The Half Genie Protector of Scuttle Town, Shantae for SSB4 (WayForward wants her in Smash)

[gb7zone7]

Indeed, that is true, but Miyamoto could tell Sakurai about it and he probably wouldn't turn her down like he originally had done so to Pac-Man back then.

Sakurai first turned Pac-Man down because he thought the idea of a pizza being a fighter was impossible. Shantae is not a pizza.
Truthed.

 

[CNMNE]

in terms of 3rd parties who would you say is the biggest "threat" to shantae in terms of popularity.

Bwahaha, threat? What threat!?

 

[CNMNE]

in terms of 3rd parties who would you say is the biggest "threat" to shantae in terms of popularity.

In order of threat-ness…

Snake
Tails
Banjo & Kazooie *snicker*
Rayman
and Shovel Knight… The REAL threat

 

[Yellowlord]

Sakurai first turned Pac-Man down because he thought the idea of a pizza being a fighter was impossible. Shantae is not a pizza.
Truthed.

Somehow, that Shantae is not a pizza quotation humored me a bit. I thank you for that. But yeah, joking aside, unlike Pac-Man, other then her needing just a bit more recognition within Japan and having to compete with a few other third parties (Rayman being a big one), there isn't much stopping her beyond that.

 

[Burruni]

in terms of 3rd parties who would you say is the biggest "threat" to shantae in terms of popularity.

Snake as a veteran and Rayman as a newcomer. Those are the only real 3rd Party threats for DLC.

Shovel Knight isn't a threat. His game has no tie to Nintendo anymore, has no legacy, and most of all, STILL has no Japanese release without a confirmation of one happening before the ballot closes.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

I think Rayman is pretty much one of the most (if not THE most) likely third party character. I do think Shantae is the most likely indie though.

 

[CNMNE]

Snake as a veteran and Rayman as a newcomer. Those are the only real 3rd Party threats for DLC.

Shovel Knight isn't a threat. His game has no tie to Nintendo anymore, has no legacy, and most of all, STILL has no Japanese release without a confirmation of one happening before the ballot closes.

Yeah, those were the only constraints to Shovel Knight in my opinion, but so many people want him its crazy. At least in America. Japanese votes might have more pull. But i still see him as a contender.

 

[IceBreakerXY]

In order of threat-ness…

Snake
Tails
Banjo & Kazooie *snicker*
Rayman
and Shovel Knight… The REAL threat

i personally don't think shovel knight really has a change.His support atleast from the begnning has died down while characters like tails or shantae have growth add in @ Burruni things and i can't see him happening.But a trophy is a possiblity

 

[Damenshi]

I think Rayman is pretty much one of the most (if not THE most) likely third party character. I do think Shantae is the most likely indie though.

Then it is clear what we must do.
We must... kill Rayman.

 

[CNMNE]

Then it is clear what we must do.
We must... kill Rayman.

Or at least headbang next to him and belly dance until he explodes.

 

[CNMNE]

i personally don't think shovel knight really has a change.His support atleast from the begnning has died down while characters like tails or shantae have growth add in @ Burruni things and i can't see him happening.But a trophy is a possiblity

Hey, the less competition the better! I hope the DLC ends up being Shantae and Tails. No Knight.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Then it is clear what we must do.
We must... kill Rayman.

Ahem.
*Points to signature*

 

[CNMNE]

Oh Snap, i meant to say Rayman was the real threat, lol, i was like, why is everyone bashing me right now?

 

[Damenshi]

Ahem.
*Points to signature*

Er, I meant send him a strongly-worded letter, of course.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

@ CNMNE
Just to let you know, instead of posting twice, you can click the edit button on your post if your want to add more.

Er, I meant send him a strongly-worded letter, of course.

That's what I thought you said....

 

[Manic Rykker]

Well cool to see everyone likes that tweak I made. Also, @ Yellowlord I think we could always try to tag omni here couldn't we? I'm pretty sure Hex (Omni) was poking around the thread the day before. He chatted for quite a while. I think his username was
HextupleyooDOT if I recall, if you want to try to tag him up. Not sure if he's still around as of this moment though. (Could be working on the next Smashified, or doing something else. I dunno how often he is active here myself)

Anyways.. I'll go ahead and put the original, and the tweaked render side by side again as a comparison in spoilers. It's definitely much different than before, thats for sure.

Spoiler

Tweaked render

Original render

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

Then it is clear what we must do.
We must... kill Rayman.

*coughRayman'smychildhoodcough*

I'd hope both characters make it in, imo. They both would be great additions...

Er, I meant send him a strongly-worded letter, of course.

That's better...

 

[Pyropuppet]

Dang it, why am I still not on the supporters list, could you put me on if you see this?

 

[Raheem The Dream]

Kinda not sure if I should post this with the whole "art fiasco" we had in here a while ago, but I like how nicely drawn this is, and well, love Shantae's expression.

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Pirate-Risky-540272465

Also done by that artist that did Wind Waker Shantae.

But if it's a problem with this, I'll put it in spoilers.

Not only, Shantae is my favorite, but Risky Boots, oh YES! Me, loves Risky Boots design from Pirate's Curse version is actually perfection for me to look at it all day! P.S: #ShantaeForSmash

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shan...ersion/769600476420657?notif_t=page_new_likes

North America Smash Ballot - https://cp.nintendo.co.jp/us/
EU-UK Smash Ballot - https://cp.nintendo.co.jp/en-uk/
Japan Smash Ballot - https://cp.nintendo.co.jp/jp/

 

[Majorauss]

Dang it, why am I still not on the supporters list, could you put me on if you see this?

I'm not on it either yet but it's not really a big deal. We'll get on that list soon. We just need patience for the person to put us on!

 

[Damenshi]

*coughRayman'smychildhoodcough*

I'd hope both characters make it in, imo. They both would be great additions...



That's better...

Just to be clear, I was kidding about that.
I recognize his validity just as much as I do Shantae's.

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

Just to be clear, I was kidding about that.
I recognize his validity just as much as I do Shantae's.

xD It's cool, pal. No worries, still wanted to play along.

 

[Laniv]

...

Ok, fine. You've convinced me. I'll support Shantae.

Yes, this is born from Half-Genie Hero hype.

 

[Damenshi]

xD It's cool, pal. No worries, still wanted to play along.

Thank goodness.
Thought I'd accidentally turned this thread against me for a second there. XD

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

@ Damenshi
I was joking too, it's cool.

 

[Mikegamer0608]

Dang it, why am I still not on the supporters list, could you put me on if you see this?

@ 8-peacock-8 is the one that controls the thread, he really needs to update the support list.

 

[Serell]

Put me down on that supporters list please.

And hot damn, that edited smile makes Omni"s render x10 better. And it was already awesome before!

 

[Manic Rykker]

Got another little gimp wonder to show you all!

A Shantae icon with a full head of hair! How did I manage that? A lot of painful reconstructing... and SO much blending.. oh lord the blending.. ._.

 

[Sonic 2099 The Hedgehog]

Yes.

http://smashifiedart.com/characters/shantae

Besides That

 

[Raheem The Dream]

There was a problem fetching the tweet

#ShantaeForSmash!

 

[Sonic 2099 The Hedgehog]

If Shantae is in Smash, This is how her Page Looks Like. if this Model Didn't Exist, Everyone Get's Off Guard

 

[Silvera]

If Shantae is in Smash, This is how her Page Looks Like. if this Model Didn't Exist, Everyone Get's Off Guard

Now all they have to do is to make her in-game model.

 

[8-peacock-8]

Can someone compile a list of new supporters for me and PM it to me? I'm currently busy with real life stuff, job searching, so i don't have a lot of time to look through posts.

 

[SL the Pyro]

Stupid theory time.

Four of the six blank character slates on the Smash Bros. website have been filled with DLC characters. Everyone seems to think that we'll only be getting six characters total because of this, and while I think this is @#$% given the current pace Nintendo is putting out DLC, though there could be a grain of truth to it: what if those blank spaces are all pre-planned DLC characters, and Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot characters come after?

It was around two and a half months ago that Lucas was announced, and he came partnered with two other characters no one (should've) expected. Going by that pattern there's another three or four months left to drop another bombshell, so it's entirely possible that we could get two more pre-planned surprise characters before the ballot closes - after that, the choices are up to the fans.

The big question is: who could the last two Nintendo-selected characters be? A possibly even bigger question is: how many votes will have been wasted on those characters in the ballot?

My personal opinion: the first spot goes to Isaac, because I find his complete lack of presence in U/3DS after being an Assist Trophy in Brawl to be highly suspect. The second spot is a toss-up between K. Rool and the Ice Climbers, hinging solely on if Nintendo can make the old 3DS stop choking on the latter (so probably K. Rool, as right now I lack better ideas of who Nintendo may actually care enough about).

Sadly I really don't expect Shantae to be one of the pre-planned characters, but one of the heavy-hitting characters being yanked out of the ballot this way could markedly improve her chances.

 

[Burruni]

Stupid theory time.

Four of the six blank character slates on the Smash Bros. website have been filled with DLC characters. Everyone seems to think that we'll only be getting six characters total because of this, and while I think this is @#$% given the current pace Nintendo is putting out DLC, though there could be a grain of truth to it: what if those blank spaces are all pre-planned DLC characters, and Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot characters come after?

It was around two and a half months ago that Lucas was announced, and he came partnered with two other characters no one (should've) expected. Going by that pattern there's another three or four months left to drop another bombshell, so it's entirely possible that we could get two more pre-planned surprise characters before the ballot closes - after that, the choices are up to the fans.

The big question is: who could the last two Nintendo-selected characters be? A possibly even bigger question is: how many votes will have been wasted on those characters in the ballot?

My personal opinion: the first spot goes to Isaac, because I find his complete lack of presence in U/3DS after being an Assist Trophy in Brawl to be highly suspect. The second spot is a toss-up between K. Rool and the Ice Climbers, hinging solely on if Nintendo can make the old 3DS stop choking on the latter (so probably K. Rool, as right now I lack better ideas of who Nintendo may actually care enough about).

Sadly I really don't expect Shantae to be one of the pre-planned characters, but one of the heavy-hitting characters being yanked out of the ballot this way could markedly improve her chances.

The 6 slots are 6 pre-determined fighter.
Wolf and a Mystery Pre-determined newcomer. If the lost data from the disc has any indication, it may very well be a Rhythm Heaven character

 

[Manic Rykker]

Stupid theory time.

Four of the six blank character slates on the Smash Bros. website have been filled with DLC characters. Everyone seems to think that we'll only be getting six characters total because of this, and while I think this is @#$% given the current pace Nintendo is putting out DLC, though there could be a grain of truth to it: what if those blank spaces are all pre-planned DLC characters, and Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot characters come after?

It was around two and a half months ago that Lucas was announced, and he came partnered with two other characters no one (should've) expected. Going by that pattern there's another three or four months left to drop another bombshell, so it's entirely possible that we could get two more pre-planned surprise characters before the ballot closes - after that, the choices are up to the fans.

The big question is: who could the last two Nintendo-selected characters be? A possibly even bigger question is: how many votes will have been wasted on those characters in the ballot?

My personal opinion: the first spot goes to Isaac, because I find his complete lack of presence in U/3DS after being an Assist Trophy in Brawl to be highly suspect. The second spot is a toss-up between K. Rool and the Ice Climbers, hinging solely on if Nintendo can make the old 3DS stop choking on the latter (so probably K. Rool, as right now I lack better ideas of who Nintendo may actually care enough about).

Sadly I really don't expect Shantae to be one of the pre-planned characters, but one of the heavy-hitting characters being yanked out of the ballot this way could markedly improve her chances.

I was thinking the exact same thing. We have DEFINITELY been receiving DLC fighters at too alarming of a rate for it not to be the case..

Another question with this of course:

Just how many fighters could we get out of the ballot? This question has been brought up before, but this just makes it resurface...

On one hand, we could get a handful like we're expecting. On another, there could end up being one... Which of course would definitely cause some strain. I REALLY hope it's the former... They have been producing fighters at too alarming of a rate for it not to be the case.. :/

UPDATE:

Welp... It's that time again. I have updated the tweaked Shantae render once more... this time for the presumably last time!

Spoiler

Changelog:

-I decided to saturate the various gold attire on her outfit a bit more. Does it look good?

-Gave the headband some POP.

-Fixed a glaring flaw in one of the bangs of her hair

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

I was thinking the exact same thing. We have DEFINITELY been receiving DLC fighters at too alarming of a rate for it not to be the case..

Another question with this of course:

Just how many fighters could we get out of the ballot? This question has been brought up before, but this just makes it resurface...

On one hand, we could get a handful like we're expecting. On another, there could end up being one... Which of course would definitely cause some strain. I REALLY hope it's the former... They have been producing fighters at too alarming of a rate for it not to be the case.. :/

UPDATE:

Welp... It's that time again. I have updated the tweaked Shantae render once more... this time for the presumably last time!

Spoiler

Changelog:

-I decided to saturate the various gold attire on her outfit a bit more. Does it look good?

-Gave the headband some POP.

-Fixed a glaring flaw in one of the bangs of her hair

The dullness of the gold was my main problem with this artwork, thank you for fixing that.

 

[CNMNE]

I was thinking the exact same thing. We have DEFINITELY been receiving DLC fighters at too alarming of a rate for it not to be the case..

Another question with this of course:

Just how many fighters could we get out of the ballot? This question has been brought up before, but this just makes it resurface...

On one hand, we could get a handful like we're expecting. On another, there could end up being one... Which of course would definitely cause some strain. I REALLY hope it's the former... They have been producing fighters at too alarming of a rate for it not to be the case.. :/

UPDATE:

Welp... It's that time again. I have updated the tweaked Shantae render once more... this time for the presumably last time!

Spoiler

Changelog:

-I decided to saturate the various gold attire on her outfit a bit more. Does it look good?

-Gave the headband some POP.

-Fixed a glaring flaw in one of the bangs of her hair

I know this is probably tough without the original file, but I'm an Illustaror man, not a Photoshopper, so idk,maybe you could do it somewhat easily. Could you color swap the newest render for a Rottytops alternate costume? just wondering, and if you can't its all fine. Thanks mang.

 

[Mikegamer0608]

Here's a list of new supporters that's not on the front page yet. If anybody is not on the list let me know.

Pyropuppet
Majorauss
Laniv
Manic Rykker
Burruni
SilverEra
Sonic 2099 The Hedgehog
Serell
Damenshi
gb7zone7
BigShad
Yellowlord
TheJukeBox
CNMNE
BlitzUnleashed
Captain Hazama
dangeraaron10
lightdasher
MoveMan1
DaemonDD
Boo Jr.
CFood
Zoljinx
Spinda654
Loïc
Inawordyes
JamesDNaux
slambros
Mao644
WarioJim
Smashoperatingbuddy123
AreJay25
blujay1524
War Anvil
Wolley2xjd
ikke471
SuaveChaser
coolsye
grizby2
s07195
Solbliminal
PsychoJosh
Potatoharbinger
Iceweasel
Volaro
Camc10
Atown1z
Chico2099
Bobert77
Mudkip97
KenithTheGatherer
TeenGirlSquad
GenieGene
Shog
Vsaur
Erotic&Heretic
SuperNintendoKid
Erotic&Heretic
JCOnyx
DNeon
Ryuji
ChaosOmega
SS-bros14
Sari
SpatialPSI
Kero the Invincible
Nekoo
Darklink401
Fatmanonice
toadster101
CaptainCrisb
PsychoIncarnate
Staarih
Silvia
JDogindy
Arcadenik
Mask and Mirror
ZeroJanitor
Freduardo
Princess Toady

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

Here's a list of new supporters that's not on the front page yet. If anybody is not on the list let me know.

Pyropuppet
Majorauss
Laniv
Manic Rykker
Burruni
SilverEra
Sonic 2099 The Hedgehog
Serell
Damenshi
gb7zone7
BigShad
Yellowlord
TheJukeBox
CNMNE
BlitzUnleashed
Captain Hazama
dangeraaron10
lightdasher
MoveMan1
DaemonDD
Boo Jr.
CFood
Zoljinx
Spinda654
Loïc
Inawordyes
JamesDNaux
slambros
Mao644
WarioJim
Smashoperatingbuddy123
AreJay25
blujay1524
War Anvil
Wolley2xjd
ikke471
SuaveChaser
coolsye
grizby2
s07195
Solbliminal
PsychoJosh
Potatoharbinger
Iceweasel
Volaro
Camc10
Atown1z
Chico2099
Bobert77
Mudkip97
KenithTheGatherer
TeenGirlSquad
GenieGene
Shog
Vsaur
SuperNintendoKid
Erotic&Heretic
SuperNintendoKid
Erotic&Heretic
JCOnyx
DNeon
Ryuji
ChaosOmega
SS-bros14
Sari
SpatialPSI
Kero the Invincible
Nekoo
Darklink401
Fatmanonice
toadster101
CaptainCrisb
PsychoIncarnate
Staarih
Silvia
JDogindy
Arcadenik
Mask and Mirror
ZeroJanitor
Freduardo
Princess Toady

*cough* *cough*