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* Some have commented that K. Rool has become even more deranged based on his "crazed eye twitch", bestial running stance, and slightly more aggressive mannerisms in his trailer. Considering that last we saw him, he had been defeated by the Kongs '''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry FOUR]] [[VideoGame/DonkeyKngCountry2 times]] [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3 in a row]]''' (not counting spin-off titles), one of involved having his latest doomsday device malfunction when he was moments away from destroying DK Island, being betrayed by some of his own minions (K. Lumsy and Snide), and being defeated by '''five Kongs''' in front of his entire army, on his home turf! With all that's happened, he's likely cracked even more!
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* Some have commented that K. Rool has become even more deranged based on his "crazed eye twitch", bestial running stance, and slightly more aggressive mannerisms in his trailer. Considering that last we saw him, he had been defeated by the Kongs '''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry FOUR]] [[VideoGame/DonkeyKngCountry2 [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2 times]] [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3 in a row]]''' (not counting spin-off titles), one of involved having his latest doomsday device malfunction when he was moments away from destroying DK Island, being betrayed by some of his own minions (K. Lumsy and Snide), and being defeated by '''five Kongs''' in front of his entire army, on his home turf! With all that's happened, he's likely cracked even more!
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* Some have commented that K. Rool has become even more deranged based on his "crazed eye twitch", bestial running stance, and slightly more aggressive mannerisms in his trailer. Considering that last we saw him, he had been defeated by the Kongs '''[[DonkeyKongCountry FOUR]] [[DonkeyKngCountry2 times]] [[DonkeyKongCountry3 in a row]]''' (not counting spin-off titles), one of involved having his latest doomsday device malfunction when he was moments away from destroying DK Island, being betrayed by some of his own minions (K. Lumsy and Snide), and being defeated by '''five Kongs''' in front of his entire army, on his home turf! With all that's happened, he's likely cracked even more!
** Him and the Kremling Krew being reduced and kameos while the [[DonkeyKongCountryReturns Tiki Tak Tribe]] and the [[DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze Snomads]] took their place as villains for the series' revival likely didn't help.
** Him and the Kremling Krew being reduced and kameos while the [[DonkeyKongCountryReturns Tiki Tak Tribe]] and the [[DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze Snomads]] took their place as villains for the series' revival likely didn't help.
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* Some have commented that K. Rool has become even more deranged based on his "crazed eye twitch", bestial running stance, and slightly more aggressive mannerisms in his trailer. Considering that last we saw him, he had been defeated by the Kongs '''[[DonkeyKongCountry '''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry FOUR]] [[DonkeyKngCountry2 [[VideoGame/DonkeyKngCountry2 times]] [[DonkeyKongCountry3 [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3 in a row]]''' (not counting spin-off titles), one of involved having his latest doomsday device malfunction when he was moments away from destroying DK Island, being betrayed by some of his own minions (K. Lumsy and Snide), and being defeated by '''five Kongs''' in front of his entire army, on his home turf! With all that's happened, he's likely cracked even more!
** Him and the Kremling Krew being reduced and kameos while the[[DonkeyKongCountryReturns [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns Tiki Tak Tribe]] and the [[DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze Snomads]] took their place as villains for the series' revival likely didn't help.
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* Death severing Luigi's soul from his body may seem like Bowdlerization, but remember that Death serves Dracula. What does Dracula do? He [[CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "steals men's souls and makes them his slaves"]].
** It wouldn't have been [[SuperPaperMario the first time Luigi was brainwashed by the a powerful enemy faction]] either.
** It wouldn't have been [[SuperPaperMario the first time Luigi was brainwashed by the a powerful enemy faction]] either.
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* Death severing Luigi's soul from his body may seem like Bowdlerization, but remember that Death serves Dracula. What does Dracula do? He [[CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "steals men's souls and makes them his slaves"]].
** It wouldn't have been[[SuperPaperMario [[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario the first time Luigi was brainwashed by the a powerful enemy faction]] either.
** It wouldn't have been
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** Him and the Kremling Krew being reduced and kameos while the [[DonkeyKongCountryReturns Tiki Tak Tribe]] and the [[DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze Snomads]] took their place as villains for the series' revival likely didn't help.
** Him and the Kremling Krew being reduced and kameos while the [[DonkeyKongCountryReturns Tiki Tak Tribe]] and the [[DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze Snomads]] took their place as villains for the series' revival likely didn't help.
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* Death severing Luigi's soul from his body may seem like Bowdlerization, but remember that Death serves Dracula. What does Dracula do? He [[CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "steals men's souls and makes them his slaves".
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* Death severing Luigi's soul from his body may seem like Bowdlerization, but remember that Death serves Dracula. What does Dracula do? He [[CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "steals men's souls and makes them his slaves".slaves"]].
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* Death severing Luigi's soul from his body may seem like Bowdlerization, but remember that Death serves Dracula. What does Dracula do? He [[CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "steals men's souls and makes them his slaves".
** It wouldn't have been [[SuperPaperMario the first time Luigi was brainwashed by the a powerful enemy faction]] either.
** It wouldn't have been [[SuperPaperMario the first time Luigi was brainwashed by the a powerful enemy faction]] either.
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* Simon's trailer is shown at the start of the August 2018 Direct, and the Direct itself is set at 7 AM PT. In other words, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest the morning sun has vanquished the horrible night.]]
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*** Mario and Megaman have faced (realistic) dragons before. Megaman has Mecha Dragon from ''VideoGame/Megaman2'', and Mario has the Lord of Lightning from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.
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*** Mario and Megaman have faced (realistic) dragons before. Megaman has Mecha Dragon from ''VideoGame/Megaman2'', ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'', and Mario has the Lord of Lightning from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.
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** It's also a bit of a MythologyGag, since K. Rool was a popular pick for the Smash Ballot only to end up a costume for Mii Fighters much to the outrage and frustration of fans. Fittingly this time around, Dedede wears a K. Rool head and costume to prank the Kongs only to get violently smacked out of the way by the ''real deal.''
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** One person translated the pixelated section on the menu as "Spirits". Doesn't sound too bad. But keep in mind that spirits are usually referred to as ghosts, and the trailers all feature someone ''dying''. Makes you wonder if those trailers are actually foreshadowing in disguise.
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** Then there's his [[MemeticMutation meme-worthy]] scene in ''Symphony of the Night'', which is all too rememberable for players of that game to not remember him.
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** Then there's his [[MemeticMutation meme-worthy]] scene in ''Symphony of the Night'', which is all too rememberable for players of that game to not remember him.
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*** Not anymore, thanks to the new Final Smash Meter mode, which can allow multiple Final Smashes ready (but still not usable) at the same time, so this scenario CAN happen
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** Richter is Simon's descendant whereas Trevor predates them. As someone who not only understood how his ancestors fought but allowed their fighting style to evolve, it seemed fitting that he get his own chance to shine given how Simon has taken to using some of Richter's moves here.
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** Richter is Simon's descendant descendant, whereas Trevor predates them.them both. As someone who not only understood how his ancestors fought but allowed their fighting style to evolve, it seemed fitting that he get his own chance to shine given how Simon has taken to using some of Richter's moves here.
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* It was surprising to see, out of all people, Richter Belmont as the second ''Castlevania'' representative by nature of being an Echo of Simon. This was in light of there being more popular protagonists in the series than him, like Alucard (who was relegated to being an Assist Trophy) or Trevor (arguably behind Simon in terms of mainstream recognition, helped by being the main protagonist of the [[WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}} Netflix show]]). However, Richter's ties to Simon within the context of ''Smash'' are surprisingly strong:
** Simon and Richter represent two different time periods within Nintendo's history; by virtue of being the player character of the first ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI'', Simon represents the NES, whereas Richter's debut game - ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood'' - made its overseas debut on the SNES.
** One argument that hurts Trevor is the fact that the only classic Nintendo title he was playable in (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'') had him play almost exactly like Simon with little to no differences. Richter's gameplay, on the other hand, expanded upon the default Belmont movelist with running, aimed whip strikes and Item Crashes - all of which are present in their appearances here. This is tied into one last point...
** Richter is Simon's descendant whereas Trevor predates them. As someone who not only understood how his ancestors fought but allowed their fighting style to evolve, it seemed fitting that he get his own chance to shine given how Simon has taken to using some of Richter's moves here.
** Simon and Richter represent two different time periods within Nintendo's history; by virtue of being the player character of the first ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI'', Simon represents the NES, whereas Richter's debut game - ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood'' - made its overseas debut on the SNES.
** One argument that hurts Trevor is the fact that the only classic Nintendo title he was playable in (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'') had him play almost exactly like Simon with little to no differences. Richter's gameplay, on the other hand, expanded upon the default Belmont movelist with running, aimed whip strikes and Item Crashes - all of which are present in their appearances here. This is tied into one last point...
** Richter is Simon's descendant whereas Trevor predates them. As someone who not only understood how his ancestors fought but allowed their fighting style to evolve, it seemed fitting that he get his own chance to shine given how Simon has taken to using some of Richter's moves here.
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* It makes perfect sense for Dedede to dress as King K. Rool to scare the Kongs, as the former is voiced by Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Smash Bros. series, who has a reputation as a [[TrollingCreator Trolling Creator]]. This is also another one of his trolls, as King K. Rool turns up, miffed that he was being made fun of and smacks him out of the way. [[BaitAndSwitch Sakurai was trying to make us think K. Rool was deconfirmed.]]
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* Of course Dark Samus is an Echo Fighter. After all, she debuted in ''[[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes Metroid Prime 2:]]'' '''[[{{Pun}} Echoes]]'''.
* It makes perfect sense for Dedede to dress as King K. Rool to scare the Kongs, as the former is voiced by Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Smash Bros. series, who has a reputation as a[[TrollingCreator Trolling Creator]].TrollingCreator. This is also another one of his trolls, as King K. Rool turns up, miffed that he was being made fun of and smacks him out of the way. [[BaitAndSwitch Sakurai was trying to make us think K. Rool was deconfirmed.]]
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* It makes perfect sense for Dedede to dress as King K. Rool to scare the Kongs, as the former is voiced by Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Smash Bros. series, who has a reputation as a [[TrollingCreator Trolling Creator]]. This is also another one of his trolls, as King K. Rool turns up, miffed that he was being made fun of and smacks him out of the way. [[BaitAndSwitch Sakurai was trying to make us think K. Rool was deconfirmed.]]
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* Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are ''very'' surprised to see King K. Rool again. And why wouldn't they be? He hasn't been around for ten years!
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* Link in this game is based on his ''Breath of the Wild'' incarnation, whereas Ganondorf's was based off his ''Ocarina of Time'' appearance. Consider that ''Breath of the Wild'' is the last game in the Zelda timeline, while ''Ocarina of Time'' is the first game to feature Ganondorf, both canonically and by release date. ''Ocarina of Time'' is also the game that splits the timeline into three branches. As for the other fighters in the Zelda series, they represent the three branches of the timeline. Zelda for the Downfall timeline, Toon Link for the Adult timeline, and Young Link (and Sheik if you consider her to represent ''Twilight Princess'') for the Child timeline.
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* Why would Donkey Kong's new Final Smash be his RapidFireFisticuffs from VideoGame/DonkeyKongJungleBeat? Much like VideoGame/DonkeyKonga, the inspiration for DK's original Final Smash, the original version of Jungle Beat was compatible with the DK Bongos, meaning that this new Final Smash is not only quicker and more appropriate of one, it also still fits the motif of using the DK Bongos (even if it's not shown).
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* Why would Donkey Kong's new Final Smash be his RapidFireFisticuffs from VideoGame/DonkeyKongJungleBeat? ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongJungleBeat''? Much like VideoGame/DonkeyKonga, ''VideoGame/DonkeyKonga'', the inspiration for DK's original Final Smash, the original version of Jungle Beat ''Jungle Beat'' was compatible with the DK Bongos, meaning that this new Final Smash is not only quicker and more appropriate of one, appropriate, it also still fits the motif of using the DK Bongos (even if it's not shown).
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* Isn't it funny how Capcom lets Mega Man be stabbed by Ridley in the latter's reveal trailer? Well those two characters share some similarities with each other. They were revealed in the second character reveal trailer for their respective game (and the first to not announce the game itself), they were revealed at the end of an E3 direct, their character reveals had dark CG visuals, and they were expected to be in the previous game due to how popular they were. Considering how everyone was expecting Mega Man to return in the game, of course Ridley would take him out to steal the spotlight.
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* Why would Donkey Kong's new Final Smash be his RapidFireFisticuffs from VideoGame/DonkeyKongJungleBeat? Much like VideoGame/DonkeyKonga, the inspiration for DK's original Final Smash, the original version of Jungle Beat was compatible with the DK Bongos, meaning that this new Final Smash is not only quicker and more appropriate of one, it also still fits the motif of using the DK Bongos (even if it's not shown).
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* The reveal of Ultimate makes a big deal about the number of fighters that had been in the series, eventually revealing that everyone who had been a fighter in Smash would be returning for this game... However, note the number given to the most recent fighter that had been announced for Smash prior to the first true showing of Ultimate, Inkling. Inkling is given the number [[{{Nintendo64}} 64]] as the 64th fighter to be in Smash as per Nintendo's official count. In terms of fighters, Smash had reached the most significant number in Nintendo's history... and then with the reveal of Ridley as the ''65th'' fighter in Smash, ''surpassed'' it.
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*** Mario represents Nintendo's first party characters, while Megaman represents third party characters. Of course, Samus is there for her connection with Ridley.
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*** That question brings up the hilarious mental image of Ridley using his Final Smash ''immediately'' after Zero Suit Samus uses hers (which calls the Gunship in to shoot her enemies), which would neatly explain what the Gunship is doing there. Sadly, if Final Smashes work like they did in the last two installments (only one Smash Ball/Final Smash-ready character on the stage at a time), this can't ever happen.
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* In the reveal trailer, Snake appears to announce that "Everyone is here!". Immediately after Snake comes Pichu, a purposeful JokeCharacter who only appeared in Melee, and the character considered to be the least likely to ever return. This quickly hammers home that the trailer is ''serious'' when it says that it includes ''everyone''.
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** Another possibility: Ridley smacks Samus so hard, Samus attempts to call in her Gunship to save her via remote control, but messes up the timing, so she slams into the ship.
** And another thing: What happens if both normal and Zero Suit Samus are in a fight and Ridley uses his Final Smash on either Samus?
** And another thing: What happens if both normal and Zero Suit Samus are in a fight and Ridley uses his Final Smash on either Samus?
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** [[VideoGame/MetroidFusion The Adam A.I.]]?
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** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Alfonzo?]]
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!!FridgeBrilliance
* Yoshi is one of the last two characters to be shown in the Everyone is Here trailer. In Brawl and Wii U/3DS, he was the last of the original eight to be revealed.
* The reveal of Ultimate makes a big deal about the number of fighters that had been in the series, eventually revealing that everyone who had been a fighter in Smash would be returning for this game... However, note the number given to the most recent fighter that had been announced for Smash prior to the first true showing of Ultimate, Inkling. Inkling is given the number [[{{Nintendo64}} 64]] as the 64th fighter to be in Smash as per Nintendo's official count. In terms of fighters, Smash had reached the most significant number in Nintendo's history... and then with the reveal of Ridley as the ''65th'' fighter in Smash, ''surpassed'' it.
* Link's new Final Smash has him using an Ancient Bow and Ancient Arrow, while Toon Link retains the Triforce Slash. Why didn't Toon Link get a new one? Consider the role the Triforce plays in their respective games. It was a key part of ''The Wind Waker'', but wasn't very significant in ''Breath of the Wild'', which placed more emphasis on the Sheikah technology. This fits with Zelda's new Final Smash too, since the Triforce was also important in ''A Link Between Worlds''.
** It's also worth pointing out that ''Breath of the Wild'' Link doesn't even have the Triforce. Zelda had the whole thing.
* Ridley's reveal trailer is full of brilliance:
** He takes out Mega Man in one hit with his tail. Yes, it may be because he is huge and powerful, but remember that he has a sharp point at the end of his tail, AKA, a spike. What was the thing that kills Mega Man in one hit, again?
** The way he takes out both Megaman and Mario. As explained above, not only is Megaman weak to spikes, but impaling things with his tail is Ridley's trademark killing method. As for Mario, he takes him out the same way Samus believed how he killed her father. The icing on top is him twirling Mario's hat on his finger, referencing a gameplay mechanic in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' while mocking the bright tone of said game.
** Of all people to accompany Samus, why Mario and Megaman? There are many reasons:
*** It's a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''. Samus mirrors Ripley, Mario mirrors the other human characters, Megaman mirrors the android characters, and Ridley of course mirrors the Xenomorphs.
*** Mario and Megaman have faced (realistic) dragons before. Megaman has Mecha Dragon from ''VideoGame/Megaman2'', and Mario has the Lord of Lightning from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.
*** Mario represents Nintendo's first party characters, while Megaman represents third party characters. Of course, Samus is there for her connection with Ridley.
* Of course Ultimate is the fitting game for Ridley to finally make his playable debut. Part of the installment's theme is that 'Everyone is Here', with everyone from every Smash game returning, and guess who has been in every Smash game in some capacity but not playable until now? ''Ridley''.
* ''Ultimate'' adds a new "category" known as "Echo Fighters", which is a fancy term for {{Moveset Clone}}s. But what's the point of this distinction and why is this so important?
** This opens up new design possibilities when it comes to new fighters. For years, people have been clamoring for a certain character to show up as a playable fighter, but these ideas are often turned down by others due to the stigma of being too similar to another fighter, even if that character is distinct personality-wise. Echo Fighters allow these characters to mostly bypass that stigma.
** They're easier to add on the developer's part. You could call it laziness, but coming up with brand new distinct characters is still a very hard thing to do. Echo Fighters can allow the game developers to introduce a new character without potential backlash. It serves as a good marketing tool.
* The [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Inklings]] applaud the winner as opposed [[SoreLoser to their usual behavior in their own games whenever they lose.]] Why? Because a temper tantrum is embarrassing to everyone and it reflects on your series badly. Not to mention, in their own game, they never had a platform fight game mode. Throwing tantrum for losing in a game you're good at is just as expected as applauding the winner of a game you're not good at.
* In the reveal trailer, it's fitting that Ryu is shown facing off against Ganondorf. Ganondorf is the closest thing Smash Bros has to an Akuma expy. Both are DarkSkinnedRedhead who use dark powers in conjunction with hand-to-hand combat.
* The three newcomers have parallels with the new designs of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf.
** Inklings and Link are both the protagonist of their respective games, and the games that they take the most influence came out after ''Smash 4''. They both are projectile based and were in the initial teaser of the game.
** Zelda and Daisy are both princesses and their designs are a modified version of a previous design. They're also the most GenkiGirl out of all the princesses in the game.
** Ridley and Ganondorf are both the main villains of their respective series. They're some of the few characters to not have playable appearances before they debuted in Smash and they happen to be the most outright sinister villains of Nintendo.
!!FridgeHorror
** Ridley's Final Smash has him shooting a huge plasma beam at Samus's gunship, which you can see crashing in the background afterwards. If he uses this Final Smash in stages like Fourside or Wrecking Crew, which show a sprawling city in the background, the crash will likely result in civilian deaths. And to make matters worse, [[{{Sadist}} Ridley probably wants that to happen]].
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* Soooo...how exactly would Ridley's Final Smash work if he was fighting against Samus? Who's driving the gunship in that case?
** [[Characters/MetroidOthers The Etecoons and Dachoras]].
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!!FridgeBrilliance
* Yoshi is one of the last two characters to be shown in the Everyone is Here trailer. In Brawl and Wii U/3DS, he was the last of the original eight to be revealed.
* The reveal of Ultimate makes a big deal about the number of fighters that had been in the series, eventually revealing that everyone who had been a fighter in Smash would be returning for this game... However, note the number given to the most recent fighter that had been announced for Smash prior to the first true showing of Ultimate, Inkling. Inkling is given the number [[{{Nintendo64}} 64]] as the 64th fighter to be in Smash as per Nintendo's official count. In terms of fighters, Smash had reached the most significant number in Nintendo's history... and then with the reveal of Ridley as the ''65th'' fighter in Smash, ''surpassed'' it.
* Link's new Final Smash has him using an Ancient Bow and Ancient Arrow, while Toon Link retains the Triforce Slash. Why didn't Toon Link get a new one? Consider the role the Triforce plays in their respective games. It was a key part of ''The Wind Waker'', but wasn't very significant in ''Breath of the Wild'', which placed more emphasis on the Sheikah technology. This fits with Zelda's new Final Smash too, since the Triforce was also important in ''A Link Between Worlds''.
** It's also worth pointing out that ''Breath of the Wild'' Link doesn't even have the Triforce. Zelda had the whole thing.
* Ridley's reveal trailer is full of brilliance:
** He takes out Mega Man in one hit with his tail. Yes, it may be because he is huge and powerful, but remember that he has a sharp point at the end of his tail, AKA, a spike. What was the thing that kills Mega Man in one hit, again?
** The way he takes out both Megaman and Mario. As explained above, not only is Megaman weak to spikes, but impaling things with his tail is Ridley's trademark killing method. As for Mario, he takes him out the same way Samus believed how he killed her father. The icing on top is him twirling Mario's hat on his finger, referencing a gameplay mechanic in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' while mocking the bright tone of said game.
** Of all people to accompany Samus, why Mario and Megaman? There are many reasons:
*** It's a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''. Samus mirrors Ripley, Mario mirrors the other human characters, Megaman mirrors the android characters, and Ridley of course mirrors the Xenomorphs.
*** Mario and Megaman have faced (realistic) dragons before. Megaman has Mecha Dragon from ''VideoGame/Megaman2'', and Mario has the Lord of Lightning from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.
*** Mario represents Nintendo's first party characters, while Megaman represents third party characters. Of course, Samus is there for her connection with Ridley.
* Of course Ultimate is the fitting game for Ridley to finally make his playable debut. Part of the installment's theme is that 'Everyone is Here', with everyone from every Smash game returning, and guess who has been in every Smash game in some capacity but not playable until now? ''Ridley''.
* ''Ultimate'' adds a new "category" known as "Echo Fighters", which is a fancy term for {{Moveset Clone}}s. But what's the point of this distinction and why is this so important?
** This opens up new design possibilities when it comes to new fighters. For years, people have been clamoring for a certain character to show up as a playable fighter, but these ideas are often turned down by others due to the stigma of being too similar to another fighter, even if that character is distinct personality-wise. Echo Fighters allow these characters to mostly bypass that stigma.
** They're easier to add on the developer's part. You could call it laziness, but coming up with brand new distinct characters is still a very hard thing to do. Echo Fighters can allow the game developers to introduce a new character without potential backlash. It serves as a good marketing tool.
* The [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Inklings]] applaud the winner as opposed [[SoreLoser to their usual behavior in their own games whenever they lose.]] Why? Because a temper tantrum is embarrassing to everyone and it reflects on your series badly. Not to mention, in their own game, they never had a platform fight game mode. Throwing tantrum for losing in a game you're good at is just as expected as applauding the winner of a game you're not good at.
* In the reveal trailer, it's fitting that Ryu is shown facing off against Ganondorf. Ganondorf is the closest thing Smash Bros has to an Akuma expy. Both are DarkSkinnedRedhead who use dark powers in conjunction with hand-to-hand combat.
* The three newcomers have parallels with the new designs of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf.
** Inklings and Link are both the protagonist of their respective games, and the games that they take the most influence came out after ''Smash 4''. They both are projectile based and were in the initial teaser of the game.
** Zelda and Daisy are both princesses and their designs are a modified version of a previous design. They're also the most GenkiGirl out of all the princesses in the game.
** Ridley and Ganondorf are both the main villains of their respective series. They're some of the few characters to not have playable appearances before they debuted in Smash and they happen to be the most outright sinister villains of Nintendo.
!!FridgeHorror
** Ridley's Final Smash has him shooting a huge plasma beam at Samus's gunship, which you can see crashing in the background afterwards. If he uses this Final Smash in stages like Fourside or Wrecking Crew, which show a sprawling city in the background, the crash will likely result in civilian deaths. And to make matters worse, [[{{Sadist}} Ridley probably wants that to happen]].
!!FridgeLogic
* Soooo...how exactly would Ridley's Final Smash work if he was fighting against Samus? Who's driving the gunship in that case?
** [[Characters/MetroidOthers The Etecoons and Dachoras]].
