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A better description would be characters expected to be playable. Only Ridley could really fit that description and he does make sense as a massive boss, as much as we all hate to admit it. K. Rool doesn't and unless he's a mid-level boss in Smash Run/SSE, I can't really see him working (and it'd be weird to even see a mid-level boss).
Exactly! I think some K. Rool supporters are sometimes too hard on Dixie. She would be a great newcomer and has an important legacy in the DK series. I would be happy to see her. But K. Rool takes priority for me because he "needs" it more than she does. She's actually in one of the new games!
Love the one with Dixie and the King. Who says there can't be 4 DK reps?Exactly! I think some K. Rool supporters are sometimes too hard on Dixie. She would be a great newcomer and has an important legacy in the DK series. I would be happy to see her. But K. Rool takes priority for me because he "needs" it more than she does. She's actually in one of the new games!
The same people who impart their, err, wisdom unto us that there cannot be six Pokemon "reps" in the game, therefore Mewtwo is screwed.
Honestly, I think more than six Pokemon - especially if Pokken Fighter is a real thing - is over-saturation for a franchise. In fact, I think more than six reps for ANY franchise is over-saturation for that franchise. Just my opinion, of course, but I don't see Mewtwo being screwed just 'cause there's an over-saturation there in the Pokemon corner. Though, I won't be surprised if Mewtwo gets left out again.
A tear is falling down my face, akin to if I witnessed am Eagle dance with a Swan.
I should have explained it better. What I was trying to say is that the reason why Ridley was able to work as a boss was because every end boss we've seen so far in SSE and now stage bosses like Yellow Devil and (probably) Ridley has had giant, sweeping hitboxes and because we have seen Ridley as big and massive before, he is able to work as a massive boss, despite it being far from the ideal position he should be in (which is playable). K. Rool on the other hand, while bigger than DK, has never really been put into a position where he could feasibly work as a SSE-like boss with massive, sweeping hitboxes and from what we've seen of stage bosses, that remains the case (although that's not to say it can't change). I'm not saying that the size argument should or would be a reason for making Ridley a stage boss and not K. Rool; which was not my intention.
Firstly, he is huge in DK64
This is the key point right here. It's all dependent on how important you think Ridley's size actually is. Some people see him as a giant mother****ing space dragon, others see him as a mother****ing space dragon who yeah I guess is kind of big I never really cared much. Honestly I'm more of the former, but a lot of people would disagree with that point and want him in anyway, which is why it baffles me that he isn't in the game.
I mean, preferences are preferences, but character-wise, no one on this forum can definitively say that anything can or cannot "work," which was what I'm getting at. Ridley can "work" as a character, a boss, a stage even, it all depends on the director's vision. Ditto with K. Rool...it's just my opinion that the liberties that would be taken to shoehorn him in as a gargantuan boss would be a disservice to the character and his fans.
I think he has had his tail in all the original DKC and D64. I'de imagine he would have his tail if he got in, if not simply to add possibilities to his A moves.
K.Rool has such an awkward body build in some ways. It's a little hard to imagine him running around in smash bros. Probably just because the angle he was always shown in the old DKC games mad him look look very much like an egg shape. It makes me wonder if we would see and update version of him like from Sluggers, but with his cape and crown. It will be a little weird to see DK being the same height as K.Rool and I just hope Sakurai doesn't let that size issue stop him from making K.Rool a character. I don't see a huge issue with it, but you never know with Sakurai.He had a tail in the entire DKC trilogy in addition to DK64. It was noticeably shorter in DKC3 but it was definitely there.
I could see them turning to Retro for assistance in this matter, or at least for ideas. There's an old rumor floating around about that, but not sure what ever came out of that.
What was that rumor? Please go into greater detail here.
The very, very first GameFAQs leak that came out about Smash 4 said that K. Rool was one of the first four characters added, sporting a new design made by Retro Studios. The leak also said that Animal Crossing characters were off-the-table, and that there would be a "fat new dinosaur named Debu" from the new Yoshi's Island game included.
Well, I guess the fact that it is immediately debunked by villager makes it sad; but what would Retro have done, any more word on it or not?
Yeah, here is a short summary of the leak on SmashWiki:
Debu actually ended up appearing Super Mario 3D World. Though the name was changed to "Plessie."
We'd not have gotten Diddy in Brawl if that were the case.
What you consider a "cameo," I consider "playable."
The only cameo appearance I remember Rool having was in Donkey Konga, where he appeared in a minigame.What you consider a "cameo," I consider "playable."
Haha yes yes, sorry, bad use of terms on my part. Still, is a crime that K.Rool became so ignored. I played so many Donkey Kong games as a child he became one of my favorite villains.What you consider a "cameo," I consider "playable."
Wasn't he also playable in that DK racing game? Was that made by Rare?
Barrel Blast? He was, but that game was not made by Rare. They had cut ties with Nintendo years before that game if I remember correctly.
The whole reason he lost his tail in the Paon games was most likely due to technical difficulties and the low-budget developers not wanting clipping issues. While a low-effort trophy K. Rool probably wouldn't have a tail, a high-quality playable K. Rool probably would, since inspiration would be taken from the Rare titles for his attacks anyhow.He had a tail in the entire DKC trilogy in addition to DK64. It was noticeably shorter in DKC3 but it was definitely there.
Sheik was in more than one game: OoT, OoT MQ, OoT 3D, and Collector's Addition
It certainly could be used, however, if developers saw potential in it. Tail whips are cliche in Smash by now, but then again, so are sex kick N-Airs and punching jabs.
You know what would be interesting? If King K. Rool had a jab like Captain Falcon's, instead of punching, he throws two punches with alternating hands and then snaps his jaws in different directions, then his finishing attack is a belly slam.
What the hell is Little Mac then?
