Tuesday 24 July 2012

Super Smash Bros - Fighter Origins: Part 3

So, onto the third part of this article! This part will show the origins of the secret characters in Super Smash Bros, and so here we go!

·        Ness
First Appearance: Mother (or Earthbound)

Shing! Awesome pose!

Back then, in the days of Mother (not the drink), Ness was just a 2D figure. Today, he’s another obscure Nintendo character. Oh, and interesting thing: his name is actually SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System – it’s an old console) rearranged – SNES = NESS.

·        Marth
First Appearance: Fire Emblem


Marth looks ... really gay.

Like Ike, they’re the pair from Fire Emblem – Marth also appeared in Melee, but with Roy, from Fire Emblem. Most of you may or may not have ever heard of Fire Emblem though…Anyway, Marth is the lighter/quicker/weaker one out of the pair; his sword also hurts more at the tip than near the base. And he wears a gay looking head band.

·        Ganondorf
First Appearance: Legend of Zelda

Evil glare power!
I’m pretty sure he used to be called Ganon/Gannon in the first Zelda game… Oh, and he didn’t look quite as imposing like in Twilight Princess. And you know, I think Ganondorf should have just asked to be the president of Hyrule. It'd solve a lot of "taking over the world" issues. That, and Hyrule's monarchy is pretty crap too. At least Ganondorf is there to take over when he forcibly makes everyone bow down to him.

·        Toon Link
First Appearance: Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Awkward moment...

Technically, Toon Link first starred in Wind Waker, because all the other Zelda games don’t have Link looking like a weirdly proportioned kid with freaky cat eyes. Excepting Spirit Tracks. But I kinda like Toon Link; he's like Baby Mario or a Pichu. I like those types of characters, mostly because I relate with them best.

·        Captain Falcon
First Appearance: F-Zero

Stupid Captain Falcon...

Another obscure character, Captain Falcon is a racer character. And to me, he’s extremely annoying; my cousin loves to use this brute. Falcon .... PUNCH!!!!

·        Jigglypuff
First Appearance: Pokemon Red/Blue

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Cuteness x 999999!!

You know, Jigglypuff’s been in the Super Smash Bros series ever since the first one. And it’s always been this useless, by the way. It's like a bad version of Kirby, just Pokemonised and just plain useless. Oh well. I sorta like Jigglypuff anyway. Just because it's been here for a while.

·        Sonic
First Appearance: Sonic the Hedgehog


One of the first non-Nintendo characters to appear (Sonic’s from Sega), he’s shown in the modern Sonic form. Some fighting style are obviously different between the two companies, but in Super Smash Bros, it all works out nicely actually. The bad thing is, Sonic is so fast, I keep running off the stage; yes, I know, dumb but true.

·        Snake
First Appearance: Solid Snake


The second of the non-Nintendo fighters (Snake’s from Konami), Snake somehow fits into Super Smash Bros well. All of his techniques are actually a bit cheap and overpowered – probably why my brother plays as him. Like rocket-launchers, flying thingies, bombs, more rocket launchers, and guns. Yes, guns. Sigh.... 

·        Mr Game and Watch
First Appearance:

The Mr. Game and Watches are endless!
This guy is … obscure. Mr Game and Watch is actually pretty old now, and that’s probably why half of the people reading this will go “who the hell is Mr Game and Watch?”

·        ROB
First Appearance: Uh... it's not a game character.

Note: This is a controller accessory thingy. Not a game character.

Apparently, ROB stands for Robotic Operating Buddy. Or something like that. And sadly, he doesn’t have his own stage, because when you battle him in All-Star Mode, he gets pushed onto a Mario stage. So yeah. Poor ROB. It's actually a accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System (it's an old console) and there was this whole thing about video games and their falls. It's a long story. Interesting though; look it up.

Ok! So, we all clear on where all of these random guys came from, yeah? Interesting histories these brawlers have, right? Each and every one of these characters represent a long background of video gaming, and they distinctly show it and fight for it in the Super Smash Bros series. Ahhh, that was well written... *eye sparkle*

Anyway, hurry up and come, Super Smash Bros 4! I'll write some more Fighter Origins!

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