"Justice Always Triumphs." - Ryu Hayabusa for Smash Switch! (Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive)

[Wonder Smash]

I really hope Sakurai brings back the 80s event again. It just doesn't seem right without Hayabusa. He's one 80s character from the NES era that definitely should have been in this event.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Honestly at this rate I'm very confident in Hayabusa's chances. Probably the last NES icon, Koei are involved in Ultimate and has had an huge history with Nintendo.

The only competition he has getting in is Zhao from Dynasty Warriors.

 

[Mr. Stevenson]

Probably the last NES icon

Getting tired of this:

 

[Wonder Smash]

Getting tired of this:

Along with Billy and Jimmy Lee too.

 

[DarthEnderX]

*eyebrow*

 

[RETROROTER]

 

[Megadoomer]

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[Powerman293]

Which interpretation do you guys prefer for Hyabusa in his Smash appearance? NES or Modern? I think a mix between the two would be the best bet. Simplify the modern design down a bit and make it less of a hard black could work.

 

[Seanapotamus]

Which interpretation do you guys prefer for Hyabusa in his Smash appearance? NES or Modern? I think a mix between the two would be the best bet. Simplify the modern design down a bit and make it less of a hard black could work.

Honestly I'd be fine with both designs being in the game so he could have an alternate costume, considering that both his classic and modern designs are popular.

 

[iMACobra]

Which interpretation do you guys prefer for Hyabusa in his Smash appearance? NES or Modern? I think a mix between the two would be the best bet. Simplify the modern design down a bit and make it less of a hard black could work.

Why the need to make a unique appearance just for Smash? Just add both the modern and classic outfits like Wario, Ike, Bayonetta, etc. The moveset is the bigger problem as Ryu's sword swinging style is different among both trilogies with one having the sword at the waist and the other on the back.

 

[Wonder Smash]

Which interpretation do you guys prefer for Hyabusa in his Smash appearance? NES or Modern? I think a mix between the two would be the best bet. Simplify the modern design down a bit and make it less of a hard black could work.

Both. His modern look can be his default costume while his classic look can be his alternate costume.

 

[DarthEnderX]

Which interpretation do you guys prefer for Hyabusa in his Smash appearance? NES or Modern?

Modern. NES is too generic, but can be an alt costume.

 

[Mr. Stevenson]

I used to be ok with either one of both versions being his default, but honestly now that I’ve became a little into amiibos, I’m definitely much more in favor of having his classic NES outfit as his default appearance just for that matter, but I guess I wouldn’t be too bothered if it ends up being his modern version.

 

[Nesysli]

I prefer his modern look but if he moved like in the NES games with his blade at his waist; that's be so freaking cool. If they were too busy or lazy to make an alternate costume of his classic blue outfit they could do something like this: https://i.pinimg.com/474x/53/7d/24/537d24ea88ebc4cd6fcf376d8806d969--figs-samurai.jpg

 

[DarthEnderX]

I mean, yeah, an NES color at the very least is a given.

 

[RETROROTER]

Hayabusa for Smash please and thank you Nintendo

 

[Deleted member]

Here are some costume suggestions I made
1. Default
2. Classic
3. Unmasked
4. OVA
5. Spirit of the Fighter
6. Civilian
7. Zack Island Swimsuit
8. DOA

 

[UberPyro64]

How do Hayabusa fans feel about my slightly crazy Fighter Pass prediction?

 

[Mr. Stevenson]

How do Hayabusa fans feel about my slightly crazy Fighter Pass prediction?

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Personally, Ryu is the only character I’d be legitimately interested in having.

Min min: a bit

The rest: Nope, not even a bit, some I’d even hate to have if I’m being brutally honest.

 

[DarthEnderX]

How do Hayabusa fans feel about my slightly crazy Fighter Pass prediction?

It's pretty solid. The characters that I'm not personally interested in are at least completely understandable why they'd deserve to be in.

Mine's better though(although it's out of date at this point. Replace Spencer with Spring Man/Ribbon Girl. Pass doesn't need two entries with extending arms):

 

[Deleted member]

It's pretty solid. The characters that I'm not personally interested in are at least completely understandable why they'd deserve to be in.

Mine's better though(although it's out of date at this point. Replace Spencer with Spring Man/Ribbon Girl. Pass doesn't need two entries with extending arms):
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Here's mine.
76. Arms Character (Confirmed)
77. Possible Gen 8 Pokémon (hopefully it's Rillaboom)
78. Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
79. Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
80. Crash Bandicoot
81. Heihachi (TEKKEN)
82. Either Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) or Savvy Stylist (Style Savvy)
Now I added Fighter #82 because I hope Season 2 pulled a Piranha Plant by having one more character that's not part of the Pass

 

[Capybara Gaming]

It's pretty solid. The characters that I'm not personally interested in are at least completely understandable why they'd deserve to be in.

Mine's better though(although it's out of date at this point. Replace Spencer with Spring Man/Ribbon Girl. Pass doesn't need two entries with extending arms):
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While I'm not personally invested in several of these franchises, this would be good representation for series familiar to Nintendo fans!

 

[Powerman293]

How do Hayabusa fans feel about my slightly crazy Fighter Pass prediction?

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Only one really throwing me off there is Gordon Freeman. But other than that, while not all the characters I want, it'd be a list I would be fine with.

 

[Wonder Smash]

How do Hayabusa fans feel about my slightly crazy Fighter Pass prediction?

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Hayabusa is the only character in that group that I'm interested in.

I'd rather go for more characters from the NES era. Aside from Hayabusa, there's also Bill and Lance from Contra, and Billy and Jimmy Lee from Double Dragon.

 

[RETROROTER]

Koei Tecmo is deserving of a rep, their partnership with Nintendo is incredible and have made many major games for them including Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Hyrule Warriors and more. With this in mind I’m surprised Koei Tecmo has gotten such little representation in Smash, my hope is that they are the ATLUS of this pass with ATLUS having a spirit in the game and then having full on content in the game, I hope the same thing happens with Koei Tecmo. So what I think is that Fighters Pass VOL 2 was planned after the Joker reveal and that’s where negotiations started, that’s why at the time you would hear people say “oh it’s Steve” when the discussions were really about Banjo, in this instance around the time we all thought Ryu Hayabusa was Fighter 5, what may have been happening is that negotiations for Hayabusa leaked out and instead of him being Fighter 5 he’s actually like Fighter 9 or 10 and leakers just jumped the gun saying it’s Ryu Hayabusa for Fighter 5 when really it was Byleth. The other reason I’m thinking it’s Hayabusa, is that especially now, a lot of the potential picks are gone, think about it, the Fighters Pass introduces Joker, Hero, Banjo, and Terry as 3rd parties, if we look amongst all the realizable and negotiable choices, companies like Koei Tecmo, Arc Systems, and Ubisoft would come to mind, but since Arc Systems got a spirit event and Ubisoft got Mii Costumes, who else is left? We do have Dante, Lloyd, and others, but we also got Ryu Hayabusa, so I’m really REALLY hoping he’s coming as I love Ninja Gaiden and would love to see it in Smash

 

[Wonder Smash]

Spirits that the Ninja Gaiden series could have such as:

Spoiler

Fighter Spirit

Ryu Hayabusa Ryu Hayabusa (Classic)

Primary and Support Spirits

Irene Lew Jo Hayabusa Jaquio Robert T. Sturgeon Rachel Muramasa Murai Doku
Genshin Momiji Kasumi Ayane
Mizuki Epigonos Ken Ishigami Regent of the Mask
Yaiba Kamikaze

Not sure how all these would work but I think they would make good spirits. Anybody want to add their ideas to this can do it.

 

[ZealousGamer]

I'd rather Yaiba never again get acknowledged. To me; Ninja Gaiden: Yaiba never existed. I just don't like it.

 

[Wonder Smash]

I'd rather Yaiba never again get acknowledged. To me; Ninja Gaiden: Yaiba never existed. I just don't like it.

A lot of people didn't like the game but in this case, I don't think anybody would have any issue with Yaiba just simply being a spirit, especially if he's the only one from that game. No harm in that at all.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

I thought Yaiba was an enjoyable disaster and I knew it would be when I heard Spark was developing it.

It’s a bad game but it has a certain degree of charm that I can get behind playing through it at least once.

 

[Wonder Smash]

Also, I wouldn't mind if there were more spirits from that game too.

 

[jamesster445]

My only problem with that spirit list is that you had Yaiba before Doku or Jaquio.

 

[Wonder Smash]

My only problem with that spirit list is that you had Yaiba before Doku or Jaquio.

I'll add them to the list then.

 

[Wonder Smash]

Any ideas what his victory theme would be like? Because the only idea I can think of is the Act Intro theme from the NES games, which was remixed in Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword.

 

[GolisoPower]

Any ideas what his victory theme would be like? Because the only idea I can think of is the Act Intro theme from the NES games, which was remixed in Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword.

I actually think it would be a taiko-drum remix of the opening duel theme from Ninja Gaiden NES. One, that's the very first thing that the game shows you. Two, it's what sets the mood of Ninja Gaiden. Three, the tune itself is so damn catchy!

 

[Wonder Smash]

I actually think it would be a taiko-drum remix of the opening duel theme from Ninja Gaiden NES. One, that's the very first thing that the game shows you. Two, it's what sets the mood of Ninja Gaiden. Three, the tune itself is so damn catchy!

That's a good idea. I wouldn't mind that as a victory theme and yes, it is catchy.

 

[GoodGrief741]

Any ideas what his victory theme would be like? Because the only idea I can think of is the Act Intro theme from the NES games, which was remixed in Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword.

I think they'd go the Metal Gear route and use the death jingle.

 

[jamesster445]

I think they'd go the Metal Gear route and use the death jingle.

It is probably the most recognizable tune in the games.

 

[Wonder Smash]

I think they'd go the Metal Gear route and use the death jingle.

I think that's a different story. Metal Gear's theme has been used when completing certain missions and even stages in the case of Metal Gear Solid on GameBoy Color, so it actually made sense for Snake's victory theme in Smash.

For a Ninja Gaiden victory theme, I believe they might go either for the Act Intro or a sample from another theme.

 

[iMACobra]

While there aren't really any victory themes in Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive that Ryu could pull from (I don't know much about his appearances in the Musou/Warriors series), there is a sort of victory theme in Nioh after defeating Jin Hayabusa, an alleged ancestor of Ryu who fights exactly like him and wields the Dragon Sword and wears the classic blue attire. Basically, a small sample of Unbreakable Determination.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QsuQMK-L0bc&feature=youtu.be

It's an "extended" version actually on repeat but I couldn't find a video with just the tune itself.

 

[GoodGrief741]

Alternatively, the first 10 notes of Unbreakable Determination would make for a good victory theme.

Edit: did I just get ninja'd in the Ryu Hayabusa thread?