For those of you who don't know what a narwhal is, look at this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal
For everyone else, there's Master Card....
Though, he may sound like another lame 'Sonic The Hedgehog' character, Jacob is actually from a cmpletely different series of games known as Band Power or Narwhal Blast. (The first game in the series is called 'Band Power! The Legendary Legend Of The Legend That is.... NARWHAL BLAST!') In the series, you play as members of the band 'Narwhal Blast' who go around whacking members of their rival band 'The Hotdoggers' with instruments. Jacob is considered the band's mascot and has the ability to play almost any instrument that he picks up. However, he usually chooses to just dance in the background while the other band members play.
In the Band Power series, Jacob usually isn't a fully playable character. Instead, he serves as an assistant who can drill holes with his tusk and transport the Band Members across bodies of water. Despite this, Jacob is still considered the main character of the series and appears in numerous spin offs as a playable character. (I might even do a Smash Bros. moveset for him...)
Jacob's physical appearence is not like other narwhals. Jacob has hands and feet and is about as tall as an average-sized human. Because of this, he spent most of his childhood working for the circus as 'The Amazing Fish Boy'. It was quite obvious that Jacob did not like his job. One day, when the band's lead singer, Claire, attended the circus, she noticed Jacob's abuse and gave the circus manager everything she owned to set Jacob free.
Jacob didn't want to be free though, he wanted a family that wasn't full of hobos and bearded ladies. So, Claire decided to raise him. When Jacob was in the circus, he didn't know how to play any instruments. So, Claire probably taught him these moves. (Reference to Paula's SSBM trophy as well as Ness and Lucas's Final Smash trophies) Also, if it weren't for that fateful day at the circus 'Narwhal Blast' would have never formed.
According to a recent interview with Satoru Iwata, the Wii has already used up all of Nintendo's ideas for it. Iwata says that 'Wii Music' was the last idea that Nintendo had for the system and that they're already hard at work on their next gen. console. Well, that would explain the crappy E3 showing but out of ideas? Are you kidding me? So far, the only new Nintendo franchise developed on the Wii was the Wii series. The GCN had Chibi Robo, Battalion Wars, Pikmln, and Animal Crossing. Plus, it brought Custom Robo to America! Besides, even if Nintendo DOESN'T make any new series, there's still all of the old ones that it can choose from. A Wii version of Donkey Kong, StarFox, or Punch-Out would be GREAT! And there are several rumors going around about a Kid Icarus series revival. Oh well, at least there's Animal Crossing: City Folks and Pikmin 3... (I didn't like Pikmin 2:?)
INDENTATION IS FOR LOSSERZ!!!!!!!
I've done about 20 of them but I don't haz scannorz!!!!! Anyway, I onloy have 1 moveset left to do and that's Ganondorf. The problem is, I don't know anything about Ganondorf. So, if someone could post a new Ganondorf moveset for me, I'll turn it into a moveset drawing and put it online as soon as I have scannorz access. If you want to know what characters I've done movesets for, here's a list:
*Toad (Mario)
*Paper Mario (Mario)
*Baby Trio (Baby Mario, Peach, and DK) (Yoshi)
*Ashley and Red (Wario)
*Toon Link (Zelda)
*Tingle (Zelda)
*Munchlax (Pokemon)
*Deoxys (Pokemon)
*Poo (Mother)
*Black Shadow (F-ZERO)
*KK Slider (Animal Xing)
*Mr. Resetti (Animal Xing)
*Super Metroid Samus (Metroid)
*Chibi-Robo (Chibi-Robo)
*Stafy (Stafy)
*Little Mac (Punch-Out!)
*Knuckles (Sonic)
*Pac-man (Pac-man)
*Derek Stiles (Trauma Center)
*Daroach (Kirby)
By the way, my moveset drawings are all double-sided. Will that be a problem?
1. GENO!!!!
(series: Mario)
(premiere: Super Mario RPG, SNES, 1996)
(Square Enix)
Why he's overrated:
Geno is BY FAR the most highly supported 3rd Party character for SSB4 and, before Brawl was released, the most highly supported 3rd party candidate for that, too. Hey, Geno fans, I've got 1 question for you? What... the... fudge?!?! I mean, seriously! GENO?!?!? He was in 1 game back in 1996, produced by a less Nintendo-affiliated 3rd party company, for a series that already has too many reps.... GOD! It's just madness!
Seriously, before Brawl was announced, I hadn't ever even heard of Geno. If there are going to be 3rd party characters in a Smash Bros. game, they have to be well known or contemporary (from a game released in the past 10 years) or both. Megaman is well known, Bomberman is well known, Rayman is well known, GENO IS NOT WELL KNOWN!
And, if we're talkin' more Mario character then why is Geno the first character that comes to mind? Toad's been a playable character since Super Mario Bros. 2, Paper Mario has had 3 games entirely focused on him. Why don't they get as much love? Hell, even a character from THE SAME GAME as Geno, Mallow, is more funkadellically funky fresh!
Now, I know that Geno's lasers and stretchy arms give him a lot of potential for a good moveset but... it's not like Paper Mario, Toad, Megaman, Bomberman, and Rayman are lacking in moves either. And, besides, we already have a retro laser guy and his name is R.O.B!
2.RIDLEY!!!
(series: Metroid)
(premiere: Metroid, NES, 1986)
(Nintendo)
Why he's overrated:
Okay, so Ridley's a villain, okay? And Ridley is a reptile, okay? And Ridley can fly, okay? That makes him a great character, right? WRONG!
Last time I checked, we Smash Bros. already had 2 reptilian characters: Charizard who can fly and Bowser who's a villain. Also, wheever you think of a potential moveset for Ridley, what do you think of? BREATHING FIRE! Bowser and Charizard have that in common, too and, more likely than not, it'll be the neutral B move again. So, what's Kirby gonna think about having THREE Fire breathing related copy powers?!? If I were him I'd want Sakurai to get his butt in gear and give me some variety!
Now, I know that the Metroid series is in need of a 2nd character but what fans fail to realize is that Metroid HAS a second character, Zero Suit Samus! I mean, sure she's a transformation and all, but all of her moves are totally original.
Now, some may argue that Zero Suit Samus is just a Samus without her suit so, she doesn't count as a seperate rep. Well, if you think that Metroid's worthy of a 2nd character, it's not like Ridley is your only option. Dark Samus and the Metroid Prime Hunters are both fairly major characters and, in my eyes, would be WAAAAAAAAY cooler than Ridley, if one of them got in.
The final thing that I'd like to address is that, though I don't support Ridley AT ALL, it's not because he's 'too big'. People that hate Ridley because he's big fail to see Sakurai's amazing ability to make characters just the right size to fight. Olimar, Kirby, Meta Knight, and Bowser have all been re-sized, so... yeah!
3. Chrono
(series: Chrono Trigger)
(premiere: Chrono Trigger, SNES, 1995)
(Square Soft)
Why he's overrated:
Chrono is overrated for much the same reason that Geno is, he's 3rd party and hasn't been heard from in the last decade. The other reason why he's overrated is because of his sword. I think that Ike, Marth, Link, Meta Knight, and Toon Link have the 'sword fighter' categorie pretty well covered. I hear that he has magic, too but Zelda has magic and, if we wanted another magic character, Ashley or Kamek would make more much sense because they'd be so easy to get the licensing to. Though, Chrono Trigger might have been a good game, unless Chrono Trigger get revived or Nintendo buys the rights to the game, Chrono's chances in Smash bros. are like a snowball's chance in hell.
4. ISAAC!!!!
(series: Golden Sun)
(premiere: Golden Sun, GBA, 2001)
(Nintendo)
Why he's overrated:
Well, there's not much to say about Isaac that hasn't already been said for Chrono but I can say that, though there are many games in the Golden Sun series, there are much more deserving 'new' Nintendo series reps. out there. Like I said for Chrono, SSB4 doesn't need many more 'sword fighters' and the Golden Sun series is full of them. Animal Crossing, Drill Doser, Stafy, and Tomato Adventures don't have ANY sword fighters, making their possible reps. far more worthy than ANYTHING that the Golden Sun series could ever add to the Smash bros. universe... EVER!
5. BOWSER JR!!!
(Series: Mario)
(Premiere: Super Mario Sunshine, GCN, 2002)
(Nintendo)
Why he's overrated:
Oh, good old Bowser Jr! I've been looking forward to ranting about him. Sure, he's a lightweight villain with the ability to transform but... think about what he transforms into! He's half mini-Bowser, half Mario clone and, quite frankly, he's NOT the most worthy new representative for the Mario series. Sure, he's appeared in A LOT of Mario spin-offs but so has Toad and he's been part of Mario's universe for WAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than 'BJ'!
Leonardo needs to grow into a strong little Ninja turtle.
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1. Mega Man
Series: Megaman (CAPCOM)
Premiere: Mega Man (NES, 1987)
Why he's Worthy:
Sakurai might not have ACTUALLY SAID IT DIRECTLY but fans interpretted what he said as 'there will be 3 3rd party charcters'. When making character lists, the fans put down Snake because he was already confirmed, Sonic because he was rather predictable, and.... Geno. Well, Geno sucks because he was only in 1 game, no one is sure if he's actually 3rd party or not, there are WAAAAAAAAY more worthy Mario reps (Toad and Paper Mario, anyone?), and he looks like Pinnochio on crack!
Mega Man is where it's at! Over 20 years of history, everyone has heard of him, he has over 100 games, and he's pretty loyal to Nintendo. Now, some might argue that he'd be a Samus clone because he has a laser cannon for a hand but I'd say that that's about as big of a stretch as 'Captain Falcon and Sonic are clones because they're both fast'.
2. Bomberman
Series: Bomberman (Hudson Soft)
Premiere: Bomberman (MSX, 1983)
Why he's Worthy:
During the 'old school game wars' there were 2 major rivals, Nintendo and Sega. But, there was also a 3rd party involved (pun intended)... HUDSON! Though, not nearly as historic, Hudson vs. Nintendo would still be EPIC. And, like SEGA, Hudson has contributed A LOT to Nintendo as a 3rd Party company, rolling out new Bomberman and Mario Party games whenever possible.
Now, you might be thinking, "If his worthiness is derived from Nintendo and Hudson's minor rivalry, shouldn't BONK be the representative?"
Well, that would make sense but there's only one teeny tiny problem with that... Bonk hasn't really been in any games for the past 15 years!
3. Black Shadow
Series: F-ZERO (Nintendo)
Premiere: F-ZERO X (N64, 1998)
Why he's Worthy:
In Brawl, Mother got a rep, Kirby got 2 reps, and DK got a rep, too. The only serieses with 1 rep from Melee that DIDN'T get new reps. (Ice Climber and Game and Watch are not included) were Yoshi and F-ZERO. While, some may argue that Yoshi is a sub-series of Mario and there aren't any good reps. from the Yoshi series, there's no arguing against F-ZERO!
Though, most people like Samurai Goroh for some odd reason, he's not that cool. Black Shadow is cooler. He'd be just about the evilest character in Smash Bros... besides Ganondorf. Speaking of which, if Ganondorf decides to unsheath his sword, Black Shadow would be the PERFECT candidate to inherit his moveset.
4. Prof. Layton
Series: Professor Layton (Nintendo)
Premiere: Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS, 2008)
Why he's worthy:
Nintendo likes adding in 'new' characters. In Melee, they had Pichu and Roy, who weren't around before 1999 (when the original Smash was made). In Brawl, they had Ike, Lucas, Toon Link, Olimar, and Lucario who weren't around before 2001 (when Melee was made). For SSB4, there will MOST DEFINATELY be some post-2007 characters in there and, though we can't predict what other new characters will rise to the top, it's been less than a year since 'Professor Layton' came out and it ALREADY HAS.
Professor Layton has had 1 very successful mystery game for the DS and a sequel has already come out in Japan. They're even working on a THIRD game expected to hit stores by 2010. Lucas was only in 1 game before getting into Brawl. Olimar, Toon Link, and Ike were only in 2. Lucario was in 3 but Pokemon Diamond and Pearl are considered different versions of the same game. It's a LOOOOOOONG time until the next Smash Bros. but we already know that Layton will have more experience than ANY of those guys, if he gets in.
5. Stafy
Series: Legend of Stafy (Nintendo)
Premiere: Densetsu no Stafy (GBA, 2002)
Why he's worthy: In Melee, the Fire Emblem series got 2 reps. (Marth and Roy), making the 'Fire Emblem' series known worldwide. But, in Brawl, Sakurai didn't really add in any Jp. only character. Sure, he added in Lucas but Lucas is from Mother 3, which is the japanese sequel to Earthbound which is already known worldwide. Sakurai should have added Stafy. Stafy was in 4 games since Melee's release which was FAAAAAAR more than Lucas's 1. Stafy would have had a unique moveset which Lucas, well... yeah!
Now, some might argue, "Stafy was a sucky assist trophy, why would I ever want to play as him?" Well, let's just say that assist trophies don't ALWAYS do the character justice.
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