Shantae, the Half Genie Protector of Scuttle Town! (A Switch To A New WayForward)

[Shinuto]

It won't be Crash. Not only has COVID massively screwed with the timeline laid out for Fighter Pass 2 (which makes the coincidence that Crash 4 comes out the day after the announcement likely unplanned), but travel restrictions would make the meeting of Sakurai and Activision very difficult. I think we're going to get another Japanese character this time around.

Shantae could get in since James Montagna of WayForward if I remember right LIVES in Japan, I swear he does.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Don't overlook any possibility. It's pretty weird that this just so happened to come up in a week that oddly has more Nintendo-related news than usual.

Everything will be made clear tomorrow, that much is certain.

 

[Captain Hazama]

Either way. I'm excited for this reveal. Cant wait for tomm. Some good news for a terrible week.

 

[Jorichi]

Ooh, very curious to see what they have in store for us this time. Hoping to see a character that'll grab my interest.
And man if it's Shantae that would certainly be nice timing since the games are still available on Limited Run for little over a week

Either way, whichever character it is, the trailers are usually a blast to watch.
Quite curious what Sakurai has to say at the end too, I doubt it'll just be about the character alone since they'll probably save that until the 'Sakurai presents' presentation...
Well, we'll see. Luckily we don't have to wait long!
Fingers crossed.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

So, even for a potboiler such as this, WayForward are putting some effort, it seems.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2..._its_shaping_up_to_be_a_cool_switch_exclusive

 

[RetrogamerMax]

LEEEEEEEET'S GOOOOOOOO

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Give me a S! Give me a H! Give me a A! Give me a N! Give me a T! Give me another A! Give me a E! What does that spell?! SHANTAE!!!

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Stopping in to wish you all luck in your favorite half-genie hero tomorrow.

Even if she doesn't tomorrow, she still has four more chances, so hold out faith.

 

[Shinuto]

Got the idea to do this from NTom64, saw it on his twitter

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Hype levels for tomorrow's Smash reveal

Pure Platinum: Shantae
Platinum: KOS-MOS
Gold: Rex
Silver: Crash
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: FE Character/Gen 8 Pokemon thats not a fan favorite

 

[Schonberg]

Got the idea to do this from NTom64, saw it on his twitter

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Hype levels for tomorrow's Smash reveal

Pure Platinum: Shantae
Platinum: KOS-MOS
Gold: Rex
Silver: Crash
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: FE Character/Gen 8 Pokemon thats not a fan favorite

I’ll join in on that.
Pure Platinum: Shantae or Assist Trophy Upgrade (regardless of who it is it would be insane)
Platinum: KOS-MOS, Fate rep, or something so off the wall no one saw it coming
Gold: Geno, Travis, Phoenix Wright
Silver: Gen 8 non-starter Pokemon (Toxtricity, Dragapult, etc)
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: Gen 8 starter Pokemon, Master Chief

 

[Destinylegend]

Got the idea to do this from NTom64, saw it on his twitter

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Hype levels for tomorrow's Smash reveal

Pure Platinum: Shantae
Platinum: KOS-MOS
Gold: Rex
Silver: Crash
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: FE Character/Gen 8 Pokemon thats not a fan favorite

I'll join too on this, seems fun.

Pure platinum: Shantae
Platinum: Rean Schwarzer
Gold: KOS-MOS
Silver: Krystal
Bronze: Cinderace
Stone: Crash

 

[WingedSupernova]

Shantae could get in since James Montagna of WayForward if I remember right LIVES in Japan, I swear he does.

He doesn't live there, but he frequently travels for tons of reasons, the most important being that his wife is Japanese.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Glad to see that the Skullgirls/Indivisible crew formed Future Club and moved on from the Lab Zero mess.

Got the idea to do this from NTom64, saw it on his twitter

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Hype levels for tomorrow's Smash reveal

Pure Platinum: Shantae
Platinum: KOS-MOS
Gold: Rex
Silver: Crash
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: FE Character/Gen 8 Pokemon thats not a fan favorite

My turn:

Pure Platinum: Rayman
Platinum: Shantae
Gold: Crash/Geno
Silver: Rex & Pyra/Master Chief/Travis Touchdown/King Boo
Bronze: Doom Slayer/Sora/recent first-party
Stone: Bravely Default character

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Dropping by to wish you guys luck today in your favorite half-genie hero.

 

[LaBeteNoire]

OK, waiting is getting to me so I will join in.

Super impossible, never gonna happen Adamantium: Luxray
Platinum: Shantae
Gold: Dixie Kong
Silver: Mipha
Bronze: Master Higgins

 

[Biometal]

Orihalcon: Marina Liteyears
Zircon: Shantae
Adamantite: Isaac, Velvet Crowe (or any Tales rep that isn't Lloyd), Crash, Lip
Lapis Lazuli: Tons of pipedreams
Literal dust: Rated-M's / more sword FE's (except for Lyndis)

 

[zferolie]

Got the idea to do this from NTom64, saw it on his twitter

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Hype levels for tomorrow's Smash reveal

Pure Platinum: Shantae
Platinum: KOS-MOS
Gold: Rex
Silver: Crash
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: FE Character/Gen 8 Pokemon thats not a fan favorite

Sure why not.

Pure platinum: Shantae
Platinum: Reimu
Gold: Crash with Coco Alt or echo
Silver: Rex and Pyra
Bronze: Geno
Stone: A pokemon rep that isnt cynthia, which would be much higher

 

[GoldLiger]

Pure Platinum: Shantae
Platinum: KOS-MOS
Gold: Rex
Silver: Crash
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: Tracer

 

[Lamperouge]

Got the idea to do this from NTom64, saw it on his twitter

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Hype levels for tomorrow's Smash reveal

Pure Platinum: Shantae
Platinum: KOS-MOS
Gold: Rex
Silver: Crash
Bronze: Paper Mario
Stone: FE Character/Gen 8 Pokemon thats not a fan favorite

Pure Platinum: Rex
Platinum: Shantae
Gold: Dante
Silver: Ryu Hayabusa/Geno/Crash
Bronze: Sora
Stone: New Pokemon

 

[zferolie]

Just 20 minutes to go guys...

 

[Teeb147]

Prob Tracer
But would love for Shantae to magically appear for us :D

 

[etnoika]

15 minutes to go.

Remember folks, no matter what happens, whether it's another girl or another Spirit or an indie character, the rules are all made up, and there's still 4 more slots to go.

Godspeed.

 

[zferolie]

Just 10 minutes. And whoever it is lets stay positive. Im sure whoever it is will be hype for someone, and bring something new to smash

 

[MajestyIndigo]

Good for Minecraft fans.. ^^

 

[LaBeteNoire]

Eh... No thanks... I love minecraft, but they just look s so out of place... Those animations...

 

[Schonberg]

Yeah, mechanically this character looks crazy and super interesting, but my fears of it LOOKING janky and out of place are a bit realized. But the multiple skins is a super cute idea.

On the other hand, I take this as a great sign for our genie. Another western character in, and in times like this when it would be more difficult to work with overseas studios? That's all good signs in my book!

 

[Captain Hazama]

Not a Minecraft fan at all. But good for those who wanted him.

 

[Dukefire]

Not really expected steve to be the next one after Banjo and Kazooie appeared in FP1. Still, a great way to attract more people to play Ultimate. Though, I can imagine all the minecraft rage memes added should they be abused on bad matchup or skill level

 

[Shinuto]

Oooh I hate em but I do think mechanically looks very promising.

But this does possibly mean well for Shantae's chances.

 

[Hollywoodrok12]

Sorry, everyone, but Steve has been crowned THE indie rep. I'm fine with Steve himself, considering most of the toxic fans got weeded out by Banjo, and Steve himself brings a lot to the table both in terms of moveset and history, but man. It's still gonna sting not seeing Shantae have an indie slot anymore. I knew she was impossible anyway, but dang.

 

[Sunny-Zee]

Sorry, everyone, but Steve has been crowned THE indie rep. I'm fine with Steve himself, considering most of the toxic ones got weeded out by Banjo, but man. It's still gonna sting not seeing Shantae have a chance anymore.

Really? You’re calling a developer owned by freaking Microsoft ‘indie’?

 

[Megadoomer]

Sorry, everyone, but Steve has been crowned THE indie rep. I'm fine with Steve himself, considering most of the toxic fans got weeded out by Banjo, and Steve himself brings a lot to the table both in terms of moveset and history, but man. It's still gonna sting not seeing Shantae have an indie slot anymore. I knew she was impossible anyway, but dang.

It seems premature to say that they're going to stop with a single indie character; that would be like saying that Sonic can't get into Smash because Snake was the first third party character. (also, seeing as Microsoft owns Minecraft, I'm not 100% sure if it qualifies as indie now, even if that's what it started out as)

 

[TheFVguy]

Yeah, I don't know what this means for the future of Shantae as a character.
Steve seems to be the indie rep.
Despite his game reaching milestones that can no longer make it to be considered an indie game, idk.
I want to believe she can make it, but it kind of seems her chances are done.

 

[Dukefire]

Prepare for another fan rule people are going enforce to limit other chances........

Still, there are plenty of doors left should one try to lock the way forward.

 

[M00NFIRE94]

Well folks, we lost the battle but not the war.

It's wild for me atm. Awhile back, I made a thread here for Enderman and wouldn't you know it, he actually became playable as Steve's alt lol.

You Looked At It - Enderman (Minecraft)

….and there's no pumpkin. Out of the mobs, Endermen are my favorite Minecraft monster and figured why not make a thread. In-game, Endermen are tall and intimidating but are a pretty neutral bunch. Walking/teleporting everywhere minding their business somewhat, always fascinated with random...

smashboards.com

 

[Paragon-Yoshi]

I'm actually alright with this.
Minecraft is a very beloved game after all. : 3

 

[Shinuto]

Sorry, everyone, but Steve has been crowned THE indie rep. I'm fine with Steve himself, considering most of the toxic fans got weeded out by Banjo, and Steve himself brings a lot to the table both in terms of moveset and history, but man. It's still gonna sting not seeing Shantae have an indie slot anymore. I knew she was impossible anyway, but dang.

Oh be quiet you

 

[WingedSupernova]

We're still doing this talk of "reps"? I thought you guys were better than that. Anyways here's Steve's placement on the poster:

https://twitter.com/CartridgeGames/status/1311672725950394368?s=20

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I know Steve isn't technically Indie anymore and he is a Microsoft rep now, but after seeing Steve get in it has made me feel better about Shantae's chances. I feel like Shantae could be revealed next or something.

 

[Paragon-Yoshi]

Sorry, everyone, but Steve has been crowned THE indie rep. I'm fine with Steve himself, considering most of the toxic fans got weeded out by Banjo, and Steve himself brings a lot to the table both in terms of moveset and history, but man. It's still gonna sting not seeing Shantae have an indie slot anymore. I knew she was impossible anyway, but dang.

Can you stop with your negativity already?

Gosh, I thought we were over that... <_<

 

[SoupCanMafia]

I'll give Steve this, with my tempered expectations, I wasn't angry at him. Quite surprised, actually. However, seeing all the ill will against Shantae just because of Steve, is honestly more disgusting than anything else. I'll try to keep to my word to hibernate for at least three days, so all this can simmer down to some extent and we can have a more nuanced discussion about Steve and what that means for her.

That being said, stay frosty and watch out for more Grotesque Steve posts, especially around Reddit, Twitter, and KnowYourMeme (not gonna mention 4chan since that's always been a caution space for the last few years). With his inclusion, there's certainly going to be a lot of them for the next month or three, and more likely than not, at least a couple of them will be against Shantae.