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Official Newcomer/DLC Speculation Discussion

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GoodGrief741

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Cause Rex effectively got Smash 4 Chrom’d with said costume. Plus, Xenoblade 2 would have been too old to use Rex to promote it, but if Xenoblade X got a Definitive Edition, Elma would be back into the spotlight.

alternatively you also got Mecha Fiora. Yes she’s in Shulk’s Final Smash, but I see that and raise you an Ultimate Chrom who is playable, still in Robin’s Final Smash, and still in Robin’s victory animation too. Also, Xenoblade DE would totally put her back into the spotlight
I mean, if Spirits decided during base game are back in play for this volume, wouldn't Rex, whose costume was decided around the same time, also be back in play?

Plus, even if a Xenoblade X DE gets made, it would probably start development too late to be considered.
 

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Cause Rex effectively got Smash 4 Chrom’d with said costume. Plus, Xenoblade 2 would have been too old to use Rex to promote it, but if Xenoblade X got a Definitive Edition, Elma would be back into the spotlight.

alternatively you also got Mecha Fiora. Yes she’s in Shulk’s Final Smash, but I see that and raise you an Ultimate Chrom who is playable, still in Robin’s Final Smash, and still in Robin’s victory animation too. Also, Xenoblade DE would totally put her back into the spotlight
Until I see that Xenoblade Chronicles X remake I'm gonna say Fiora's way more likely than Elma, which is a shame.

Ok. Nosebleed's done. Gotta go!
 

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Anyway uh

just to be clear that’s ULTIMATE Pit’s model on Smash 4’s Battlefield...?
 

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Anyway uh

just to be clear that’s ULTIMATE Pit’s model on Smash 4’s Battlefield...?
The lighting is closer to Ultimate's than 4's, and if you look closely they touched up 4 Battlefield's model.
Use this Tweet for reference, as it has both the recent Sakurai screenshot and a screenshot of Battlefield in 4.
 
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The lighting is closer to Ultimate's than 4's, and if you look closely they touched up 4 Battlefield's model.
Use this Tweet for reference, as it has both the recent Sakurai screenshot and a screenshot of Battlefield in 4.
The flags are mirrored too...
 

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The lighting is closer to Ultimate's than 4's, and if you look closely they touched up 4 Battlefield's model.

Use this Tweet for reference, as it has both the recent Sakurai screenshot and a screenshot of Battlefield in 4.
Not just the lighting, but the placement of the flags is different in 4 as well. Who knows what this means, if anything. We don't know when the picture was taken, after all. But it's certainly an interesting topic.
 

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To go back to what I said yesterday, I still don’t quite get why folks are so sure base game spirits are “back on the table”. That itself isn’t confirmed, and while it can be speculated that “they didn’t know there would be a second wave”, that means that they would still need to change direction from their last two sets of Smash DLC, being Wii U and now Ultimate Season 1.

Could it happen? Sure. But we simply cannot know that base game spirits are “on the table” until one actually happens to be upgraded. At least, I’m not convinced they’re on the table yet.

If it happens, then sure. Bring it on. I can see the appeal. However, based on precedent of DLC I just don’t think it’s going to happen in the way folks are suggesting.
 

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To go back to what I said yesterday, I still don’t quite get why folks are so sure base game spirits are “back on the table”. That itself isn’t confirmed, and while it can be speculated that “they didn’t know there would be a second wave”, that means that they would still need to change direction from their last two sets of Smash DLC, being Wii U and now Ultimate Season 1.

Could it happen? Sure. But we simply cannot know that base game spirits are “on the table” until one actually happens to be upgraded. At least, I’m not convinced they’re on the table yet.

If it happens, then sure. Bring it on. I can see the appeal. However, based on precedent of DLC I just don’t think it’s going to happen in the way folks are suggesting.
Jumping off from this, I think a pretty good rule of thumb to follow is that unless it does happen, don't assume that it will.
 

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Cause Rex effectively got Smash 4 Chrom’d with said costume. Plus, Xenoblade 2 would have been too old to use Rex to promote it, but if Xenoblade X got a Definitive Edition, or even if she appeared in Xenoblade DE, Elma would be back into the spotlight.

alternatively you also got Mecha Fiora. Yes she’s in Shulk’s Final Smash, but I see that and raise you an Ultimate Chrom who is playable, still in Robin’s Final Smash, and still in Robin’s victory animation too. Also, Xenoblade DE would totally put her back into the spotlight
Something that people also forget about Elma is that X2 is the next game coming probably, not Xenoblade 3. Another detail is that the next game will probably continue the same story of X and I think most of the main cast, including Elma, will return to continue the story while 3 will probably focus on a new set of characters.
 

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Something that people also forget about Elma is that X2 is the next game coming probably, not Xenoblade 3. Another detail is that the next game will probably continue the same story of X and I think most of the main cast, including Elma, will return to continue the story while 3 will probably focus on a new set of characters.
At the same time, Monolith kept talking about X in a similar way Platinum talked about W101 and Nintendo just wasn't interested in that
 

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At the same time, Monolith kept talking about X in a similar way Platinum talked about W101 and Nintendo just wasn't interested in that
Then again, W101 is getting a Switch port now... and PS4 but that’s beside the point
 

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Then again, W101 is getting a Switch port now... and PS4 but that’s beside the point
XBX has the Monado as imagery around and a link to a franchise that they found success in, don't think so
Now if only we could get a Bayo 2 port... preferably on PlayStation, personally
It's already on the Switch, a port would remove the Nintendo costumes and the Star Fox stage
 

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Not sure if that was already posted but I just saw this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N417WJ6t-xA

It doesn't really affect her chance, but it shows that Square is open to see her in a fighting game I guess.
That one kinda leaked beforehand. Gotta say, even though Brawlhalla is no direct competition to Smash, they have some interesting crossovers. A good amount of them, too.
 

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Two more minutes... Zippo’s hour of reckoning draws nigh
 

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Welp here comes Zippo’s ResetEra account being banned as he said there’d be TWO directs this month...
 
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Honestly I'd rather have an old Final Destination. I cannot care too much about most of the other Battlefields, but all of these Final Destinations are badass



 

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Last week the Animal Crossing direct was like 3 hours later than normal. I think we should wait a bit before saying that.
people have given veggieben and the kos-mos fangirl so many chances just hoping that it'll pull through

spoiler: it never pulls through
 

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people have given veggieben and the kos-mos fangirl so many chances just hoping that it'll pull through

spoiler: it never pulls through
I'll never understand why there's so much hubbub about Kos-Mos. Don't get me wrong, I think she could be neat, but I don't see there being any chance for her, unfortunately
 

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I'll never understand why there's so much hubbub about Kos-Mos. Don't get me wrong, I think she could be neat, but I don't see there being any chance for her, unfortunately
because based wasabi said so and she's never wrong excluding every time where she totally is

fake insider information textposts has become so stale that anyone could create an account, get a lucky guess, and suddenly you're internet famous
 

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Sorry, only Direct we'll see this week is this one
What is this? shovel knight 64 finally? :0 *Excited noises*

Anyways, for my wishlist, i have that one down on my sig, but as for actual predictions?. I feel that there 2B, Crash and either Dante or Monhun are the most likely (i do think that Amateratsu, Phoenix or Morrigan have a slight chance here, but way less than Dnate or Monsterhunter). I also predict one from a game from 2020/2021 my biggest take is a Zelda BotW2 rep, whoever that may be. (rooting for Kass) (or maybe something related to xenoblade, and likely at least one super fan requested character (Waluigi, Dixie, Bandana Dee, Geno or Isaac most likely).

The last spot is porbably the harder to narrow down, but i think is gonna be a titular character from a non represented POPULAR series in smash, my takes are Kiryu, Steve/Alex, Dinasty warriors character, or Chosen Undead/Ashen One.

Also.. i feel that the ship already sailed for Doomguy, but my hope is that is his general popularity and support keep being so fun and wholesome as the whole Animal crossing/Doom crossover we are having, i have hope that he may come in as a separate DLC near 2021 :o
 
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Not sure if that was already posted but I just saw this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N417WJ6t-xA

It doesn't really affect her chance, but it shows that Square is open to see her in a fighting game I guess.

Edit: in case you don't want to click, the video is about Lara Croft in brawlhalla.
I'm kinda surprised they used her classic design as the default and her reboot outfit is only an alt. I guess the more exaggerated look of the classic design worked better with Brawlhalla's cartoony art style.
 

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Not sure if that was already posted but I just saw this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N417WJ6t-xA

It doesn't really affect her chance, but it shows that Square is open to see her in a fighting game I guess.

Edit: in case you don't want to click, the video is about Lara Croft in brawlhalla.
hmmm

I'd say it probably does affect her chance; I don't see the sense in licensing your character for both Smash and a Smashalike, especially if you're a big studio that has the weight (and big enough characters) to push for Smash. The same goes for Rayman (and to a lesser extent Ori and Shovel Knight, though they were Indie characters for whom Smash was pretty out of reach anyway).
 

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Not sure if that was already posted but I just saw this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N417WJ6t-xA

It doesn't really affect her chance, but it shows that Square is open to see her in a fighting game I guess.

Edit: in case you don't want to click, the video is about Lara Croft in brawlhalla.
Woaaah! This is pretty rad!
Of course they go with her classic look. Personally I think it's way more iconic. Like, I can't even remember what reboot Lara wears.
But anyway, glad to see her crossing over. To a smash-like game no less.
 

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So, next week it's gonna be half a year since the last general Direct. Never thought I'd be this metaphorically starved from not being advertised to.

Anyway, I know I'm a bit late to that party, but here's my own version of FP V2. The very deep and philosophical theme for it is "**** you, this is what I want".

FighterPass2.png


I'm honestly still annoyed that the only official 3D renders for Isaac are his Brawl AT one, which is too low-quality, and his Ultimate AT render, which only exists in stamp size render.
 
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Hey so uh
There was a problem fetching the tweet

temporary hiatus from general directs due to Coronavirus? Ditching directs for a different format...?
 

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I'm kinda surprised they used her classic design as the default and her reboot outfit is only an alt. I guess the more exaggerated look of the classic design worked better with Brawlhalla's cartoony art style.
It's the more notable design. Same reason Simon has his Conan look before the Chronicles version. Or why Cloud's first costume is FF7 Cloud while AC Cloud is the alternate
 
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