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

[Reila]

Honestly, I'd rather have Sakurai make Return to the Murasame Castle than Kamiya (though I really wouldn't mind him working on it).

Sakurai will need some rest after SSB4, though... so it would take a while for him to work on Mura Castle.

Kamiya made Okami, Bayonetta, Viewtiful Joe, etc... All great action games, so I have faith he would do a good job with Mura Castle as well.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

The segment from the stream that confirms Mysterious Murasame Castle's release, details Takamaru as a character and shows some gameplay is up on Nintendo's official YouTube channel.

I still think they did a LOT of lip service for this one. I'd like to hear what you all think though.

Introduces the character as explicitly as possible to the Western audience. Check.

Tells them how the game is supposed to work. Check

Nintendo banned all comments on the video. Check.

Definitely something big involving him heading our way. Sneaky ********.

Kamiya made both Devil May Cry and Okami. A Mysterious Murasame Castle revival in his hands would essentially be the hyper active/twitch based combat of DMC with the aesthetic of Okami (or a further stylized version of the NintendoLand look for maximum iconography). I don't see a situation where Kamiya's game doesn't turn out to be the best choice. No offense to Sakurai.

Now that's you've mentioned it, I would like to see what type of designs he would give the maidens and any other new character that's female.

I would love this idea if they at least incorporate some exploration events and have a captivating story. A badass Takamaru from the big man himself would be very interesting indeed.

 

[Sobreviviente]

You guys talk so much about this villains trailer that it will most likely never happen. It is already jinxed.

Couldnt care less about villians actually, i just had a thought about takamaru's trailer and the idea of "ode to joy" was still runing on my head, i was inspired.
A better expression will be "dark/shadow" characters, anyways, after brawls ending i expect everyone to grown up and stop thinking in lame stuffs like conquering the world or things like that... my name is not "guys" btw

 

[ThatShadowLink]

I don't see a situation where Kamiya's game doesn't turn out to be the best choice. No offense to Sakurai.

Kamiya tends to have a habit of making games with compelling combat systems but absolutely awful everything else, especially in recent years. The last thing I would want is for Mysterious Murasame Castle to become another QTE fest, and turn Takamaru into another one of his try-hard cool protagonists.

 

[Reila]

Kamiya tends to have a habit of making games with compelling combat systems but absolutely awful everything else, especially in recent years. The last thing I would want is for Mysterious Murasame Castle to become another QTE fest, and turn Takamaru into another one of his try-hard cool protagonists.

Okami, Viewtiful Joe and Bayonetta are awful in everything else but combat? Have you ever played those games?

Ok, I admit Bayonetta is mediocre in everything but the combat and Bayonetta is as try hard as it gets, but Okami and Viewtiful Joe? Nah.

Wonder Red doesn't seem to be try hard either.

 

[ThatShadowLink]

Ok, I admit Bayonetta is mediocre in everything but the combat and Bayonetta is as try hard as it gets, but Okami and Viewtiful Joe? Nah.

Viewtiful Joe was pretty mediocre, but Okami was all right. I chock the latter down to it being a larger project and having a lot of input from the staff working on it.

Wonder Red doesn't seem to be try hard either.

The Wonderful 101 is kind of a special case. It almost seems like Kamiya was aware of his character archetypes and actively parodying them with Wonder Blue. But with his latest game, it seems like he's fallen back into his usual tropes.

Anyway, I don't think any standard modern action game developers will really benefit Mysterious Murasame Castle. Action games seem to be falling into some bad habits as of late and they've been really going downhill. They need a developer that isn't willing to conform to modern tropes to really bring out the best in the IP.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Now that I think of it, an M rated Murasame Castle is the last thing we need. DmC: Devil May Cry anyone?

Though it was Ninja Theory that ironically created that abomination anyway.

 

[ThatShadowLink]

DmC: Devil May Cry

now i'm imagining takamaru with a ****-eating grin

what have you done

 

[Strider_Bond00J]

Thanks for the support and congratulations for being our 100th supporter. Let Takamaru have the honor of doing the fireworks for this celebration!

0o0
I'm the 100th supporter!? Wow! I really feel privileged! I'm just glad to raise support for Takamaru! He deserves to see the light of day again!

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

now i'm imagining takamaru with a ****-eating grin

what have you done

I wouldn't be surprised if Psycho Takamaru became the new Psycho Villager after his reveal trophy. **** eating grins plus habits of stabbing people with his katana.

As for where the image came from, it was a part of Pacack's massive Nazo no Murasame Jo collection on Imagur (specifically from a short promotional manga).

 

[Dj.D]

Who wrote/drew the manga? Because the art style looks a lot like some old Mega Man manga I've seen. And why would Takamaru be off model?

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Who wrote/drew the manga? Because the art style looks a lot like some old Mega Man manga I've seen. And why would Takamaru be off model?

The manga switched styles like being from edgy (like in that) scene to chibi (like another sequence involving the Kabuto helmet) like the rest of the manga. While it does remind me of the old Mega Man manga, though I wouldn't jump to conclusions that fast. I think Pacack should share the cover soon and have someone translate the author's name to find out.

 

[FirstBlade]

Alright here it is the full, 95-person, support list that took me a good few hours to compile.
If you would like to be added to the list either tag @ Yomi's Biggest Fan or myself.

Spoiler

1. Habanero
2. Opossum
3. BluePikmin11
4. 8-peacock-8
5. Banjodorf
6. Falkoopa
7. Swampsaur
8. _R@bid_
9. R.O.B.
10. HylianHeroBigBoss
11. NonSpecificGuy
12. Pacack
13. KeyBladeGuy
14. goldenyuiitusin
15. Frostwraith
16. PSIguy89
17.J amesDNaux
18. Sailor Waddle Dee
19. King Orfut
20. Spazzy_D
21. Wonks
22. Sigran101
23. KimmotMan
24. TORNADO BUS DRIVER
25. Oracle_Summon
26. smashkirby
27. Soupeschleg
28. True Blue Warrior
29. Marakatu
30. Staarih
31. egaddmario
32. Sobreviviente
33. Arcadenik
34. DustyPumpkin
35. CrophMaruMariolu2W0vol41PEeeeeek
36. Lizardon
37. Dj.D
38. TeenGirlSquad
39. Diddy Kong
40. Speculator
41. Chauzu
42. bksbestbwoy
43. Reila
44. Fatmanonice
45. ThatShadowLink
46. RhymesWithEmpty
47. AncientTobacco
48. Louie G.
49. Bingoshi
50. Shinhed-echi
51. Mario_and_Sonic_guy
52. PsychoIncarnate
53. Kikwi-kiwi
54. Shinpichu
55. MasterMushroom
56. ---
57. Smashchu
58. 鉄腕アトム
59. Oasis_S
60. Onyx Oblivian
61. fogbadge
62. SmashShadow
63. Metal Overlord
64. dezeray112
65. DragonSniperNintendo
66. TheCreator
67.
68.
69. MaskO'Gears
70. legendofrob1
71. 1983parrothead
72. _R@bid_
73. BridgesWithTurtles
74. Ninka_kiwi
75. APC99
76. Ascended
77. XStarWarriorX
78. SchAlternate
79. Superyoshiom
80. Sehnsucht
81. MorbidAlruism
82. BillyTheKidd
83. andimidna
84. LaniusShrike
85. AquaDork1
86. UltimateWario
87. Chaosmaster8753
88. HugoBoss
89. mini paincakes
90. Leafeon523
91. Dinoman86
92. IntelliHeath1
93. KimmotMan
94. King Orfut
95. Xenoblaze

I added people from the very beginning who posted multiple times back then.
Also those who straight out said they support.

P.S. I decided to add Xenoblaze to the end of the list as a tribute to the original thread owner.
Edit: Whoops make that 93 supporters accidentally added 2 people twice.

I'm not on there

 

[Oracle_Summon]

Takamaru would be the Nintendo equivalent of Samurai Jack and Roroni Kenshin. That just sounds bad *** to me.

 

[Turokman5896]

Takamaru would be the Nintendo equivalent of Samurai Jack and Roroni Kenshin. That just sounds bad *** to me.

The Jin of nintendo

 

[Oracle_Summon]

The Jin of nintendo

How could I forget about Samurai Champloo (sorry if misspelled)?

 

[Bunny8093]

So what's this I hear about Pipe Burst? Are we getting a ND really soon? If so... wouldn't we at least get a heads up a few days before? I'm not gonna get my hopes up too much but it's got my attention all right.

 

[Turokman5896]

How could I forget about Samurai Champloo (sorry if misspelled)?

Spelled right! Love that show, absolutely amazing! Thinking about it makes me want takamaru more actually.

Edit: pipe burst predicts a nd in about a week or two. Frankly I doubt it's legitimacy, and I hope both leaks are wrong, but you never know.

 

[Oracle_Summon]

Spelled right! Love that show, absolutely amazing! Thinking about it makes me want takamaru more actually.

Edit: pipe burst predicts a nd in about a week or two. Frankly I doubt it's legitimacy, and I hope both leaks are wrong, but you never know.

Likewise, and for an extra bonus, how about Takamaru with a Jin palette color in the game?

 

[Letterbomb]

Your In Luck I'm actually Friends with the Leaker you could say and I asked her some questions and she said That DLC Is possible but they want to put enough Content into the Game then they can worry about DLC

Was following the chaos in GameFAQs tonight and stumbled upon these posts by the Pipe Burst poster:

Just so everyone knows, I 100% do not know that poster on Smashboards. I know my friends' accounts on Smashboards anyway, but I also checked with everyone just in case one of them made a new account. That person isn't my friend nor in contact with any of us and will probably be banned soon enough from their website. (I don't believe Smashboards tolerates fake leakers.) It's funny that he said he asked me for his info, cause I'm not the one in the know. That alone should have told you that he was a phony.

I also just want to say that I have no idea when the exact date of the Nintendo Direct is. I was only assured that it will air at the end of this month or very early August. All of this coinciding with upcoming dates sure is neat, but really, don't look too far into it.

Well, don't look too far into it, cause it really is just a guess on my part, but I'd figure we'll see the Takamaru trailer before the Dixie one. Nintendo and Sakurai especially are notorious for teasing any upcoming reveals or announcements. (For instance, back at the Smash Direct, on their site they showed all of the characters in their select boxes. They purposefully had Pikachu's ears pop out from his borders to hint that the Pokemon franchise would be the spotlight for the Direct. Then we got Charizard and Greninja. They do stuff like this often.) If we're getting more info on Monolith's game, that might be more reason to think we'd see Shulk first. But again that's just a guess! All I know is that it will be one or the other.

Anyway, to the poster above @ Bunny8093 , Pipe Burst is another supposed leak of the game's roster. It was posted on GameFAQs originally, like so many of them are. Don't look too much into it, unless you love the speculation and drama of it all. I would post the link, but Smashboards won't let me, since I'm not level 10. A lot of the information/predictions are spread throughout the thread, so not everything is in the first post.

 

[Turokman5896]

Likewise, and for an extra bonus, how about Takamaru with a Jin palette color in the game?

Yes please!

Also I don't think I've ever not wanted a direct this much before; that leak must be slain!

 

[Bunny8093]

Was following the chaos in GameFAQs tonight and stumbled upon these posts by the Pipe Burst poster:





Anyway, to the poster above @ Bunny8093 , Pipe Burst is another supposed leak of the game's roster. It was posted on GameFAQs originally, like so many of them are. Don't look too much into it, unless you love the speculation and drama of it all. I would post the link, but Smashboards won't let me, since I'm not level 10. A lot of the information/predictions are spread throughout the thread, so not everything is in the first post.

I see... Well I'm not gonna give it much stock because I don't want to get my hopes up but I'll keep my eye on it. Thanks for some clarification!

 

[Turokman5896]

One thing often forgotten is that the boss characters are supposedly "playable." That's the part that I really doubt. That said, the other leak is disproven and that means takamaru is looking pretty good right now!

 

[Oracle_Summon]

One thing often forgotten is that the boss characters are supposedly "playable." That's the part that I really doubt. That said, the other leak is disproven and that means takamaru is looking pretty good right now!

I agree, playable bosses sound extremely far fetched.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

I'm not on there

Don't worry, I've added you as supporter Number 101 on the main OP. Sorry if we've forgotten you of everyone else.

 

[FinalStarmen]

Well, despite relegation to the Assist Trophy role, at least Takamaru's chances for playability will exponentially increase for the next installment (the Little Mac treatment, so to speak), as long as he maintains a consistent level of popularity within his requests.

 

[CJ Falcon]

 

[PSIGuy]

He looks like an assist... It was nice posting here.

 

[Deleted member]

Throwin in my condolences to the Takamaru supporters.

 

[CommanderZaktan]

Takamaru deconfirmed today as he is now an assist trophy.

 

[bksbestbwoy]

...wow

10char

 

[Flaming Dragon Wang]

RIP in peace

 

[domriver]

sorry guys =/ Takamaru is an Assist Trophy.

 

[R.O.B_Is_My_Main]

Takamaru for the win! This guy is long overdue, Nintendo!

 

[BirthNote]

Just checked the site..sorry for your loss Takamaru supporters.

 

[HugoBoss]

It was fun while it lasted...Now I know how Chrom and Waluigi fans feel. Dang

 

[FalconSoup]

Ouch...I didn't see that coming.
I'm sorry. I know quite a number of people wanted him in, too. This is unfortunate.

 

[Bravetriforcer]

RIP in pepperoni.

 

[Oracle_Summon]

Well..........that sucks..........

 

[Brickbuild101]

Hey! I came here to post this!