Random: Nintendo Direct Announcement Sends Smash Bros. Final DLC Fighter Speculation Into Overdrive

Metroid Rep is going to happen

No it’ll just be fire emblem sword guy #5026

What I want: Lara Croft or Doom Guy
What we'll get: Blue Toad or Waddle Dee

Honestly it's gotta be Master Hand and Crazy Hand

Frank Butcher

No love for Doom Slayer? Figured Sakurai would do one last Microsoft partnership to finish it off nicely.

Doesn’t Sakurai-san or Nintendo corporate usually announce when Smash reveals are planned to be part of a Direct?
Or maybe they don’t always give us official word ahead of time??

Either way, please please please Waluigi!

Im going to give a wild guess and the say the final character will be Sakurai himself!

My money’s on Emmi

Could be anyone at this point. Even Alex Olney

Crash is going to be a Mii costume that looks like the old Pizza Hut commercials.

No one seems to suggest Travis Touchdown, but I could see it happening. However, it probably would have been Waluigi is people hadn't got nasty about it.

@Old-Red He is a Mii fighter thats why.

I want it to be Waluigi, Tetris, or eggman, Doom guy as well.

Please, literally anyone except Waluigi and/or Geno.

Well it’s Toadsworth’s last chance

I hope it's non of these characters personally. lol I hope it's something as ridiculous and not asked for as piranha plant. Go out with an uproar.

I really don't believe Nintendo will use as the last Smash Ultimate character ever a third party one. It will be a first party (that could be anything, a Gen8 Pokemon, a stand alone Pikmin, the Termina's moon, Sakurai itself...) or they will release a season pass 3 sometime

Sakurai itself should be cool, but after he complained about be a meme, i really doubt he will let it happen

Back in April, the GoldenEye trademark was renewed for use in video game software. Next week, the new James Bond film will be released in the UK and other territories. While I do think the chances are slim the final character is 007, I do think they’re better than zero and the timing would be just right to coincide with the release of the new film.

@ArcadeEighty If it is related with any working project (sometimes they only do this to hold the trademark), I bet in N64 online, virtual console or even a new remeke or wii remaster. And every character until now was born in a videogame (007 was born in books)

Personally, I really want Octoling in Smash, but I know better than to get my hopes up...

On the topic of smash fighter pass why does one and two cost 55$? I don’t want to pay a full price just for some DLC it should be like 30$ altogether

@Nailz I think that EMMI makes the most sense from a Nintendo business perspective

My vote is on Master Chief.

@CharlieGirl Isn't Geno already in Smash as a Mii costume?

Hopefully they finally announce it and then Sakurai says he's really done with the game. It's such an annoyance that every direct devolves to "What's the next character?"

Smash Ultimate came out in 2018. Time to move on.

@ATaco
I for one am happy to see a game get continued support three years in. The pandemic has pushed everything back--and if it wasn't for that, we probably would've been done with the fighter passes in 2020.

I don’t really play smash anymore but do pick it up here and there, I’d love a 3rd pass but I think it’s pretty clear this is it. Whoever they choose to end it with I imagine it’s no one anyone will expect. It needs to be pretty special tho to be the end to the biggest smash we will probably ever see. I’d be happy with chief, crash, waluigi, or some ancient relic from Nintendo’s past like excitebike but my guess will be something to celebrate the anniversary for Zelda. I’d say a 3 in one character like Pokémon trainer. Classic versions of link, Zelda, and ganon representing bearers of the triforce.

Crash this year then Waluigi will kick off the start of a 4-fighter Fighter's Pass 3 running through 2022/2023.

Abobo from Double Dragon. Jk, but I would laugh hard if Nintendo did that. 😂

It would be too good to be true, but Master Chief with mayyyyyybe a Halo 1 Anniversary for Switch. Just an olive branch from MS would be so awesome.

Anybody other than Sora and Phoenix.

@Slinkoy1 I would really want Phoenix Wright in smash but I feel it wouldn't happen considering Capcom has 3 representatives in smash already.

And yeah about Sora. I despise Kingdom Hearts. Also Square had sephiroth in the fighter's pass so I don't think Sora will be in there

Smash speculation is exhausting. I will be happy when it finally ends and we can appreciate all that we have.

@JR150 I'm just tired of seeing the smash fanboys that flood the chats and spam for smash reveals taking the wind out of every other announcement. I know I could just turn off chat but it's fun to be engaged...when there's not a bunch of smash spam.

WAAAAAAHHH!!!

I really don’t care who it is anymore. I stopped playing the game a while back. I use to want a hunter from Monster Hunter or Doom Slayer. At this point I just want Hollow Knight 2 and the Breath of the Wild sequel.

My choice would be ratchet and clank or Spyro

@Sourcecode rumor has it byleth is monster hunter
But the rights got mixed up after they developed the character

Dread Suit should be added for Samus.

Might I add a dark horse, bully maguire

Anyone hoping for a third pass is setting themselves up for disappointment seeing as how Sakurai very clearly said this is the last character for Ultimate. Anyway, my crazy, wild, never going to happen pick would be Gordon Freeman.

If the final Smash fighter was Rayman, all those crazy Battlefield theories will finally come true.

If the final Smash fighter was Sora, we finally get to say that Sora is featured in a game developed by Sora Ltd.

If the final Smash fighter was Master Chief, we'll be getting a masterful theme.

If the final Smash fighter was Doom Slayer, we'll finally get the crossover everyone has long been waiting for.

If the final Smash fighter was Waluigi, we'll finally get the memes in the form of a Fighter.

Tetromino
Can you think of SOMETING more to say
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@PhhhCough Thank you! we need more Tetris Supporters!

Spoiler alert: It will not be any character created outside of Japan. I would be shocked if it was (I guess there was Steve from Minecraft). Waluigi would be rad

Hey if yall don't like smash you can just not comment. "But I keep hearing it in the chat every were" then don't read the chat. "B-But I want to talk to people" Don't worry, Its not like you can talk to anyone When the twitch chat is moving so fast.

"W-Well I'm just sick about talking about dlc for a 3 year old game" Well i'm sick of hearing about F-zero every Time.

(This is a joke I want F-zero just as much as you guys)

Kaneda from Akira. This way, his bike gang can ride with me everywhere for real now when I take smash portable.

Gordon Ramsay.. Master Chef

Attacks you with profanity

Wasn't there a leak about the character's banner color?

@NerdyBoutKirby I think it was dis-confirmed

Shantae/Rayman/Nahobino would all be great selections.

I'm really glad this over-tense speculation is ending...until the next installment of Smash.

I'm surprised people are still saying Goku will be in even though Sakurai debunked him as he said he's not originally a video game character.

As far as the Direct goes, we don't know if tomorrow they'll announce a Smash character or not. I think there's usually a tweet going on beforehand to remind people to expect something. But I don't see it happening.

However if it does, I'm betting money on either Ryu Hayabusa or Crash Bandicoot.

Those are the only two logical choices I can come up with.

@nessisonett Frank Reynolds blasts the competition.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sd3APu-Sb90/maxresdefault.jpg

It will be Rabbid Peach or Captain Toad

my two character hopes are crushed already. Smashed I would say even. Both Shantae and Alucard are in but one is non playable and the 2nd is the equivalent of non playable. They could add Willy Wonka and I wouldn’t care. Just please make the other parts of the direct good. Id love to see some Zelda and maybe that rumored castlevania advance 3 pack today. Also please put SOTN on switch too? Holy crap Konami take it from Sony its YOUR game.

There are still a few folks I want in (Jonesy and Jibanyan come to mind), but I'm just ready for them to tell us who it is at this point. Let's just rip the bandaid off and get it over with, y'know? The roster is already incredibly satisfying, anyone else they could add is just bonus.

Well, I always have my wishlist:

...

and ..., better not, since, well, it will always be my wishlist, but the decisions are already made and we just have to wait who is the last DLC character; and really if it is that tomorrow in the first instance...

I’m upset I’ll never get to play as Paper Mario in smash.

Will just look forward to see who the final fighter is. I'm unlikely to be too disapointed anyway. I like all the DLC fighters except Steve.

My mosted wanted ones are probably not happening as Sakurai could not even put Mai in the background on the KoF stage.

I hope it's Waluigi or Impa but I think it'll be a Pokemon

@Hero-of-WiiU compared to other fighting games both passes are cheap for what you get.

The majority of fighting games season passes cost the same on average for each character (average 5 for each character) but smash Bros also gives you a stage for each fighter too while others may not give you a stage or they may give you 1 or 2.

Yeah, Waluigi ain't happening, and neither is Fighters Pass 3, lol.

It's gonna be Magus from Chrono Trigger.

It's the last character so just let me dream.

It would be something strange like Ring Fit Adventure or Andy from Advance Wars (it's getting a reboot, so the ammo hasn't run out just let).

@CharlieGirl You stole my words. 🙂 #neverwaluigiforsmash

First time commenting here, and I'm surprised that no one is mentioning one of the biggest franchises that are still unrepresented: Resident Evil.
I think that Leon Kennedy is perfect for Smash (RE4 was even a Gamecube exclusive for a while).
If Leon doesn't make it I would like Lara Croft, Rayman or Paper Mario.

Crash Bandicoot or we riot

Among us fighter

@Snatcher Since both of those statements felt entirely directed at me allow me to respond.

1) It's not about talking to people, it's about not wanting to see chat go "when's smash?" Whenever something gets announced that isn't smash. I don't expect everyone to read my comments but it gets incredibly annoying to see chat flooded with smash fanboys, especially those that throw a tantrum when the direct doesn't announce anything smash related. It's almost as if to some people Nintendo is just Smash at this point.

2) Captain Falcon is crying right now man...

I'm sure it will be a first party character no one expected.
Thinking of Metroid Dread and its marketing campaign, it would make sense for Nintendo to bring another fighter from this franchise.

Like...Kraid...

Just kidding! 😜

Seriously, I think it could be a Chozo.

It's actually going to be the Middle Aged man from Sonic 06

I stopped playing smash and then suddenly: Oh Terry, guess I'm playing again!
Then I stopped playing smash and then suddenly: Oh Sephiroth, guess I'm playing again!
Then I stopped playin smash and then suddenly: Oh Kazuya, guess I'm playing again!
Then I stopped playing smash and then suddenly...

Still waiting for Jack The Nipper, Joe Blade, Nobby The Aardvark, Flimbo, The Flat Top guy from Operation Wolf, Bruce Lee or Monty Mole. Fingers crossed one of these will be revealed later.

I'm not one to speculate but Steve Harvey has been real quiet since this Direct was announced.

Sakurai has already said that Sora would not roll, as he is a character that Disney also has rights to. It's not simple. Goku is not a video game character, Smash only has EXCLUSIVE game characters.
I would venture to say it's Crash...

I really hope they don't waste much time on a Smash Bros. Fighter announcement. One extra feature in one game (even a game as big as Smash) is not worth the 5 - 10 mins they spend on it.

It's KOS-MOS bayyyybeeeeee

My reasonable wish is a Monster Hunter rep. My unreasonable one is a Rhythm Heaven rep. My desperate one is someone I recognize please

I would love the protagonist from Astral Chain, 9S/2B from NieR Automata, Aloy from HZD or Jesse from Control. All of these characters have some interesting and unique fighting/combo/powers that I think would fit in well with Smash.

@ATaco Don't worry I understand, It wasn't really aimed at you, but I thought about it because of you, So not hard feelings?

I respect your opinion.

It'll be a fortnite character as they said they if Nintendo didn't they would just do it themselves anyway.

It'll be Sakurai himself. He wields a sword and his Final Smash involves sucking all of the characters on screen into a vortex, where they are frozen in place and forced to listen to him whine about how tired he is and how hard his life is.

It's gonna be a Rabbid

@nessisonett
Billy Mitchell

My money's on Cinderace, not because I want it but it just seems most likely to me.

It's two fights. The final fighter for the Fighters Pass PLUS Waluigi free DLC

Please be the Master Chief with Arbiter as an echo fighter. Part of the level can get Glassed by a Covenant ship. Random enemy drop pods as PvE enemies. New item pick ups.

Please be Eggplant Wizard

Just...someone bright and colourful and not an anime human/humanoid please. Part of what makes Smash so much more than the clones of it, it the variety in characters it has. And that's visual variety as much as anything, the last 3 fighter pass characters don't feel as varied as I'd hoped, they're all anime people of realistic proportion. I know they have unique gimmicks, but I do also need to be able to distinguish between them on the battlefield.

Farewell, Smash Ultimate. Speculation has been fun.
My Final Speculations:
I feel nintendo will end off the biggest fighting game in history like they started it: FAN SERVICE.
In the beginning, We got Ridley, the Inklings, and K. Rool.
Now, we could get:
Waluigi
Master Chief
Rayman
Some unexpected character that we never knew we wanted, but sakurai did and he gave us because he's a LEGEND.
Farewell, Ultimate. You will be missed.

@ryu_san
"It would be fun if it was Waluigi, but it will probably be one of Nintendo's most popular franchises that gets the Smash spot, eg a Mario or Pokémon character."
But... Waluigi is a Mario character... ?

Crash or Sora, please

Realistically though I expect a Pokemon

@TheMadRabbid Crispin?

Sand Bag gets his revenge!
Sand Bag joins the fight!

My sources / sauces tell me that it is 100% certain... that it is WALUIGI

Here is one ppl have not thought of...

Pauline.

My mind says the old Ryu Hayabusa rumors will pay off, my heart says Doom Slayer is going to slash Dharkon in half

I'll be glad once the final character is revealed and we can finally put this insane speculation topic to rest. Final character is known, nothing left to argue over, so move on pls.

Xiaomu, yeah baby. Think about it - as a protagonist from what is a megacrossover franchise in itself, she could even summon (and gameplay-wise, maybe even temporarily transform into) a range of other characters, providing room for all your waluigis and such. 😎 Granted, it sounds unlikely after DQ Hero and the Blade girls already boasted a similar gimmick, but since we're in the realm of relentless daydreaming here anyway...

Rayman for Smash.

CDi link please. I want to see the sitstorm.

HotGoomba for smash

If I could have any character from anywhere ever, I would pick Kool-Aid Man. I know it would never happen, but could you just imagine his smash. "Oh Yeah!"

I actually think it'll be Walugi but I'm hoping for Miyamoto! How cool would it be for the creator of so many of these great characters to have a showdown with them?

Crash or Doom Guy, please!

@dkxcalibur that would be epic

All I have is a list of deconfirmed-by-Sakurai-or-fan-community fighters. I feel like we just have to wait for the Direct and see what happens

Do you guys know if there will even be a reveal today? As much as I would hate it, it could be a Game Awards thing. Sakurai said to wait

Oh, no. Here we go. Maybe we'll just see the Game Awards having the Final Smash Character Reveal, like last year with Sephiroth. I mean, we got Three more months after this one before the date for the final Smash Character, anyway. We might not even get a character reveal in this Direct.

Honestly am expecting that last smash character to be cinderace. Personally don't care for that character, so just about anything else would be interesting.

I don't think it will matter what character we get. There will be people crying, angry, and enrage chanting "Waste of a slot" "OP" "F U Nintendo for not using the character that I wanted!! whaaaah whaaah"

Tom. Freakin. Nook. Edit: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tRHdmXxc_UI
He even has a reveal trailer already lol.

What if tmnt was revealed??

We need a great projectile character! And please stop with Master Chief, we want a real badass character like Doom, which is the most iconic for FPS genre. Master Chief is like a toddler next to Doomslyer.

@Snow-Dust I agree, I also feel there is a chance for a Chozo Warrior since Smash really needs more projectile reps in the game! But to be honest, Doom Slayer would be far cooler! Except maybe for James Bond from Goldeneye lol.

@ShadowWeaver421 yes, please Doom Slayer, that would be the most epic character to finish Smash Ultimate DLC!

Unlikely, but I still hope it's Ryu Hayabusa.

@nessisonett Epic 😂😂

Seeing as the last character will be revealed 2 days after Metroid Dread's release, I bet its either a EMMI or the Chozo emperor.