Oh goodness where to even begin.
First of all I wanna apologize to all the K.Rool supporters. No actually I want to apologize to all the fans of the DK series all together, for this middle finger given to it this installation of smash bros. What an upset, I was even starting to get excited at the idea of semi clone Dixie Kong being in the game but it looks like we wont even get that.
Is it wrong to assume that one of the most wanted smash bros characters would have a good chance of getting in the fourth version of the game? Like lets not beat around the bush, there are a lot of characters wanted in Smash Bros, but I think one of the most obvious ones that stick out is K.Rool. So I would assume that it wouldn't be too surprising, if I just figured he would be a shoe in by this point. I felt the same way about King Dedede last game and he got in, so why is it that everyone had to spend years just praying that such a major nintendo villain would at least have more mention then a trophy. Have we even seen a K.Rool trophy in the 3DS version or did he get demoted from that as well?!
Look Sakurai, im not gonna lie, I am still very excited to play your game. For the "MOST" part you have made some very awesome decisions. I dont think I ever would of found myself getting excited to play the Dog from Duck Hunt, but dear god you pulled it off. Who would of EVER guessed we would get a game were we could see a fight between 4 of gamings largest icons duke it out on one stage?! And yet for every amazing wonder you put in the game, you seem to slack off or just slap your fans in the face.
Why does Falco still have a Land master for a final smash? For someone who prefers the air, he certainly loves his land vehicles. Could you really not think of two diffrent Final smashes for Sheik and Zelda. I know they are suppose to be the same person, but it looks way to akward seeing Sheik pull out that golden bow. You know Toon link has a huge collection of his own games now, you could pull a bit more of a semi clone there at the very least. Is it really that hard to think of a move set for Ganondorf? Does he have to keep borrowing Captain Falcons?
But even all of these poor choices pale in comparison to the massive pandering to his own games this time around. Honestly back in brawl, he seemed so humble. He talked about how before in melee and the first smash how he didnt add king dedede or more of his own characters because he didnt wanna over saturate the game with his own franchises. And so when we finally did get King Dedede and Meta knight i was happy for him. Those two and kirby pretty much complete that franchise, there isint many other characters you really need for it. Hell it was cool to see Pit back then as well. I didnt know who he was, but thats what you gotta love about smash bros, it educates you on Nintendo history and makes you love even more about it.
And then Smash 4 comes out. The game is over saturated with Kid Icarus items, assist trophies, the Smash Run mini game is teeming with Kid Icarus enemies, while donkey kong fans are just thankful they didnt completely forget about kritters. But even past all that, I was fine, I really didnt mind it to much. Hell when Palutena was introduced, I was happy for the Kid Icarus fans. I was a little annoyed that she got her own unique special moves all completely different from each other while everyone else got slightly altered varations of their B moves, but whatever, she is goddess I guess it makes sense.
You would think that I would be mad at Doctor Mario for coming back, but no, i was more peeved off with Dark Pit, and it only started last night during the leak videos. I gave him the benefit of the doubt when the earlier leaks said he would be in, that he would at least be a semi clone or use that neat weapon people kept posting pics of, that he would bring something new to the table. But no, he is a perfect clone, and not even one that looks diffrent like Roy or Pichu or Toon Link. He is literally a palette swap, and I know Dark Pit fans would get miffed with me because he is another character in his game, but why does he need his own slot?!?! We literally just started getting alternate costumes and recolors. Olimar can become Alph and Bowser jr can become SEVEN, say it with me, SEVEN diffrent characters all with their own voices and names read out by the announcer. Dark Pit shouldn't be his own character, he should be a skin!!! There is no reason they shouldn't of been able to just have done the same thing they did with Olimar and Alph.
Im sorry I went off topic, it just really miffs me off, that we so many fans, have to wait in agonizing wonder for months if not years if a very popular much wanted character like King K. Rool is even going to appear in the game, while junk like this happens. I left Smash Boards for awhile when I lost hope for King K. Rool, but I was slowly starting to gain faith he might be in just a little before this leak. And I really wanted to come back here saying "I was wrong for doubting you guys, I should of never doubted the King." Instead we all have to wait for however long it takes to make Smash 5 to come out, and even then no gaurentees we will get anything.
I understand Sakurai likes to troll and likes to pull out things we never expected. I am actually still very excited to try out Wii Fit Trainer and Duck Hunt Dog, they look very amusing. But there is a time for joking around, and a time for doing the unexpected. I think I can safely say for everyone, that just for once, I wish Sakurai would listen to the fans and deliver obvious, high demand characters.
The best i can hope for is that Sakurai is holding off a few secret characters that will only be unlocked when the Wii U version comes out, to rebuild hype, but even then, my hope for my favorite Croc King is at an all time low. So once again, I am truly sorry for all the supporters of K.Rool, and I will apologize for all the Dark Pit fans for bashing him if you like him in your opinion.
