Hey everyone! Thank you so much more putting together the DLC bundle for Hades and Zagreus! It was full of fun content that really made it stick out compared to Ultimate's DLC packs. Now, due to the way the thread moves, we can't sit on here and making DLC for the next 2 years so we are moving right along.
I mentioned earlier that, unlike during our launch development cycle, our DLC roster appearances won't be ordered in...well...appearance. Zagreus will be our first character but, following that, our three other DLC characters for our first Season Pass will be arranged AFTER we include everyone. So once we finish with our fourth character, we will decide to player fighters #2, #3, and #4 after Zagreus. This gives us far more freedom in regards to how we order the pass.
We will be indicating launch dates but we will also be doing Spririt Events as well. These Spirit Events may introduce new Spirits to our roster but may also be events where we look to Spirits we already have and include them in our roster. Now, this doesn't mean these will be the only Spirit Events we have but...I can't imagine us all having Spirit Events constantly. I have working on an idea where we increase our number of Spirit Events and streamline it more but I will announce that later...
So, with that being said, I feel now is a good time to progress forward and start working on our next DLC fighter! Next I mean in terms of a schedule but we will decide where to place this character in regards to the pass.
We won't be doing submissions yet though so please do not submit a character. We will be doing a discussion phase until tomorrow!
DLC FIGHTER DISCUSSION: A 3rd Party Character whose franchise/series is largely connected to Nintendo
Our next fighter is a character who got a start on a Nintendo system and/or whose series has a connection to Nintendo. One such character was
. While Castlevania isn't really seen as a Nintendo-only third party franchise, there is still a deep connection between these two that characters like
and
just doesn't have. Likewise,
is another who is a very deep connection whose inclusion was largely seen as impossible before it happened.
are all characters who have a historical or modern connection to Nintendo that other 3rd party characters like
and
doesn't really have. We are looking for a character that...
a) The series got its start on a Nintendo system before branching of. It can trace itself back to Nintendo.
b) The series has an ongoing connection with Nintendo in a way that the character is seen as being psuedo-Nintendo yet third party
Here are the rules though:
The character must from a JAPANESE COMPANY
Only 3rd Party
Cannot be Indie
Cannot have Greek/Hell-focused assets
Cannot be associated with the color Dark Red
Can't be Fire Emblem
Fighting Games are ok
Capcom games are ok
SNK games are not ok (sorry, maybe next pass)
Series already represented in Smash are ineligible.
Now, you can include a series that has only one game on a Nintendo system but that game must of been the debut game of that series. Furthermore, that game must have a legacy that is tied with the Nintendo console legacy is debuted on. Joanna Dark would be a perfect idea for this is we were to allow western IPs.
AGAIN, WE AREN"T SUBMITTING. WE ARE DISCUSSING ABOUT WHAT POTENTIAL CHARACTERS COULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL AS BRAINSTORMING IDEAS.
