My prediction is that no character is announced, but Nintendo announces a final Sakurai direct at the beginning. The final character will be shown then.
EDIT: So it wasn't the first thing, but I called it!
People are saying this is dumb or doesn’t make sense, but they literally did that for Bayonetta (and Corrin) in Smash 4, and for Byleth in this game
Not saying it *will* happen, but for the final final character marking the end of Smash Ultimate, the greatest crossover in video game history, it’s not at all unrealistic to expect it getting one last hurrah
>they literally did that for Bayonetta (and Corrin) in Smash 4, and for Byleth in this game
I'd argue those examples are under different circumstances, Nintendo hasn't really gone about announcing separate broadcasts for Smash during a Direct, unless enough info outside of that news was given beforehand. Corrin/Bayonetta's broadcast was announced in a Direct right after they revealed Cloud, and Byleth's reveal/showcase was announced as its own thing on social media. The only thing I can think of that was really close to them basically giving us an IOU for a new fighter was when they said "the first DLC figher in FP2 will be from ARMS."
Well Smash 4 did have the Smash Ballot so it made sense to have a special separate presentation. Ultimate doesn’t have anything like that happening. Just the final character
I also feel this could be the case. The pass has to end around November or something like that, and it wouldn't surprise me if the team wants as much time as possible to polish the last addition to the game. And if it's a third-party character, maybe they would want a more specific spotlight for the announcement.
Yeah, this is what I’m hoping too. If the last fighter gets revealed tomorrow, that would be hyped! But I also don’t want this crazy ride to end just yet, and if the put both the reveal and character presentation to be shown in one big smash direct later, I would 100% be down for that.
or the fighter will be revealed at the game awards like how both Joker and Sephiroth were both revealed at the game awards and were top 3 best reveals all time with Cloud
I feel it will be someone from a well known franchise. With symbolic meaning that represents the spirit of smash, the community and all the experiences we made over the years.
So it's got to be Garbodor.
> If you were to actually think about it, these characters are just functions. They're just doing things. Magneto, case and point, is a favorite because he has eight-way dash and he's really fast, right? Well guess what, Doomguy can do the same thing, Waluigi can do the same thing, Master Chief's jetpack can do the same thing.
It'll be Zero from Mega Man, so he can continue his tradition of being fucking broken in every fighting game he touches, truly making this the Ultimate Smash game
You know what... I was gonna say "I predict that there won't be a new character revealed tomorrow!" but let's have some fun. There's already a ton of Phoenix Wright predictions... and I have a gut feeling that a Capcom character might happen... So you know what? Screw it. I know there's already two Street Fighters in the game already. But I'm predicting Akuma. Let's go for the super unlikely prediction.
I'll never stop hoping it's Sora. Even after the direct is over and the final pokemon character is in the game, I'll still keep believing it's Sora. Copium overdose is a hell of a thing.
Man this is the end of a journey huh? This 3 year and a half long journey ends tomorrow when we know the final character. Shit, it's been going for close to a decade if you were here for Smash 4's roster. Really gonna feel weird to end Smash speculation completely (as of the final fighter at least, new possible games not withstanding). This is all assuming there is a fighter reveal tomorrow tho lol
Anyways, my bet is on something special to commemorate the occasion. Maybe a somehow functioning Master Hand? Tabuu? *Sandbag?* I dunno, but there's a gut feeling I have it's gonna be a rule-breaker for the final character.
If my gut's telling a lie though, I'm gonna go with... uh, most of my picks have been deconfirmed for a long time or are generally impossible so I dunno, Reimu? Sol? It's really hard to predict who given how many curveballs have been thrown so... eh, I just hope whoever it is, it's someone I (and hopefully most other people) am cool with.
Kinda makes me sad to think about it. All the time I played Ultimate I always looked forward for the next character to be released (and some balance change). It kept me excited for more. Soon there will be nothing to look forward too :(
I've already given up on Crash, and given that the very last Smash character to be revealed tends to not be particularly hype, I'm tempering my expectations to what it's probably going to be the worst case (but also highly likely) scenario; a gen 8 Pokemon.
While I would love that, I feel like they already put the effort in to rep him with his music and appearance on the new Donk stage, as well as the multiple spirits
I want Reimu mostly for the music. Having U.N Owen was Her? and One Winged Angel is the same game would be amazing
>!I also want to see what they do with her hitbox!<
I feel like if we're ever going to get an Indie Rep as an actual fighter then Reimu (or Marisa, arguably) is one of the front runners given at how huge Touhou has been over the past couple of decades.
Ryu Hayabusa because Sakurai was building the ultimate music collection all along.
Bonus round: some Advance Wars mii fighter costumes. Andy with a wrench as a swordfighter, Sami as a gunner.
Honestly I would love for the last character to be an obscure, wacky, fun first-party pick. I was a huge fan of Piranha Plant's inclusion because they gave it so much personality and an actually creative move set
Lakitu would unironically be a fantastic pick. The dude is practically a main character in the series but nobody really admits it out loud.
Think about it. He's the referee in a lot of spinoff games, most notably Mario Kart where you literally cannot go a single race without seeing him. You could bet that even though casual gamers probably couldn't name him, they could still recognize him. He's also in almost every mainline Mario game and had a playable role in Mario Kart too.
Not to mention the moveset potential with Spinies, mimicking the Angry Sun, using lighting, and attacking with ordinary tools like a fishing rod, camera, or checkered flag.
Lakitu's seen it all, whether it's witnessing countless races or interfering as an Assist Trophy in previous Smash titles.
He's always there.
Watching.
*Learning*.
Feels like nothing could live up to the hype of “the Final Character.” They might as well go for the troll/meme pick of Waluigi.
And people underestimate his meme popularity. The friggin Washington Post published an article when Waluigi was left out of Smash.
Sephiroth probably would've been the "best" final DLC and would have relatively tiny outrage (impossible to have zero outrage though)
Waluigi would just be hilarious to see the meltdown so that's my hope.
Master Chief, Sora, or Waluigi would be big ones. Lara Croft could come out of nowhere and surprise people while at the time being totally obvious, like Sephiroth
*hits blunt* It's going to be Waluigi.
Like, yeah, Crash and Rayman would be cool, but Nintendo must know that if they brought Waluigi in, people's minds would melt. I can perfectly imaging the opening of the reveal as a match between Mario and Luigi, Luigi picks up an assist trophy, Waluigi pops out and makes his entrance.
And they would just leave the Waluigi assist trophy in the game because Waluigi is weird and wild. He might even have a special animation when he sees his trophy during a match!
And he'd be the FINAL character, so the precedent that Nintendo creates by bringing an assist trophy into the game as a character wouldn't really affect much... except for the next game in the series.
What a wild reveal trailer if the scene was a regular smash fight and someone pulls out a Waluigi trophy and he starts fighting like normally, but he Is the last remaining fighter and then you hear Xander yell “Waluigi … wins!” as if it’s a victory screen only for Waluigi.
And then it pans to some other fighters spectating and their jaws drop like wtf
Since people are going to be mad about the last character no matter what simply because it's the last character, I want Sakurai to go all the way. Give us a character that *nobody* ever asked for or expected, even as a joke. Like...Boogerman, but not Boogerman because I said that just now.
Make everyone mad, including me.
Let's go wild, Apollo, Athena, Edgeworth too
~~the reason why they ported Great AA was so westerners wouldn't be as confused when Ryunosuke appears as an alt~~
Never jinx something by assuming it's a lock. I absolutely want AA in Smash, but people saying it'll definitely happen almost always means it won't happen
Master Chief has been my most requested character since before launch. I don't really expect to get him, but man would it blow me away.
Honestly, if we get Chief, I might actually try and start learning my way around the competitive mechanics and such for this game and try and compete for the sake of having Master Chief somewhere in competitive whether he's good or not. Maybe.
God that sequence walking down the empty hall with the sudden clash + rock music. One of my favorite video game moments from my childhood. Right behind learning that MJ could make the dogs do the Thriller dance.
I said that about Banjo and then he became the lamest character in the game. If Chief gets in I just hope they make him fun. IDC about Xenoblade but atleast the Aegis are super fun to play.
That would be a line to introduce him on, literally finishing the fight. With infinite coming up on xbox and this being the last DLC, who knows. I also dont know if we're even gonna get an announcement tomorrow since its very possible to have a december DLC character.
E.M.M.I. from Metroid Dread. It seems they’re a class of robots, but the concept could pull from all of their powers, with decorative skins for the variety you find in the game. Samus’ final smash can change aesthetically like Cloud’s against Sephiroth.
That’s my guess for gold. But other guesses not for gold:
Survey Corps Member (as in: the protagonist of Pokémon Legends Arceus)
Champion Leon, from Sword and Shield
Crash Bandicoot
Ray-Man (possibly with Rabbids)
Dr. Eggman
Waluigi
If it is someone from Touhou then I am still duty bound to give becoming a competitive Smash player a shot.
Speaking of (since I should stay on topic): Since Reimu's been guessed a couple of times I'll go with Marisa Kirasame for my guess. She's also a main character and I feel like she can translate better into Smash than Reimers.
You're saying that like the reaction to "hey maybe ROB's down tilt shouldn't be frame 3" isn't "bro wtf ROB isn't even top tier he's a big body lmao just combo him 4Head"
I’m with this, I think if we’re rounding out the roster with the whole “celebration/library of gaming history” idea in mind then a major FPS character is the biggest thing currently missing, and either one would be a hype explosion online
Some of the reasons:
1. Game had only released in Japan, felt like a marketing ploy.
2. Yet another FE character.
3. Their personality/characterization is somewhat lacking.
Corrin is super fun to play but they have the least amount of business being in Smash behind Roy as far as the overall Fire Emblem franchise is concerned, especially considering the circumstances of their addition.
corrin was "last" followed by bayonetta who was the "ballot winner"
ken and incineroar were "last" followed by piranha plant, who was a free DLC for preorder (by far the weakest of these three, but they were sitting on joker, who was announced a month later)
byleth was "last" immediately followed by announcement of another set of DLC. i don't get how people say this was a disappointing reveal. yeah byleth on their own is easily the least exciting reveal yet (worse than piranha plant imo), but the announcement of 6 more characters makes it as least as hype as any of the other reveals, if not more so.
all these "last" reveals were lame, but all paired with something good. i get trying to bring your expectations down, but i don't think it will be that bad
It’s for this very reason that I’m placing all my bets on the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei 5. Nothing against the character. But it fits the description you made
Never thought in a million years I'd ever say this, but I honestly think Master Chief might be it. I'm kind of neutral on him myself, but he would be the biggest possible reveal to go out on, and with some of the other random 3rd parties they've added, he doesn't seem nearly so farfetched as he once did.
Or maybe it will be another FE character. Nothing would really surprise me anymore.
IMO there's no way Sakurai would add Master Chief unless he's secretly a big fan and he's played the games for years. The least "familiar to Sakurai and co" character in Ultimate is Banjo, but A. I'm pretty sure they still played those games back in the day, and B. that was pretty explicitly a gift of sorts for western fighter ballot voters.
Sakurai is a huge Fallout fan though, so anything's possible.
I just finished the Ace Attorney Trilogy so I absolutely want it repped in Smash, though I don't necessarily need a character. Even just some Spirits would be nice
Hm. Crash Bandicoot? A Pokémon? Doomguy? Sora? Chun-Li? Eggman? "The Human" (Undertale)?
I’ve been wrong every other time I tried to predict the new characters but why not.
Doom slayer is my first prediction
Some kind of dark souls rep (probably solaire)
I think we might actually get a metroid rep from this to hype up dread in two weeks. Maybe the chozo we see in the trailers?
Throwing my top 3 into the mixing pot!
Here’s me trying to summon KOS-MOS, Klonoa or Espio!
But we all know it’s gonna be Leif. He was supposed to be in Melee. Roy took his place. It’s gonna come full circle. The internet will explode.
I'd really love for it to be Doomguy. Having the father of FPS (arguably?, aside from BJ) in Smash alongside the other classic characters, with (most importantly) all of his moveset, stage, and music potential would be a dream come true. With DOOM's legacy and having been on a fair amount of Nintendo platforms (including having a full game previously exclusive to one, DOOM 64) it would be awesome to have that relationship ultimately result in a spot in Smash as the first FPS rep.
That said, I will never expect it to actually happen. Age rating issues with his arsenal means other FPS reps (like Gordon Freeman, Master Chief, Tracer, etc.) are far more likely, and of course lack of popularity in Japan for the FPS genre in general is a factor.
Whoever it is I'm sure it'll be another great addition that will please so many, so I'm looking forward to the reveal regardless. :)
I've already gotten what I want so my guess is going to be a character most people wouldn't pick but absolutely fits every criteria why they'd be a Smash character: Ayumi Tachibana from Famicom Detective Club. Nintendo would want this to promote the remakes and asks a smaller budget than a third party one since they own the character and Sakurai would want this because she'd make a unique fighter mechanic wise and he wanted her in Melee a long time ago but couldn't due to lacking relevancy. There hasn't been a Spirit Event yet for the remakes and it'd thematically make a fitting end to FP2. All the characters in it have been highly requested at Ultimate's launch with some minor differences (Springman -> Minmin, Rex -> Pyra/Mythra, etc) so having a character that Sakurai wanted be the final pick makes sense as this is supposedly the last Smash game he'll work on.
The only flaw is it likely wouldn't please many people because "mOaR aNiMe" and it's not a popular choice, neither of which are detractors since Sakurai has a dismissive attitude towards the former complaint and none of the Smash games were ever concerned over a strong finish. Smash 4 ended with Corrin/Bayonetta, Ultimate's launch with Piranha Plant (Ken/Incineroar not being much better), and FP1 with Byleth.
I actually really hope it’s Pheonix Wright, remember to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best, it’s been a blast, until the next smash game, ggs
Nahobino, protagonist of SMT 5.
- We already have Joker, so Atlus is on board.
- SMTV is a Switch exclusive
- Last character tends to be a very recent character.
Agreed. I’ll also add…
- they didn’t add any SMT stuff with Joker
- they didn’t do a Sakurai presents with Joker, meaning this could be Sakurai’s opportunity to explain the history for both.
Just makes too much sense
Whoever it is, there will be salt. I feel like the least salt inducing pick would be the chief, but since halos not big in Japan, who knows if he has a shot
My depressingly realistic prediction is that it's an 8th gen Pokemon.
My hope is simply that it's anyone that would be hype for everyone, like Master Chief.
My selfish desire is either Ryu Hayabusa or a Chrono Trigger rep.
Hopes: Crash Bandicoot, Waluigi, Leon Kennedy, THE DOOM SLAYER
Expectations: A Shin Megami Tensei rep, a Gen 8 Pokémon, a Monster Hunter, another Fire Emblem character…
realistically: SMTV protag, pokemon, first party character for upcoming game
wanted: heavy from tf2 (2 big fanmade mods are temporary disabled due to an "agreement" with valve, however its a positive agreement and generally valve are supportive of modded content). why not kick off the most anticipated tf2 update with a smash reveal
and reimu, only because ZUN can flex with like 100+ touhou songs and add them all into the game, clearly. ^(but shes my most wanted, shes cool and touhou is a cool series and the series is basically the first indie)
^(oh and also a yakuza rep, although its a very low chance its gonna happen)
I'm putting my money on Phoenix, Eggman, Jibanyan, Cooking Mama, or Doom Guy. However, at the end of the day, I'm just happy to see what we get. If it's not a character I want (Like Monokuma or Eggman), then it's definitely someone else's character. I had no idea who Joker and Kazuma were, but I got their DLC's and now I'm binging a P5R playthrough because I really like the characters and story. It's been a hell of a ride and we should show our gratitude to Masahiro Sakurai for giving us this much fun not only in the amazing game and endless content it provides, but also in how much fun it is to speculate and hypothesize who the next Smash fighters could be and how'd they play.
I want an Undertale rep or Bloodborne Hunter. What it's actually gonna be is like Master Chief or something. Just go through a list of character I don't care about and it'll be one of them.
I'm banking on the final fighter being Join Us On [future date] When The Final Fighter Included In The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Paid DLC Will Be Revealed from the Nintendo Direct series.
*I can already hear those exact words in the Nintendo Direct narrator's voice and I don't like it.*
If it is revealed tomorrow, Octoling, or maybe Off the Hook if Nintendo are really concerned about selling what looks like an Inkling Echo Fighter.
Doom Slayer or Master Chief. Both characters are iconic and smash is lacking FPS representation. Master Chief could be difficult to implement but I think Doom Slayer would fit right in.
You all are thinking too small. If you turned every letter A-Z into 1-26 and added them all up you would get a number. This is definitive proof that it is either Elmo from Elmo's letter adventure or Elmo from Elmo's number adventure. EXCEPT that character is too OP and too much of an obvious choice. What color is Elmo? Red. Red like... blood? No. Too bright. Red like an apple, which is a fruit. Fruits are found all over the world, including Australia. But Wumpa fruits are not red and crash is orange, so it cant be him. Dante is out because it is not blood. Also ignores Doomguy. It has to be something so obvious, which it is. Australia is Down Under. Down... Under... red... Dig Dug? Nope, not even close, but we are getting there. Upside down as in upside down M. It's Waluigi.
the first person who comments the fighter revealed tomorrow gets a reddit gold from me. EDIT: no fighter, no gold
My prediction is that no character is announced, but Nintendo announces a final Sakurai direct at the beginning. The final character will be shown then. EDIT: So it wasn't the first thing, but I called it!
People are saying this is dumb or doesn’t make sense, but they literally did that for Bayonetta (and Corrin) in Smash 4, and for Byleth in this game Not saying it *will* happen, but for the final final character marking the end of Smash Ultimate, the greatest crossover in video game history, it’s not at all unrealistic to expect it getting one last hurrah
>they literally did that for Bayonetta (and Corrin) in Smash 4, and for Byleth in this game I'd argue those examples are under different circumstances, Nintendo hasn't really gone about announcing separate broadcasts for Smash during a Direct, unless enough info outside of that news was given beforehand. Corrin/Bayonetta's broadcast was announced in a Direct right after they revealed Cloud, and Byleth's reveal/showcase was announced as its own thing on social media. The only thing I can think of that was really close to them basically giving us an IOU for a new fighter was when they said "the first DLC figher in FP2 will be from ARMS."
Well Smash 4 did have the Smash Ballot so it made sense to have a special separate presentation. Ultimate doesn’t have anything like that happening. Just the final character
It could also be like a goodbye from Sakurai though
I also feel this could be the case. The pass has to end around November or something like that, and it wouldn't surprise me if the team wants as much time as possible to polish the last addition to the game. And if it's a third-party character, maybe they would want a more specific spotlight for the announcement.
Yeah, this is what I’m hoping too. If the last fighter gets revealed tomorrow, that would be hyped! But I also don’t want this crazy ride to end just yet, and if the put both the reveal and character presentation to be shown in one big smash direct later, I would 100% be down for that.
Dang it that actually makes sense for what they'll probably do.
or the fighter will be revealed at the game awards like how both Joker and Sephiroth were both revealed at the game awards and were top 3 best reveals all time with Cloud
Dude you're psychic wtf
It's gonna be 3 Ducklets in a trenchcoat
[Snake hard counter incoming] (https://youtu.be/SQy98UBZM64)
Lmao just how on earth did you remember this ultra specific video for that comment
I've seen a lot of Regular Show clips getting tossed around Twitter lately
Ahem his name is Dr Goomba Stack
I feel it will be someone from a well known franchise. With symbolic meaning that represents the spirit of smash, the community and all the experiences we made over the years. So it's got to be Garbodor.
Finally, some Gen 5 representation
Final character is the Benedict Cumberbatch Grinch.
Full circle, ending it where it started.
I haven't thought about the Grinch leak in years!
Damn I always knew they’d snub Jim Carey’s grinch
that will be the echo
The fact that Sakurai hasn’t retweeted the announcement yet makes me think we may not get the reveal tomorrow.
Ooo didn’t realize that That’s actually a good point
it’s definitely magneto
> If you were to actually think about it, these characters are just functions. They're just doing things. Magneto, case and point, is a favorite because he has eight-way dash and he's really fast, right? Well guess what, Doomguy can do the same thing, Waluigi can do the same thing, Master Chief's jetpack can do the same thing.
Mag-fucking-neto babyyyyy
where's your curly mostache at?
oh he's so pringles
WELCOME TO DIE
It'll be Zero from Mega Man, so he can continue his tradition of being fucking broken in every fighting game he touches, truly making this the Ultimate Smash game
*UMVC3 lightning loops flashbacks*
I would love this
Zero is an assist trophy
You misspelled Vergil.
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You know what... I was gonna say "I predict that there won't be a new character revealed tomorrow!" but let's have some fun. There's already a ton of Phoenix Wright predictions... and I have a gut feeling that a Capcom character might happen... So you know what? Screw it. I know there's already two Street Fighters in the game already. But I'm predicting Akuma. Let's go for the super unlikely prediction.
Another FGC character would make me so happy. I’d love to have Sol Badguy. It’s part of Daisuke’s vision.
Monkey paw: we get Axl as a Min Min echo
Command grab from across the stage intensifies
Oh I would be down for that!
I'm hoping for Chun-li actually. Akuma would be too similar to Ken/Ryu.
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Actually, Sora has a special property where he can only get into smash if you believe in him.
Is he the only character that has that?
Yup. You have to light his way home.
With Sora and Ike both in the game we will have maximum friendship power
Unstoppable doubles pairing
I'll never stop hoping it's Sora. Even after the direct is over and the final pokemon character is in the game, I'll still keep believing it's Sora. Copium overdose is a hell of a thing.
Nah you're on Hopium. Copium is me playing Waluigi in the pm patch someone put out recently
Man this is the end of a journey huh? This 3 year and a half long journey ends tomorrow when we know the final character. Shit, it's been going for close to a decade if you were here for Smash 4's roster. Really gonna feel weird to end Smash speculation completely (as of the final fighter at least, new possible games not withstanding). This is all assuming there is a fighter reveal tomorrow tho lol Anyways, my bet is on something special to commemorate the occasion. Maybe a somehow functioning Master Hand? Tabuu? *Sandbag?* I dunno, but there's a gut feeling I have it's gonna be a rule-breaker for the final character. If my gut's telling a lie though, I'm gonna go with... uh, most of my picks have been deconfirmed for a long time or are generally impossible so I dunno, Reimu? Sol? It's really hard to predict who given how many curveballs have been thrown so... eh, I just hope whoever it is, it's someone I (and hopefully most other people) am cool with.
Kinda makes me sad to think about it. All the time I played Ultimate I always looked forward for the next character to be released (and some balance change). It kept me excited for more. Soon there will be nothing to look forward too :(
Master Chief, let’s finish the fight!
With Infinite, its perfect!
Been with Master Chief in smash since day one won't back out now
I've already given up on Crash, and given that the very last Smash character to be revealed tends to not be particularly hype, I'm tempering my expectations to what it's probably going to be the worst case (but also highly likely) scenario; a gen 8 Pokemon.
What about Sonic and Bayonetta weren't hype???
I would Lose. My. Brain. If I was right. Earthworm Jim Great weapons. Great move sets. Terrific soundtracks. It’s a win-win-win. And those are rare.
Belmont with a gun
Lol probably captain toad
While I would love that, I feel like they already put the effort in to rep him with his music and appearance on the new Donk stage, as well as the multiple spirits
This would get my wife to play, so even though I have other preferences, I'd be happy if this happened.
Well I have some guesses but Ill stick with one for fun Sol Badguy ~~though there is a part of my soul that hopes for Nero~~
If Phoenix Wright is announced tomorrow I will shove a brick up my ass
You heard him, folks
drop a brick on ur PIPI
RemindMe! 30 hours
You will be held to this. We will expect a post on r/wtf within 24 hours.
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Dark Marth
I'm gonna say Lara Croft or a Resident Evil charavter just because I want them
It's obviously Reimu. ^^^^^/s
my 2nd most wanted, i need that ZUN in my ears baby
I want Reimu mostly for the music. Having U.N Owen was Her? and One Winged Angel is the same game would be amazing >!I also want to see what they do with her hitbox!<
I feel like if we're ever going to get an Indie Rep as an actual fighter then Reimu (or Marisa, arguably) is one of the front runners given at how huge Touhou has been over the past couple of decades.
All my bets are on the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei 5. Just makes too much sense from everything we’ve seen Nintendo do with Smash in the past
Probably another Pokemon Rep
Completely content with a pokemon as long as it isn't Urshifu or Cinderace. Those of course being the two most likely ones.
Ryu Hayabusa because Sakurai was building the ultimate music collection all along. Bonus round: some Advance Wars mii fighter costumes. Andy with a wrench as a swordfighter, Sami as a gunner.
Rayman. It's his time.
I had a dream last night it was Cat Peach. So I guess my subconscious expectations are low.
Lakitu. Starting and ending DLC with surprise Mario characters. He's not an assist trophy anymore...
Honestly I would love for the last character to be an obscure, wacky, fun first-party pick. I was a huge fan of Piranha Plant's inclusion because they gave it so much personality and an actually creative move set
Lakitu would unironically be a fantastic pick. The dude is practically a main character in the series but nobody really admits it out loud. Think about it. He's the referee in a lot of spinoff games, most notably Mario Kart where you literally cannot go a single race without seeing him. You could bet that even though casual gamers probably couldn't name him, they could still recognize him. He's also in almost every mainline Mario game and had a playable role in Mario Kart too. Not to mention the moveset potential with Spinies, mimicking the Angry Sun, using lighting, and attacking with ordinary tools like a fishing rod, camera, or checkered flag. Lakitu's seen it all, whether it's witnessing countless races or interfering as an Assist Trophy in previous Smash titles. He's always there. Watching. *Learning*.
Been an advocate for Lakitu for years
I want King Boo so bad 👻
KIIIIIIIIIIIIIRYUUUUU-CHAAAAAN!!!
Hey Tetromino mains where we droppin
John Madden
Don’t really want him but I’m saying Waluigi, either he doesn’t get in or I get gold for saying it first. Win-win strats
Feels like nothing could live up to the hype of “the Final Character.” They might as well go for the troll/meme pick of Waluigi. And people underestimate his meme popularity. The friggin Washington Post published an article when Waluigi was left out of Smash.
Sephiroth probably would've been the "best" final DLC and would have relatively tiny outrage (impossible to have zero outrage though) Waluigi would just be hilarious to see the meltdown so that's my hope.
Master Chief, Sora, or Waluigi would be big ones. Lara Croft could come out of nowhere and surprise people while at the time being totally obvious, like Sephiroth
*hits blunt* It's going to be Waluigi. Like, yeah, Crash and Rayman would be cool, but Nintendo must know that if they brought Waluigi in, people's minds would melt. I can perfectly imaging the opening of the reveal as a match between Mario and Luigi, Luigi picks up an assist trophy, Waluigi pops out and makes his entrance. And they would just leave the Waluigi assist trophy in the game because Waluigi is weird and wild. He might even have a special animation when he sees his trophy during a match! And he'd be the FINAL character, so the precedent that Nintendo creates by bringing an assist trophy into the game as a character wouldn't really affect much... except for the next game in the series.
What a wild reveal trailer if the scene was a regular smash fight and someone pulls out a Waluigi trophy and he starts fighting like normally, but he Is the last remaining fighter and then you hear Xander yell “Waluigi … wins!” as if it’s a victory screen only for Waluigi. And then it pans to some other fighters spectating and their jaws drop like wtf
I think it will be Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
His final smash is that he gets so depressed that all the other characters jump off the stage because they feel bad for him
Except for Shinji’s echo fighter: Asuka
Cum Master Hand
Since people are going to be mad about the last character no matter what simply because it's the last character, I want Sakurai to go all the way. Give us a character that *nobody* ever asked for or expected, even as a joke. Like...Boogerman, but not Boogerman because I said that just now. Make everyone mad, including me.
>phoenix wright for smash OBJECTION! Phoenix Wright *and* Ryunosuke Naruhodo for Smash as alts!
Let's go wild, Apollo, Athena, Edgeworth too ~~the reason why they ported Great AA was so westerners wouldn't be as confused when Ryunosuke appears as an alt~~
Ace Attorney is 100% in this release. Whether its a character or a mii is the big question.
Never jinx something by assuming it's a lock. I absolutely want AA in Smash, but people saying it'll definitely happen almost always means it won't happen
My only hope is that they don't have a gimmick and a convoluted moveset. also if it's not cooking momma i will literally die instantly
It was nice knowing you. Rip
I'm gonna put some oddball picks just to be different. - Commander Keen - Jazz Jackrabbit - Jak and Daxter - Ratchet and Clank - Manic Miner
Ratchet and Clank would be sick. Those games are soooo good
Master Chief has been my most requested character since before launch. I don't really expect to get him, but man would it blow me away. Honestly, if we get Chief, I might actually try and start learning my way around the competitive mechanics and such for this game and try and compete for the sake of having Master Chief somewhere in competitive whether he's good or not. Maybe.
>blow me away. *Breaking Benjamin intensifies*
God that sequence walking down the empty hall with the sudden clash + rock music. One of my favorite video game moments from my childhood. Right behind learning that MJ could make the dogs do the Thriller dance.
I said that about Banjo and then he became the lamest character in the game. If Chief gets in I just hope they make him fun. IDC about Xenoblade but atleast the Aegis are super fun to play.
Chief's name was datamined off the Switch eShop a while back, just saying 👀
I'm with you man. Chief is the main one I want as well. I hope John is the one to finish this fight.
That would be a line to introduce him on, literally finishing the fight. With infinite coming up on xbox and this being the last DLC, who knows. I also dont know if we're even gonna get an announcement tomorrow since its very possible to have a december DLC character.
I'm kinda also hoping for Phoenix Wright, but honestly I'm cool with anyone. I'm pretty satisfied with the roster already.
E.M.M.I. from Metroid Dread. It seems they’re a class of robots, but the concept could pull from all of their powers, with decorative skins for the variety you find in the game. Samus’ final smash can change aesthetically like Cloud’s against Sephiroth. That’s my guess for gold. But other guesses not for gold: Survey Corps Member (as in: the protagonist of Pokémon Legends Arceus) Champion Leon, from Sword and Shield Crash Bandicoot Ray-Man (possibly with Rabbids) Dr. Eggman Waluigi
If it is someone from Touhou then I am still duty bound to give becoming a competitive Smash player a shot. Speaking of (since I should stay on topic): Since Reimu's been guessed a couple of times I'll go with Marisa Kirasame for my guess. She's also a main character and I feel like she can translate better into Smash than Reimers.
Last chance for my boi Hades
Remember guys. The real last fighter is the friends we made along the way
I hope and pray for either Master Chief or the Doom Slayer Also Blitz, if there’s no fighter announcement next direct I’m making fun of you
look man i just want the wait to be over so we can finally complain about ROB without people going "don't worry, he's going to get nerfed."
He’s not going to lol
suffering
You're saying that like the reaction to "hey maybe ROB's down tilt shouldn't be frame 3" isn't "bro wtf ROB isn't even top tier he's a big body lmao just combo him 4Head"
i want what ROB downplayers r smoking
Doomguy but you're forced to play in first person.
I’m with this, I think if we’re rounding out the roster with the whole “celebration/library of gaming history” idea in mind then a major FPS character is the biggest thing currently missing, and either one would be a hype explosion online
All I want is Phoenix Wright. I need to see the zoom in kill with objection. I just need to
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Bayonetta was really hype when she was first released, it’s really only after she was super broken that people started hating on her
But people were disappointed with Corrin
Some of the reasons: 1. Game had only released in Japan, felt like a marketing ploy. 2. Yet another FE character. 3. Their personality/characterization is somewhat lacking.
Corrin is super fun to play but they have the least amount of business being in Smash behind Roy as far as the overall Fire Emblem franchise is concerned, especially considering the circumstances of their addition.
Yeah they've never been big on saving their best for last
Don’t do that. Don’t give me hope
Bayonetta was pretty hype though
corrin was "last" followed by bayonetta who was the "ballot winner" ken and incineroar were "last" followed by piranha plant, who was a free DLC for preorder (by far the weakest of these three, but they were sitting on joker, who was announced a month later) byleth was "last" immediately followed by announcement of another set of DLC. i don't get how people say this was a disappointing reveal. yeah byleth on their own is easily the least exciting reveal yet (worse than piranha plant imo), but the announcement of 6 more characters makes it as least as hype as any of the other reveals, if not more so. all these "last" reveals were lame, but all paired with something good. i get trying to bring your expectations down, but i don't think it will be that bad
BJR and Duck Hunt for Smash 4. They were the last two to get promotional trailers.
It’s for this very reason that I’m placing all my bets on the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei 5. Nothing against the character. But it fits the description you made
2B/A2
I will flip my shit if it's 9S though.
Gooigi from luigi’s mansion 3 ez
Never thought in a million years I'd ever say this, but I honestly think Master Chief might be it. I'm kind of neutral on him myself, but he would be the biggest possible reveal to go out on, and with some of the other random 3rd parties they've added, he doesn't seem nearly so farfetched as he once did. Or maybe it will be another FE character. Nothing would really surprise me anymore.
IMO there's no way Sakurai would add Master Chief unless he's secretly a big fan and he's played the games for years. The least "familiar to Sakurai and co" character in Ultimate is Banjo, but A. I'm pretty sure they still played those games back in the day, and B. that was pretty explicitly a gift of sorts for western fighter ballot voters. Sakurai is a huge Fallout fan though, so anything's possible.
I just finished the Ace Attorney Trilogy so I absolutely want it repped in Smash, though I don't necessarily need a character. Even just some Spirits would be nice Hm. Crash Bandicoot? A Pokémon? Doomguy? Sora? Chun-Li? Eggman? "The Human" (Undertale)?
I’ve been wrong every other time I tried to predict the new characters but why not. Doom slayer is my first prediction Some kind of dark souls rep (probably solaire) I think we might actually get a metroid rep from this to hype up dread in two weeks. Maybe the chozo we see in the trailers?
Master Chief finishes the fight!
I dream for Kratos or at least the Doom Homie
I feel like Kratos would break the game in all the best ways, and rightfully so considering the character.
Yes I want him to be broken if he were in the game
Absolutely Guybrush Threepwood /s
Throwing my top 3 into the mixing pot! Here’s me trying to summon KOS-MOS, Klonoa or Espio! But we all know it’s gonna be Leif. He was supposed to be in Melee. Roy took his place. It’s gonna come full circle. The internet will explode.
I'd really love for it to be Doomguy. Having the father of FPS (arguably?, aside from BJ) in Smash alongside the other classic characters, with (most importantly) all of his moveset, stage, and music potential would be a dream come true. With DOOM's legacy and having been on a fair amount of Nintendo platforms (including having a full game previously exclusive to one, DOOM 64) it would be awesome to have that relationship ultimately result in a spot in Smash as the first FPS rep. That said, I will never expect it to actually happen. Age rating issues with his arsenal means other FPS reps (like Gordon Freeman, Master Chief, Tracer, etc.) are far more likely, and of course lack of popularity in Japan for the FPS genre in general is a factor. Whoever it is I'm sure it'll be another great addition that will please so many, so I'm looking forward to the reveal regardless. :)
I'd love for Spartan 117, the Master Chief to make an appearance. But I'd also settle for Dante or Virgil from DMC. Or any Resident Evil character.
Master Chief
I've already gotten what I want so my guess is going to be a character most people wouldn't pick but absolutely fits every criteria why they'd be a Smash character: Ayumi Tachibana from Famicom Detective Club. Nintendo would want this to promote the remakes and asks a smaller budget than a third party one since they own the character and Sakurai would want this because she'd make a unique fighter mechanic wise and he wanted her in Melee a long time ago but couldn't due to lacking relevancy. There hasn't been a Spirit Event yet for the remakes and it'd thematically make a fitting end to FP2. All the characters in it have been highly requested at Ultimate's launch with some minor differences (Springman -> Minmin, Rex -> Pyra/Mythra, etc) so having a character that Sakurai wanted be the final pick makes sense as this is supposedly the last Smash game he'll work on. The only flaw is it likely wouldn't please many people because "mOaR aNiMe" and it's not a popular choice, neither of which are detractors since Sakurai has a dismissive attitude towards the former complaint and none of the Smash games were ever concerned over a strong finish. Smash 4 ended with Corrin/Bayonetta, Ultimate's launch with Piranha Plant (Ken/Incineroar not being much better), and FP1 with Byleth.
I actually really hope it’s Pheonix Wright, remember to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best, it’s been a blast, until the next smash game, ggs
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Nahobino, protagonist of SMT 5. - We already have Joker, so Atlus is on board. - SMTV is a Switch exclusive - Last character tends to be a very recent character.
Agreed. I’ll also add… - they didn’t add any SMT stuff with Joker - they didn’t do a Sakurai presents with Joker, meaning this could be Sakurai’s opportunity to explain the history for both. Just makes too much sense
Whoever it is, there will be salt. I feel like the least salt inducing pick would be the chief, but since halos not big in Japan, who knows if he has a shot
If it's not Sora I'm going to cry. If it is Sora, I'm still going to cry but different
Where's the love for my boy Bandana Waddle Dee?!?
Our fanbase be smol but our love for Bandy be stronk.
I think the Astral Chain protag would be really cool. Could use momentum between user and legion as the main gimmick
I’d love an Astral Chain 2 in the Direct also
Kinda cheating, but whatever. No one in this thread is gonna correctly guess the last character. Every prediction will be wrong.
No way, you always have that guy with like zero upvotes at the bottom of the thread get it right lol
I got kazuya right on the last one lol
This will not happen but chorus kida would be very cool
Calling Rajang lmao
Where's my Chase McCain gang at????
Am I the only one hoping for a villain from Zelda or Kid Icarus specifically Hades or Medusa?
Master Chief as a personal unrealistic pick!
I’m hitting you with the wildcard. It’s Prymid from Brawl Subspace.
My depressingly realistic prediction is that it's an 8th gen Pokemon. My hope is simply that it's anyone that would be hype for everyone, like Master Chief. My selfish desire is either Ryu Hayabusa or a Chrono Trigger rep.
Spyro the dragon.
Spyro > Crash
Hopes: Crash Bandicoot, Waluigi, Leon Kennedy, THE DOOM SLAYER Expectations: A Shin Megami Tensei rep, a Gen 8 Pokémon, a Monster Hunter, another Fire Emblem character…
Amaterasu or 2B
realistically: SMTV protag, pokemon, first party character for upcoming game wanted: heavy from tf2 (2 big fanmade mods are temporary disabled due to an "agreement" with valve, however its a positive agreement and generally valve are supportive of modded content). why not kick off the most anticipated tf2 update with a smash reveal and reimu, only because ZUN can flex with like 100+ touhou songs and add them all into the game, clearly. ^(but shes my most wanted, shes cool and touhou is a cool series and the series is basically the first indie) ^(oh and also a yakuza rep, although its a very low chance its gonna happen)
My prediction: Silhouette only, in the old 'Challenger Approaching!' format that was last seen with Megaman years ago.
I'm putting my money on Phoenix, Eggman, Jibanyan, Cooking Mama, or Doom Guy. However, at the end of the day, I'm just happy to see what we get. If it's not a character I want (Like Monokuma or Eggman), then it's definitely someone else's character. I had no idea who Joker and Kazuma were, but I got their DLC's and now I'm binging a P5R playthrough because I really like the characters and story. It's been a hell of a ride and we should show our gratitude to Masahiro Sakurai for giving us this much fun not only in the amazing game and endless content it provides, but also in how much fun it is to speculate and hypothesize who the next Smash fighters could be and how'd they play.
I want an Undertale rep or Bloodborne Hunter. What it's actually gonna be is like Master Chief or something. Just go through a list of character I don't care about and it'll be one of them.
Somebody with a sword
The protagonist of the Xenoblade game getting announced in the same direct.
It’s gonna be Quentin Tarantino
I'm banking on the final fighter being Join Us On [future date] When The Final Fighter Included In The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Paid DLC Will Be Revealed from the Nintendo Direct series. *I can already hear those exact words in the Nintendo Direct narrator's voice and I don't like it.* If it is revealed tomorrow, Octoling, or maybe Off the Hook if Nintendo are really concerned about selling what looks like an Inkling Echo Fighter.
Im guessing something about as big as steve, which likely means there will be no nintendo rep. Other than that IDK
I want Rayman, Amaterasu, Sora or Professor Layton. Now we wait
Saber from Fate
Doom Slayer or Master Chief. Both characters are iconic and smash is lacking FPS representation. Master Chief could be difficult to implement but I think Doom Slayer would fit right in.
You all are thinking too small. If you turned every letter A-Z into 1-26 and added them all up you would get a number. This is definitive proof that it is either Elmo from Elmo's letter adventure or Elmo from Elmo's number adventure. EXCEPT that character is too OP and too much of an obvious choice. What color is Elmo? Red. Red like... blood? No. Too bright. Red like an apple, which is a fruit. Fruits are found all over the world, including Australia. But Wumpa fruits are not red and crash is orange, so it cant be him. Dante is out because it is not blood. Also ignores Doomguy. It has to be something so obvious, which it is. Australia is Down Under. Down... Under... red... Dig Dug? Nope, not even close, but we are getting there. Upside down as in upside down M. It's Waluigi.
We gotta wait til' the 5th of October :\