Hey fellow Isaac fans! I have been a reader of these posts ever since the rathalos pic and this board is like a breath of fresh air compared to Gamefaqs.
Personally, I find the speculation around this Grinch Leak is very fun to discuss and I just thought I would add a few things in.
Lets break the leak down and present it like a Danganronpa Class Trial.
Note: I am not a serious analytic of any sorts. I am just trying to pull together what has already been said about the Grinch Leak.
The final trail for the Grinch Leak is now in session:
Fitting Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLfU6UP2Dj4
CASE:
On Wednesday the 24th of October, an anonymous 4Chan user
posted a picture from Snapchat depicting what could be actual
legit banner instructions for a mural displaying all the characters
in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
TRUTH BULLETS:
.The Leak in question
.Grinch Promotional Material
.Grinch Movie and Smash Ultimate release dates
.ACP PLV
.Linkedin Name
.The Autocad Commands
.Deleted ACP PLV Youtube Video
.Attention To Detail
.Banner instructions
.Multiple banner layers
.Gematsu Leak Accuracy/Chorus Kids + Chrom
.Evidence for each characters Inclusion
.PapaGeno's Source Account
.Marina's Denial Statement
.Blurred Picture
.Background Inconsistancies
.Mashiro Sakurai's Statement
.Evidence for opposing characters
.Gamexplain/Spawnwave/Nintendo Life's Source Accounts
.Vergebans Source Account
.Emily Rodgers Source Account
It would take too long for me to explain each Truth Bullet, but plenty have of users have explained each of these much better then I can. Sure I have missed a few too. I am trying to present this fairly so arguments against the leak also count as a Truth Bullet.
This may be unpopular opinion, but I did not count Chadgannon on this because these characters are common requests and I think the Chadgannon
post having the same characters is a coincidence.
CONCLUSION:
If Fake, clearly more than one person was involved because NO WAY is one person able to produce new artwork so meticulously and have access to professional printing gear AND have so much knowledge on who is likely to get into smash bros.
I personally believe if it is Fake, 3 people did this:
1. An artist hired to draw renders of characters, the background and mix them together.
2. The Linkedin guy at ACP hired to print the fake art, interrupting his work on The Grinch promotional material.
3. The Mastermind instructing these 2, telling them how it should go together, plotting what characters to use and ultimately leaking the fake work.
I can not say for certainty that this is 100% real thanks to the insiders, I am still on the fence and I will be up until the direct but here is hoping Isaac is given a slot as a fighter.
On a final note, if Fake it will be really disappointing but none of us are to feel stupid because this was a meticulously well crafted leak and
the speculation has been very fun regardless of its legitimacy.
The only bad thing asides disappointment would be the flame wars evoked on the net. Worst case scenario if real, that means someone is in big trouble for this leak same with 2014's ESRB but it should serve as a warning not to break NDA's.
Thank you anyone who read my super long post. Please add what you think of how this leak came about.