Xenoblade's Shulk Confirmed For Super Smash Bros. During Japanese Nintendo Direct

Wooowhoo!!

Nice, he looks very unique.

Now everyone going on about him being a Brawl hack can just stop.

Welp, Shulk makes the first character in this game I know nothing of and have never played the game he stars in. He can apparently see the future? Cool.

Whelp, I wasn't asking for his inclusion, but the more the merrier!

Plus, it means another sword fighter. That's my favorite type of character.

Chugga will be pleased

I saw a picture of shulks in underwear. I hope for the same kind of article samus got or I am calling this site sexist. And the picture is up on the smash site and can be seen in the trailer.

You can't say that the leak is 100% confirmed, we can just say that Shulk is confirmed.

Delighted, intend to use him regularly and great to see the game represented.

"monadoooo... kickthatpikachuintheface!"

This means.... God dang it, I lose. I still think the roster pic is fake until the JP release.
Sigh... +1 TeamReal.
Kind of glad I was proven wrong though, more unique fighters are good.

But...but... IT'S NOT MONADO MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh wow what? did not see this coming

the leak was real....

Disappointed that the trailer was not for two characters with Shulk lying on a patch of grass and Duck Hunt laughing in the distance, as many people suggested.

Yep, this is awesome. Welcome to Smash, Shulk!

@siavm To be fair, the Samus thing got an article because it was Sakurai's pic of the day.

@siavm
When it's a guy it's not using sex appeal just because! Didn't you know? >_>

@Lizuka Thanks, I had the same opinion and you are gonna help me through it.

I still have Xenoblade Chronicles in the shrink wrap in my shelf. I reckon I should play it someday to see what all the hoopla is about Lol. Shulk does looks like he has a pretty cool moveset...

I approve, and the stage looks great.

this game or soon series need all love it gets. It is time people learn about that not Square Enix made the best JRPG last gen...
No other thing makes me so sad as not even the JRPG community knows much about the greatness that Xenoblade is.

OH, btw. Xenoblade 3DS was announced for the NEW 3DS...

@Lizuka I agree with every statment you typed there. I just wish I new SOMETHING about him, other than he a light up sword and needs a hair cut. NA doesn't really care about this guy because I've never seen a "Xenoblade"
game in my life. I doubt they even sell them them here.

@Amateur That's a good point, but for now things are kind of going in the leak's favor.

Fake. That's a Brawl hack.

Woo! Riki's in Smash! (So is Shulk!)

I'm a little miffed. I thought it was Reyn time

@Lizuka So you don't like him because you know nothing about Xenoblade? If so, I do not agree with your reasoning.

Your opinion though.
_{The insults and profanity are not necessary. Please don't do that again — TBD}

@NintendoFan64 Yeah, but in my opinion, if Dark Pit in Smash not as alt costume, but a character, we can say the leak is real.

if people here really don't like him because they don't know Xenoblade and don't want to know anything about it i am really,really sad.

This is why we an't have nice things and BS games like Final Fantasy XIII sells a s..tload besides beeing a bad games. But, he, people love FF, right?

To be honest, the trailer was pretty cool and emphasised on Shulk being a unique character with a different playstyle from the the other swordsman. The Monado variations look cool! Plus the trailer made my all hyped for an Isaac reveal as well. After all Isaac is another Nintendo JRPG character with a similar popularity to Shulk plus he has Djinns to use!

Here's to Isaac joining Shulk soon in Smash 4!

yeah, looks like a trend...Nintendo NOT forgetting about their (realtively) new RPG franchises...
Nintendo really has to push their RPG games more. Many aren't awere that things like Golden Sun, Xenoblade or even Fire Emblem exist...
I think thes games, if properly marketed, can change the image of Nintendo.
They have some of the greatest games in almost any genre and still nobody knows about it! Heck, No Ko Kuni sold great on PS3. Ther IS a market.
Please Nintendo, push your RPGs more. They deserve this.

Owen Wilson joins the battle!

For a while there, I thought it was Robotnik at the end of the video.

Then I realised it must be an antagonist from the game (I think I even know which one, though I don't think I've played far enough yet to encounter them quite in this form, so no spoilers).
Do they have similar voices, or the same actual voice actor?

Looks like MetaKnight has met his match.

Well, now I've got to sit down and play through Xenoblade Chronicles. Pre-ordered it to support Rainfall but never got around to playing it. RPGs are so time consuming...

@Lasermaster123 Give it up dude jeez. Is he the assist trophy that uses a spirit hand to push you off the stage 3 times? If so, he's back as an assist trophy 'cause I saw him in a demo match.

If you have a 3ds and not Smash, you are wrong. If you buy your kid a 3ds and not Smash, you are still doing it wrong!

@Legromancer

Yes I totally agree! Nintendo does need to give their RPGs exposure. Fire Emblem they have already given enough exposure with 4 characters, even Xenoblade now has one character! Now the only character left is Isaac from Golden Sun, a legendary series by Nintendo which has largely been forgotten. But its not too late, since they just got the GBA games on VC.

@Porky

Which demo? Plus we always have DLC.

Awesomeness! Surprised and super glad they included him

Sorry MegaMan, seems youve got one hell of a competitor here for being my main...
Guys, in all honesty: Xenoblade 3DS, new 3DS models, Shulk in smash with a plenthora of cameos and probably a metal face boss battle...
How could this day get any better ?
Well, probably with the announcment that those things will also be available in europe this year
If they wont, i will probably just curl into a ball and cry myself to sleep...indefinitly.

Gonna get eggs thrown at me, but I didn't beat Xenoblade on the Wii. I own it though. Got to the part where you have to get through some cave after the attack on a town. Stopped playing. I'll try to get through it before ssb Wii u comes out.

Never played Xenoblade, so all I can think of every time I see the name Shulk is She Hulk.

Riki the heropon saves the day!

Regardless of leaked information, that was a great video. So glad Shulk is in, definitely trying him first.

@Demmi-Alpha Love your avatar. (y)
What is it?

@Lizuka Yeah I get what you mean about there being too many sword users, don't know too much about OP Rainfall though.

He looks at least very unique so I'm looking forward to using him regardless. Hopefully he's the last swordsmen.

So glad that Shulk is finally here, I sure Ganondorf, Wario and Ness are next to be announced and the Duck Hunt dog as well. I'm still not sure about Bowser Jr. though, never was a fan of him.

So the leak seems to be correct. Sucks, but at least I'm happy with the roster.

Let's keep up the pressure!

Hey, Nintendolife, gonna write an article about the unfair sexulaization of Shulk in smash?

He's in a bathing suit after all, and you guys hate belly buttons.

http://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FoKWQmS5.jpg&key=wZIIj7DqyzDarzghd53tJg&w=600&h=276.612

For goodness' sake, I wish people would let the whole "sexualisation" thing go. Women are sexualised far more than men in video games, and it's troubling. Putting one character in his underwear is nothing compared to the historic sexualisation of one of Nintendo's only female protagonists.

sh&t like this pisses me off so f*cking much!!! obscure characters from nintendo games most people haven't heard of( like luciana from i dunno what game, or this character for example) while more popular characters are apparently not important enoug to make it, like mewtwo from smash bros melee witch people have been wanting since 2001, or Waluigi witch many people like me have been wanting since 2008, sh*t like this makes me hate sakurai!!!!

Gah not another sword fighter! Don't get me wrong i love swords but would love hector from fire emblem swinging his axe around a lot more!

Super Sword Bros. So say we all.

My oldest son commeneted there are now almost as many swordsman now - 8 - as starting charachters in the original Smash - 12.

Guess I really need to play it now, stopped leaving 1st town a few hours in. And my kids misd watching Chuggaconroy - I banned him until we finish. They are happy to be watching WW now, just finished that this week.

Still looks fake. ... Joking! The vibe I'm getting from Nintendo is that its Xenoblade franchise will be getting a lot more attention in the coming year (between the Smash Bros reveal, the 3DS version of the first game, and the sequel on the Wii U). I'm curious to see where this will go.

This should have been a big reveal if not for the leak...

@LUIGITORNADO I know right.
It's like anytime there's an exposed midriff or a female character with bra size bigger than an B-cup, there's got to be some article complaining about it.

@xj0462 what an absolutely disgusting comment.

I couldn't care less what characters you like and don't like but how DARE you wish death on someone for not making this game SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR REQUESTS.

Seriously absolutely disgusting.

By the way, on a seperate note, and I know this may be absolutely mind blowing to you, but Nintendo makes more than just Pokemon and Mario games.

I love the character and the fighting style but I absolutly hate that voice. I wish they would have a japanese voice over instead and I hope they keep the Japanese voiceover for Marth. The English one for Ike was actually pretty good, but this one for Shulk is kind of annoying.
btw: Does anyone else think that he looks like he will be another really op character?

@KoiTenchi its just my damn opinion, and nintendo also makes zelda and metroid games rite?

@xj0462 ...do you SERIOUSLY not see why it's disgusting to wish death on someone?

That's not "just your opinion".

Just stop.

He seems to be a very technical fighter. Having to switch between different arts in order to get the best out of him. That will be interesting to play with.

I'm excited about this purely because it will shut miiverse up.

@KoiTenchi ya i gues i see your point. i just REALLY don't like sakurai, while i cant deny his game making ability, you cant deny hes a total troll! and i probably wont stop, so just leave me and my opinion alone! was there any character you wanted, but sakurai didn't put in?

I guess I just found my main.

ZERO SUIT SHULK! XD

@LUIGITORNADO
Don't get flustered about it. You live in a patriarchal society which over caters to male sexuality. The least you can do if you enjoy the fanservice side of videogames is to respect the opinions of people it makes uncomfortable.

@xj0462
Shulk and Lucina are great characters who are centre pieces of the games they come from. They are both excellent representations of Nintendo's diverse catalogue of franchises.
I know it's not quite the same but Mewtwo lives on in Lucario who controls very similarly (He may even make it as an alternative skin for L). Sakarai picks new characters who he can make feel different to the rest of the roster.

As for Waluigi... Why do you think he deserves a spot? He is deliciously creepy but since he has never been playable or even featured outside of spin-off titles I don't see what he would bring to the series.

I love the double meaning in the YouTube video title: "Looks like we don't have a choice!" Sure, it's a Battle Cry for Shulk, but also a nod to the fact that Sakurai and team don't have a 'choice' but to reveal characters that were in the leak.

@AJWolfTill why do i want Waluigi playable? mostly for completeness sakes, if they have mario luigi and wario playable, why not have waluigi playable?
im not the only one who desires this... also what game is shulk and luciana from?

@Legromancer Square-Enix hasn't made the best JRPG of the gen since before they merged, lol.

very nice

Wasn't that a Ridley shadow there at the end? Oh Sakurai, you tease us so...

@xj0462
Shulk is from Xenoblade Chronicles, a Wii RPG commonly believed to be the best JRPG of the last home console generation alongside Ni No Kuni.

Lucina is from Fire Emblem Awakening, an awesome 3DS game you must of heard of if you use this website.... It's the same franshise that Marth, Roy and Ike come from.

Mario, Luigi and Wario all have their own series. Wario isn't just an alternative version of Mario.

@sketchturner
No that was one of the main enemies from Xenoblade. Presumably this means he will be a boss alongside Ridley in some game mode.

@AJWolfTill hmm i should check out xenoblade then. also is te 3DS fire emblem the only one releaseed in america? and i know wario is not an alternative mario. wario land and warioware FTW

@Lizuka I know nothing about pokemon really. Should I take a stance like that, in the fact I dont want it in then because of it? Thats just extreme.

Awesome news. Loved xenoblade.

This would have been so much better if it had not been spoiled. Damn the guy who leaked.

Now copies of Xenoblade can go up in price by another $50! I paid $90 for mine from Gamestop after 6 months of checking their website weekly. I was prepared to drive a few hours to get a copy for under the average ebay price of $150

But he does look like a fun character to play as. The different Monado powers look like they add a lot of depth and that up A attack looks pretty useful. They certainly got the dialog right. The dude never shuts up in either game. (but I do like Xenoblade, FYI)

All aboard the hype train!

lol yet another Amiibo to add to the list

@thesilverbrick And this might just be one of the most time-consuming ones I've had since FFVII. Seriously, the game is one of the best I've played and people not getting the rave should just go ahead and play it if they have the time to invest, I still don't know how I am going to puzzle work, social life and Xenoblade X when it arrives... Anyway, awesome trailer and I know he will be my main. Only godlike constraint keeps me from typing all upper case, I'm so psyched.

@xj0462 No there have been half a dozen Fire Emblem games in the West now, the first of which was on the Game Boy Advance. The 3DS Fire Emblem is however the most critically acclaimed and best selling entry in the series.
I would strongly recommend both titles although both take some adjusting to if you have never played something like them before.

"the leaks were true"
well duh
it was a video, that was clearly not a brawl mod and clearly not original animation

ALRIGHT!!!!!! THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS!!!! sorry, I don't normally do upper case and exclamation marks but this is a special exception

Apparently Sakurai is listening to his fans...hmm...

I may actually have to get his game now...

Now to go finish Xenoblade, then get the New 3DS with the 3DS port (if they come over).

@AJWolfTill what genre ist it? is there a demo on the eshop?

DAMN IT... i wanted riki to be playable..........

No but seriously I'm so hyped. I'm also glad that the team he uses in his final smash was the team I mained in xenoblade. (PS I own the game for wii, got it on a wim at gamestop on launch and now it's one of my favourite games of all time.)

And "You will know our names" is truly a kickass-track. My god this will be awesome.

Also, am I the only one who's going to turn Japanese on, just to have the Japanese voices, as that's how I played the original Xenoblade.

But doesn't this shulk we saw in the trailer move in a very different fashion to the ones in the leaks? Therefore the leak is not real and we won't see bowser Jr (woop) then again, I don't have the old footage to compare.

Meh

So it's true then, I can't tell the difference between the leaked roster and his actual portrait

Sorry more and more thoughts keep coming to me. So I don't really doubt the leak any more (except that I think the roster pic is from an earlier build), however I still think that we have more characters than are in those picks. So that said, I wonder if Reyn, Sharla, Fiora, or Melia will make the cut.

And yet another character who I've never heard of before their announcement to the roster. Between this, the new Pokémon, and all the Fire Emblem characters I am caring about this game less and less every day.

No game in the series will ever be better than Melee. Its gameplay was fast and perfect and the roster was actually full of characters that the average gamer recognizes.

YEAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

@Diddy_kong the average gamer knew who Marth and Roy were when Melee came out and their the Fire Emblem series had never even come to the US yet those same people don't know who Shulk is when his game came out in the US 2 years ago AND americans has made a MASSIVE petition to bring it over?

LOL. I mean, I'm not saying Shulk is SUPER popular, and I'm sure there are people who don't know him but LOL.

He looks way too sexualized in those swim shorts.

@Diddy_kong Characters that the average gamer recognizes? Marth and Roy had never been seen outside Japan. Ice Climbers and Game & Watch were ancient and obscure. And Ness was from an under-the-radar cult classic that most people had never played at the time.
Melee had its obscure characters, too. And there's no way it had a better roster than Smash 4 (seeing as most of Melee's characters are still in it).
Smash Bros. is a celebration of Nintendo and is not made just for the "average gamer" but rather primarily for Nintendo fans, who do recognize its many characters, both common and obscure.

If you hate it so much, go play Melee forever and leave the rest of us (who think Shulk is fantastic) alone.

#TeamReal
#TeamDuckHuntDog

THE LEAK IS REAL

@xj0462 There is a demo of Fire Emblem on the 3ds. Xenoblade does not have one but you could watch a Let's play if you were interested.

@xj0462 who the hell is waluigi?

I say fudge the leaks! I love Sakuras videos!

@jpfan1989 you dont know who waluigi is?
http://www.mariowiki.com/Waluigi

@koelboel I'm definitely going to give it a go, especially after your rave review. I've just got to finish the final boss on Child of Light first (an RPG short enough to hold my attention, haha).

For me, a huge part of Smash has always been the fan service and nostalgia, so I need to get familiar with Xenoblade to appreciate Shulk. Thanks for the tip!

Looks like there won't be any Square Enix-branded whiny teenage blonde JRPG heroes on this version of Smash for DK to clobber, so Shulk will have to do... ;D

shulk what are you doing =w= stealing reyns catchphrase

@thesilverbrick no worries! lock the doors and enjoy it!

Bad accent lol but great person he looks like a great fighter the background music from xenoblade is soooo cool.

"A History of the Sexualisation of Shulk" tomorrow confirmed. Can't wait for it, it's so absolutely important that this site puts an article that criticizes Nintendo characters in shorts.

Is this even a Nintendo character?!! Or yet another third party.

He's Nintendo, comes from Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii.

"Looks like we don't have a choice!" That double meaning. Poor Sakurai.

@Dodger I just paid $40 for a copy at Gamestop a few weeks ago. I am sure with the announcement of the N3DS version the price will drop further.

All I need to say is dang it.... now there are two amiibo figures I will have to buy. Shulk and the world of Xenoblade is currently trying to usurp my favorite console RPG of all time title held by Final Fantasy IX.

He looks a bit on the cartoonish side with the HD graphics, which would of annoyed me if he looked like that in Xenoblade as that art style would of really clashed with the story. Now that my only gripe is over with.

He looks really cool, and I really like how they implemented his sword powers. As for his "underwear", those were his shorts when you donned certain armors. Nice thing about that game, armor and weapons actually change on the character models.

@Lasermaster123 I used to watch the two minute matches of SSB4 demo matches on YouTube and I saw him come out of a trophy. I'd have to watch them all again to find it and send you a link but I admit it was a fairly long ago so maybe I am recalling wrong.. meh we have 2 weeks to know for sure if we both were to spoil ourselves or wait 'till it's released out of Japan lol.

FINALLY A CHARACTER I WANTED

Also Riki, Dunban, and Metal Face, yay. (No Reyn?)

Nice! It just gets better and better!

OMG THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!!! He just replaced Roy for me SHULK!!!

@Yorumi So he's basically invincible

WAS THAT EGGMAN AT THE ENSD!?!?!?

Damn i'm hyped for shulk and i guess the leak is real.

That's an epic trailer right there!

Can't wait to use him in the new games!

@Benjelo
Japanese Shulk sounds like he is being raped, this one sounds better IMO.
And I'd like to have english voice for Marth , at least for once, and let us switch bitween english and Japanese voices in the game options.

@WaveBoy
Anime flavor!? facepalm These characters are all from games dude, just because the characters have an similar anime style, dusn't mean they're from anime.
Too many sword men!? How many of them use the fist?! OH NO, SO MUCH OF THEM USE THE FIST!

@WaveBoy
And Xenoblade is NOT 3rd party, it's 1st/2nd party( whoever you like calling it more).

@Yorumi We need an assist trophy of Reayn saying ''Now it's Reayn time!''

@retro_player_22 I bet those will be hidden as unlockables, the game is so close to come out in Japan.

Nice, I'm liking how different characters are introducing new and different ways to play.

Introduce Shulk to the world via Smash=excellent character exposure,make the game he comes from portable, then hit everyone with xenoblade chronicles X and improve Wiiu sales! The future is changing!

looks like there is going to be some good sword fights in the new smash bros

It's too bad this guy is not in the game, he would had add something unique to the gameplay especially with that chain spear of his.

Aeron from Pandora's Tower

@WaveBoy What? Okay if you don't care that i'm hyped for shulk you don't have to tell me.And maybe you replied to the wrong person? Cause i just said i'm hyped and saying the leak is real.

Shulk, looking good! Nice addition by the way.

@ChessboardMan
If you're talking about the first "face" mechon of the game, you're right. If not, well... I've already told you who is it ;P

@luigiluigiluigi Shulk is a first party Nintendo Character. He is from the legendary RPG Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii, which is arguably the best RPG ever made by a Nintendo fist party studio.

Where is the sexualised story Nintendolife? You were quick to post one about Samus in her Fusion/Zero Mission outfit.

@TICGS Isn't Shulk a 2nd party character? Technically owned by Nintendo but belongs to Monolith. Kinda like how Pokemon is from Gamefreak.

@Trikeboy no he is not 2nd party because Monolith Soft is a First Party studio since 2007.

@Yorumi I know that, but since last time I saw it, Nintendo owns 97% of the studio. So I was skeptical to say just 1st party. Anyway, 2nd party is just a term, it doesn't really exist.
I'd like to see that trophy, it would be so funny XD.

@WaveBoy What's the problem with the ''anime'' style? That's just how the modern characters are. The only reason Mario and other characters aren't ''anime'' or even realistic style is because they were made in the 8 bit era, you couldn't do much realistic proportions at that time. Even Link and Pit evolved to ''anime '' style in newer games. Marth didn't look good in 8 bit with that realistic proportion, but now he does.
Following your logic, there ARE way too much fist users, LOL.

This MAY mean I will be able to play as Dr. Mario again. That Leak showed Shulk's render before he was announced. How would you GET THAT?!

@Imagamerboi ofcourse it's real, that render can't be found anywhere else, so if it's not, that leaker is goooooooood.

Did anyone notice that the name of Shulk's clarification video is "Looks like we don't have a choice?!"

@wurde The leaker did work at Nintendo so ya..

More swordsmen. Might as well make this Soul Calibur.

@FJOJR Nintendo has a lot of swordsmen and women in the IP bin.

YAY! This will be my first ever Smash Brothers game, and I already know what character I'll be using most of the time.

@Legromancer Any studio that was not actually founded by Nintendo, and the games thereof (Monolith, HAL, Rare, Retro, Game Freak etc.) are by default not Nintendo intellectual properties. Nintendo only earns a share of their profits and/or owns them through contracts. Nintendo can't be credited for games that they only published, but were actually the idea's and creations of an already existing studio any more than Disney can be credited with the creations of Marvel or Lucas Film by simply owning them.