DynamiteSpoony
Smash Journeyman
Yeah, yeah, I know, this has been done a thousand times before. But hey, I'm bored and in the mood to analyse some things. So why not some potential Brawl characters? (Please note that this is purely speculation, and in no way is what I say absolute truth. Want proof? Before his out-of-nowhere confirmation, I thought the PT would be too complicated to be a proper playable character. Well, I've learned from that...>_>)
Now I'm not going to analyze EVERYONE. This is NOT a "What I think the roster should be" thread. If I don't know anything about them, I'm not going to make any judgements about whether they should or shouldn't be in Brawl. This means no Sukapon, Takamaru, Stafy, Olimar, Midna, Isaac, K. Rool and anyone from FE. Don't get offended, I'm doing this for your sake.
Okay, here I go.
Ridley: Hoo boy, this oughta be a lot of fun. I'll say this right now: Getting Ridley to work as a playable character will most certainly NOT be the easiest thing in the world to do. His design is similar to Charizard, but more elongated, and even the most ardent Ridley fan has to admit that it will be more than a bit awkward to get his mechanics down just right. However, it can, and at the rate things are going now, WILL be done. It's impossible to ignore his popularity, seeing as his name pops up everywhere and his solid four "votes" on that ever-so-influential "poll" stickied on these boards (Which I've been told is actually mentions in Sakurai's journal). Not to mention this game's desperate need for both more villians AND more Metroid. Since Ridley is the most reoccuring character in the series other than Samus herself, he obviously makes more sense than, say, Dark Samus or one of the Hunters. Take also into account the fact that unlike Dark Samus, he has NO clone-like attributes to him whatsoever, giving him a better first impression to people not familiar with the Metroid series, and though a bit awkward, would bring an entirely new style of play to the Brawl scene. At the VERY worst, he'll be a boss. An awesome boss at that.
High demand and tasty new flavor for the SSB collection? Things are looking good for the purple dinosaur.
Krystal:I'm going to be frank about this: You'd have to be an idiot to not see this coming. Every bit of evidence up to this point pretty much says that Krystal is confirmed. Sakurai said the game needs more playable females. Right now, all the girls from Melee are back (not counting Jigglypuff), so who's the next logical choice? And really, how many more girls are there to realistically choose from? Krystal, Michaeh (Did I spell that right?), and possibly Lip. Krystal is also the only playable female in the Star Fox series, and she's also the only Star Fox character that has no possibility of being a Fox clone, thanks to her staff-wielding abilities. This isn't even mentioning the whole voice-actor-leak thing. Why else would it have been removed so quickly?
Face it, Krystal's basically confirmed. If she's not, I will eat all my DS games. Without milk.
And just to get it out of the way, if Falco comes back, Wolf is toast. There's simply not enough variety between the non-Krystal SF characters for them both to make it and neither be clones. Personally, I'd rather have Wolf, but it's completely up in the air for now.
Claus: Now I admit, I've never played Mother 3, and have done my best to keep from spoiling the plot for myself (I already know about Porky, so it's mostly been in vain.) My analysis is based on my knowledge of the other Mother games. Any characters from the original Mother are out of the question, seeing as their characteristics were all duplicated in Mother 2 (AKA Earthbound). There's only two characters in Earthbound that won't be Ness/Lucas clones, Jeff and Poo. Jeff has the advantage out of those two, because he made the poll, AND got the same amount of votes as Lucas AND Claus. But here's the thing: Brawl seems to be heavily tilted towards more Mother 3 influence, as the only thing even remotely Earthbound-related so far has been the accidental Snowman/Snow Wood Boarding School music confirmation. And let's face it: If Ness won't make it, why would Jeff? I know his moveset would be awesome, but it's just not going to happen, sadly. But let's get back to Mother 3. From what I've seen, the only threat to Claus's playable status is Kumatora. Once again I retreat to the "moar villians" standpoint and say that Claus has the edge. With the Mother series' influence in Japan, it wouldn't suprise me too much to see them both make it, honestly.
Plus, he looks so **** awesome. And like Ridley, at worst he'll be a boss. CLAUS FOR BRAWL!
Geno: Ah, yes, Geno. The name that launched a thousand flame wars. Despite my sig, I am NOT a fangirl. However I do believe this little doll will make the cut. There's several factors that save him from going in the "awesome but impossible" bin, the biggest being his collosal fanbase and the insane amount of times he's been requested. There's also the fact that he's sandwiched between THREE confirmed characters on the poll. Sakurai has mentioned him several times, and has even been reported as asking around to find out more about the character. One can argue that he won't make it because he wasn't the main character of SMRPG. This doesn't make sense, because everyone who's actually had their own game is already in (Luigi's coming back. There's no way he won't), and Geno is easily the most iconic of the Mario RPG characters (This is NOT counting Paper Mario, who I don't think should be playable for the sake of variety). Dr. Mario's gone for sure, so why would Nintendo leave its biggest series with only four characters? Realistically the only threat to Geno's playable status is Bowser Jr., but thanks to the power of fanbase and diversity, I'd say Geno's chances are considerably better. Also, untrue to popular belief, Geno is NOT a true 3rd party character. Even IF Nintendo has to pay Square for his use in the game, he still counts as a Mario character, meaning his inclusion won't take away from Megaman or Bomberman's chances. If someone could get me that link showing Geno's legal situation, it would be much appreciated! :D
For the sake of balance, I'll cut off the Geno argument here. He's such a controversial character that there's a thousand arguments for and against him. And I think the folks over at the Official Geno Thread have said them over and over again. If provoked or requested, though I will post more. But for now, I'll move on.
Waluigi: Yuck. How can anyone honestly support this guy? Since when has he EVER done anything remotely unique? He's living proof that the number of games a character's been in doesn't matter. He's been in tons of games, but only as filler. Want proof? How come he has yet to even be mentioned in a Wario Ware game? Or a Wario Bros. type deal? The only game that he's actually done anything on his own in was DDR: Mario Mix, which was as a game little more than filler.
I'd rather have Toadsworth playable than Waluigi.
EDIT! Heeeeeere's ASHLEY!
Ashley: Now, I love Wario Ware as much as the next person, but honestly, I don't think Ashley will be playable. Sure, she could have a very fun moveset and would be an interesting character overall, but the biggest factor is her fanbase is largely too little, too late. You see, no one really gave a crap about Ashley's inclusion in Brawl until after her theme was announced, like it was evidence that the folks down at the Dojo were going to surprise us with a playable Ashley. To be honest, it confirms her as much as K.K. Rider confirms K.K. Slider: Not at all. Think back to all the Wario Ware games you've ever played. Now tell me, which is the only song you can remember? Or really, the only character to have a theme song AT ALL?! There's your answer. Besides, if they wanted another Wario Ware character, they'd pick someone that's been in all of the games, like Jimmy T. or Mona. Hell, even Dr. Crygor. Not to mention they already missed the perfect day to announce her (I speak, of course, of Halloween).
Now, this doesn't mean Ashley won't appear at least somewhere in the game. She's actually pretty likely as an AT or even a boss. Just not playable.
Coming soon: Lucario, Megaman, and....whoever else I can think of between now and then!
Now I'm not going to analyze EVERYONE. This is NOT a "What I think the roster should be" thread. If I don't know anything about them, I'm not going to make any judgements about whether they should or shouldn't be in Brawl. This means no Sukapon, Takamaru, Stafy, Olimar, Midna, Isaac, K. Rool and anyone from FE. Don't get offended, I'm doing this for your sake.
Okay, here I go.
Ridley: Hoo boy, this oughta be a lot of fun. I'll say this right now: Getting Ridley to work as a playable character will most certainly NOT be the easiest thing in the world to do. His design is similar to Charizard, but more elongated, and even the most ardent Ridley fan has to admit that it will be more than a bit awkward to get his mechanics down just right. However, it can, and at the rate things are going now, WILL be done. It's impossible to ignore his popularity, seeing as his name pops up everywhere and his solid four "votes" on that ever-so-influential "poll" stickied on these boards (Which I've been told is actually mentions in Sakurai's journal). Not to mention this game's desperate need for both more villians AND more Metroid. Since Ridley is the most reoccuring character in the series other than Samus herself, he obviously makes more sense than, say, Dark Samus or one of the Hunters. Take also into account the fact that unlike Dark Samus, he has NO clone-like attributes to him whatsoever, giving him a better first impression to people not familiar with the Metroid series, and though a bit awkward, would bring an entirely new style of play to the Brawl scene. At the VERY worst, he'll be a boss. An awesome boss at that.
High demand and tasty new flavor for the SSB collection? Things are looking good for the purple dinosaur.
Krystal:I'm going to be frank about this: You'd have to be an idiot to not see this coming. Every bit of evidence up to this point pretty much says that Krystal is confirmed. Sakurai said the game needs more playable females. Right now, all the girls from Melee are back (not counting Jigglypuff), so who's the next logical choice? And really, how many more girls are there to realistically choose from? Krystal, Michaeh (Did I spell that right?), and possibly Lip. Krystal is also the only playable female in the Star Fox series, and she's also the only Star Fox character that has no possibility of being a Fox clone, thanks to her staff-wielding abilities. This isn't even mentioning the whole voice-actor-leak thing. Why else would it have been removed so quickly?
Face it, Krystal's basically confirmed. If she's not, I will eat all my DS games. Without milk.
And just to get it out of the way, if Falco comes back, Wolf is toast. There's simply not enough variety between the non-Krystal SF characters for them both to make it and neither be clones. Personally, I'd rather have Wolf, but it's completely up in the air for now.
Claus: Now I admit, I've never played Mother 3, and have done my best to keep from spoiling the plot for myself (I already know about Porky, so it's mostly been in vain.) My analysis is based on my knowledge of the other Mother games. Any characters from the original Mother are out of the question, seeing as their characteristics were all duplicated in Mother 2 (AKA Earthbound). There's only two characters in Earthbound that won't be Ness/Lucas clones, Jeff and Poo. Jeff has the advantage out of those two, because he made the poll, AND got the same amount of votes as Lucas AND Claus. But here's the thing: Brawl seems to be heavily tilted towards more Mother 3 influence, as the only thing even remotely Earthbound-related so far has been the accidental Snowman/Snow Wood Boarding School music confirmation. And let's face it: If Ness won't make it, why would Jeff? I know his moveset would be awesome, but it's just not going to happen, sadly. But let's get back to Mother 3. From what I've seen, the only threat to Claus's playable status is Kumatora. Once again I retreat to the "moar villians" standpoint and say that Claus has the edge. With the Mother series' influence in Japan, it wouldn't suprise me too much to see them both make it, honestly.
Plus, he looks so **** awesome. And like Ridley, at worst he'll be a boss. CLAUS FOR BRAWL!
Geno: Ah, yes, Geno. The name that launched a thousand flame wars. Despite my sig, I am NOT a fangirl. However I do believe this little doll will make the cut. There's several factors that save him from going in the "awesome but impossible" bin, the biggest being his collosal fanbase and the insane amount of times he's been requested. There's also the fact that he's sandwiched between THREE confirmed characters on the poll. Sakurai has mentioned him several times, and has even been reported as asking around to find out more about the character. One can argue that he won't make it because he wasn't the main character of SMRPG. This doesn't make sense, because everyone who's actually had their own game is already in (Luigi's coming back. There's no way he won't), and Geno is easily the most iconic of the Mario RPG characters (This is NOT counting Paper Mario, who I don't think should be playable for the sake of variety). Dr. Mario's gone for sure, so why would Nintendo leave its biggest series with only four characters? Realistically the only threat to Geno's playable status is Bowser Jr., but thanks to the power of fanbase and diversity, I'd say Geno's chances are considerably better. Also, untrue to popular belief, Geno is NOT a true 3rd party character. Even IF Nintendo has to pay Square for his use in the game, he still counts as a Mario character, meaning his inclusion won't take away from Megaman or Bomberman's chances. If someone could get me that link showing Geno's legal situation, it would be much appreciated! :D
For the sake of balance, I'll cut off the Geno argument here. He's such a controversial character that there's a thousand arguments for and against him. And I think the folks over at the Official Geno Thread have said them over and over again. If provoked or requested, though I will post more. But for now, I'll move on.
Waluigi: Yuck. How can anyone honestly support this guy? Since when has he EVER done anything remotely unique? He's living proof that the number of games a character's been in doesn't matter. He's been in tons of games, but only as filler. Want proof? How come he has yet to even be mentioned in a Wario Ware game? Or a Wario Bros. type deal? The only game that he's actually done anything on his own in was DDR: Mario Mix, which was as a game little more than filler.
I'd rather have Toadsworth playable than Waluigi.
EDIT! Heeeeeere's ASHLEY!
Ashley: Now, I love Wario Ware as much as the next person, but honestly, I don't think Ashley will be playable. Sure, she could have a very fun moveset and would be an interesting character overall, but the biggest factor is her fanbase is largely too little, too late. You see, no one really gave a crap about Ashley's inclusion in Brawl until after her theme was announced, like it was evidence that the folks down at the Dojo were going to surprise us with a playable Ashley. To be honest, it confirms her as much as K.K. Rider confirms K.K. Slider: Not at all. Think back to all the Wario Ware games you've ever played. Now tell me, which is the only song you can remember? Or really, the only character to have a theme song AT ALL?! There's your answer. Besides, if they wanted another Wario Ware character, they'd pick someone that's been in all of the games, like Jimmy T. or Mona. Hell, even Dr. Crygor. Not to mention they already missed the perfect day to announce her (I speak, of course, of Halloween).
Now, this doesn't mean Ashley won't appear at least somewhere in the game. She's actually pretty likely as an AT or even a boss. Just not playable.
Coming soon: Lucario, Megaman, and....whoever else I can think of between now and then!
