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

[AnOkayDM]

Maybe not for this game; But in general I wouldn't necessarily count Pig Ganon out. If we throw enough DLC support behind him; he may get in Smash 6; if they decided to overhaul the 64/Melee characters.

Yeah, it's certainly a possibility. Vaati would be my preference though; I feel like the poor guy has been utterly shafted. But if we get Skull Kid, I'm unlikely to complain again.

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

He's a third party villain; but I'm all for Monokuma getting into Smash. He carries that same mischief maker vibe that Skull Kid and my other favorite villain Porky Minch have.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I think skull kid would be rad, I think he could have a cool moveset and visually stands out in a nice way. Especially if he had Tattle and Tael hanging around him too.
I've wanted him in as soon as I played MM 3D, which was my first chance to play and experience the game.
(though many years prior I had an opportunity to buy the n64 cart of it, but got pokemon yellow instead, haha)
I really hope he gets in, and I do feel like theres a good amount of evidence to his inclusion.
I could also see him as a boss, which would also be neat, just not as neat.
We need more zelda reps that aren't link. : P

In my opinion, Skull Kid or Majora as a boss would be very underwhelming considering we have Ridley and K. Rool as playable characters now.

 

[Cap’nKazam]

Yeah, it's certainly a possibility. Vaati would be my preference though; I feel like the poor guy has been utterly shafted. But if we get Skull Kid, I'm unlikely to complain again.

I really would like to see Vaati come back at some point. He's probably the most major villain Toon Legend of Zelda can claim as uniquely its own. His origin in Minish Cap was also really cool, and I loved his design. Here's hoping if we ever get that forgotten Wind Waker sequel, Vaati shows up as the main villain.

 

[AnOkayDM]

Honestly? Vaati legitimately makes way more sense than Skull Kid as a boss. He's actually got a boss fight, for starters. And a boss design which would make sense for a Smash game. I wouldn't even be mad. It would be really nice to see him in 3D.

Or at all.

 

[Klimax]

Skull Kid and Bandana Dee are pretty much it for characters I'd strongly support.

Although I'd appreciate King Boo and Daroach, both are characters I'd love at some point but both are more pipe dreams honestly. (although imo, if Mario gets another Mario character who isn't Toad, it should be King Boo)

King Boo could be great, after all, he's Luigi's nemesis. The only problem is that I think he's going to have a strong competition for the next Smash (Captain Toad & Waluigi).
But if they add King Boo, they better go for the Luigi's Mansion design and not this horrible bland King Boo that they use in Mario Kart (seriously, why they do this anyway ?)

So guy's I'm curious: Once Skull Kid gets in; what villain are you planning to throw your support behind, if any?

Black Shadow (Falcon echo), Pico, Porky, Medusa (or Hades), Leon Powalski (Wolf echo)

 

[0007]

So guy's I'm curious: Once Skull Kid gets in; what villain are you planning to throw your support behind, if any?

Black Shadow from F-Zero
Porky from Mother (as an added bonus, a Gigue Echo of Mewtwo)
Marx from Kirby
Dr. Coyle from ARMS (if Springman is DLC)
Hades from Kid Icarus

 

[AnOkayDM]

I really would like to see Vaati come back at some point. He's probably the most major villain Toon Legend of Zelda can claim as uniquely its own. His origin in Minish Cap was also really cool, and I loved his design. Here's hoping if we ever get that forgotten Wind Waker sequel, Vaati shows up as the main villain.

As much as I love Wind Waker's incarnation of Ganon, I wish Vaati had been the villain. Wind Waker, he's a wind mage...ah well. I just hope one day we see him in 3D.

 

[Xevious 1]

EarthBound: Giygas or Porky

Kid Icarus: Medusa

Another one I had in mind was Andross as he is the main villain in Star Fox, but he would be a lot harder to scale down than Ridley

 

[Cap’nKazam]

Probably Medusa and Shadow. Medusa because she's probably the last big NES era villain who's yet to take to the stage, and would also give us a prominent female villain (not sure androgynous-looking alien parasite doppleganger Dark Samus quite satisfies that need). And playing as an evil goddess of darkness just sounds fun. Shadow the Hedgehog for Sonic Adventure 2 Battle nostalgia reasons.

 

[Blade of Evil's Bane]

Yeah, I've always thought that Geno would always be one of, if not the last character(s) announced, considering he's such an out-there third-party request who has defied expectations and remained relevant in Smash speculation all this time. I would say he's more than warranted his own special section of a Smash Direct dedicated to him. (Not to mention, three unique newcomers in a single reveal trailer is unprecedented).

I'm mostly leaning towards the SK/Impa reveal. If we're getting a multi-character reveal, that one seems the most realistic, in my opinion. I'd love to be proven wrong, though, haha.

Btw your avatar makes me laugh everytime i see it

I'm still hoping for the 'Puppet Bros' Geno/Skull Kid for a multi-character reveal but Impa would be a great addition and a great idea for a LoZ oriented reveal. Personally i think Skyward Sword Impa would be the best design, her look is so cool and it's the game where her character shines the most imo. Plus Skyward Sword never had an official rep in Smash (only alt costumes for Link and Zelda).

So guy's I'm curious: Once Skull Kid gets in; what villain are you planning to throw your support behind, if any?

Probably Kamek, i'm a big fan of the Yoshi franchise in which he's the primary antagonist.

 

[Cabbagehead]

As far as villains go, if and when Skull Kid is announced, for this game, I'll be shifting focus to Black Knight (as an Echo of Ike). Outside of the base game, Veronica from FE:Heroes, Waluigi, and maybe Porky and Ganon would be cool as DLC/Smash 6 inclusions, although all of them will be low-priority to my support for Ashley.

Btw your avatar makes me laugh everytime i see it

I'm still hoping for the 'Puppet Bros' Geno/Skull Kid for a multi-character reveal but Impa would be a great addition and a great idea for a LoZ oriented reveal. Personally i think Skyward Sword Impa would be the best design, her look is so cool and it's the game where her character shines the most imo. Plus Skyward Sword never had an official rep in Smash (only alt costumes for Link and Zelda).

Haha, glad you like it!

Since every trailer with an Echo reveal up to this point has been tied to a unique newcomer from the same franchise (Dark Pit/Palutena, Lucina/Robin, Richter/Simon), I'm trying to keep my expectations low and, assuming Skull Kid is announced in the Direct, limit my thinking to Impa as the only additional reveal.

I'm hoping for an Impa based on her Skyward Sword appearance, as well. Like you said, it's the game where the "ninja retainer" version of Impa shines the best. Not to mention, between Ganondorf, Young Link, and the mere existence of Sheik (even if she's BotW-themed), there are enough Ocarina of Time characters, in my opinion. Of course, alt. costumes loosely based on her other game appearances would be dearly appreciated.

 

[TCT~Phantom]

Skull Kid is getting rerated in the RTC. Come Show your support. Just a reminder that if you do, please post sufficient reasoning (2 sentences per score posted).

 

[Cap’nKazam]

As far as villains go, if and when Skull Kid is announced, for this game, I'll be shifting focus to Black Knight (as an Echo of Ike). Outside of the base game, Veronica from FE:Heroes, Waluigi, and maybe Porky and Ganon would be cool as DLC/Smash 6 inclusions, although all of them will be low-priority to my support for Ashley.



Haha, glad you like it!

Since every trailer with an Echo reveal up to this point has been tied to a unique newcomer from the same franchise (Dark Pit/Palutena, Lucina/Robin, Richter/Simon), I'm trying to keep my expectations low and, assuming Skull Kid is announced in the Direct, limit my thinking to Impa as the only additional reveal.

I'm hoping for an Impa based on her Skyward Sword appearance, as well. Like you said, it's the game where the "ninja retainer" version of Impa shines the best. Not to mention, between Ganondorf, Young Link, and the mere existence of Sheik (even if she's BotW-themed), there are enough Ocarina of Time characters, in my opinion. Of course, alt. costumes loosely based on her other game appearances would be dearly appreciated.

Ooo, I like Black Knight. He was a terrifying villain in Path of Radiance, and Fire Emblem deserves a proper villain (Robin probably doesn’t count). He’s basically the closest thing Nintendo has to Darth Vader. I’d love to have my Ike cross blades with him in Ultimate.

 

[Cabbagehead]

Ooo, I like Black Knight. He was a terrifying villain in Path of Radiance, and Fire Emblem deserves a proper villain (Robin probably doesn’t count). He’s basically the closest thing Nintendo has to Darth Vader. I’d love to have my Ike cross blades with him in Ultimate.

Haha, as a child, I never had the chance to play the Ike FE games, but seeing BK in Brawl was all I needed to develop interest in the character (probably due to the "Darth Vader" thing, as you mentioned). Now that the world is flipping upside-down and he has some semblance of a chance to get into the roster, I figured I'd show some support for him. But as of now, I'm more concerned about Skull Kid, since FE isn't struggling for characters, and Zelda could use some non-Triforce fan-favorites.

 

[NintenRob]

My Skull Kid rating

SKULL KID
Chance 75%
This is the highest I'm willing to go for any character sans Isabelle (and that's only because she could get in as either echo or unique), this is basically me giving a 100%

Skull Kid pretty much has EVERYTHING in his favour.
There's a lot of demand for a new Zelda character
Other popular Zelda characters have been deconfirmed
Impa would likely just be an echo making her a non issue.
I consider every stage known making even less competition
Great Bay has been very prominent in promotion (so was Kongo Falls, *cough*KROOL*cough*)
Majora's Mask released in the perfect timing, and Hyrule Warriors Legends is just icing on the cake
He's been seen winning big polls in the past
We haven't seen Young Links final smash yet, Fierce Deity would work well in a tie in
Sakurai acknowledged him a few times last game. His assist trophy was the FIRST assist trophy revealed last time. Sakurai chose a Majora's Mask themed picture as a winner of the picture contest starring Skull Kid. And of course the Majora's Mask Mii costume, specifically pointing out as Skull Kid. The trophies were even items in Smash Toyr


And of course the big one
FURNITURE!!!
just kidding

obviously I'm talking about the MOON
Not only has the Skull Kid assist trophy no where to be seen. But it has seemingly been replaced by the moon. Regardless of if he's playable or not, I'm convinced he's no longer an assist trophy, I'm convinced he wouldn't be a boss because that doesn't make sense to me. And given how prominent he was last time, I would be shocked if he's just gone entirely. That to me means one thing

MY PRECIOUS SKULL KID IS GOING TO BE PLAYABLE!!!!! YAHOO!!!

Want: 100%
I've been a vocal supporter of Skull Kid since before people started to think it would happen. But I never gave up hope, I never backed down, I kept him on my prediction roster against the odds, I always stuck to my gut, never faltering. Majora's Mask is one of my favourite games ever and I pray that all this leads to nothing.

 

[Klimax]

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...ge_copy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070403022045

Does anyone remember this ? I forgot about it, but I remember now. But I think it was just an event's stage.

 

[Chrono.]

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...ge_copy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070403022045

Does anyone remember this ? I forgot about it, but I remember now. But I think it was just an event's stage.

Yeah it's one of the Trophy Tussle stages from Event Match.

 

[NintenRob]

I loved those event matches, I'd love to see the concept return, better if we can make our own.

 

[Astroworld]

Majora’s Mask is probably my favorite game ever. I’m always down to see more representation from it.

The Moon being a seperate assist without Skull Kid is very suspicious. Although I’d think the moon would be the most obvious choice for his final smash. Maybe it’ll be Majora’s Wrath instead? It’d be weird though because that’s not Skull Kid it’s Majora itself. But also kinda cool, like his final smash would be the Mask abandoning him and just attacking everyone itself

 

[NintenRob]

Just one supporter away from 200

Skull Kid is getting rerated in the RTC. Come Show your support. Just a reminder that if you do, please post sufficient reasoning (2 sentences per score posted).

Would you like that honour TCT? I noticed you gave him a very high want score in the topic

 

[Deleted member]

Hey, something came to mind.

It's been brought up plenty of times now, with Young Link's final smash not being shown, but besides Robin, isn't he the only returning vet to not have his final smash revealed yet? this might be a strong hint at something.

So guy's I'm curious: Once Skull Kid gets in; what villain are you planning to throw your support behind, if any?

Honestly, if Skull Kid makes it as a playable fighter, i would be completely satisfied with everything.

 

[NintenRob]

Hey, something came to mind.

It's been brought up plenty of times now, with Young Link's final smash not being shown, but besides Robin, isn't he the only returning vet to not have his final smash revealed yet? this might be a strong hint at something.

Honestly, if Skull Kid makes it as a playable fighter, i would be completely satisfied with everything.

A fair few veterans haven't had their final smashes revealed.

However Young Link is the unique position of never having a final smash before. The only other is Pichu, who they showed the Final Smash immediately.

 

[Xevious 1]

Since we were on the subject of villains we'd like to see once Skull Kid get in. If Zelda got two non echo characters, Skull Kid was one, what would you like the other one to be?

I would want the other to be Zora (Ruto, Zora link, or Mipha) or Goron character (Darunia, Goron Link, or Daruk) due to how prominent those races are in the Zelda franchise

 

[ZealousGamer]

Echo? I'd say Impa (Sheik's Echo) or Twili (True Form) Midna (Zelda's Echo).

Second new Zelda character? Darunia or Ruto. Wouldn't mind Teba (Revali's Descendant) from Breathe of the Wild but that wouldn't be likely. Most wanted would have been Imp Midna but she is an Assist Trophy.

 

[Klimax]

Hyrule Warriors Impa.
Wolf Link & Midna
Tingle, Onox, Veran or Vaati

 

[Cap’nKazam]

Since we were on the subject of villains we'd like to see once Skull Kid get in. If Zelda got two non echo characters, Skull Kid was one, what would you like the other one to be?

I would want the other to be Zora (Ruto, Zora link, or Mipha) or Goron character (Darunia, Goron Link, or Daruk) due to how prominent those races are in the Zelda franchise

Tetra, hands down. The Pirate Ship needs its captain, and Smash Bros needs a pirate!

 

[NintenRob]

Impa echo please.

Or unique.

Wouldn't say no to Tetra.


But obviously Skull Kid first

 

[TCT~Phantom]

Just one supporter away from 200


Would you like that honour TCT? I noticed you gave him a very high want score in the topic

yes

 

[NintenRob]

We did it!!! 200 supporters before reveal!


I'm so happy to see Skull Kid get the recognition he deserves.

 

[DMTN]

Congrats on the 200 supporters. Can't remember if I'm on the list. If not, put me on there.

 

[verysleepywolf]

Second place to Skull Kid for me is Midna, but considering her fate is sealed I would choose Vaati. Link would have Ganondorf, Young Link would have Skull Kid, and Toon Link would have Vaati. It would be absolutely perfect. Vaati should ideally appear normally in his Minish form, but have parts of his body transform into the one-eyed tornado monster for attacks. It would honestly pretty sick and a perfect villain for the Hero of Winds.

I always felt that Midna would be best without a big animal attached to bog her down. That way she could move gracefully, teleport, disappear into the ground as a shadow, and all the other amazing stuff Midna does. Wolf Link is just a wolf that bites, scratches, tail whips, etc. Doesn't add anything to the package except looking badass. Pros of ditching the wolf outweigh the cons, despite my love for Wolf Link's design.

Out of the BotW champions, I'd easily choose Revali. He's the first Rito that can actually fight, was quite memorable, and could have a simpler moveset that's still pretty flashy. The Rito maintain popularity from WW and Revali was generally well recieved himself. Others hated him though, so I don't know. I envision him maybe borrowing from Falco for melee attacks and primarily using different arrow types. Perhaps he rotates elemental arrows with down-B, fires them with neutral-B, uses his signature gale move with up-B and has some kind of mobile side-B.

Of the Six Sages, Impa is an absolute no contest. Being the Sage of Shadow can give her really cool dark particle effects on attacks. Or, if they went with SS Impa, make it a light themed moveset instead. Or maybe use an almagate version of Impa where Sakurai invents whatever he wants for her (more likely). Or settle for an echo (the realistic outcome).

It would be cool to see a Goron or a Zora in SSB. Both are recurrent enough to be recognizeable and have lots of moveset potential. There are a few to choose from, but let's face it: Darunia and Ruto are the iconic ones. Other similar characters of said races that came in later Zelda games feel like throwbacks to the classic sages.

Of course, I will mention Fierce Deity Link. Not a character I even remotely expect, and I especially wouldn't want to make people suffer a 4th Link on their precious character select screen, but by jove mate. Wouldn't it just be freaking awesome? I mean come on, with the sick looking armor and the Double Helix sword, he would just be a dream come true. I guess you could work him out as a wild hybrid echo of Link and other heavy-sword users like Ike and Shulk, lol. It's a guilty dream.

And last, I'll always have a soft spot for Deku Link, as he is personally my favorite of the three mask forms prominently in MM.

 

[NintenRob]

Congrats on the 200 supporters. Can't remember if I'm on the list. If not, put me on there.

You're on there, 149 you are.

 

[AnOkayDM]

Hey, something came to mind.

It's been brought up plenty of times now, with Young Link's final smash not being shown, but besides Robin, isn't he the only returning vet to not have his final smash revealed yet? this might be a strong hint at something.

Honestly, if Skull Kid makes it as a playable fighter, i would be completely satisfied with everything.

Yoshi
Luigi
Captain Falcon
Peach
Young Link
Meta Knight
Dark Pit
Pokémon Trainer
Diddy Kong
Lucario
R.O.B.
Wii Fit Trainer
Greninja
Mii Fighters
Robin
Duck Hunt
Richter

All of these characters' Final Smashes are as yet unknown. That being said, there's little reason most of these would change. Yoshi, Peach, Diddy, and Lucario are the only ones who need new ones with the way Final Smashes work this time around. Dark Pit's could remain the same without still being a clone of Zelda and Sheik's, since both of theirs have changed. Robin's will probably be different with Chrom being playable now. And Richter's will probably be the same as Simon's.

Young Link is the only character left in the game, aside from newcomers, who has never had one.

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

I'd like to see the BOTW champions pokemon trainer style. Maybe using somthing else than the down special to switch so they can all have full movesets.

 

[Cabbagehead]

The only Zelda character who rivals the excitement I'd feel for Skull Kid is Mipha. However, I have no expectations for her as a playable character, whereas Skull Kid's odds seem to be looking up, so I'm more dedicated to SK at this point.

 

[Arcadenik]

So guy's I'm curious: Once Skull Kid gets in; what villain are you planning to throw your support behind, if any?

There aren't many iconic Nintendo villains left for Smash 6 so... Team Rocket.

 

[Dr Bones]

He wouldn't be in this game but I would be pushing for shovel knight to make it into the next game.

 

[0007]

Since we were on the subject of villains we'd like to see once Skull Kid get in. If Zelda got two non echo characters, Skull Kid was one, what would you like the other one to be?

Honestly? Still Impa, but make her completely unique.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Since we were on the subject of villains we'd like to see once Skull Kid get in. If Zelda got two non echo characters, Skull Kid was one, what would you like the other one to be?

Urbosa or Midna. Yeah, Midna's already an assist, but I'd be 100% okay with Twili Midna as a Zelda echo even.