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I'm more than your average Nintendo fan, haha. I went out of my way to get my hands on each and every fighter in the series. Smash is my favorite franchise of all time since it bringts all of my favorite worlds into one, and every since I first played I wanted a real life "trophy set" of all of them.
Well, kind of. When a store wasn't properly selling their exclusive, they took them away, and during the later half of the Smash 4 set's life cycle, they started restocking old ones and overstocking new ones. I started when Wave 2 released, with my first being, fittingly enough, Diddy, which was given to me. I made it my goal to collect the full Smash roster and until a couple months ago I had the full set. I will admit, the hunter in me is still here - but the penny pincher inside me wishes he wasn't.
Which is more important? Money or SWEET REVENGE!? The King has NEVER beat Dixie and now is his chance! This is something money can't do for him. It's gonna have to be done with his own 2 hands!!!! We need all Kutthroats support here to summon the challenger so the King can have his second finest hour!
Mr. Kremling here again, honestly I hate my job and Mr. Rool, I just want the money.
That would be absolutely hilarious and inappropriate. Even Snake doesn't get a shotgun. Even Duck Hunt doesn't, and his character is a reimagining of games about shooting things with guns.
Heck outta here with that! What are THEY on? I completely agree with you. The current roster makes it look like the franchise never got another game after Donkey Kong Country 1 or something.
And then Dixie gets in with a perfect move set that counters all of K. Rool's moves.
That's so Krool, how could you do that to Diddy? Lol.
Yea, we've noticed it a good while back after E3. For the longest we couldn't decide whether it was from DKC1 or DKC3, but luckily an extended version played in August's Direct, and it turns out it's from DKC1, as it includes the overworld theme from that game. It's basically an update of this track from Brawl.
So I wanna point out that a logical reason why Dixie picks up stuff with her hands is because if she used her hair, she wouldn't be able to Twirl while holding the item. Gameplay-wise that puts her at a disadvantage, because Cranky and Diddy would still be able to use their abilities while holding an item yet Dixie wouldn't. Also, remember that Cranky all of a sudden has a projectile that functions like Diddy's too, just as Diddy, Dixie and Cranky can all groundpound like DK. This is likely just to streamline the core gameplay by giving each Kong moves that function like DK's and also streamline the Helper System by making sure all the Companion Kongs have a bouncy projectile like Diddy's.
Well, quite honestly giving her that much brings her more to Dr. Mario-level clone than flatout Echo. Even with Chrom we're apparently seeing one move that doesn't match who he's based on; in this scenario Dixie's mixing and matching the 2 Kongs, getting animations of her own to justify her DK moves and boasting a jump that neither can do. And on the subject of Ganondorf, we gotta consider that Melee's development cycle was extremely short, Sakurai was busting his *** to get the game out on a strict deadline and tight schedule by using a "destructive" lifestyle and needed the clones to pad the roster. Echoes in SSBU's case aren't padding but bonus content; the context of Melee's Ganondorf is very different this time.
That seems like more of a problem with DK representation in general. So far it's always been Jungle-oriented to the point an outsider would think Donkey Kong is only about jungles.
After Dixie I'm done. I've already got so much out of this series and with Dixie in my favorite Nintendo series will have everyone I want. After Rayman I'll have nobody that I seriously would like to see in; yes Crash and Banjo would be phenomenal but I'm content with them not making it in. I've finally reached a point where I have very few wants outside of wishlists and fun what-ifs.
I agree; she's a huge part of the DKC series and DK in general. Why not have all the DKC protagonists feature their own moveset? They've got their own game each and healthy fanbases. Give us unique moves and this series is set.
Pretty much. How much can one stretch the Echo concept until it becomes its own thing?
THIS. The protagonist, deuteragonist, tritagonist and antagonist of the DK series all fighting in the biggest crossover game.
Sure, I don't see why not. I moved it up and tried to give it a numbered list for convenience, but there's a glitch with the forums that creates 2 spoiler tags whenever I tried. So, I just left it at the top of the OP.
I gotta ask though, with all these deconfirmations what heavy hitters are left? Geno will make waves and Banjo especially, but in terms of 1st Party Nintendo, where can we go besides a Pokemon, a Xenoblade character and apparently Isaac and Bandanna Dee?
Here's the thing though, K. Rool was shown because of his massive popularity, constant fan outcry and being dormant since 2008. He's the frontrunner of DKC character speculation and Dixie's right behind him. It makes sense to unveil him first if Dixie's in for quite a few reasons, not simply because one is unique.
More than one thing. Gliding, Flutter Jumping, Spin Attacking, Lifting/Throwing, Propelling Underwater, Groundpounding. Honestly that's quite a lot considering these are from 2D platformers which are mainly about running, jumping and dash attacking.
Disagreed here. I've listed 6 things and only 5 fit for Smash, but Fox stands directly against the "more than 2 things" bit (as well as WFT, Falcon, etc who have none) since by Smash 64 he never fought outside his Arwing. It's also highly unlikely that they'd only pull from Tropical Freeze for ideas when she has 3 flagship games of material.
She stands out the most in her home series, because players flock to her more when given the option. That's why Smash should treat her better.
Like I said to Delta, let's not insult one another. I know the disagreement has settled and we're on solid terms now, but I don't want this thread to escalate to hostility for future reference. I'm no mod, but I do enjoy reading these difference of opinion as long as it stays civil. Also, I see that your old name is KeybladePony. If you don't wanna be part of the list, no worries I'll remove you in a bit.
Keep in mind that while DK and Dixie had unique abilities in the SNES DKCs, Diddy had none. Diddy's jetpack in Retro's games functions like a downgraded version of Dixie's spin from Rare's games. Whereas she could do it until she touched the ground, Diddy's only lasts a few seconds before cancelling, so in reality Diddy has a weaker version and Dixie's predated Diddy's by about 16 years. When Dixie showed up in Tropical Freeze, they retooled her spin to be a double-jump, as keeping the Rare version would be redundant but still give her enough of an edge over him, and as many gameplay vids have shown, Dixie's the preferred Kong in all the platformers she's playable in. Whether it's helicopter spinning or Ponytail Twirling, she brings a gameplay ability that the other Kongs don't. Dixie and Cranky saw the most use out of players while Diddy was pushed to the sidelines.
Agreed, and I know y'all squashed the venom earlier but let's avoid telling people they're ignorant. We're definitely on the same page regarding Dixie but one of my biggest concerns is preventing flamewars.
Yea, that would be embarrassing. Ultimate is already hard not to love and I'm buying this game day 1, but I won't let not getting Dixie either the way I prefer or at all stop me from enjoying this game. We're a reasonable bunch and luckily this Barrel's not an all-out Echo Chamber (pun).
Yea, treating her like she's only good for Echo material irks me.
I say bring back the kneepads, but leave the makeup behind. Dixie looks and acts girly, but I find the heavy eyelash and nail polish jarring. Plus, kneepads are cool. I'd rather he hair focus like a propeller BTW.
-Unique Dash Attack animation with 4 hit sequence
I don't mind being on the support list; though I would rather the name be updated to my current name. I left that old name behind a long time ago due to some... let's just say, bad memories.
Probably, people seem to generally underestimate her popularity but she's definitely up there in terms of requested characters, especially since she's more known by the general public than characters like Geno or Isaac who aren't really known outside of hardcore nintendo fans. Definitely helps that tropical freeze released the year before.
Never heard of this one before. You got Richter twice though.
yeah this was proven fake a little while ago
It was proven fake by people discovering that the page was created the day people found it, which was a couple days ago.
Sort of? The page literally didn't exist until a couple days ago. It's fake.
Mario has 7 (not including characters that have their own franchises.)
She fought him 4 times if you count the Land games.
We shouldn’t be concerned with playing catch up with other series IMO. Dixie is the last core DK character not in Smash.
Agreed I'm kinda the same way. I have all Smash amiibo besides the 3rd party characters, Male Corrin, Dr. Mario (I refuse to own more than 1 of each character. No Dr. Mario isn't a different character he's Mario with a doctor outfit). Wii Fit Trainer. and R.O.B. I also own a bunch of others not part of the Smash series like Waluigi, Daisy, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Boo, almost all the animal crossing set, Chibi-Robo, Bokoblin, Metroid, Guardian, Inkling Girl, Pearl & Marie, Callie & Marina, Chrom, Alm & Celica, Tiki, Waddle Dee, Toon Zelda. (Also have the Super Mario Cereal box)
I wish I would've known some of them went on pre-order, I would've liked to get them... guess it's back to scalper prices again D:
