Who should the final Smash Ultimate character have been? | Team Talk

At last, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is as ultimate as it can be, with the final new character having been announced.

It turns out Kingdom Hearts' Sora, the keyblade-wielding hero, was the missing ingredient, but is there a character who would have been even more fun?

We decided to come up with our own suggestions. Leave yours in the comments below.​

by James Michael Parry and Team PTC

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​Dante (Devil May Cry) | James

While Dante has, in a way, made an appearance in Smash Bros. Ultimate, courtesy of a Mii fighter costume, I feel as though this is doing the OG sword and pistols king a disservice. Imagine how easily Dante’s moveset would fit into the current roster - like Marth as a fellow swordfighter, but with a supernatural twist.

There are some Bayonetta similarities too, but all that means is that it’d be possible to balance the special and smash moves to avoid breaking the finely-tuned balance that makes the game one of the best party titles of all time. The fact that he’s done some brawling in the past, via Marvel v Capcom 3, can’t help but boost his fighter credentials as well.

Besides his signature Devil Sword, there’s also his guns Ebony and Ivory for a bit of crowd control, or just a few percentage points of damage to give you some thinking time, similar to how guns are used by Fox and Falco.

For final smash and special moves there’s a plethora of cool-looking supernatural effects to draw on, which always stand out particularly well in the generally upbeat and colourful world of Smash. Last but not least, you’ve got some quippy one-liners with real gravitas from the iconic voicework of Reuben Langdon to bring those taunts to life.​

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Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark) | Liam Andrews

Joanna Dark might be an Xbox associate these days, but she started out life on the N64, so I think it would have been only fitting to see her return to a Nintendo platform via Smash Bros. Ultimate.

​As a secret agent, she’s (presumably) well trained in hand-to-hand combat, so she wouldn’t look out of place battling against the game’s vast roster of rival characters. She’s also very proficient with weapons (that, we do know) and could have utilised a pair of Falcon 2 pistols for her ranged attack, or maybe even a SuperDragon assault rifle.

She would have a range of character skins to choose from as well, as there’s plenty of customisation options available. There’s the classic blue/grey Carrington Institute agent uniform, the Area 51 lab tech outfit, and you could even throw in the Perfect Dark Zero look for an alternative option.

As for a final smash, it would have to have featured Elvis, Joanna’s alien sidekick from the original game, perhaps abducting enemy players in a ship then launching them off the screen.

With a new Perfect Dark game currently in development for Xbox, Joanna Dark’s inclusion in Smash would have been a nice way to mark the series’ return to the fore.

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Leon Scott Kennedy (Resident Evil) | SaM Sant

Part of deciding who makes the Super Smash Bros. roster no doubt revolves around which characters have the biggest icon status within gaming. With that in mind, it’s a travesty that the Resident Evil franchise isn’t getting any proper representation. Specifically, everybody’s favourite floppy-haired cop: Leon S. Kennedy.

Leon is the star of several Resident Evil stories, both in and outside of games, but is most notably the playable protagonist of both RE2 and RE4. Most will agree that these are two all-time classics, more than punching his ticket to the Smash Bros. invitational.

In an even bigger injustice than Dante appearing as a Mii skin, Nintendo actually put Mr. Kennedy in Smash as part of a limited-time Resident Evil spirit event. Basically, it’s a throwaway inclusion - Leon isn’t actually playable or even available to battle against.

While Chris Redfield appears in Marvel vs. Capcom, Leon could make a more impactful fighting game debut. He’d sport his signature roundhouse kick and a variety of suplexes up close, then, in keeping with his survival horror roots, draw from a limited ammo pool to shoot opponents at range. By summoning The Merchant, Leon could replenish his ammunition and either switch out or upgrade his current weapon.

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