Official Newcomer/DLC Speculation Discussion

[Lionfranky]

I love how quickly "unlikely character in Smash" wiki deleted its Steve page. Lol taking back their own words~

 

[DarthEnderX]

I WILL NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING EVER AGAIN. I can finally be at peace.

Good thing. Cause you're damn sure not gettin Terrarian now.

I will say though, I wasn't really expecting this much disdain and indifference.

You should have. This was a pick for "the kids". A massive trend that a lot of us were too old for.

Here's the thing-- even if you don't like Steve, this makes the Fighters Pass more sellable, and brings huge attention to Smash as a game.

Lol, yeah, Smash Bros. was really hurtin' for attention.

 

[DittoInDisguise]

Good lord, the sakurai presents is 45 mins long

 

[Will]

So happy to see it in Smash. This is huge.

Will Will [IMG alt="Smashing Ramen"]https://smashboards.com/data/avatars/s/405/405303.jpg?1601325132[/IMG] Smashing Ramen I love both of your energy right now.

I didn't call Steve, but I definitely kept telling everyone that Minecraft was possible and IF he was in, they'd stick with Minecraft's core animations and design, not needlessly revamping it to an HD white fade that Smash Ultimate has.

And I was ****ing right.

 

[TheBeastHimself]

Steve looks most awkward in the mural picture (where they add each newcomer)

Spoiler: Sakurai Posted this on Twitter

 

[Deleted member]

Imagine getting out of Elite Smash, because Minecraft Steve bodied you hard online.

I love Smash Ultimate even more.

 

[BZocky]

I love building brown bricks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

 

[DittoInDisguise]

Wonder what his classic theme is

 

[Teeb147]

Why is everyone saying Steve? It's Steve & Alex

..and zombie and enderman

 

[PeridotGX]

Crazy that Steve isn't one of my most wanted characters anymore, he's just one of the 80 or so that made it in.

This is the first newcomer since Inkling that I actively wanted ( and I was very passive with Inkling support). I forget what it felt like to get a character you desire.

 

[Shroob]

Steve looks most awkward in the mural picture (where they add each newcomer)

Spoiler: Sakurai Posted this on Twitter

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When you wake up at 7am from a hangover and find you somehow woke up in the jock's dorm.

 

[HansShotFirst20]

Supreme meh.

 

[Animegamingnerd]

Steve looks most awkward in the mural picture (where they add each newcomer)

Spoiler: Sakurai Posted this on Twitter

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I am kinda indifferent to Steve, but jeez he really does stand out like a sore thumb in terms of his animations and here.

 

[SKX31]

Ok here's something that ticks me a bit. They gave the character a GLIDE. When they removed it from other characters XD Come on

I doubt it would work even remotely the same due to how broken it was.

I'm with Puppy here - Gliding was straight up jank in Brawl because it was insanely precise with its angling and one could attack out of the glide. Also, could glide twice by abusing Shuttle Loop (thus Meta Knight could Scrooge underneath the stage, which is one of the many reasons he was considered "broken" in Brawl).

Apparently gliding was supposed to return in 4, but alas, that didn't happen.

We didn't get that close of a look to really tell, but chances are that Steve's glide will not have the same maneuverability as Brawl's glide.

 

[Deleted member]

Good lord, the sakurai presents is 45 mins long

There are people that can beat Minecraft less than half that without glitches and custom seeds.

 

[3BitSaurus]

This times 9000. Here's the thing-- even if you don't like Steve, this makes the Fighters Pass more sellable, and brings huge attention to Smash as a game. THIS MEANS we are more likely to get a third pass. There should be 0 disappointment. (How Ironic it would be if behind the scenes, Steve makes your own character a reality in the future).

...I don't see it. It's not a matter of money, it's about project priorities. Sakurai has explicitly stated that he doesn't like working on a project for too long and has confirmed that Volume 2 is the last.

 

[metalhydra273]

Steve being in smash is peak 2020, regardless of whether you want him or not.

 

[SuperSceptile15]

THIS MEANS we are more likely to get a third pass.

It could happen, but I doubt it. 11 DLC newcomers, not including Plant, are already a lot, and they still need to save newcomers for the inevitable Smash 6.

 

[cashregister9]

I've always thought that Steve would have an interesting moveset but It wasn't really a character I would invest all of my hype into. But once I heard the Minecraft Bat sound I popped off I'm happier than I expected.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Also when u come to think about it

that initial Reddit leak was SOMEWHAT correct at least when it came to Smash

unexpected (everyone kept doubling down on MonHun, Geno, Chief, Hayabusa and other “safe” picks) and he IS popular in the west

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

This times 9000. Here's the thing-- even if you don't like Steve, this makes the Fighters Pass more sellable, and brings huge attention to Smash as a game. THIS MEANS we are more likely to get a third pass. There should be 0 disappointment. (How Ironic it would be if behind the scenes, Steve makes your own character a reality in the future).

Even if not, it was sooooo great to see her as excited, if not more, excited than I am about the new fighter coming to the game. I'm pretty excited as well, but my sister's reaction makes it 10x better.

If you watch the video at 2:28,, you can see steve boosting horizontally, from right to left, and then angling down and slamming into the ground when going into the ground:

Hmm...It actually looks more like a Side Special here. I still don't think it will be the actual gliding mechanic (it was removed from everyone for a very good reason), and I'd be willing to bet him dipping down is the end lag of the move, but it is possible that there's some sort of gliding mechanic in place. I guess we won't know until Saturday.

 

[Teeb147]

I'm with Puppy here - Gliding was straight up jank in Brawl because it was insanely precise with its angling and one could attack out of the glide. Also, could glide twice by abusing Shuttle Loop (thus Meta Knight could Scrooge underneath the stage, which is one of the many reasons he was considered "broken" in Brawl).

Apparently gliding was supposed to return in 4, but alas, that didn't happen.

We didn't get that close of a look to really tell, but chances are that Steve's glide will not have the same maneuverability as Brawl's glide.

At 2:28 you can see the glide and angling with it downwards like we could before

 

[TheBeastHimself]

last year we had sans undertale complete with megalovania join smash
this year was minecraft
i don't think i can take whatever comes next year. i can't possibly think of what could be bigger.

Just wait.

 

[Shroob]

Eeyup yup yup. It was only a matter of time, kiddos. Did you really think a game arguably as influential as Tetris and Pong won't make it in? See? I'm a boomer and I ****in' love this ****, because back when the ol' Banjo vs Steve wars happened, I asked a simple question:

 

[Teeb147]

Even if not, it was sooooo great to see her as excited, if not more, excited than I am about the new fighter coming to the game. I'm pretty excited as well, but my sister's reaction makes it 10x better.


Hmn...It actually looks more like a Side Special here. I still don't think it will be the actual gliding mechanic (it was removed from everyone for a very good reason), and I'd be willing to bet him dipping down is the end lag of the move, but it is possible that there's some sort of gliding mechanic in place. I guess we won't know until Saturday.

I'm pretty sure it's angling that's going on there, the end lag is from crashing into the ground with it.

Anyway, we'll see when sakurai presents it

 

[Fluttershy64]

Whether you like Steve or not, he is a HUGE announcement. He is probably up there with Sonic and Snake.

 

[Deleted member]

M MooMew64 I really like your energy too!

 

[AreJay25]

You ever sit down and think that Ryu just goes around multiple universes fighting the weirdest ****

Ryu vs Minecraft Steve is probably one of the strangest matchups I could ever think of lmao

 

[Schnee117]

Only complaint with Steve is no Tuxedo Alt
I can settle for the Mad King though

 

[Just a random scrub]

Looks like those Banjo VS Steve wars were pointless after all. XD

 

[Rie Sonomura]

You ever sit down and think that Ryu just goes around multiple universes fighting the weirdest ****

Ryu vs Minecraft Steve is probably one of the strangest matchups I could ever think of lmao

I mean after he was in a heckin FAMILY GUY FLASH GAME Steve is normal fare for him I’d bet

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

I’ll have a larger post when I get home to give some thoughts.

In the meantime, I just might ask my 6th and 7th graders if they play Minecraft, and Smash.

 

[Cosmic77]

I went back to the posts before the reveal.

It's amazing how fast the thread can go from this:

To this:

 

[Schnee117]

You ever sit down and think that Ryu just goes around multiple universes fighting the weirdest ****

Ryu vs Minecraft Steve is probably one of the strangest matchups I could ever think of lmao

It'd honestly be easier to classify who he hasn't fought at this point lol

 

[Lamperouge]

Might boot up Minecraft tonight to celebrate.

I really hope his release date isn't too far away because I'm really eager to fool around with his kit and rock that Enderman skin.

 

[DarthEnderX]

Hup!

 

[RandomAce]

Damn that was shocking, I had Steve pegged for DLC since Smash DLC just started two years, I’m surprised it actually happened.

Are my wishes finally coming true, I got Byleth, ARMS, and Minecraft in a row.

 

[TwiceEXE]

It's so weird that they are doing the Sakurai Presents 2 days from now. Why not just do the whole thing at once?

 

[Nesysli]

I only played Minecraft once or twice back in high school around 2010, so I don't have much attachment to the series but I respect it's legacy and it helped bring Banjo-Kazooie to Smash. In a game with Mario, Link, Sonic, Mega Man, Simon Belmont, etc, gaming icons, Steve fits right in.

I'm most curious about what the next 4 DLC characters will bring, Min-Min & Steve are pretty outlier for the standard Smash character.

 

[Guynamednelson]

One final comment: Please expect their blocky models and low-res textures to NOT be the only way Steve and Alex and Zombie and Enderman stick out from the rest of the pass.