Recently we were treated to an all Super Smash Bros. Ultimate dedicated Nintendo Direct. Hype has been simmering and stewing within us to figure out what will be in store for us in this next installment for months since Nintendo announced the game for the first time. The first time we were met with small info like Daisy, an echo fighter, and Ridley already joining the full studded roster of every character that has been in the series.
The recent Nintendo Direct containing new Smash Bros. goodness didn't disappoint. We've gotten news of over 100 stages, almost 800 tracks, quick stage changes happening in between fights, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. We've gotten new characters as well. Chrom and Dark Samus join as new echo fighters. But the big excitement has been over the inclusion of old Donkey Kong nemesis King K. Rool and both legendary vampire hunters from Castlevania, Simon and Richter Belmont. The new fighters have been a surprise, or were they?
On July 1st, a user on 4chan claimed that there would be eleven new characters coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and they would be revealed monthly using codenames which would be the following:
- In July, the characters “King” and “Ponytail” will be revealed in a mini Nintendo Direct.
- In August, the character “Old Man” will be revealed at EVO 2018.
- In September, the character “Archer” will be revealed in a Nintendo Direct of some kind.
- In October, the Characters “Warrior” and “Secretary” will be revealed in a Nintendo Direct centered around Ultimate.
- In November, the character “Mech” will be revealed in a surprise character announcement.
- The Characters “Rhythm”, “Folklore”, “Doll”, and “Prime Ribs” won’t get reveal trailers until post-release.
Many speculated what characters the codenames stood for and determined the following:
- King: King K. Rool.
- Ponytail: Dixie Kong, Shantae the Genie or Ashley from WarioWare
- Old Man: Heihachi Mishima from Tekken.
- Archer: Decidueye from Pokemon Sun and Moon
- Secretary: Isabelle from Animal Crossing.
- Warrior: Simon Belmont from Castlevania, or a new character from Fire Emblem.
- Mech: Chibi-Robo or Elma from Xenoblade Chronicles X.
- Rhythm: A character from Rhythm Heaven or the Chorus Kids.
- Folklore: Amaterasu from Okami or a character from Touhou Project.
- Doll: Geno from Super Mario RPG.
- Prime Ribs: Dark Samus or Ninten from Mother.
So, looking at this, let's get out what didn't happen. We didn't get a monthly reveal nor did we get a Dixie Kong reveal with King K. Rool. We did get King K. Rool, Dark Samus, and Simon Belmont. With most rumors, you shouldn't fully trust them and just take them with a grain of salt and this rumor for the most part was proven to be false, however, you can look at it as who could be announced instead of how characters will get announced. For the most part it was right revealing three characters that would be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which is more accurate than most Smash Ultimate rumors out there.
Another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. themed Nintendo Direct is coming where we will get even more characters coming to the game. There is more of a possibility that we may get to who will be added next, possibly Dixie Kong and Heihachi. Dixie Kong has been referenced a ton of times as trophies and has even at one point considered to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Heihachi has been used as an alternate costume for the Mii character in last game, Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS/Wii U. Since Sakurai has been listening to the fans' wishes like a video game Santa Claus, these two may be the next added to the roster, hopefully. Maybe Geno too but who are we kidding. Again, this is all speculation and we will never know until the next Smash themed Nintendo direct.
Who do you want to see in Smash Ultimate?
