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

[NintenRob]

You know, it's a shame Toon Link wasn't in the demo. They share the same voice actress so if Toon Link got new clips, it could give us a hint of Skull Kids role

 

[Marvel-Otaku-Man]

Yo, here to give whatever support I can. Always loved Majora's Mask; it's what got me into Zelda in the first place. There's just something about his design that really appeals to me. It's so Halloween-esque. Like, I could imagine Skull Kid hanging around Jack Skellington. I really want to play as that creepy little imp.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Skull Kid is one of those characters that I would really want in Smash, but if he doesn't make it I'm not going to be too disappointed because I can't really expect him to get in.

If only we could get Zelda characters that weren't just alternate versions of the 3 triforce holders

 

[smashingDoug]

If he does get in I hope he gets the skull mask (Think that’s the name) as an alt, maybe he could switch between them like Cloud does with his alts 4 of the Majora's 4 of the Skull’s

The mask you give the skull kid in OOT

Can’t remember if he had it as an alt in HWL

 

[NintenRob]

Direct incoming, they'll likely show a lot of assist trophies, here's hoping we survive this one

 

[Crap-Zapper]

If not, we could always play the song of time.

 

[Questionmark222]

If Skull Kid, my third most wanted newcomer, gets confirmed on Wednesday, I won't be able to celebrate because my plane lands in Toronto right after the scheduled time for the direct... I guess I'll just watch it at the airport since my flight connects all the way to Arizona, from where I won't be able to communicate up until the 14th... so if I pop up a week later to celebrate don't mind me...

 

[TreeBranch]

Majora's mask is my favorite Zelda game, so I definitely support this guy. His chances are unlikely, but I hope he makes it in

 

[chronomantic]

Skull Kid is my most wanted newcomer by far. It's been said ad nauseam but Zelda is full of one-off villains it'll be great if we got a new inclusion that is not a clone and a fan favorite at that.

Hope we get a confirmation of his status tomorrow. If he's shown as an AT then at least we won't have to speculate for 4 more months.

 

[Takasmash]

Man it break my heart if Skull Kid reveal as assist trophy I grown and like the little troll.

 

[Al-kīmiyā']

The Moon itself is an assist trophy named 'Moon' now.

Two explanations come to mind:

1. The designers have some idea other than CRASHING THE MOON for a Skull Kid assist trophy that they love so much they didn't even put Skull Kid anywhere in the graphic for Moon.
2. (Far more likely, in my opinion) Skull Kid is playable.

 

[slambros]

Yeah, having Skull Kid be absent from that 'Moon' assist trophy is pretty fishy in my opinion.

 

[PrinceGal3n]

We are still alive folks! Skull Kid is safe for now!

 

[NintenRob]

But if Skull Kids final smash isn't the moon, what is it??????

Unless!!!!!

MAJORA'S WRATH!!!!


Something fishy is definitely going on!

 

[BluePikmin11]

The Moon being a solo Assist Trophy is a very ****ing good sign for Skull Kid.

Unless Skull Kid happens to be a background character for a hypothetical Clock Town stage, I am very sure Skull Kid is playable.

Good thing I called this a while ago.

 

[DNeon]

The Moon itself is an assist trophy named 'Moon' now.

Two explanations come to mind:

1. The designers have some idea other than CRASHING THE MOON for a Skull Kid assist trophy that they love so much they didn't even put Skull Kid anywhere in the graphic for Moon.
2. (Far more likely, in my opinion) Skull Kid is playable.

I'm not sure it really means much either way. Skull Kid already existed as an AT before so if he remains an AT I'd assume they'd still choose not to have 2 of him on the stage. He's still possible and has definitely kept out of the spotlight for a while now, but I don't really think we can read this as any kind of push towards playability. In fact, with such an obvious Final Smash used as an AT instead I'm more worried that he's not playable after seeing 'Moon'.

 

[GoodGrief741]

This is almost confirmed. Why get the moon w/o Skull Kid?

Also, the moon could still be a Final Smash. If Rathalos teaches us anything, it’s that.

 

[ZealousGamer]

I really hope we get more characters than the ones shown in the Direct. I'm REALLY hoping the Moon Assist Trophy doesn't deconfirm Skull Kid.

 

[Deleted member]

I see everybody had the same thought i did, this can only be a good thing for Skull Kid!

 

[Al-kīmiyā']

I'm not sure it really means much either way. Skull Kid already existed as an AT before so if he remains an AT I'd assume they'd still choose not to have 2 of him on the stage. He's still possible and has definitely kept out of the spotlight for a while now, but I don't really think we can read this as any kind of push towards playability. In fact, with such an obvious Final Smash used as an AT instead I'm more worried that he's not playable after seeing 'Moon'.

But why keep the lame Skull Kid assist trophy instead of having him be the one to summon the moon?

 

[Crap-Zapper]

The Moon is a good thing for Skull Kid. :D

 

[DNeon]

But why keep the lame Skull Kid assist trophy instead of having him be the one to summon the moon?

To not waste the work already done on his AT? To keep one of the more unique ATs still around? Because they'd already ported the AT over with the others and figured they could then do something with the Moon after they finished that? We saw today with Ashley that the mere fact that we haven't seen them yet doesn't mean much, and considering Ashley was only in 1 shot there's still plenty of wiggle room for him to have simply been lucky to not be shown yet.

I just don't think we should be getting super excited over this when we still haven't seen the old Skull Kid AT.

IMO the better news is that the Ramblin' Evil Mushroom AT takes over something that used to be Skull Kid exclusive - swapping controls.

 

[Al-kīmiyā']

My list didn't exhaust the possibilities. I merely think the direct is evidence for Skull Kid being playable.

 

[PrinceGal3n]

What could Skull Kid's final smash be if its not the moon? Possibly one of Majora's forms?

 

[UserKev]

The Moon being a solo Assist Trophy is a very ****ing good sign for Skull Kid.

Unless Skull Kid happens to be a background character for a hypothetical Clock Town stage, I am very sure Skull Kid is playable.

Good thing I called this a while ago.

It make incredible sense. Zelda hasn't had an legitimate newcomer since Brawl.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

With all three of Ridley, Dark Samus and K. Rool confirmed, and so early too, Skull Kid is the character I'll primarily be in support of now. I've always considered him fairly unlikely, so I've been a bit hesitant to really hope for him, but that Moon AT and the focus on adding characters who have been popular for a long time bodes well for him. I'm not ready to say I'm sure he's going to be in, but I feel like it's looking more likely than ever.

 

[Demonfunds]

My god, with all this, Skull Kid's chances have risen quite a lot. Zelda deserves a newcomer that doesn't just represent the Triforce.

 

[cybersai]

I've always loved Skull Kid but it never seemed too likely he would make it in. Zelda also desperately needs a new rep, I hope he can get in.

But if not I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Flynn__]

This direct made me jump into Skull Kid's hype ship. Given that he was nowhere to be found in the AT presentation and that now we have another Majora's Mask AT, I think that it's very possible that he may be finally a new Zelda fighter. Zelda is quite underrepresented if we have into consideration that half of its characters are Link in different incarnations, so a new Zelda fighter is possible and the one with the highest chances at this point is Skull Kid... or Tingle.......

 

[ZealousGamer]

My hope is Skull Kid's Final Smash is Majora's True Form. I mean it makes sense; Ganondorf's Final Smash is Ganon.

 

[Termina]

Hello everyone! This is my first post. I created an account just to share this with you all.

There's a post floating around on Reddit right now about the colors of the chairs behind Mr. Sakurai and how they pertain to Waluigi being hinted at. After today's direct, however, I have a different theory.

As much of you are mentioning:

1. Rambling Evil Mushroom took one of Skull Kid's AT functions.
2. The new Moon AT appears, really suspiciously, without Skull Kid.
3. Skull Kid's trophy is still nowhere to be seen. We saw a similar situation with Dark Samus.
4. A few LoZ tracks were accounted for, but missing from the music list Sakurai demonstrated today. Three tracks, to be exact:
https://imgur.com/6XB4b9L

5. Finally, the colors of the furniture behind Sakurai matches Skull Kid's palette (green, yellow, purple, red, brown), not Waluigi's:
https://imgur.com/S7JjKSK

This isn't 100% confirmation. But the coincidences are certainly compelling.

 

[Dixie Kong]

Loz18 now saying Skull Kid could make it in!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/234547-super-smash-bros-ultimate/76883130

Also, somehow I didn’t put in my support yet! I support Skull Kid!

 

[Demonfunds]

May I also add, that I think there is a reason they're hiding Young Link's final smash, It's because it's fierce deity link, and they will reveal it in a Skull Kid trailer, and they could also reveal a MM alt skin for young link with his sword and shield and MM gear.

 

[smashingDoug]

Time will tell



You know I could see fierce deity link being a newcomer wired I know

 

[Demonfunds]

Time will tell



You know I could see fierce deity link being a newcomer wired I know

As much as I would like Fierce deity as a newcomer, Link already has that alt color, and I feel like they would take it out if he was gonna be playable similar to what they did with Samus's Dark Samus alt.

 

[smashingDoug]

As much as I would like Fierce deity as a newcomer, Link already has that alt color, and I feel like they would take it out if he was gonna be playable similar to what they did with Samus's Dark Samus alt.

Good point forgot about a that

Let’s be real though that’s really just link with face paint. That alt got a downgrade.

But I mean seven foot tall link in white with a two handed sword seem different enough from the Link in face paint alt in gray

 

[Termina]

This one's definitely a stretch, but also just realized this direct was announced three days before it happened...

Three. Hehehehehe.

 

[Demonfunds]

Good point forgot about a that

Let’s be real though that’s really just link with face paint. That alt got a downgrade.

But I mean seven foot tall link in white with a two handed sword seem different enough from the Link in face paint alt in gray

It really did get a downgrade.

 

[GalacticPetey]

Really, I'll take any Zelda newcomer at this point, but I can totally get behind Skull Kid. Add him and an Impa echo? I'd be over the moon (hehehe).

Skull Kid survived the second assist trophy massacre so there's definitely hope.

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

I'm iffy on his chances. Heck he's not even officially in my prediction roster (grouped in with miscellaneous retros) but I will say there have been very convincing points made, even though I took the moon as a disconfirmation at first. Count me into support; K Rool and Ridley have shown how Smash benifits from insane villains!

And if not in base game; I've always liked the idea of a Villain based DLC pack with the likes of Porky Minch and Marx.