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Smash Lord
Who is Terra?
Terra (or Tina, in Japan) is considered the main character of Final Fantasy VI. Though this is somewhat debated, the plot revolves heavily around her, and her theme is the main theme of the game. She's the daughter of an Esper and a woman, so she has a human form, but she can morph into an Esper.
*Terra's character design. She was changed a bit when her sprites were done, notably her blonde hair from the concept art was made green for the sprites.
Why Terra?
Terra represents the golden era of Final Fantasy, the games released on the SNES, and her game is often ranked among the best. She just had her game ported to GBA too, and with FFIII and FFIV recently remade for the DS, IMO it's a no brainer FFVI has a chance to be remade too.
How she appears in-game. Her appearance should be a mix of her sprite and her concept art. Or even just her concept art or sprite.
Is she likely?
I'd certainly say she has a shot, but I have to say no. I'd rank her as "possible". Moving on...
What about her moveset?
Terra learns Magic. She's also able to equip Swords and Armor. She's sort of like a Magic Swordsman (eh... Mage Knight). A player can choose to make her more of a Mage or more of a Knight, or to settle somewhere in the middle. If she were to make it to Brawl, I'd like her to be in the middle too, using Magic for her Specials, and using a Sword and a combination of Magic infused attacks for her standard moves (a la Zelda or Lucas).
Some Special moves that come to mind:
Fire Spells:
She learns all sorts of fire spells. Would work as a projetile, or she could cast it in front of her. The enemy could be briefly engulfed when attacked. You could even be able to charge it. If it's done chargeable they could even work Meltdown (full name, in-game its Merton) as an "overcharge". (Meltdown would damage her too)
Desperation Attack (Riot Blade):
Would be hard to work into. She could randomly do this move as a standard attack at high percentages, (relative to the percentage of her opponent maybe? As in, if Terra has 300% and her opponent has 23% she has a better chance than when her opponent has 300% as well... but it would be hard to implement in Free for alls, unless they make an average or cumulative...) It could also be a special attack, weak at low percentages, and strong at high ones. But, I don't like that idea so much.
Break, Quarter, Pearl and Drain:
Terra learns these Spells naturally. However, some of them wouldn't work exactly well (Well, without being broken) in the world of Smash, so one or two of them could be chosen and worked into a special.
Life/Warp:
Both possible recoveries, but worked around from the game. Warp is used to exit dungeons and battles, but it could be like one of many teleport like moves in Smash. Life is a spell that revives a fallen party member. How would it work? When used, the angel that appears when Life is used comes and gives Terra a ride.
Morph:
Terra could Morph as one of her Specials, and have a Stamina meter like the Pokemon Trainer, so she can only morph during a limited time, and that time is recharged as Terra... or she could morph for a limited time as her Final Smash too.
Ultima:
Ultima is very easily Final Smash material, if they don't choose to go with an Esper Final Smash.
Morph and Ultima:
Well, you could combine this as a Final Smash, where Terra Morphs, and she has a limited "Magic Bar". This bar gradually depletes, and when it's empty she Morphs back. Ultima replaces one of her Specials. Casting Ultima will fully deplete the bar, but the more Magic you have stored the stronger Ultima is. I don't like this idea so much, a bit too complex. But it's here for suggestions sake.
Other Magic:
OK, so I gave you some of the Magic Terra learns naturally, but I also thought it was worth mentioning that she can learn virtually any spell in the game. If Terra's array of natural magic is not enough for a workable moveset, (Though I think it's even more than enough) she still has all the potential for spells learned through Magicite.
Summons:
Terra could also have a summon for a Final Smash. They could give her like 3-5 summons and she would do one at random for her Final Smash. Or they could just keep it simple and give her one summon. I'd choose Maduin, since that's her father, but I guess they can choose any in the game.
Her Esper form
Her Esper form. It should certainly be incorporated into her moveset. A transformation that can only be used for a certain time is an option, but it'd be hard to keep players from abusing it. They could make it a *VERY* limited time, so players only choose to Morph for the K.O. Because, When she's an Esper her stats double. This, in Smash would be hard to balance. Her stats don't neccessarily have to double, but she'd certainly be more powerful than normal.
So, if it's a transformation, it should be very limited time-wise.. as in, she can only transform for a very brief moment.
It could also be a Final Smash, compared to the likes of Wario Man and Giga Bowser. But, I just like the idea of her FS being Ultima so much...
Movesets:
WarxePB's
Fawriel's
Support Icon
I made it myself.
:D Paint FTW(FTL). It's not fancy though... but whatever.
The supporting cast! (Bosses and ATs)
If Terra is in the game, we could definitely see other Final Fantasy characters in the SSE. Wether from VI or from other FF universes. (Allies and enemies) But... this is a point in favor of all FF characters, I guess. Anyway, here are a few of the more interesting choices:
-Kefka
-Locke
-Celes
-Moogles
-Summons
-Empire Soldiers
Terra in a FMV: (Spoilers, FFVI Ending)
Thanks Devastilan!!
To recap:
She's just awesome. *sigh*
Terra (or Tina, in Japan) is considered the main character of Final Fantasy VI. Though this is somewhat debated, the plot revolves heavily around her, and her theme is the main theme of the game. She's the daughter of an Esper and a woman, so she has a human form, but she can morph into an Esper.
Why Terra?
Terra represents the golden era of Final Fantasy, the games released on the SNES, and her game is often ranked among the best. She just had her game ported to GBA too, and with FFIII and FFIV recently remade for the DS, IMO it's a no brainer FFVI has a chance to be remade too.
Is she likely?
I'd certainly say she has a shot, but I have to say no. I'd rank her as "possible". Moving on...
What about her moveset?
Terra learns Magic. She's also able to equip Swords and Armor. She's sort of like a Magic Swordsman (eh... Mage Knight). A player can choose to make her more of a Mage or more of a Knight, or to settle somewhere in the middle. If she were to make it to Brawl, I'd like her to be in the middle too, using Magic for her Specials, and using a Sword and a combination of Magic infused attacks for her standard moves (a la Zelda or Lucas).
Some Special moves that come to mind:
Fire Spells:
She learns all sorts of fire spells. Would work as a projetile, or she could cast it in front of her. The enemy could be briefly engulfed when attacked. You could even be able to charge it. If it's done chargeable they could even work Meltdown (full name, in-game its Merton) as an "overcharge". (Meltdown would damage her too)
Desperation Attack (Riot Blade):
Would be hard to work into. She could randomly do this move as a standard attack at high percentages, (relative to the percentage of her opponent maybe? As in, if Terra has 300% and her opponent has 23% she has a better chance than when her opponent has 300% as well... but it would be hard to implement in Free for alls, unless they make an average or cumulative...) It could also be a special attack, weak at low percentages, and strong at high ones. But, I don't like that idea so much.
Break, Quarter, Pearl and Drain:
Terra learns these Spells naturally. However, some of them wouldn't work exactly well (Well, without being broken) in the world of Smash, so one or two of them could be chosen and worked into a special.
Life/Warp:
Both possible recoveries, but worked around from the game. Warp is used to exit dungeons and battles, but it could be like one of many teleport like moves in Smash. Life is a spell that revives a fallen party member. How would it work? When used, the angel that appears when Life is used comes and gives Terra a ride.
Morph:
Terra could Morph as one of her Specials, and have a Stamina meter like the Pokemon Trainer, so she can only morph during a limited time, and that time is recharged as Terra... or she could morph for a limited time as her Final Smash too.
Ultima:
Ultima is very easily Final Smash material, if they don't choose to go with an Esper Final Smash.
Morph and Ultima:
Well, you could combine this as a Final Smash, where Terra Morphs, and she has a limited "Magic Bar". This bar gradually depletes, and when it's empty she Morphs back. Ultima replaces one of her Specials. Casting Ultima will fully deplete the bar, but the more Magic you have stored the stronger Ultima is. I don't like this idea so much, a bit too complex. But it's here for suggestions sake.
Other Magic:
OK, so I gave you some of the Magic Terra learns naturally, but I also thought it was worth mentioning that she can learn virtually any spell in the game. If Terra's array of natural magic is not enough for a workable moveset, (Though I think it's even more than enough) she still has all the potential for spells learned through Magicite.
Summons:
Terra could also have a summon for a Final Smash. They could give her like 3-5 summons and she would do one at random for her Final Smash. Or they could just keep it simple and give her one summon. I'd choose Maduin, since that's her father, but I guess they can choose any in the game.
Her Esper form
Her Esper form. It should certainly be incorporated into her moveset. A transformation that can only be used for a certain time is an option, but it'd be hard to keep players from abusing it. They could make it a *VERY* limited time, so players only choose to Morph for the K.O. Because, When she's an Esper her stats double. This, in Smash would be hard to balance. Her stats don't neccessarily have to double, but she'd certainly be more powerful than normal.
So, if it's a transformation, it should be very limited time-wise.. as in, she can only transform for a very brief moment.
It could also be a Final Smash, compared to the likes of Wario Man and Giga Bowser. But, I just like the idea of her FS being Ultima so much...
Movesets:
WarxePB's
Fawriel's
Support Icon
I made it myself.
:D Paint FTW(FTL). It's not fancy though... but whatever.
The supporting cast! (Bosses and ATs)
If Terra is in the game, we could definitely see other Final Fantasy characters in the SSE. Wether from VI or from other FF universes. (Allies and enemies) But... this is a point in favor of all FF characters, I guess. Anyway, here are a few of the more interesting choices:
-Kefka
-Locke
-Celes
-Moogles
-Summons
-Empire Soldiers
Terra in a FMV: (Spoilers, FFVI Ending)
Thanks Devastilan!!
To recap:
She's just awesome. *sigh*
lol who's that other girl, the one who suicided in one of those games?
lol, btw nice thread PrettyGoodYear
