You could argue that Jigglypuff is irrelevant, because she is. But I'm not going to. Like I said, I just see it like that, an I would bet money that sheik stays.
No, Jiggs is still somewhat 'relevant' because of popularity. Now the question is: Is Impa popular enough to receive the same treatment? Going by this thread, I'd say she is. Sure, a lot of you don't want her in, but a lot of us DO want her in. This topic is quite popular in and of itself. Perhaps Sakurai will avoid the whole topic altogether by just removing Sheik and refusing to put Impa in.
If Sheik stays, it will most likely be because Sakurai wants to keep the transformation gimmick...
Nah, if Sakurai really wants to keep the transformation gimmick so badly, he has PT and Samus to work with. He could even make it easier to transform back and forth between Samus and ZSS. He no longer needs Sheilda to keep up that front.
-Sheik is OoT Zelda. So really, it's a case of OoT Zelda vs. SS Zelda, in which case, OoT Zelda's full extent of powers have not been shown, while SS Zelda just seems to be a regular mortal with a singular use of a godly power for last resort. This is further backed by how Hylia essentially gave up her divine power and immortality to be reborn as a mortal. So if anything, that crystal sleep is the last she would ever be able to do.
Actually, for all you know, that could have been only the
beginning of what she could do after she revived her memories as Hylia the Goddess. If you ask me, that would actually be the
perfect backdrop for her to gain her old Smash moveset with a few tweaks, of course. Also, as I sad before, she's the ONLY Zelda to ever have access to the
full Triforce.
What i'm not understanding, is why they would replace a character just so that they can give the new character the same moveset. That makes no sense, and likely, causes development to last longer. Realistically, they could just give Sheik a Skyward Sword redesign, and be done with it.
Does the name Toon Link strike a bell? Do you realize that Toon Link's moveset is basically a
direct port from Young Link's moveset with a few tweaks for the new Brawl environment? The only moves that are arguably very different are nair and bair.
Mind you, the only truly important role Impa played, was in Skyward Sword. Sure, she shows up in almost every other game, but she is basically a side character other than Skyward Sword.
>Forgetting the important role she played as Zelda's guardian AND a sage in OoT. Also, see directly below:
Smash Zelda is an amalgamation of multiple Zeldas, NOT a specific one. Same with Link. They merely take the style of a certain one as their look.
Smash Zelda is the amalgamation of
nothing. Not ONE of her moves was ever used by a Zelda, especially not in the manner she was using them. Smash Zelda is a visually OoT/TP Zelda with a completely made-up moveset. This is why literally anything can work in Smash.
Along that note (and this is targeted at Scoliosis as well), Impa in Smash 4 can just be an amalgamation of SS Impa and OoT Impa (who is basically just Sheik anyway).
I'd also like to note, that if we are going to mention how important Impa is, then lets think about who is quite possibly the most important character in Skyward Sword. Ghirahim.
Had he not completed his task, then the rest of the games in the series would never happen. Ever. So when comparing Ghirahim to Impa, who is "more important"?
Nope, I say Demise is most important. Had Ghirahim completed his task, this would still be true.
The most chilling boss battles were always when Link faced The Imprisoned One, and Demise was also more hyped up, even if his battle was a little disappointing, but hey,
all of Ghirahim's battles were beyond easy and disappointing as well (actually SS' boss battles in general and maybe even the game as a whole had this problem).
All these questions will surely be answered during E3.
Possibly not. Don't get your hopes up. Sakurai may just opt to avoid ALL of the controversy surrounding the next LoZ 'theme' by making it so that we never even see a single aspect related to LoZ in whatever's screened.
Edit: Sakurai has already stated several times in interviews that he's tired of people taking simple statements he makes and taking them to all-new heights of speculation. Now imagine the possible roars/rumors/outrage that could be sparked by an E3 video, even one that isn't conclusive in the slightest.
