Topic: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

@Grumblevolcano ok well neither of us know so just have to wait and see. A lot of games coming out next year so makes sense some of the new characters make it over.

Is Piranha Plant one of the 5 DLC fighters? Or is he a bonus one that is not a part of the 5?

Bonus character.

DLC Predictions:

1. Edelgard (FE Three Houses)
2. Dixie Kong
3. Elma
4. Geno/Sora/DQ character
5. Steve (Minecraft)

If the Three Houses character happens, it'll be the first of the five revealed. I think they said they were aiming for a February release for Piranha Plant right? So a Three Houses character getting revealed in the March/April Direct and then released in April/May to coincide with the game's release just lines up perfectly.

@IceClimbers Yes, Piranha Plant for February the eshop says everything done by February 2020 so 1 every 2 months would work.

I'd love to have a Minecraft character. Because the stage and music alone would be worth it.

Also that'd be like Microsoft and Nintendo being all buddy buddy.

Time to main Mii Brawler bois https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1058365978591948800?ref...

Also I'd be fine with Minecraft stage...but Steve as a assist, but who knows at this point.

This is just depressing.

Some people seem to be looking at Piranha Plant a bit too harshly. I'm not going to say everyone hates the character's inclusion, but there's plenty of negative comments flying around. I admit that I was confused at first since the idea seemed absolutely absurd. However, I thought about it for a while after the Direct ended, and it really isn't anything to be angry about.

Sakurai was probably just going about his day to day business, when all of a sudden the idea of a playable Piranha Plant entered his mind. He starts toying with the idea and before you know it he has a functional (and in my opinion, very fun looking) moveset all lined up. I doubt that this was planned. It's an extra character. A bonus. It didn't take a "slot" from Geno, or Isaac, or Shadow, or whoever else people were expecting. There's a reason Piranha Plant is free for early adopters of the game.

Also, the announced DLC is adding 5 more brand new fighters with stages and music tracks on top of a free bonus fighter in a roster that already features over 70 characters. The game isn't exactly starving for content. There's a ton of great stuff here, and plenty of highly requested characters have already been added. So rather than focusing on the small pieces that don't appeal to you, or that you don't agree with, pause for a moment and view the whole picture. I don't believe a simple potted plant is anything to get angry over.

The official name for the main theme is Lifelight. Here's the English version:

And here's the Japanese version:

How you know this? These 3 have a small fanbase that are vocal, but not big enough to cause an impact like the Ridley and K Rool fans did.

All the new characters except Incineroar, Daisy, Richter and Ken felt like high 2015 Smash Ballot picks. Incineroar didn't exist back when the ballot happened and the other 3 are Echo Fighters.

People can make up whatever rules, justifications and counterpoints they want for characters in Smash. It doesn’t really matter considering the Smash devs are the ones who decide who gets in or not, and they probably just choose whoever they find is cool or demanded enough.

Given the release timing of Piranha Plant...dare I say development started right after the E3 Waluigi backlash?

Just saying...

Anyway for Smash 6, safw to say the most demanded picks will be Shadow, Isaac and Waluigi. Historically the most demanded fighters are the next in the popularity list who didnt get in last time.

I'm glad to see Petey will be the final smash.... But imagine just how cool Naval Piranha would've been, covering the screen with snake-like vines filled with thorns and little piranha buds lunging at the victim.

Finish with Naval eating the screen like a rattlesnake attacking the camera.

Piranha Plant is mostly the "weird" character.

Falls in line with additions like Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B., Wii Fit Trainer and Duckhunt Dog. Feels like Sakurai pulls one oddball choice from a big bowl of strange characters and runs with it.

And lol, Ridley having haters. I always thought the "RIDLEY IS TOO BIG" thing was a meme and everybody rolled with it. Ridley getting in was great. In regards to demand, I'm glad Isaac is only in as an assist trophy. I know there are several people who adore the Golden Sun games, but I never had that click with the series and I find Isaac to be bland. But maybe I'm strange.

I remember going in hard when discussing Smash additions during the initial Smash Wii U talks and I got my three top picks (Little Mac, Shulk and Mega Man) and I got blasted for asking for Mega Man, it will never happen. Ha, that was great.

I'm 95% certain they really wanted Petey Piranha specifically as a playable character (especially considering his role in Subspace) but then realized a Piranha Plant would give it way more options as a fighter and have much more history in Nintendo then "that one boss from that Mario game people still pretend is as good as 64 or Galaxy"

Bonus points if it then turned into Lava Piranha. DEEPEST LORE

Mario - Bowser
Link - Ganondorf
Pikachu - Mewtwo
Samus - Ridley

It’s about time. I can’t wait to use Ridley

@Snaplocket

Oh, those sites Honestly the three of them are as always vocal minorities and I think in the grand scheme of things they weren’t as important.

And regarding Piranha Plant, I tend to agree with the whole series argument, but calling Waluigi a fan favourite is stretching it. I have always seen the whole Waluigi obsession as some strange movement promoting... nothing. Honestly I prefer PP over Waluigi anytime. He’s the fighter I never knew I wanted.

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