I was contemplating whether or not to make this a topic... If it turns out not to be true, go ahead and lock it, but until then...
So Ashley was confirmed as an Assist Trophy today... and what's strange about this is that this was "leaked" a few days ago:
http://smashboards.com/threads/ssb4-rumours-and-leaks.338842/page-72
To give you a good idea, this was leaked January 10, 2014. Here's all the information that was translated:
I probably wouldn't take these "leaks" seriously if Ashley wasn't confirmed... Then again, it could just be a lucky guess... Still, I'm going to pay close attention to what will be announced, to see if this really is true. Until then, speculate and comment away!
My thoughts, should this turn out to be true:
Again, even if none of this is true, I still think it's a nice be of discussion worth having.
So Ashley was confirmed as an Assist Trophy today... and what's strange about this is that this was "leaked" a few days ago:
http://smashboards.com/threads/ssb4-rumours-and-leaks.338842/page-72
To give you a good idea, this was leaked January 10, 2014. Here's all the information that was translated:
Rosalina is the only Mario newcomer.
Waluigi and Toad were at once considered, but Waluigi remains an Assist Trophy, and Toad a move for Peach.
Bowser Junior, Paper Mario and Daisy were never considered. Bowser Junior was planned to be an Assist Trophy, but was scrapped.
Fawful is a new Mario Assist Trophy. He acts like Mr. Resetti, but will attack opponents at random.
Diddy Kong will be the next revealed veteran, to coincide with Tropical Freezes release date.
Diddy is paired with Dixie Kong as a tag-team, similar to Zelda and Sheik. Dixie has a separate moveset from Diddy, but its still being worked on.
King K. Rool is a newcomer, the heaviest character on the roster. He is powerful and can KO light characters with 2 good Smash Attacks. His final smash has him use the blunderbuss and fire cannonballs from the top of the screen while they fly in from the sides as well.
Gangplank Galleon is a stage.
There is a new Zelda character, although its kept a secret so far. The names heard most often are Tingle and Ghirahim.
Ganondorf will be buffed, although he still retains some of C. Falcons moves. He can equip a sword using his Down Special.
Chrom is a Fire Emblem necomer. He wields the Falchion, and does not replace Ike.
Chrom is expected to be revealed to celebrate the anniversary of the first Fire Emblem.
Lyns Assist Trophy from Brawl has been scrapped.
King Gangrel and Aversa are the new Fire Emblem Assist Trophy. Gangrel runs around slicing with his sword, while Aversa flies above using Aversas Night. They are the unexpected Assist Trophy.
No newcomers for Yoshi or Wario.
Warios overalls are now his default attire.
The Kat & Ana Assist Trophy has been scrapped.
Ashley from WarioWare is a new Assist Trophy.
Ridley is a newcomer, and is scaled down a bit. It was a major feat on the development team.
No new Star Fox characters.
Falco is farther away from being a Fox clone.
Wolf is no longer a semi-clone.
Villager has a female costume.
Mr. Resetti returns as an Assist Trophy.
Tom Nook is a new Assist Trophy. He apparently drops bells across the stage, which causes opponents to trip. (Due to Sakurai saying tripping is removed, its unknown if forced tripping, like this and Diddys bananas will return, or if only accidental tripping is removed.)
Palutena is a newcomer, with her moves based directly off Uprising.
Magnus is a new Assist Trophy, and acts similarly to Little Mac in Brawl.
All Pokemon veterans from Brawl return.
Mewtwo returns.
Mewtwo and Lucario have very different movesets.
No new Kirby characters.
Meta Knight will be revealed sometime in the summer of 2014.
No changes made to the EarthBound series.
All misc. characters return (Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B., Ice Climbers)
Little Mac is a newcomer. He has the look from the Punch-Out!! reboot for the Wii.
The Male Wii Fit Trainer is indeed an alt. for Wii Fit Trainer.
Wii Fit Trainer has a butt attack. It is replaced by a headbutt for the male costume.
King Hippo is an Assist Trophy.
The Ghosts from Luigis Mansion are an Assist Trophy.
Snake returns.
Pac-Man will be the final newcomer. He is a secret character.
Waluigi and Toad were at once considered, but Waluigi remains an Assist Trophy, and Toad a move for Peach.
Bowser Junior, Paper Mario and Daisy were never considered. Bowser Junior was planned to be an Assist Trophy, but was scrapped.
Fawful is a new Mario Assist Trophy. He acts like Mr. Resetti, but will attack opponents at random.
Diddy Kong will be the next revealed veteran, to coincide with Tropical Freezes release date.
Diddy is paired with Dixie Kong as a tag-team, similar to Zelda and Sheik. Dixie has a separate moveset from Diddy, but its still being worked on.
King K. Rool is a newcomer, the heaviest character on the roster. He is powerful and can KO light characters with 2 good Smash Attacks. His final smash has him use the blunderbuss and fire cannonballs from the top of the screen while they fly in from the sides as well.
Gangplank Galleon is a stage.
There is a new Zelda character, although its kept a secret so far. The names heard most often are Tingle and Ghirahim.
Ganondorf will be buffed, although he still retains some of C. Falcons moves. He can equip a sword using his Down Special.
Chrom is a Fire Emblem necomer. He wields the Falchion, and does not replace Ike.
Chrom is expected to be revealed to celebrate the anniversary of the first Fire Emblem.
Lyns Assist Trophy from Brawl has been scrapped.
King Gangrel and Aversa are the new Fire Emblem Assist Trophy. Gangrel runs around slicing with his sword, while Aversa flies above using Aversas Night. They are the unexpected Assist Trophy.
No newcomers for Yoshi or Wario.
Warios overalls are now his default attire.
The Kat & Ana Assist Trophy has been scrapped.
Ashley from WarioWare is a new Assist Trophy.
Ridley is a newcomer, and is scaled down a bit. It was a major feat on the development team.
No new Star Fox characters.
Falco is farther away from being a Fox clone.
Wolf is no longer a semi-clone.
Villager has a female costume.
Mr. Resetti returns as an Assist Trophy.
Tom Nook is a new Assist Trophy. He apparently drops bells across the stage, which causes opponents to trip. (Due to Sakurai saying tripping is removed, its unknown if forced tripping, like this and Diddys bananas will return, or if only accidental tripping is removed.)
Palutena is a newcomer, with her moves based directly off Uprising.
Magnus is a new Assist Trophy, and acts similarly to Little Mac in Brawl.
All Pokemon veterans from Brawl return.
Mewtwo returns.
Mewtwo and Lucario have very different movesets.
No new Kirby characters.
Meta Knight will be revealed sometime in the summer of 2014.
No changes made to the EarthBound series.
All misc. characters return (Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B., Ice Climbers)
Little Mac is a newcomer. He has the look from the Punch-Out!! reboot for the Wii.
The Male Wii Fit Trainer is indeed an alt. for Wii Fit Trainer.
Wii Fit Trainer has a butt attack. It is replaced by a headbutt for the male costume.
King Hippo is an Assist Trophy.
The Ghosts from Luigis Mansion are an Assist Trophy.
Snake returns.
Pac-Man will be the final newcomer. He is a secret character.
I probably wouldn't take these "leaks" seriously if Ashley wasn't confirmed... Then again, it could just be a lucky guess... Still, I'm going to pay close attention to what will be announced, to see if this really is true. Until then, speculate and comment away!
My thoughts, should this turn out to be true:
I'm okay with Rosalina being the only newcomer; it would feel like overkill to have too many Mario reps... then again, if this is true, there will, once again, be more Pokemon reps then Mario reps... Still, it's nice to at least see that Waluigi and Toad were considered. I still don't get why people would want to see Daisy playable... as for Paper Mario, yeah, he can lend himself to an interesting moveset, but I still gave a shameful chuckle when I heard he wasn't even considered. It's a real shame that Bowser Jr. was never considered to be playable, though.
Fawful... in 3D... I sincerely hope this is true.
The Diddy Kong/Dixie Kong swap-out idea is brilliant! No one will miss his banana toss move, plus we get Dixie Kong without having to take up a slot! Hearing King K. Roll is in this really makes me question if this is really true, along with a few other bits... but hearing that he's the heaviest and most powerful makes a lot of sense... AND his final smash sounds awesome!
A new Zelda character would be most welcome, and I would be glad to see either Ghirahim or even Tingle (no really!). Also, hearing that Ganondorf will at least be able to use a sword or have SOMETHING to change up his moveset is welcoming, as far as I'm considered.
Chrom is expected, though the fact that they say "he does not replace Ike" has me a little confused... does that mean Ike is still in the game, or that Chrom isn't a clone of Ike? Either way, that King Gangrel and Aversa assist trophy sounds awesome!
Shame to hear no newcomers for Yoshi or Wario, I could see Kamek being a Yoshi rep, and Captain Syrup being a Wario rep. Also a shame to hear Kat & Ana have been removed. Ah well. And I'm glad to hear that overalls Wario is Wario's default, I really prefer his classic look to his WarioWare look. Again, assuming all of this is true. Which again, since Ashley's been confirmed... you never know.
You know, even though I always stood my ground and said Ridley COULD work as a playable character, I do realize it would be a challenge. If this is true, I'm REALLY glad Sakurai and his team went the extra mile to make this happen!
Hearing that there are no new Star Fox characters is REALLY disappointing, especially considering Krystal was in my top 5 (even my top 3) newcomer choices. Hearing that they diversified Falco and Wolf is... nice to hear, I suppose.
A female Villager makes sense, seeing as we've seen a male Wii Fit Trainer. Mr. Resetti is my favorite Animal Crossing character, and hearing that Tom Nook is an assist trophy is cool, too. I can buy the idea that there are things that still make characters trip, rather then it just being a random occurrence.
This is another red flag that this might be fake. While I know there are a lot of people crowding behind Palutena as a playable character, I never really thought she'd be that good of a fit. Still, if this is true, I suppose I can accept it, though it makes me wonder what her final smash would be... Hearing Magnus is an assist trophy is awesome, though, he was my favorite character from that game!
Hearing that all of Brawl's Pokemon reps are returning is surprising... but great news. Again, if true. So is Mewtwo's return. I remember people saying that Lucario felt too much like a Mewtwo clone, so again, good to hear they're differentiating the characters more.
Not surprising to hear about any new Kirby characters. Same goes for EarthBound, despite really hoping to see other characters from that series. Hearing that all the one-off characters, such as Ice Climbers, Mr. Game & Watch, and R.O.B. are returning is also surprising, but again, I like all three of those characters, so I'm glad regardless.
Oh I really hope this is true... The fact that he'll look like his Wii counterpart makes sense... I wonder if his Super Punch-Out!! counterpart will be an alternate costume... Also, King Hippo being an assist trophy... I have to wonder what that will look like...
Female butt attack vs. male headbutt... I have to wonder if they actually do any butt/headbutt things in Wii Fit. This also makes me think that this is fake. But if it's true, the really go all-out with different moves for different character models!
Snake returning is both expected and also a bit surprising... I wonder how he'll look this time around. And lastly, Pac-Man really makes me think this is fake. Again, not wanting to trample on anyone who wants to see Pac-Man in the game, but I just don't see how someone like Pac-Man would fit in Smash Bros.
Fawful... in 3D... I sincerely hope this is true.
The Diddy Kong/Dixie Kong swap-out idea is brilliant! No one will miss his banana toss move, plus we get Dixie Kong without having to take up a slot! Hearing King K. Roll is in this really makes me question if this is really true, along with a few other bits... but hearing that he's the heaviest and most powerful makes a lot of sense... AND his final smash sounds awesome!
A new Zelda character would be most welcome, and I would be glad to see either Ghirahim or even Tingle (no really!). Also, hearing that Ganondorf will at least be able to use a sword or have SOMETHING to change up his moveset is welcoming, as far as I'm considered.
Chrom is expected, though the fact that they say "he does not replace Ike" has me a little confused... does that mean Ike is still in the game, or that Chrom isn't a clone of Ike? Either way, that King Gangrel and Aversa assist trophy sounds awesome!
Shame to hear no newcomers for Yoshi or Wario, I could see Kamek being a Yoshi rep, and Captain Syrup being a Wario rep. Also a shame to hear Kat & Ana have been removed. Ah well. And I'm glad to hear that overalls Wario is Wario's default, I really prefer his classic look to his WarioWare look. Again, assuming all of this is true. Which again, since Ashley's been confirmed... you never know.
You know, even though I always stood my ground and said Ridley COULD work as a playable character, I do realize it would be a challenge. If this is true, I'm REALLY glad Sakurai and his team went the extra mile to make this happen!
Hearing that there are no new Star Fox characters is REALLY disappointing, especially considering Krystal was in my top 5 (even my top 3) newcomer choices. Hearing that they diversified Falco and Wolf is... nice to hear, I suppose.
A female Villager makes sense, seeing as we've seen a male Wii Fit Trainer. Mr. Resetti is my favorite Animal Crossing character, and hearing that Tom Nook is an assist trophy is cool, too. I can buy the idea that there are things that still make characters trip, rather then it just being a random occurrence.
This is another red flag that this might be fake. While I know there are a lot of people crowding behind Palutena as a playable character, I never really thought she'd be that good of a fit. Still, if this is true, I suppose I can accept it, though it makes me wonder what her final smash would be... Hearing Magnus is an assist trophy is awesome, though, he was my favorite character from that game!
Hearing that all of Brawl's Pokemon reps are returning is surprising... but great news. Again, if true. So is Mewtwo's return. I remember people saying that Lucario felt too much like a Mewtwo clone, so again, good to hear they're differentiating the characters more.
Not surprising to hear about any new Kirby characters. Same goes for EarthBound, despite really hoping to see other characters from that series. Hearing that all the one-off characters, such as Ice Climbers, Mr. Game & Watch, and R.O.B. are returning is also surprising, but again, I like all three of those characters, so I'm glad regardless.
Oh I really hope this is true... The fact that he'll look like his Wii counterpart makes sense... I wonder if his Super Punch-Out!! counterpart will be an alternate costume... Also, King Hippo being an assist trophy... I have to wonder what that will look like...
Female butt attack vs. male headbutt... I have to wonder if they actually do any butt/headbutt things in Wii Fit. This also makes me think that this is fake. But if it's true, the really go all-out with different moves for different character models!
Snake returning is both expected and also a bit surprising... I wonder how he'll look this time around. And lastly, Pac-Man really makes me think this is fake. Again, not wanting to trample on anyone who wants to see Pac-Man in the game, but I just don't see how someone like Pac-Man would fit in Smash Bros.
Again, even if none of this is true, I still think it's a nice be of discussion worth having.
