Perkilator

April 20, 2023

You have no idea how angry I am about the trend of using AI to replace a human’s efforts.

April 19, 2023

This was originally teased during the February 2023 Direct, with a grown-up Shulk and Rex and a mysterious new character. This is expanded upon here, along with several new characters.

They also announced Amiibo of Noah and Mio…

…along with the release date for Pyra and Mythra, which will be released as a double pack.

April 17, 2023

The Mario movie is currently on track to potentially make $1 billion before it even sees its Japanese release, so future Nintendo movies seem pretty much inevitable with that much success. So, I wanted to ask you guys: what other Nintendo movie projects do you think are likely or would like to see? For me:

Likely: A Zelda movie, since it's Nintendo's other big cash cow.
Would like: A Kirby movie loosely based on Kirby's Adventure.

April 15, 2023

Yeah, at this rate I think this is going to cross $1 billion before it even hits Japan.

April 14, 2023

Yes, this is a real headline.

I know Sonic Frontiers and the Sonic movies were widely successful, but even then, that is a shocking amount of money.

April 14, 2023

This movie, ladies and gents, just became one of the highest-grossing animated movies ever made. Even for Mario, this is monolithic.

April 13, 2023

Nintendo just released the final trailer

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April 11, 2023

2 hours ago, Lord_Brand said:

Then why weren't Octoling, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Zack Fair given the Echo treatment?

Octoling I can’t really comment on, but Shadow and Zack weren’t Echoes because I wanted to use Eggman and Sephiroth as DLC, just to make their respective roles as the “second character in a 3rd party franchise who isn’t an Echo” feel more special since they’re two of the most iconic villains in gaming.

April 7, 2023

In your opinion, what's the "ideal" point in time for your most wanted to be introduced? More accurately, which Smash game feels the most appropriate time in which to introduce them? This has to be a Smash game that already released, from 64 to Ultimate. For me:

64
- Meowth
Melee
- Scizor
- Ayumi Tachibana
Brawl
- Totodile
- Grovyle
3DS / Wii U
- Rayman
- Azura
Ultimate
- Bandana Waddle Dee
- Alph (as an Echo)
- Crash Bandicoot
- Estelle Bright
- Dr. Eggman

April 7, 2023

Here's an intertesting idea: what if Sparks of Hope was a musou, but still had shades of the Kingdom Battle's XCOM-like gameplay?

April 5, 2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie just released in the United States. Without spoiling anything, those of you who have seen the movie, what’s your opinion on it? I’m going to see it on Saturday, so I don’t have my own opinion on it yet.

April 5, 2023

If anything, they should rely less on pre-existing IP’s, especially live-action remakes thereof. It seems, ironically, their remakes are contributing to the negative opinions on animation as a medium.

April 3, 2023

Following on from my Melee thread a year back, what if Ultimate had another year, too? Now, I'm not insinuating Ultimate needed another year, like I did with Melee. I moreso wanted to entertain the idea for the sake of a "what-if" scenario. Now, I'm going to lay a few ground rules:

"Everyone is Here!" isn't going away.
The base game will cap off at Fighters #71-75, the same number of fighters in Fighters Pass Vol. 1.
Speaking of, there are still only 2 Fighters Passes, only this time, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 both have 6 DLC fighters each.
My interpretation strives to be as realistic as possible, but with some self-indulgence. If you have your own interpretation, I'm all for it, but I only ask that you don't get too unrealistic.

Without further ado:

Newcomers

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#64. Inkling
#65. Ridley
#66. Simon
#67. King K. Rool
#68. Isabelle
#69. Incineroar
#70. Piranha Plant
#71-72. Pyra / Mythra
#73. Bandana Waddle Dee
#74. Min Min
#75. Banjo & Kazooie

Echo Fighters

#4ε. Dark Samus
#13ε. Daisy
#40ε. Alph
#56ε. Celica
#60ε. Ken
#66ε. Richter

Modes

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Group
- Vs. Mode
- Squad Strike
- Tourney
- Special Smash
  - Smashdown
  - Super Sudden Death
  - Coin Smash
  - Custom Smash
Solo
- Arcade
  - Classic Mode (branching paths depending on your performance)
  - Story Mode (each fighter has a predetermined route)
  - All-Star (opponents are fought by game of debut)
- Stadium
  - Home-Run Contest
  - Volleyball
  - Mob Smash
    - Century Smash
    - Rival Smash (two different characters compete for the highest KO score)
    - Cruel Smash
  - Boss Battles
- Creative Corner
  - Mode Builder (create your own Target Test and Story route and share them online)
  - Stage Builder
  - Mii Fighters
- Training
Spirits
- World of Light
- Spirit Board
- Collection
- DLC Spirit Boards
Online
- With Anyone
  - For Fun
  - For Glory
- With Friends
- Online Tourney
  - Regular
  - Event
- Spectate
- Shared Content
Vault
- Sounds
- Replays
  - Video Editor
- Records
  - Stats
  - Milestones
  - Battle Data
  - Smash Tags
  - Past Opponents
- Challenges
- Tips
- Movies
- Shop
- amiibo
Dashboard
- Return to Main Menu
- Collection
- Local Wireless
- News
- Options
- Help

New stages

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Every previous stage returns
New Donk City Hall
Bowser’s Castle
Great Plateau Tower
Clash at Castle Dedede
Melemele Island
Temple of Mila
Cloud Sea of Alrest
Moray Towers
Spring Stadium
Dracula’s Castle
Spiral Mountain
Alternate Battlefield / Final Destination skins
- 64
- Melee
- Brawl
- 3DS / Wii U

Bosses

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Master Hand
Crazy Hand
Galeem
Dharkon
Giga Bowser
Galleom
Ganon, the Demon King
Marx
Mega Rayquaza
Rathalos
Dracula
Gruntilda

DLC

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Fighters Pass Vol. 1

#76. Joker
#77. Hero
#78. Crash
#79. Estelle Bright
#80. Terry Bogard
#81. Steve

Fighters Pass Vol. 2

#82. Byleth
#83. Dr. Eggman
#84. Sephiroth
#85. Ring Fit Trainee
#86. Kazuya
#87. Sora

April 3, 2023

Here's an interesting thought: what if the Pokémon Trainer's other two Pokémon were Totodile and Grovyle?

March 31, 2023

…And yes, this is indeed a real game. Either way, I guess those people who were hoping for Sonic to kick the bucket got their wish, technically?

March 31, 2023

Can’t say I’m surprised, but I’m a bit sad nonetheless.

March 28, 2023

After quite a long while of nothing, we finally have a proper gameplay demonstration video for Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo also released a video about a Switch OLED Special Edition for this game.

March 24, 2023

This was anoher character concept I've been wanting to do, but I didn't want to do it too soon after Noah & Mio. I'm going to write this more straightforward (i.e. won't be going into as much detail with attributes and the like) because that's the kind of way I think.

The character I'm writing about today is Estelle Bright from the Trails series!

Estelle's moveset

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Intro: Estelle jumps from the sky and twirls her Bo Rod.

Stance/Idle 1: Estelle’s battle stance from the Trails games.
Idle 2: Estelle twirls her Bo Rod once.
Idle 3: Estelle stretches her arms while holding her Bo Rod.

Notable Palette Swaps:

SC design (default)
FC design (red)
Joshua (black)
Scherezard (purple)
Olivier (white/yellow)
Kloe (blue)
Agate (green)
Loewe (grey)

Walk: Estelle cheerfully walks forward.
Dash: Estelle runs with her Bo Rod in both hands.
Damage: Her damage animation from the Sky trilogy.
Jump: Estelle pushes her Bo Rod on the ground for her first jump, then twirls around for the second jump.
Crouch: Estelle crouches with her Bo Rod in one hand.

Normal Attacks
Jab: Pummel; Estelle constantly pummels the enemy with her Bo Rod (1-2% each hit, small knockback), finishing with a horizontal swing (5%, small knockback)
Forward+A: Estelle spins her Bo Rod around (8%, small knockback)
Down+A: Estelle pokes the ground with her Bo Rod, tripping the opponent (7%, small knockback)
Up+A: Estelle pokes her Bo Rod above herself (11%, OK knockback)

Aerial Attacks
Air+A: Estelle twirls her Bo Rod in front of herself (12%, OK knockback)
Air Forward+A: Estelle swings her Bo Rod forward (13% with a meteor effect, OK knockback)
Air Back + A: Estelle pokes the opponent behind her (10%, small knockback)
Air Up+A: Estelle swats above herself with her Bo Rod (13%, OK knockback)
Air Down+A: Estelle swats below herself with her Bo Rod (13%, OK knockback)

Dash Attack: Estelle does a vaulting jump and swings her Bo Rod downwards (13%, OK knockback)
Edge Attack: Estelle pokes along the ground (8%, small knockback)
Get-Up Attack: Estelle sweeps around herself (7%, small knockback)

Smash Attacks
Forward+A: Estelle plants her Bo Rod into the ground and holds onto it while performing a horizontal kick (19%, OK knockback)
Up+A: Estelle twirls her Bo Rod above herself (18%, medium knockback)
Down+A: Estelle pokes her Bo Rod on both sides downward (15% each hit, OK knockback)

Grab Game
Grab: Estelle grabs the opponent by the collar
Pummel: Estelle bonks the enemy with her Bo Rod (2%)
Forwards+Throw: Estelle shoves the opponent with her rear end (7%, small knockback)
Down+Throw: Estelle catches the opponent with her Bo Rod and tosses them to the ground (9%, small knockback)
Back+Throw: Estelle runs behind the opponent and bats them away (9%, OK knockback)
Up+Throw: Estelle kicks the opponent into the air (6%, small knockback)

Special Moves
B : Comet; Estelle fires a ballistic wave of energy that can be aimed using the control stick.
The normal version fires a spread shot in a somewhat small radius (14%, OK knockback)
The charged version fires an actual comet that goes through multiple opponents (22%, medium knockback)
B + Forwards : Barrage; Estelle performs a somersault forward, then beats the enemy with her Bo Rod.

The normal version sees Estelle somersaulting, and then dealing a single hit (13%, OK knockback)
The charged version sees Estelle spinning her body while she’s horizontally tilted and hitting opponents multiple times (21%, medium knockback). You can tilt the control stick to influence which direction Estelle goes in while using this attack.

B + Up : Hard Break; Estelle leaps into the air and falls down, using her Bo Rod to attack opponents from above.

The normal version has Estelle jump up and use her Bo Rod as a pogo stick, bouncing off either the ground or an opponent (14% with a footstool effect, OK knockback)
The charged version has Estelle jump higher (at the cost of less horizontal distance) and deliver a strike that breaks an opponent’s shield, at the cost of not being able to pogo off of anything (23% with a meteor effect, medium knockback)
Both versions of the attack can be canceled by tilting up on the control stick after you’ve jumped into the air

B + Down : Hurricane; Estelle twirls her Bo Rod in front of herself and blows away whatever’s in front of her, but can’t protect from behind.

The normal version is a twirl that reflects projectiles
The charged version is a fierce wind that blows opponents further away, but just as quickly fades out. Any projectiles that come your way will be slowed down and weakened.

Final Smash: Wheel of Time; Estelle spins towards the opponent alongside Joshua (20%). The first opponent hit is taken into a cutscene where Joshua unleashes Phantom Raid, and then Estelle runs around in a vortex as orange lightning rains down from the sky (45%, devastating knockback).

Gimmick: Craft Charge; Each special move has a charge that can be stored for later by holding B, but only one special move can be charged at a time. If you use a special move other than the one that’s charged (which is indicated by what color the orb on the HUD is), you use the normal version of that special move. Pressing Shield before the full charge resets the charging process.

Craft Colors:
Red = Neutral Special
Blue = Side Special
Yellow = Up Special
Green = Down Special

In addition, Estelle’s Bo Rod has different levels of power depending on whether she uses a poke attack or a swing attack.

Taunts
Up: “Come on, we can do this!” Estelle rolls her arm backward twice to boost her teammates’ morale.
Side: “Hey! Pay attention!” Estelle reaches her hand forward.
Down: Estelle makes a face by pulling her eyelid and sticking out her tongue while twirling her Bo Rod.

Winposes
1: “Piece of cake!” Estelle twirls her Bo Rod and gives a peace sign.
2: Estelle and Joshua do a high five before standing back to back with each other.
3: Estelle twirls her Bo Rod before giving a fist bump into the air.

Applause: Estelle respectfully claps for the winner.
Icon: The emblem of the Bracer Guild
Boxing Ring Title: The Extraordinary Bracer
Star K.O.: “I’m sorryyyyyy…!”
Victory Music: Victory! (Trails in the Sky)
Kirby Hat: Estelle’s hair

Stage: Arseille

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This stage takes place on the Arseille itslef; as in, the whole ship. It's a relatively large stage ideal for 8-player battles. The back is slightly more cramped, as the propellers on the right side damage fighterds unlucky enough to bump into them. On the left side at the front, sometimes the Orbal Cannon will fire, dealing massive damage to anyone in the blast zone. There will also be cameos from:

Scherezard
Olivier
Kloe
Agate
Zin
Tita
Anelace
Cassius
Kevin
Loewe
Renny

The Battlefield and Ω forms take place on separate platforms floating next to the acutal ship. The above cameos still appear on the Battlefield and Ω forms.

Music

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I opted to go for music not just from the Trails series, but from other Falcom franchises as well (sorry for the orange text and grey background, but I wanted to C+V this just so I didn't have to manually embed every song).

Trails in the Skies
Whereabouts of Light
Silver Will
Provincial City Of Rolent
Sophisticated Fight
Pinch!!
Factory City of Zeiss
Seaport City Ruan
Recapture
Hollow Light of the Sealed Land
Challenger Invited
Ancient Makes
Those Who Protect the Greatest Treasure
Silver Will, Golden Wings
Fight with Assailant
Obstructive Existence
Fateful Confrontation
Feelings Soar with the Wind
Looking Up at the Sky
Strepitoso Fight
The Fate of the Fairies
Heartless Surprise Attack
The Merciless Savior
Determination to Fight
Till the Night of Glory
Overdosing Heavenly Bliss
The Glint of Cold Steel
Spiral of Erebos
Get Over the Barrier!
Inevitable Struggle
Unfathomed Force
The Azure Arbitrator
Ys Medley
Theme of Adol - Ys I & II
First Steps Toward Wars
Palace of Destruction
Tower of the Shadow of Death
Dreaming
To Make the End of Battle
The Strongest Foe
Valestein Castle
Theme of Adol 1993
Sunshine Coastline
A-TO-Z
Overworld - Faxanadu
Sortie - Star Trader
Gadobadorrer
Earnestly Advance
Demon Lord Vesper
Soaring Through Azure Sadness

Classic Mode: The Smash Guild (fights characters loosely referencing other Nihon Falcom games in 150HP Stamina battles)

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Round 1: Roy (Color 3) on Pirate Ship (Theme of Adol - Ys I & II)
Round 2: Falco (Color 2) and Mario (Color 3) on Lylat Cruise (Sortie - Star Trader)
Round 3: Bowser (Color 8 ), then Giant Ridley (Color 4) on Castle Siege (Gadobadorrer)
Round 4: Marth (Color 5) and Lucina (Color 3) on Saffron City (Earnestly Advance)
Round 5: Chrom (Color 2) on Shaodw Moses Island (The Glint of Cold Steel)
Round 6: Estelle (Color 3) on Arseille (Silver Will)
Final Round: Master Hand (& Crazy Hand, on 7.0 or higher) on Final Destination (The Merciless Savior)

Spirits

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Estelle Bright (Fighter Spirit)
Joshua Bright (Color 3 Estelle, ★★★)
Scherazard Harvey (Color 6 Simon and Color 4 Estelle, ★★)
Olivier Lenheim (Color 4 Ken and 5 Estelle, ★★)
Kloe Rinz (Color 3 Lucina and Color 6 Estelle, ★)
Tita Russell (Giant Color 3 R.O.B., ★)
Agate Crosner (Color 4 Cloud and Color 7 Estelle, ★★)
Zin Vathek (Color 6 Lucario, ★)
Loewe (Color 2 Chrom, ★★★★)
Renny Hayworth (Color 2 Villager and Color 3 R.O.B. x5, ★★)
Kevin Graham (Color 7 Link, ★)

March 23, 2023

4 hours ago, Zapp Branniglenn said:

Octillery into Remoraid. Does it make more or less sense?

Well, I guess it depends.

March 22, 2023

This is a trend that started on Twitter recently. If I had any artistic skills, I’d totally take a crack at this!

March 10, 2023

New fighters

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#83. Waluigi
#84. Raven Beak
#85. Bandana Waddle Dee
#86-87. Noah & Mio
#88. Dr. Eggman
#89. 2B
#90. Crash Bandicoot
#36ε. Dixie Kong
#64ε. Octoling
#82ε. Riku

New stages

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Bowser’s Castle
Waluigi Pinball
Grassland Groove
Planet ZDR
Waddle Dee Town
Erythia Sea
Egg Planet Park
City Ruins
N. Sanity Beach
All previously missing stages return

New modes

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Smash Run
Mode Builder (create your own Target Test and Classic Mode route and share them online)
Spirit rematches are available from the start
WoL changes:
- 2-player co-op is now available
- Very Hard mode, where the player takes twice as much damage; however, this can only be accessed via New Game+
- Each player can also set a party of 3 fighters and use Spirit Board items during a New Game+ run on any difficulty
Classic Mode changes
- You can now have up to 5 lives during Classic Mode
- You can now choose between Rising Difficulty (represented by a flaming skull) and Static Difficulty (represented by a human fist)
Online now has rollback net code, but with some changes:
- No items
- All stages are Battlefield and Ω form only
- 4 players max
All the previous DLC characters and new characters are integrated into Spirit Battles and Classic Mode

March 1, 2023

WARNING: This topic contains massive story spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Don’t click the any of the spoiler tabs unless you’ve played the game. This has been your warning.

I haven't personally played Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but I do know about plenty of key moments due to my research for Smash. As far as gameplay, the idea I had in this case is Noah & Mio sharing a slot, similar to Pyra & Mythra, but they switch with Shield + B instead of Down + B. So what about how they actually play individually, as well as other Xenoblade 3-related content? That's what we're dipping into right now, with most of their moveset based on an article by Source Gaming.

Main attributes + alts

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Noah bears some similarities to his predecessor Shulk, but I'm going to be differentiating the two as much as possible. Noah's swordplay is decently swift and disciplined, and his massive Veiled Sword launches targets with ease, but his recovery and aptitude for racking up damage are rather middling. The area where Noah excels the most is making hard reads and ending stocks early, which are where his Blade shines. In truth, the Veiled Sword’s just a sheath for the Lucky Seven, a fierce katana that Noah reluctantly unleashes for his strongest attacks. The weapon’s strikes are fast and powerful, but whiffing them invites punishment. Thus, until the right opportunity presents itself, Noah relies on the Veiled Sword’s impressive reach to play a game of footsies.That being said, he’s only one half of a greater playstyle, so his weaknesses are especially pronounced. Commit too hard, fail to maintain your distance, or find yourself in a tough situation offstage, and Noah might just be the one whose soul needs a sendoff.

Cnversely, Mio serves to draw the enemy’s attention and reliably avoid attacks. To that end, she brawls with a grace and poise more closely resembling Sheik. Her moveset is deceptive and great for starting combos and she has no trouble returning to the stage, but her lighter weight and inability to reliably take stocks can make things difficult in the late game. While Mio's lethality leaves a lot to be desired, don’t underestimate what she can do with her Dual Moonblades. Not only can they offer her attacks a fair bit of disjoint, but they’ll also put some work in as obnoxious projectiles to deal with. All in all, Mio’s a textbook hit-and-run fighter. She’s perfect for weaving in and out of foes’ range, constantly chipping away at them and interrupting their moves, yet her efforts are likely to only bear fruit if Noah can come in and finish the job.

Their respective alts here are going to be unique compared to other fighters. In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, each character can switch classes, which also switches their outfit. For example, Noah can switch to the Medic Gunner and Heavy Gueard classes, which are the default classes of his friends Eunie and Lanz. Mio can switch to the Tactician and Ogre classes, which are the default classes of her firends Taion and Sena. Both characters where the outfits of those respective classes when switching to them, so I figured they would be natural choices for alternate costumes, though for Smash they wouldn't bear any gameplay differences. I also decided to throw in their military uniforms and their no-jacket appearances as alts, too.

Swordfighter & Zephyr outfits (default)
Medic Gunner & Tactician outfits
Heavy Guard & Ogre outfits
Keves & Agnus soldier uniforms
Consul N (Swordfighter gold) & M (Zephyr grey)
Melia (Medic Gunner black) & Nia (Tactician yellow)
Ethel (Heavy Guard grey) & Cammuravi (Ogre orange)
No jackets

The player can also select Mio’s long hair (from Chapter 6 onwards) for any of her alts by pressing the Y on the character select screen.

Noah's moveset

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Intro: Noah appears from rings of ether energy and summons his weapon.

Stance/Idle 1: Noah grasps his Blade in both hands, bends his knees, and takes a stance loosely resembling Cloud’s.
Idle 2: Noah straightens up, closes his eyes, and holds his sword up close to his face.
Idle 3: Noah holds two fingers to the side of his head, and the Ouroboros symbol appears in his right eye.

Walk: Noah cautiously marches ahead, grasping the Veiled Sword in one hand and keeping its tip lowered.
Dash: Noah, with one hand on his Blade, holds it to one side and runs forward.
Damage: Noah gives a pained expression as his hand briefly releases the Veiled Sword.
Jump: With only one hand grasping his sword, Noah leaps upward, then performs an average frontflip or backflip.
Crouch: Noah takes a knee, rests one hand on the ground, and uses his other hand to keep the sword in front of his upper body.

Normal Attacks
Jab: Noah swings his Blade from left to right, then right to left, then finishes this three-hit combo with a downward slice
Forward+A: Noah quickly punches ahead with the scabbard-armored hand
Down+A: Noah stabs Lucky Seven along the ground, launching opponents horizontally
Up+A: Noah thrusts the Veiled Sword upward, covering a wide radius both in front and behind himself

Aerial Attacks
Air+A: Noah spins horizontally to strike both sides with Lucky Seven and its sheath
Air Forward+A: Noah unsheaths Lucky Seven and slashes horizontally
Air Back + A: Noah turns around and swings the Veiled Sword upwards
Air Up+A: Noah slashes the Veiled Sword above himself
Air Down+A: Noah unsheaths Lucky Seven, then plummets to the ground

Dash Attack: Noah unsheaths Lucky Seven and thrusts forward with a resounding stab
Edge Attack: Noah stabs his sword along the ground
Get-Up Attack: Noah stands back up with a kick to one direction and a sword swing to the other

Smash Attacks
Forward+A: Infinity Blade; Noah slashes Lucky seven upward, then slashes it back down as an ether wave travels forward
Up+A: Noah points Lucky Seven towards the sky
Down+A: Tachyon Slash; Noah draws Lucky Seven and slashes so quickly, bursts of slashes appear around him

Grab Game
Grab: Noah grabs the opponent with the scabbard-armored hand
Pummel: Noah knees the opponent
Forwards+Throw: Edge Thrust; Noah releases his enemy, then stabs the Veiled Sword directly through them
Down+Throw: Ground Beat; Noah slashes the Veiled Sword towards the ground, slamming the opponent with it
Back+Throw: Noah rolls behind the opponent, then slashes them with Lucky Seven
Up+Throw: Air Slash; Noah strikes the foe with a rising uppercut from Lucky Seven

Special Moves
B : Sword Strike; Noah braces himself, then performs a charged turnaround slash with his Veiled Sword by releasing B. If an opponent is hit at the tip, they are crumpled depending on how much damage they have. Noah can save the charge for later.
B + Forwards : Overclock Buster; Noah leaps forward, flips in midair to prepare the Veiled Sword, then falls with increasing speed as he cleaves anything in the way
B + Up : Harmonic Wave; Noah draws Lucky Seven, engulfed in ether particles, and spirals directly upward before slashing downward.
B + Down : Night Breaker; Noah unsheathes Lucky Seven, jumps up and thrusts it towards the ground to release a wave of ether. The closer opponents are, the more damage and knockback it deals.

Final Smash: Limits Unbound; Noah & Mio dash towards the opponent. The first opponent successfully hit is taken into a cutscene where Noah in his Ouroboros form slashes the opponent with two swords, then Mio in her Ouroboros form slashes the opponent with her rings.

Taunts
Up: “Riku find rare doodad right here!” Riku appears from behind Noah and grabs a piece of machinery off the ground.
Side: “This is our path to the future!” Noah unsheathes Lucky Seven and points it forward.
Down: “Let’s bring it home!” Noah tosses the Veiled Sword into the air, catches it, then swings it to the side.

Winposes
1: Noah draws Lucky Seven, slashes at the air with it, and then holds it in front of himself.
2: Noah & Mio Interlink and assume Noah’s Ouroboros form
3: Noah & Mio play their respective renditions of A Life Sent On

Applause: Noah & Mio clap for the winner
Icon: The Xenoblade series icon
Boxing Ring Title: Off-seer of Keves
Star K.O.: https://youtu.be/OOHl6sbg7OI?t=4
Victory Music: The Weight of Life
Kirby Hat: Noah’s hair

Mio's moveset

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Intro: Intro: Mio appears from rings of ether energy and summons her weapon.

Stance/Idle 1: Mio leans forward, holds a Moonblade in each of her hands, and rhythmically shifts back and forth.
Idle 2: Mio crosses her arms for a bit.
Idle 3: Mio briefly perks up after her ears twitch.

Walk: Mio holds one ring in front of herself and advances forward.
Dash: Mio briskly sprints ahead, her arms and Dual Moonblades to her back.
Damage: Mio grits her teeth and stumbles backward, then regains her composure.
Jump: Mio leaps into the air, her arms and rings raised above her head, and executes some flashy somersaults.
Crouch: Mio lowers her head and rests one hand on the ground.

Normal Attacks
Jab: Lightning Quick; Mio rapidly slashes the opponent with her Dual Moonblades, finishing with a wide slash with both of them
Forward+A: Mio hurls one of her Dual Moonblades a short distance before it comes back to her
Down+A: Mio hurls one of her Dual Moonblades a short distance before it comes back to her
Up+A: Mio performs a roundhouse kick above her head

Aerial Attacks
Air+A: Mio elegantly frontflips while extending a leg
Air Forward+A: Mio swings one of her Moonblades downwards
Air Back + A: Mio thrusts one of her rings upwards behind herself
Air Up+A: Glow Ring; Mio twirls one of her rings above herself
Air Down+A: Mio does a wide slash below herself with both rings

Dash Attack: Mio performs a roll with both rings out
Edge Attack: Mio performs a handstand before kicking the ground
Get-Up Attack: Mio gets back on her feet with a nimble spin

Smash Attacks
Forward+A: Gemini Strike; Mio does a spin jump forward while attacking with each ring
Up+A: Mio performs an uppercut with one of her rings
Down+A: Dominion Flower; Mio lets her Dual Moonblades encircle her for a bit

Whenever Mio charges her Smash attacks, her Dual Moonblades rapidly rotate around her.

Grab Game
Grab: Mio grabs the opponent with her free hand.
Pummel: Mio slashes the opponent twice with one of her rings
Forwards+Throw: Mio turns around and backhands the opponent with one of her rings
Down+Throw: Mio jumps with her rings raised and slams the opponent with them
Back+Throw: Mio seamlessly dashes behind the opponent, then slashes them with both rings
Up+Throw: Mio performs a backflip kick while holding both rings

Special Moves
B : Butterfly Blade; Mio charges one of her Dual Moonblades, then throws it at the opponent. Holding B has Mio charge both her rings and throw them on both sides.
B + Forwards : Speed Demon; Mio charges darts towards the opponent, hitting them multiple times with one of her rings.
B + Up : Air Fang; Mio corkscrews in the direction tilted on the control stick, then dives diagonally downwards.
B + Down : Wide Slash; Mio pounces ahead and slashes the opponent with both rings.

Final Smash: Death of 1,000 Cuts; Mio & Noah each throw a ring at the opponent. Any opponents hit are taken into a cutscene where Mio in her Ouroboros form spins at the enemy multiple times, then Noah in his Ouroboros form uses his Blade as a hover board and performs a 180 spin.

Taunts
Up: “Manana want something a bit meatier!” Manana appears from behind Mio and grabs an unspecified ingredient off the ground.
Side: Mio performs a few practice swings with her twin rings and glares forward
Down: Mio writes something in her diary, then puts it away.

Winposes
1: “It’s been fun.” Mio tosses her Dual Moonblades upward and leaps into the air to catch them.
2: Mio & Noah Interlink and assume Mio’s Ouroboros form
3: Mio & Noah play their respective renditions of A Life Sent On

Applause: Mio claps for the winner
Icon: The Xenoblade series icon
Boxing Ring Title: Off-seer of Agnus
Star K.O.: “AAaaaah…!”
Victory Music: The Weight of Life
Kirby Hat: Mio’s hair

Stage: Erythia Sea

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There are multiple good choices for a stage from XBC3, but I chose Erythia Sea because I always likes how it looked.

The stage itself would take place on one of the ships you could pilot to travel across the sea. The layout is one the back of the ship, which is facing away from the camera. The ship would occasionally tilt from left to right, and you can swim when the ship's not moving. When the ship is moving, you get pulled in the opposite direction the ship is pointing towards whiel you're in the water. If you hit the bottom of the ship, you get spiked. In a sense, it's similar to the Wuhu Island and Pirate Ship stages.

Also on the ship are Eunie, Taion, Lanz, and Sena, all of whom react to K.O.'s in different ways.

Music

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Classic Mode: A Class of Our Own

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Noah & Mio fight opponents representing the six default classes of each party member.

Round 1: Color 2 Mio & Color 8 Mr. Game & Watch x5 (horde battle) on Paper Mario (Keves Battle)
Round 2: Color 2 Noah & Color 4 Zero Suit Samus on Bridge of Eldin (Agnus Battle)
Round 3: Color 3 Mio & Color 7 King Dedede on Coliseum (A Formidable Enemy)
Round 4: Color 3 Noah & Color Color 7 Ganondorf on Shadow Moses Island (Immeditate Threat)
Round 5: Metal Color 4 Mio x6 (horde battle) on Cloud Sea of Alrest (The Weight of Life)
Round 6: Metal Color 4 Noah x6 (horde battle) on Battlefield Gaur Plain (Words That Never Reached You)
Final Round: Master Hand & Crazy Hand on Erythia Sea Ω (Showdown with Z, Act 2)

Spirits

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Noah (Fighter Spirit)
Mio (Fighter Spirit)
Ourboros (Noah & Mio, ★★★)
Eunie & Taion (Color 2 Noah & Mio, ★★★)
Lanz & Sena (Color 3 Noah & Mio, ★★)
Ethel (Color 7 Noah, ★★★)
Valdi (Color 5 R.O.B., ★)
Zeon (Color 5 Link, ★)
Ashera (Color 6 Dark Pit, ★★)
Triton (Color 7 Ganondorf, ★★)
Queen of Keves (Color 6 Noah and Color 5 Noah, ★★★)
Teach (Color 7 Ganondorf, ★)
Isurd (Color 4 Mio, ★)
Juniper (Color 7 Young Link, ★)
Miyabi (Color 8 Mio, ★★)
Cammuravi (Color 7 Mio, ★★★)
Queen of Agnus (Color 6 Mio and Metal Color 4 Mio x 4, ★★★)
Gray (Color 2 Wolf, ★★)
Ghondor (Mii Brawler, ★★)
Consul D (Color 2 Ganondorf and Color 3 Ridley, ★)
Consul N (Color 5 Noah & Mio, ★★★★)
Consul Z (Color 4 Sephiroth, ★★)

February 27, 2023

On 1/3/2023 at 8:35 AM, Perkilator said:

I know this is an old thread, but Source Gaming just did a Dream Smasher article on both Noah and Mio.

Decided to follow up on this with a moveset largely based on the one Source Gaming did.

Main attributes

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Gimmick: Noah and Mio can switch with each other by pressing Shield + B. You can start with one of them by selecting him or her on the character select screen.

Alternate Colors

Swordfighter & Zephyr outfits (default)
Medic Gunner & Tactician outfits
Heavy Guard & Ogre outfits
Keves & Agnus soldier uniforms
Consul N (Swordfighter gold) & M (Zephyr grey)
Melia (Medic Gunner black) & Nia (Tactician yellow)
Ethel (Heavy Guard grey) & Cammuravi (Ogre orange)
No jackets
- The player can select Mio’s long hair for any of her alts by pressing the Y on the character select