K. Rool's Kremling Kutthroats: PM BKupa666 for an Invite to the New K. Rool Thread

[Laniv]

One of my FB friends has also stepped up with a report of seeing Chunky as an AT and Cranky as a basic trophy.

Did they get a picture?

 

[TCRhade]

Did they get a picture?

He's looking through his footage atm.

 

[True Blue Warrior]

He's looking through his footage atm.

Interesting....

 

[Opossum]

He's looking through his footage atm.

Please, for the love of all things good, keep us updated.

 

[TCRhade]

Please, for the love of all things good, keep us updated.

I promise.

 

[Bedoop]

I promise.

I think that Chunky Kong is basically the final letter of the Alphabet that confirms King K. Rool.
If they can get a DK64 Character in here, King K. is a certain.

 

[TCRhade]

I think that Chunky Kong is basically the final letter of the Alphabet that confirms King K. Rool.
If they can get a DK64 Character in here, King K. is a certain.

If only it were that simple.

 

[Pizzanigs]

I think that Chunky Kong is basically the final letter of the Alphabet that confirms King K. Rool.
If they can get a DK64 Character in here, King K. is a certain.

I personally wouldn't be so optimistic. With the Gematsu leak, I for one am definitely running out of hope.

 

[TCRhade]

I personally wouldn't be so optimistic. With the Gematsu leak, I for one am definitely running out of hope.

Sal Romano should be shot for killing out hopes.

 

[pupNapoleon]

I think the perpetuation that that leak is all the characters is more gutworthy. Continually reading that is more obnoxious than the leak.
Cannot wait til we see secret characters :D

 

[TCRhade]

All I wanted was for the Kremling King to finally get his dues.

 

[Bedoop]

If K. Rool gets the tragic fate of de-confirmation;
"All I wanted was a world without Gematsu."
~King K. Rool, 199X-Bananas

 

[TCRhade]

Monday's announcement BETTER be a good one. That's all I can say.

 

[Xzsmmc]

Sal Romano should be shot for killing out hopes.

Don't shoot the messenger. He's just passing on the info. If you really want to blame someone, blame Sakurai for a bunch of overall questionable character choices.

 

[MegaLagann]

Sal Romano should be shot for killing out hopes.

So you wish for a man to be shot just because a leak he got didn't have a character you wanted? Yeah that's an overreaction if I've ever seen one. K Rool has been one of my most requested chararacters since Melee, but I've made peace with the fact that he probably won't get in. Even so I wouldn't wish harm on someone, even if it was a joke (which shouldn't be joked about, but that's just me).

 

[TCRhade]

Yes, I was overreacting. But once I even considered getting a refund on my preorder(s) because of that leak.

But I'm still excited for Bowser, he's all I'm excited for now.

 

[Bedoop]

Now it's just the waiting game until TCRShade's friend finds Chunky Kong or not.
The hype is real once again.

 

[PurpleSpaceDragon]

The blame falls squarely on Sakurai's shoulders for ignoring 3 of the top 4 most wanted Newcomers worldwide.

Can anyone disagree that by sheer number of people wanting them playable, the list of most wanted Newcomers for Smash 4 looks a lot like this?::

1. Mega Man
2. Ridley / King K. Rool / Mewtwo
3. Little Mac, Palutena, Shulk, Fire Emblem Newcomer, Mario Newcomer, Pokemon Newcomer

Sure, some people would be upset at Sal Romano and his leaker if he leaked Ridley / K. Rool / Mewtwo instead of Chrom / Shulk / Chorus Kids (myself included), but the hype would by far drown out any disappointment from the lesser element of surprise.

I don't see why more people aren't peeved at Sakurai for ignoring the fans to such a degree this time around (if none of the Big 3 get in, which is very possible at this point).

 

[TCRhade]

I mean, it's just so unfair, man. Everytime I've wanted a character to join a Smash Bros. roster, it never happens. First Lip for Brawl (but that one was so unrealistic that it was my own fault). I mean, it's KING K. ROOL. Not some obscure little mascot no one asked for.

That's why I said earlier in this thread that I'd stop expecting things for the future of the series. I mean, I don't understand why characters like WFT and the Chorus Kids can get in, but not major villains, you know? It really depresses me. I know it's just a game, but c'mon. Let's take K. Rool again as an example: Why bother going through the trouble of bringing back his Krew without him, you kno.

I guess I just got carried away and pissed, is all. I swear I won't do that again.

 

[Bedoop]

I honestly hate leaks, because they spoil the surprise.
This is especially apparent with Smash Bros.

 

[Zynux]

More Chunky Kong spottings? Are we sure it isn't Brash the Bear? I mean, it is difficult to imagine Brash being anything but playable, but we must consider all our options here.

 

[dimensionsword64]

This is King K. Rool's response to the Gematsu leak.

 

[PurpleSpaceDragon]

I mean, I don't understand why characters like WFT and the Chorus Kids can get in, but not major villains, you know? It really depresses me. I know it's just a game, but c'mon. Let's take K. Rool again as an example: Why bother going through the trouble of bringing back his Krew without him, you kno.

Yep, it really can be a downer. I hope Sakurai, or someone at Nintendo, sees the lack of satisfaction regarding the Smash 4 roster when compared to the overall happiness regarding the amount of classic Nintendo characters introduced in Melee and Brawl.

Believe me, if neither K. Rool / Ridley / Mewtwo / Isaac get in, the level of discontent in the Smash community will be unprecedented. It'll be clear to me too that Sakurai values character recency and marketing potential over fan demand.

 

[TCRhade]

Yep, it really can be a downer. I hope Sakurai, or someone at Nintendo, sees the lack of satisfaction regarding the Smash 4 roster when compared to the overall happiness regarding the amount of classic Nintendo characters introduced in Melee and Brawl.

Believe me, if neither K. Rool / Ridley / Mewtwo / Isaac get in, the level of discontent in the Smash community will be unprecedented. It'll be clear to me too that Sakurai values character recency and marketing potential over fan demand.

As much as I find Brawl bland, I do admit it has a better roster. But nothing can top Melee. It introduced a lot of my faves: Bowser, Ganondorf, and even Dr. Mario was a cool surprise.

And I hope the community lets this man know of said dissatisfaction.

 

[Pizzanigs]

I have to agree. Call me selfish, it's complete bs IMO that characters like Chrom get priority over King K. Rool, who was (and still is to many) the main villain of the DKC series. K. Rool is long overdue and can bring so much to the table, it's such a shame.

 

[Octopeart]

In light of yet another alleged Chunky sighting, please add me to the support list!

(I do not need to see the "One of Us" video again.)

 

[Bedoop]

In light of yet another alleged Chunky sighting, please add me to the support list!

(I do not need to see the "One of Us" video again.)

Someone's gonna do it anyway.
It's tradition.

 

[TitanTeaTime]

In light of yet another alleged Chunky sighting, please add me to the support list!

(I do not need to see the "One of Us" video again.)

You do not need it...
...But deep down, you know you want it.

 

[Boxes_for_Sale]

Sign me up for a One is Us, I'd like to join the Kutthroats, if you please! My K. Rool hype meter has been going off the charts lately!

 

[Opossum]

I have to agree. Call me selfish, it's complete bs IMO that characters like Chrom get priority over King K. Rool, who was (and still is to many) the main villain of the DKC series. K. Rool is long overdue and can bring so much to the table, it's such a shame.

Nothing's really wrong with Chrom.



Anyway, worse comes to worse, there's always post-release DLC for K. Rool.
And why would Sal leak Mewtwo anyway? Only newcomers have been leaked so far. And Lucas' cut.

 

[Octopeart]

I know what you mean, @ Boxes_for_Sale . I broke out the ol' DKC cartridge to relive the K. Rool fight (somehow beat the whole game in less than 2 hours, which beats my childhood time of...never) and my K. Rool hype meter is now broken.

 

[Bedoop]

As much as I find Brawl bland, I do admit it has a better roster. But nothing can top Melee. It introduced a lot of my faves: Bowser, Ganondorf, and even Dr. Mario was a cool surprise.

And I hope the community lets this man know of said dissatisfaction.

Has your friend responded yet?

 

[King_K_Rules]

It took me 13 years to 101% DK64. That original DK game kept me stuck for a while, and Beaver Bother, and Diddy's mechanical fish.

 

[Mistress Nicole]

Sign me up for a One is Us, I'd like to join the Kutthroats, if you please! My K. Rool hype meter has been going off the charts lately!

If you insist.

 

[TCRhade]

Has your friend responded yet?

Nope. And to be honest, I think I misread his message. It's in a quote, and references this thread, so I think it's someone else.

 

[BKupa666]

@ TCRhade No comments about shooting in here, unless they're about K. Rool's blunderbuss.

I don't mind having the bandaid of disappointment torn off now as opposed to later, because beyond setting expectations lower, it prepares sane people for the sort of insane responses the sycophants will be throwing out post release to justify poor roster decisions.

One of the particularly bad ones I've seen so far is also one of the most contradictory: it's "DK and Diddy are all we need from Donkey Kong" coupled with "We don't need anyone from any series." Beyond the obvious contradiction, it's enraging when you look at the reasons people use to justify some of the other newcomers. With Palutena, it's "Uprising was such a good, fun game and it totally deserves a newcomer!" and with Chrom, it's "Awakening sold sooooo well and saved the franchise, and it totally deserves a newcomer!" Not to piss off those fans, but you can't just pull that crap and then completely ignore Returns and Tropical Freeze, just because they feature cartoon apes instead of ostensibly attractive pretty boys and waifus.

Even if Sakurai arbitrarily restricts himself to games he deems sufficiently "new," I discovered just today that Retro was working on Tropical Freeze and Mario Kart 7 simultaneously, before the latter's release in December 2011, months before Smash's development started. As such, even if he stupidly f***s over K. Rool, there's no excuse to not have Dixie or Cranky instead, other than bias.

/rantover

Fingers crossed for some Hunky Chunky footage coming right up.

 

[TCRhade]

@ TCRhade No comments about shooting in here, unless they're about K. Rool's blunderbuss.

Okay. K. Rool's blunderbuss is raring to go in action again. lol

It still stings, though. I wonder if Sakurai still even cares. It sucks, man. At this point, I'd rather just GET Dixie already rather than no DK newcomer at all.

 

[Con0rrrr]

Just realized I'm not on the Kutthroats, though I don't think K Rool is playable this time around, that doesn't mean I don't support him!

 

[Swamp Sensei]

My body is ready for Chunky!

 

[Opossum]

It's sort of jarring to me in one way. Gematsu gave me literally everything I realistically (sorry Muddy...) wanted, except K. Rool. It's just odd if he's left out, considering Sakurai bothered reviving the Kremlings. And K. Rool was my third most wanted newcomer, behind Mac and Chrom. Two out of three is good, I guess, but it's such a void to fill if he's not in...

That's why I'm so supportive of his DLC movement. Better to strike preemptively than too late, you know?


Basically, when it comes to K. Rool, I guess you can call me...cautiously optimistic.