A character is a character is a character.
Not a good reason. What matters is how interesting they can be and pretty much nothing more. And Shy Guys have so many variants(with moveset potential), that they'd easily make a great rep with a beautiful moveset.
It's impossible to tell what Lucina is. We know she's "new" but that's it. She's an official newcomer with a full size banner(but only on the mobile site, but that's due to how the size is made).
edited 14th Jul '14 11:04:47 AM by Irene
Shadow?They could include Birdo and have her (him?) count as a Yoshi character, like Waluigi counts as a Wario Universe character.
Vote. .#Bayonetta 4 SmashIf you guys're starting to discuss generic characters, I'm gonna have to send all of you in the corner to think about what you've done. "Villager" as a stand-in for the Animal Crossing player character is not the same as "weird standard mook enemy that walks back and forth". Do not go there. Stop.
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For Yoshi character you can have Baby Bowser, Baby Mario, Poochy, and Shy Guys. Shy Guys are mooks in it but you can't really have them but I can think of four different characters besides Yoshi not counting Shy Guy if you include Kamek.
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@Bad Wolf: I think she's a new character, because she's got her own animations and a page on the website. I doubt alternate costumes would get that kind of treatment.
Lampshade Hanging: It's a lifestyle.But she doesn't have new original art, and most/all of her moves seem to be Marth's (albeit, I'm bad at recognizing moves). Has there even been an alternate costume yet that's an entirely different character? Because if Lucina's the first, then there's no precedent to judge what she would or would not get.
@Faw: I think we have some misunderstanding here. I am agreeing with what you're saying. She's a unique person, but she doesn't have a unique moveset.
I said that I won't argue that she ISN'T a clone. She pretty obviously is. But she's a clone who is also a separate character on the roster.
edited 14th Jul '14 11:14:36 AM by edvedd
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SUCK IT, GEMATSU! I'm glad Robin's in. Also, I like Lucina as an alt skin.
I'm pretty sure Sakurai is the best troll in my recent memory. There's this
, his obvious knowledge of the meme of this
, and all the shit given to Chrom.
I think this is to maintain symmetry, and also that she's an alt.
I compared Shy Guys to both Villager and Mii Fighters for a reason. Villager is actually generic too. So is Pokemon Trainer and pretty much every Pokemon overall. Mewtwo and Pikachu are arguable, though.
Generic guys aren't a big deal regardless. There's few Yoshi choices left, and Kamek(not the race) pretty much is just a Stage Hazard guy now. Birdo, Bowser Jr.(since Waluigi could be considered a Wario character, this could work too), and Shy Guys are the only viable ones. I wouldn't count on Birdo, though, but the other two have enough moveset potential to work.
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@Bad Wolf: I think she shares the newcomer art with Robin. After all, she is on it. And no, the only confirmed alternate costumes at this point are classic Wario, male WFT, and tracksuit Little Mac.
Lampshade Hanging: It's a lifestyle.Yeah, she's in the Robin art. It's more likely that since they were sharing the art anyway, it wouldn't make sense to put it in both profiles, so they gave her a box and specified newcomer only on her page.
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So just wait for Sakurai to confirm or deny stuff? What a concept. Glad we all thought of it.
I should just go to bed. This is all giving me a headache.
edited 14th Jul '14 11:29:51 AM by edvedd
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I really don't think we'll be seeing a new Yoshi character. That would most likely draw more shrugs than anything else, since the only one that's memorable or popular is Yoshi himself.
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