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I just figured it was because he was...you know, cartoony. Cartoonier than Big Link, anyway.
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Yeeaaaaah, that much is obvious. I just think it... sounds dumb. Dumber than "Young Link" anyway.
Another thing I found that might be potentially a little interesting is Robin's description saying that because you can customize his appearance in the original game, they chose to show him wearing a hood in the trailer. If they specifically took that into account, even though the in-game footage shows his default appearance... maybe it might hint towards letting you customize their appearance in Smash Bros, too? *shrugs*
Or it's one of his/her costumes. Alts are pretty popular now.
...
It's likely a similar approach to the Villager will be taken, combining various classes, faces and hairstyles which Robin can have for their costumes. In any case, I hope that one of them uses this particular style, preferably in red
◊. A Katarina
◊ alt would be a nice addition as well.
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If different hair colors and styles are awailable, they will be a part of Robin's color alts. Robin's alt is almost certainly F!Robin.
New alternate color for Kirby found in Nintendo Dream magazine.
◊ It's Meta Knight unmasked.
Now all we need is a Kirby costume for Meta-Knight.
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Meta-Kirby.
Metaby.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:37:27 PM by Zelenal
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Looks too dark to be Meta Knight.
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It's not "unmasked Meta Knight" as much as "the part of Meta Knight seen through the mask".
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Huh? No, that's actually what Meta Knight looks like under his mask. You unmask him in a couple of Kirby games. Well, it's a bit too dark but not by a great deal when compared to his earliest appearance, I think.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:49:23 PM by Zelenal
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Meta Knight is a blue Kirby with white eyes without his mask. The costume is black with yellow eyes.
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Nah. Meta Knight's eyes only glow yellow through his mask, without they're more like Kirby's. And Kirby's skintone is way too dark to be Meta Knight in that pic. I mean, look, the real deal is right there, compare his blueness to Kirby's blackness/dark-purpleness.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:49:34 PM by Anomalocaris20
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...Meta Knight is right there and it's pretty clear that Kirby is in Meta Knight colors. Same body color (abit under the mask for Meta Knight), same eye color, heck, Kirby's shoes are purple like Meta Knight's boots!
Yes, in the games, Meta Knight turns/is revealed to be blue when unmasked, but since he doesn't do that here, having Kirby be colored like masked Meta Knight gets the reference across better.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:51:42 PM by Otherarrow
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I'm thinking about his appearance in Kirby's Adventure where I'm pretty sure he was black. In fact, I have artwork
◊ to prove it.
For the finishing blow, have a screen cap.
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edited 23rd Aug '14 5:52:43 PM by Zelenal
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Uh, nobody's arguing that that's not what the palette is based on. Calm down.
Early-Installment Weirdness. He's black there. He's not in every subsequent game.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:52:24 PM by Perseus
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Meta Knight doesn't "turn blue" when he loses his mask. You can pretty clearly see he's blue by looking around his mask. The mask just casts a shadow over his face.
I don't think it's meant to be a Meta Knight costume, just a dark version of Kirby.
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Okay, but there's still no need to get all snippy...
I kind of doubt it's just a coincidence, mind. There are definite similarities.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:54:46 PM by Perseus
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x4 I'm not saying he isn't. I'm saying that it is unmasked Meta Knight. It's just the original version instead of the subsequent ones.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:53:56 PM by Zelenal
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So it's a reference to some Early-Installment Weirdness. Not unreasonable.
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I can buy that, sure.
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It's basically the same as Wire-frame Little Mac.
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If all else fails. Probably not an entirely satisfactory solution however.
In other news, so far the most interesting thing I learned from these scans is that Toon Link's weird name is justified by the fact that, apparently, his rendering style is called "toon rendering" in Japan.
edited 23rd Aug '14 5:48:49 AM by Fawriel