#I like Hitoshi Ariga's design more honestly

[amayradraws]

I had a thought...

[wavemasterryx]

Oddly really excited about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate coming out next month.  i’d actually been fairly luke-warm about it, despite the all-inclusive roster and the addition of the Inklings.  i wasn’t planning to pre-order or even get it at all maybe, since i’m still pretty meh from Brawl and the WiiU versions...

But then i saw the Piranha Plant pre/early order bonus and i was sold... because they’re adorable, and i have a plush puppet one, and he would never forgive me if i missed out on it.

i really do hope they’ve brought the controls back to how they were in Melee, and not the molases like the more recent versions... and i wish they’d make the materia from Cloud’s stage into a normal item (not stage-specific), and get rid of Roy’s stupid looking boots... but it should still be a fun game, hopefully.  Even if there’s no way i’ll be as good at it as i used to be at Melee.

Anyone else excited about it?

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It also got me thinking...  There’s going to be 5 DLC fighters added, who would i want them to be?

1) Marx (Kirby Super Stars) - they did an amazingly job porting him to Kirby Star Allies, keeping all his powers intact so that he really still felt like the boss you’d fought before.  The way his moves were arranged already felt really Smash-like too, so they’d have a pretty strong base to start with if they did choose him.

What they would probably choose instead: Spear Waddle Dee

2) Centaur Man (Mega Man 6) - this pick fits two fairly important niches; another representative of the Mega Man series, and a non-bipedal humanoid, two things that Smash could definitely use more of.  Honestly, i would be happy with the addition of any Robot Master as a playable fighter, but Centaur Man has always been one of my favorites.  Shadow Man (Mega Man 3) would also be super acceptable, especially if they used Hitoshi Ariga’s design for him.  i would probably also be pretty okay if they added Roll instead, since i do really like her, but it’s just that i find the prospect of playing a Robot Master to be more entertaining in this particular case.

What they would probably choose instead: “8-Bit” Mega Man or Proto Man

3) Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) - i’ll admit it, i’m a FF7 fanboy.  i’m not ashamed of it, either.  If people want to be huffy and say “you only like it because it’s popular” or “because it’s the first one you played” that’s /their/ problem, not mine.  Sephiroth is awesome, he has a giant sword, and his own choir.  That’s all that matters.  i think he would definitely have a solid place in Smash.

What they would probably choose instead: another Fire Emblem character i’ve never heard of

4) Waluigi (wherever he’s from in Mario) - not a choice i’d have a huge stake in, and in fact, i would probably never play him except if i got him off doing “random”.  But... i know he’s a super popular character, and probably just as many people were disappointed about him being left out as they have been about Ridley, so i really hope he gets picked up.

What they would probably choose instead: Fire Emblem character i’ve never heard of

5) Bowsette - because the internet would /explode/ if it actually happened, and it would be totally worth it just to see the reaction.

What they would probably choose instead: That jerk with the Charizard from XY to be an echo-fighter of the Pokemon Trainer

[digital-network-productions]

It's leaked the Megaman Man of Action's poster with the Robot Masters included. Check the protodude Rockman's Corner. I want to know what do you think about the Megaman's Robot Masters design and the poster. Tell me the thoughts...

I have talked to Pen Pen about Man of ACtion before, and despite our…individual design choices, we’re choosing to remain optimistic. When Mega Man gets shit on with cancellations after cancellations, fans become starved for more, or rather, more “quality content”. When Mega Man 11 came out, we were both excited for different reasons, and mine was “MORE NET NAVIS!” (lol)

But if you want me to go off on every individual design, get ready, things are about to get controversial.

Fire Man: Dude, this dude looks so goddamn cool. I hope he doesn’t become Ruby Spears’ Guts Man, all brawn and no brain. I love that despite the body overhaul from working out at the gym so much, they kept his head design. I didn’t know his mouthpiece was removable ala Hitoshi Ariga (MegaMan Megamix), but I always loved it to death.

Ice Man: He…uh…dude looks like Leisure Suit Larry. The thing with Ice Man was that in all incarnations, even EXE, EXCEPT Captain N or whatever, he was like the cutest. Like the tiny brother. THis guy looks like he’d want to get with my girl depending on the actions you take. 

Wave Man: Is that a…a kappa? He looks kinda like Mega Water S to me. But he still looks the same to me, just taller and lankier. YEah, looks more like Mega Water S than his original.

Drill Man/Crash Man: I’d say this is probably Crash Man because he’s orange, but you never know. I think Drill Man is Cossack’s thing iirc. That said…you can’t really tell if this is supposed to be Drill Man because he’s got Drills for DAYZ, or Crash Man because not only does he have Drillz for dayz but also he orange. Hard to tell. Problem is that I actually thought at first this was Magma Man. Body-face type Robot Masters is a common design throughout the years, so it’s a bit…weird to see a human-type Robot Master become a body-face type. Still, this is my second favorite next to Fire Man.

???: WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?! *Arin’s Zelda voice* Is that a FAIRY?! (And you wouldn’t happen to have the green stone from the forest, would you? If you had that, I’d blow you right now!) Seriously, who the fuck is that? It’s like someone took Moira’s head onto Mercy’s body and turned her into a robot master. She looks pissed. Or he? I can’t tell if that is a man or woman.

Mega Man: Smug ass piece of shit he look huh mate? Not gonna lie, I hate the face. Love the armor. They really tried to keep it close to his original design, but changed the coloring and the accents. This is a bold new take compared to super cylinders with spandex or…whatever the fuck Captain N is. Honestly, I’m so down to clown with this.

When I first saw the poster appearing on my dash, I had mixed feelings. But at the same time I thought, “oh shit it’s getting closer, huh?” Recently, I tried to play OG Mega Man again and realized HOW MUCH I SUCKED. I tried to get myself to watch the Ruby Spears cartoon and realized HOW MUCH IT SUCKED. Truly, all I have to Mega Man is just Battle Network nowadays…oh, but I was pretty okay with everythnig else, like X, Zero, Legends.

So tldr; some of these designs are hit and miss. I love they introduced a seemingly-new character in the poster on its own, but I hope it doesn’t go the Transformers Animated route (I don’t give a shit about humans, just give me the robots vs robot fights). I’m choosing to remain optimistic since Mega Man has been my idol and hero since I first started watching the cartoons back in the 90s, coming home from preschool to watch this shit.

I can’t speak for everyone in the fandom, but a reminder not to judge a book by its cover. Not everything that glitters is gold, but it’s still fucking pretty, right? SOnic Boom may have been a shit game, but the cartoon has been one of the most enjoyable I have ever watched. Give this show a chance, and you’ll find that everything always has its own redeeming qualities. Take off the nostalgia goggles and look at these things…subjectively? Objectively?…With an open mind. THEN formulate your own opinion on it.

This is Kaji M., signing out.