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Yes it's strange I remembered that part too, they also appear in Thunder Cloud Temple and if I remember correctly there is no Underworld monters in the foot part, I agree that they look like Underworld Army minions
I think this misconception comes also from the facts that we see them early in the game, where we are only against the Underworld Army, and that they are the only unaffiliated ennemies that are not bosses in the game (not considering Souflee and Treasurefish as ennemies, they are more some targets
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It's the Reset Bomb Forest. You can see the background in the bottom left corner.
It also makes sense to be on a regular stage, being a OHKO monster, but I guess they can be on both Smash Run and Reset Bomb Forest.
Well, whatever works. Ornes gonna Orne in the reset bomb forest then. As long as the temple stage doesn't have instant kill enemies flying around it, that's all I care about.
The Temple seems quite peaceful, if we except that huge spiky ball. It's just waiting for Medusa's invasion
Probably. Any character can be a clone of anyone you want if you avoid thinking hard enough. What's more astonishing is when people think what they can perceive for moveset potential as individuals has any impact on what the developers can do, feel like they can't do, and have already done.
I can already see Dark Link and Dark Pit happening by this logic.
and cannot properly be protected. I'm doubting they'll ever give her a bigger role like in Smash Bros because of it. THOUGH they could just as easily choose to ignore the difficulties with the character. It's interesting though.
Names like Mario, Luigi and Zelda can't be trademarked either. Neither can characteristics like a mustache or a red cap.I don't know if it's been mentioned but one thing that might prevent her from ever getting a larger role is the legality of her. I bet she's a bit harder to have an effective IP and trademark for. Unlike Palutena who is wholly original Medusa has a name that cannot be protected and characteristics that cannot be protected. Someone else could easily have a game with Medusa looking basically the same because Medusa is public domain
I think he means, that the name could be used to make a character that looks a lot like Medusa and that even have the same name, like what china did to Japan with the Gundam (It could be easily reproduced or make character that looks like it to feed from that character popularity):
Look again at the 2 Gundams, do they look similar? Yes they do, but in the end they are not violating the copyright (Japan tried once, so China modified it but it still looks like a Gundam and Japon can't do anything about it)
No no, i'm not trying to say that, i really want Medusa in SSB but that doesn't mean that the we can say that Medusa is the most original character ever...
Smash wise, she is
I'm not looking at concept or character. If we do that, a lot of characters in Smash become less unique. I am talking about thematic differences in what she can do for Smash that separate her from the rest of the roster. Things Palutena doesn't really bring to the table. I mean sure, Palutena isn't literally named or blatantly physically based off of a mythological entity. But that doesn't really solve her problem.Smash wise, she is
No. But this does not affect Medusa's chances too much. What matters is:
Palutena <- Pa-Ru-Te-Na in Japanese syllabic script <- Parthena (used as a girl's name sometimes) <- Athena Parthenos. Once you learn of Japanese transcription side effects, it is rather blatant. But that's just by the way.
... Hmm.. I may miss a point about the whole conversation.
). Just that as a character, as a design and as a fighter, she is different than the rest of the actual roster. And the same goes for Palutena, in fact.
What I mean when I say thematic uniqueness has nothing to do with movesets. It's the same reason people complain about characters who use swords, even though aside from Toon Link everyone who uses a sword is really unique from each other. Zelda and Rosalina both use their own brands of light magic, and the closest thing we have to dark magic on the roster is Ganondorf whose moveset consists 100% of punching and kicking people in the teeth.... Hmm.. I may miss a point about the whole conversation.
With the actual roster, she is able to bring new concepts on the table, right? Not saying she is the only one, nor she have the most awesome, unique, must have potential (it's just my personal opinion
Ah, yes, I get it. About swordsmen, We only have 6 of them, including Pit. This is clearly NOT a lot, and they all play differently. Even Toon Link.
Moral of the story is, people are petty and will complain about anything at all.
I dunno, I feel like people having to resort to really weak arguments against Medusa is a good thing.
Thanks to you, I have someone new to follow there as well.
I sure hope you're clicking on these pictures so you can visit the artist's tumblr and tell her awesome she is
You mean nordics right
Hades > Medusa > Thanatos. Roughly.