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Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct Thread - 8.8.2018

Alternis

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YESYESYES
 

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Since I cannot watch now.. are Chrom and Dark Samus Echoes? And who is Richter Belmont? Is he like Simon, but a descendant?
 

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They bought my Tournament mode back! It's about ****ing time

I like the Showdown mode as well
 

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Since I cannot watch now.. are Chrom and Dark Samus Echoes? And who is Richter Belmont? Is he like Simon, but a descendant?
Chrom is an Echo of Ike
Dark Samus is Echo of Samus
Richter Belmont is an Echo of Simon


MIMIIKYU DECONFIRMED!!!!
 

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Shovel knight assist...

That's unexpected.
 

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Ashley deconfirmed :(

KING K ROOL?!?!?!?!?!?
 

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So much salt right now Ashley and Shovel Knight are deconfirmed

Isabelle and Shadow has a chance now
 

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COULD IT ****ING BE??? KING K. ROOOOOOOL???
 

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I actually cried during that K Rool trailer

I am so happy right now
 

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KING K ROOL IS FINALLY ****ING IN *******


Although I love how they trolled us real quick with Dedede before K Rool actually showed up. They ****ing had me for a moment. Now that we FINALLY got a rep for Donkey Kong, I'd be okay with whether Dixie makes it or not
 

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Luigi can't catch a ****ing break, but it's a good thing we've got Simon.

Richter is cool too.

CHROM GETS HIS CHANCE

Dark Samus confirms Sakubias towards Metroid /s

And finally.

FINALLY

K. Rool is revealed (Dedede's fake-out was nice though).

Everyone. Is. Happy.

So, who's the next character we circlejerk?
 

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Simon
Richter
Chrom
Dark Samus
K. Rool

Five characters revealed today, Four New Characters, 6 Echo Fighters so far, 4 Echo Fighters revealed so far.

Ashley nooo~...
At least Isaac is still safe for now.

I love all the new stuff, this feels like it's going to be the best Smash ever. :grin:
 
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My thoughts:

- The Intro was awesome, but poor Luigi! Really happy to see Simon and very surprised that Richter is also playable.
- Highly expected Chrom and Dark Samus to be echoes.
- Nice highlights on the stages and music.
- Mimikyu deconfirmed.
- Nice to Rathalos from Monster Hunter as an assist trophy.
- Also nice ending to see King K. Rool being announced as a playable character.
 

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Holy crap King K Rool is actually in! :O

Also when they were revealing the banana peel item I legit thought K Rool or Dixie was about to appear as an assist.

Isaac survived to see another day at least. I feel so bad for Ashley fans though, even though I wasn't really supporting her I felt a pang when I saw her.
 
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Well, that was surprising, does this mean that we can finally discredit Verg once and for all?
 

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Also, what's up with Mario characters getting straight up murdered in these reveal trailers?

inb4 Peach gets eaten by Doom Dragon in Isaacs reveal trailer.
 

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Luigi can't catch a ****ing break, but it's a good thing we've got Simon.

Richter is cool too.

CHROM GETS HIS CHANCE

Dark Samus confirms Sakubias towards Metroid /s

And finally.

FINALLY

K. Rool is revealed (Dedede's fake-out was nice though).

Everyone. Is. Happy.

So, who's the next character we circlejerk?
Dixie, Crash, Isaac, Shadow, Isabelle, Incineroar is what it looks like now
 

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Holy crap King K Rool is actually in! :O

Also when they were revealing the banana peel item I legit thought K Rool or Dixie was about to appear as an assist.

Isaac survived to see another day at least. I feel so bad for Ashley fans though, even though I wasn't really supporting her I felt a pang when I saw her.
When I saw Ashley, I had a huge sinking feeling. Even though I'm not a supporter myself, I felt so bad for those who do support her.
 

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New characters
  1. Simon Belmont
  2. Richter Belmont (ε}
  3. Chrom (ε)
  4. Dark Samus (ε)
  5. King K. Rool

I think a lot of fans have been expecting these characters, especially Simon Belmont. I've wanted Simon Belmont as a playable character for years now, and he finally is here. I also wanted Dark Samus, and now that she and Ridley are here, that makes me as a Metroid fan feel spoiled. Nintendo outdid themselves by trolling us viewers with King K. Rool. Although he's playable, the end of that video was great. If anyone noticed, Chrome seems to be a combination of Marth and Ike in terms of moveset. Even his final smash isn't the same as Ike's, but is more akin to Marth's. (By the way, that final smash gauge was what fans had in mind.)

Sakurai noted that Dark Samus is different from Samus, too, so I'll have to wait and see. The new features in SSBU are also fantastic. I really like the new training mode. It seems Sakurai and his team listened to what the fans wanted. The variety of stages, as well as stage morphing and the vast collection of music is also great. Not to mention, I really like that you can use music from a series on any of the stages that are also from that series. Then there's that mysterious option on the menu, which looks fantastic, by the way. Something tells me it's going to be something like Sub-Space Emissary. I hope it is, and I think fans are hoping for that as well.
 
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Just gonna say I'm happy for the King K Rool fans whom been waiting for this since Brawl.
 

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Well, that was surprising, does this mean that we can finally discredit Verg once and for all?
I'm gonna guess Late October/early November due to the Wi-Fi mode

Plus a few more surprises until then so we are gonna have to suck it up for awhile. 5 new characters is a nice treat so I'm expecting a few more Echo fighters now
 

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What an amazing direct.

I've so much to say and I will in due time.

KING K ROOL!!!!!
 

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I don't see the problem with assist trophies. Would you rather them not be in the game at all? Or just be a trophy?
 

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Dixie, Isaac, Shadow, Isabelle? Yeah probably.

Incineroar? Maybe.

Crash? Less of a maybe than Incineroar, but still maybe.
I have a gut feeling Crash will be DLC

But please don't kill me. Crash not getting in will destroy another game worth the 90's war
 

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I don't see the problem with assist trophies. Would you rather them not be in the game at all? Or just be a trophy?
This. So much this.

I was really pulling for Ashley this time and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't bummed to see her get Assist-Trophied, but the roster is already decided, and I'd rather have her in in some way or form than not at all.
 

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i was late, but i just started watching the video...

SIMON BELMONT! :D that was such a cool introduction!

richter belmont too?! and CHROM!

alucard is an assist trophy, aw... but atleast he's included. :)

...AND DARK SAMUS!!! :O

oh my god... not only did we get ridley, but dark samus too... YES!

i am losing it... it's so cool seeing these characters make it into the game!

this was WAAAY more than i was expecting... i actually wasn't expecting anything else, honestly.

this is the best smash ever, i love sakurai. ^_^
 
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