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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#44976: May 30th 2014 at 7:05:22 PM

I wonder who they'll be most likely to choose. Marth and Olimar are the highest tiered characters in Brawl that are available for the tournament so they'd probably be good picks but some of them might want to try out the new characters.

Predictions:

I feel like Little Mac and Mega Man will be two of the first newcomers picked just because the people will be curious how they work.

Link and Samus will be two of the characters that no one picks. Not sure about the other two though.

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#44977: May 30th 2014 at 7:21:34 PM

I expect Link, Samus, DK and Sonic to be left out.

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#44979: May 30th 2014 at 7:36:45 PM

I don't see DK being left out.

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Nap1100 Since: Mar, 2012
#44980: May 30th 2014 at 7:41:52 PM

[up][up][up]Hug S is apparently going for Samus, so I wouldn't count her out just yet.

I suspect Link might be out of the competition. Never know, though.

edited 30th May '14 7:42:04 PM by Nap1100

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#44981: May 30th 2014 at 7:43:19 PM

In Link and Samus's case, it's because they've been consistently low tier, while in DK and Sonic's case, I don't know if any of the players are particularly proficient with either of them. It's possible that someone might pick Sonic because if his OP final smas.h (items are on until the finale remember?)

[up]Really? Interesting. Who's using who then? I know DJ Nintendo's going with Bowser.

edited 30th May '14 7:44:44 PM by Vgm3

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#44982: May 30th 2014 at 7:46:46 PM

Sonic's final smash is exactly why I assume he'll get picked. It will be incredibly useful in clearing the field in the early rounds and he's a fairly good character in his own right.

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#44983: May 30th 2014 at 7:48:42 PM

Assuming his Final Smash is as powerful as it was in Brawl.

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#44984: May 30th 2014 at 7:51:19 PM

Even with Phantom Slash, I feel like Zelda will be out of it. Poor gal.

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#44985: May 30th 2014 at 7:54:02 PM

Considering that it starts F 4 A with items on, she might have a greater chance of being picked, he Naryu's Love reflects projectiles, and the Phantom can act as a damage sponge. Plus, Lighting kicks! There's still hope for her yet.

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#44986: May 30th 2014 at 7:58:45 PM

They might go for the old characters who seem to have changed the most. So, Bowser, Zelda, Pit, and Olimar will be first picks.

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#44987: May 30th 2014 at 8:00:23 PM

I hope someone picks Zelda and someone else picks the Villager, and then the Villager Pockets Zelda's Phantom.

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#44988: May 30th 2014 at 8:07:31 PM

I know it's probably programmed to be impossible but watching Villager pocket someone's final smash like the Light Arrows or Mario Finale and then shooting it back at them would be hilarious.

Nap1100 Since: Mar, 2012
#44989: May 30th 2014 at 8:09:17 PM

A good example of why HugS as Samus should be feared, by the way.

4 Samus probably won't be as good as Melee Samus but that's still gonna be scary.

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#44990: May 30th 2014 at 8:10:32 PM

So, let's see if we can't do some process of elimination...

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#44991: May 30th 2014 at 8:11:50 PM

Since I mentioned the voting poll earlier, Paulutena is another character who got a decent amount of votes. Also, the fact that she is no longer in Pit's Final Smash and Palutena's Temple is now a stage....

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#44992: May 30th 2014 at 8:17:21 PM

...means that Pit's final smash is kind of the obvious choice now that Uprising has removed the need to use the Sacred Treasures for normal specials.

And that Palutena's Temple is a nice-looking location from Uprising that makes for a nice Smash stage.

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#44993: May 30th 2014 at 8:22:39 PM

I think the Pseudo-Palutena thing is the biggest hint towards Palutena, personally. "Palutena confirmed! ...boo! Gotcha!"

I actually correctly guessed Pseudo-Palutena. The hunched posture and purple skin gave it away.

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#44994: May 30th 2014 at 8:55:06 PM

I know I'll be rooting for Ken in the tournament. Us Marth players have to stick together.

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#44995: May 30th 2014 at 8:58:17 PM

Palutena is a booger flick away from being confirmed at this point, so she's not very interesting to guess honestly. At least there's some uncertainty about Chrom and Pac-Man, the next two most likely newcomers.

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#44996: May 30th 2014 at 9:09:43 PM

Sakurai specifically mentioned buffing Link and Samus, and i can't imagine that he wouldn't have also rebalanced DK and Sonic, both famously low-tier as well.

I mean, it's their first time playing, so its not going to be a really Serious Business tournament. They'll just pick who they like, or maybe go deliberately low-tier out of curiosity to see what fixes were made.

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#44997: May 30th 2014 at 9:15:14 PM

You underestimate the competitive Smash Bros. community. They're going to have fun but I highly doubt that any of them will hold back.

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#44998: May 30th 2014 at 9:26:04 PM

How is she so close to being confirmed, exactly? The trophy fake-out?

Note that I've already voiced my thoughts on Pit's final smash, and the Wii U stage.

edit:

I wonder if the tourney players will have some time to play back-stage, so that they can make an informed decision about their roster choice.

edited 30th May '14 9:26:50 PM by Enlong

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#44999: May 30th 2014 at 9:39:43 PM

Pit's FS, being referred to, but not named in a POTD, Pseudo-Palutena, Sakurai's baby, two decent leaks, popularity, and the fact that she was always the most likely KI newcomer. Before you say Medusa, the villain has never come before the sidekick/deuteragonist. She has nothing against her and everything going for her.

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#45000: May 30th 2014 at 9:44:33 PM

I wonder what this thread would be like if all of the predictions and speculations were to be cut.

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