Random: Sakurai Celebrates Bethesda's 35th Anniversary With A Timely Meme

I'm convinced that either Doom Slayer is the last character, or we're getting him as a Mii costume next. The fact that we get 2 of Bethesda's most famous IP's represented in Smash but not the most iconic FPA is way too strange to me for me to think otherwise.

This somehow confirms the Switch Pro and/or Game Pass coming to Switch. The evidence is just too strong, at this point.

At this point I'm going all in on my DOOM Slayer prediction

I'm honestly shocked how much representation Bethesda has been getting as of late. Either he's going to be a Mii Costume releasing with the next Challenger Pack, or he IS the next Challenger Pack

Also "arrow to the knee" lol

Soooo..... Doom Slayer as the last DLC character please? 🥺 lol

@Slowdive I mean those games have been out for over ten years.

I have my hopes down for the Doom Slayer as the last DLC character, but who knows.

How are people putting Doom Slayer over Master Chief??

I will say this though, the Slayer and Isabelle memes would be legendary

@Bizzyb Look Microsoft's presence in Smash is nothing to scoff at but there's no way in hell they'd just magically lend over any of their BIG exclusive franchises like Halo or Gears

If Chief gets in it'll probably be a Mii costume, but especially as far as FPS game reps go DOOM is particularly more significant and has close ties to Nintendo much like the other Microsoft-owned characters in Smash

@Slowdive I predict your avatar (Nahobino) will be the final challenger. Better luck next time Doom Slayer. That aside, Fallout 3, Vegas and 4 would totally RAD on the Switch (and Nintendo would totally sell those at a price of 60$£€)

@KayFiOS im petty sure as well doomslayer is gong to make it in with sakura teasing us with this its surely going in that direction.

@Bizzyb maybe because halo games are on xbox only not nintendo systems and lets not forget doom games have been on past nintendo systems reason why doomslayer should make it in.

@YoungLink64 The argument against a character as a fighter that "they wouldn't fit in a fighting game" was already out the window since Smash 64. Captain Falcon is a racer who you never saw outside of his car in game until F-ZERO GX, and Yoshi is such a cute character; it's hard to imagine him willingly fight someone without reason. Beyond those characters, we've had plenty of strange additions who you might also say have no business being in a fighting game, such as R.O.B., Duck Hunt, or Steve, yet they all have proven to be worthy additions to the roster.
The argument that the final Fighter should be a Nintendo representative is preposterous as well. Fighters Pass 1 had four third party characters and Byleth, But Fighters Pass 2 has Minmin and Pyra and Mythra, so there is no shortage of first-party characters for this pass, but beyond that, who would be a worthy character to be the final fighter for Smash Ultimate that isn't represented already? Every major Nintendo IP already has a fighter representing that series, and as much as I'd love another Fire Emblem character, the final fighter should be a character with a legacy behind them, from a series that has been on Nintendo systems across the ages, yet hasn't yet appeared in Smash. For me, such a role could only be filled by Rayman, but I've accepted that Doom Slayer is more likely.
Sorry for the rant.

Watch them pull a fast one into thinking waluigi is finally in but actually... 😁

Should've put some glitches in that greeting.

I think the last fighter's going to be another curveball. Something completely outside of most people's expectations. No Dante, no Waluigi, no Doom Slayer, no Ryu Hayabusa, no Lloyd, no Rayman (OK, maybe Rayman), no Geno, no Sora, no Master Chief, etc.

@YoungLink64 Not going to lie, at this point I would like another Zelda rep, but not as the last fighter, the grand finale to the second Fighters Pass and to Smash Ultimate. I feel like it would have to be something bigger you know? Especially after how the first fighters pass ended...

"I used to be a fighter like you, until I was tossed into a volcano"

@Bizzyb Doom actually is on Nintendo consoles.
Also he's older and more iconic. Halo has fallen by the wayside while Doom has returned in a blaze of glory.
Not to mention the entire genre of FPS used to be called "Doom clones". Gotta respect that.

There is one popular fighting franchise that has not had any representation in smash yet, mortal kombat.