Nintendo's First Samurai: Takamaru for SSB4 (Final Request: Ask the US HW devs to add Takamaru)

[Pacack]

Pit was revealed during E3, I don't see why Takamaru can't follow him. I don't recall every starter having the be revealed first either.
When exactly were the Ice Climbers revealed anyway? My memory of pre-Melee is rather fuzzy and we didn't have (an English) Dojo.

Ice Climbers were one of the first revealed characters. At E3 [insert year here], they showed the entire Melee intro, which revealed characters such as Peach, Bowser, Zelda, Sheik, and, of course, Ice Climers.

 

[Chauzu]

I can definately see Takamaru getting unveiled at E3, that would be so hype.

And make no mistake that Takamaru would be a retro character. He might have made guest appearances in modern games, but if he hadn't been a star of a 1986 Famicom game, there is no way any of us would even consider him.

I wouldn't mind a new Takamaru game though. I mean, it has been like 27-28 years since last time.

 

[Pacack]

I can definately see Takamaru getting unveiled at E3, that would be so hype.

And make no mistake that Takamaru would be a retro character. He might have made guest appearances in modern games, but if he hadn't been a star of a 1986 Famicom game, there is no way any of us would even consider him.

I wouldn't mind a new Takamaru game though. I mean, it has been like 27-28 years since last time.

Thanks for the support!

 

[Deleted member]

Yeah....I'll say it again....the "retro" logic is bull****. It's just fanwank.

Go for the reasoning that actually matters such as Sakurai's interest, the fan support, and the modern relevancy.

 

[Marakatu]

And here I am thinking Takamaru would be looked at because Sakurai has expressed interest in him as well as the increased relevancy with Captain Rainbow, Samurai Warriors 3, and Nintendo Land as opposed to following the bull**** "retro" logic.

Yeah, because Captain Rainbow, Samurai Warriors 3 and Nintendo Land are totally relevant games that everybody cares about.

Let's face it, the most relevant appearances of Takamaru were his cameos in Pikmin 2 and Brawl.

 

[Deleted member]

Yeah, because Captain Rainbow, Samurai Warriors 3 and Nintendo Land are totally relevant games that everybody cares about.

Let's face it, the most relevant appearances of Takamaru were his cameos in Pikmin 2 and Brawl.

There are no words to describe the lunacy of this statement.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

I'm afraid that Golden is right. We can all throw the whole "retros revealed at E3" logic out the window since Sakurai decided to go for a new pattern with Villager, Mega Man, and Wii Fit Trainer. And yes, these modern re-appearances do help him even more compared to all the other obscure Nintendo characters that exist (Duck Hunt Dog included). At this point, just waiting until the actual event in two months would make or break our inflated expectations.

 

[Marakatu]

There are no words to describe the lunacy of this statement.

Captain Rainbow is a game that was released only in Japan, and even Japanese people didn't care for it.
The Warriors series is a niche series at best.
And Nintendo Land is a game that people played only for a day, and just because it was bundled with the Wii U.
As much as I support Takamaru, I won't say his most recent appearances were relevant in any way.
I wish you posted some good arguments, like R.O.B. did.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Captain Rainbow is a game that was released only in Japan, and even Japanese people didn't care for it.
The Warriors series is a niche series at best.

This is very untrue it is a hugely popular series in Japan.
Home to Sakurai I might add.
I do agree with you about Captain Rainbow though that is a very unpopular game.

 

[JamesDNaux]

Captain Rainbow is a game that was released only in Japan, and even Japanese people didn't care for it.
The Warriors series is a niche series at best.
And Nintendo Land is a game that people played only for a day, and just because it was bundled with the Wii U.
As much as I support Takamaru, I won't say his most recent appearances were relevant in any way.
I wish you posted some good arguments, like R.O.B. did.

These are all very poor excuses for an argument, anything based on personal opinion should not be used in such context.

While Yuiitusin may be a little... blunt about it, he's very right about the retro argument. It's something I always considered before, but with the varying definitions of "retro" that people throw around it really just dilutes itself. While true that Takamaru doesn't have anything going for him in terms of importance, he does have fan demand, has been directly addressed by Sakurai before, and is a prime candidate for a series that can be revived. Being "retro" won't get him brownie points.

 

[papagenos]

...Is this your idea of a joke?

Pit was revealed during E3, I don't see why Takamaru can't follow him. I don't recall every starter having the be revealed first either.
When exactly were the Ice Climbers revealed anyway? My memory of pre-Melee is rather fuzzy and we didn't have (an English) Dojo.

Ice Climbers were one of the first revealed characters. At E3 [insert year here], they showed the entire Melee intro, which revealed characters such as Peach, Bowser, Zelda, Sheik, and, of course, Ice Climers.

All i remember about ice climbers from the melee days was that the internet claimed "****** bob" (if you know this reference im surprised) was going to be in the new smash bros.

 

[Speculator]

Ice Climbers had a single game, Takamaru had a single game, Pit had two games, R.O.B. had two games, G&W had more games than you can shake a stick at.

The obscurity means nothing, G&W and R.O.B. weren't retro characters in the same way as Ice Climbers and Pit, but Takamaru is.

Ice Climbers and Pit at least got their games released in the West. They can be revealed at an international event like E3 because they have a retro appeal that encompasses the entire audience. Takamaru might have appeared in SW3 in the West, but his character is simply not known outside of Japan - certainly not on the level of Pit or the Ice Climbers. That's why I think it's more appropriate to consider him a successor to the particularly obscure retros like ROB and G&W, which traditionally have always been secret characters and some of the last to unlock.

I agree that obscurity isn't important when considering his chances of getting in, but it is important from a marketing standpoint when deciding who gets revealed before the game launches. Takamaru appearing at E3 might hype us up for the game within our circle of supporters, but you know as well as I do that the reaction from the general public would be "Who's that?" They want to hook people in with the well-known characters like Mega Man and Little Mac, and then introduce them to the long-forgotten heroes ones the game comes out.

 

[JamesDNaux]

Ice Climbers and Pit at least got their games released in the West. They can be revealed at an international event like E3 because they have a retro appeal that encompasses the entire audience. Takamaru might have appeared in SW3 in the West, but his character is simply not known outside of Japan - certainly not on the level of Pit or the Ice Climbers. That's why I think it's more appropriate to consider him a successor to the particularly obscure retros like ROB and G&W, which traditionally have always been secret characters and some of the last to unlock.

I agree that obscurity isn't important when considering his chances of getting in, but it is important from a marketing standpoint when deciding who gets revealed before the game launches. Takamaru appearing at E3 might hype us up for the game within our circle of supporters, but you know as well as I do that the reaction from the general public would be "Who's that?" They want to hook people in with the well-known characters like Mega Man and Little Mac, and then introduce them to the long-forgotten heroes ones the game comes out.

There was still a "who's that?" reaction from the general crowd when both the Ice Climbers and Pit were revealed, regardless of their games being released here, remember that the majority don't know anything about them. We however, knew who they were, and we know who Takamaru is, he'll garner the same response as IC and Pit did previously, confusion from the general crowd and hype from the speculative crowd. E3 is the perfect time to reveal him, as it will introduce him to the larger crowd who would then have time to digest the information, just like Pit before him. E3 isn't solely big hitting characters, as Mega Man was the sole big hitter for the announcement of this game while the Wii Fit Trainer was incredibly obscure with Villager pulling in the middle ground. This also happened for Brawl as well.

Takamaru isn't really in the same category as R.O.B. or Mr. Game & Watch, the character you are looking for here is the Wii Fit Trainer. Again, Takamaru is kin to the Climbers and Pit, regardless of any ignorance on the part of the general crowd. If you want to get technical with things, they would all be in the same category as they are all obscure characters, but that is beside the point. Even so, anyone who has played Nintendo Land will at least partially recognize Takamaru.

 

[RhymesWithEmpty]

All i remember about ice climbers from the melee days was that the internet claimed "****** bob" (if you know this reference im surprised) was going to be in the new smash bros.

I know this reference and I am still surprised XD That's great that people actually thought the Ice Climbers were ****** Bob and Alfonso, though, haha. Crazy, but great.

 

[Marakatu]

Come on, is it that hard to refute my weak arguments?
Despite low sales, Captain Rainbow is recognized by Sakurai, since thare is a Fat Mac trophy in SSB4. And Cap himself is one of the most wanted characters in Japan.
The Warriors (Musou) series is very big in Japan, like NonSpecificGuy said.
And Nintendo Land spreaded Takamaru's name across the globe. The fact that it was bundled with the Wii U is a good thing. Takamaru appeared in a poorly-sold game about obscure characters, only to appear in a widely known game about All-Star Nintendo series some time later.

I was trying to play the devil's advocate and start a conversation, but all (most of) you guys can do is saying "nope, that's wrong". You are no better than gamefaqs users.
I'm done discussing here. Time to go back to lurking.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Come on, is it that hard to refute my weak arguments?
Despite low sales, Captain Rainbow is recognized by Sakurai, since thare is a Fat Mac trophy in SSB4. And Cap himself is one of the most wanted characters in Japan.
The Warriors (Musou) series is very big in Japan, like NonSpecificGuy said.
And Nintendo Land spreaded Takamaru's name across the globe. The fact that it was bundled with the Wii U is a good thing. Takamaru appeared in a poorly-sold game about obscure characters, only to appear in a widely known game about All-Star Nintendo series some time later.

I was trying to play the devil's advocate and start a conversation, but all (most of) you guys can do is saying "nope, that's wrong". You are no better than gamefaqs users.
I'm done discussing here. Time to go back to lurking.

Nope, Gamefaqs is obviosly and will be much worse. Every time time even bring up Takamaru, they be like "durr he's too obscure to be in Smash" and "derp Nazo no Murasame-Jo's irrelevant to Nintendo's history." They automatically label any series with a Japan-only series as unimportant or their protagonists as having low chances. There's reason why I had left that cancerous sites weeks ago.

 

[egaddmario]

Nope, Gamefaqs is obviosly and will be much worse. Every time time even bring up Takamaru, they be like "durr he's too obscure to be in Smash" and "derp Nazo no Murasame-Jo's irrelevant to Nintendo's history." They automatically label any series with a Japan-only series as unimportant or their protagonists as having low chances. There's reason why I had left that cancerous sites weeks ago.

Japan-only series in my Smash? Psh, get that Fire Emblem outta here

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Japan-only series in my Smash? Psh, get that Fire Emblem and Mother outta here

Fixed for you.

 

[Deleted member]

Come on, is it that hard to refute my weak arguments?
Despite low sales, Captain Rainbow is recognized by Sakurai, since thare is a Fat Mac trophy in SSB4. And Cap himself is one of the most wanted characters in Japan.
The Warriors (Musou) series is very big in Japan, like NonSpecificGuy said.
And Nintendo Land spreaded Takamaru's name across the globe. The fact that it was bundled with the Wii U is a good thing. Takamaru appeared in a poorly-sold game about obscure characters, only to appear in a widely known game about All-Star Nintendo series some time later.

I was trying to play the devil's advocate and start a conversation, but all (most of) you guys can do is saying "nope, that's wrong". You are no better than gamefaqs users.
I'm done discussing here. Time to go back to lurking.

Actually, it's not hard at all, especially if someone like you can put holes your own arguments.

It's just that, its not worth anyone's time to counter such pitiful arguing attempts, especially after you make the claim about someone else's arguing capacity.
So yeah, go back to lurking.

 

[egaddmario]

Fixed for you.

I thought about putting Mother as well, but i figured Earthbound counts sorta...?

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

I thought about putting Mother as well, but i figured Earthbound counts sorta...?

I figured it would be a good example is Only ONE Mother title had an international appearance and that was Earthbound. Sure there was the English translation of Earthbound Zero, but it never had an offical retail release.

 

[Capybara Gaming]

I made a moveset for Takamaru if ya'll want to see it.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

I made a moveset for Takamaru if ya'll want to see it.

Go on, while we are waiting for Xenoblaze to adapt his moveset. I expect a lot from it.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Come on, is it that hard to refute my weak arguments?
Despite low sales, Captain Rainbow is recognized by Sakurai, since thare is a Fat Mac trophy in SSB4. And Cap himself is one of the most wanted characters in Japan.
The Warriors (Musou) series is very big in Japan, like NonSpecificGuy said.
And Nintendo Land spreaded Takamaru's name across the globe. The fact that it was bundled with the Wii U is a good thing. Takamaru appeared in a poorly-sold game about obscure characters, only to appear in a widely known game about All-Star Nintendo series some time later.

I was trying to play the devil's advocate and start a conversation, but all (most of) you guys can do is saying "nope, that's wrong". You are no better than gamefaqs users.
I'm done discussing here. Time to go back to lurking.

Come on man we're not that bad.
At least you feel welcome here on Smash Boards if you were on gamefaq's all your suggestions and arguments would be shot down immediately.
We on smash boards just show our opinion and not in a harsh way either.
So don't get too upset over a few posts.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

I made a moveset for Takamaru if ya'll want to see it.

Let's see it.

 

[Capybara Gaming]

It's a little basic (I didn't have much time to detail it) but enjoy:

Spoiler

Takamaru:
Jab - Takamaru slashes with his katana right, then left, in an X-pattern.
Side Tilt - Takamaru does a slice in front of him starting high and ending at the ground.
Up Tilt - Takamaru slices above himself.
Down Tilt - Takamaru stabs his blade in front of him.
Side Smash - Takamaru slashes downward, then back upward.
Up Smash - Takamaru starts on one side, and slices his blade above himself in a 180 degree arc.
Down Smash - Takamaru stabs his katana into the ground in front of him, creating a small shockwave in addition to stabbing the foe.
Nuetral Air - Takamaru spins in a "somersault" with his katana outstretched, hitting on all sides.
Forward Air - Takamaru slashes in front of him.
Up Air - Takamaru slices above himself in a 180 degree arc.
Back Air - Takamaru spins around, slashing the foe, and kicks them backward as he returns to original position.
Down Air - Takamaru slashes directly below him in a 180 degree arc.
Grab - Takamaru reaches forward with his left hand to grab the foe.
Pummel - Takamaru knees the opponent.
Forward Throw - Takamaru tosses the foe forward with his hand.
Up Throw - Takamaru throws the foe above himself, and positions his blade so they land on it, for a double-hit.
Back Throw - Takamaru picks the foe up using the katana, turns, and flips them off the blade.
Down Throw - Takamaru throws the foe onto the ground and stabs them with his blade.
Ledge Attack - Takamaru crawls up and stabs his katana forward.
Get-Up Attack - Takamaru kicks the foe with both feet while jumping up.
Nuetral Special - Shrine Shuriken/Reload: Takamaru rapidly throws off ninja stars/shurikens as long as B is pressed. If B is only tapped, he will throw a flaming one forward, although this counts as 5 shurikens. He has a supply of 50 shurikens before running out. Pressing again makes him idle for one moment s he reloads. If hit while reloading, reload fails.
Side Special - Invisibility Cloak: Takamaru pulls out his cloak of invisibility, and becomes invisible. In this form, attacks have only a 20% chance of hitting him, and he can move around freely. If he is hit, he will lose the cloak for 3 seconds after automatically removing it. He may attack freely, but attacks he performs only have a 50% chance of hitting.
Up Special - Rising Sun: Takamaru places his blade below him as he leaps skyward, then forces it up and onto his shoulder, and spins in a wheel-like motion for 3 seconds, while the blade is engulfed in flames. Hits multiple times.
Down Special - Deflection: Takamaru raises his Katana, and can walk around with it raised so long as B is held, but movement is decreased to only walking, and he can't attack or shield. He also may only jump once. But it will reflect all projectiles and they will automatically hit the sender (or anyone who has gotten between them and Takamaru, and will even break shields, causing 1.5x the damage but only 0.5x the knockback.
Final Smash - Inazuma Lightning Technique: Takamaru yanks out a scroll and unfurls it, and looks skywards as several large pillars of lightning hit all around the stage. The number is randomly determines between 10 and 20 pillars, and the locations are random, but it will not strike the same spot twice in a row. After all pillars are finished, the scroll burns up.
Side Taunt - Takamaru says "You shall not see this day's end" in Japanese.
Up Taunt - Takamaru says "You are not a threat" in Japanese.
Down Taunt - Takamaru grunts, while slicing his blade forward once, menacingly. Can damage foes if they are too close, similar to Luigi's taunt.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

It's a little basic (I didn't have much time to detail it) but enjoy:

Spoiler

Takamaru:
Jab - Takamaru slashes with his katana right, then left, in an X-pattern.
Side Tilt - Takamaru does a slice in front of him starting high and ending at the ground.
Up Tilt - Takamaru slices above himself.
Down Tilt - Takamaru stabs his blade in front of him.
Side Smash - Takamaru slashes downward, then back upward.
Up Smash - Takamaru starts on one side, and slices his blade above himself in a 180 degree arc.
Down Smash - Takamaru stabs his katana into the ground in front of him, creating a small shockwave in addition to stabbing the foe.
Nuetral Air - Takamaru spins in a "somersault" with his katana outstretched, hitting on all sides.
Forward Air - Takamaru slashes in front of him.
Up Air - Takamaru slices above himself in a 180 degree arc.
Back Air - Takamaru spins around, slashing the foe, and kicks them backward as he returns to original position.
Down Air - Takamaru slashes directly below him in a 180 degree arc.
Grab - Takamaru reaches forward with his left hand to grab the foe.
Pummel - Takamaru knees the opponent.
Forward Throw - Takamaru tosses the foe forward with his hand.
Up Throw - Takamaru throws the foe above himself, and positions his blade so they land on it, for a double-hit.
Back Throw - Takamaru picks the foe up using the katana, turns, and flips them off the blade.
Down Throw - Takamaru throws the foe onto the ground and stabs them with his blade.
Ledge Attack - Takamaru crawls up and stabs his katana forward.
Get-Up Attack - Takamaru kicks the foe with both feet while jumping up.
Nuetral Special - Shrine Shuriken/Reload: Takamaru rapidly throws off ninja stars/shurikens as long as B is pressed. If B is only tapped, he will throw a flaming one forward, although this counts as 5 shurikens. He has a supply of 50 shurikens before running out. Pressing again makes him idle for one moment s he reloads. If hit while reloading, reload fails.
Side Special - Invisibility Cloak: Takamaru pulls out his cloak of invisibility, and becomes invisible. In this form, attacks have only a 20% chance of hitting him, and he can move around freely. If he is hit, he will lose the cloak for 3 seconds after automatically removing it. He may attack freely, but attacks he performs only have a 50% chance of hitting.
Up Special - Rising Sun: Takamaru places his blade below him as he leaps skyward, then forces it up and onto his shoulder, and spins in a wheel-like motion for 3 seconds, while the blade is engulfed in flames. Hits multiple times.
Down Special - Deflection: Takamaru raises his Katana, and can walk around with it raised so long as B is held, but movement is decreased to only walking, and he can't attack or shield. He also may only jump once. But it will reflect all projectiles and they will automatically hit the sender (or anyone who has gotten between them and Takamaru, and will even break shields, causing 1.5x the damage but only 0.5x the knockback.
Final Smash - Inazuma Lightning Technique: Takamaru yanks out a scroll and unfurls it, and looks skywards as several large pillars of lightning hit all around the stage. The number is randomly determines between 10 and 20 pillars, and the locations are random, but it will not strike the same spot twice in a row. After all pillars are finished, the scroll burns up.
Side Taunt - Takamaru says "You shall not see this day's end" in Japanese.
Up Taunt - Takamaru says "You are not a threat" in Japanese.
Down Taunt - Takamaru grunts, while slicing his blade forward once, menacingly. Can damage foes if they are too close, similar to Luigi's taunt.

I like it good work.

 

[MAGMIS]

It's a little basic (I didn't have much time to detail it) but enjoy:

Spoiler

Takamaru:

Nuetral Special - Shrine Shuriken/Reload: Takamaru rapidly throws off ninja stars/shurikens as long as B is pressed. If B is only tapped, he will throw a flaming one forward, although this counts as 5 shurikens. He has a supply of 50 shurikens before running out. Pressing again makes him idle for one moment s he reloads. If hit while reloading, reload fails.

Side Special - Invisibility Cloak: Takamaru pulls out his cloak of invisibility, and becomes invisible. In this form, attacks have only a 20% chance of hitting him, and he can move around freely. If he is hit, he will lose the cloak for 3 seconds after automatically removing it. He may attack freely, but attacks he performs only have a 50% chance of hitting.

Up Special - Rising Sun: Takamaru places his blade below him as he leaps skyward, then forces it up and onto his shoulder, and spins in a wheel-like motion for 3 seconds, while the blade is engulfed in flames. Hits multiple times.

Down Special - Deflection: Takamaru raises his Katana, and can walk around with it raised so long as B is held, but movement is decreased to only walking, and he can't attack or shield. He also may only jump once. But it will reflect all projectiles and they will automatically hit the sender (or anyone who has gotten between them and Takamaru, and will even break shields, causing 1.5x the damage but only 0.5x the knockback.

Final Smash - Inazuma Lightning Technique: Takamaru yanks out a scroll and unfurls it, and looks skywards as several large pillars of lightning hit all around the stage. The number is randomly determines between 10 and 20 pillars, and the locations are random, but it will not strike the same spot twice in a row. After all pillars are finished, the scroll burns up.

 

[Capybara Gaming]

Can you just space that out a bit more, im looking just for his "B moves" cuz all I want to see is the "B moves" lol

Don't have the time and am way too depressed right now. Prehaps later.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Don't have the time and am way too depressed right now. Prehaps later.

Well, thanks for posting it.
Sorry to hear that your down.
Just try and pick yourself up because Smash Bros is on its way pal.

 

[Capybara Gaming]

Well, thanks for posting it.
Sorry to hear that your down.
Just try and pick yourself up because Smash Bros is on its way pal.

If only the world were that simple... I will probably never see my dear friend again.....

 

[MAGMIS]

Takamaru:

Nuetral Special - Shrine Shuriken/Reload: Takamaru rapidly throws off ninja stars/shurikens as long as B is pressed. If B is only tapped, he will throw a flaming one forward, although this counts as 5 shurikens. He has a supply of 50 shurikens before running out. Pressing again makes him idle for one moment s he reloads. If hit while reloading, reload fails.

Side Special - Invisibility Cloak: Takamaru pulls out his cloak of invisibility, and becomes invisible. In this form, attacks have only a 20% chance of hitting him, and he can move around freely. If he is hit, he will lose the cloak for 3 seconds after automatically removing it. He may attack freely, but attacks he performs only have a 50% chance of hitting.

Up Special - Rising Sun: Takamaru places his blade below him as he leaps skyward, then forces it up and onto his shoulder, and spins in a wheel-like motion for 3 seconds, while the blade is engulfed in flames. Hits multiple times.

Down Special - Deflection: Takamaru raises his Katana, and can walk around with it raised so long as B is held, but movement is decreased to only walking, and he can't attack or shield. He also may only jump once. But it will reflect all projectiles and they will automatically hit the sender (or anyone who has gotten between them and Takamaru, and will even break shields, causing 1.5x the damage but only 0.5x the knockback.

Final Smash - Inazuma Lightning Technique: Takamaru yanks out a scroll and unfurls it, and looks skywards as several large pillars of lightning hit all around the stage. The number is randomly determines between 10 and 20 pillars, and the locations are random, but it will not strike the same spot twice in a row. After all pillars are finished, the scroll burns up.
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For those who want to just see his special moves and final smash. Spaced it out for you @ Capybara Gaming

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Takamaru:

Nuetral Special - Shrine Shuriken/Reload: Takamaru rapidly throws off ninja stars/shurikens as long as B is pressed. If B is only tapped, he will throw a flaming one forward, although this counts as 5 shurikens. He has a supply of 50 shurikens before running out. Pressing again makes him idle for one moment s he reloads. If hit while reloading, reload fails.

Side Special - Invisibility Cloak: Takamaru pulls out his cloak of invisibility, and becomes invisible. In this form, attacks have only a 20% chance of hitting him, and he can move around freely. If he is hit, he will lose the cloak for 3 seconds after automatically removing it. He may attack freely, but attacks he performs only have a 50% chance of hitting.

Up Special - Rising Sun: Takamaru places his blade below him as he leaps skyward, then forces it up and onto his shoulder, and spins in a wheel-like motion for 3 seconds, while the blade is engulfed in flames. Hits multiple times.

Down Special - Deflection: Takamaru raises his Katana, and can walk around with it raised so long as B is held, but movement is decreased to only walking, and he can't attack or shield. He also may only jump once. But it will reflect all projectiles and they will automatically hit the sender (or anyone who has gotten between them and Takamaru, and will even break shields, causing 1.5x the damage but only 0.5x the knockback.

Final Smash - Inazuma Lightning Technique: Takamaru yanks out a scroll and unfurls it, and looks skywards as several large pillars of lightning hit all around the stage. The number is randomly determines between 10 and 20 pillars, and the locations are random, but it will not strike the same spot twice in a row. After all pillars are finished, the scroll burns up.
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For those who want to just see his special moves and final smash. Spaced it out for you @ Capybara Gaming

Nice, Greninja would eat his heart out after fighting this Takamaru.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Speaking of move-sets I'd like to bring up the sheathed or unsheathed argument.
Keep his sword sheathed till he attacks or have it always unsheathed.
Personally I think the sheathed version will make Takamaru really stand out among the other sword-wielders.
What do you guys think?

 

[Pacack]

Speaking of move-sets I'd like to bring up the sheathed or unsheathed argument.
Keep his sword sheathed till he attacks or have it always unsheathed.
Personally I think the sheathed version will make Takamaru really stand out among the other sword-wielders.
What do you guys think?

He has to use Iaido in some of his attacks, definitely. That's practically the only way he uses his sword in the original game, actually. If he's close to an opponent, he'll unsheath his sword, kill the enemy, and resheath it all in about half a second. I think him doing the same basic thing would be best.

Also, if he's to be a projectile-based sword user (as many of us have suggested), then he has to sheath his sword. The katana is a two-hand weapon, so he wouldn't have a hand to spare for projectiles.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

He has to use Iaido in some of his attacks, definitely. That's practically the only way he uses his sword in the original game, actually. If he's close to an opponent, he'll unsheath his sword, kill the enemy, and resheath it all in about half a second. I think him doing the same basic thing would be best.

Also, if he's to be a projectile-based sword user (as many of us have suggested), then he has to sheath his sword. The katana is a two-hand weapon, so he wouldn't have a hand to spare for projectiles.

This can really make him an authentic character with such a playstyle. Stay true to his character from the the original and try not to be close to his modern representations. That alone is what makes a classic character truly classic, like the Ice Climbers.

 

[Pacack]

This can really make him an authentic character with such a playstyle. Stay true to his character from the the original and try not to be close to his modern representations. That alone is what makes a classic character truly classic, like the Ice Climbers.

My thoughts exactly.

He should use his sword more for his killing blows than anything else, with him specializing in projectile-use. He would probably also use his sword for deflecting projectiles and maybe for getting opponents off of him (so that he could go back to his projectile use).

 

[Morbi]

It is strange; Takamaru from my least desired newcomer (quite literally) to my most anticipated/wanted newcomer. I didn't even want him in the game, at all. I would have rathered all 3 of my other least desired newcomers in the game before just Takamaru. However, he is the only newcomer that I truly care about now. I want Palutena, sure. I want Chrom, sure. I want Ridley, sure. But I honestly don't care about their fate nearly as much.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Awwww, Morbid! We can all count on you as the most optimistic user on Smashboards. As Takamaru would say, Sugoi!

 

[Pacack]

It is strange; Takamaru from my least desired newcomer (quite literally) to my most anticipated/wanted newcomer. I didn't even want him in the game, at all. I would have rathered all 3 of my other least desired newcomers in the game before just Takamaru. However, he is the only newcomer that I truly care about now. I want Palutena, sure. I want Chrom, sure. I want Ridley, sure. But I honestly don't care about their fate nearly as much.

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