For me and Metroid, I'd like to see Ridley >/= Dark Samus >>> anyone else (I know there are others, but I don't know them). I too would prefer some visual difference.
For me and Fire Emblem, I figure:
- Well, we already have Marth.
- Apparently this Chrom guy
is the current protagonist, so him too (following in the tradition of Roy and Ike, even though I'm sad to see both of them go), if he's sufficiently different.
- Didn't you guys say this Avatar person uses magic?
so them too. And they're also a protagonist Also, having actually looked at the page, it's possible that they could be male or female, if they're put in as a Heroic Mime.
- "Marth"
as a female playable character, but with her being a spoiler, that doesn't seem likely. And in any case, Avatar being potentially female also works.
I still think Ganondorf needs a bit of an overhaul.
edited 21st Jan '14 8:17:45 PM by wanderlustwarrior
The main problem with Robin is of course that there's no pre-set appearance or gender. I suppose it would be easy enough to use the face-covered-by-hood image that sometimes shows up in-game, but somehow that seems to make it less interesting to me.
Also, the official Japanese title for the character is "My Unit" which sounds silly but is probably what they would use.
edited 21st Jan '14 8:16:03 PM by Clarste
Intriguing!
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-Grab controls will no longer be affected by whether you have above or below 100% damage.
Aw, I thought the grab control thing was a nice touch. Probably not as fun during competitive battles, though.
edited 21st Jan '14 11:17:04 PM by Midna
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Looks like the left of Battlefield, and air tethers seem to be able to go through and knock people off of edges now.
edited 22nd Jan '14 12:58:57 AM by NesClassic
🏳️⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse AlberiaI'd support Dark Samus as well. There's just so much potential for moves - Samus' weapons aside, there's the arsenals of Gandrayda, Ghor and Rundas, her intangible bat form, the Aurora Unit and her original appearance as Metroid Prime.
...Of course, she's only likely to show up as a sticker, if that.
...Sakurai did say he was going to throw a bone to competitive players this time around (even though he believes it to be a Vocal Minority of players).
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My self included, I WANT TO BELIEVE.
Now's it's Shulk Time!

Yeah, Dark Samus would be a great second(third?) character for Metroid. To make up for it, Ridley can have three boss battles this time. Heck, replace the final bosses with Master Ridley and Crazy Ridley.