VictoryIsMudkipz
Smash Journeyman
KNUCKLE JOE
"When talking about the guaranteed hard hitter of Kirby’s world, you've got to say something about his fists!" - Sakurai
WHY: Well, Smash Bros. is a fighting game, no matter how you look at it & even as an Assist Trophy, Joe showed his true fighter talents, some people don't think Kirby needs a fourth rep, but look at Mario, look at Link, Look at Pokemon, all have four or more representatives from their franchises, so why can't Kirby have one more? And with Sakurai being the head developer of the game, don't you believe he would include more representation with characters he has cadence for?
Many others would rather see
His History: Knuckle Joe has made an appearance in nearly every Kirby game there is since 1996, he has been playable in only one game to my knowledge which is Kirby Super Star, which he is a helper or Player 2 for those who don't know. As well he has been an important character in the "Kirby Right Back At Ya" TV series. He was featured as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros Brawl. (2008) and since then has been neither confirmed or disconfirmed for the next installment.
SMASH PLAY STYLE: Knuckle Joe, to put it simply is a Nimble Character with Strong attacks. The best character comparison I can make is Kirby & Little Mac. He is light just like them, making him easy to send flying but, his evasiveness makes it difficult for him to even be touched.
What Makes him so special: Well for one he was already included in Brawl, & many have argued individually that many of the Assist Trophies should be playable including Saki,
But sadly, some AT's won't make it, one of the first being Waluigi
WELL HE'S JUST A GENERIC ENEMY NO ONE CARES ABOUT - NAYSAYER 2014
Well Knuckle Joe may be an enemy from the Kirby franchise, but something about him, apparently caught Sakurai's eye, just enough to get him included in the last game, now whether or not that will be the case with the new games, I don't know, but I believe with Joe's importance to the Kirby franchise along with popularity, I believe he'll be able to notch a spot as a Newcomer.
"He’s... He’s strong. He’s been doing some extreme training, I think". - Sakurai
In his appearance in SMASH Bros. Brawl, three moves were applied to him
His Vulcan Jab, which could be his standard B Button move, Tapping it will charge his attack & upon release the opponent will be barraged by a fury of his fists
"A storm of Vulcan Jabs rain down, and then Knuckle Joe can finish his foes off with one of the following two special moves!" - Sakurai
Smash Punch, which should be his Side Smash (Side A button) move
And finally his Rising Break, which could be non-other than his Up B move striking hoovering or close by foes.
As for his other moves, most of them will either be inspired by Fighter Kirby since they really are parallel to each other or his moveset in Past Kirby games & Kirby: Return to Dreamland:
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A Button - Quick Jab
Up A Smash - Uppercut
Down A - Aerial Spin Kick
Side B - Force Blast/Energy Blast (Similar to Ryu's Hadouken)
Dash A - Low Sweep
Down B - Force/Energy Kick
Grab Up - Tosses into air, then leaps to grab foe & drives them into the ground, similar to Kirby's up grab
Grab Down - Grabs tosses to the ground, adds a fury of punches & launches a kick to the left or right
Grab Right/Left - Grabs, then releases, then Joe jumps a few inches into the air & comes down with a strong kick, similar to Capt. Falcons "Falcon Kick" while on the ground
Aerial Attack (Air A Dash move) - Spiral/Spin kick
Aerial Attack (Air Up Move) - Moon Somersault Kick
Spike Move (Air Down A Move) - Air Kick
Taunt 1 - Furiously shadow/air boxing
Taunt 2 - He looks directly at the screen & nods
Taunt 3 - Combo of attacks
Final Smash - Megaton-Punch
Color Swap:
Music:
When could he possibly be released?
Well since this time around Sakurai is paying special attention to video game release dates and anniversaries,
there is a possible out of May 2nd being Kirby's Triple Deluxe being released, just as King Dedede was revealed for the game's Japan release.
Or possibly April 15, as it is the 10th year anniversary of Kirby and the Amazing Mirror's release in Japan,
May 1 or/ 23rd since that's when Kirby Super Star is released on the Wii U Virtual Console
Or possibly since Knuckle Joe was revealed in Brawl on July 27, 2007 (7/27/2007), he could possibly be revealed July 27, 2014 (7 Years later, or 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 = 7)
Here's a rip of Knuckle Joe's moveset from Kirby Super Star if you want reference for some of the attacks.
SMASH 4 KNUCKLE JOE
FUN FACT: Knuckle Joe, Z Suit Samus, & Krystal from Star fox Adv. All voiced by the same person.
Discuss!
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