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

[GoldLiger]

Well the Nindies Direct did state that their will be new stuff that are unannounced and Nintendo knows people seen the UK's presentation(since online isn't region locked lol). Can't wait to see what happens and prays that either Sakurai or WayForward retweets the Direct.

 

[Captain Hazama]

It'll be cool though extremely/highly doubtful, but WayForward announces Shantae as a Smash fighter with trailer.

 

[GoldLiger]

It'll be cool though extremely highly doubtful, but WayForward announces Shantae as a Smash fighter with trailer.

Remember when Smash Ultimate was FIRST revealed? The director of Splatoon was there before the announcement and confirmation of Inklings so......

 

[EarlTamm]

It'll be cool though extremely highly doubtful, but WayForward announces Shantae as a Smash fighter with trailer.

Admittedly, that would lessen the whole "Smash taking attention away from the indies" because it has a bit more of an indie focus with Wayforward announcing it, but it would still kinda be there.

 

[meleebrawler]

I think someone here mentioned Shantae being a fan of Samus and Simon due to their similar gameplay genres (even though Simon Belmont himself didn't appear in that type). Truth is, Samus and Shantae share a lot more in common that you'd think! They both lost their true parents at a young age, have pirates as their arch-nemeses, can shapeshift (even if a ball is Samus's only transformation), have had brushes with corruption in the form of an evil doppelganger, and have had a group of three friends along with them when it happened... of course Samus had to kill those friends when they were corrupted too, but that pales in comparison to almost mercy-killing the entire genie race. Heck, the Tinkerbrain is almost a dead ringer for Aurora Unit 313.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

^ They're both (kinda) half bird too. >_>

(Harpy / Chozo)

 

[Biometal]

I'd get nauseous if she's not playable. I wouldn't mind if she's DLC, either.

Don't go anywhere near that transparent, white capsule, Shantae! It'z a trapzzz!

 

[AngrySun88]

Guys, the other indies video wasn’t a direct. It was called indie highlights for a reason. It was uploaded as a video entity, not live streamed like all directs and nindies showcases are. So this is completely different.

This is a good thing to keep in mind. A showcase and a Direct are two different things, so I think we'll see new info in this Direct. I'm not getting my hopes up for a Shantae reveal, but it would be cool to see WayForward maybe drop a hint about it or a trailer.

 

[EarlTamm]

I think someone here mentioned Shantae being a fan of Samus and Simon due to their similar gameplay genres (even though Simon Belmont himself didn't appear in that type). Truth is, Samus and Shantae share a lot more in common that you'd think! They both lost their true parents at a young age, have pirates as their arch-nemeses, can shapeshift (even if a ball is Samus's only transformation), have had brushes with corruption in the form of an evil doppelganger, and have had a group of three friends along with them when it happened... of course Samus had to kill those friends when they were corrupted too, but that pales in comparison to almost mercy-killing the entire genie race. Heck, the Tinkerbrain is almost a dead ringer for Aurora Unit 313.

Imagine Shantae wearing the Power Suit. That would certainly be cool, heck, I could easily see that being some cross promotion mode in a future Shantae game.

 

[meleebrawler]

Imagine Shantae wearing the Power Suit. That would certainly be cool, heck, I could easily see that being some cross promotion mode in a future Shantae game.

I always felt Half-Genie Hero was closer to a Megaman game, myself. Think the ZX entries.

 

[Deleted member]

If Matt has any say in the Trailer, Mega Man would totally be a part of it, Hes a pretty big Mega Man fan.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

I always felt Half-Genie Hero was closer to a Megaman game, myself. Think the ZX entries.

That makes sense, considering that Inti Creates (who helped WF with HGH) did the ZX series.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

I'd love to see Shantae and Mega Man interacting but it would be kinda awkward considering the fallout between Inti Creates and Capcom. >_>

From what I can tell, Inti Creates and WF are super buddy buddy.~

Edit: My bad! Inafune and Capcom had a fallout, not Inti Creates. Still potentially awkward.

 

[Deleted member]

I'd love to see Shantae and Mega Man interacting but it would be kinda awkward considering the fallout between Inti Creates and Capcom. >_>

From what I can tell, Inti Creates and WF are super buddy buddy.~

What was the fallout. I'm a huge Mega Man and Inti Fan, and this is news to me.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

What was the fallout. I'm a huge Mega Man and Inti Fan, and this is news to me.

Same, the only thing I can learn about is that Inti was hurting for money after Capcom cancelled Mega Man, so they did licensed stuff and original projects (like Gal Gun...) afterwards.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

What was the fallout. I'm a huge Mega Man and Inti Fan, and this is news to me.

Oh, my bad. I got the company (Inti Creates) and Keiji Inafune mixed up. That's entirely my bad!

Keiji Inafune had a fallout with Capcom and helped Inti Creates to produce Mighty No. 9. That's where I got everything mixed up. It's an old story now but if I recall, there were huge disputes between Inafune and Capcom over Mega Man and the direction of the series and (I believe) even two new Mega Man games (one being a Legends game) got cancelled due to this fallout. And it's obvious that Mighty No. 9 is a Mega Man clone since Inafune doesn't own the rights to the character and can't use him anymore.

I'm working purely off of recollection so some of the details could be wrong. My apologies for any confusion.~

Edit: There was actually some speculation back during the Sm4sh days over whether or not Mega Man would use his new bleh design or retain his classic design (that he thankfully ended up with) due to the issue with Inafune. Everyone pretty much figured Mega Man would be a lock for the game prior to his reveal at E3.

 

[Captain Hazama]

Imagine Shantae wearing the Power Suit. That would certainly be cool, heck, I could easily see that being some cross promotion mode in a future Shantae game.

Didn't WayForward draw Samus in Shantae art style before? I swear I saw art of it once.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

Just seen a really great video on Shantae's pros and cons (mostly pros ^^). Not sure if this video has been posted yet (or if the video creator is already in this thread) but here you go!

 

[Shinuto]

Didn't WayForward draw Samus in Shantae art style before? I swear I saw art of it once.

Here

 

[EarlTamm]

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That is way to much cute for one picture.

 

[Yellowlord]

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Quite an adorable matchup of pictures, although... Shantae as a Kirby doesn't fit quite right with me...

 

[Shadow Novus]

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Isn't that https://twitter.com/jellyjigs artwork? I don't think Wayforward even acknowledged it because it's Smash related and they've been avoiding that like the plague, which as others have pointed out, smells of NDA behavior

 

[Captain Hazama]

Oops. The one I remember was a fan drawing of Samus in Shantae's world.

 

[EarlTamm]

Isn't that https://twitter.com/jellyjigs artwork? I don't think Wayforward even acknowledged it because it's Smash related and they've been avoiding that like the plague, which as others have pointed out, smells of NDA behavior

This picture is the sorta stuff they love too. Shame they can't like it. Watch, if Shantae gets announced, the Wayforward twitter is gonna go on a liking spree to every post they missed.

 

[AngrySun88]

This picture is the sorta stuff they love too. Shame they can't like it. Watch, if Shantae gets announced, the Wayforward twitter is gonna go on a liking spree to every post they missed.

Yup. I bet they'll be quite happy once the NDA is over.

They really have been silent this time compared to last time. Quite suspicious.

 

[meleebrawler]

Quite an adorable matchup of pictures, although... Shantae as a Kirby doesn't fit quite right with me...

Shantae as Pikachu disturbs me.

 

[RetroMetalSonic]

Didn't WayForward draw Samus in Shantae art style before? I swear I saw art of it once.

You mean this?

Found it on Matt Bozon's Deviantart.

 

[MoveMan1]

How would you guys react if the reason they were keeping quiet was because Shantae wasn't in smash and they just didn't want to admit the bad news?

 

[meleebrawler]

How would you guys react if the reason they were keeping quiet was because Shantae wasn't in smash and they just didn't want to admit the bad news?

Wouldn't that be more hurtful than just admitting it straight away? I know the Ashley supporters were happier to have the assist news given straight instead of clinging to false hope.

 

[SneakyLink]

How would you guys react if the reason they were keeping quiet was because Shantae wasn't in smash and they just didn't want to admit the bad news?

Probably like this:

 

[Shinuto]

How would you guys react if the reason they were keeping quiet was because Shantae wasn't in smash and they just didn't want to admit the bad news?

What if it was to make people support Shantae and get people to buy the games, after all, not confirming she isn't actually leads to free advertising cause everyone would assume from the silence that Shantae is in.

 

[Teeb147]

What if it was to make people support Shantae and get people to buy the games, after all, not confirming she isn't actually leads to free advertising cause everyone would assume from the silence that Shantae is in.

Let's not think of them as being that low. :/

 

[Guybrush20X6]

I don't think we'll get anything Smash but if we do it would be awesome.

 

[EarlTamm]

You mean this?

Found it on Matt Bozon's Deviantart.

Samus wears the Shantae style very well.

How would you guys react if the reason they were keeping quiet was because Shantae wasn't in smash and they just didn't want to admit the bad news?

I would definitely be sad, but it depends what type of bad news it is.

What if it was to make people support Shantae and get people to buy the games, after all, not confirming she isn't actually leads to free advertising cause everyone would assume from the silence that Shantae is in.

Wayforward is not that devious.

 

[Shinuto]

Samus wears the Shantae style very well.

I would definitely be sad, but it depends what type of bad news it is.

Wayforward is not that devious.

Yeh....also that line of thinking I stated would be absolutely ******** to claim on WayForward.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

I doubt it.

I guarantee that Shantae is in the game as, at the very least, an AT. WayForward's silence is completely out-of-character for them and if Shantae truly wasn't in the game in any form, they would most likely clamor for her inclusion by at least re-tweeting Smash-related posts. There's no reason they wouldn't since it's good publicity to do so and they genuinely love their character.

 

[AngrySun88]

What if it was to make people support Shantae and get people to buy the games, after all, not confirming she isn't actually leads to free advertising cause everyone would assume from the silence that Shantae is in.

WayForward doesn't strike me as the type of company to screw around with their fans like that.

 

[Shadow Novus]

How would you guys react if the reason they were keeping quiet was because Shantae wasn't in smash and they just didn't want to admit the bad news?

Then to be honest, I think that'd be a **** move on their part. They'd have to say something eventually, and the longer they held off the more upset and jaded a decent part of their fanbase would become. Or they could just keep quiet about Smash related stuff forever and that attitude might still discourage many.

"Hey Matt/Wayforward, I love Shantae and I spent a lot of time to make this artwork depicting her if she were in Smash!"
*crickets*
*crickets*

People would definitely end up with trust issues either way.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

Then to be honest, I think that'd be a **** move on their part. They'd have to say something eventually, and the longer they held off the more upset and jaded a decent part of their fanbase would become. Or they could just keep quiet about Smash related stuff forever and that attitude might still discourage many.

"Hey Matt/Wayforward, I love Shantae and I spent a lot of time to make this artwork depicting her if she were in Smash!"
*crickets*
*crickets*

People would definitely end up with trust issues either way.

Not to mention both the WayForward Twitter account and Matt Bozon are constantly re-tweeting fanart. In Matt Bozon's case he specifically re-tweets a lot of Japanese fanart since I'm sure he would like to see Shantae's series penetrate the Japanese market a bit more.

It doesn't make any sense to arbitrarily ignore Smash-related posts. Especially when they were heavy into promoting Shantae for the ballot.

 

[EarlTamm]

And wasn't Wayforward one of the first, if not the first to really promote there character for the ballot? And from what I can recall, no one went to the same effort as WF when it came to that promotion.