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It does inspire hope, but I would say try to keep it in check. Some of these DLC picks have been all over the place, so just because most of the most expected ones seem to be out of the running for #5, doesn't mean the spot won't go to another completely out of nowhere pick like Joker.
Fatmanonice
from the Geno thread said that it is very likely that most of the DLC characters after the Season Pass will be fan requested ones. He is a Smashboards boomer who is in Sabi's private discord, so he is kind of in the know. Real awesome dude.
Honestly, I know we dismissed it, but part of me believes that Shantae leak from pg 830 or 840ish. Where it says Seven Sirens news holding off for Game Awards, where we get FP#5 as Shantae and the first follow up character revealed as the Doom soldier. Because to me, Shantae > Doom > Geno would match that and the mini costume leak from recently. Not that I know if that one was proven wrong yet or not.
At least we know that they currently don't focus on anyone past 2016, so that might narrow it down slightly.
Even for games with monthly content updates, it's easy to have that kind of mindset. You get used to it, though.
Oh yeah, definitely. Doesn't get nearly enough respect from people who can't wait in the slightest. Wish I could tell
Ovaltine
but she's kind of under the weather right now.
It hasnt. That leak was the one I posted and we still have the rest of November for one last Direct before December. Either we get VGA reveal or a November one.
So, if we go with your theory, then it's still possible for Shantae to be revealed (alongside SSS) at the VGAs shortly after FP5, in a dual reveal.
Entirely possible. Especially if the new DLC characters come with their own Fighter's Pass. They'd need something to hype it up and get people to spend Xmas money on.
Probably Sora, since he's still dominating most of the polls over Geno currently.
This is precisely why I believe Shantae is #75 (though I could be very wrong). Sakurai mentioned very early on his hesitancy to charge for something when people don't know what they'll get, FP1 has been a lot of out-of-nowhere choices since people were already hooked to buy FP1 when the game was new, leaving all of the "highest-requested" characters for FP2 to make a persuasive selling point, and that he mentioned both lewdness and whether a character is fun and not necessarily recognizable in the very same video with specific subtitling as if to set the stage for Shantae.
I hope you're right. If there is someone next to Daisy on that mural, I can't see it being anyone else but Shantae.
Joker got in after other highly requested characters like Ridley and K. Rool did so I don't know why you're bringing up Joker in this.
True but Banjo's not tall or fat.Three actually:
Banjo & Kazooie were just as highly requested as Ridley and K. Rool pretty much. I didn't say anything about Nuts & Bolts.
It was a "Fat Banjo is Too Big For Smash" joke, if I'm following correctly.
Oh... I see now.
Popularity doesn't really matter much when choosing characters, IMO. Joker, Hero, and Terry didn't exactly dominate many fan polls and they're still in.
I could easily see another "No, you'll get it today!" scenario happening here! Would break another fan deconfirm rule, too. Plus, hey, gotta explore the technical possibility and execution of StANd uSeRS MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA
Banjo & Kazooie don't really do anything terribly out of the ordinary. The most unique aspect of them, Wonderwing and it's limited uses, is basically a tweaked version of Robin's durability. Yggdrasil's Altar is also pretty standard besides the occasional Mimic.
) that effect either the entire character or just their stats, but we don't have something in between that transforms certain parts of your moveset and maybe stats or other actions while active without completely overhauling the character you're currently playing as.
Probably Bandana Waddle Dee, yeah, seeing as people are 100% certain Sakurai still won't budge on any Kirby content he wasn't involved with.
broke a certain fan rule.On one hand, Rex wasn't given the jokey "you'll get your chance another day" treatment like Waluigi. On the other hand, Sakurai's not the type of person to immediately give someone a second chance after openly passing them over for the same game. So I really don't know about this...
Being a B-K follower, I heard that Banjo was called an "outdated cereal mascot" by detractors. Yeah.Oh... I see now.
Given the various technical and graphical glitches we've already seen, you might be surprised. Granted, Wonderwing and Yggdrasil aren't terribly boundary-pushing by themselves (Wonderwing might have been a balancing concern when they were drafting it), but I'm sure developers thought the same thing about Blanka's electric charge or many other oversights over the years. Ikki got changed because of programming issues (my 2D unique character interaction animations combined with the 3D treasure chest). For all we know, one of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon standing on a section of breakaway bridge as the cannonball hits causes the game to freeze because both Risky/Tinkertub and the Pokémon Trainer are background objects. Who knows. Look at Terry's Buster Wolf vs. Popo.Banjo & Kazooie don't really do anything terribly out of the ordinary. The most unique aspect of them, Wonderwing and it's limited uses, is basically a tweaked version of Robin's durability. Yggdrasil's Altar is also pretty standard besides the occasional Mimic.
I don't see why the transformations need to be invincible as their selling point, or be specials unto themselves for the most part. We have a couple of characters using something akin to stance systems (
What a coincidence, I was about to post that.
Maybe next year with GalaxyTrail have some assistance on development.
Any character(s) from a video game series we know has a tag team mechanic?
Shantae & Risky tag team, let's go.
Rex, Pyra and Mythra?
This doesn't necessarily have to be related to fighter #5 if it's indeed a sign of a new character. Maybe they were files for one of the additional characters after the pass.
Phoenix and Maya? That'd be even better than having Maya on assist.
Yeah, that's a fair point. Kinda odd to see the coding happen so early tho, but then again the staff is ahead of schedule, and all.
True like the Mii Leak. Could be a character post-Pass.
Well, we did have files for Joker and Hero tucked away before Piranha Plant's release IIRC.
tag team mechanic for Brawl, but with Dixie and Kiddy?
That would be one way to bring Dixie Kong in without making her a Diddy Echo.You know, come to think of it, you don't suppose Sakurai might actually be implementing the scrapped
