Next one of these topics! Not a debate topic, just fun speculation on what kind of movesets would characters have. Be sure to only suggest characters that have a workable moveset, and try to come up with one yourself. Doesn't have to be thorough, just giving suggestions or ideas can be enough.
So now it's the Metroid series' turn... And since I said that this isn't meant to be a debate topic, and since Ridley can never be mentioned in Super Smash Bros. without some kind of debate coming out of it (despite the fact that I have yet to see a truly reasonable argument against Ridley's inclusion, other then "I just don't want him."), I won't be talking about him here... Which is sad because there really aren't that many other suggestions I have.
It's funny, I probably wouldn't want Dark Samus since, you know, she seems like obvious clone material, but after seeing how her Assist Trophy acts in this new game.. . yeah, sign me up for seeing her playable in Super Smash Bros.! Ironic that it took her deconfirmation to convince me...
I suppose other choices for playable characters would include the various bounty hunters introduced in the Prime series, however, since I haven't played the Prime games (except for the beginning of the first Metroid Prime), I don't know anything about them. My typical go-to choice from the list, though, is Sylux, since he seems to have the most interesting backstory, in that we barely know anything about him... it feels like Retro Studios are setting up something with him, from what I've read. Other then him, I find Trace really cool as well; in fact I'd say he's got a lot more interesting moves going for him compared to Sylux, who just seems to have a suit that's not all that different form Samus's power suit, or the suits of the Galactic Federation in general. Noxus and Spire also seem cool, but I think Trace might be my favorite choice out of all of them. Unfortunately, since I don't know anything about them, I can't really suggest much in terms of movesets...
But just so this topic isn't completely devoid of moveset speculation, I'll throw one out for Anthony Higgs, aka the only good thing about Metroid: Other M. Ugh, don't even start, please. Regardless about how you feel about the game, I think we can all agree that Anthony was a genuinely cool guy and a welcome new character to the Metroid universe. Really, the fact that he's so friendly and supportive towards Samus really puts him a step about the cold and distant Adam Malkovich, despite being told (by Samus herself, making things rather questionable) that he's a super awesome, amazing guy. Hell, if it weren't for how awkwardly he's portrayed in that game I would have suggested him, since he has mroe relevance, given that he's mentioned/hinted at in Metroid Fusion. But either way, if Anthony or Adam were playable, they'd probably just use the Galactic Federation suit they were wearing in that game, and probably make use of those ice beams of theirs. Really, since I have such a limited knowledge of the Metroid series and what kind of regulations a GF unit has when it comes to weapons, they could use just about anything if they were playable.
Regardless of who they pick, whether it be the characters I suggested or someone else, I sincerely hope they DO have another Metroid character playable. I mean, there are so many characters in the Metroid universe, and despite being in a weird stage of limbo at the moment, I still think the Metroid series is a major franchise of Nintendo's, and as such, I think they deserve at least ONE other representative that isn't an alternate version of Samus. Wouldn't you agree?
So now it's the Metroid series' turn... And since I said that this isn't meant to be a debate topic, and since Ridley can never be mentioned in Super Smash Bros. without some kind of debate coming out of it (despite the fact that I have yet to see a truly reasonable argument against Ridley's inclusion, other then "I just don't want him."), I won't be talking about him here... Which is sad because there really aren't that many other suggestions I have.
It's funny, I probably wouldn't want Dark Samus since, you know, she seems like obvious clone material, but after seeing how her Assist Trophy acts in this new game.. . yeah, sign me up for seeing her playable in Super Smash Bros.! Ironic that it took her deconfirmation to convince me...
I suppose other choices for playable characters would include the various bounty hunters introduced in the Prime series, however, since I haven't played the Prime games (except for the beginning of the first Metroid Prime), I don't know anything about them. My typical go-to choice from the list, though, is Sylux, since he seems to have the most interesting backstory, in that we barely know anything about him... it feels like Retro Studios are setting up something with him, from what I've read. Other then him, I find Trace really cool as well; in fact I'd say he's got a lot more interesting moves going for him compared to Sylux, who just seems to have a suit that's not all that different form Samus's power suit, or the suits of the Galactic Federation in general. Noxus and Spire also seem cool, but I think Trace might be my favorite choice out of all of them. Unfortunately, since I don't know anything about them, I can't really suggest much in terms of movesets...
But just so this topic isn't completely devoid of moveset speculation, I'll throw one out for Anthony Higgs, aka the only good thing about Metroid: Other M. Ugh, don't even start, please. Regardless about how you feel about the game, I think we can all agree that Anthony was a genuinely cool guy and a welcome new character to the Metroid universe. Really, the fact that he's so friendly and supportive towards Samus really puts him a step about the cold and distant Adam Malkovich, despite being told (by Samus herself, making things rather questionable) that he's a super awesome, amazing guy. Hell, if it weren't for how awkwardly he's portrayed in that game I would have suggested him, since he has mroe relevance, given that he's mentioned/hinted at in Metroid Fusion. But either way, if Anthony or Adam were playable, they'd probably just use the Galactic Federation suit they were wearing in that game, and probably make use of those ice beams of theirs. Really, since I have such a limited knowledge of the Metroid series and what kind of regulations a GF unit has when it comes to weapons, they could use just about anything if they were playable.
Regardless of who they pick, whether it be the characters I suggested or someone else, I sincerely hope they DO have another Metroid character playable. I mean, there are so many characters in the Metroid universe, and despite being in a weird stage of limbo at the moment, I still think the Metroid series is a major franchise of Nintendo's, and as such, I think they deserve at least ONE other representative that isn't an alternate version of Samus. Wouldn't you agree?
