No.
He considers them two different characters. Slots is their position on the Screen. And they always shared the same slot. Despite being separate characters.
Slots =/= Characters. He never ever called her a separate slot at any time, and only referred to her as a separate character when he said there was 39 playable characters in Brawl. That includes all the transformations(but not Final Smashes, since that would count Giga Bowser, who would make 40 playable unique characters).
Shadow?Incorrect. Slots are spaces used on the Select Screen. Zelda/Sheik has always shared a slot.
Characters, they way Sakurai used it specifically(as in the context), is referring to each individual fighter. Zelda and Sheik are two separate characters, but share the same slot(and well, always have).
Albeit, I do believe "slot" is a fanterm, but Sakurai still has not used it to mean the total list of characters, because he hasn't used it at all. The term slot sometimes is used as a synonym for character. Others have used to be the square used for a character portrait, and could have at least up to "4" characters per slot.(technically 3 in the case of Pokemon Trainer, but you could randomly get one if you chose him instead of the 3 Pokemon. You only play with 3 Pokemon, not literally as the Trainer himself, which makes it somewhat confusing.)
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Only in Brawl. In Smash 4, although he's not Cel-shaded, Toon Link still has solid colours. Meanwhile, Phantom doesn't. He looks all realistic.
And honestly, replacing Sheik with Impa is change for the sake of change. It's also a case of adding someone simply because they are in the newest game, because nobody ever requested Impa before Skyward Sword, even though she was a Sheika in Ocarina of Time.
edited 28th Dec '13 8:49:55 PM by MagcargoMan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8yAjWvAqyMI want to make it clear that the only context in which I ever said I'd want SS Impa in the game is if they used SS Zelda's design for Zelda this time. They have not, so it will be Sheik.
The only hope Impa has for inclusion now is if they removed Sheik from being part of Zelda's moveset, which I find very unlikely indeed.
edited 28th Dec '13 8:52:22 PM by Enlong
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I meant a notable amount of people. I've never seen anyone request her before SS.
Why does the style matter? Who's to say they can't make a design for Sheik that matches SS Zelda if they wanted too?
edited 28th Dec '13 8:59:48 PM by MagcargoMan
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The only Impa I honestly like is the Oracles version, anyway(at first). Although I do like her Hyrule Warriors appearance. Having swift sword attacks as a ninja hasn't been done yet in Smash. In the sense of how Jago works in Killer Instinct.
And I disagree. She can have many unique moves while being her own slot.
Wasn't specified. But hey, that's why I prefer not to use "Nobody" unless I literally meant that. But anyway. And I agree, the style is irrelevant. Just choose one, making an unique moveset, and go from there.
edited 28th Dec '13 8:55:33 PM by Irene
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Wait, she's in Hyrule Warriors!?
But she's only a Sheika in like, two of them.
edited 28th Dec '13 8:55:06 PM by MagcargoMan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8yAjWvAqyMIf Skyward Sword did not have a retconing role in the Zelda "timeline" it probably would have had a much more positive reception, and calls for some kind of Super Smash Bros representation this trailer alone
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Remember when Impa was just an old lady who Link saved off screen?
Edit:Who actually calls that game Legend Of Zelda I? Really?
edited 28th Dec '13 8:56:18 PM by IndirectActiveTransport
Buldogue's lawyerYes, MM, she is. They showed a video or pictures of her. I forget which. She has a sword with a rounded handle. I think that everyone may just be a gameplay clone, though. Lots of sword attacks, spin attack, etc. Doesn't mean anything Smash-wise, of course.
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It's a namespace problem. It's the first game, so has a 1 on the end of it. The basic name is used for the entire franchise as a whole. It's also easier when Main/TheLegendOfZelda and VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda are the same thing and it confuses less people.
edited 28th Dec '13 8:58:04 PM by Irene
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No-one said you did.
edited 28th Dec '13 9:03:48 PM by MagcargoMan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8yAjWvAqyMHonestly, Zelda and Impa were simply spotted. Note that I don't know if this was some fake or not. I think that was from some trailer or whatever.
Shadow?

Oh please no not this again.
You know, I don't I've ever seen you address the "Phantom is realistic like Zelda rather than being Toon style" point.
Only because he talked about them in the Smash Direct.
edited 28th Dec '13 8:23:59 PM by MagcargoMan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8yAjWvAqyM