Ever since that World of Light trailer dropped, a new Smash fantasy of mine came to fruition:
I imagine Layton getting on his flying contraption from Curious Village the moment the lights were fired. As he starts flying, he sees Kirby on the ground getting ready to go on his Warp Star. Quickly analyzing the incoming threat and realizing he won't escape the lights with his flying contraption but understanding Kirby will be the only one to make it out alive because of the Warp Star, he asks Kirby if he can join Kirby on his Warp Star ride away from the incoming danger. Kirby agrees, and Layton manages to make a badass jump off the flying contraption, then hops onto the Warp Star with Kirby as the two ride away (this happens shortly before the lights arrive). In Kirby's cutscene as he escapes the beams of light, Layton is positioned on the Warp Star like Peach/Zelda were in a similar cutscene from the Subspace Emissary when Kirby and the respective princess escaped the Subspace Bomb, and he is holding onto his hat.
Cue into the following cutscene when Kirby is revealed to survive. Layton is grabbing onto a different part of the Warp Star, and as it gets very close to the ground, Layton jumps off the star before it crashes, though he rolls for a bit. Kirby and Layton are close by each other, and the two look ahead at the world ahead of them. Kirby
and Professor Layton were the only survivors!
Layton turns to Kirby and thanks him for letting him ride the Warp Star. After introducing themselves a bit more, the two then agree to work together on solving the mystery, averting the crisis, and saving everyone. Layton comments that the two make a good duo: he is the brains, while Kirby is the brawn!
Later in the story, Descole riding his Mecha Specter from Last Specter appears as one of the bosses in Adventure Mode! I also imagine him being the Ganondorf of World of Light, that is, the secondary main villain that serves the big-bad. It would be a fitting way to have the whole Layton-Descole rivalry going on here too! Perhaps he could be a villain that you have to fight more than once too!
Oooo, I really like this topic!
Those are some great ideas you have there! I particularly like the one with Aurora. Zelda makes a fitting Aurora-like character, the Pits represent the Azran Golems quite nicely, and the stage choice is good too (Umbra Clock Tower's feel is a lot like the Azran Sanctuary in Azran Legacy's climax).
Here's two that I came up with:
Descole (Over
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Stage: New Pork City
Song: Descole's Theme (Live Version)
Here, you initially fight against King K. Rool, Captain Falcon in his white palette swap, and Chrom in his red palette swap for the first part of the fight. It's a basic fight against them with no major gimmicks. After you defeat the three of them, a giant Rob appears, beginning the second part of the fight. This ROB's size is that of a giant character you see in Classic Mode, so it's a pretty big fighter. After you beat the giant Rob, Meta Knight appears (a fitting Descole-like character since he's a masked, caped swordsman just like him), beginning the final part of the fight. He will initially hold onto a Smoke Bomb item, and he will throw it at you when you first get close to him. From there, Meta Knight will fight up-close-and-personal against you. If the character you are using is considered to be a villain (I don't know if the game has a personal checker for that kind of thing though), Meta Knight's attacks deal three times the damage they normally do, and his Smash Attacks deliver more knockback.
^This Spirits fight is teeming with Layton references from the prequel trilogy, particularly in regards to Descole. I won't go into them right now, but I think I'll let you all try to figure it out on your own. Think of this as a puzzle!
To break down all the references to figure out:
- What are King K. Rool, Captain Falcon in that specific palette swap, and Chrom in that specific palette swap for the first part of the fight referencing (hint coin: they each reference specific characters)?
- What is the giant ROB a reference to (hint coin: it references two things)?
- Why does Meta Knight hold onto a Smoke Bomb at the start of the fight?
- Why do Meta Knight's attacks deal more damage and knockback against the "villain" characters?
- What locations from the Layton series is New Pork City referencing to?
I'll elaborate on the answers once enough time has passed and/or some have made their guesses!
Bronev (Over
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Stage: Fourside
Song: Targent's Theme
The fight take place on Fourside since the center building resembles the tallest building in the Nest, Targent's main headquarters. Your character is positioned in one of the lower buildings, and there are three Snakes you have to fight. The Snakes are a reference to the Targent officers: they fight like military officials, and considering that Snake is a military operative himself, he'd make a fitting choice to represent to represent them. Wolf stands on the tallest building in Fourside. He makes a fitting Bronev with his eye patch giving a similar impression to Bronev's shades, and he fights with a mix of weapons and brawling like Bronev does (not to mention the two give off a similar gruff and menacing head honcho vibe). Wolf standing at the highest point in Fourside is a reference to how Bronev's office is located in the highest point in the Nest. Wolf does nothing for most of the fight, but if you get close to him, he will start attacking you. He will stop when you get away from him, but if you defeat all of the Snakes before defeating Wolf, Wolf will then take initiative and fight you one-on-one.
I'lll add a few more if something comes to my mind.
PushDustIn
my apologies to bother you, I know you're a bit more focused on Smash and any new news in regards to that. But if you have the time and happen to have access to the latest Famitsu scan (The one about Level-5's 20th anniversary) would it be possible to give us at least a clearer general overview in regards to Level-5's interview and if anything interesting may have been mentioned there. Such as in regards to the Layton series or when they plan to do their next announcements?
