History Trivia / SuperSmashBrosUltimate

** Ever since King K. Rool and Chrom were made into Mii outfits for ''3DS/Wii U'', it became a joke among ''Smash'' fans that any popularly requested characters would probably just be Mii outfits. As the August 8th Nintendo Direct wrapped up, it concluded with a cutscene of King Dedede ([[ActorAllusion who is voiced by Masahiro Sakurai]]) fooling Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong with a King K. Rool costume before laughing at them...only for the ''real'' K. Rool to knock him out of the way.

* MemeAcknowledgment: Ridley's intro card says "Hits the Big Time!" Referencing the common phrase that Ridley won't be added to Smash because he's "too big". Not anymore!

** Many people were expecting [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes Dark Samus]] to be an echo fighter for Samus, due to a suspicious absence of both her Assist Trophy and Samus's Dark Samus outfit. The 8/8 Smash Direct confirmed this.

*** It should also be mentioned that Sakurai said the exact same thing about ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'', both during initial release and during the DLC wave. Both cases ended up being much more than the fanbase anticipated[[note]]13 newcomers for ''3DS/Wii U'' (versus 16 for ''Brawl''), and the most of any ''Smash Bros.'' game after DLC (17)[[/note]]. Sakurai is fully aware that his definition of "not many" differs from ours and is milking it for all it's worth.

*** It should also be mentioned that Sakurai said the exact same thing about ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'', both during initial release and during the DLC wave. Both cases ended up being much more than the fanbase anticipated[[note]]13 newcomers for ''3DS/Wii U'' versus 16 for ''Brawl''), and the most of any ''Smash Bros.'' game after DLC (17)[[/note]]. Sakurai is fully aware that his definition of "not many" differs from ours and is milking it for all it's worth.

** Near the end of the E3 presentation, he said something that was translated into "So we're kind of hoping you aren't expecting too many challengers". Not only is it vague on what "too many" means, leading to debates in the fanbase and assumptions among gaming news sites that the final full roster was already revealed at E3, but he then introduces a new challenger right after.[[note]]It should also be mentioned that Sakurai said the exact same thing about ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U''...which introduced marginally fewer newcomers than ''Brawl'' in its initial release (13 newcomers for ''3DS/Wii U'' versus 16 for ''Brawl''), and the most of any ''Smash Bros.'' game after DLC (17).[[/note]]

** The [[VideoGame/IceClimber Ice Climbers]] were cut from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSWiiU'' due to issues making their duality gimmick work on the 3DS. Fans assumed that the fifth ''Smash'' game would bring them back by virtue of releasing on stronger hardware. Sure enough, when the E3 presentation revealed them as the first characters to come back after missing ''3DS/Wii U'', nobody was surprised.

* TheOtherDarrin:
** Greg Chun voices both versions of Ike after replacing Jason Adkins in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''.

** Near the end of the E3 presentation, he said something that was translated into "So we're kind of hoping you aren't expecting too many challengers". Not only is it vague on what "too many" means, leading to debates in the fanbase and assumptions among gaming news sites that the final full roster was already revealed at E3, but he then introduces a new challenger right after.[[note]]It should also be mentioned that Sakurai said the exact same thing about ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U''...which introduced marginally fewer newcomers than ''Brawl'' in its initial release, and the most of any ''Smash Bros.'' game after DLC.[[/note]]

** Near the end of the E3 presentation, he said something that was translated into "So we're kind of hoping you aren't expecting too many challengers". Not only is it vague on what "too many" means, leading to debates in the fanbase and assumptions among gaming news sites that the final full roster was already revealed at E3, but he then introduces a new challenger right after.

** Near the end of the E3 presentation, he said something that was translated into "So we're kind of hoping you aren't expecting too many challengers". Not only is it vague on what "too many" means, leading to debates in the fanbase, but he then introduces a new challenger right after.

* FanNickname: [[https://twitter.com/TheRapture_/status/1018855691480719365?s=19 Japanese players have started calling Ridley]] ComicBook/CaptainAmerica due to the [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff strong support he recieved from overseas fans]] that led to his inclusion.

** In a case of TheOriginalDarrin, Creator/DavidHayter reprises his role as Solid Snake after Creator/KieferSutherland took over voice acting duties for Snake in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV''. ''Ultimate'' marks Hayter's first time voicing Snake in a video game since ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' in 2010 - 8 years prior to this game.

** In a case of TheOriginalDarrin, Creator/DavidHayter reprises his role as Solid Snake after Creator/KieferSutherland took over voice acting duties for Snake in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV''. ''Ultimate'' marks Hayter's first time voicing Snake in a video game since ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' in 2010 - 8 years prior to this game.

** During the March 2018 Nintendo Direct, many had guessed that TheStinger at the end was the announcement for something Smash related, especially since they had just came off announcement for new DLC for ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' (plus there wouldn't be much reason to port the first game over to Switch). Once that ''Smash'' logo appeared on the Inkling Girl's eye, their suspicions were validated.
** Speaking of the Inklings, many people expected that they would be among the first, if not '''the''' first newcomer announced for the next iteration of Smash, due to the immense popularity of ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''. The Inklings were the first confirmed characters for ''Ultimate'' alongside series staples [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], although actual gameplay for the characters wasn't shown off until E3 2018.

* TrollingCreator:
** In the E3 2018 video:
*** Sakurai pretends to cut the video short with a "The End" card, then adds a "Just kidding!" after it.
*** Captain Falcon and Ganondorf are shown next to each other, showing that Sakurai is well-aware that Ganondorf is a clone of Captain Falcon and he's not about to change that.
*** Ridley's introduction is shown with the phrase "Ridley hits the ''big'' time!", a reference to the argument that Ridley is an impossible candidate for a fighter because his size is "too big."
*** When Assist Trophies were shown in the E3 video, Waluigi is the first one to be knocked out. Sakurai is very well aware of his increased popularity yet once again relegated him to an assist trophy.
*** Near the end of the E3 presentation, he said something that was translated into "So we're kind of hoping you aren't expecting too many challengers". Not only is it vague on what "too many" means, leading to debates in the fanbase, but he then introduces a new challenger right after.

* IKnewIt: During the March 2018 Nintendo Direct, many had guessed that TheStinger at the end was the announcement for something Smash related, especially since they had just came off announcement for new DLC for ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' (plus there wouldn't be much reason to port the first game over to Switch). Once that ''Smash'' logo appeared on the Inkling Girl's eye, their suspicions were validated.

*** When Assist Trophies were shown in the E3 video, Waluigi is the first one to be KOed. Sakurai is very well aware of his increased popularity yet once again relegated him to an assist trophy.

* IKnewIt: During the March 2018 Nintendo Direct, many had guessed that TheStinger at the end was the announcement for something Smash related, especially since they had just came off announcement for new DLC for Splatoon 2 (plus there wouldn't be much reason to port the first game over to Switch). Once that Smash logo appeared on the Squid Girl's eye, their suspicions were validated.