Most of you know by now that I am the ultimate list whore. As such, I feel that I almost have a duty to create a character roster for the next Super Smash Bros, despite the fact that it may be 6 years down the road. Why am i adding this as a forum post as well as a blog? Because if there is a franchise or character that should obviously be added, I want to make sure that I dont miss them, so all of you need to let me know if some character is being forgotten. Every day, I will add a blog post including the characters from an entire franchise, complete with pictures, and perhaps a synopsis. Please respect that this is my list, and If there is a character I deem not worthy, then i will simply not add them. 

Part 1: Representative Franchises

Part 2: Mario Brothers

Part 3: The Legend of Zelda

Synopsis: Link is one of the most popular characters in videogames, especially among those who list Videogames as a hobby. He's been saving the princess for over 30 years. He is most well known for getting in Ganondorfs way and for his seemingly endless supply of marginally useful equipment. Most of the time the Link in one game is a completely different Link from any prior game.

Notable Appearances: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

SSB4 Likelyhood: 10/10

Differences: Link and Dark Link would essentially be pallet swaps; the same would be true for Young Link/ Toon Link

Synopsis: While originally Zeldas job was to sit in her castle and wait to be rescued, her role in Links adventures has expanded over the years (she still has to be rescued a lot.) Her relationship with Link is one that has been talked about with great interest, but to date, the two have never progressed beyond friendship.

Notable Appearances: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

SSB4 Likelyhood: 10/10

Differences: Zelda Tetra and Shiek would all be distinct characters sharing the same slot on the character selection screen

Synopsis: Ganondorf is the one character that reappears throughout the series. While Link and Zelda have been "reincarnated" several times thoughout the timeline of the game, Ganondorf has always been himself, and he has always been hungry for power. He has had influence over a number of characters over the year, including the villians Agahnim and Zant.

Notable Appearances: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

SSB4 Likelyhood: 10/10

Synopsis: While he is not as well known as Ganondorf, there is little question that he is just as dangerous. He was the first foe that the hero Link defeated, in the Minish Cap. Whether he is truely evil or not remains to be seen.

Notable Appearances: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

SSB4 Likelyhood: 4/10

Okay, so im supposed to be doing a blog about Smash Bros, but i got a little bit sidetracked. See, I had to wake up to do something early this morning(had to drive through the horrible weather we had, snow, road slicks, white outs, the whole shebang), and when I got home i didn't feel much like catching up on sleep, so I pulled out one of the many anime box sets in my collection that i havent gotten around to watching, starting in alphabetical order. Beck was number one on the list. It came on 6 discs of 26 episodes, and from the first 30 minutes i was completely hooked. This story completely spoke to me. I don't know whether it was the fantastic music used throughout, the wonderfully executed story of a boy finding his passion, the suprisingly exellent english voice acting, or the precisely tuned comedy (which hit my funny bone on just about every pass), but I constantly had either a smile on my face or a tear in my eye. This is the best Anime that I have seen since Fate/Stay Night, and I think that Beck may just surpass it. Everybody should see this, whether they are into the medium or not. This is a TV show that should not be missed by anyone.

Most of you know by now that I am the ultimate list whore. As such, I feel that I almost have a duty to create a character roster for the next Super Smash Bros, despite the fact that it may be 6 years down the road. Why am i adding this as a forum post as well as a blog? Because if there is a franchise or character that should obviously be added, I want to make sure that I dont miss them, so all of you need to let me know if some character is being forgotten. Every day, I will add a blog post including the characters from an entire franchise, complete with pictures, and perhaps a synopsis. Please respect that this is my list, and If there is a character I deem not worthy, then i will simply not add them. 

Part 1: Representative Franchises

Part 2: Mario Brothers

Synopsis: Mario is the posterboy of gaming, and has been for more than 30 years. He first appeared in the original Donkey Kong, but soon became a star in Super Mario Bros. for the NES. Since then, he has appeared on every Nintendo platform ever made, and while he has dabbled in sports and party games, he will always be best remembered for his classic platforming entries.

Synopsis: While he has yet to truely step out of his older brothers shadow, Luigi has a devoted and frenzied fanbase, and has created his own identity over the years. Luigi first appeared as a simple pallete swap in Super Mario Bros., but later took on abilities of his own, including his greater jump height.

Synopsis: Princess Peach first appeared as the motivation for Mario's first game, Super Mario Bros, but later appeared in Mario Bros 2

   Princess Daisy first appeared in Super Mario Land, and since has been a mainstay in Mario Party and Sports games.

   Princess Rosalina first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy and helped Mario save Princess Peach

   Pauline was Marios first love and was Marios motivation in his first game, Donkey Kong

Notable Appearences: Donkey Kong(Pauline), Super Mario Bros(Peach), Super Mario Land (Daisy), Rosalina

SSB4 Likelyhood: 10/10, 6/10, 4/10, 2/10

Differences: Each character would occupy the same fighter slot on the selection screen, much like Zelda/Shiek and Samus/ZS Samus. However, each character would have similar movesets. 

                                      

Bowser

Synopsis: Bowser has been Mario's nemesis, and for the last 30 years, he has been kidnapping the princess and subsequently losing her back to Mario. He is the father of Bowser Jr, a little tyke that loves getting in Marios way almost as much as his papi.

Notable Appearences: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy

SSB4 Likelyhood: 10/10, 5/10

Differences: Bowser and Bowser Jr would occupy the same fighter slot on the selection screen, and likely have similar move sets, but would have different attributes (Bowser Jr would have more speed, less power)

                                                                                 

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Most of you know by now that I am the ultimate list whore. As such, I feel that I almost have a duty to create a character roster for the next Super Smash Bros, despite the fact that it may be 6 years down the road. I was not satisfied with the 3rd-party representation in Brawl, so that will be a major point that i will address in my list. Why am i adding this as a forum post as well as a blog? Because if there is a franchise or character that should obviously be added, I want to make sure that I dont miss them, so all of you need to let me know if some character is being forgotten. Every once in a while(I'm not sure what the time frame will be, I will add a blog post including the characters from an entire franchise, complete with pictures, and perhaps a synopsis. Please respect that this is my list, and If there is a character I deem not worthy, then i will simply not add them. 

Well I finally finished Grand Theft Auto IV today. I breezed through most of the game, but i failed that last misson something like 20 times. The bike section had so many hidden bumps and invisible walls that i ran into, and the few times i sucessfully jumped onto the helicopter, that douchebag Jimmy P shot me down with his rocket launcher, usually in one shot. And why in the world did my restarts always start at night time, regadless of when you originally started the mission? I couldn't see that stupid boat at night, thus couldn't hit it with my machine guns. anyway, its finally over. Now i've got about a week to finish Mirrors Edge, Bioshock AND Chrono Trigger before my own copy of Fallout 3 comes in the mail, which will render me completely useless until i go back to college.