"What's that? It sounds like the cry of a ********, feral Mexican sasquatch!"
Well said, Sarge. Well said... Anyway, I suppose I'll go to ranting about the "leak" and the state of the thread.
First off, most of what was posted on Gamefaqs seems, for lack of a better word, stupid. Ness returning? Wolf as a newcomer? I'm even tempted to say the Zelda-Shiek transformation, but that is only because I don't care for her/him/it. The people working on Brawl (so I've heard from numerous threads here), have played over 10 000 matches, I believe it was. People this experienced in Brawl should know what people like and dislike. Unless Brawl is turning into even more of a popularity contest, I can't see adding Wolf. Krystal, even though I personally hate her guts, has a better chance to get in on top of the fact that she is supposedly more popular. The team's experience should also prevent them from including Ness after making Lucas. Plus, if Falco is returning, we'll see all of the old clones, with interest. I can't see this happening.
Second, I would like to know when this thread was created. If it was made anytime close to the Dragoon update, then I say the strongest piece of evidence in favor of the "leak" is gone. There are other ways to get information, I'm sure of it.
Third, why didn't the guy cite his sources? Why did he
refuse to cite his sources? What I affectionately call the first law of the internet comes into play here: "pics or it didn't happen." All we have to go on is the prediction of the fancy new weapon and this guy's word. I think we all know how far a person's word can get them when trying to convince people of something over the internet. Do I need to bring back Kingdom Hearts II horror stories?
Finally, I really hate where this thread is going. No, no one died and made me God, but guys, there is a miniature flame war going on every five pages. Can we not be mature enough to shrug off "Mewtwo sucks" and "Lucario/Pichu/some other thing has replaced Mewtwo" posts? I mean, no matter what happens, nothing is going to convince an entire fanbase to give up their hopes until the game is released. People are still holding out for the likes of Sora just as we are holding out for Mewtwo.
Now, if you've read all of that, please direct all flames at me. My inbox is perfectly clear, so I can hold a bit of them.
Still smashing the odds with shadow balls, -Oath
PS: In my honest opinion, the pic with Kirby is some sort of item. If memory serves, the shadow ball has a purplish-black aura kind of like Sonic's spindash. Looks like a gooey bomb in different lightning to me, but let's not have another cloud theory. Or is it the team healer? Hmmmm... ^_^