Gather 'round, Smash fans. It's time to learn all about The Hero's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Yes, as promised, a video presentation showcasing the new character has now been shared by Nintendo. Hosted by series director, Masahiro Sakurai, the video gives us an in-depth look at the fighter and even reveals when you'll be able to get your hands on the new content yourself.
Here are some of the key reveals from the video above:
- Hero and version 4.0 update available today!
- Each of the four heros - named Eleven, Arusu, Solo and Eight in Japanese - has an alternate colour based on other characters from the series.
- Whoosh, Swoosh and Kaswoosh spells for the DQ11 hero! Also, Oomph and Kaboom. No word yet on Kerpow.
- Hero has the highest number of special moves of all fighters in the entire game.
- Sakurai looks at a new stage: Yggdrasil's Altar from Dragon Quest XI S.
- Slimes (and rare liquid metal Slimes) appear in the background.
- Treasure chests can appear on the stage, although be careful - it might be a Mimic!
- Field and Battle tunes for each Hero.
- New Mii Fighter Costumes Round 2! Veronica (Swordfighter), Erdrick (Swordfighter), Martial Artist (Brawler) and Slime (Hat). $0.75 each.
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Just in case anyone is wondering. No, a new character was not revealed.
Wow, so much love for Hero. They really went all out.
Waiting for that Shantae or Crono reveal.
Love what I saw , but the lack of songs and costumes was an bit disappointed.
This character is insane.
The only 2 things that surprised me was
1: The strange new mode choices (aside for the much asked tournaments for online)
And 2: Geno wasn't Deconfirmed as a Mii fighter
To be fair dont care about Hero, just hurry up with Banjo
Love that metal slime refrence
Hero seems to rely a bit on RNG. Not sure how I feel about that, or how this will affect him for competitive play. Besides that, I don't see why a Very Easy mode was necessary for WoL--(Pauline/Geno/The Boss flashbacks) Nevermind.
Online Tournament mode is definitely welcome, especially if streamers can set up their own and have their viewers join in. Nothing too big was revealed, though. RIP Home-Run Contest.
@KayFiOS Pauline was the dumbest fight in the entire world. I only won cause she fell right off the stage.
@AstralSoul13 Right, but RNG is rarely seen as part of a character's moveset in Smash, with Peach's turnips and Olimar's random-spawning Pikmin in Brawl being the only two exceptions I can think of. I can understand the critical hits, but randomly selected attacks for the menu? I think cycling through pages of a menu would be better, if it weren't for that insta-kill move.
@KayFiOS Considering they're adding one major mode each major update so far (all two of them, but bear with me as I pretend that's enough for a pattern), there's a chance we'll see three more major modes added before the game is finished. With Stage Builder and Online Tournament added so far, Home Run (Or a few stadium games) certainly isn't out of the question as being one of the remaining ones added.
@KayFiOS Mr Game & Watch’s Judge move is also random...
Dude seems really powerful and mad unpredictable. Not sure how I feel about this.
@gaga64 @KayFiOS there’s actually a fair bit of RNG with characters, as seen on this page: https://www.ssbwiki.com/Randomness
Of course, most characters only have one or two moves with RNG, if any.
@gaga64 I was listing the ones I could think of. Forgot about Judge. In that sense, I feel a bit better about Hero, cos that one move does a variety of different things.
"it would be a shame to be limited to one or two songs"
@ShadJV Point taken.
Looks very good this character. Also, I'm glad that they added very easy difficulty to WoL, as there are a few fights that were frustrating, even in easy mode and this coming from someone that likes challenging games.
I am shocked that V's hero was not a pallet swap since he is so popular (and about to get a movie) and and I was hoping for VI since that is my favorite in the series but the final smash is good enough. No complaints.
Great livestream!
I love how sakurai connects to the fans directly.
Even tho thia guy is a legend of his own he is still down to earth simple. Thumps up for this hardworking guy.
But aside of that did i just see two empty character DLC slots? I thought we would only get one more lol.
@The-Chosen-one It's confusing, but Pirahna Plant was some kind of bonus DLC character that isn't part of the 5-part fighter pass (although you can still buy it separately).
Why does anyone think these types of videos are showcased as Nintendo Directs when they only show a specific game with gameplay and info?
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