Banjo trips over and Inkling boy sprays his splatter shot all over him.
Alright, let's play a game. Let's make an FP2 that mirrors FP1, with each slot having an equivalent between passes. Min Min can go wherever. Note that they don't necessarily have to be in release order. Also note that supposed obstacles in their way don't count here because of how unpredictable the choices for FP1 were, so Assist Trophies, Western companies, mature content, etc. don't matter here.
The Wild Card-Pretty much an excuse to do whatever, since FP2 has an extra slot.- The Outsider-A popular character, preferably from a modern smash hit but has little to no Nintendo appearances.
- The Legend-A character from a massively popular and influential classic, much like the previous third-parties (Sans Bayonetta)
- The Fan Favorite-A character who's pretty minor in the grand scheme of things, or at least hasn't seen much time in the spotlight recently, but is a popular pick regardless.
- The Darkhorse-A character who's iconic yet niche, and is usually considered unlikely as a result. Bonus points if they aren't usually associated with Nintendo (Note that this character doesn't have to be completely overlooked, given how much speculation has expanded lately)
- The Promotional Pick-A character from Switch-exclusive game. Note that you can't do a character who would promote a hypothetical release; It has to be an actual game. They do not have to be upcoming or in the past decade, either, nor do they have to be first-party.
In my case, I'll go with...
- Wild Card-Min Min. Had to put her somewhere.
- Outsider-2B. Nier: Automata was a smash hit and the breakthrough of both Platinum and Yoko Taro, but doesn't have a Switch port yet. Sounds pretty Joker-ish to me.
- Legend-Crash Bandicoot. He was the PlayStation's mascot back in the day, even if he isn't owned by Sony, and he'd bring back the old console wars. Plus, he's discussed a lot lately, so he seems like a pretty safe choice for this spot.
- Fan Favorite-Isaac. The guy's pretty much a first-party Banjo. Release in the late 90's/early 2000's era, an arguably improved sequel that's lesser-known, and a divisive 7th-generation sequel after a hiatus. Despite this, they've remained popular picks well into Ultimate's era (Though the AT did but a dent in Isaac's support).
- Darkhorse-Reimu. Touhou's huge, and yet it isn't well-known beyond Japan and the doujin circles, leaving her to be passed over as a prospective rep in favor of Shantae (And probably Shovel Knight too, had it not been for the AT). Similarly, SNK's games were big influences on the fighting game scene and arcades, and yet they're not as popular beyond Latin America and the FGC.
- Promotional Pick-Rex. XC2 sold surprisingly well for it's position, and helped Xenoblade break out of it's cult classic status. It's still promoted by MonoSoft and Rex is a popular request, especially in Japan.
Let's see what you do.
Here is mine. Decided to put my amateur photoshop skills to some use again.
Outsider pick - Sir Daniel Fortesque - I can't really think of many Non-Nintendo third party characters that haven't made appearances on Nintendo platforms that would be suitable for Smash. I decided to go with Sir Daniel Fortesque. It'll obviously never happen because he's a Sony first party character and he's not highly requested. It's a shame though because he'd definitely fit right in with the Smash cast, much better than Kratos would.
Despite being a sword fighter, he would have a pretty unique moveset. His forward tilt would make him walk while spinning his sword around on his torso. He can use throwing knives, javelins, hammers, bows and even a blunderbuss.
Legend pick - Crash Bandicoot - I think Crash has enough of a legacy to be considered a legendary pick, although he could be seen more as a fan favourite. I think Crash Bandicoot has a pretty good chance of appearing in this fighters pass since he is highly requested and is relevant in this day and age. Question is, who could stop him from appearing? Could it be Activision for asking for more than Nintendo is willing or will it be Nintendo themselves for looking more in house or characters closer to home?
Crash Bandicoot would mostly feel pretty basic. His basic attack would be his iconic crash spin. Walking forward would make him walk and spin kind of like Megaman's forward tilt. You got the fruit bazooka for his neutral special, death tornado spin for his side special, his jetpack from Crash 2 as his Up Special and his super charged body slam as his down special.
Fan Favourite character - Sora - To be honest, you can switch Crash and Sora around and the roles fit them just as much but I digress. I think Sora has a good chance of appearing in Fighter Pass 2 and I don't think Disney would be that heartless (No pun intended) as to keep Sora out from Smash. It'd probably be weird to see Disney in the copyright area.
Sora has plenty of moves to work with but I'm too lazy to talk about it. You have Super Smash Flash 2 to know what his moveset could potentially be like.
Dark horse character - Sgt. Cortez! Time to Split! - Ah, my favourite breed of Dark horse. It's the obscure type. Do I believe he'll be in Fighter Pass 2? Well it depends if Nintendo is even aware the TimeSplitters series exists and if Koch Media (Not THQ Nordic as I erroneously stated before) have approached Nintendo. My answer? I will not say no but I can't give a definitive yes.
Sgt. Cortez (No bias here if you can believe that) would 100% be a unique character. I mean it is factually impossible for Nintendo and Sakurai to find a way to not make him unique. He would start off with dual sci-fi pistols that you would shoot off pressing jab, they wouldn't cause your opponent to flinch like Fox (Okay maybe 99.9% unique). He could use his temporal uplink to grab items from a distance and also grab projectiles to either throw back at the opponent or save for later. He can use rocket launchers, Flamethrowers, Double Barrel Shotguns, Plasma Autorifles, etc. He might not be for everyone but I don't think he would be entirely hated.
Promotional character - Link - and then there's link... alright maybe there could be a Ocarina of Time remake or Melee HD, whatever. I kind of don't want any other promotional character. Decidueye's chance was taken by Incineroar so I'm left with Adult Link. There you go. That's my explanation.
