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What's more, they have a gimmick almost exactly like Pokemon Trainer in Star Allies itself. I'm honestly surprised we haven't seen more Kirby characters join Smash since Brawl. Maybe Sakurai took all those accusations of Kirby favoritism to heart and has avoided pushing the Kirby series since to avoid coming off as biased? In which case, that's another reason I feel sorry for the guy, since he played such a big role in Kirby's creation in the first place. And as it so happens, Kirby has built up quite a Rogue's Gallery from which to pull villain or at least antihero candidates: Marx, Daroach, Magolor, Taranza, Susie, the Mage Sisters...I hope they all get added to the roster at some point, Star Allies showed off just how much fun they could be.

Mega Man X I considered using one Maverick from each of the eight MMX games (Magma Dragoon from X4 in particular), but I had difficulty deciding on reps for most of the games, felt the original 8 were the most iconic, and knew the original game is often considered the best anyway, so I opted to focus X's board primarily on X1 with a few references to later games, namely Zero (whose enhanced form debuted in X2), Axl (who debuted in X7 and is already in as a Spirit), and Ultimate Armor X (debuted in X4 and returned in 5, 6, and 8). That way it keeps things simple. Mavericks from later X games could always be added as Spirit Events, much like the Navigators. X's Spirit Battle isn't part of the board, but like Zero and Axl's Spirit Battles, it's updated to replace Mega Man with X as the Spirit Fighter.

Hard for me to say what I think will be next, but I know I'd love to see a Final Fantasy Warriors that revolves around a set of four original protagonists traveling from their world to various other Final Fantasy worlds and interacting with various heroes and villains from those worlds, the majority of which are playable. As is usual for Musou-style games, the playable warriors battle hordes of monsters, enemy soldiers, and bosses. The four original protagonists along with a handful of other warriors could have access to job changing and different weapon types, while the majority are job- and weapon-locked. Weapon types include both general and personal. General weapon types available to multiple warriors include Axe, Bell, Book, Bow, Boomerang, Dagger, Hammer, Harp, Katana, Rod, Spear, Sword, Staff, and Whip. Personal weapon types exclusive to specific warriors include Fiendish Greatsword (Garland), Merc's Greatsword (Cloud), Gun-Arm (Barret), Long Katana (Sephiroth), Fixed Gunblade (Squall, Seifer), Blaster Edge (Rinoa), Shotgun (Irvine), Machine Gun (Laguna), Twin Daggers (Zidane), and Morph Gunblade (Lightning). Magic elements include Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Water, Wind, Holy, and Dark, along with possible others like Life, Poison, Time, and Gravity. Life would be a new element designed to represent not only restorative magic such as Cure but also magic related to plants, fungi, and animals.

Yes, Byleth is novel for using a lance and axe in their moveset, but that's not really a gimmick per se. Of all the DLC fighters thus far, Byleth has been the most "vanilla" (which no doubt has contributed to their divisive reception among the fans).

With the exception of Byleth, every FP DLC fighter so far has had some manner of gimmick to help distinguish them: Joker - Has the Rebellion Gauge and Arsene Hero - MP meter and Command Menu Banjo-Kazooie - Powerful Side Special with limited uses Terry - Input commands not unlike Ryu, and the series' very first Back Special Min Min - Left arm and right arm mapped to attack and special buttons respectively, as well as the ability to change the right arm Steve - Mining materials and using them to craft weapons and tools Sephiroth - Winged form that triggers at high enough damage Pyra & Mythra - Ability to transform between two fighters (previously seen with Zelda & Sheik) So, what kind of gimmick would Dixie offer? I mean, sure, she could be justified based on popularity alone, but they'll want to do something interesting with her, else she'll feel like a fighter who should have been base roster (because quite frankly she should have been). In X's favor, he could have not only Special Weapons (with potential for a better implementation than Mega Man) but also a Light Capsule that can grant him Armors and the ability to charge many of his attacks, particularly his buster (which by my reckoning could cover his neutral, F tilt, N air, F air, B air, and possibly his dash, to simulate how his games play) and, while armored, his Special Weapons, most notably his Specials (which themselves could vary based on what Armor he's using). As for a Namco Rep, a Soul rep would probably be the next most fitting option. Talim is the most popular character in the series, so she's the most likely candidate, but Mitsurugi would be a cool pick too due to his being a Samurai. I'm researching Soulcalibur gameplay as of SCVI, and learning about mechanics which I think could be implemented into Smash. Far as I can tell, SC doesn't have distinct aerial attacks the way Street Fighter and Fatal Fury do as there isn't a jump button per se, so they'd have to exercise some liberties for those as well.

Though Crash and Shantae are my top two picks, I could also see Dixie Kong and X as DLC fighters. X has some pretty easy choices for gimmicks: he can use Special Weapons with energy, he could don different armor parts to alter his abilities, and he could charge his X-Buster and Special Weapons. Basically, he could play like a more advanced Mega Man. Plus, his series has lots of prime candidates for Spirits and music. It helps that they have a model of him to use already thanks to Mega Man's Final Smash. Dixie's a little tougher. She has her ponytail spin, but that could easily be adapted to her U Special. What other gimmicks could she use? Animal Buddies? Tag-teaming with her sister Tiny? Picking up and throwing stuff with her hair?

Fine choice! I suggested such myself in the OP. We've got Mario, Bowser, and Sonic in Smash, it's high time The Eggman completes the quartet. If not for Sephiroth stealing his thunder, Eggman would have made a great first villain DLC fighter. Though X and Zero aren't in Smash yet, I'd like to see Sigma join the roster one day as well. Unlike Wily, who relies on Robot Masters and machines to do the fighting, Sigma is more than capable as a hand-to-hand combatant, having fought X and Zero directly and used a wide variety of weapons over the course of eight major installments. His most iconic weapon is the beam saber he used in the very first game, and I expect that's what the majority of his moveset would be built around, though his claws from X2 and his scythe from X4 are pretty memorable as well. I certainly wouldn't mind if they pulled a K. Rool and made his specials each represent one of his notable boss battles.

Eh, while I'm not against adding more sword-users to the game, I understand a desire to see weapons besides swords in smash. They have yet to add a dedicated axe or spear user, the closest we've gotten being Byleth. We also don't have a lot of straight-up mages who use rods or staves (despite the fact Zelda would be a perfect candidate for one what with Magic Rods being a thing in her series and all). So, I get why some fans roll their eyes over "yet another sword fighter". Me personally, I want more cartoony mascot-type fighters like Crash and Rayman to round out all these basically human fighters we've been getting, though I of course also still want Shantae, who offers the novelty of a Middle East-inspired belly dancer with a ponytail whip and magic powers.

A Soul Calibur fighter would be appropriate. Bonus points for the fact Link guest-starred in SCII for GCN. Back in 2015, Project Soul and Namco held a popularity poll for the SC series' fighters. These were the top ten results: At this rate, I really hope a FP3 is on the way, as there are just too many good candidates left. But, sooner or later the FPs will have to come to an end so they can work on SSB6. Though I could see a mobile game coming in the future, too. That would make sense given Nintendo's recent forays into the world of mobile games. And though I know gacha is rather infamous over here in the West, it would make sense for a Smash mobile game. Fighters, costumes, equippable weapons and spirits, custom specials, you name it.

A couple weeks back, I posted a topic speculating on remakes of Pokemon Diamond & Pearl for Switch, following the pattern first established by FireRed & LeafGreen for GBA and followed by HeartGold & SoulSilver for DS and Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for 3DS. A few days ago, what should be revealed but Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl? So now, it only stands to reason that we'll eventually get Pokemon Black & White remakes, probably within five years or so. Will it be for Switch? Or will we see a new, hopefully even better system launch by that time? But of course, we can't forget that Pokemon Generation IX will likely have started by then. BWR could very well be part of Gen IX itself. This topic is thus dedicated to speculating on not just BWR but Gen IX as a whole. And like with any future Pokemon generation, that means exciting possibilities like new Types, new battle modes, and even new gameplay mechanics. So, what would you all like to see in Gen IX? Let's speculate! Ever since Gen V brought us away from Japan-inspired regions and explored other parts of the world such as New York, France, Hawaii, and the UK, many fans have eagerly discussed how different states, countries, and groups of countries could be interpreted within Pokemon's world, such as Texas, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, and Scandinavia. Since we just left the Europe-inspired Galar with colder climates, I figure someplace warmer is in order. We have yet to visit an arid region within the mainline games, so someplace based on Egypt and/or Arabia could be quite fun. Or, we could revisit the Americas and look to Texas or California for inspiration. But honestly, I think a Greek region would offer the most excitement due to its highly prolific pantheon of gods, monsters, and heroes which would lend themselves well to Pokemon. Just imagine a legendary trio based on Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Perhaps they could be Flying/Electric, Ground/Ghost, and Water/Steel, respectively? I hereby propose the name "Xander" for this region, derived from "Alexander". I now prefer "Theos", as a nod to the region's focus on legendaries based on deities. They could introduce a new Beast type, which would be given/added to Pokemon with beastly qualities (such as Arcanine, Luxray, and Pyroar). They could introduce a Petrified status associated with the Rock-type, in anticipation of a Pokemon based on Medusa or Gorgons in general. Some past Rock-type moves could acquire Petrification as a possible side effect. Petrification could work similar to Freeze, but with the added property of making the Pokemon Rock-type (and therefore vulnerable to Grass, Water, Ground, Fighting, and Steel-type attacks). A new item would be added that cures petrification. Rock-types are immune to petrification for obvious reasons. Some ideas for Pokemon: That's it from me for now. Feel free to share your own ideas for Gen IX, be they for a Greece-inspired setting or something else!

Hopefully the battles won't be slow again. That was honestly the number one issue with DP since it would crop up far more often than a weak story or barely-present NPCs. That, and the dearth of Fire-Types. The good news is, if there are any issues with BDSP, they can at least distribute patches to fix those issues now. Not like Litwick's line are the only Pokemon allowed to be Ghost/Fire. And they're based on candles and chandeliers rather than lanterns per se.

So, last year, Taiwan saw the release of Rockman X DiVE, a neat little gacha platformer game that lets you play different characters from the Mega Man X series as well as guest stars from Classic, Zero, ZX, Legends, and Battle Network, all of whom are capable of equipping weapons in any of five categories: Buster, Melee, Machine Gun, Sprayer, and Cannon. As an avid Mega Man fan, I am ecstatic to try this game out myself, particularly because many of my personal favorites are among the playable lineup including Alia, Layer, Leviathan, and none other than Iris, the queen of all Mega Man waifus (feel free to fite me online when DiVE comes stateside). The fact that someone as peaceful as Iris gets to tote gatling guns and sabers in DiVE makes me wonder: Could DiVE influence Super Smash Bros. by way of providing material for future playable MMX fighters? Like, could Iris, given her popularity, one day join Smash's venerable roster, adorably laying waste to foes with Floating Mines, Peaceful Wish, and an arsenal of weaponry? I won't lie: I would love to see most of DiVE's playable roster make it into Smash one day, and then some. And SSBU currently has one specific piece of content from a gacha game: A remixed theme from Fire Emblem Heroes. So, the gacha genre has one very small foot in Smash's door already. Heck, DiVE itself actually plays a lot like Smash, thanks to its pvp capacity and sidescrolling format. And I could see Nintendo putting out a Smash gacha game for mobile, with different fighters, skins, and Spirits as gacha prizes. I know the very idea may make a lot of you wretch and seethe with contempt, but like it or not, the gacha genre is popular and successful, and a series as popular and content-rich as Smash would fit gacha like a glove. But I digress. The main subject of this topic is: would you like to see anything from Rockman X DiVE get into Smash, either in SSBU or a future installment?

I can understand wanting to include Ghosts N' Goblins in Smash as it is one of Capcom's iconic franchises alongside Mega Man and Street Fighter, but I myself am not really concerned either way. I'm fine if Arthur does get in, but there are a ton of Mega Man characters I care more about seeing get in (like Roll, Proto Man, Bass, X, Zero, Sigma...) than Arthur (or for that matter, any more Street Fighters like Chun-Li or Guile). I'm one of those "high volume > high diversity" Smash fans who has a handful of series from which he wants to see a ton of fighters and doesn't really care a great deal about anything else. But I'm also aware that those series I'm not into have their fans too, so I adopt the approach of "Well as long as I get all the fighters I want, I'm fine with everyone else getting all the fighters they want, too".

What's an arctic fox got to do with Hawaii? Mostly it's just to give Sinnoh more Fire-types. That, and there's probably some manner of fiery ghost in Japanese mythology. Maybe the Sinnoan Gastly line are associated with lanterns? Thinking about it, I'm now baffled Vulpix and Ninetales were left out of DP's regional pokedex, since the kitsune is such an iconic kami of Japanese folklore. If you ask me, Vulpix deserves to be one of the staple Pokemon alongside Pikachu.

Really? Huh. Coulda sworn they did. Ah well. They should really make trainer customization a staple of the series. How about some that are Fire-type? :v I got a few suggestions: Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam - Psychic/Fire (Pyrokinetics) Geodude, Graveler, and Golem - Rock/Fire (Lava rocks) Machop, Machoke, and Machamp - Fighting/Fire (fiery superheroes?) Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar - Ghost/Fire (Fiery ghosts) But if I had to choose just one of these, it would probably be the Abra family, as I like the idea of them getting a variant themed on pyrokinesis.

I was beside myself when I learned last night that they'd announced BDSP a mere two weeks after I put up the DPR speculation topic. But really, I think we all knew these were gonna happen sooner or later. We can probably expect Gen V to be remade in a few years, too. As for the SD field style: I'm not sure how to feel about it. It looks kinda cute, but feels really weird after the last few generations made the field models the same as the battle models. I can understand if they wanted the remakes to feel faithful to the originals and thus went for chibi overworld style, but I don't think that's what most fans wanted DP remakes to look like, I think fans were hoping for something closer to Gens 6-8.

I dunno if they should make a new series just to have someone to put into Smash besides Shantae, but if they were to make a new franchise that I could get into with characters I want to see in Smash, sure, that'd be neat.

I'll admit that both Shantae and WayForward don't really have scads of characters I outright want to see in Smash, in contrast to, say, Zelda, Mega Man, or Final Fantasy. They could put in Risky Boots to give Shantae a nemesis to battle and I'd honestly be content with that. I wouldn't mind if Bolo, Harmony, or another character got in as well, but I won't be disappointed to have just Shantae and Risky.

The most logical choice would be Risky Boots, as she's almost as popular as Shantae and would rep the Pirate Gear moveset from Pirate's Curse which Risky herself later inherited in Half-Genie Hero (fitting, seeing as it's her gear that Shantae was using in the first place). The only real obstacle to Risky's inclusion is her...um, treasure chest.

My bro thinks that alt is based on Morag.

That's an interesting moveset! Neat way to reference FFX's most notable mechanic.

Mostly, for the sake of color variety. Ultimate Form is very similar to Final Form, and Sora in my list has Light Form on top of that, giving him two white outfits already (though Light Form has more gray). Normally, I would use Guardian, Strike, Element, and Blitz Forms for more color variety, but three of them require Keyblades with very distinct Disney designs, which might not be allowed within Nintendo's rules. So, I opted for a spread that provided some color variety while avoiding the use of Disney imagery. One alternative is including Roxas with the Two Become One keychain as one of Sora's alts to serve as his "green" costume. You could also include a second Roxas alt depicting him wearing an Organization XIII coat and using Omega Weapon. Of course, they could always just use the Forms as color alts while using the standard Kingdom Keychain, with the aforementioned change to a crown instead of the Mickey symbol. Kinda sad that we have to tiptoe around the Disney elements though, considering they're a big part of Kingdom Hearts' appeal in the first place. Disney themselves might not be pleased with that idea, either, since they're co-owners of the franchise; keeping their content out of the deal would be a slap to their face. I'd like to think there could be some kind of loophole Nintendo could provide that would allow Kingdom Hearts-specific Disney elements in Smash, but that could turn into a slippery slope. But hey, this is the "If you could have any number of third party fighters" topic, so let's assume within this topic that Nintendo, Square, and Disney can get everything figured out and KH fighters can happen. I'd be fine with Sora, Riku, Kairi, Ven, Terra, and Aqua all getting in, plus maybe Axel/Lea, Xemnas/Xehanort, and/or Vanitas. That ought to round out the major cast fairly well.

Sora does have the easiest alt options, to be sure. His costumes could consist of his KH II and III outfits, each with three form variants. For extra pizazz, the form variants could get different Keychains. KH II (Kingdom) KH III (Kingdom) Valor Form (Sleeping Lion) Light Form (Oathkeeper) Wisdom Form (Star Seeker) Dark Form (Oblivion) Master Form (KHII Ultima Weapon) Ultimate Form (KHIII Ultima Weapon)

We've seen Hyrule Warriors, we've seen Fire Emblem Warriors, so next, how about Super Mario Warriors? Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and many, many more characters from the Mario megafranchise battle hordes of Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Boos, and other baddies using an array of weapons and flashy attack moves. A Super Mario All-Stars Roster

Shantae and Crash.