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Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS - Final Video Presentation live-stream/blog

by rawmeatcowboy
15 December 2015
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- Corrin from Fire Emblem joining Smash Wii U/3DS, uses Omega Yato sword, can be male or female, has the blood of a dragon in his veins that allows him to transform, capable of changing entirely into a dragon, some of his moves transform only some of his body, side smash attack has long reach, back air attacks gives you wings, using a dragon attack makes your head change appearance, standard special can be charged with B (called Dragon Fang shot), transformed hand can bite an opponent after shooting out and can also be charged up, side special is a jump with a low thrust called the dragon lunge, if you can stick your weapon in the ground, you can remain hanging where you are, you can also pin your enemy to the ground and use jumps/kicks to do different things, up special uses wings for dragon ascent which can allow for a wide attack range, control the angle for an even wider attack, down special is counter surge, final smash is torrential roar that pulls in opponents with water and destroys them all at once, purchase Corrin for Wii U and get the Fire Emblem Fates theme song (with vocals) and a remix version of the same song in the new challenger video, in 3DS version you get trophies of Ryoma and Xander from Fates, challenger illustrations come from Fates character designer, due out Feb. 2016
- Cloud was the most requested Final Fantasy character, uses his Buster Sword for fighting, side smash unleashes 3-hit chain attack, sound effects inspired by the original game, two types of costumes include original and advent children, advent children costume has one with a sleeve and one without, limit break has a gauge that fills as you receive damage or attack, charge up the gauge with the down special attack, fill the gauge to surround cloud with a blue aura for stronger attacks including Wave Beam, which goes along the ground or air, limit break special attack leads to a combo hit and launch, side special is cross slash, limit break version has more launch power, up special is climhazzard which launches up and slams down your opponent, limit break version goes higher up, down special is limit charge which lets you manually charge the limit gauge, when fully charged it becomes finishing touch, this move causes 1% damage but can launch opponents very far, final smash is omnislash that causes a special combo attack, new challenger artwork created by Nomura, Cloud due out later today
- Midgar stage features summon materia that allows a person to use a summon, most summons alter the stage, Ifrit causes fire to shoot into the stage, Rahmu uses lightning to manipulate the stage and can cause damage, Odin can cut the stage in half with one hit and can cause an instant KO, don't get caught in the stage middle when it reforms, leviathan floods the stage with water from right to left, if you're swept away, the summoner gets points, bahumut zero fires a large attack from above that continues on for awhile
- Chocobo hat and Geno Mii Fighter Costumes both confirmed


- Bionic Armor, Takamaru, Ashley, Gil, Tails, Knuckles Mii Fighter costumes coming

- Bayonetta coming to Smash, voted number 1 pick in Europe and Top 5 pick in North America, combo fighter, each special move can land multiple times, bullet arts can be used to keep attacking with bullets during combo attacks, shots won't slow enemies down, Bayonetta has 4 guns, Guns are called Love is Blue and Scarborough Fair, Wicked Weaves is a hair attack that summons a demon and is a Smash attack, Witch Time is a down special and slows down time for the opponent you're countering, higher the damage the longer the effect, used repeatedly will make the effect slower, Bat Within lowers damage taken, when she lands butterflies appear, roses fall when she jumps, unique magic circles appear as well, in the Wii U her shadow is that of Madama Butterfly, extremely long taunt that can be cancelled, has two costumes: blue from Bayo 2 and Witch with no memories from the original game, color variation as well, standard special is bullet climax that lets you shoot with hands/feet, press/hold the button to charge up, use on the ground for side special heel slide, hold the button to add in a kick at the end, use it in the air for an afterburner side special, use in the air to strike with a second kick as well, angle it downward as well, up special is witch twist that launches you in the air, you can move right after you've activated it and use again mid jump, hold the button to shoot at the same time, when recovering use witch twist, jump and witch twist again to get maximum recovery, final smash is Infernal Climax, witch time goes into effect and the whole screen slows, climax gauge is filled by attacking and then calls in the demon Gamora to attack everyone, when Gamora has finished chewing, anyone over 100% damage is killed immediately, attacks multiple opponents at once, due out Feb. 2016
- Umbra Clocktower stage added in for Bayonetta, flat platform with moving platforms on the side, mimics the stage from the original Bayonetta, has guest appearances from angels that appear in the first game, includes songs from the first and second games, includes tunes arranged just for Smash Bros., has 3 new trophies from Bayonetta as well, due out Feb. 2016
- amiibo coming for the following characters