What about an original character?

[Hydde]

Everyone suggest everyday characters from franchises..... but what about creating a totally new character to fill one spot in the game?.

Would it be a swordman?, a meleer like fox or capt falcon?, a magician? a pet like yoshi?

I would like to see someone new!!

 

[wilson7913]

I like that idea a lot actually. His name could be Smash.

 

[the grim lizard]

I think that would just make people upset. Most people would rather see a familiar character from a game than a brand-new one. Besides, chances are, most people aren't going to recognize everyone in the roster anyway; so it has the same effect. Except that, with a brand-new character, you're just adding another unknown character that no one knows.

Besides, it's Nintendo All-Stars.

 

[SubparSmashBrother]

Besides, it's Nintendo All-Stars.

The thing is, Smash Bros. is already big enough that it might need a playable character to represent its OWN series if you know what I'm getting at.

 

[Hydde]

Yeah thats where im getting at...smash, as a franchise itself, can have an original player for it.


After all like grim lizard said..... some characters are so old that a BIG part of the new players to the franchise will not recognize (Ie kid icarus, climbers, G&W).

The thing is that nintendo has so many charas to choose from, but i think that smash could have their own char as representative this time XD

I really think that one spot will not harm much =) (well actually one spot is like everyhting right now)

 

[Wizzlecroff]

It's a franchise about other franchises though. Also, it already has it's own characters.

 

[Chidosengan]

Except that, with a brand-new character, you're just adding another unknown character that no one knows.

Roy waves at you and says "Hello!"

 

[Wizzlecroff]

Roy waves at you and says "Hello!"

I thought he had a game in the making already?

 

[Hydde]

but anyways he wasl almost unknown.... the game was not even released in that time.

 

[Hydde]

It's a franchise about other franchises though. Also, it already has it's own characters.

but i mean playable ones!

 

[Wizzlecroff]

Yea, I know, but for most games there has to be a story line to have characters. Smashes story line is based on the story lines of all it's game characters.

 

[El HP]

That would kill the concept of SSB.

 

[Chidosengan]

Yea, I know, but for most games there has to be a story line to have characters. Smashes story line is based on the story lines of all it's game characters.

Not necessarily. Accoring to last Friday, the story involves trophies which sole purpose of life is to fight and kill each other, and those are the only rules they must follow. Braking those results in tradigy that may threaten the world.

Maybe the story will involve a independent trophy character, who wishes to become a legendary fighter like the others (mainly Mario), but then starts to question the rules of the world...


Wow! I can't believe I typed all this using the Wii!

 

[Hydde]

woah interesting thingy u wrote there =O i like!

 

[Chickenboy666]

It would be cool, and it would fit in a new Story Mode. But who knows...

 

[Circus]

Not necessarily. Accoring to last Friday, the story involves trophies which sole purpose of life is to fight and kill each other, and those are the only rules they must follow. Braking those results in tradigy that may threaten the world.

Maybe the story will involve a independent trophy character, who wishes to become a legendary fighter like the others (mainly Mario), but then starts to question the rules of the world...


Wow! I can't believe I typed all this using the Wii!

You deserve a gold star, for real. I would not have the patience.

Eh. My stance on this is pretty much the same one I have for Miis being playable. Not a recognizable character = doesn't deserve a spot. I think it's much more fun to play as a familiar character.

And don't shove Pit, Marth, Roy, or the IC's, down my throat here. SOMEONE recognizes/recognized them.

 

[Chidosengan]

You deserve a gold star, for real. I would not have the patience.

Hehe! I didn't notice till I was finished!

Eh. My stance on this is pretty much the same one I have for Miis being playable. Not a recognizable character = doesn't deserve a spot. I think it's much more fun to play as a familiar character.

*Roy waves at you*

 

[Circus]

*Roy waves at you*

OH, COME ON. You totally saw my thing at the end about Pit, IC's, Marth and Roy.

 

[the grim lizard]

Guess what, dude...Roy is getting the axe for Brawl. He was in as a promo character for the new FE game. What would be the point of having a promo character for Smash...when...you're...already...playing...the...game???!

 

[Chidosengan]

OH, COME ON. You totally saw my thing at the end about Pit, IC's, Marth and Roy.

The thing is, when Melee came out, FE6 (Roy's game) wasn't released yet. Nobody, not even the Japaneses, knew who Roy was. All they knew was that there was a new FE game coming out, and that's it.

 

[Circus]

The thing is, when Melee came out, FE6 (Roy's game) wasn't released yet. Nobody, not even the Japaneses, knew who Roy was. All they knew was that there was a new FE game coming out, and that's it.

Hm. For all I know, that's true, so I'll take it as such. Still, Roy is an established character, even if he was established post-Melee. an original character for Brawl wouldn't be, and if it were, then it basically wouldn't be a Smash character, would it?

 

[Bassoonist]

We don't need an original character to the series.

It just wouldn't be Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. is fighting between characters from other series.

The only way we're getting original characters is through story modes, like in the past games.

 

[the grim lizard]

The thing is, when Melee came out, FE6 (Roy's game) wasn't released yet. Nobody, not even the Japaneses, knew who Roy was. All they knew was that there was a new FE game coming out, and that's it.

You lose...

Guess what, dude...Roy is getting the axe for Brawl. He was in as a promo character for the new FE game. What would be the point of having a promo character for Smash...when...you're...already...playing...the...game???!

 

[Shuma]

*cough*Giga bowser*cough*

 

[the grim lizard]

*cough*Giga bowser*cough*

Yeah because he was completely different from Bowser.

You'd have a better argument with Master/Crazy Hand, even though they didn't have a complete moveset...or any control over movement whatsoever.

 

[Circus]

*cough*Giga bowser*cough*

I'd hardly even count Giga Bowser as a character. I see Giga nestled very nicely in the "attack" category, along with all the other Final Smashes.

 

[Rupert]

if there was an original character for brawl, it would probably be a promo for a new franchise that Nintendo would milk to death. It is a cool concept, but it just doesn't fit in the Smash Bros. formula. Smash Bros. is about being your favorite Nintendo mascots and now 3rd party mascots. Thats all there is to it.

 

[Shuma]

He was a character in Meelee, he had a moveset, and his first appearance was in Smash.

Thus: Original PLAYABLE character.

 

[Rx-]

He would have to be the standard of everything. Like slightly above average stats. Melee definatly. Very nintendo looking, but tall. He would remind you of a wire frame with his generic look. But he would have his own background. They would have to make him playable, but not uber. Thats my opinion.

 

[Circus]

He was a character in Meelee, he had a moveset, and his first appearance was in Smash.

Thus: Original PLAYABLE character.

He wasn't an original character in Melee though. He was Bowser, pumped full of steroids. Sure, we had never seen Boweser on steroids before Melee, but it was still Bowser. He even had the exact same moveset.

 

[freeman123]

I'm actually sort of for this idea. If they create a final boss that is an actual character(and not a giant hand or something), they could make him an unlockable character.

 

[Wizzlecroff]

I'm actually sort of for this idea. If they create a final boss that is an actual character(and not a giant hand or something), they could make him an unlockable character.

That still doesn't change the fact that the game is based around Nintendo stars fighting each other. Making a new character that is a final boss, wouldn't feel smash brotherish to me, but that's just my opinion.

 

[bksands77]

i say they use croms amazing idea and add king ganonidas boss lol

 

[EggBomb]

A fighting type Eevee evolution exclusive to Smash Bros.

Nintendo Next-Gen/Portable compatability anyone?

 

[Anders Kaiser]

The only "Smash-original" character I could see them adding to the playable roster would be Master Hand. Introducing a completely random new character solely to appear in Brawl as a fighter wouldn't make much of any sense, and defeats the purpose of the game to be a battle between Nintendo's All-Stars.

Like I said, Master Hand's the only thing that really fits the bill and could be workable, thanks to his appearances as a boss character in the first games. This means that he's already got somewhat of a defined moveset, and fans of the series are already familiar with him. MH could be considered Smash's own "all-star."

And yes, they could work Master Hand to be playable, though it would obviously take some modifications to how he currently fights. Scale him down and default him to his "finger-walking" form and you'll start to see where my thinking is on this. It's possible, but still very unlikely. The only other option is if Brawl's story has some actual depth to it, it leaves the possibility open for a possible unlockable boss. Anything beyond that is probably not going to happen, and really, it shouldn't happen.

 

[PrinnyFlute]

Wouldn't burn my bacon to have one character from the storyline, IF the storyline gets pretty interesting. I'd bet we'd see something pretty interesting yet familiar, knowing Sakurai. That is, if that were to happen.

 

[Chidosengan]

The reason I want to see an original character is for the sake for the possible story mode. Think about it, a important trait of a story is character devlopment. If there is a story, we would need a character that has a personality, a goal, and a purpose for all the fighting to make it at least interesting. I mean, it's better than that "trophy comes to life and fight a gaint hand for no reason."

And besides, its not like its going to kill the game, right? I mean we will all the all-stars plus one. And who knows, that character might become an all-star as well!

 

[PrinnyFlute]

I think the major idea behind an original character is that, if it's well done and TIES all these 'All-Stars' together, then it would more than likely work out.

Like Geno, basically. SMRPG was supposed to be just that, a "Mario" RPG. They could have made him and Mallow koopas or goombas, or replaced them with any of the already central characters from the Mario-verse. But with so many outside elements in the game (it was made by Square, after all,) they decided to use original characters that fit with the atmosphere of the game, tieing the new elements to the old. In a crazy game about characters from several different universes coming together, who's to say that if Sakurai comes up with a comprehensive story he won't also come up with a character that somehow unifies all these characters under one purposeful banner?

I know we all have our own characters that we're pretty vehement about leaving a slot open for, but in the end we have to remember:
1) It's Sakurai's game.
2) If he makes it work, and makes it cool, then why not. And I believe he's more than capable of making it work.

 

[LaniusShrike]

Well, at this point it seems likely enough that we'll be able to unlock the Purple Guy, since he seems to be the right size and shape of a playable character.
I wouldn't mind being able to unlock a character which is central to the Smash storyline- though just creating a character because they want to seems kind of silly. But, Smash Bros. IS an established video game series, and if they feel they deserve representation, then why not.