Masked Marauders - Skull Kid For Smash! Night of the Last Day.

[The Legendary Beast]

It depends on how they do them, I think they'd be way too big to be a boss in Smash.

 

[AnOkayDM]

They're also...not bosses.

 

[The Legendary Beast]

True lol. I think the best way to represent them would be like (hypothetically) if a level in story mode was climbing a Divine Beast with platforming and at the end you fight a Blight Ganon.

Or perhaps a Hinox might be more appropriate, a game largely based in an open world having a world boss as representation might be quite fitting. Or.......

Spoiler

Anyway, back to Skull Kid. It doesn't look like there's a lot of alt color photoshops out there for SK. I've tried searching around and I can see like 1 where he's wearing Majora's Mask and it's from Venus here on Smashboards from a while back.

If he makes it in, I'm quite curious what his alt colors will be based on. Possibly the bosses in MM.

 

[UserKev]

Anyway, back to Skull Kid. It doesn't look like there's a lot of alt color photoshops out there for SK. I've tried searching around and I can see like 1 where he's wearing Majora's Mask and it's from Venus here on Smashboards from a while back.

If he makes it in, I'm quite curious what his alt colors will be based on. Possibly the bosses in MM.

I don't like them, honestly. Skull Kid's color scheme can just mimic Ganondorf, Vaati, Ghirahim and Majora's for clever appeal and avoidance of blandness. The rest of the alts make Skull Kid's original look amazingly perfect, the other alts wouldn't exist to me in this case. Haha

 

[Crap-Zapper]

Anyway, back to Skull Kid. It doesn't look like there's a lot of alt color photoshops out there for SK. I've tried searching around and I can see like 1 where he's wearing Majora's Mask and it's from Venus here on Smashboards from a while back.

If he makes it in, I'm quite curious what his alt colors will be based on. Possibly the bosses in MM.

Wow, those are incredible! I'd main the heck out of the seond in line!
6th is also pretty epic, it looks so natural, and I love that.
Love the last ones refrence!

Also, of course the original.
Those 3 I mentioned are some I'd use a lot !

 

[Buzzwole]

Of the very little footage we've seen so far, do y'all think the bosses in the game look better than previous Smash bosses? The same? Worse?

As long as theyre as good as the ones in Brawl, I'll be happy. Those were great bosses.
The stage bosses in 4 weren't fun to fight and didn't feel like bosses at all.

Dracula and Rathalos both look great so far so I hope we get lots of other good ones.

 

[cybersai]

Skull Kid being a boss brings back flashbacks of Ridley in Smash U.

I don't think anyone wants to relieve the, "Great Ridley trauma of 2014" so I hope this doesn't happen again. Skull Kid is also too small for a boss as all Smash bosses are always huge, and Sakurai knows how requested he is and won't want to repeat the same backlash as when he made Ridley a boss.

 

[UserKev]

Skull Kid being a boss brings back flashbacks of Ridley in Smash U.

I don't think anyone wants to relieve the, "Great Ridley trauma of 2014" so I hope this doesn't happen again. Skull Kid is also too small for a boss as all Smash bosses are always huge, and Sakurai knows how requested he is and won't want to repeat the same backlash as when he made Ridley a boss.

I was actually amazed people were defending boss Skull Kid in the official Smash speculation thread. There is absolutely no reason Skull Kid should be a boss over playable. Like, it doesn't even need explaining. Haha

 

[Potato_]

Skull Kid being a boss brings back flashbacks of Ridley in Smash U.

Horrible memories. I remember seeing Ridley's shadow pop up and just feeling so crushed.

Skull Kid as is won't be a boss. No way. If you look at every boss in Smash, they're ALL big. They need to be, as in these big stages you also need a big target in order to be able to hit the damn thing. Imagine a Skull Kid boss fight, flying around casting spells. He'd need to have situations where he'd stay still for a long time, or he'd be a pain in the ass to fight.

Majora's Incarnate/Wrath however? THAT's a different story. I could see them as a boss.

 

[TheCJBrine]

I have a theory regarding loz18 and LeakyPandy, assuming they have actual info that they've seen / info from sources:

-Based on what loz18 said, it sounds like these scripts or whatever for directs can be confusing. It sounds like he wasn't completely sure whether K. Rool was a boss or a playable character, but he couldn't imagine a boss being revealed in the last two minutes and so he decided on K. Rool being playable

-LeakyPandy's source, on the otherhand, may have had similar info for Skull Kid in a direct script/whatever, but couldn't see him as playable and so decided on him being a boss (despite every Smash Bros. boss being 2big4smash)

So the scripts they had info from may be work-in-progress or they only had part of them, or they're just confusing in general.

 

[cybersai]

It's also possible all the vilalins are bosses in whatever the storymode is too. You probably fight Bowser, Ganondorf, Ridley, K. Rool, etc. there so Skull Kid would be there as one of the villains.

 

[Cap’nKazam]

Horrible memories. I remember seeing Ridley's shadow pop up and just feeling so crushed.

Skull Kid as is won't be a boss. No way. If you look at every boss in Smash, they're ALL big. They need to be, as in these big stages you also need a big target in order to be able to hit the damn thing. Imagine a Skull Kid boss fight, flying around casting spells. He'd need to have situations where he'd stay still for a long time, or he'd be a pain in the *** to fight.

Majora's Incarnate/Wrath however? THAT's a different story. I could see them as a boss.

I strongly doubt Majora’s Wrath/Incarnation would get in as a boss, over potential picks like a Hinox, Lynel, Ghoma, or Phantom Ganon - all of which are vastly more recognisable. A giant Majora’s Mask though, floating around with tentacle-spinning action and devoid of Skull Kid (a la 1st phase of MM final boss fight) on the other hand, seems within the realm of possibility. Still unlikely, but possible. There would be a saving grace with this scenario in that Skull Kid could be more feasible as a DLC request if this is the case. Which means that his long chances are still looking much more good than not, especially given his recent boost into the spotlight.

Also, gave it some thought, and I think I’d really love to see Tetra in this game (second to Skull Kid), as a Toon Link echo if nothing else. This is starting to look like this might be her last chance to shine, which is a shame, since she’s easily the best, feistiest iteration of the princess yet, and a pirate! Since it’s probable she’d be an echo (thus not competition to Skull Kid) and we’ve already made an alliance with Team Impa a while back, anyone interested in extending that alliance into a holy Triforce trio?

Just seems to me Tetra and Skull Kid are in similar boats these days, being inspired shakeups to the Zelda formula that made their own games memorable and distinct, and influenced the franchise itself, yet are unfortunately consigned to specific eras in Zelda’s timeline and so difficult to bring back as returning characters. Not that that’s stopped them from doing so anyway- which is proof of their lovability. An appearance in Smash Bros could open the door to more appearances down the road. Which is fortunately not a problem Impa looks to have, either way.

Tetra support board, btw:
https://smashboards.com/threads/born-as-royalty-raised-in-piracy-tetra-for-smash-switch.453451/

 

[0007]

Just seems to me Tetra and Skull Kid are in similar boats these days, being inspired shakeups to the Zelda formula that made their own games memorable and distinct, and influenced the franchise itself, yet are unfortunately consigned to specific eras in Zelda’s timeline and so difficult to bring back as returning characters. Not that that’s stopped them from doing so anyway- which is proof of their lovability. An appearance in Smash Bros could open the door to more appearances down the road. Which is fortunately not a problem Impa looks to have, either way.

She was basically confirmed to have been scrapped in Brawl, with Toon Zelda/Toon Shiek. Interestingly, Dixie was also planned for Brawl and cut due to time constraints....

 

[Cap’nKazam]

Well hey, looks like they’re even on Sakurai’s radar then. Yippee-ki-yay.

 

[ZealousGamer]

Other than Skull Kid; my most wanted Zelda characters are Impa (Echo of Sheik) or Twili Midna (Echo of Zelda).

 

[DMTN]

I haven't been keeping up with loz18, because I'd rather look at what we know, instead of vague leakers. But if he does actually have the script of a Direct, then it must be a Smash Direct, because if it was a general Direct, he would immediatedly know that Skull Kid is playable. A general direct would be the worst possible time to reveal a random boss fight. Unless the next trailer is for a potential story mode, instead of a newcomer.

 

[Majora's Visage]

True lol. I think the best way to represent them would be like (hypothetically) if a level in story mode was climbing a Divine Beast with platforming and at the end you fight a Blight Ganon.

Or perhaps a Hinox might be more appropriate, a game largely based in an open world having a world boss as representation might be quite fitting. Or.......

Spoiler

Anyway, back to Skull Kid. It doesn't look like there's a lot of alt color photoshops out there for SK. I've tried searching around and I can see like 1 where he's wearing Majora's Mask and it's from Venus here on Smashboards from a while back.

If he makes it in, I'm quite curious what his alt colors will be based on. Possibly the bosses in MM.

I love the colors, BUT my opinion would be to keep the mask the original color for all pallettes and only change the clothing colors, etc.

The mask is too iconic to change imo

 

[PhantomShab]

Bit late on the whole boss discussion thing, but why not just make a Guardian a boss for the Zelda series?

 

[UserKev]

Honestly, am I the only one who REALLY want the moon as one of Skull Kid's smash attacks rather than Final Smash?

 

[0007]

I love the colors, BUT my opinion would be to keep the mask the original color for all pallettes and only change the clothing colors, etc.

The mask is too iconic to change imo

I agree. Maybe slightly change the shades from warm to cold or slightly saturated to slightly muted on certain skins, but definitely keep the colors the same. Ironically while everyone hates the slightly different shades of Sonic and Lucario we get in Smash games I'd prefer if Skull Kid got that treatment.

 

[MajoraMoon]

Honestly, am I the only one who REALLY want the moon as one of Skull Kid's smash attacks rather than Final Smash?

Well, I can kinda see that. It could be similar to Skull Kid's Focus Spirit final attack where he kicks the moon like a soccer ball.

 

[ActualGarbage]

Bit late on the whole boss discussion thing, but why not just make a Guardian a boss for the Zelda series?

Oh man, I'd really like that. I love the Guardians and how they work so that'd be great. Get that good piano going on for their theme too. Also the idea of the Guardian boss being on the tower stage is very amusing

 

[Geassguy]

I am very much in support of this. Zelda could do with another character that isn't a Link and MM is one of my very favorite games. Would love to see the taunts they could come up with for him. I think he's pretty damn likely too, popular in the ballot, and what with the Moon itself being an AT now with no Skull Kid in sight...

 

[AugustusB]

Hello Marauders! I am here to cast in my support for Skull Kid! I have been a LONG time lurker on this forum and I felt now is the time to get in the scene.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was such a great game to not only play, but to experience and grow with. I remember playing it when it first came out and I was stunned with the story I was presented with. So needless to say, I loved the story, the characters and just the game. Still going back to it this day and there is still some things I miss lol.

Anyways, It will seem like forever when we get some official news about our beloved characters. So to past the time, If (and when) Skull Kid gets in, what event matches would he be a part of? One I had was fighting him and Ganondorf on some Zelda stage. The title I had in mind was 'A Terrible Alliance'

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

They're also...not bosses.

Sorry! I haven't finished BOTW lol xD

 

[UserKev]

Hello Marauders! I am here to cast in my support for Skull Kid! I have been a LONG time lurker on this forum and I felt now is the time to get in the scene.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was such a great game to not only play, but to experience and grow with. I remember playing it when it first came out and I was stunned with the story I was presented with. So needless to say, I loved the story, the characters and just the game. Still going back to it this day and there is still some things I miss lol.

Anyways, It will seem like forever when we get some official news about our beloved characters. So to past the time, If (and when) Skull Kid gets in, what event matches would he be a part of? One I had was fighting him and Ganondorf on some Zelda stage. The title I had in mind was 'A Terrible Alliance'

The only event match with Skull Kid I can think of honestly, you have to keep Skull Kid from unleashing the assist trophy, which is always the moon. Finishing the match before the moon fall under 3 minutes can be fun, to. You can pass the event with any character.

 

[AugustusB]

The only event match with Skull Kid I can think of honestly, you have to keep Skull Kid from unleashing the assist trophy, which is always the moon. Finishing the match before the moon fall under 3 minutes can be fun, to. You can pass the event with any character.

That will certainly be one!

 

[AnOkayDM]

Sorry! I haven't finished BOTW lol xD

Heh, not a problem!

Spoiler: The Divine Beasts are...

The Divine Beasts are the game's dungeons. They're massive, and they would probably make for good levels in an adventure mode, but they're not exactly suitable to be bosses.

 

[cybersai]

Leakypandy made new replies and says Skull Kid is a boss 100%:

https://twitter.com/LeakyPandy/status/1036605259483934720

Very sad if true, Skull Kid as a boss is awful.

What I don't get is why is he so confident? His sources or whoever they are seem to think it's what he is. I hope loz didn't jump the gun.

 

[Demonfunds]

Leakypandy made new replies and says Skull Kid is a boss 100%:

https://twitter.com/LeakyPandy/status/1036605259483934720

Very sad if true, Skull Kid as a boss is awful.

What I don't get is why is he so confident? His sources or whoever they are seem to think it's what he is. I hope loz didn't jump the gun.

Yeah but didn't this guy only get a date of a direct right? He's had many chances to prove himself so I don't know why i'd start believing him now.

Related, but I'm assuming you guys are aware of who this guy is
https://twitter.com/MimiqueVEVO/status/1036402894201806848
being a boss and a playable character at the same time is weird, but eh maybe.

 

[ActualGarbage]

You know, I really hope LeakyPandy is wrong. Not only because I want Skull Kid in the game, but because I want to see Pandy crash and burn because I love watching others be super wrong.

 

[Dr Bones]

I thought I heard a rumor that some playable characters would also be bosses. Like a harder version of ganondorf would be a boss. That could also be what all those hero vs villain pictures before the krool reveal would be used for.

 

[Zathura]

I thought I heard a rumor that some playable characters would also be bosses. Like a harder version of ganondorf would be a boss. That could also be what all those hero vs villain pictures before the krool reveal would be used for.

Yeah some people have been saying all the villains in the game + others like dracula and rathalos would be villains in story mode, kinda like bowser in SSE. Honestly I think that's a pretty cool idea, and it would actually work in favour of skull kid

 

[Majora's Visage]

Looks like a Majora's Mask replica made an appearance at Gamescom. Doubt it means anything but it is nice to see it in the spotlight still

 

[AugustusB]

Leakypandy made new replies and says Skull Kid is a boss 100%:

https://twitter.com/LeakyPandy/status/1036605259483934720

Very sad if true, Skull Kid as a boss is awful.

What I don't get is why is he so confident? His sources or whoever they are seem to think it's what he is. I hope loz didn't jump the gun.

I would not believe someone who guessed a direct date correctly, yet everything else was questionable or wrong. Until video evidence WITH SOUND comes out showing our boy as a boss, I think take everything with a pinch of salt.

 

[Mysteltainn]

LeakyPandy is still the least credible of the bunch IMO, and until he starts backing himself up with some photos and/or video footage, I strongly suggest nobody here get too tied up from what he has to say. He's definitely talking the talk, but is thus far still failing to walk the walk.

 

[Dr Bones]

Looks like a Majora's Mask replica made an appearance at Gamescom. Doubt it means anything but it is nice to see it in the spotlight still

Oh it's totally in the spotlight. I went to the NY Nintendo store and got a poster from there. Plus they have a tv display that shows art and images from games, I looked over at it and just see 30 majoras masks just bouncing around

 

[Geassguy]

If they are doing a Heroes vs Villains theme in the story mode then some of the bosses also being fighters just makes sense. A lot of the noteworthy villains are already fighters anyways. So yeah Skull Kid potentially being a boss to me doesn't exclude him from also being a fighter.

 

[Megadoomer]

I don't buy the claim that Skull Kid's a boss, since as a general rule, bosses aren't the size of player characters - look at Rathalos, Dracula, the Yellow Devil, Metal Face, and the Pyrosphere version of Ridley. All of them are powerful, can take a lot of hits, and are gigantic, while Skull Kid doesn't seem to meet any of those qualifications.

 

[UserKev]

If they are doing a Heroes vs Villains theme in the story mode then some of the bosses also being fighters just makes sense. A lot of the noteworthy villains are already fighters anyways. So yeah Skull Kid potentially being a boss to me doesn't exclude him from also being a fighter.

If the leaker is actually right in this scenario, Skull Kid is playable but he's using the Skull Kid info as a boss to already make it obvious while keeping our hype up.