Roster Prediction Discussion Thread

[TumblrFamous]

Yay,I'm back and ready for tomorrow's pic :D

inb4 random Luigi nose

 

[Robert of Normandy]

Yay,I'm back and ready for tomorrow's pic :D

"Pic of the Day: Here's Mewtwo - as a Pokeball Pokemon! We've heard a lot of complaints about clones in the roster, so we've decided that Mewtwo and Snake will not be returning as playable characters."

 

[Kenith]

Yay,I'm back and ready for tomorrow's pic :D

Watch Sakurai reveal absolutely nothing new. Or reveal the Wii Zapper as a replacement for the Super Scope.

 

[Depressed Gengar]

Luigi Nose X Zelda anyone?

 

[BluePikmin11]

I expect tomorrow's pic to cause Impa propaganda.

 

[TheTuninator]

Sakurai's only revealed about 20 characters to date, a number which will almost certainly total half or less of the SSB4 roster. Plenty of potentially hidden fighters remain to be revealed.

 

[Depressed Gengar]

I expect tomorrow's pic to cause Impa propaganda.

IMPA IMPA IMPA IMPA
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[Robert of Normandy]

IMPA IMPA IMPA IMPA

Agreed, we really need more old hags on the roster.

 

[Depressed Gengar]

Agreed, we really need more old hags on the roster.

Wrinkly Kong confirmed.

 

[Tepig2000]

I expect the picture for tomorrow to be a random character reveal like Wolf or Snake. Or a useless one. It is probably going to be the later.

 

[Kenith]

Wrinkly Kong confirmed.

Link's Grandma Confirmed!

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

We don't know if Toon Link is unlockable or not ATM though.

While we may not know who will be the unlockables, some of the confirmed characters do look like they shouldn't be available right off the bat.

 

[Anderceus]

How about AVGN as a playable character?

 

[Robert of Normandy]

While we may not know who will be the unlockables, some of the confirmed characters do look like they shouldn't be available right off the bat.

Even assuming that unlockable characters are making a return, that's still a big leap to make. Remember, character have gone from being unlockable to being starters in between 64 and Melee, and vice-versa in between Melee and Brawl.

 

[Tepig2000]

How about AVGN as a playable character?

How about WHO?

 

[Oniric Spriter]

How about AVGN as a playable character?

That would be hilarious, specially if he talks.

 

[TheTuninator]

People are STILL excepting to be a starter?

Why couldn't he be? He's a returning veteran.

Given that Sakurai was careful to hide all unlockable characters behind a spoiler wall for the Dojo, there's no reason to assume that he won't do the same for SSB4 until he states otherwise.

 

[LoneKonWolf]

I expect the picture for tomorrow to be a random character reveal like Wolf or Snake. Or a useless one. It is probably going to be the later.

if wolf does get revealed i'll probably be full of excitement, and would be gone for a day being to busy shoving him down the throats of every one who said he won't come back or replaced

 

[Tepig2000]

That would be hilarious, specially if he talks.

Who's AVGN?

 

[Robert of Normandy]

How about AVGN as a playable character?

 

[Kenith]

How about AVGN as a playable character?

Hey, that's a good id-

 

[Anderceus]

How about WHO?

Why, the Angry Video Game Nerd of course!

 

[Robert of Normandy]

Who's AVGN?

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Even assuming that unlockable characters are making a return, that's still a big leap to make. Remember, character have gone from being unlockable to being starters in between 64 and Melee, and vice-versa in between Melee and Brawl.

Perhaps, but Luigi has always been treated as an unlockable in the Smash Bros. series, and not once has Rosalina been treated as a starter in the games that she's appeared in. Captain Falcon, Ness, and Marth are all right being starting characters though.

 

[Robert of Normandy]

and not once has Rosalina been treated as a starter in the games that she's appeared in.

Considering that Luigi is usually available from the start in the game he appears in, I'm not sure this holds any water.

 

[Natz~]

hey everyone ^_^

nevermind

 

[MasterOfKnees]

I'm sure it was a bit odd seeing Captain Falcon and Ness as starters for the 64 players. It only feels natural to us because many of us started with Melee.

I'm all for making a whacky starting roster. Even then Marth, Luigi and Rosalina feel like very natural starters to me. Marth is the face of Fire Emblem, Luigi as an unlockable always felt odd to me actually, and Rosalina has only really been unlockable in one game: SM3DW, unless I'm missing something about Mario Kart 7 which I haven't played.

Remember, traditions don't always hold water. Jigglypuff was the first character you unlocked in 64 and Melee, but was one of the last ones in Brawl.

 

[UltimateWario]

I'm sure it was a bit odd seeing Captain Falcon and Ness as starters for the 64 players. It only feels natural to us because many of us started with Melee.

Pff, you youngins. I was playing Smash before we had Side-Bs or air dodges!

"Boo hoo! I want Genesect!"

"Waaaaah, I want my favorite character to not suck!"

"No faaaaaair, Sonic's back, I want Snaaake!"

We got twelve characters, nine stages, and everything was sprites!

You whippersnappers want Ridley? You play on Zebes, look into the background, and thank your sweet daddy Nintendo that you had SAMUS, damn it!

 

[Kenith]

Considering that Luigi is usually available from the start in the game she appears in, I'm not sure this holds any water.

Luigi is a she? Oh right.

 

[Depressed Gengar]

Rosalina's unlockable in MK Wii and 7.

 

[LoneKonWolf]

Pff, you youngins. I was playing Smash before we had Side-Bs and more than twelve characters! You whippersnappers want Ridley? We were lucky to get Samus, goshdarnit!

pff mate you know nothing, samus was a shoe-in back then, the only character that we were lucky to get was pikachu (and captain falcon and Ness) pokemon wasn't that big back then, take it from someone who grew up around that Time mate

 

[UltimateWario]

I grew up around that time, too, and Pokemon was huge. Pokemon was monstrous, like, BIBLICALLY huge back then. Hell, they were the only ones to get two characters besides Mario, after all.

 

[Robert of Normandy]

Rosalina's unlockable in MK Wii and 7.

Again, not sure what this has to do with anything regarding her possible unlockability in smash.

 

[CrusherMania1592]

I, for one don't care which characters are unlockable as long as we get a screen like this:

Now THAT was pure epic. I remember getting goosebumps everytime I was ready to fight to get the unlockable. Even grabbed my nephew's controller to fight Mewtwo XD

How do you guys feel about a randomized roster. You start with the original 12 with the addition of 8 randomly picked characters as the starters. Then the rest of the characters are unlockable. It might be a nice way for everyone to have a different experience.

Interesting thought. Kenith's idea of using Golden Hammers right off the bat makes it even more interesting as well.

I'm sure it was a bit odd seeing Captain Falcon and Ness as starters for the 64 players. It only feels natural to us because many of us started with Melee.

I'm all for making a whacky starting roster. Even then Marth, Luigi and Rosalina feel like very natural starters to me. Marth is the face of Fire Emblem, Luigi as an unlockable always felt odd to me actually, and Rosalina has only really been unlockable in one game: SM3DW, unless I'm missing something about Mario Kart 7 which I haven't played.

Remember, traditions don't always hold water. Jigglypuff was the first character you unlocked in 64 and Melee, but was one of the last ones in Brawl.

Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7 she was unlockable as well

 

[BluePikmin11]

Rosalina's unlockable in MK Wii and 7.

So you really think just because she's unlockable in the spinoff games means she'll be unlockable in Smash?
It might become the other way around you know.

 

[UltimateWario]

Mario already starts with 3 playable characters, 5 if you count Wario and Yoshi (and you should). I have a feeling that Luigi will be secret, as will Rosy.

Toon Link should stay secret, because starting with two Links is stupid just like having two in the roster at all.

 

[Kenith]

Now THAT was pure epic. I remember getting goosebumps everytime I was ready to fight to get the unlockable. Even grabbed my nephew's controller to fight Mewtwo XD

Interesting thought. Kenith's idea of using Golden Hammers right off the bat makes it even more interesting as well.

I've actually been saving that idea, I came up with while I was trying to make a fangame.

True story: I got into Mewtwo about the time I unlocked Mewtwo in Melee. Manly tears were shed.

 

[Protom]

Link's Grandma Confirmed!

HOLY CRAP IMPA CONFIRMED!!! DIDDY WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG!!!

Spoiler

 

[Depressed Gengar]

So you really think just because she's unlockable in the spinoff games means she'll be unlockable in Smash?
It might become the other way around you know.

I'm just saying that because Wariofan didn't know, not that I believe it has influence.
Either way, the odds of Rose being a starter happening are EXTREMELY slim.

HOLY CRAP IMPA CONFIRMED!!! DIDDY WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG!!!

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That's not all! Sheik has been cut!

 

[Protom]

That's not all! Sheik has been cut!

Get out