Poll: Which Newcomers Caused You the Most Hype?

[Treetheater]

Definitely Ryu, duck hunt and megaman. Megaman is one of those characters everyone wanted to see back when melee was fresh, along with knuckles and tails, so it felt almost deserved when I heard he'd be coming to sm4sh. Duck hunt was a big surprise to me, I was pretty confused at 'what' the character was even going to be, but still very excited to be able to play a domesticated animal, that isn't a pokemon, in smash.

Then there's Ryu...SF4 was the first fighting game I even played remotely seriously, then I moved on to third strike, marvel vs capcom 3 and now I just play sm4sh. So when I heard RYU was gonna be in sm4sh? I couldn't even believe it. It felt really similiar to how Khao described feeling like megaman was put in the game 'for him'. It'd been a while since I played any 2d-fighter I was good at, but those are still my roots. Learning about all that good stuff like frame data, hitboxes, just general fighting game mechanics and the 'meta', all that came from street fighter and marvel for me. In both games, Ryu is an icon of the capcom franchise, but also a pretty solid character overall. Seeing him fit that same bill in sm4sh just feels right. His control scheme staying true to street fighter made me extremely satisfied as well, I still get hype about getting KO's with input shoryu's that come naturally to me with so much SF experience :D

Another surprising element to the Ryu addition is how segregated the SF/Marvel community is from the smash community, I'm certain some hardcore capcom fans were feeling salty after hearing Ryu was coming to 'that one party game that isnt a real fighter'. I doubt you'll ever see captain falcon (The most 'smash bros' character in smash imo) appear in any sort of capcom fighter.

I was actually pretty un-hype for Cloud...It felt forced and kind of cliche, as with anything 'cloud' could ever be involved with...But now that he's actually here, well i'm alright with it. Could probably use some small nerfs to limit breaks, and his dtilt just goes under EVERYTHING... Auron would have been an infinitely better choice for FF representation imo, ****, anybody from FFX would have been better than Cloud...Except Kimahri...**** him lol.

 

[FalKoopa]

Mega Man, Robin and Rosalina

Mega Man's trailer convinced me that the game was going to spectacular. No other game trailer had blown me away like that. I can still recall my reactions in vivid detail and the trailer game me chills back then.

Rosalina because I was desperately hoping for a Mario newcomer in this game. I suppose I got more than my fill later on, but considering many were of the opinion than Mario didn't need newcomers, I felt happy that we got more Mario characters.

Robin because he destroyed the Gematsu leak in the most explosive manner possible. The fact that the roster wasn't as simple as the Gematsu leak predicted (I detested the idea of Chorus Kids, honestly) made me really happy. The Falcon action in his trailer was plus.

 

[Fatmanonice]

- After Geno, this was the character that I supported the most for Smash since Melee. My Facebook wall exploded with all my friends who were overjoyed with his inclusion so this reveal was particularly memorable for me. Being a Megaman fan since I was six, this reveal was a pretty big deal because, at the time, it looked like the franchise was just going to quietly die out so to see Megaman receive such a high honor further cemented what a legendary character he was.

- The character that broke the internet from salt. In my opinion, the reveal was such a bait and switch that it was all too perfect. Posing it as a new Wii Fit game on the E3 show floor, the audible groans from the audience, the bewildered confusion when Mario, Link, and Kirby showed up, the sudden clarity when WFT fsmashed them into oblivion, and finally the internet losing its mind with rage when it was revealed she was a playable character. It was the ultimate troll reveal and most people either found it hilarious or were practically inconsolable with anger. She was a character that absolutely no body saw coming and she later wound up becoming one of my mains. In my own experience, most of my favorite characters tend to be the ones I never asked for like Ike, the Koopalings, and the Ice Climbers so this was a fantastic reveal for me.

- For this game, Little Mac was my second most wanted character after Megaman but before Takamaru. I also found his trailer to be the most visually impressive.

Honorable Mention: - A character I supported in the early days of Brawl until I got discouraged by all the detractors. After Sakurai's character presentation at GDC 08, I figured the character never stood a chance because it was labeled as a "non fighter" so to see the character at E3 2013 was a huge surprise and to see the character using a move set very similar to the one I drew up in 2005 was even better. This along with the Creepy Villager meme helped cement this character as one of my mains when the game actually came out.

 

[RIP|Merrick]

Shoutouts to myself by the way for predicting and getting Robin's reveal right the day before it happened. Clearly I am Sakurai.

 

[Some Idiot]

Shoutouts to myself by the way for predicting and getting Robin's reveal right the day before it happened. Clearly I am Sakurai.
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[Nexin]

Ryu: Back when he and Roy originally leaked in April, I did not think that he was actually going to be in the game. Only a few months later, when it was revealed that he really was going to be added into the game I was hyped. Even though Smash is my main game, I love playing and watching other fighting games so I was extreneky happy to see that he was playable.

Bayonetta: Even though I've never played any of her games, I'm glad to see her coming to Smash. My excitement for her is just because of her playstyle alone. She seems like a nutty version of Ryu. The day that she is released, I'm going to pick her up and start labbing her hard.

There were a few other characters such as Palutena that I was excited to see in smash, but these are the two whose trailers I was most excited to see.

 

[RIKATERB]

For me it was MegaMan and his awesome trailer. I was gonna choose Cloud but, while i was really suprised to see Cloud, my reaction was like, "o **** ... Cloud"

 

[YoshiandToad]

The opposite of Mario & Sonic Guy up there, I absolutely loathed the idea of Jr. with a paintbrush, none of the movesets I saw regarding him appealed at all, and I genuinely wasn't a big fan of the bratty Koopa prince in general...but holy crap if I wasn't blown away by the Koopa Car idea.

The Koopalings definitely aided the hype alongside 8 PLAYER Smash which was something I'd secretly been hoping for a while(five players or more Smash anyway)

 

[CyberHyperPhoenix]

, ,, andwere pretty much all the characters I got the most hype for.

= Highly requested, Super Fighting Robot
= Really enjoyed his games, the only character I can say I called and lots of fun XD
= Signaled the start of DLC and the wild ride that was the DLC hype train.
= Its Ryu, from streets. Crossover king of video games in Smash, what isn't there to get hyped about?
= Like Cloud said himself, I'd never thought I'd see the day CLOUD would be in Smash 4.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

, and .

Although hyped me a lot too, it was moreso because of it being a rep for Animal Crossing than because of Villager themselves.

Even though he's not a newcomer, deserves a mention for outright making me jump up and down like a fool.

Those five are by far my favourite additions to Smash this time around.

 

[MarioMeteor]

Rosalina was the only newcomer I actually gave a **** about. I pretty much bought the game for her.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

MegaMan, Robin, Bowser Jr.(especially with Alts), Alts in general, Bayonetta, Ryu, Greninja, Cloud, Pac-Man(only after seeing his moveset), Corrin(damn awesome moveset), Little Mac, Villager, Mii.

 

[Swampertrulz]

Totally . My jaw dropped when he was revealed in the trailer. Honestly, I wasn't really that excited that much, since I didn't know who the hell he (or she) was. With , I was a little surprised. Especially when Sakurai said she was #1 in the UK and #5 in the U.S. I never saw that much people vote for her in fan polls so that was a little shocking.

 

[Strider_Bond00J]

1st -
I grew up with a no-save playthrough of FFVII - and one of my personal picks if I were to have chosen a Final Fantasy character. It was amazing to see him in the game so I can finally have my Final Fantasy VS Fire Emblem fights. And Cloud is an awesome fighter.

2nd -
The initial reaction was 'Ah, so there goes K. Rool...' and I hadn't realised it would be her until I saw her landing on the ground - noticing the guns. Following reaction, a George Takei "Oh My!" Of course I was slightly disappointed she ain't a King, but she's a wicked queen. She was a secret hopeful of mine, so I'm pleased she made it in.

3rd -
Easily one of my most wanted since the game's announcement - Loved the Wii version of Punch-Out!! and I figured that if there was one character that would make the most sense in Super Smash Bros and the best Assist Trophy promotion - it'd be Little Mac. Though Isaac didn't make it, he's now my new number 1 for Smash, Inklings now 2nd place. K. Rool? He's fallen out of my top 3, mainly due to the Kutthroats overreacting upon Bayonetta's reveal.

As for honorary mentions: My most wanted newcomer, Destroying everyone's expectations about Chrom, and a unique FE newcomer.

The newcomers I felt the least hyped for:
Wasn't too attached to him at all, but I do admit, the best part about Bowser Jr.'s trailer is seeing the Koopalings ready to take on the heroes, not to mention Bowser Jr's Fire Flotilla playing in that part. (Though why isn't it in the game?)

I'll only mention because it was too obvious we were getting him. He looks great regardless, even though I was satisfied with Roy. I'll still get him regardless, since when else do you get a chance to play as a prince/princess who can transform into a dragon and wields a chainsaw sword?! Prepare yourselves for the Hoshido/Nohr Chainsaw Massacre!!

 

[Tino]

was absolutely my most hyped reveal overall as she was my most wanted newcomer since Brawl. I knew right then that I would definitely main her right off the bat. Pretty much the main reason why I bought Sm4sh.

There was also these in no particular order:

- Exactly what CyberHyperPhoenix said. Plus, I wanna play Final Fantasy VII after that.
/ - Seeing Corrin revealed has increased my excitement for Fire Emblem Fates.
- Never thought I would see the day that an assist character from Brawl would get a promotion to being a playable fighter. Man, he certainly did earned it. I really wanna play a Punch-Out!! game now.
- I enjoyed playing Awakening a whole lot and she basically became my second most wanted newcomer for the game. Prior to her reveal, I was actually asking for either her or her father Chrom. Either way, I'm very satisfied.
- It's no surprise that he would be in Smash considering he's been requested to be in one since even before Brawl came out but damn, his reveal trailer was pretty epic. It's a shame I've never played his games before...but that will change once the Mega Man Legacy Collection comes out.

I wish I could say the same about but that ****in' leak prior to his reveal killed my hype for him away. Thanks a lot.

 

[Runic_SSB]

Megaman, Little Mac and Pac-Man were the only ones I were excited for. I flipped the hell out when Megaman and Little Mac were announced, but Pac-Man was announced behind closed doors after two of the only things I explicitly did not want got announced (Palutena and Miis). Granted, the excitement for Little Mac was kinda nullified by how the trailer immediately made it obvious that it was him, but I was still pumped. Punch-Out is my favorite Nintendo series aside from Smash and I was so happy that he was finally in the game. It was a downer when he turned out to be super hyperbolic and gimmicky to the point where he was completely unfun to play as or against (as was the case with almost all the newcomers IMO), but for the time being I was in heaven. Megaman, though. That was a real shock for me. I was so pessimistic about his chances that I seriously thought the silhouette in the moonlight was Goemon.

I wanted Bowser Jr., too, but then I got extremely salty when I saw that he was using his stupid clown car thing, because I was really hoping for Eggman (he's the only character I seriously want that's not in yet) and that's pretty much exactly how he would've fought. No, don't make the guy who's piloted a hovercraft in every game he's been in the hovercraft character, make it the guy who's done it literally twice. Oh well, I guess Mario wasn't content with 6 main series reps and 3 spin-off universes. The worst part is that, every single time I said "I want Eggman in Smash", literally every goddamn time, the response was "lol howz he evn gunuh fite?" Bowser Jr. answered that question, but now the response is gonna be "lol no hed b jus lik bozwr jr" (along with the usual "no, that'd break the iron-clad rule I made up in my head about third parties not having more than 1 rep!" and the slippery slope bullcrap about how more than 1 Sonic rep would lead to Silver and Big being playable).

EDIT: a lot of people are doing the lists, so...

1. Like I said, I was so goddamn pumped about this guy. Dream come true.
2. Huge twist for me, the guy's been through a lot of crap lately and he definitely deserves to be here.
3. The only other one that I really cared about.
4. wasn't super excited, but I definitely thought he'd earned his keep and deserved his spot.
5. Duck Hunt was a revolutionary, important and well-remembered Nintendo title, there's really no question that he deserved his spot. Plus, I just loved how awesome they made his moveset. He didn't have a lot to go off of, but Sakurai still managed to make a moveset that was unique and true to his game.
6. Like I said, happy to see him, but super salty god super salty when he was pretty much just Eggman with a Bowser Jr. skin.
7. I was actually pretty excited for this one. The hype was ruined by the leak, but it was still pretty cool. Absolutely hated the execution, but still.
8. Pretty cool, loved the trailer. Turned out to be a plague on the series but whatevs.
9. just happy it wasn't Chrom.

Everyone else I was pissed about.

 

[CrazyPerson]

Cloud because

A. FFVII is my favorite single player game of all time.
B. I thought his inclusion was impossible.

I was beyond excited when he was announced... but I calmed down and realized there is no way to know if I will like to play him. Jurry out on that one as I haven't found enough time to really experiment.

 

[Sonicninja115]

Shulk and DHD.

 

[Greda]

Bayonetta, Palutena, and Wii Fit Trainer from most hype to least.

3rd - /
When I saw Wii Fit Trainer, I saw that she was an unsual fighter that worked their way into smash so beautifully. I loved the character, and its quirks, and for the entire time from announce until the game got released, I highly anticipated her.

2nd -
I only wanted 2 characters in Smash, and Palutena was one of them. Kid Icarus: Uprising is my favorite 3DS game up to now, and Palutena was someone I adored in that game. Since SSB4 got an announcment, I always wished she would come in and everyday I thought about it. That E3 presentation, my mouth was open the entire trailer. Even seeing her at the start of the trailer made me fall on the floor.

1st -
Oh, dang. I only wanted 2 characters in SSB4, and Bayonetta was my #1. The character who took my ballot vote, and the one who's in my favorite Wii U game(s) of all time finally got into Smash. I remember her reveal so perfectly, when she spoke I screamed so loud, then even more for the rest of the trailer. No other character had made me do this. I prompted multiple people to check on me to see if I was okay. I still don't regret yelling and jumping around in circles around my table. It was truly worth it.

 

[allison]

Come to think of it, most of these newcomers are from game's I haven't played (or hadn't played when they were revealed). What's more, my most wanted characters were Wonder-Red and Ridley, but Wonder-Red isn't well known and Ridley has his own big problems.

But despite all this, I was hype for every single character reveal. Every single one looked cool and interesting and fun to play as. That said, the standouts from stuff I'd played were:

• Rosalina & Luma: Mario Galaxy was one of my favorite games, and the Luma thing is genius.
• Little Mac: I loved Punch-Out Wii, and KO punch is the best move. I was certain he was going to be top tier, but that didn't exactly happen...
  
• Mii Fighters: The sheer amount of customization with the moves got me hype.

 

[KokiriKory]

Pretty much all the oldest characters

I am not very familiar with most of the newcomers, despite being pretty damn fun in the final build.

Mega man was my most wanted and boy did they deliver

Pacman was expected and very welcomed

Duck Hunt was the biggest surprise, and is a delightful fighter I main today

 

[FirestormNeos]

. the deranged psychopath meme helped.
. Maybe her hype is still fresh, but finding out who won the ballot was/is indeed very hype.
/. At first, I was only hype because of the salty tears. But then I realized the possible applications of Miis, and the real hype started to set in.

 

[itsmeMOB]

? I would've been hyped for Ryu had he not been leaked. It felt surreal once he finally was released that a character from one of the most iconic fighting games in history would be in a crossover game like this, with accuracy to his SF inputs and style too. The thought of a character from any other fighting game in Smash would've been so deniable until Ryu was put in the game. I love fighting games and this broke the barrier for other third party and Ballot characters, anything was possible after this point.

1. If you told me that Cloud was going to be in Smash, I would've never believed you. This was so hype because NO ONE saw it coming. Final Fantasy has been on Nintendo consoles, but Cloud himself has never appeared in a major way on any Nintendo system and was pretty much homegrown on PlayStation. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw his trailer during the Direct in November. As it said in his trailer.. "Limits were meant to be broken." This is one of the biggest surprises I had ever seen in my life for a video game.

2. I watched the final Smash Direct live with some of my friends and I was THE ONLY ONE literally screaming and jumping when I saw her reveal trailer. I didn't know what to expect when I first saw all of the Kid Icarus characters during her trailer. I almost thought I was about to be disappointed with someone other than her. I thought she'd never make it because her games are Mature rated and the whole Weave attacks made her naked, plus she's a highly sexualized character as well. Earlier before all DLC started happening, she did cross my mind as a choice that I'd definitely want to see in the game, but I never thought it would EVER come true after that Direct. Although I wanted Snake back, I will take Bayonetta as a fine substitute for my Brawl main.

3. Mega Man literally blew all the hype out of the water pre-DLC. Mega Man is one of my favorite gaming characters and I never thought I'd see the day where he would be in Super Smash Bros. and since Capcom wasn't treating him right, Sakurai did us a favor and put him in this wonderful game. Holy crap, it's one of the few I screamed at being revealed besides Bayonetta and Cloud. I remember seeing all the reaction videos all over the Internet after his reveal, it's still chilling to watch knowing I had almost the same reaction as many did.

4. Little Mac because I love Punch Out. It was a crime he wasn't in any Smash game period because he's perfect for Smash and Punch Out is an iconic game for the NES, how could he have not been in? I'm a little biased to it and because he's my main. I've wanted him in the game from the beginning and when it became reality, I became a day one Little Mac main (and still am).

 

[LordCQ]

Bae Lucina! She was my most wanted character. I will never forget that July 14th! Bummer she is a Marth clone... And Bayonetta FFS!!! She will definitely be my second Main.