Impa (ideally Skyward Sword, probably echo) and Skull Kid, that would be near perfect Zelda representation.
As owner of the Skull Kid page (which has been getting crazy amount of attention lately), I suggest an alliance. I have no idea what that means but I think it's something threads use to do
Am down with the Alliance, as am quite fond of the idea of idea of having Skull Kid in the game as well.
If that's your idea of near perfect Zelda representation, I can't even imagine what the perfect representation looks like.
To be honest, OG Ganon is quite a missing gap in the Zelda roster. But he's already represented with Ganondorf's Final Smash.
And well, the 4 Champions also would be welcome here. Breath of the Wild is easily one of my favorite games ever honestly even if I was quite dissapointed with Impa's role in the game innitially (it was enough to keep me away from the game for a while honestly).
I know chrom has aether, but I don’t think we should get too crazy with this. I’m thinking she’d get different animations, some minor changes to knockback trajectories, and an altered side b that more closely resembles her bomb from skyward sword.
I also expect Impa to be different from Sheik even if she's a Echo. She would probably have a total different stance, and I can imagine a few attacks being tweaked for Impa. Like the U Smash, F Air and Dash attack, it could use a bladed weapon attack with a very similar animation. The Eightfold Blade would be a good weapon for this indeed because it's short.
Or Impa straight up trades speed for range and power, that would be a nice way to compensate. Having buffs on Sheik's moveset is a scary prospect lol.
I like the moveset suggestions of
chandy
but it might be a little too ambitious. I doubt a lot will change except the Burst Grenade (why would Sheik even have this attack anyway?) and yes the Sheikah Bombs seem quite a good replacement for them, or the Deku Nuts (which can use a similar animation anyway). For the Bouncing Fish, I always thought of the attack as a charge up attack for Impa, where she teleports for the animation, similar like Greninja's Shadow Sneak but whilst using Sheik's Bouncing Fish animation. This attack could even work for Hyrule Warriors' Impa, the attack could be done with the Giant Blade attached to Impa's hip giving this attack a huge range boost.
My old Echo-moveset for Impa was this:
Neutral B: Kunai Throw. A singular projectile of Impa throwing a single kunai with a similar animation to Sheik's Needle Storm. Simple but fast projectile that's good for zoning and dealign quick damage, and being a combo starter of sorts.
Side B: Deku Nut. Impa throws a Deku Nut that stuns enemies on impact. Does rather low damage, but great hitstun that allows for easy follow ups.
Alternative Side B: Magical Orb. Impa throws a magical orb attack similar to the one in a Skyward Sword cutscene that has a good blast range, and good damage, but is lacking in range. Can also be charged up slightly to increase range. Deals about 11~13%.
Up B: Vanish. Nothing different here.
Down B: Bouncing Fish, But Different ; Impa becomes invisible for this move, and can charge it up to gain power and a little distance. The attack is quite similar in concept to Meta Knight's Down B, and Greninja's Shadow Sneak, but with the animation of Sheik's Bouncing Fish.
