Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Steve from Minecraft joins the roster



Who will possibly be revealed? The latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character is just about to be announced at 7am PT/3pm BST. The livestream will be a short one, clocking in at only three minutes, though we will get a "brief message" from the man himself, Sakurai, directly after it. Be sure to tune in, or keep an eye on this thread to see who gets picked as the latest roster addition to Smash.

And the big reveal is Steve from Minecraft! Don't let your memes be dreams, as it's finally come true. There's a village stage that takes place in different biomes.

But wait, Zombie and Enderman also join the battle? And Alex, all as echo fighters, or costumes. It's unclear.

Sakurai asks, what exactly did we just watch. Well, he explains that Nintendo approached him with the idea of adding a Minecraft character. He says it took absolute wizardry to get Steve into the game. While some things were easy, it was the programming of the actual character that made things difficult, as his attacks involve placing blocks.

Sakurai will have a video on October 3rd where he'll show more off about the characters.
 

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Nintendo be like

It's April 1st EVERY DAY


... At least the concept is unique and he looks hilarious. But this feels more like a fan addition than an official one. He doesn't really fit.
This is what smash is about, I think its quite the contrary seeing as how he's built up such a legacy at this point
 
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Okay, everyone keeps hating on the decision, but I've had many a discussion with my family on how Steve could be feasibly implemented in Smash. There really are a lot of combat mechanics in Minecraft that could port well in Smash.

However, from what I've seen, this was literally nothing like what I thought we would have seen. More in-depth, and we'll have to see if it's done well or if it turns out to be a flop. I'm really hoping it will do well.
 
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Hot from the Smash Bros. official website (via SmashWiki), here is Steve's official render:
Steve_SSBU.png

Stock icon:
SteveHeadSSBUWebsite.png

I do have to comment on the official render, it surprised me that this render would only consist of a standing pose and nothing else.
 
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...It's not goddamn 1st april...

Eh, at this point, why not add Goku and Shrek since they've been asked so much? Put in Kratos and Master Chief too, Doomguy...
You know what? Fuck it. Fuck this game and fuck Sakurai too. Smash has become a farce.
If I want to play this game, I'd just download Mugen.
 

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I do have to comment on the official render, it surprised me that this render would only consist of a standing pose and nothing else.

I mean likewise, this is an official screenshot from the game.
ss_1.jpg


It could very easily just literally be a screenshot from Minecraft. It's so faithful to the original game that they basically didn't create any assets, only imported them.
There's so little to be done with the original assets because they do not animate. Everyone else working with the Minecraft IP like Story Mode or Dungeons understood this.
 
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Smash is now officially filler content.

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In Sakurai's place, I'd just put them as Mii costume. I thought they were no brainer as such, but full character seems... Too much?

At least the moveset seems interesting.
Not sure why Sans is a costume, but Steve isn't...
 

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Sans is from an character from a recent indie compared to a 10 year old #1 best selling game world wide, plus Sakurai loves Minecraft
Sakurai legit said that it wasn't his idea, and was super passive aggressive about it. No idea where you got that idea that he "love Minecraft". But yeah, the reason is probably money from the higher ups.
 

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At this point it's a matter of time until we get Goku and Shrek.
...It's not goddamn 1st april...

Eh, at this point, why not add Goku and Shrek since they've been asked so much?

I'm certain that those two characters are never going to get in, as they are not characters whose original/intended media is a video game. The only rule that I have ever confirmed for a character to get in as a fighter is to originate from a video game. Forget about characters from books, movies, TV shows, or anything else that isn't a video game.
 
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