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

[logicandreason]

My Shantae Funko POP figure came in, one and only funko I will ever buy.

really? mine says its not even releasing until may.

 

[Shinuto]

really? mine says its not even releasing until may.

Its in my closet right now

 

[logicandreason]

Its in my closet right now

where'd you order from?

 

[meleebrawler]

Just some vague story speculation...

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Anyone stop to think about how the recent Shantae games have started a trend of her seemingly gaining favor with the denizens of the sea? It feels like a secondary form of buildup to go along with Shantae's genie heritage.

 

[Shinuto]

where'd you order from?

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[RetrogamerMax]

really? mine says its not even releasing until may.

Probably depends where you pre ordered it. Where did you pre order yours? I pre order my on Amazon and it isn't coming until May as well.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Fun fact: it seems that the indie game Scrappers has Sak himself mentioned in the credits:

Masahiro Sakurai has a special thanks in Scrappers from @PixelJunkNews pic.twitter.com/TnSiQOtUSo

— Will (PushDustIn) (@PushDustIn) April 14, 2020

Wouldn't be surprised if that gets a spirit event or some sort of Mii costume.

 

[logicandreason]

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ah I see. I did amazon.

Probably depends where you pre ordered it. Where did you pre order yours? I pre order my on Amazon and it isn't coming until May as well.

yea

 

[Inoj]

Gashi-Gashi likes Shantae, cool. I wonder how many artists will include her in the #SixFanarts thing.

Spoiler: Hueg. Also somewhat NSFW due to one Yokai

#SixFanarts again😎 pic.twitter.com/XKTTX1LMZ6

— ガしガし:『魔のものたちは企てる』作画担当で連載中 (@uejini) April 13, 2020

 

[zferolie]

Gashi-Gashi likes Shantae, cool. I wonder how many artists will include her in the #SixFanarts thing.

Spoiler: Hueg. Also somewhat NSFW due to one Yokai

#SixFanarts again😎 pic.twitter.com/XKTTX1LMZ6

— ガしガし:『魔のものたちは企てる』作画担当で連載中 (@uejini) April 13, 2020

Shantae, Bojack, Crash, Callie Briggs, One of my favorite Yokai watch Yokai's, AND GWENPOOL?!?!

*dies from overload

 

[MeteoRain]

Gashi-Gashi likes Shantae, cool. I wonder how many artists will include her in the #SixFanarts thing.

Spoiler: Hueg. Also somewhat NSFW due to one Yokai

#SixFanarts again😎 pic.twitter.com/XKTTX1LMZ6

— ガしガし:『魔のものたちは企てる』作画担当で連載中 (@uejini) April 13, 2020

Nobody:

Absolutely Nobody:

April, 2020: SWAT CATS!

I completely forgot about that show. CN really swept it under a rug, I vaguely remember it and it might be the nostalgia talking, but I miss it. They don't really seem to fund action based animations anymore.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Nobody:

Absolutely Nobody:

April, 2020: SWAT CATS!

I completely forgot about that show. CN really swept it under a rug, I vaguely remember it and it might be the nostalgia talking, but I miss it. They don't really seem to fund action based animations anymore.

I've noticed her somewhat trending recently, since JamoART drew her too:

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The most fun part is that there was a fairly decent licensed game for the show.

 

[zferolie]

I've noticed her somewhat trending recently, since JamoART drew her too:

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The most fun part is that there was a fairly decent licensed game for the show, too.

I dont see this as a bad thing. The show was pretty decent. And there is a rise of 2000s era nostalgia.

I would be down for a new swatkats revival game made by wayforward. Would look amazing

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

I dont see this as a bad thing. The show was pretty decent. And there is a rise of 2000s era nostalgia.

I would be down for a new swatkats revival game made by wayforward. Would look amazing

Either them or DotEmu, yeah. It would certainly make up for the Quackshot revival game never getting off the ground as a concept.

Also, for the record, I saw the show on its first run back in the 90s.

 

[zferolie]

Either them or DotEmu, yeah. It would certainly make up for the Quackshot revival game never getting off the ground as a concept.

Also, for the record, I saw the show on its first run back in the 90s.

Yeah either of them could nake a good game. I was sad that quackshot pitch failed. I remember playing that back as a kid.

Oh it started in the 90s? I thought it was very early 2000s. My bad

 

[P.Kat]

Nobody:

Absolutely Nobody:

April, 2020: SWAT CATS!

I completely forgot about that show. CN really swept it under a rug, I vaguely remember it and it might be the nostalgia talking, but I miss it. They don't really seem to fund action based animations anymore.

I heard that a new Swat Kats was being made sometime ago.

 

[Deleted member]

Yesterday I went back to 100% everything in Half Genie Hero and I remembered how much I wanted Shantae in Smash.

 

[zferolie]

This is from a few days ago. But someone on twitter posted a pretty cool shantae moveset idea, and wanted to share it.

#SmashBros #SmashBrosUltimate #Shantae I did a thing for Shantae. And tbh if the arms rep ends up being someone that was already in the base game (Ex: Spring man & min min) then she pretty much has a chance again. pic.twitter.com/O1ORFTFINi

— Connorb0t (@itbeconnorb0t) April 11, 2020

Also here is a great shantae cosplay!

Trans~form ‼️✨#shantae #cosplay pic.twitter.com/2gIihvhBGe

— ⚡️ C.Rena ⚡️ (@CapezioRena) April 10, 2020

 

[Shinuto]

Alright, hypothetical, what would Shantae's chances be if she STILL only had the ONE original GBC game? What if she was a 1st party character with her series as it is?

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Just keep in mind, if the ARMS fighter isn't someone that's already in the game in some form, don't act like the sky is falling. There are still 5 slots left.

More fan art incomin'

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Finally finished up my first image with my #Huion tablet. @WayForward's and @MrBozon's Shantae! She's so cute and one of my favorite female leads so I had to draw her. Made a couple design errors but overall am happy with the end result for being my first tablet pic. pic.twitter.com/NPsCUgoTyw

— Kevin Chapman (@K_Chapman1983) April 13, 2020

#Shantae @WayForward
どうぶつの森とShantae楽しいです🌳💃 pic.twitter.com/cqswDzqSOU

— 飲料犬🥤 (@160n1ppinuinu) April 15, 2020

Also, here's a switch, one of WayForward's forgotten ladies dressed up as Shantae.

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Commission for @vincenzomottol7

Scarlet (Sigma Star Saga) as Shantae in the Shantae style

thanks so much for commissioning!@WayForward #ArtistOnTwitter #Commission #ILostMySol pic.twitter.com/PEROG6iexQ

— ☆sol☆ (@SolScribbles) April 15, 2020

Alright, hypothetical, what would Shantae's chances be if she STILL only had the ONE original GBC game? What if she was a 1st party character with her series as it is?

Not sure if I understood it, but...

Question 1: Infinitesimal chances, seeing as indies with only one game can only get collectibles.

Question 2: Her chances that she would get in are about 50/50, as this means she'd have to avoid getting a spirit event and need to be paid attention to like Splatoon, FE, Animal Crossing and such.

 

[zferolie]

Alright, hypothetical, what would Shantae's chances be if she STILL only had the ONE original GBC game? What if she was a 1st party character with her series as it is?

If she was a first party but just 1 gbc game... small chance. Nintendonhave forgotten their own series with more games then that(panel de pon, chibi robo, costum robo, to name a few)

Just keep in mind, if the ARMS fighter isn't someone that's already in the game in some form, don't act like the sky is falling. There are still 5 slots left.

More fan art incomin'

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Finally finished up my first image with my #Huion tablet. @WayForward's and @MrBozon's Shantae! She's so cute and one of my favorite female leads so I had to draw her. Made a couple design errors but overall am happy with the end result for being my first tablet pic. pic.twitter.com/NPsCUgoTyw

— Kevin Chapman (@K_Chapman1983) April 13, 2020

#Shantae @WayForward
どうぶつの森とShantae楽しいです🌳💃 pic.twitter.com/cqswDzqSOU

— 飲料犬🥤 (@160n1ppinuinu) April 15, 2020

Also, here's a switch, one of WayForward's forgotten ladies dressed up as Shantae.

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Commission for @vincenzomottol7

Scarlet (Sigma Star Saga) as Shantae in the Shantae style

thanks so much for commissioning!@WayForward #ArtistOnTwitter #Commission #ILostMySol pic.twitter.com/PEROG6iexQ

— ☆sol☆ (@SolScribbles) April 15, 2020

Not sure if I understood it, but...

Question 1: Infinitesimal chances, seeing as indies with only one game can only get collectibles.

Question 2: Her chances that she would get in are about 50/50, as this means she'd have to avoid getting a spirit event and need to be paid attention to like Splatoon, FE, Animal Crossing and such.

I did see those fan arts on twitter and liked them!

 

[Deleted member]

I haven't talked about Shantae in Smash for a long long while. I've been pushing for more Wario Land stuff and Crash Bandicoot in Smash for some time.

How is she regarding her chances? I assume they've been the same for a while.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

I haven't talked about Shantae in Smash for a long long while. I've been pushing for more Wario Land stuff and Crash Bandicoot in Smash for some time.

How is she regarding her chances? I assume they've been the same for a while.

Pretty much. As things stand, it's a Mexican standoff until December 2021.

 

[Deleted member]

Pretty much. As things stand, it's a Mexican standoff until December 2021.

That's what I thought. I still have a very strong feeling she won't make it but I'm not completely ruling her out. If she does make it in I'll be very happy, as well as many others.

 

[zferolie]

That's what I thought. I still have a very strong feeling she won't make it but I'm not completely ruling her out. If she does make it in I'll be very happy, as well as many others.

We are all pretty hopeful here, but not counting our chickens to they hatch. she has a lot of interesting little tidbits that could lead to her, or be nothing.

Honestly what happens to be the ARMS rep is a key to her fate.

Anyway, this six fan art challenge going around has given us a lot of Shantae art.

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[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Again, I wouldn't read too much (or at all) into whether the ARMS fighter's addition means anything, since that is a Schrodinger's Cat in itself. Most were convinced that Pass 1 would only have third-parties, so things can change pretty late.

That said, as troubled as The Road to El Dorado has been in regards to being made properly, it's still nice to see Chel alongside Shantae, Nami, Eri and the PSwG pair.

Anyway, I probably won't post much in the thread for some time, so I'll report if anything noteworthy happens.

 

[zferolie]

Again, I wouldn't read too much (or at all) into whether the ARMS fighter's addition means anything, since that is a Schrodinger's Cat in itself. Most were convinced that Pass 1 would only have third-parties, so things can change pretty late.

That said, as troubled as The Road to El Dorado has been in regards to being made properly, it's still nice to see Chel alongside Shantae, Nami, Eri and the PSwG pair.

Anyway, I probably won't post much in the thread for some time, so I'll report if anything noteworthy happens.

I mean, technically, she's not dead till Sakurai, says she is or says no spirits are being updated. However, if non of the ARMS spirits are updated, its a strong indication how it MAY go.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

I mean, technically, she's not dead till Sakurai, says she is or says no spirits are being updated. However, if non of the ARMS spirits are updated, its a strong indication how it MAY go.

…I think I'll just do the reasonable thing, and wait and see what happens (mainly by playing games). We obviously are going to go in circles again as long the no-spoiler embargo hasn't been lifted for SSS.

 

[zferolie]

…I think I'll just do the reasonable thing, and wait and see what happens (mainly by playing games). We obviously are going to go in circles again as long the no-spoiler embargo hasn't been lifted for SSS.

That honestly is the best idea. Right now the whole smash fanom is just spinning the drain till we get some news, or an actual legit leak happens lol.

Man I wish Shantae was the end of this month and now next month...

... Unless you are saying something in seven sirens could be hinting at Shantae in smash....

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

... Unless you are saying something in seven sirens could be hinting at Shantae in smash....

Nah, I'm just saying that since folks are avoiding spoilers for that game until late next month, we won't get much discussion here.

 

[zferolie]

Nah, I'm just saying that since folks are avoiding spoilers for that game until late next month, we won't get much discussion here.

For that game yeah for sure. But we can keep talking about other Wayforad stuff, possible fake leaks to point and laugh at, and shantae fanart. Speaking of that.

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[Sunny-Zee]

For that game yeah for sure. But we can keep talking about other Wayforad stuff, possible fake leaks to point and laugh at, and shantae fanart. Speaking of that.

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(Sees Shantae, Rhea, and alongside Cutie Honey, Morrigan, and Misato)
That is a man of culture right there.

 

[Dukefire]

Yeah, again that we don't if its one of the 15 fighters or a new one for an upcoming sequel for the series.

Spoiler: Is it one of them or another curveball outside the box like Biff the announcer for ARMS?

Its going to be a long wait for June with COVID still plaguing the world on staycation.

Spoiler: The waiting continues.......

 

[Deleted member]

These 6 fan arts things are super nice. Especially seeing characters I like.

Also, I remembered a couple of days ago, I went to look up stuff about Seven Sirens and when I did, I remembered WayForward already released the full game on Apple Arcade, so I said forget it because I didn't want to be spoiled.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Alright, hypothetical, what would Shantae's chances be if she STILL only had the ONE original GBC game? What if she was a 1st party character with her series as it is?

If Shantae never moved Forward and only had one game no pun intended, her chances would be a lot worse than they're now like almost no chance in hell. If her franchise was a Nintendo franchise her chances would skyrocket through the roof since she would be a popular Nintendo protagonist that a lot of people want in the game.

 

[Inoj]

I am once again asking for your likes.

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Here’s my #SixFanartsChallenge piece! Hope you like it ⭐️ #sixfanarts pic.twitter.com/kekq6t0IgE

— 🌊ケルズ🌊 (Commissions: CLOSED ❌) (@Kellzallday) April 8, 2020

This Six Fan-Arts thing is great.

 

[Dukefire]

If Shantae was stuck to her one game on the GBC, she wouldn't be able to go far with support from smaller fanbase and WF being not Well Known since she's obscure.

 

[zferolie]

Another fanart i found, and if this artist really is doing a doodle a day till Seven Sirens, we can expect a lot more good art of shantae till the end of may!

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[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Here's one with other 90s kids.

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[zferolie]

So i contacted that 1 store that had the sealed shantae a few months ago, to see if they have it and how much it is. Luckily i am still working, getting paied extra due to hazard pay(going into many super markets) and the government check hopefully is coming. I think i can afford 300 bucks for a sealed shantae for my collection... but if its more probably gonna say no thanks. You guys think thats a good price for such a rare thing?