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Numbuh1234 Since: Apr, 2014
#125401: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:06:52 AM

I have complete confidence that whichever 6 characters get added to Smash Bros., I'll enjoy how they play, and so far that hasn't been disproved in FP 1.

So I'm planning on buying FP 2 sooner than later for that reason.

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#125402: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:09:40 AM

[up]I'm similar; I was already super happy with what I got in the base game, so I would've been happy with any additional fighters. True, there are some characters I would've loved to see more than others, but I'm happy with whoever we get in Fighter Pass 2.

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#125403: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:13:56 AM

I also hope we get 4 echoes in addition to those; that way, we fill the hardcoded limit, and get a fully square CSS in both expanded and collapsed modes, and I get my share of OCD filled up.

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#125404: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:14:17 AM

So I'm gonna answer your sarcasm with sincerity. What reason was there to assume everyone in Fighter Pass 1 would be 3rd party? Especially given at the start of the pass Sakurai said he had considered at least more first party character, and when Terry was revealed we already knew we were getting another season, which changed the math.

As for why one would buy the pass without knowing its contents, here's a couple reasons why I and friends have done it in other games:

  • Buying in bulk is a little bit cheaper
  • No one likes having an incomplete roster, even if you don't use everyone regularly
  • You may find something/someone new that fits you
  • Some companies don't put out a Game of The Year Edition, so the DLC packs are the most logical way about it as a consumer, besides just not buying DLC

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Jan 19th 2020 at 11:22:10 AM

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MetalMichelangelo Since: Nov, 2012
#125405: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:15:36 AM

No I didn't mean give both of them a slot because like you said that's 2 slots used up.

Edited by MetalMichelangelo on Jan 19th 2020 at 11:17:05 AM

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#125406: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:18:38 AM

[up][up] Something something Reggie and "new world"

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#125408: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:21:22 AM

I wonder what the Spirit Battles for the Three Houses characters will give us. My personal hope? Give Claude’s battle a Screen Flip hazard as a way to reference the Upsidedown Claude meme.

If I had to make a solid guess for one of the battles, I’d say Rhea would be against Palutena (they look a lot alike and have connections to gods, with Palutena being one and Rhea being a religious leader). But after she’s beaten, a Giant white Charizard takes her place to stand in for her Immaculate One form.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#125409: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:22:53 AM

The first pass had four third-party characters in a row. I can't blame people for assuming the last one would be as well.

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#125410: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:25:24 AM

[up]So you're saying people assumed it would be Dante because of... Word of Dante?

[down]No, because Sakurai isn't Dante. If anything it'd be the trope God Never Said That. But again, I recognize that I'm making an assumption.

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Jan 19th 2020 at 12:24:16 PM

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MEKristian Since: Nov, 2009
#125411: Jan 19th 2020 at 9:45:36 AM

Isn't that the exact same thing as assuming Rex and Pyra are a "lock" for the next Fighter's Pass?

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#125412: Jan 19th 2020 at 10:05:19 AM

Just a quick question; were there already Sprites for Fire Emblem: Three Houses? Because if there were, I think it would determine whether there's feasibility in having Rex and Pyra/Mythra as DLC Characters (I know Pyra has a Spirit).

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#125413: Jan 19th 2020 at 10:07:16 AM

[up]No, 3 Houses never got a spirit board event. It actually led people to expect a 3 Houses rep since other Switch games like Daemon X Machina did get spirits added, but people figured they'd wait until fighter pass 2.

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#125414: Jan 19th 2020 at 10:50:37 AM

For the 8 characters from any nintendo franchises thing. I'd go with either Zelda or Pokemon

  • For Zelda, the new fighters would be Skull Kid, The 3 Oracles (each as separate fighters), Twinrova, one of the Spirits from BOTW, Medlii and Linkle
  • For Pokemom: I'd borrow from Pokken's roster a little, for those, that would be Chandelure, Gardivoir, Garchomp, Suicune and Aegislash. The last three however would be Meloetta, Rillaboom and Toxtricity Tapu Koko,pokemon that aren't in Pokken

For the Fighter's pass thing. My wishlist would be Neptune, Marona/Ash, Shantae or Ajna, Rex/Pyra, Nanashi (assuming SMT-V isn't out) and Ashley. But the most likely candidates (assuming that Assist trophies/spirits dosen't decomfirm a character) would likely be Issac, Ashley, Chun Li (to go with Ryu and Ken) or Shadow, Raiden, 2B and either Laharl, Ragna or Waluigi.

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Jan 19th 2020 at 10:54:37 AM

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#125415: Jan 19th 2020 at 10:53:14 AM

Laharl is a really good pick! I didn't think of Nippon Ichi. A Prinny could also work.

Actually, now that Prinnies and Neptunia got me thinking about company mascots... There is someone who can represent both Tekken and Soul Calibur... Yoshimitsu! He's not my first choice from Namco, again that would be Talim or Asuka Kazama, but he is an iconic part of both series, and has several moves that can fit a Smash moveset easily. Manji Blood Petals, Dragonfly Stance, Flea Stance, Soul Drain...
Pretty much everything except his Suicide attacks.
I didn't know I wanted this until just now.

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Jan 19th 2020 at 1:09:52 PM

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#125416: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:26:21 AM

[up]Problem is, he's not the main character, nor is he that iconic or recognizable. They'd probably go with Heihachi or Mitsurugi if they wanted to represent either series.

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#125417: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:28:29 AM

I feel like if Soul Calibur is getting a character, it'll be Nightmare, not Mitsurugi.

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#125418: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:29:37 AM

Other people have already answered, but the reason why people would put money down on a fighter pass without knowing the contents is because they either have faith in the development team, are easy to please, or both.

Even if the character choices are utter bombs and I hate all six additions to the roster as characters, at worst they'll still be new characters to play as and bring some new features/stages/music into the game with them. I find Hero a very dull character but he doesn't make me regret buying the first Fighter Pass. I'd rather have five characters including him than four characters without.

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#125419: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:31:00 AM

Also, the Fighters Pass is cheaper. I think the first one was, like, $25 when purchasing each character individually for $6 would have been $30 total.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#125420: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:32:44 AM

[up][up][up]I haven't played the series in years. He just seemed like one of the more popular and iconic characters to me, as well The Face of the franchise.

Edited by kkhohoho on Jan 19th 2020 at 1:33:01 PM

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#125421: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:38:18 AM

it's him or Ivy

It should be Yoshimitsu really,he's in the Tekken games and Soul Calibur so he'd make the perfect ambassador in my mind

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#125422: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:38:27 AM

Okay, but Nightmare is the single most iconic Soul Calibur character. That sword of his is literally the face of the franchise.

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#125423: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:44:55 AM

Mitsurugi was intended to be the face of the franchise, but never its star character. But, by the time of Soul Calibur 3 (the 4th game in the 7 game series), Nightmare was the star to the point of being the character in the production team's logo.

Heihachi's a Mii costume, and Nightmare could work as a Mii costume, too. Yoshimitsu interests me more, represents both series, and has some really fun moves to choose from. And some great costumes. And taunts. NAMU NAMU NAMUNAMUNAMU...

And series music. And Soul Calibur 6 and Tekken 7 are the two games that I want ported most (though they're on my Steam wishlist, so... why do I care?), so this could help convince Namco to give it a shot?


So yeah, my 6 character wishlist for Fighter Pass 2 now stands at:

3rd Party

  1. Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes series)
  2. Yoshimitsu (Tekken and Soul Calibur series)
  3. Shantae

1st Party

  1. Ray mk. III (Custom Robo series)
  2. Viridi (Kid Icarus series)
  3. Daroach (Kirby series) - the Three Mage-Sisters could also work

I'd like Eevee to be promoted from Pokeball Pokemon to actually playable (with assists from evolved forms). I'd also like Tails as an Echo of Sonic, with King K. Rool's Up+B (Propellor Flight) and Side+B (Dummy Ring Bomb), and Fox's Final Smash (Tornado 2). But while Tails is my true second most wanted character overall, I get they're both long shots.

As for Mii costumes: Nightmare and Prinny (Swordsman), Doomguy and Tracer or D.Va (Gunner), and Viewtiful Joe and Upside Down Tetris L Block (Brawler). Neptunia's Blanc and Neptune could be for any.

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Jan 19th 2020 at 3:05:44 AM

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Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#125424: Jan 19th 2020 at 11:50:01 AM

Man if Leroy somehow made it into this game....

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#125425: Jan 19th 2020 at 12:30:13 PM

It makes me happy to hear that more people are talking about characters like Neptune now.

Anyways, I still need to compile a list of first-party characters I want that aren't assist trophies or Mii costumes (Don't fully know if Spirits acts as a deconfirm for characters, but that would make my task much more difficult to do).

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!

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