Eric Andre, truly a bizarre but interesting pick. Let's take a look.
Chance: 15%.
As a fan of the man and his work, it pains me to put this so low, but... it makes sense. The problem is, I feel like MultiVersus is likely being directed toward kids to at least a certain extent. Sure, you get the odd pick here and there to appeal to older generations (Arya Stark sticks out to me as of now, and maybe Rick if the leaks are to be believed,) but you can at least make sense for them when you see them in their archetypes as "magic person" and "wacky scientist," as a child completely devoid of knowledge of the source material. The problem here is that that "archetype" is just some weird guy in a suit, and lil 8-year old Timmy Toole isn't going to want to play as "Guy."
I think we also have to consider that, in comparison to some things in WB's catalogue - even if you only count [adult swim] in this specific area - it's... kind of illogical for them to add Eric as opposed to anyone else. Rick was in the leak, but aside from that, he at least has high recent popularity. Space Ghost, for instance, is a superhero - but also one of the old guards of [as]'s lineup as a whole. Eric Andre would be incredibly, undeniably fun... but compared to other reps, I'd argue that even characters like Meatwad are purely objectively more well-known. The Eric Andre Show is a show people that watch the show know about, and that's kind of the point!... except, that really takes down his chances here.
We'd also have to ask how a moveset for Eric even works when you consider that the limitations are likely to be an E for Everyone, or an E10+ at a push. Given the show's tendency to lean toward the bizarre and raunchy, sure, maybe there's potential - but when you consider some of the moves often suggested, like "Who shot Hannibal?", you run into issues with the portrayal of realistic guns and such - leaving even simple moves devoid of overtly sexual or gross humour as often seen in The Eric Andre Show somewhat difficult to do.
Lastly, there's a problem given it's, well... an actual guy. As much as people are saying that LeBron James is probably going to join because of Space Jam, you quickly run into issues with the likeness of the character - something that I think we're only likely to see with Arya at a push, but with Eric... I mean it's literally him. I'm sure he wouldn't mind being in the game personally, he'd probably love the opportunity to beat the **** out of Superman or something, but you do have to raise questions when it comes to licensing the likeness of Eric himself.
Why 15%, though? Well, Eric's in an unusual state. I think he'd genuinely be a plausible pick, and he's nowhere near impossible - The Eric Andre Show is, after all, first-party, and there is genuinely moveset potential there. I just feel there's too many things in the way of his inclusion to put it above this score, as much as it pains me.
Want: 95%.
I feel like, if they did a reveal trailer for Eric Andre, I'd keel over and die. The Eric Andre Show is by far one of my favourite IPs they could include here - even if they were only to include like, a variation of the set, it'd still be incredibly cool to me. Eric has so much potential when you consider the bizarre and nonsensical nature of his show - and seeing something like coffee being fired out of a mug, or him donning his green screen suit and screaming "BIRD UP" every single time he jumps would be priceless... and yet, I feel like this game would inevitably have to make cuts. It does pain me to say it like this but when you consider that the stage, for example, could well feature Kraft Punk and yet would most likely not have Hannibal even there, it'd be kinda a glaring omission but given Hannibal's wanted to move on from the Show, it's not likely he'd want to feature in that role here. Not only that, but there's going to be issues if WB stick to what I predict will be an E10+ rating, given the nature of The Eric Andre Show's humour.
Even these aside though? I feel like it would be amazing to see how they'd even implement Eric Andre into a platform fighter. It seems like such a bizarre and off-kilter inclusion in MultiVersus that it loops right around to making sense - the whole "bizarre and off-kilter" is literally The Eric Andre Show's deal. It just seems like such a cool idea to see, to the point where it never even occurred to me he could even be possible until I saw a support thread here and audibly squealed. Like, I cannot put into words how much I want to see Eric Andre make it onto the roster, I'm just... hoping it won't be a monkey's paw situation.
ALSO, I THINK THAT ERIC SHOULD HAVE A UNIQUE KILL ANIMATION WHERE IF HE KILLS SOMEONE ON THEIR FINAL STOCK, INSTEAD OF THE ZOOM-IN EFFECT WE SEE IN SMASH, HE GETS THE "WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK" SCREEN INSTEAD AND IT JUST CUTS TO THE VICTORY SCREEN
wait damn it i forgot my noms, x10 to Dio Brando (just in general, not a specific iteration)
