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

[RetrogamerMax]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

 

[zferolie]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

My top 3 i want are Krystal(a fully unique star fox rep who would be a fun playstyle with her staff), Ashley(a pure witch character, and her song is so great), and issac(poor gold sun needs more love)

 

[RetrogamerMax]

My top 3 i want are Krystal(a fully unique star fox rep who would be a fun playstyle with her staff), Ashley(a pure witch character, and her song is so great), and issac(poor gold sun needs more love)

Nice, very nice.

My top 3 Assist promotions would be:

1. Krystal
2. Zero
3. Skull Kid

 

[SoupCanMafia]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

Isaac the Golden Boy, Shadow the Ultimate Edgelord, and Krystal the Queen of all Furries

 

[ChadTR]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

Personally the ones I'd want/be fine with promoted are (in alphabetical order): Akira Yuki, Alucard, Ashley, Bomberman (maybe number one because nostalgia), Guile, Isaac (maybe number one because he's my number two after Shantae), Knuckles (maybe num... no I got to stop), Krystal, Sablé Prince, Samurai Goroh (m... no, rather, I think he's the most likely second playable F-Zero character if there's ever one), Shadow (not ever the biggest fan of Sonic clone rivals, but I admit he deserves, though not before Knuckles), Shovel Knight (NOT BEFORE SHANTAE XP ), Skull Kid and Zero. That makes fourteen. Sorry for that XD Let's say a top three would feature Isaac, Bomberman and Zero.

 

[LaBeteNoire]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

Ooh, that is a tough one, so many of the Assist trophies have so much potential... I would be happy with Midna, Skull Kid, Ashley, Krystal or Meowth (I'm counting pokeballs as assist trophies since that's basically what they are)

 

[Jorichi]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

I mean, I'd love to play as Rathalos. I'm a big Monster Hunter fan. But I can't really imagine how they'd make that work. I'd really love it though.
(And he's not too big for Smash!)

So a more serious list:
- Skull kid. Especially if they can really sell the eerie vibe he has. I'd manly love him for the animations honestly.
- Midna. Mostly for the same reasons as Skull Kid. She also brings that whole Twilight aspect that's a pretty cool effect in my opinion.
- Isaac. I never played one of his games, but he has lots of fans. And I just want to see as many people happy as possible.
- Bomberman. For my own personal nostalgia. And Smash could use some more explosions.

 

[M00NFIRE94]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

Skull Kid from Majora's Mask and Yuri Kozukata from Fatal Frame. That one who attacks you with the camera? Yeah that one.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

Krystal most of all

I mean, I was happy to see her make it as an Assist Trophy when Nintendo is in full "64 was the only Star Fox game! The 00's are a lie!" mode but it's bittersweet.

 

[TOY the Gamer]

If I had to pick 3 ATs to promote, they'd be the following:

(1) Shovel Knight:
If Shantae gets in (as a Fighter, not a Mii Costume), I want him in as well for the sake of their rivalry.

(2) Isaac:
Fans have been begging for him for years, so it's time for him to shine.

(3) Bomberman:
To further honor his late creator's legacy.

 

[Shinuto]

So uhh Sakurai also tweeted this recent reveal in ENGLISH? Last time he did that was Banjo, a very much western rep and western supported character.

 

[SoupCanMafia]

So uhh Sakurai also tweeted this recent reveal in ENGLISH? Last time he did that was Banjo, a very much western rep and western supported character.

I actually raised this point over in the Geno Thread, people are going all sorts of crazy over there
But in all seriousness, this might be something good. Or it could be Crash Bandicoot. Either one works well, truth be told.

 

[TOY the Gamer]

So uhh Sakurai also tweeted this recent reveal in ENGLISH? Last time he did that was Banjo, a very much western rep and western supported character.

So it could be:
-Shantae
-Crash Bandicoot
-Geno
-Steve (please no)
-Master Chief
-Doom Slayer
-Some random character that's not heavily speculated

 

[Dukefire]

For now, the hot topics for the presentation tomorrow are:
-Dante
-Travis Touchdown
-Doom Slayer
-Geno
-Sora
-Arle
-Master Chief

Idk if that's true, but I will expect salt from some on the initial reveal tomorrow morning.

 

[TOY the Gamer]

For now, the hot topics for the presentation tomorrow are:
-Dante
-Travis Touchdown
-Doom Slayer
-Geno
-Sora
-Arle
-Master Chief

Idk if that's true, but I will expect salt from some on the initial reveal tomorrow morning.

Geno and Sora are the only ones on this list I care about

 

[Motor Bug2005]

So it could be:
-Shantae
-Crash Bandicoot
-Geno
-Steve (please no)
-Master Chief
-Doom Slayer
-Some random character that's not heavily speculated

This is a full list of disconfirmed characters and companies for FP5 according to Smashwiki:

• Ryu Hayabusa from the Ninja Gaiden series
• Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat series
• Geno from Super Mario RPG
• Doomguy from the Doom series
• Gordon Freeman from the Half-Life series
• Arle Nadja from the Puyo Puyo series
• Sakura Shinguji from the Sakura Wars series
• Crash Bandicoot from the Crash Bandicoot series
• Tracer from the Overwatch series
• Reimu Hakurei from the Touhou Project series
• Kat from the Gravity Rush series
• Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series
• Sol Badguy from the Guilty Gear series
• Ragna the Bloodedge from the BlazBlue series
• Jimmy or Billy from the Double Dragon series
• Dante from the Devil May Cry series
• Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney series
• Amaterasu from Okami
• Hunter from the Monster Hunter series
• Sam Porter Bridges from Death Stranding
• Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher
• Monokuma from Danganronpa
• Kratos from the God of War series
• Reiji Arisu or Xiaomu from the Project X Zone series
• Morrigan Aensland from the Darkstalkers series
• Any character from Ubisoft, Bandai Namco, Level-5, Nippon Ichi Software, or Nihon Falcom.

Along with Suda41 disconfirming Travis Touchdown twice, that realistically leaves just 3 choices for FP5 IMO: Steve (highly unlikely given Microsoft already have a Fighters Pass character), Dovahkiin (a possibility but doesn't meet Zippo's criteria AFAIK) and Shantae (no explanation needed).

 

[TOY the Gamer]

This is a full list of disconfirmed characters and companies for FP5 according to Smashwiki:

• Ryu Hayabusa from the Ninja Gaiden series
• Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat series
• Geno from Super Mario RPG
• Doomguy from the Doom series
• Gordon Freeman from the Half-Life series
• Arle Nadja from the Puyo Puyo series
• Sakura Shinguji from the Sakura Wars series
• Crash Bandicoot from the Crash Bandicoot series
• Tracer from the Overwatch series
• Reimu Hakurei from the Touhou Project series
• Kat from the Gravity Rush series
• Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series
• Sol Badguy from the Guilty Gear series
• Ragna the Bloodedge from the BlazBlue series
• Jimmy or Billy from the Double Dragon series
• Dante from the Devil May Cry series
• Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney series
• Amaterasu from Okami
• Hunter from the Monster Hunter series
• Sam Porter Bridges from Death Stranding
• Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher
• Monokuma from Danganronpa
• Kratos from the God of War series
• Reiji Arisu or Xiaomu from the Project X Zone series
• Morrigan Aensland from the Darkstalkers series
• Any character from Ubisoft, Bandai Namco, Level-5, Nippon Ichi Software, or Nihon Falcom.

Along with Suda41 disconfirming Travis Touchdown twice, that realistically leaves just 3 choices for FP5 IMO: Steve (highly unlikely given Microsoft already have a Fighters Pass character), Dovahkiin (a possibility but doesn't meet Zippo's criteria AFAIK) and Shantae (no explanation needed).

What if it wound up being KOS-MOS? She fits Zippo's criteria iirc.

 

[Motor Bug2005]

What if it wound up being KOS-MOS? She fits Zippo's criteria iirc.

Possibly but she's a Bandai Namco character.

 

[TOY the Gamer]

Possibly but she's a Bandai Namco character.

Sabi doesn't know what her situation is, so she might belong more to Monolith Soft than Bandai Namco.

 

[Biometal]

Speaking of Assist Trophies, which one would you want promoted the most? I want Krystal.

Isaac. Not be confused with Issac. Issac is the vile doppelganger of Isaac whom notoriously taints Isaac's name. This is continually causing Isaac to get the merciless AT treatment as Sakurai keeps getting requests for this dreadful "Issac".

 

[Motor Bug2005]

Sabi doesn't know what her situation is, so she might belong more to Monolith Soft than Bandai Namco.

Maybe, but like Shinuto said, Sakurai has tweeted about the presentation in English. The fact that the last time he did this was back at E3 when Banjo & Kazooie were revealed could suggest that FP5 is also a Western character which KOS-MOS ain't.

 

[zferolie]

Well whatever happens, we will be excited and happy who we get. And Ill be happy that my crazy Shantae and Geno double reveal comes true and I'm proven right! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

 

[TOY the Gamer]

Well whatever happens, we will be excited and happy who we get. And Ill be happy that my crazy Shantae and Geno double reveal comes true and I'm proven right! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Yup, because it's one more character and a whole bunch of goodies that weren't there before.

 

[Sunny-Zee]

Hey, does anyone here like Tintin? Because today’s date and the date of the direct (tomorrow!!) reminds me of a little something...

 

[Guybrush20X6]

So it could be:
-Shantae
-Crash Bandicoot
-Geno
-Steve (please no)
-Master Chief
-Doom Slayer
-Some random character that's not heavily speculated

Add to that list
-Hollow Knight
-Spyro the Dragon
-Dragonborn
- Shooter Guy

 

[TOY the Gamer]

The fact that Cristina Vee and RichardEB's cover of "Dance Through the Danger" hasn't gotten it's live action video yet is slighty suspicious. There was no trailer for Seven Sirens dropped, and this mysterious Direct is less than 12 hours away (according to YouTube)...

They stated the live action video wasn't coming until a later date for "reasons", and Cristina also mentioned she was recording for Shantae. I doubt that was for Seven Sirens or Shantae's cameo in Indivisible as those lines would've all been recorded a while ago. So...

What if?

 

[~The Koopa King~]

The fact that Cristina Vee and RichardEB's cover of "Dance Through the Danger" hasn't gotten it's live action video yet is slighty suspicious. There was no trailer for Seven Sirens dropped, and this mysterious Direct is less than 12 hours away (according to YouTube)...

They stated the live action video wasn't coming until a later date for "reasons", and Cristina also mentioned she was recording for Shantae. I doubt that was for Seven Sirens or Shantae's cameo in Indivisible as those lines would've all been recorded a while ago. So...

What if?

it would be cool if shantae was FP5 but this also feels like it could just be a coincidence and nothing related to smash brothers at all

 

[TOY the Gamer]

it would be cool if shantae was FP5 but this also feels like it could just be a coincidence and nothing related to smash brothers at all

I don't think this has ever happened with any of Rich's videos before.

 

[zferolie]

The fact that Cristina Vee and RichardEB's cover of "Dance Through the Danger" hasn't gotten it's live action video yet is slighty suspicious. There was no trailer for Seven Sirens dropped, and this mysterious Direct is less than 12 hours away (according to YouTube)...

They stated the live action video wasn't coming until a later date for "reasons", and Cristina also mentioned she was recording for Shantae. I doubt that was for Seven Sirens or Shantae's cameo in Indivisible as those lines would've all been recorded a while ago. So...

What if?

Didn't Christina say she was recording some shantae stuff a few months ago? perhaps for her trailer?

 

[TOY the Gamer]

Didn't Christina say she was recording some shantae stuff a few months ago? perhaps for her trailer?

Yeah, WELL over a month ago.

 

[KoopaSaki]

Yeah, WELL over a month ago.[/
.... if what you’d saying is true and it just might actually lead to Shantae getting in.... this is gonna be all that’s left of me after that reveal

 

[TOY the Gamer]

To my knowledge, and I keep up with this stuff a lot, it is.

 

[~The Koopa King~]

I don't think this has ever happened with any of Rich's videos before.

just saying there's probably been cases before where someone probably saw some things to them that probably pointed to a certain character showing up in smash as a playable character only for that to not be the case at all

it's way too easy for anyone to just start up some false-hope hype machine based off iffy evidence

 

[zferolie]

Yeah, WELL over a month ago.

I assume the VA's are not always told what they are recording for. I mean, Kirby's VA wasn't told she was voicing a line for Terry, but guessed with with the line POWAH WAVE.

So maybe CHristina was told she was voicing lines for the shantae game. Or she knew she was voicing for smash but just acted like it was shantae lines for the game.

 

[TOY the Gamer]

I assume the VA's are not always told what they are recording for. I mean, Kirby's VA wasn't told she was voicing a line for Terry, but guessed with with the line POWAH WAVE.

So maybe CHristina was told she was voicing lines for the shantae game. Or she knew she was voicing for smash but just acted like it was shantae lines for the game.

That is an industry practice. Cristina did some female custom character voices for SOULCALIBUR VI, but she didn't know about it until the game came out.

 

[Deleted member]

Umm...hi, kids. I am a shy senior-citizen woman that desires to support Shantae no matter her chances. Pauline is my other most-wanted, by the way. Sa, if it is cool with y'all, may I show y'all something lovely? He made it in anticipation for the announcement tomorrow.

Last-minute comic done in anticipation for tomorrow's big Smash DLC announcement.

Unlikely? Yes, but you all would have said the same thing about Sans being a costume in Smash and look where we are now.#SSBU #SmashBrosUltimate #SmashDirect #Shantae #ShantaeForSmashDLC pic.twitter.com/sLOCLydBbQ

— JWCartoonist (C0mms OPEN) (@JWCartoonist) January 16, 2020

Well, then...I hope y'all enjoyed.

Sayonara

 

[~The Koopa King~]

I Also feel like stating the RichaadEB Shantae video has a picture of Shantae with her hair forming The Number "5" which has led some to believe that means the live action video will be released alongside a proper Shantae Seven Sirens trailer

 

[Shinuto]

I didn't knk

Umm...hi, kids. I am a shy senior-citizen woman that desires to support Shantae no matter her chances. Pauline is my other most-wanted, by the way. Sa, if it is cool with y'all, may I show y'all something lovely? He made it in anticipation for the announcement tomorrow.

Last-minute comic done in anticipation for tomorrow's big Smash DLC announcement.

Unlikely? Yes, but you all would have said the same thing about Sans being a costume in Smash and look where we are now.#SSBU #SmashBrosUltimate #SmashDirect #Shantae #ShantaeForSmashDLC pic.twitter.com/sLOCLydBbQ

— JWCartoonist (C0mms OPEN) (@JWCartoonist) January 16, 2020

Well, then...I hope y'all enjoyed.

Sayonara

I didn't know people your age played Smash, good to see your support, old lady.

 

[TOY the Gamer]

I Also feel like stating the RichaadEB Shantae video has a picture of Shantae with her hair forming The Number "5" which has led some to believe that means the live action video will be released alongside a proper Shantae Seven Sirens trailer

That's the most likely scenario, but the timing is definitely interesting.

 

[etnoika]

Umm...hi, kids. I am a shy senior-citizen woman that desires to support Shantae no matter her chances. Pauline is my other most-wanted, by the way. Sa, if it is cool with y'all, may I show y'all something lovely? He made it in anticipation for the announcement tomorrow.

Last-minute comic done in anticipation for tomorrow's big Smash DLC announcement.

Unlikely? Yes, but you all would have said the same thing about Sans being a costume in Smash and look where we are now.#SSBU #SmashBrosUltimate #SmashDirect #Shantae #ShantaeForSmashDLC pic.twitter.com/sLOCLydBbQ

— JWCartoonist (C0mms OPEN) (@JWCartoonist) January 16, 2020

Well, then...I hope y'all enjoyed.

Sayonara

It's always nice to find another artist who draws Shantae. Thank you for the lovely cartoon ma'am.