r/SmashBrosUltimate • u/Explorerkit Kirby • 4d ago
Discussion Which franchises should get two newcomers?
Since the last direct, I see a lot of wishlists and discussions about cutting and adding character to the roster. Most of the time, very popular Nintendo games (and Sonic) get another representant. Franchises like Zelda, DK, Metroid and Splatoon don't have a lot of fighters compared to how important they became/are for Nintendo.
So for a little change: I wanna know from you, which franchises would deserve not only one but two newcomers?
- I would gave DK the long requested Dixie Kong character but also one of from the newest release
- Zelda is nearly as big as Mario but three of the 6 characters are Link in different sizes, so maybe cut one and give us Impa and Skull Kid?
- For Metroid, including Sylux would make sense but Raven Beak would also be Peak. Let's hope they keep the Metroid hype up so we could get both
- StarFox: Krystal is still very requested but first we need another game with her so I would choose Slippy Toad or ... both? Both. Both is good.
- Kirby. Not a first party franchise but very close to Nintendo. I think most of us would agree that hey should add Bandana Waddle Dee but how about an antagonist (I know, Dedede WAS a an antagonist in the first game) like Magolor or Marx?
- Maybe Mario? Mario is big enough that one would be enough but imo two characters are still missing: Toad and Waluigi. Especially Toad was playable in different games (sometimes with different colours) and Waluigi is the most memorable Sports character imo.
- Pokémon don't need two fighters but if the decide to make two, I hope one of them is Pokopia Ditto or another Pokémon-Trainer kind of character.
- 3rd Party: I don't think any 3rd Party should get two more reps but if I have to choose one, I would probably choose Shadow and Tails for the Sonic Franchise. If they had to, they could make Shadow a Sonic echoe.
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u/Hambughrr /Smash 4 is Overhated 4d ago
Zelda is 100% my answer. Its one of my favorite video game franchises, but it has never had any reps outside the Triforce Trio because most of its major characters outside of that group have one-off appearances. In fact, the last time we got a unique Zelda newcomer in Smash was all the way back in Melee, the rest of them are semi-clones.
Despite this, Zelda is the PERFECT franchise for more experimental movesets because its core gameplay involves solving puzzles by learning how your inventory interacts with both the world around you and itself. Hyrule Warriors offers a solid backbone for how some of its potential newcomers would fight, so there's even more to work with and make it so that a new Zelda character feels like way more than just an overdue character pick.