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Which was your favorite new Pokémon revealed from the Scarlet and Violet trailer?

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KingBooGengar57

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Well, you’re not the first person to get into a car accident. The first happened in 1868.
 
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@JDCabrera I’ll check out your roster in a bit, though I’ll post mine here:
Lightweight (16)
Toad (w/Pit Crew, Party Time, Builder outfits)
Toadette
Koopa Troopa (w/Freerunning outfit)
Dry Bones
Shy Guy (w/Pastry Chef Outfit)
Baby Mario
Baby Luigi
Lakitu
Larry
Lemmy
Wendy
Nabbit
Kamek
Blooper
E. Gadd
Cappy

Middleweight (16)
Mario (w/Fire, Ice, Doctor, Builder, Wedding, Musician, Hakama, Santa, Happi, Classic, Swimwear outfits)
Luigi (w/Penguin, Classic outfits)
Peach (w/Kimono, Vacation, Wintertime, Wedding outfits)
Daisy (w/Holiday Cheer, Fairy outfit)
Yoshi (w/Reindeer, Egg Hunt outfits)
Birdo
Diddy Kong
Bowser Jr.
Iggy
Ludwig
Pauline (w/Party Time outfit)
Hammer Bro (w/Boomerang, Fire, and Ice colors)
Dixie Kong
Captain Toad
Cranky Kong
Captain Syrup

Heavyweight (16)
Donkey Kong
Wario (w/Hiker outfit)
Waluigi (w/Bus Driver outfit)
Bowser (w/Dry Bowser Costume)
Rosalina (w/Halloween, Aurora, Swimwear Costume)
King Boo (w/Luigi’s Mansion Costume)
Petey Piranha
Funky Kong
Wiggler
Roy
Morton
King Bob-omb
Boom Boom
Pom Pom
Chargin’ Chuck
King K. Rool
Lightweight
Baby Peach
Monty Mole
Virus
Mini Mario
Polterpup
Ashley

Isabelle
Kirby
Olimar
Chibi-Robo

Middleweight
Donkey Kong Jr.
Peachette
Broozer
Chimpy
Topper
Hariet
Mona

Inkling
Villager
Fox
Sonic
Pac-Man

Heavyweight
Metal Mario
Lubba
Spewart
Rango
Jimmy T

Link
Samus
Captain Falcon
Excitebike Racer
Mega Man
 
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JDCabrera said:
Lamperouge Lamperouge just now I realized you are a Byleth main.

Nothing wrong with that, just thought you would be more of a Shulk or Ridley main.
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Shulk's my best character on a good day but I think my Byleth is a bit more consistent and a lot less stressful to use since Monado Arts can be quite tricky to manage sometimes. Besides, I switched to female Byleth on here since it took ages for her to get a post background option.

And I'm not very good with Ridley unfortunately, despite how much fun I think he is to play. :/
 
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You know looking back it's kinda weird that the Kingdom hearts continuity versions of the Final fantasy 7 cast never became more important characters, like i know these characters were originally only put into Kingdom hearts to push more copies but within the context of the lore these characters were like the only people doing **** during the time skip between BBS and KH1, they did enough heroic deeds that Mickey trusted them enough to be confidants in the lore of Keyblade wielders and stuff.
And they have blank spots in their backstory that was never really explored in depth, which is weird when Nomura is a man who over explains every detail of this lore, even details nobody asked.

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Bought the Tales of, guess I'll try it out tomorrow.
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Which tales of.
 
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JDCabrera said:
Alright, so let's do this. Hopefully people of the thread do see this.

So, as I promised a few days ago, here's what I would do if Nintendo came to me and asked me to decide the roster for the next main Mario Kart alongside some minor ideas to go alongside It.

Just in case, I'm tagging @osby (who may find one of the new characters I added interesting) @Noipoi @Speed Weed @Smashing Ramen and @SnakeFighter64 to make sure that at least 4 people read this (and hopefully comment on It, in this House we are open to any feedback).

So, with all that said, let's go check JD's Mario Kart roster:

1 Mario
2 Luigi
3 Peach
4 Bowser
5 Toad
6 Koopa Troopa
7 Donkey Kong
8 Yoshi
9 Wario
10 Waluigi
11 Toadette
12 Birdo
13 Diddy Kong
14 Funky Kong
15 Bowser Jr (Koopalings as alts)
16 Rosalina
17 Petey Piranha
18 Shy Guy
19 King Boo
20 Lakitu
21 Wiggler
22 Link
23 Villager
24 Isabelle
25 Inkling
26 Baby Mario
27 Baby Luigi
28 Miis

Characters 1 from 11 are what I consider the Mario Kart main stays. They have been in almost every title in the series and I doubt they are getting dropped anytime soon.

The rest of the returning additions are either characters deeply well-received by the community such as Funky Kong or King Boo or a lot of characters which may not be as highly regarded but do help the rosters of Mario Kart feel interesting by being either common enemies in the series (such as Shy Guy or Wiggler) or characters which attract most casual players.

From the babies I decided to add back Baby Mario and Baby Luigi due to having strong connections with the Yoshi's Island series, the Mario & Luigi titles and also for slightly referencing one of Double Dash's most iconic gimmicks.

All the guests from Mario Kart 8 return as they are strongly iconic Nintendo characters and they fit really well inside the roster (ROB however isn't returning)

29 Hammer Brother: this is one of those picks which I honestly feel should have happened already, as he has been a main and common Mario enemy since the beginnings.

30 Monty Mole: you will notice through this list that I added a good chunk of enemies to my roster. This is because I believe one of the things which makes Mario Kart's rosters unique is the way they will add generic goons to the roster from various games in the series and actually make them enjoyable to play as. It isn't something you can't find in most other Racing games (that is until Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled started doing so too). And Monty Mole while not being in the series from the beginning is for me popular enough to warrant a spot as a racer

31 Pauline: let's be real: she deserves the Mario Kart spot. First female Mario character, part of the main Cast of one of the most iconic arcade machines ever, co-starred in a popular NDS Mario spin-off series and now getting a really Big push thanks to Mario Odyssey and Jump Up Superstar. Imo, a character which should have been in Mario Kart already many games ago.

32 Dixie Kong: another character I feel should get the spot but not to the level of Pauline. She is really popular, would pair well with Diddy Kong in the roster and would help grow the amount of female characters. Not to mention the strong popularity of Tropical Freeze.

33 Goomba: another one who should have already happened alongside Pauline. There isn't any excuse anymore, as Super Mario Party finally proved you can make a playable Goomba work in Mario spin-offs

34 Spike: this one is interesting. I decided to include Spike not just to add more Mario enemies, but because I feel this enemy has gained more popularity inside the Mario fandom thanks to SMG4's YouTube videos and the character based on the enemy from those. It would be half a serious and a half joke pick as a minor tribute to the SMG4 community. They also have been present already in Mario Party and Mario Tennis Aces.

35 King Bob Omb: this one is quite self-explanatory. We already have a King Boo, Super Mario 3D All Stars recently released and It would be neat to get more stuff from Mario 64 in Mario Kart.

36 Cranky Kong: really similar reasons to Dixie Kong, also to complete the main playable cast from Tropical Freeze

37 Chain Chomp: Mario Tennis Aces sold me on the idea of a playable Chain Chomp. Also It is my favourite Mario enemy

38 Cappy (maybe Tiara as alt): a character who I feel should get a spot too as he is the main gimmick of Mario Odyssey. Also makes for interesting character design in the roster.

39 Nabbit: Nabbit is the character most people like from the NSMB series. I feel he should be a frequent addition to the rosters, as he does have a unique design and helps make the rosters feel expanded.

40 Ninji: I feel that Super Mario Bros 2 or Super Mario USA is too underepresented nowadays besides Super Mario 3D World. While I don't know if they could add Wart to the roster, I feel that adding Ninji would be good enough as these enemies still keep getting a decent amount of presence on the games and even managed to become part of the figures in the recent LEGO Super Mario line.

41 Plessie: I want to add this character to represent more of Super Mario 3D World, and because I feel It would be popular with younger players.

42 Toadsworth: this one I admit has bias because I really liked Sunshine and the Mario & Luigi games are. Idk how likely he would truly be.

43 Bum Bum (with Pom Pom as alt): really surprised they weren't added to Mario Kart already. They are quite frequent in the series recently.

44 Kamek: a long time coming. Scrapped from both Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart 8, this enemy who had a strong role in Yoshi's Island is a really strong match for the series

45 E.Gadd: A character I want to see added as he would be quite fun to include and more Luigi's Mansion content is always welcomed.


Finally, the new guests.
46 Olimar: I would want to add Olimar as Pikmin is one of Miyamoto's favourite creations. The series is also strongly present in Nintendo marketing, to the point that even in Super Nintendo World they have hidden some Pikmin around the Park.

47 Spring Man/Min Min: this one I want to add mostly because Arms was also developed by the Mario Kart team and they could come with a really interesting Battle Mode map (more on that later)

48 Kirby: this one I'm divided with. For one side Kirby does fit perfectly in Mario Kart and is strongly popular, on the other side the franchise is heavily co-owned by Hal Laboratory and idk how negotations would have to be to include Kirby. But yeah, I would at least try to get Kirby in.

49 Marth: this one is potentially the most confusing addition, and ironically what I said at the beginning could be Osby's favourite addition.
I honestly believe that Fire Emblem has slowly but surely become one of the Big boy Nintendo IPs. Three Houses has been the best selling Fire Emblem in the West, Fire Emblem Heroes keeps getting ingress and players and It seems the Train isn't stopping. I feel It has come to the point that Fire Emblem would indeed fit perfectly into Mario Kart. Of course Marth would get a Mario Kart exclusive redesign to fit more with the artstyle similar to what Link had (maybe they take inspiration mostly from the original NES artwork).

Before going to the final part, I want to comment that I made sure to make the number of racers 49 so I could make a sort of perfect square in the character menu (kinda similar to Mario Kart 8). I also made sure to not include way more new characters than older ones so It could balance evenly and the number of returning characters was good enough for the community.

I would really like a new track inspired by New Donk City. It could be easy to design and would make for interesting shortcuts and layouts.

A track based on Mario 64 would be cool. You could start at Peach's Castle and throught the course of the track you would go inside paintings and explore some of the Mario 64 Maps.

I feel antigravity should return, as It helped make the track design even cooler.

Waluigi Pinball and Coconut Mall are some Tracks I want to return.

I really feel a Battle Mode track based on Arms would work really well, due to the competitive nature of the original game.

The Pikmin track could work similar to Animal Crossing where It has some variants with different designs inspired by the time of day.

I'm divided about what to do for the Fire Emblem track: for one side I'm considering the idea of making the Garreg Mach Monastery a really Big track where many of the characters from the Game would be watching the racers. On the other side I considered a generic Fire Emblem map for Battle Mode inspired by the combat Maps in the Fire Emblem series.

I want the F-Zero Tracks to return too, but idk if I would add a new one.

Mii costumes are returning.

You will have noticed that I skipped a lot of alternate characters in my roster. That's because I am considering the idea of turning all of them into alts or costumes for the main characters. Think of It like the costume of Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, but with different unlock methods.

Well, that should be all of It. I spent over an hour writing all of this. Hopefully the effort doesn't go to waste and the people of the thread do read this.

Phew, gonna drink some water now.

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I do like a lot of your ideas here. In terms of your roster, I’m not fully sold on Goomba or Chain Chomp as I can’t imagine them not looking awkward behind the wheel. If I were to see them in action I might be more convinced. I had Plessie in mind as a kart. I don’t see their proportions really looking good in a driving position. I didn’t really think the Honey Queen looked good shrunk down either.

You don’t have to get rid of anyone, these are just my thoughts on them.
 
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I do like a lot of your ideas here. In terms of your roster, I’m not fully sold on Goomba or Chain Chomp as I can’t imagine them not looking awkward behind the wheel. If I were to see them in action I might be more convinced. I had Plessie in mind as a kart. I don’t see their proportions really looking good in a driving position. I didn’t really think the Honey Queen looked good shrunk down either.

You don’t have to get rid of anyone, these are just my thoughts on them.
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It's all cool my friend!

I do like a good chunk of your choices too such as Syrup or K.Rool.
 
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JDCabrera said:
It's all cool my friend!

I do like a good chunk of your choices too such as Syrup or K.Rool.
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I might do a bit of rearranging of my roster soon, might incorporate Ninji and Monty Mole as well as some of my maybe choices. Still trying to figure out what a good cutoff number should be since I have it at 48 right now
 
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I might do a bit of rearranging of my roster soon, might incorporate Ninji and Monty Mole as well as some of my maybe choices. Still trying to figure out what a good cutoff number should be since I have it at 48 right now
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I feel the cut off number should be one which ends Up making the character select screen form an almost perfect square or a directly perfect one, as that was how It turned out with Mario Kart 8.
 
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I feel the cut off number should be one which ends Up making the character select screen form an almost perfect square or a directly perfect one, as that was how It turned out with Mario Kart 8.
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I have in mind this stacked 8 x 6 so I’m not fully sure how to do so, any thoughts on how I can improve my roster so far?
 
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tbh I’ve never had tea or coffee so I can’t really say I have an opinion on them ¯\(ツ)/¯
 
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Wademan94 said:
I have in mind this stacked 8 x 6 so I’m not fully sure how to do so, any thoughts on how I can improve my roster so far?
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For what you are trying to do I feel It is being good so far.

Although I would personally suggest to add more enemies from the series in general, as there's a lot of cool stuff to take from them.

You seem to push a lot of the spin off characters, maybe look at some of the most interesting enemies or goons in the spin-offs and consider adding some of them.
 
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Easily one of my favorite scenes from KH3, Woody is a badass in this game
 
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