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Smash Ultimate Fighters Pass #2 confirmed (6 fighters) - released by December 2021
- Thread starter Phendrift
- Start date
Perfect number for
Viewtiful Joe
Ameratsu
Skull Kid
Crash
Spyro
Mega Man Zero
Viewtiful Joe
Ameratsu
Skull Kid
Crash
Spyro
Mega Man Zero
Nope. Rules are meant to be broken. Especially fan-imagined rules.
Fair point on Tockles, but their spirit was released after Hero got in Smash. And it's not about there not being options (we both agree that there are plenty), it's about Sword/Shield getting a spirit event at all ahead of a hypothetical character.
Good luck with that.
At the very least, "no non-video game characters" actually is a rule. Sakurai has stated time and time again that shit like Goku or Spongebob or Ironman will never be in Smash.
At one point it was only Nintendo characters. I'll bet he changes his mind eventually.
People have been saying that for years and it hasn't happened yet.
He does, but it goes both ways. For example, Sakurai stopped including region-exclusive characters post-Lucas (ultimately screwing over franchises like Mortal Kombat).
Just prepare yourself for disappointment.
But does Goku believe in me?
Non-videogame characters is not a fan imagined rule, it has been reiterated dozens of times by Sakurai himself.
And if any non-videogame character got in, the only acceptable one is Mickey Mouse.
Fuck Goku and all of his weeb shit companions.
I already said I think he will change his mind.
Mickey's cool, I don't really care either way.
Given that the one Western characters in the base game and Fighter's Pass #1 are from Rare and Retro and are from first party or former first party games, I wonder if it's time to give up hope for a Ubisoft or Bethesda rep. Maybe not, since Ubisoft is getting Mii costumes in the next update, but it does seem like Nintendo/Sakurai are mostly sticking to characters and franchises that originated in Japan.
I also think a Gen 8 Pokemon is all but guaranteed in this Fighter's Pass, given the large number of Pokemon already in the game and the ridiculous success of Sword/Shield. It'll probably be the final form of one of the starters (Intelleon, maybe?) but I'm holding out hope for a Wooloo miracle. (I mean, Jigglypuff made it.)
Beyond that, I have no idea. There aren't that many new Nintendo franchises without reps. Labo wasn't successful enough to justify one, and is probably done. Arms did OK, but unless a sequel is planned I'm not sure Nintendo is interested enough in the IP to bother (especially since no Arms character made FP1). Ring Fit Adventure seems to have legs (har har), so ... maybe? I'm not sure the overlap is there with the Smash fanbase to incentivize sales of Ring Fit Trainer (or whatever she's called) as DLC. Dragaux would be hilarious, but is an even longer shot.
Rex and Pyra/Mythra seemed like obvious choices, but their absense from FP1 and the fact that Monolith has moved on to other projects and XC2 is past its prime sales-wise makes me wonder if the Rex Mii costume is all we're getting. (I still think there's a good chance this could happen though.) Given that Nintendso seems unwilling to even port XCX to the Switch, Elma probably has no chance. Ditto to Wonder Red for the same reason. Super Mario Odyssey is huge and probably will get a sequel eventually, so maybe Pauline has a real shot?
As far as third parties are concerned ... Christ, who knows? Master Chief seems like he has a real chance if Halo actually does get ported to the Switch. Travis Touchdown has to happen eventually, right? Sakurai has to take mercy on poor Suda51. The man has been begging for Travis in Smash since Brawl. Plus, Travis has appeared in three games on Nintendo systems with a fourth coming with one being a full exclusive (NMH2), two being timed exclusives (NMH1 & TSA), and NMH3 being either a full or timed exclusive, so he has a closer association with the Nintendo brand than a lot of the alternatives (not that it always matters, considering Cloud and Joker). But really, I have no idea. I would have never guessed that Joker or Terry would make it in FP1, and we don't even know if FP2 will have a substantial number of third party characters.
I also think a Gen 8 Pokemon is all but guaranteed in this Fighter's Pass, given the large number of Pokemon already in the game and the ridiculous success of Sword/Shield. It'll probably be the final form of one of the starters (Intelleon, maybe?) but I'm holding out hope for a Wooloo miracle. (I mean, Jigglypuff made it.)
Beyond that, I have no idea. There aren't that many new Nintendo franchises without reps. Labo wasn't successful enough to justify one, and is probably done. Arms did OK, but unless a sequel is planned I'm not sure Nintendo is interested enough in the IP to bother (especially since no Arms character made FP1). Ring Fit Adventure seems to have legs (har har), so ... maybe? I'm not sure the overlap is there with the Smash fanbase to incentivize sales of Ring Fit Trainer (or whatever she's called) as DLC. Dragaux would be hilarious, but is an even longer shot.
Rex and Pyra/Mythra seemed like obvious choices, but their absense from FP1 and the fact that Monolith has moved on to other projects and XC2 is past its prime sales-wise makes me wonder if the Rex Mii costume is all we're getting. (I still think there's a good chance this could happen though.) Given that Nintendso seems unwilling to even port XCX to the Switch, Elma probably has no chance. Ditto to Wonder Red for the same reason. Super Mario Odyssey is huge and probably will get a sequel eventually, so maybe Pauline has a real shot?
As far as third parties are concerned ... Christ, who knows? Master Chief seems like he has a real chance if Halo actually does get ported to the Switch. Travis Touchdown has to happen eventually, right? Sakurai has to take mercy on poor Suda51. The man has been begging for Travis in Smash since Brawl. Plus, Travis has appeared in three games on Nintendo systems with a fourth coming with one being a full exclusive (NMH2), two being timed exclusives (NMH1 & TSA), and NMH3 being either a full or timed exclusive, so he has a closer association with the Nintendo brand than a lot of the alternatives (not that it always matters, considering Cloud and Joker). But really, I have no idea. I would have never guessed that Joker or Terry would make it in FP1, and we don't even know if FP2 will have a substantial number of third party characters.
By December 2021? It's barely even worth announcing a date lol. Did any ever think the characters would release later than that?
The exact inverse. The February 2020 sounded like quite a slowdown at the first glance (if you didn't notice veterans being easier on the devs back then), it's reasonable to assume people would be angry by November if it wasn't stated as the expected deadline for Pass 1. December 2021 doubles down on the team needing their time, instead of, I dunno, 6 characters by December 2020.
I like your dream.I'm ready.
Dreaming big! Let's see how many I get!
I'm ready.
Dreaming big! Let's see how many I get!
Acceptable list.
I got hopes for Pass 2, though I expect that Pass 2 will be just as bad for me as 1 lol.
Chun-Li
Shantae
Dixie Kong
Reimu
Off the Hook
Akira Howard (female default, Nintendo :T)
Chun-Li
Shantae
Dixie Kong
Reimu
Off the Hook
Akira Howard (female default, Nintendo :T)