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Oh yeah, good point. It doesn't have to have every attribute from the game it debuts in, just some! Cool. So then what would you use it for? Similar to link's boomerang? Except it would probably do more knock back? Or it could hover in place and let characters jump off of it (almost like a spring, except you don't "bounce").
So swap out the cape. It's a fun ability, but didn't he only have it in like, SMW or something?
Believe it or not I've been thinking about this too.
I'll be in the mood for the following (Current third parties included)I thought the image was a reference to the drawing Patrick made of Mrs. Puff in that one episode of SpongeBob, okay?
No idea why it rationalized it as that, but that's what I did.
To bring it back to Smash, what music would you guys like to see (well...hear) next time?
Yeah, uh more importantly......So, since Star Fox 2 is now an official thing with the SNES mini...
I guess it is time for these two to make an official scene as well?
That's probably just for the first timeline though.
Different timelines. Also, is this guy's name even Andrew...?
People wanted to see the ballot results even before the ballot ended. It's not just because they wanted to challenge the results, some people are genuinely curious of the overall popularity of characters that we don't normally get to see. Everyone always says around here that we represent a small vocal minority, it would be nice to see how true that is. Without the data, we'll never know.
I never claimed it was ALWAYS with malicious intent. It's just that most people I've seen wanting ballot results were angry/salty fans who couldn't believe Bayonetta won over their favourite character
I'm just going to speak from my perspective, as I can only really speak for me anyway. I've always wanted to see the results. I'm a data fiend, I love to have info, SG is a life saver to me. I discuss and speculate characters along with others here full well knowing the knowledge available, but also knowing that that knowledge can very well be different on a wider scale. Not getting the ballot results is upsetting to me, especially with the constant cries of what I already know, that when claiming a character is popular we can only assume it's popularity for our community.
If I may.
I was under the impression it was a ballot, and he just organized things later, but by the notes at the bottom you appear to be right. He mentions that 'he left the characters he wanted in the survey' (but didn't include his votes).
That poll was exclusively for Smash 4 dlc wasn't it? Or was Ridley the only Smash 4 character to place high on it?
It was called the "Ultimate Smash Ballot Poll", it was for the DLC. Ridley placed the highest out of AT's and stage hazards (though Waluigi is just one spot under). The idea for a 4th Mii type came in at 20, not sure if that counts in all things 'already in Smash 4'.
Thanks. Wasn't sure as there was a whole debacle whether or not Ridley was possible at all.
Well I mean, there was, and that's what hurts his popularity. I think a lot of people like him, but just don't see him as a fit for Smash, but the poll was there to get a gauge on how people felt about it all. Ridley faired ok, but much worse than previously thought (was seen as one of the most popular choices at the time).
Plus there's Sakurai's statement a few weeks afterwards.
If you're talking about the fan poll, then yes they did. The results were actually always available and Logo12 just rounded up all the results and averaged them when everything was finished. I linked it in an earlier comment.
Chrom not getting in is all kinds of messed up in my opinion. He was so popular especially over in Japan, plus relevancy, plus Sakurai makes jokes he'd just be a clone of Ike and would add close to nothing, but then goes and adds clones who do just that.Clearly they couldn't show the full ballot results. Sakurai would have needed to eat crow if he announced Chrom was the real winner.
Nah but for real though, in a way it's kind of nice knowing the four or so characters you really want in are all in the "really low chance" bracket, or require incredibly strict timing to get in. That way I'm not too disappointed if they don't happen, and incredibly surprised if they do. Kind of a pessimistic viewpoint? Kind of. But hey, it works for me.
Long story short, Robin also existed and had more obvious potential than Chrom.
Cloud was related to ballot results. Sakurai mentioned Final Fantasy was popular in the ballot, and Cloud was the most frequent choice from that series.
Yeah but he could've definitely made it instead of one of Lucina or Roy.
That doesn't mean Cloud was chosen because of the ballot though. Sakurai never said that. If anything he's just reiterating that the ballot seemed to support something already in development.
No he couldn't.
Rereading it, it doesn't say anything about the ballot specifically, so you may be right.
That doesn't mean either had to be done, his choices in post mean very little. Point I was making is that they're both clones and Chrom could've been chosen as a clone/semi-clone instead, had he made a different thought process. It wasn't like his hands were tied, those decisions were ones he chose to make.No he couldn't.
Chrom got adapted into a Final Smash.
Lucina came about from differences between her and Marth arising during development as she was planned as an alt.
Roy was chosen as the Melee veteran character for DLC.
