Challenger Approaching: King Rauru in Smash Bros.!
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Welcome to another episode of Challenger Approaching! In this series, we cover characters who might be invited to a future entry of Super Smash Bros, then go into deep into detail on how they could be designed if they joined the roster for real!
This time, our Challenger is from a recent, hugely popular game...but only gets brought up in the context of Smash speculation sometimes. As the first king of Hyrule (in one timeline, anyway), Rauru establishes himself in Tears of the Kingdom as a pivotal figure in his game's backstory and lore. And mechanically--not only is he a powerful user of light-elemental magic, his right arm is literally the source of (most of) the new powers Link obtains in the game! All of which Rauru could tap into for his own moves as a playable character.
But how exactly could this Zonai sage and king bring all of what he's capable of to bear? How could he combine his nature as a big heavyweight with the right mix of swordplay, magic, and his game's famous hand powers to create something completely unique within his archetype? Watch and find out!
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You convinced me he should be in Smash, like Sakurai said: if the fighter is unique, that's enough reason to include him.
He'd be a good representative of Tears of the Kingdom.
Rauru feels more like a floaty lightweight character like Mewtwo than a super heavyweight character because of how floaty he is in the game.
He's only "floaty" in-gane when he's a ghost
Maybe a floaty heavyweight? Idk how that would work
@@cosmicspacething3474 Samus is one.
@@cosmicspacething3474 maybe better at air mobility and slower at ground ?
I think Rauru could have a secret second final smash. Some final smashes will insta kill if the opponent is over 100%… but for this one, it RAURU is above 100% and you use the special button while grabbing an opponent, it’ll instead be his sacrificing seal, being an insta kill for both the opponent AND yourself. A desperate and hard to pull off final gambit just like in the cutscene
That'd be so cool! A little sad, but still really cool!
Rauru fusing his blade with a stitched Turnip and Pac-Man's Bell
Honestly, 1/2 through the video, Rauru would be the type of character I would use.
I mean Light Magic, Heavy (I actually use a lot of light characters, but Heavies are indeed fun), AND tactical? Sign me up!
While Rauru isn't my most wanted Zelda newcomer, the prospect of getting Riju as a badass warrior princess with dual scimitars and lightning powers is too cool to pass up, this concept is super interesting and would be a ton of fun to play as. Either way, Zelda desperately needs a new character.
They need to make the links more unique and fix ganondorf first. Starfox needs a new rep and revitalization before a new anthromorph is included. Then again is may happen at the same time.
I just don’t think having only one champion makes sense. They’re match set characters.
@@PJDAltamirus0425I second this. Give the base Link a mix of BotW's Sheikah Runes and TotK's Zonai powers, along with making him able to use all 3 types of weapons like in those games, instead of just relying on the Master Sword.
Young Link then could have a moveset based around Majora's Mask, where it *could* theoretically function like Byleth (where each transformation mask is tied to a direction) or just have the masks as the specials, and of course his final smash would be Fierce Deity just going to town, probably functioning similar to Pyra/Mythra.
Toon Link then could pull from Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks for moveset ideas, like the Tornado Rod, Skull Hammer, the whip, lighting his boomerang on fire/ice, (which can also ping-pong between 5 opponents) and various other items from those games.
Ganondorf then, would likely have a TotK-inspired overhaul, or be kept in OoT style but with the Trident that his Phantom Ganon creation uses. One of his specials could even summon his scatter shot from his final encounter amidst the tennis match from the actual game.
I agree but I think riju has a too minor role for that purpose. If that concept is taken it will probably be used by Urbosa. Thought Riju might be a custom skin/echo.
I'd argue that Riju has a much more enduring legacy than Urbosa. Unlike Urbosa she was a major character in both games which allowed her to have actual character development instead of being the walking talking plank of wood that Urbosa was, and narrowing it down to her allows them to use some of Urbosa's moves like Urbosa's Fury while maintaining what makes her unique, like the lightning bubble she could shoot arrows into and her dual swords. Also yeah I know it's unrealistic but idc it's what I want lol.
Ogerpon from Pokemon Scarlet/Violet to be added in a future fighter video poll
I'd think Ceruledge would be the obvious choice for S/V
@@AlphaOblivion7 My vote is for either Meowscarada, Gholdengo, Armarogue and Ceruledge (either 2-in-1 or separate fighters), Tinkaton, or Iron Valient
@@AlphaOblivion7 I feel that Meowscarada is the likeliest fighter from S/V, but Ceru would be second, in case we get a gen 9 rep in Smash.
Of the 2 though, I'd totally prefer Ceruledge.
I would love to see iron bundle or iron valiant
I recently played through magalors epilogue and it seems like magalor was almost made for smash the way he works would be perfect for a smash moveset
A lot of Kirby characters' movesets feel tailor-made for Smash
Honestly, a Kirby fighter game on the Star Allies engine would be so good even though the Beast Pack and Fecto Elfilis probably have their own movesets already, simply because with that you basically have one character from every mainline Kirby game.
Love how this channel mostly started as a passion project, with most of the Smash Community either ignoring or mocking its videos. Honestly, at the peak of Smash Ult, this channel's future looked bleak (when comparing its interaction with the rest of the Smash Community's channels)... But, just as it started, this channel pushed on - with only passion in its veins.
Now most of the Smash Community channels are dead or dying, but this one? Feels like its fires are still burning bright - if not burning brighter. Genuinely love it.
Yeah, an average of 10k views, what a success story.
@@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 10K views is more than what most channels get.
Tears of the Kingdom gave us so much material for another Ganondorf moveset remake. It would be so cool for the next game to let the King of Light and Demon King face off in all their glory.
If they eventually get around to make a nother smash game they need to completely change ganondorfs moveset. Only things I would leave unchanged are his neutral B up and forward smash. His up and forward smash would use his gloom club his neutral B would still be a deadly punch because it is now a canon move he has used on Sonia. All his regular attacks would be gloom sword attacks. His down B would be him charging himself up to get stronger. He would star of dry and mummified bit would progression through 3 stages ending in his demon king form. His final smash should be based on the memory cutscene you get at hyrule castle of him riding ha horse and shooting a massive gloom slash at you.
@@Gigi4u I also had a moveset idea for TotK Ganondorf, but a _bit_ different. The Final Smash will have... spoilers, and anyone familiar with TotK can probably guess what it is just by that.
His basic attacks (and side special) would use his Gloom katana, yes, but the kanabo would be on his smash attacks. His neutral special would be the bow (turning him into a pseudo-mirror of Link), and the up special would be an aimable dash attack with his naginata. Both his smash and special attacks can be charged, and if he _does_ decide to fully charge them, then they'll gain an additional Gloom effect (like a damaging trail on the up special) and part of the damage dealt by them will become *Gloom damage,* which cannot be healed off by any means aside from getting yourself KO'd.
His down special, on the other hand, has him build up a gauge, kinda similar to Cloud's down special. Once it is maxed out, he will enter full Demon King mode and, possibly on top of other buffs, _all of his smash and special moves become fully charged by default,_ removing any need to charge any of his chargeable moves. And yes, that does include the Gloom buffs to fully charging those moves, those are on by default too. He can keep using the down special to charge his gauge somewhat slower, as it _does_ gradually drain while he remains in Demon King form, so your gameplay is essentially to get into this form, bully your opponents with a constant flurry of quick Gloom attacks to permanently chip away at their health, and recharge your transformation every chance you get.
Now then... the Final Smash. He would use the Smash Ball's power to defy his world's rules ("With this power...!"), eat the secret stone, and become the Demon Dragon while retaining full control of himself. You get a targeting pillar on the stage as he lingers in the background, firing off Gloom fireballs (which, yes, do also partially inflict Gloom damage) that fall down from the sky like meteors and drop onto random parts of the stage. Then, he charges down at the stage himself wherever you aim, going through the entire vertical space of the stage as an ultra-powerful Gloom hitbox. After this, he appears back on the stage... _with a full form gauge,_ so if you survived, you still have to deal with a supercharged Ganondorf that's hammering into you with unrecoverable damage.
@@thomasthecoolkid7228 I personally would make his power up stages a permanent power up that can only be lost if you lose a stock. So basicly you would always try to prevent Ganondorf from progressing through his 3 stages so he won't get to strong early. Ganondorfs side B should be his quick spear charge that if used of stage can impale the stage similar to Sephiroths sage stab. His down smash would be a gloom explosion caused by smashing his gloom club to the ground that covers both sides of him but at the cost of only havinga hit box range near the ground. His bow If changed to stage 3 would shoot 3 gloom arrows that track your motion. His tilt and back air would be using his gloom spear.
A new ability that Ganondorf and link would get is that wen they air dodge a attack they get a flurry rush slosmo effect similar to Bayoneta and Mithra.
Could you imagine if they reskin Ganondorf to match TOTK, but still kept the Captain Falcon With a Sword moveset?
@@dataexpunged4784 that wouldn't work well with the attack animations because they were ment to be punches not slashes. It be better if they would finally completely shed captain Falcons animations and moves and made Ganondorf a proper representation villen he was always ment to be.
Finally after all these years... A character who literally cannot get pineappled
Pineappled?
@@newmallenium the underside of the Dream Land stage looks kinda like a pineapple and it's deceptively easy for a character with a linear vertical recovery to get stuck under that stage, bonk their head, and fail their recovery. But not Rauru, because he can just go through the stage.
I like Autobuild being Rauru’s down B, because it reminds me of Zelda’s down B: assembling Phantom armor to fight for her.
i feel like the ultra hand could be link's grab in the next smash game. the ultra hand can function just like the hookshot
But I suppose it wouldn't be a tether recovery move?
@@ruffeboi7304 Probably not. It isn't as if it serves that function in Tears of the Kingdom either, so I think it's fine.
Suggestion: maybe if he uses Ascend while not under the stage, an autobuilt Zonai floating platform appears for him to pass through? Since it can only work through solid objects? It would be a purely aesthetic thing, but I think it would make sense.
Can we all agree that King Rauru and Queen Sonia deserve more attention since he had little cutscenes in Tears of the Kingdom?
I would like to see what his Hylian-Zonai hybrid child(ren) are like since Zelda is his direct descendant.
I actually think it would be neat to see that in another Hyrule Warriors game, because in the Age of Calamity timeline, (if you don't know, it's story stuff, so play the game...) Gannondorf would still be sealed under Hyrule castle. Zelda could get sent back in time like in TOTK, but then Terrako uses his powers to send Link, himself, and potentially anyone else back in time as well, where they fight alongside Rauru, Sonia, and the other Sages.
Hope that the Golden Sun re-release will help Isaac get a place on future polls ahah
I think it's kinda smart to not have Rauru use Recall.
I mean, that's *Zelda's* sage power.
We gotta give Zelda Recall in Smash 6! Works well with her defensive playstyle...
*Sees 2b with Alear* come on that’s not fair, of course 2b is going to win. That aside, I’m glad your add square Enix characters to the poll and I don’t mind 2b, I can see her standard attacks with her sword, her smash attacks using the claymore, her aerial attacks with the spear and her grab attacks with the gauntlets. Her special would definitely be the Pod special like the energy beam, the bombs, the hammer and line of spear. Don’t know about her final smash though.
I think you should add Gran/Djeeta to the poll, could be interesting.
Maya from Gal Guardians Demon Purge game as a nominee for the poll
I've been thinking about Rauru in Smash for a while, and you've nailed everything and more that's been jumblin' around in my head! Incredibly comprehensive, and would fit Smash perfectly! And important new character, covering an important new game, with an important new core gameplay gimmick, in an important series that hasn't had a character in ages. This, ALL OF THIS, should be in the next Smash, please please please! Wonderful vid!
This video is great, never thought about Rauru being in smash but it's a really good shout
You also sound like Norm Macdonald
I was thinking that also Mineru’s Construct could make a fun character. But now I want Rauru more than ever to incorporate Link’s TOTK abilities.
I never actually expected much of Rauru from Tears Of The Kingdom as a possible next Smash newcomer, but honestly, this video is a perfect representation on how he could battle if he ever makes it in the next game! The complexity of him using his hand powers from Tears into Smash is really genius while also feeling balanced! Honestly, I can't really think of anything that I might would change as I feel like everything you described about his fighting style could transfer over perfectly into the next Smash game (assuming he can make it over while he's still relevant enough)! Even all 8 of his alternate colors feel perfect! 👌 Rauru was the perfect choice as the first Challenger Approaching video for 2024! I look forward to seeing who the next candidate will be (I'm rooting for 2B)! Excellent video once again, Delzethin! 👍 (Also needed a break from all the crazy stuff that's been going on all over the Internet this past week.)
The Zelda series seriously needs a new rep in the next smash game. This video really convinced me, Rauru would be a fine choice for smash. I would have thought ultrahand would also work as a tether recovery and/or grab.
Ultrahand as a tether grab is genius! This entire kit is genius, I'd love to have Rauru join the fight!
One idea I had is with the construct. What if after it runs out of energy, it drops its horn for Rauru to fuse to his sword to get a knockback increase for a few hits?
dude you're brilliant, was waiting for this vid! we need more heavies.
Rauru really ought to have original dialogue when defeating Link, Ganondorf, and Zelda, and vice versa
Oh man this video is awesome. I've actually been internalizing a moveset for Rauru myself, as hes one of my absolute favorite Zelda characters and I think he has amazing moveset potential. What I've had in mind was way different than what's featured here, but I actually like this concept way more
If I were to nitpick anything, it'd be two things.
1) I'm a bit disappointed Rauru's little chin rub didn't make it as a taunt. I had it as one of my taunts. It's my favorite character quirk of his, once you notice how often he does it its hard to unnotice
2) The Final Smash. The big beam of Light is a fair enough Final Smash, but I feel the sealing move he does on Ganondorf is a way better fit. Maybe I'm biased cause it was that scene that solidified Rauru one of my favorite Zelda characters, but still I feel the best Final Smashes are those that are the character in questions most iconic or powerful attack, and it's pretty hard to argue that that Imprisoning scene *isnt* Rauru's stand out moment in the game
But that's really my only points of contention. This moveset concept is awesome and I'd love to see it come into reality someday. It perfect represents Rauru as a character and seems incredibly unique and fun to play
Considering I get your videos suggested and have watched everyone for almost 2 years I was quite surprised to see I wasn’t actually subscribed until now
I think that the Zonai are still in the main timeline. After all, though the denizens of Skyloft would have moved down to the surface, they technically weren't numerous enough in number to have turned that into a kingdom. So, the Zonai showing up would likely have occurred after Skyloft migrated to the surface.
Either way, great to see more concepts from you.:D
......I get the feeling from the game, with the tablet, that botw and tears of the kingdom happened into the far future of the rest of the timeline. My theory is that Zonai are previous hylian, hell, Rauru, that was originally the old man is original of time. The main zelda ganondorf basically turned himself into a weather event, causing massive famine, the hylians took the sky in search of in the mountains, then the newly goatized hylians founded re founded with the famine surviors on the surface, the barbarian armor set is essentially mad max gear. fish turned into bird people before in zelda, why not humans into goat people? Goats have tougher stomachs than people do. The Calamity ganon of BOTW is the spirit of ganondorfs past live, hence the hair and beard and human face and the turning into dark beast ganon.
I personally view it differently. The way I see it, the Demon King Ganondorf is the first incarnation of Demise's curse... but the curse itself exists outside of the incarnation, creating more whenever one fails.
And Calamity Ganon? I see that as more like a Puppet Ganon created by the sealed Demon King Ganondorf. A way to interact even while sealed, like a remote control Avatar.
And this actually makes sense in another way. Skyward Sword Link likely had knowledge from the timeshift stones to access to ancient tech, which could have been used by the generations to follow, leading to Rauru's time and the time thereafter that led to the creation of the Divine Beasts. But, though the Divine Beasts worked back then, Calamity Ganon was also far more powerful, leading to the destruction of a lot of that tech and the research stations that created it, leading to the medieval like times that followed due to the knowledge being lost in the war. @@PJDAltamirus0425
I would love that so much. Rauru, Revali are my most wanted playable characters for the next Smash Bros Game. The other ones are Red13, Koraidon, Palamute and Palico Duo, Krystal, Midna (Adult Version), Teba, Raichu and Jin Devil Form from Tekken.
This is a perfect idea for Rauru for Smash. I like the new Zonai race from Zelda and I hope they end up sticking around for future games like the Rito did.
What about letting him use fuse midair to summon a zonai device, like a wing or a platform?
Also he needs the sealing palm strike, probably as a down throw with massive damage.
I think if any character from Zelda should be added Rauru makes the most sense. Also, they have to update Ganondorf to be the Demon King version.
Funny this came out right before the Spirit event which features rauru
For some reason I thought that the last costume would have been the TotK shrine completion set, or a recolour of it anyways, hah.
Very fun moveset, I really like it!
Just as a recommendation I think that the lamb from cult of the lamb would be extremely unique and fun character to add to the roster. Would love to see you make a video on that ;)
A Toejam & Earl moveset would be awesome!!!
Give us queen Sonia tooo!!! I’ve been waiting for smash videos about these characters!
I just plainly love the idea of a super heavy w magic. Still waiting on somebody to redo Ganon himself for a full heavy magic treatment
My goodness - Kirby with Rauru's likeness and neutral special. 🐹
I would love to see you do a 4 in 1 Zelda Fighter. Being Sidon/Yunobo/Tulin/Riju. Like Pokémon Trainer and Pyra/Mythra, the Down B will swap them, but they’ll just jump to swap with each other.
i’m been wanting him to get a moveset idea video for over 2 years now
please
Give Dynamite Headdy a chance in the spotlight.
Finally I feel complete
I like the idea, but I’ll add two things.
First, he should use mostly sword attacks since you can fuse items to it
Second, I think he should have a button that just uses the equipped item (for rocket, it would just fire it off). I think you should also have laser (no knock back, just damage) and the fan.
I'm so curious on hearing about Koraidon and Miraidon. They're the most incolved box legendary pokemon in the series and I feel they'd be so fun to play as.
Raru would be a very graceful fighter in my eyes
One thing I would have added is the ability to upgrade the sentries themselves via Autobuild if he's right by them and has enough energy, to have tiers of sentries. But, other than that, loved this.^^
i would love to see Rauru get in and play like this, and not just because i would take pretty much anything fresh and new they deigned to do for the Zelda selection. (for real, at this point Tingle wouldn't feel like settling)
It absolutely blows my mind you don’t have triple the amount of subscribers that you have.
It's almost like he makes videos on a game no one plays. On character concepts no one really cares about. That's like, a double niche.
Raiden from metal gear rising revengeance would be a great addition to your next poll.
Unironically one of the greatest slpashscreen texts I've ever heard
With its big fandom and multiple updates, it'll be nice if Lamb from Cult of the Lamb became a nominee in your fighter poll
Yeah he has a pretty good cult following :D
@@pseudorider050(slow claps)
That could be interesting
Nia to be included with Pyra and Mythra, adult Rex as a fighter, Noah and Mio as a pair, Lyold Irving or Sheena.
nice concept, but even while watching I thought: "Why isnt Ultrahand his grab?" Was there a particular reasons why that concept was changed? I assume in this version the side-b was to "auto-built" turrets (which could be built on that moving cart like zonai structure to slowyl move towards an enemy). That actually sounds even more fun that the final version imo.
This video is wonderful and great I enjoy this video and I want to see Mallow in smash
Max Brass from ARMS to get nominated in your next poll along with Alear and Mallow
Since there are some that nominate characters for future polls... I've got four characters that I'd like to see get movesets (they're not mentioned in the comment I made in a community post):
Chorus Kids (Rhythm Heaven)
Sol Badguy (Guilty Gear)
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
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Cynthia that plays like pokemon trainer 🙏🙏🙏
Quite a good moveset I say, if not for this I think I wouldn't know how Rauru would fight in Smash (also we really, REALLY need to finally get a new Zelda rep, somehow)
maybe not soon but sidon would also be a great potential zelda rep to look at
This means they would also have to make a Rauru amiibo (I would definitely buy it 🥵)
Would love to see Iron Valiant at some point.
I guess for Kirby, fuse could just give him a flat damage increase for his moves
What if you Fuse Pokeballs/Assist trophies to your sword? Do they activate as soon as you hit with them?
Cool
how does Fuse work for Kirby? Considering he doesn't have a sword
Unfortunately for him being a one off side character means his chances are effectively zero
And he would be competing against actually returning characters like Sidon and Riju
An Assist Trophy like Midna and Skull Kid is the best he's likely to get unfortunately
#SkullKidforSmash
I feel rauru would be a bit too complex to animate due to the large hair on his head, but if it could be done itd be cool
The intro was a pun.
I feel a lot of his light attacks would be used by a reworked Zelda
I'd love Master Kohga to be playable
I think you forgett about Kirby when you make some of these, they don't sound like they should be copyed.
They could almost keep link representing botw in the next smash and just let rauru represent totk link (cuz of his abilities) in the next smash. Technically they could do that with Zelda and Sonia too but, I want totk Zelda. Maybe Sonia as an echo?? If they do echoes anymore
Dave from Dave the Diver game for a spot on the Patreon poll
Wait, how would fuse work with Kirby?
Put Sargon from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown video game in your next poll
I Agree,He Isn't Brought up In Speculation
How would fuse work for an assist trophy or a pokeball? Hmm
I’m guessing something along the lines of:
Weapon does not change its attack power but summons the assist when you hit someone.
bro i clicked so damn fast. this is going to be great
Can you do hornet from hollow Knight please
Create a Move Set for Saria.
Green Asriel
Can you work on my platform fighter?
No
@@IcyKirbyI was talking to Delzethin, any other moveset maker can answer too.
@@TrueBruceTube No.
Since people here hate Fire Emblem, I'd personally pick 2B to be next. She's my most wanted.
Please do raichu
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Rauru really is like, the next logical choice for a Zelda rep
If their only wanting the Wild era, Rauru would be great; but if they’re still doing the multiple games theme; I’d say Impa.
He really isn't..
I disagree, all he has going for him is recency bias, there are a lot better choices.
Agreed. He has a lot more interesting move potential than most wanted Zelda characters. Especially since most of thenmost wanted, like Impa and Midna don't have a ton of source material in the games they actually debut in, usually needing Hyrule Warriors to craft a moveset.
I agree, I feel like none of the other champions or their decsendants have as much of a chance as Rauru. The og champions probably missed their shot in Ultimate, and none of the new ones really feel popular enough for it, imo. Rauru feels different from the rest of the Zelda fighters and would presumably highlight Totk's mechanics well
Even though this character is highly doubtful despite her probably being the best choice to be a new Sonic Rep in smash brothers especially considering you know the wisps being essentially the colors and powers there's that are supposed to rival Mario in the all of his Glee, I'm kind of curious how would Whisper play? I mean the former main scout of the diamond cutters! Then she cut out the competition or will she have some flashbacks of her own to reminds her of her fallen comrades that she fights with the spirits of in a way? I'm sure she can unlock her Wisp?[come on let's be honest here we all know her final flash has to be a reference to persona because good geology wilkers the writers didn't point out that she's also a perfect reference to persona especially with her mask being very reminiscent of a certain phantom thief right fox? Even though she's a wolf]
Oh boy yet another one time character from the latest installment in a first party game. Unless its a pokemon theres really little reason to expect any other kind of character to be the subject of one of these now.
Ok, who do you put forth?
@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 well just some off the top of my head.
Phoenix Wright, Sol Badguy, Doomguy, Shadow or Tails, Alucard, Pauline, Akira Howard(Astral Chain), Haohmaru, Midna, Tetra, Lyn or Hector, Tiki, Issac, not to mention 2B which has a recent example of losing to the first party character from the newest release.
It's not even that I'm against the characters he does cover. And im not saying he has to cover any of the ones i listed. I think it's mainly just getting too predictable. Clearly favoring first party and doubly if the character is from the most recent installment. I've played through most of the zelda games and I just don't think Raruru is as interesting of a choice to make a moveset for as several characters that have appeared through the series. But of course it goes to Rauru because TotK is new. I was completely fine with Noah being the topic of a video. But then he does Mio just a few months later and gives her the same exact gimmick. It would be nice to see the occasional out there or niche character covered to help give some variety as opposed to just new and popular characters.
@@derbear3403 Yeah, well, understandably the novelty characters are the hot topic and the centre of attention, which makes them an attractive pick for the roster. With legacy/niche ones you run the risk of Ice Climber status where most people go "who?" Most gamers aren't walking wiki indexes, so they'll pick what they played last.
The problem with Zelda "representation" is that it really isn't a character driven franchise. All the secondary NPC characters are just as likely to be featured as each other since there is not much to any of them.
@ryoutubeaccount5259 Yeah that's one of my issues of having this decided through a vote, but Delzin is the one who decides which characters get the nomination in the first place. Plus is that not part of the interest with Smash Bros? Was there no series you were introduced to or learned more about through smash bros that would have likely not considered much if at all otherwise? Smash bros was my introduction to some series like Fire Emblem or Kid Icarus. And its through Smash Bros that i went and tried games like Final Fantasy or 2D fighters. Why can fighter's concepts not do a similar thing? Again not saying it needs to be so common, but having the occasional out of left field or lesser known choice can introduce or further inform people on series they may have never considered much before. I think It would also help the videos themselves as I think it would lead towards a greater variety of gimmicks and styles. It would also be neat even if just for the joke to see it done for things that no one would otherwise think for a smash character like Piranha plant was.
As for the Zelda point, I understand that. I just think there are other characters that had more screen time or had more defined or unique abilities that would translate to a more unique kit, like a character like Midna would open up for unique attacks in how she uses her hair, twilight themed attacks, or utilize wolf abilities and movement. Fi would be somewhat interesting as you not only have skyward stuff to pull from, but itd be a way to have a moveset based off ballerina movement as is the way Fi tends to move. A Goron or Zora would allow for inspiration from all the appearances and abilities related to their race through the series. A character like Ravio would be a way to have a kit that uses a variety of traditional series items. There's a ton of potential for interesting movesets to see vidoes on, but the way things are, they are basically never going to be realized in Delz series because they are characters from games older than 2-3 years old. that's the part that frustrates me.
Rauru meh