As we wait for more Smash news, I thought of a decent Geno-related question. What pose would you like to see Geno have in his official Smash render?
Waited all day to think on this question and I think Ultimate's renders do a good job because they're not just action poses, a vast majority basically highlight the character's personality. Some seem kind of awkward like K. Rool and Banjo but it highlights what they're about.
K. Rool has a weird pose. It's not intimidating but it's assertive. It's not just raw arrogance like Dedede's because K. Rool knows he has authority without having to crack the whip. The Kremlings have him as leader because they respect him. With Dedede, he appointed himself and everyone just kind of went with it because the citizens of Dreamland are lazy AF. King K. Rool's stance is regal but in the since of somebody that earned it and knows it. It's also just kind of ironic because K. Rool bounces back and forth from acting like a wild animal to an aristocrat. In summary, K. Rool's stance is awkward because a crocodile king is kind of an oxymoron but K. Rool obviously takes it very seriously.
Banjo's is sort of a slight action shot, putting heavy emphasis on an interaction between Banjo and Kazooie. Banjo's looks slightly uncertain while Kazooie looks a little mischievous. Banjo and Kazooie can do a ton of amazing things together... But only if Kazooie wants to. In the series, Kazooie makes this pretty apparent and most of what motivates Banjo is her. Banjo is kind of lazy and a little dim (not like GameFAQs "hurrdurr") and is literally what gets him about of bed to save his sister getting (very noisily) kidnapped in the first game. This being said, they depend on each other a lot, boost each others strengths, and cover each others weaknesses (for example, Kazooie would probably get her ass kicked all the time if Banjo wasn't so nice and agreeable). This all said, I feel the pose highlights the dynamics of the relationship.
As for Geno... I kind of do just like the idea of his head nod. It has a sage like quality to it and I feel like that's one of his better personality. He's not necessarily super smart but he's wise and composed, which is something that hard set him apart from the super cartoony personalities of most of the cast.