CaptainAmerica
Smash Master
Dovahkiin:What makes your most wanted newcomers likely and unlikely to be in Smash?
+ Bethesda and Nintendo have developed a close relationship
+ Skyrim was the second game shown off for the Switch, behind only Zelda BotW
+ Skyrim was the first western game to achieve a 40/40 in Famitsu, showing it is well known in Japan
+ The active mod community allows it to still be relevant
+ The outfit is recognizable enough that the helmet alone references the entire game. Not to mention the memetic lines that saturated the internet for a while.
+ Dragon shouts give unique special move potential
- Skyrim’s coming up on its 7th birthday
- Doom has a larger fan following and also is getting a new Switch game, while Skyrim’s Switch port was poorly timed fo Smash.
- Generic avatar character
- Eew, humanoid swordsman
- Smash still has yet to put in a western third party.
Tails:
+ One of the best known player 2 side characters behind Luigi in video games.
+ Continually referenced as ‘Sonic’s BFF’
+ EGM hoax from 2002 still resonates.
+ Got a Mii costume last round.
- Shadow’s way more popular in the Sonic fandom. Tails is really just ‘that one guy’
- Has been seen as a spirit.
- Does not match Sonic’s proportions so would be a tough echo, but not different enough for a fully unique kit.