMMMMMMMMMM...
HMMMMMITY, HMMMMMITY, HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...
...
That sounds pretty cool. I should probably buy that Cuphead costume now.

This

This right here

THIS is how we win.

Not fighting what we hate... but saving what we love.

 

[Geoffrey Druyts]

I'm sorry for that, but it has to be said.

I mean, it's alright. It's understandable that you want this thread to go back on track, althrough I don't think it's such a good idea to say that you want the thread to be closed because of this discussion we're having.

 

[SpaceCrystal]

As a friendly reminder, please do not feed trolls.

I'm not a troll. Just concerned.

 

[Fatmanonice]

Yeah, I wonder why this thread hasn't been locked at this point. Nearly 3 years & 2,430 pages of nonsense rambling, sheesh.

That's everywhere though. I mean... That's basically Smash speculation in a nutshell. If you think this is bad you should see the kinds of arguments that happen BETWEEN Smash games when there's virtually no news or updates to go off of.

 

[link2702]

Ignore button exists folks. Use it and don’t feed the troll.

 

[Firox]

Ain’t a single thought under the sun that “has” to be said, especially not anything on an Internet forum for Super Smash Brothers

It's like driving into Harlem and screaming the N word because it "has to be said". Well, if you insist, but then the ensuing lynching would also "have to be done" as well.

 

[SpaceCrystal]

Ignore button exists folks. Use it and don’t feed the troll.

I hate to say this around here, & this may get me modded, but screw off. I don't appreciate how you & some other posters are treating me.

 

[DarkShadow20]

The last reply meant to say that it could had been from an unpresented series, and, well, no matter if Geno would come soon, choosing to add more Mario contents is still controversial in its own way.

As for the other point, I see that the bonus can hardly be from 3rd party.

They literally just added another FE character, so I doubt another Mario character would be near as controversial.

 

[JarBear]

They literally just added another FE character, so I doubt another Mario character would be near as controversial.

Lol, I don't think Nintendo is too concerned about controversy to be honest.

But I also agree completely with that as well.

 

[Fatmanonice]

Geno's obstacles are honestly no bigger than a good number of the characters that got in. Ridley, Dark Samus, Daisy, and Chrom were dunked on by Sakurai himself, Plant is a generic enemy, Joker's main game isn't even on a Nintendo platform, Dragon Quest is a licensing nightmare, Banjo is owned by a direct competitor, and Byleth was added despite literally checking multiple boxes for things fans absolutely didn't want more of in Smash. I don't see how people can look at characters like Plant and Banjo and still be like "Geno's totally impossible."

 

[Inawordyes]

I'm not a troll. Just concerned.

What exactly is concerning you SpaceCrystal? Are you specifically pointing out concern about how the convo circled back to 2B and Sora recently, which was mentioned in the post you quoted? Or is there something else?

With recent events in the thread, people are understandably touchy about users who aren't regular thread-contributors coming in and "concern trolling". But while some reactions could have been a bit nicer assuming you are legitimately concern for valid reasons, we're all pretty chill overall. So if you can just explain yourself a little more on what's bothering you, everything should be okay.

If you can't do that, then *shrug* I don't know what to tell you.

 

[SpaceCrystal]

What exactly is concerning you SpaceCrystal? Are you specifically pointing out concern about how the convo circled back to 2B and Sora recently, which was mentioned in the post you quoted? Or is there something else?

With recent events in the thread, people are understandably touchy about users who aren't regular thread-contributors coming in and "concern trolling". But while some reactions could have been a bit nicer assuming you are legitimately concern for valid reasons, we're all pretty chill overall. So if you can just explain yourself a little more on what's bothering you, everything should be okay.

If you can't do that, then *shrug* I don't know what to tell you.

I just think that everyone has a right to their opinions about who they like or dislike. But there are people who don't like certain characters like Geno, Sora or 2B & are also entitled to their opinions as long as they're being respectful about it (though I'm mostly talking about Geno). Posters shouldn't go & raise hell against other posters for not liking somebody that they themselves like.