GoodGrief741
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Ninten
Chance: 25%
Giving him the same score as I gave Black Shadow, because I think they’re in the same place. Both are Echo contenders for dormant-or-finished franchises who’ve had characters since day one. Just doing this because I’m afraid biased me would rate 40%.
The appeal of having all three Mother protagonists is strong, and him being an easy choice for an Echo makes him the likeliest candidate for the series. Sorry Porky.
Mother is not getting a unique newcomer. As much as I’d like one, Masked Man doesn’t have the demand, Kumatora’s disconfirmed and Porky will probably be a boss.
Now why Ninten? He is very similar to Ness looks-wise, but there is the well-known scarf look to make him different enough. Plus, as Lucina and Dark Pit have shown, it’s not a huge problem if Echoes look like another character.
The look (non-)issue being out of the way, the other alleged problem is how to -or why- make him, when he’d play just like Ness. First off, Ninten would probably play more like Lucas, as he doesn’t wield yo-yos. Beyond that, it’s easy to mix up Lucas’ and Ness’ moves, along with their discarded alternate moves, to craft a unique moveset (4th-D Slip as an Up-B is a must). A unique Final Smash would also be in order. All this would make Ninten a very different Echo (beyond Chrom-level), maybe even a semiclone labeled an Echo.
He might not have been the most wanted in the ballot, but he probably wasn’t too shabby for an Echo, and I can see the demand for the multiple Mother candidates stacking up and making Sakurai go for the easiest one.
Want: 100%
He was my ballot vote. I nominated him all the way here. I love the Mother series. Anything I get and could get from it would make me extremely happy, but to be honest, seeing all three psychic kids together... I wouldn’t ask for anything more than that.
Terry Bogard prediction: 3%
Nominations: RayX5
Chance: 25%
Giving him the same score as I gave Black Shadow, because I think they’re in the same place. Both are Echo contenders for dormant-or-finished franchises who’ve had characters since day one. Just doing this because I’m afraid biased me would rate 40%.
The appeal of having all three Mother protagonists is strong, and him being an easy choice for an Echo makes him the likeliest candidate for the series. Sorry Porky.
Mother is not getting a unique newcomer. As much as I’d like one, Masked Man doesn’t have the demand, Kumatora’s disconfirmed and Porky will probably be a boss.
Now why Ninten? He is very similar to Ness looks-wise, but there is the well-known scarf look to make him different enough. Plus, as Lucina and Dark Pit have shown, it’s not a huge problem if Echoes look like another character.
The look (non-)issue being out of the way, the other alleged problem is how to -or why- make him, when he’d play just like Ness. First off, Ninten would probably play more like Lucas, as he doesn’t wield yo-yos. Beyond that, it’s easy to mix up Lucas’ and Ness’ moves, along with their discarded alternate moves, to craft a unique moveset (4th-D Slip as an Up-B is a must). A unique Final Smash would also be in order. All this would make Ninten a very different Echo (beyond Chrom-level), maybe even a semiclone labeled an Echo.
He might not have been the most wanted in the ballot, but he probably wasn’t too shabby for an Echo, and I can see the demand for the multiple Mother candidates stacking up and making Sakurai go for the easiest one.
Want: 100%
He was my ballot vote. I nominated him all the way here. I love the Mother series. Anything I get and could get from it would make me extremely happy, but to be honest, seeing all three psychic kids together... I wouldn’t ask for anything more than that.
Terry Bogard prediction: 3%
Nominations: RayX5