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I understand that, I was just using what the trope originally meant and was used for(if you look at the page, you'll see there are A LOT of variations).
Exactly! "Classical" Anti-Hero.
I do agree that's probably what they did, however even if they haven't there was no way they were going to tell us anyways. It would create a lot of upset in the community knowing specifically who was so close, who did better than Bayo in certain places, who Nintendo considered undoable, etc;
Because Smash fans are a rabid bunch and you don't want people going "**** YOU MY CHARACTER BARELY LOST FROM BAYONETTA" or "YOU'RE AN IDIOT YOUR CHARACTER DIDN'T MAKE THE TOP 10 SO FORGET ABOUT IT"
My theory was that certain characters like K. Rool that might have stood a chance had votes "taken away" by choices that were impossible, i.e. Banjo-Kazooie. I remember there was a HUGE push for Banjo during the ballot, and they might've seen that as an "impossibility," thus resulting in many wasted votes that probably WOULD'VE gone to K. Rool (Banjo and DK fanbases tend to be around the same people).
There is another variant of anti-hero, but it's fairly archaic. Historically, before the modern age, anti-hero basically described main protagonists who weren't strong/manly/some degree of Herculean. These qualities were expected at the time, so heroes outside of this were actually the original definition of an antihero.
You know what I want back? 15 minute Melee.Speaking of fighting villains, I really miss boss fights and the boss rush mode from Subspace Emissary. Maybe even more than the main mode itself...
I would seriously love for something like that to return.
Being able to fight Porky, Meta-Ridley, and Petey whenever was amazing... and the sheer size of some of the bosses felt so great fighting them in Smash.
I could see a generic stage but if the character count is anything like it was in Smash 4 I doubt that they will be unique.
Like an Iron Man/ Tag Team mode? That's a popular idea, I could see it getting into Smash eventually.
See, the issue is that all these variations come from the misinterpretation of the trope. Nowadays, if you say anti-hero, people are likely to think it's the "edgy guy" that most stories use.
Fittingly enough, Batman still falls under this, at least in the context of his own universe.
Haven't been following this, but was Batman one of DC's first Heroes? Maybe in the meta of heroes at the time he was kinda the antihero, but in his universe he only recently fits that moniker, no?
Honestly I'd rather just have the Breidablik as an item.
We did, I'm pretty sure the common consensus here is that it's a load of balogna
That's pretty interesting...I mean, giving Wolf a Ginyu Force-style move and Ganondorf being more like his HW incarnation? Seems nice, but I'm gonna need a few grains of salt on this one...
Around when people were posting that job listing. I cannot remember when exactly, but likely before DLC was even developed for Smash Wii U. They might have even had joint negotiations with third-party characters such as "Cloud appears in Super Smash Brothers for 3DS and Wii U, and Nintendo Switch versions. Or something to that effect. I bet that would excite a lot of people if it were true.
That theory ignites very interesting discussion. The job listings and the contracts... perhaps this further show that Smash Switch is a port to some degree. That would also possibly indicate that every Smash 4 veteran could be returning.
Just make Bartre an Assist Trophy then.
In general, most people purposely leaking information more or less want people to believe them. You have to think about their motive and usually it is reputation related. Someone who does not care does not have any reason to leak and therefore you have to question why they would do it. Occam's razor implies it is the same reason people fake leaks, to fool people.
So essentially a Pokéball with FE characters? I like it.
I believe that in the case of Arms and its relative success, even if he was not planned from the very beginning, he would still be developed. So even if they took a wait and see approach, there would be plenty of time regardless. Like, why wouldn't they? It is not as though they have many other candidates that people, especially Switch owners, would really latch onto.
Yeah, I'm still not sold on an ARMS character being an inevitability. I'd really LIKE it, but to me, that'd be like if they added Captain Olimar back in Melee.
There is a huge difference between Pikmin and Arms. I remember with Guardians of the Galaxy, everyone thought it was such a huge risk, and lo and behold, end credits "Guardians will return" and shortly after release, within the week if I recall, James Gunn was talking about the sequel and might have even implied he already started writing it, it has been awhile. My point is, there is a big difference between a legitimate risk (apparently a Wrinkle in Time, ha ha) and a "controlled" risk. The marketing for Arms was about the same as Splatoon. Either Nintendo knew they had something, or they wanted to MAKE it something. In the former, why not include him in Smash? Cross promotion is an inherent benefit. If not? Well, it proved itself.
Animal Buddy Crates for Donkey Kong as well.
Probably not very good, as that would increase the development time by a good amount.
You're saying this from the perspective of someone who lives in 2018. The roster was likely decided in 2016 and just like we didn't get Olimar in Melee or Wii Fit Trainer in Brawl, it's very possible we won't get Spring Man or Ribbon Girl.
