Copy-pasting and pinning this on all older videos as I'm making them public again: When I was younger I fell pretty hard into that sort of "Oh yeah, I'm leading an internet community, I'm the superstar that knows best so everyone follow me!" which, looking back I'm not especially fond of, it's a very parasocial attitude. I don't think there was any one, super glaring issue, more of a "Death of a thousand cuts" that make me cringe looking back. A series putting forth my ideas as factually "Improving" them, constantly setting my viewers as my "Subjects" in often belittling ways, taking on a tone as if I'm speaking one-to-one with a viewer instead of presenting to a large audience, that sort of thing. And I regret now, it wasn't the healthiest atmosphere for myself or my viewers to foster. So, I just wanted to throw up this "Disclaimer" on all these, as while I don't dislike them enough to throw away years of editing work into a dusty attic, I do feel like a commentary on the 'vibes' I had in the past was necessary. Also to obviously explain the lack of Twitter/Twitch/Discord/Whatever-Else-I-Advertised-In-These-Videos. Trying to keep up a social media rots the brain and I have long since left that behind, I do NOT want that strife in my life! Especially Twitter. Twitter is garbage.
@@aureliodeprimus8018 not every dream needs to be bound to what we assume to be reality. If you do that then you can never truly achieve anything great because your limiting yourself to what the world seems 'reasonable'
Unironically incredible moveset pitch. I've always wanted a character that plays like a playable boss in Smash, and that Final Smash is just EVIL, and I love it
Dude. DUDE. I am ONE HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT SOLD. I've never even PLAYED a Diablo game, and now I want Satan himself in Smash. You've sold me, my man.
Ok 3 things: 1. This was brilliant! I’d be 110% ok with Diablo now, especially with this move set. 2. I’m excited to see how you fix Sonic! He’s a character I only use when I go “all out” so I’d love to see a more fun take on the character that I could play more casually like my other mains. 3. My pipe dream character for Smash would have to be Master Chief. Could you imagine Squad Strike, swapping from Mario to Sonic to Cloud to Joker to Chief? It would be incredible!
“We can at least honor its memory” over Reforged footage, thanks. It’s not like I needed that heart you tore out of me when I thought it’d finally stopped beating and hurting. This sounds like the most oppressive doubles partner in the world. And I simply do not care because I want to play as him. Any balance issues that the character could run into can basically be sussed out with testing - the most important thing that you've done is made an incredibly fun and unique heavyweight. This is not an attempt to outdo Ganon with power or "make a bigger Bowser" - the design goals for this character are so unique and fun that I can't help but love him. Mainly because I will never be able to play a character who isn't a heavyweight and this fits RIGHT into a snug wheelhouse for the character. Insofar as "never happen" characters, I have a few, but the one I'm gonna bring up is Beatrice the Golden Witch from the When They Cry series (or as you may remember her, "scary maid from your old channel banner" ). The entire conceit of her arc (Umineko: When They Cry) is that she is a witch that defies logic and mystery; the literal embodiment of "a wizard did it". There is a murder mystery on an island, and she shows up to challenge the would-be detective to a meta battle of wits, taunting him to prove how closed-room murders could possibly happen without magic, batting away his theories with definitive "facts" whilst only leaving one path to the "truth" that would prove that she doesn't exist. We have so few characters that involve trickery... and I want to have someone who embodies that in Smash Bros. A teleport move where she turns into a cloud of butterflies, and you have to guess WHERE in the cloud she's teleporting to. Moves with massive particle effects that only have small hitboxes to disguise their angles. Setting up traps and FAKE traps, inviting players to come close and see if they can escape a 'closed room' of options and area denial. Perhaps even disabling moves an options as her "Red Truth" overcomes them, maybe as a command grab that lets her lock them out of using one of their tools. And the music she could bring - just look up Umineko ost, or any of the big songs (worldend dominator, dreamenddischarger, the executioner, etc). Bringing that kind of over-the-top techno-horror orchestra rock sound would be... MNNNNN. Best of luck with Sonic! There are SO many ways to handle him, and I am very excited to see what you do with the concept of momentum in regards to him!
@@huntlordx2785 almost every rials character has some amount of control, be it wind-streams, ice, fire, puddles, giant stone pillars, anti-projectile electro-barriers etc... but yeah, sylvanos elliena and etalus are pretty much the kings of stage control
this guy is the most broken in any mode, this guy is stupidly op, like punishing attacks are supposed to be risky, but with all the passive and fire dmg you how are they risky? this is not a good idea primarily because he's a tank that gets rid of tank weaknesses
@@b.l.t.7808 that's compensated by the fact that you need to let him actually DO that, even with the chip damage combos are combos and he also lacks any form of projectile defense, snake would make mincemeat out of diablo.
This...this is what I have been looking for from your channel. This is your best character concept yet. I've never even played Diablo, but this dude sounds fun as hell and fairly balanced to boot.
Regardless of original source, it was REALLY cool to see a different take on a boss character that focuses far more on pressure and cunning set ups rather than hoping you can land a move while still representing a character to its fullest potential. You actually sold me on a character whose only traits I've known about before was his mere name and now I genuinely want him in Smash over a lot of other picks now. Also, if I had to pick a pipe dream of my own, it'd be the Chomper from PvZ. I know it sounds crazy I just thought that having it be based of the Garden Warfare games and setting up traps and trying to fake out for opponent so that you could try to get get behind them and do an instant kill (probably after a certain percent to be fair), ohhh I'd like playing as that so much
Crazy Dave, Sunflower, or Peashooter should be The PvZ rep. Crazy Dave is usually seen as the second main character considering he helps you out in every single game and drives the plot. Sun is the most important thing in the main series and the Sunflower sings the end credits song and Smash heavily lacks support characters. Peashooter is the first plant in the game and has an entire pea family tree to work with. Chomper would've been my pick if Phrianha Plant wasn't in this game and he shouldn't be.
Since pretty much all of the more popular character choices (With a couple exceptions like Geno, Travis Touchdown, and Crash) I wanted are in Ultimate, pretty much every character I want now is a pipe dream character, so it’s nice to see someone not completely ignore the concept. Here’s a few of my pipe dream characters: -Fawful from the Mario and Luigi games (I would have him be a fast, ranged character thanks to his inventions and the Vacuum Helmet) -Magalor from Kirby (My envision of him would be a “Playable boss” character like Diablo, but with different moves. I’d also incorporate the Master Crown and Magalor’s Soul in some way) -The Big Daddy from Bioshock (One of the most iconic video game enemies, it’s be fun to tank through a fight with him) -Peashooter from Plants vs. Zombies (Probably the most “Pipe dream” character I’ve listed, due to PVZ’s status as a “Mobile game”. That being said, if Sakurai felt like giving mobile games some love in Smash, PVZ would be the obvious choice due to it having a heavy presence on both the mobile and console market. I’d imagine he’d be a high mobility, projectile based character and either his Down-B or Neutral-B would incorporate the “Planting” gimmick of PVZ) -Amaterasu from Okami (An ancient-Japanese wolf/God that uses a celestial paint brush that can create a variety of magical effects as her main weapon? Come on, you can’t deny that’d be a cool character to play as in Smash) -Some character that incorporates various aspects of Nintendo’s consoles and controllers (My choices would be the Virtual Boy, the Cardboard Labo Man, or 9-Volt) -Flowey from Undertale (I know Sans is the fan-favorite, but being able to play as Flowey and doing a bunch of fourth-wall breaking moves like he does in Undertale would be way cooler)
I reeaaally want Bandanna Dee. I'd love for him to have the elemental weapon gimmick from Star Allies (flame, ice, and electric. i wouldn't do water or wind because having windboxes on your normals sounds broken af) his down special would just be selecting which one to enhane your weapon with (like monado arts) they run out after a while, and each have their own weaknesses and strengths. But if I had to pick my most wanted characters that are likely, I'd pick either Geno or Steve? Maybe a gen 8 pokemon that isn't a starter? (though rillaboom would be pretty cool)
Bandana Dee is my most wanted character. It really bothers me when people say that he's too generic to be a fighter. That argument died a long time ago with Piranha Plant. Also the argument that spirits can't be fighters. When did sakurai ever say that, its just a rule made by the fans on who "could get into smash" The only rule is they have to be from a video game. Also I agree with you on wind, that would be a little broken. So maybe they could limit it to one or two moves. Also if I were you I would keep water, I feel like wind would be the only one that gives windboxes
I have never played Diablo, but this video alone has made me want him in. Plus I feel the terror final smash shouldn’t work against the “Links” as it’s all about fear and Link holds the triforce of courage
I've seen ideas for Smash newcomers on this channel that, while still thought provoking, I probably would have thought about in some way. If it weren't for this video, however, I would have *NEVER* considered Diablo as a playable character in Smash seriously. So, thanks for showing me something most would consider unconventional. His moveset is a great way of translating how Diablo bosses function in his series to the Smash formula, as well as creating what could be the most terrifying (pun intended) doubles matchup since Ness. Overall, great video. Hope to see more ideas like this in the future.
Ratchet & Clank and Sly Cooper have been my "pipe dream" picks as of late. I think they'd fit well into Smash and make for very unique and fun fighters... But them being PlayStation exclusives obviously means it's not gonna happen. Especially since Sony doesn't seem to be pushing for either series recently. But, one can dream.
@@conradcooper2710 I mean about Joker. Persona and Joker appeared on Nintendo previous to their inclusion on Smash. That's why I asked for you if you wanted to make a research or wanted me to give arguments. Also Crash and Spyro aren't Sony rep
So, a character that i'd really like and that'd be really fun is Reimu, from Touhou Project. A character for who you'd have to be precise and make choices Not a zoner, as many people would think (projectiles yeah but not too powerfull and without that much ) but a character that would play on spacing and have maybe very good dodges idk i kinda have some ideas already but i want to at least play every touhou game first before trying to make a moveset or a concept of it, even if there already are movesets on internet
I know this video came out 4 months ago as of writing this, but I re-watched it a couple times and this idea for Diablo's trailer popped into my head so here we go! The scene opens to the sounds of a brawl in a strange, dark building. We see Ganondorf stumbling back, his clothes singed, breathing a little heavily. "I… do not care who or what you are. No one...can match my POWER!!" He readies another attack, but just as he does, the ground beneath him turns pitch black. He notices too late as multiple large bones rise up and surround him, locking him into place. He struggles but is having a hard time breaking free of this cage as a figure approaches, the shadow of their head and shoulders becoming visible. The large foe chuckles. "Heheheh. You know nothing of power foolish little man." The figure continues to laugh in the King of Evil's face as charges an attack that covers both him and the cage in a bright red glow. The screen fades to black as it zooms in on Ganondorf's face. The screen fades back in to show three figures walking around what appears to be Ganondorf's castle from Ocarina of Time: BotW Link in the front with his sword and shield in hand, Zelda behind him with her eyes closed as she concentrates, and Pit in the rear looking around curiously with his bow in one hand, both blades together. "What do you guys think made Lady Palutena send us here anyway?" Pit asks "Do you think Ganondorf's up to something?" Link and Zelda stop just as he finishes speaking. Confused, Pit steps out of line. "Hey, what's u-" he stops mid-sentence as he looks ahead. In the large room is some kind of portal. The entire room is a mess with scorch marks all over the place and even some fire still present. "I feel him," Zelda remarks, opening her eyes. "He's on the other side of that gate. But..." she hesitates for a second, "I don't think he created it. Its energy is...different." After a pause, Link is the first to approach, his shield held right in front of him. Zelda follows shortly after, but just as Pit begins to approach a familiar voice enters his mind. "Pit, be careful," Palutena says. "The other side of that gate has nothing but bad news." "Don't worry Lady Palutena," Pit says with a soft smile. "Me, Link, and Zelda have got nothing to worry about as long as we stick together. Right guys?" The pair look back and give an encouraging nod as they all walk in together. The other side of the portal is shown to be on the edge of a large stone plateau surrounded by a red glow with what appears to be a cathedral in the center. The heroes stare in awe for a moment, but then an explosion can be heard coming from inside. They rush in to investigate, and as they approach the entrance, a man rockets out before rolling on the floor. They approach him only to to realize that they are seeing a beat up Ganondorf attempting to stand. The ground begins to shake as the group turns back to the church. "Well well," a menacing voice says. "What do we have here? A princess, a knight, and an angel? All trespassing in my realm?" Pit aims a light arrow at the incoming threat as Link and Zelda assume defensive stances. Ganondorf gets to his knees and is shocked to see them in front of him. "Who are you?" Zelda asks, the figure's shadow now somewhat visible. The camera the pans over to reveal a hulking monster with large horns and spikes, a menacing smile on his face. "Your end," he responds as the splash screen appears: "DIABLO: AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!" The camera zooms out as Diablo roars and pulses with heat, charging straight at his foes, and the heroes run to meet him. Next is a showcase of Diablo’s moveset and stage while Palutena gives Pit tips for fighting him. They would say things like: Palutena- “Diablo. So it is him.” Pit- “Wait, you KNOW this guy Lady Palutena? Does he work for Hades?” Palutena- “No Pit, Diablo is much worse than that. HE’s an incredibly powerful demon called the Lord of Terror.” Pit- “Ahhhh! Hot! Hot! HOT!” Palutena- “Be careful! Diablo’s flames can linger and cause serious damage. Even being near him can be dangerous.” Pit- “Alright, then I’ll just keep my dis-WHOA!” (bone prison appears which Pit dodges) “What?!” Palutena- “That’s Diablo’s Bone Prison. He’s trying to herd you and keep you from being too far away.” Palutena- “Don’t let him corner you, Pit. You can face go through the fire to avoid his attacks, even if it will hurt.” Pit- “Alright. This guy may be scary, but WE CAN DO THIS!” Diablo- “I disagree.” The showcase ends with Diablo’s Final Smash. The scene cuts back to show Pit, Ganondorf, Link, and Zelda all panting, singed, and beat up. “So…strong.” Pit says. “Don’t worry Pit, backup is on the way!” Palutena says. Diablo laughs as he prepares another attack to try to finish them off when, suddenly, BLAM! A magic bullet hits him in the face. “Terribly sorry for being late.” A figure is shown to have crossed the gate and approaches the group. It’s…Bayonetta?! “The commute was dreadful.” The Umbra Witch remarks as she aims her weapons at Diablo. Diablo just sneers before launching fire her way which she dodges by turning into bats and reforming in the air. She fires a couple more rounds while Diablo roars and everything slows down and fades to black. Thank you to all who read all of this.
This was an excellent, terrifying moveset, and I can't wait for what comes next! If I had any suggestion, I'd say Modern Diablo would be a great echo. Nimbler, but with a smaller hitbox and damage output.
Whenever people ask me "What character would you add to Smash?" my answer is always Isaac. Not Golden Sun Isaac, mind you, but Isaac from The Binding of Isaac. I know he'll never actually get into the game, but man I think it'd be really cool to see how they implement a rogue-like character into a fighting game. I mean, everyone loves random elements in a character, right?
Here’s a quick “improvement”Idea for little Mac in smash. I really don’t like how Little Mac is portrayed in smash considering he’s all about dodging and punishing,not charging through attacks. I would say tone down the power but make his dodges and recovery much better. Just a quick concept that I hope you enjoy!
I feel like most of the moveset could be reworked for a new bowser moveset, bowsers whole role in mario games is to trap the princess so I feel this fits well, make foward smash him breathing fire onto his fists and using it the same way diablo does. the down b could be the monty moles coming from the ground with a cage similar to the one he traps peach in mario bros wii, neutral b could be the same, side b he commands paratroopas to fly around with a cage with fire in it. and the whole get close get damaged thingy can just be poison mushroom affects surrounding him and you have a decent replacement for a great idea!
Could you maybe do Amaterasu from Ōkami? There are only a couple of quadruped characters in Smash, and I think that the Celestial Brush would allow for a ton of variety in a possible moveset.
This has got to be your best character concept yet. Nothing that seemed too impossible or that felt like it wouldn’t work in the actual game. Great job.
I'll admit, I found this choice VERY odd at first. But after hearing you pour your heart out and analyzing this potential moveset... I'm sold. #DiabloForSmashUltimate
I'm not a Diablo fan, but you already convinced me with this idea before the halfway mark in the video, and then the specials and final smash and gimmicks kept making it even better.
I hate how much I want this. You've convinced me to try and support Diablo to be in Smash with this specific moveset. Maybe buff the Up Special a bit, but other than that, I would main this character. Also, the "pipe dream" character I want to be in Smash is the Monster Hunter from the Monster Hunter video games.
I love how you're always able to describe your ideas in a way that makes them seem believable, even if the idea in question is unusual. In this case, though I have next to no knowledge of Diablo in his games, I seriously want to see him playable now. Great job, Duke! As for my pipe-dream fighter, I had an idea for Medusa. While I don't want to go too in-depth here, I'll at least summarize her properties. *(Spoilers for Kid Icarus: Uprising ahead!)* Medusa's plan of attack in the Kid Icarus games is pretty standard; she has her minions fight for her early on, and when she's on the front lines she pushes the enemy back with projectiles and lasers. This would translate almost directly into Smash, where some of her moveset would revolve around taking control of the fight. Give her some good spacing abilities, maybe some attacks that summon Monoeyes and Reapettes, and we're done, right? Wrong. Enter Hades. After being reduced to a disembodied soul at the end of Uprising, the lord of the Underworld isn't going to be doing a whole lot, but what he can do is devastating. In Smash, he appears to modify some of Medusa's attacks. By using a Shield Special, the goddess of darkness can swap with Hades, granting him a physical form while she watches from the sidelines. I'm not suggesting that the two of them have completely separate movesets, rather that when Hades is in control, the moveset's properties change. While this may just mean more knockback and endlag for most moves, it can mean so much more for the Specials and Smashes. Every Special has two forms: a Medusa form and a Hades form. The first form relies more on projectiles, sneaky tactics, and getting your enemy away from you (or vice versa), while the second form gives you way more opportunities to kill your foe outright, provided you can land it. Using the Shield Special takes a while and is rather punishable (think Ridley's Neutral Special), but if you can use it right, then you can follow Medusa's quick damage up with Hades' monstrous knockback and rule the battlefield.
A opponent like this sounds terrifying to fight.... Good job at scaring me better than horror games! I’m impressed, I don’t even know this character well yet this moveset has already convinced me that Diablo has some serious potential in the game. For pipe dream characters, mine would be- TF2 Pyro: a flame demon that relies on coating his opponents with no flinching fire to help build up damage with afterburn & combining it with other weapons that will crit on burning targets.
My pipe dream character would either be the zookeeper from zoo tycoon or the postal dude and would love to you possibly create a moveset for these guys! Keep up the great work!!!
My pipedream character is and will always be the Okami herself, Amaterasu. She's a tough sell, because there's really only been two games in the Okami series, and they didn't do too well outside of Japan, but they are such good games (on all major platforms), and I feel like a Smash debut is just what the series needs to get started up again.
I just really want Chibi-Robo in smash. The original is my favorite game and despite his series being possibly forever dead, he'd just make to perfect a character.
Cool design, though this is the same reason Poison Kirby is broken in Kirby Planet Robobot, and the same reason Magolor is broken in Kirby Star Allies.
I love this concept so much, I'd love to play against him, but i just can't stop thinking about how Lucas and Ness would just get a free 50+% heal off of the red lightning hose with PSI Magnet 😂😂
I love the idea! Very cool way of representing Diablo. I would say that the terror status effect, if not moved completely into the moveset, should atleast be applied at some other point as well. Maybe the helldoor upB could apply it to opponents instead of damage. I think maybe they need a stun, too, or maybe a dizzy effect like the immobility after a shield break. You know, paralyzed by fear and all that. Maybe the tilts? Idk. Still adore the idea, though.
Zeroara Moveset For Smash: Zeraora Moveset Idea Note: Most of these moves have electric properties. Other Note: Zeraora would be faster or as fast as sonic, having a base speed of 143. If you don’t know too much about stats, Arceus (God) has a base speed stat of 120. Final Note: Sorry if I compare a lot of these to other fighters (mainly Lucario) These moves would look different and have different hit boxes, but if you have any original ideas, please put them in the comments/replies and I’ll give credit for them. Thanks! A Attacks: Jab: Throws a normal punch, but the next press goes straight into its flurry attack. Down Tilt: A floor kick, similar to Lucarios. Side Tilt: Quickly swipes both paws forward in an arc. Up Tilt: Flips and kicks in an arc upward, similar to Lucarios. Smash Attack: Uses Plasma Fist, Similar to Wolfs but comes out faster. Down Smash: Punches the ground, generating electricity on both sides. Up Smash: Crouches down, then Extends his arm and unleashes a tiny, upside down thunderstorm without the cloud, (sorry it’s the best way I can describe it) similar to Lucarios Down Air: Shoots an Electroweb downward. When hit, opponents will be wrapped up, immobilised, take minor damage, and if airborne, launched downward. Can be mashed out of but the higher the damage, the harder to mash out. Forward Air: Swipes claws forward in an arc. Back Air: A quick tail swipe backwards. Neutral Air: Surrounds himself with electricity. Similar to Pikachus. Up Air: Flips and kicks upward, similar to Lucarios. B Attacks: Neutral B: Electro ball. (Similar to Mewtwos Shadow ball or Lucarios Aura Sphere) Side B: Wild Charge. Zeraora Uses Wild Charge. He coats himself with electricity and charges forward. Does good damage even when not charged. Does some self-damage. (Charging increases range and damage) Up B: Volt Switch. Zeraora turns into lightning and travels upwards off stage. When he’s off stage, you can control where he lands with the control stick, but he only stays off screen for about a second. After that, he comes back on stage with a fast, powerful thunderbolt and turn back to normal. However on your descent, if you miss the stage, you’ll stay as lightning and speed your way to the blast zone, so if you got launched horizontally, you would have to use your side B. Zeraora is seen doing this in The Power Of Us at 31:12 before the movie ends. If you want to see it, it’s on Netflix so go check it out. Down B: Charge-Discharge. Starts like Pikachus Down B and Zeraora puts his paws to the sky. If the move isn’t interrupted, the thunder will strike his paws. Zeraora absorbs the thunder, puts his paws to the left and right, and releases an Explosion of thunder from each side. (Think of lucarios down Smash, But yellow and a WAY bigger hitbox and damage.) Final Smash: All characters except Zeraora turn to slow motion. Zeraora closes his eyes, then at blinding speed, slashes anyone nearby, Leaving a chain of thunder connecting who was hit. (this chain wouldn’t do anything and would fade after the final smash ends. It just makes it clear who’s been hit.) Other Stuff: Pummel: Thunder punch. Throws: Similar to Lucarios. Getup attack: Zeraora closes his eyes, then surrounds himself with electricity.
It wouldn't make sense for him to be faster or even as fast as sonic. Since sonic is the fastest thing alive after all. I feel it would be better if he wasn't the fastest character in smash but was still very fast, I think being about as fast as Sheik or Pikachu would work best. Being faster than sonic would be a bit broken. It would need to either have trouble killing and/or be lightweight for that to work, either that or a few other things. Also base speed doesn't really carry over to smash most of the time, for example, lucario is slower than pikachu despite having the same speed at lvl 100.
A neat secondary gimmick might be his grab beating out other command grabs, as opposed to them just cancelling out, to make it seem as if he is more powerful than any other fighter. Chain grabs end with him pulling on the chain and bringing the foe to him. Maybe his footstool sends foes further downward, too, and sends him higher.
That is a great concept! I never played Diablo but I am totally sold on this. and... Pipe Dream smash characters you say? I have some here that will never happen but I would love: - Chell (Portal) - Alex Kidd (Alex Kidd) - Faith (Mirror's Edge) - Gex (Gex the Gecko) - Pyramid Head (Silent Hill) - Marie Korbel (Skullgirls) - Jade (Beyond Good & Evil) - Carl Johnson (GTA San Andreas)
Really enjoyed the video. I know for a fact that my friends would hate him if I started to play as him. I’d probably say my pipe dream character is Plok. It’s an obscure SNES game but a very overlooked one at that. Plus, Plok music in Smash would be great.
When I first saw the thumbnail and title I was doubtful it was going to be any good but honestly I would love this type of character, and my pipe-dream character is Chibi-Robo
Watching this today in hopes that this is the exact same character, with the same moves and gimmick you describe, as today’s announcement. This character would be so fun, here’s to hoping!!
@@banjo9158 you could always ask Canary Mary for a couple. I'm sure she'll be happy to just hand them over and not make you go through a impossible race
The only qualm I have with this idea (a very good idea, I must confess) is that it promotes camping. While I do see that it is either the intended or optimal strategy for taking out these types of bosses, I am going to go on a limb and say that both the camper _and_ the target would rather adopt a different playstyle. In this essay,
That’s actually a really cool idea. I hope some of the next DLC fighters have this much detail and unique moves/abilities put into them. I still think out of FP1 Piranha Plant is the most unique... and that wasn’t even originally a DLC character, it just didn’t make the cut-off before release like Mewtwo.
Piranha Plant definetly felt like Sakurai was having a lot of fun experimenting with the design since its an a missmash of all the different kinds of piranha plants instead of needing to be a adaptation of a single existing character
Ooh, I got a cool idea for a down air! He would raise his fist upwards and then slam into the ground or into the blast zone. The catch is, he can grab an enemy and drag them down with him. I know it's basically Ganon's side b, but I still really like the idea.
I like this idea and I think it will be fun if you can make your fire bigger and deal small knockback but after some time the fire will come down and you will need to wait a bit before using it again
so I was wondering, since you fixed (becuase yes, you did) Ganondorf, Samus, DK, Diddy, Peach and Daisy, could you maybe fix Little mac too? sorry if you get a lot of this one, but I honestly want mah boi Mac being a fighter that represents its series properly. Edit: just watched the ending and Im really sorry because Im sure this its gonna be the next one to be annoying
This reminds me of a concept I made for Arthas, the Lich King. The main gimmick is a staple of MMOs like WoW: Leveling Up & XP. As Arthas deals damage, he collects XP. Let’s say… 10 XP for every 1 percent of damage. If Arthas collects enough XP, he will Level Up and become stronger, a little bit faster, etc. Yes, he’s a sword fighter, but it can be perfect if executed correctly, especially with this gimmick.
A smash bros dungeon crawler would be pretty cool. What if you could recruit characters in dungeons to have them join your party to take down a diablo-esk Gannondorf. That would be pretty neat.
The opening rings super true for me! I've said for years that people should reach for the skies with their Smash dreams. Always more interesting to see more out-there takes over the usual suspects or other such safe bets. You make a very compelling argument for Diablo here - sounds like he'd be a blast to have. With Persona in Smash, my pipe dream pick these days would be Shiori Fujisaki, fan favorite of Tokimeki Memorial. You'd have history (it's the original Dating Sim series!), you'd have a fun character, and you'd have... certainly a lot to choose from for moves, if you're willing to get creative. Since TokiMemo plays a lot with bomb imagery (if you botch a relationship, your popularity bombs), I see her borrowing a lot from her Bomberman appearances, laying down literal Popularity Bombs. I also imagine she'd have some moves that have dual functions in team battles, like a "Tokimeki Wave" that stuns foes but heals allies, or maybe a track-and-field special where she rolls a boulder around but can move it faster if a teammate pushes with her. The net result is a character who's *very* friendly towards casual play, but requires a lot of mastery in traditional competitive play - much as Tokimeki Memorial is a very casual series that gets quite challenging if you're explicitly pursuing one of the more complicated relationships (like Shiori!).
My dream is Bandana Dee. I imagine a great “gimmick” for him would be the ability to charge up and summon other Waddle Dees that work similarly to Ice Climbers. I think it would really reflect him as a basic grunt enemy. You could summon up to four extra Waddle Dees or maybe even some Doos, and the goal would be simply overwhelming your opponent with your new friends.
I’ve never played Diablo as I’ve never been that into Blizzard, but this is a very cool idea. I’m just thinking of him and Doom Slayer fighting on a hypothetical Hell stage one day, so epic. And as a Sora fan, I know what it feels like to dream for a seemingly hopeless character, good luck with this pick. And hey, Rayman is actually looking more likely than ever. I can’t wait for those trailers in June. Get Hyped!!!
Tbh, i would change the final smash to doing sort of the same thing, only that he has an extra aura close to the border of the screen, and if enemies step in it it turns into a cinematic smash, Diablo attacking the smasher inside his shadow realm before throwing them out of it.
14:28 You put the Punk zombie from Plants Vs Zombies 2: It's About Time! From the Neon Mixtape Tour Leves which is horrifingly especific but made me like this love this video alone
You know who I want to play in smash? Gengar. I've always loved ghost types & am sad there ain't any ghostly characters in smash, I'm gonna make a smash moveset for him, since I recently made a moveset for rillaboom.
Copy-pasting and pinning this on all older videos as I'm making them public again: When I was younger I fell pretty hard into that sort of "Oh yeah, I'm leading an internet community, I'm the superstar that knows best so everyone follow me!" which, looking back I'm not especially fond of, it's a very parasocial attitude. I don't think there was any one, super glaring issue, more of a "Death of a thousand cuts" that make me cringe looking back. A series putting forth my ideas as factually "Improving" them, constantly setting my viewers as my "Subjects" in often belittling ways, taking on a tone as if I'm speaking one-to-one with a viewer instead of presenting to a large audience, that sort of thing. And I regret now, it wasn't the healthiest atmosphere for myself or my viewers to foster. So, I just wanted to throw up this "Disclaimer" on all these, as while I don't dislike them enough to throw away years of editing work into a dusty attic, I do feel like a commentary on the 'vibes' I had in the past was necessary.
Also to obviously explain the lack of Twitter/Twitch/Discord/Whatever-Else-I-Advertised-In-These-Videos. Trying to keep up a social media rots the brain and I have long since left that behind, I do NOT want that strife in my life!
Especially Twitter. Twitter is garbage.
“Why limit daydreams to reality? Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of dreaming”
Bro that line unironically goes hard af
Bro...
It DOES though!
Seems like common sense but smash fans...say some dumb shit.
People who dream all day, get nothing in the end. Daydreams have to be bound to reality, or they will never become as such.
@@aureliodeprimus8018 not every dream needs to be bound to what we assume to be reality. If you do that then you can never truly achieve anything great because your limiting yourself to what the world seems 'reasonable'
Imagine all the screenshots people would make with the Cuphead Mii outfit and Diablo.
I can already see the caption: “Hey guys, it’s me Cuphead and I’m dealing with the devil in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!” -Join the fight!-
Unironically incredible moveset pitch. I've always wanted a character that plays like a playable boss in Smash, and that Final Smash is just EVIL, and I love it
I think K rool is play like a boss, super armor on belly and ect.
The final smash is cool but
Could be overpowered
Except that zoners easily destroy him
D3 Bowser and Ganondorf were the first ones slow but powerful attacks easily telegraphed and sometimes meaning a ko for themselves
Dude. DUDE. I am ONE HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT SOLD. I've never even PLAYED a Diablo game, and now I want Satan himself in Smash. You've sold me, my man.
this ^
this 2x ^
Same
Same 2x ^
Agree
"The Devil isn't getting into Smash Bros."
Even before the Cuphead spirit, the Devil is already an Assist Trophy, since Brawl even.
Ok 3 things:
1. This was brilliant! I’d be 110% ok with Diablo now, especially with this move set.
2. I’m excited to see how you fix Sonic! He’s a character I only use when I go “all out” so I’d love to see a more fun take on the character that I could play more casually like my other mains.
3. My pipe dream character for Smash would have to be Master Chief. Could you imagine Squad Strike, swapping from Mario to Sonic to Cloud to Joker to Chief? It would be incredible!
I love MC but the Microsoft exclusivity really harms his choices...
Fábio Castanho Emídio *Cough* Banjo *Cough*
“We can at least honor its memory” over Reforged footage, thanks. It’s not like I needed that heart you tore out of me when I thought it’d finally stopped beating and hurting.
This sounds like the most oppressive doubles partner in the world. And I simply do not care because I want to play as him. Any balance issues that the character could run into can basically be sussed out with testing - the most important thing that you've done is made an incredibly fun and unique heavyweight. This is not an attempt to outdo Ganon with power or "make a bigger Bowser" - the design goals for this character are so unique and fun that I can't help but love him. Mainly because I will never be able to play a character who isn't a heavyweight and this fits RIGHT into a snug wheelhouse for the character.
Insofar as "never happen" characters, I have a few, but the one I'm gonna bring up is Beatrice the Golden Witch from the When They Cry series (or as you may remember her, "scary maid from your old channel banner" ). The entire conceit of her arc (Umineko: When They Cry) is that she is a witch that defies logic and mystery; the literal embodiment of "a wizard did it". There is a murder mystery on an island, and she shows up to challenge the would-be detective to a meta battle of wits, taunting him to prove how closed-room murders could possibly happen without magic, batting away his theories with definitive "facts" whilst only leaving one path to the "truth" that would prove that she doesn't exist. We have so few characters that involve trickery... and I want to have someone who embodies that in Smash Bros. A teleport move where she turns into a cloud of butterflies, and you have to guess WHERE in the cloud she's teleporting to. Moves with massive particle effects that only have small hitboxes to disguise their angles. Setting up traps and FAKE traps, inviting players to come close and see if they can escape a 'closed room' of options and area denial. Perhaps even disabling moves an options as her "Red Truth" overcomes them, maybe as a command grab that lets her lock them out of using one of their tools. And the music she could bring - just look up Umineko ost, or any of the big songs (worldend dominator, dreamenddischarger, the executioner, etc). Bringing that kind of over-the-top techno-horror orchestra rock sound would be... MNNNNN.
Best of luck with Sonic! There are SO many ways to handle him, and I am very excited to see what you do with the concept of momentum in regards to him!
I've never seen anyone request an Umineko character. Sounds really interesting
Me too pyrrhickong
@pyrrhickong Also tell this man Thank you
for listening to the people
Or Tony Hawk
@pyrrhickong where is the improving sonic?
I heard "Heavy with stage control" and immediately thought of Sylvanos from Rivals of Aether
And elliena and etalus to an extent
@@huntlordx2785 almost every rials character has some amount of control, be it wind-streams, ice, fire, puddles, giant stone pillars, anti-projectile electro-barriers etc...
but yeah, sylvanos elliena and etalus are pretty much the kings of stage control
Mason Jones Also forsburn, but no one plays him
I mean there is alway the chance to make a character like he just described in the Aether Workshop.
@Sinead Thomas Hi,one of 5 forsburn main here! This statement is completely accurate and haunts my dreams.
This character would be the most absolute BROKEN character in doubles and stamina matches.
I love it.
this guy is the most broken in any mode, this guy is stupidly op, like punishing attacks are supposed to be risky, but with all the passive and fire dmg you how are they risky? this is not a good idea primarily because he's a tank that gets rid of tank weaknesses
How about stamina doubles?
@@b.l.t.7808 that's compensated by the fact that you need to let him actually DO that, even with the chip damage combos are combos and he also lacks any form of projectile defense, snake would make mincemeat out of diablo.
The red pikmin disagree
This...this is what I have been looking for from your channel. This is your best character concept yet. I've never even played Diablo, but this dude sounds fun as hell and fairly balanced to boot.
Regardless of original source, it was REALLY cool to see a different take on a boss character that focuses far more on pressure and cunning set ups rather than hoping you can land a move while still representing a character to its fullest potential. You actually sold me on a character whose only traits I've known about before was his mere name and now I genuinely want him in Smash over a lot of other picks now.
Also, if I had to pick a pipe dream of my own, it'd be the Chomper from PvZ. I know it sounds crazy I just thought that having it be based of the Garden Warfare games and setting up traps and trying to fake out for opponent so that you could try to get get behind them and do an instant kill (probably after a certain percent to be fair), ohhh I'd like playing as that so much
Rather have Peashooter but I’d definitely love a PvZ rep, maybe they will have spirts at least
Dude, Chomper is my GW main. I'm with ya all the way with that!
Would really prefer any Plant OR Zombie hero from PvZ Heroes
Peashooter but he has other plants he can plant such as Chomper
Crazy Dave, Sunflower, or Peashooter should be The PvZ rep.
Crazy Dave is usually seen as the second main character considering he helps you out in every single game and drives the plot. Sun is the most important thing in the main series and the Sunflower sings the end credits song and Smash heavily lacks support characters. Peashooter is the first plant in the game and has an entire pea family tree to work with. Chomper would've been my pick if Phrianha Plant wasn't in this game and he shouldn't be.
Can you fix Little Mac, he doesn't play like he does in Punch-out!! at all. He's more representative of the bosses
Since pretty much all of the more popular character choices (With a couple exceptions like Geno, Travis Touchdown, and Crash) I wanted are in Ultimate, pretty much every character I want now is a pipe dream character, so it’s nice to see someone not completely ignore the concept. Here’s a few of my pipe dream characters:
-Fawful from the Mario and Luigi games (I would have him be a fast, ranged character thanks to his inventions and the Vacuum Helmet)
-Magalor from Kirby (My envision of him would be a “Playable boss” character like Diablo, but with different moves. I’d also incorporate the Master Crown and Magalor’s Soul in some way)
-The Big Daddy from Bioshock (One of the most iconic video game enemies, it’s be fun to tank through a fight with him)
-Peashooter from Plants vs. Zombies (Probably the most “Pipe dream” character I’ve listed, due to PVZ’s status as a “Mobile game”. That being said, if Sakurai felt like giving mobile games some love in Smash, PVZ would be the obvious choice due to it having a heavy presence on both the mobile and console market. I’d imagine he’d be a high mobility, projectile based character and either his Down-B or Neutral-B would incorporate the “Planting” gimmick of PVZ)
-Amaterasu from Okami (An ancient-Japanese wolf/God that uses a celestial paint brush that can create a variety of magical effects as her main weapon? Come on, you can’t deny that’d be a cool character to play as in Smash)
-Some character that incorporates various aspects of Nintendo’s consoles and controllers (My choices would be the Virtual Boy, the Cardboard Labo Man, or 9-Volt)
-Flowey from Undertale (I know Sans is the fan-favorite, but being able to play as Flowey and doing a bunch of fourth-wall breaking moves like he does in Undertale would be way cooler)
I reeaaally want Bandanna Dee. I'd love for him to have the elemental weapon gimmick from Star Allies (flame, ice, and electric. i wouldn't do water or wind because having windboxes on your normals sounds broken af) his down special would just be selecting which one to enhane your weapon with (like monado arts) they run out after a while, and each have their own weaknesses and strengths.
But if I had to pick my most wanted characters that are likely, I'd pick either Geno or Steve? Maybe a gen 8 pokemon that isn't a starter? (though rillaboom would be pretty cool)
Bandana Dee is my most wanted character. It really bothers me when people say that he's too generic to be a fighter. That argument died a long time ago with Piranha Plant. Also the argument that spirits can't be fighters. When did sakurai ever say that, its just a rule made by the fans on who "could get into smash" The only rule is they have to be from a video game. Also I agree with you on wind, that would be a little broken. So maybe they could limit it to one or two moves. Also if I were you I would keep water, I feel like wind would be the only one that gives windboxes
I have never played Diablo, but this video alone has made me want him in. Plus I feel the terror final smash shouldn’t work against the “Links” as it’s all about fear and Link holds the triforce of courage
I've seen ideas for Smash newcomers on this channel that, while still thought provoking, I probably would have thought about in some way. If it weren't for this video, however, I would have *NEVER* considered Diablo as a playable character in Smash seriously. So, thanks for showing me something most would consider unconventional. His moveset is a great way of translating how Diablo bosses function in his series to the Smash formula, as well as creating what could be the most terrifying (pun intended) doubles matchup since Ness.
Overall, great video. Hope to see more ideas like this in the future.
Ratchet & Clank and Sly Cooper have been my "pipe dream" picks as of late. I think they'd fit well into Smash and make for very unique and fun fighters... But them being PlayStation exclusives obviously means it's not gonna happen. Especially since Sony doesn't seem to be pushing for either series recently. But, one can dream.
I mean, Joker was PlayStation exclusive too. I think the only thing holding those guys back is being less popular PlayStation exclusives.
My personal "pipe dream" picks are Heavy and Shantae. I doubt Heavy has a chance of making it, unlike Shantae, but I want him in anyway!
@@conradcooper2710 wanna make a quick search before I flood you with arguments?
@@StarWritterSW I mean, they're big, for sure, but Crash and Spyro, Nathan Drake, Kratos are all bigger
@@conradcooper2710 I mean about Joker. Persona and Joker appeared on Nintendo previous to their inclusion on Smash. That's why I asked for you if you wanted to make a research or wanted me to give arguments. Also Crash and Spyro aren't Sony rep
So, a character that i'd really like and that'd be really fun is Reimu, from Touhou Project.
A character for who you'd have to be precise and make choices
Not a zoner, as many people would think (projectiles yeah but not too powerfull and without that much ) but a character that would play on spacing and have maybe very good dodges idk i kinda have some ideas already but i want to at least play every touhou game first before trying to make a moveset or a concept of it, even if there already are movesets on internet
I know this video came out 4 months ago as of writing this, but I re-watched it a couple times and this idea for Diablo's trailer popped into my head so here we go!
The scene opens to the sounds of a brawl in a strange, dark building. We see Ganondorf stumbling back, his clothes singed, breathing a little heavily. "I… do not care who or what you are. No one...can match my POWER!!" He readies another attack, but just as he does, the ground beneath him turns pitch black. He notices too late as multiple large bones rise up and surround him, locking him into place. He struggles but is having a hard time breaking free of this cage as a figure approaches, the shadow of their head and shoulders becoming visible. The large foe chuckles. "Heheheh. You know nothing of power foolish little man." The figure continues to laugh in the King of Evil's face as charges an attack that covers both him and the cage in a bright red glow. The screen fades to black as it zooms in on Ganondorf's face.
The screen fades back in to show three figures walking around what appears to be Ganondorf's castle from Ocarina of Time: BotW Link in the front with his sword and shield in hand, Zelda behind him with her eyes closed as she concentrates, and Pit in the rear looking around curiously with his bow in one hand, both blades together. "What do you guys think made Lady Palutena send us here anyway?" Pit asks "Do you think Ganondorf's up to something?" Link and Zelda stop just as he finishes speaking. Confused, Pit steps out of line. "Hey, what's u-" he stops mid-sentence as he looks ahead. In the large room is some kind of portal. The entire room is a mess with scorch marks all over the place and even some fire still present. "I feel him," Zelda remarks, opening her eyes. "He's on the other side of that gate. But..." she hesitates for a second, "I don't think he created it. Its energy is...different." After a pause, Link is the first to approach, his shield held right in front of him. Zelda follows shortly after, but just as Pit begins to approach a familiar voice enters his mind. "Pit, be careful," Palutena says. "The other side of that gate has nothing but bad news." "Don't worry Lady Palutena," Pit says with a soft smile. "Me, Link, and Zelda have got nothing to worry about as long as we stick together. Right guys?" The pair look back and give an encouraging nod as they all walk in together. The other side of the portal is shown to be on the edge of a large stone plateau surrounded by a red glow with what appears to be a cathedral in the center. The heroes stare in awe for a moment, but then an explosion can be heard coming from inside. They rush in to investigate, and as they approach the entrance, a man rockets out before rolling on the floor. They approach him only to to realize that they are seeing a beat up Ganondorf attempting to stand. The ground begins to shake as the group turns back to the church. "Well well," a menacing voice says. "What do we have here? A princess, a knight, and an angel? All trespassing in my realm?" Pit aims a light arrow at the incoming threat as Link and Zelda assume defensive stances. Ganondorf gets to his knees and is shocked to see them in front of him. "Who are you?" Zelda asks, the figure's shadow now somewhat visible. The camera the pans over to reveal a hulking monster with large horns and spikes, a menacing smile on his face. "Your end," he responds as the splash screen appears: "DIABLO: AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!" The camera zooms out as Diablo roars and pulses with heat, charging straight at his foes, and the heroes run to meet him.
Next is a showcase of Diablo’s moveset and stage while Palutena gives Pit tips for fighting him. They would say things like: Palutena- “Diablo. So it is him.” Pit- “Wait, you KNOW this guy Lady Palutena? Does he work for Hades?” Palutena- “No Pit, Diablo is much worse than that. HE’s an incredibly powerful demon called the Lord of Terror.” Pit- “Ahhhh! Hot! Hot! HOT!” Palutena- “Be careful! Diablo’s flames can linger and cause serious damage. Even being near him can be dangerous.” Pit- “Alright, then I’ll just keep my dis-WHOA!” (bone prison appears which Pit dodges) “What?!” Palutena- “That’s Diablo’s Bone Prison. He’s trying to herd you and keep you from being too far away.” Palutena- “Don’t let him corner you, Pit. You can face go through the fire to avoid his attacks, even if it will hurt.” Pit- “Alright. This guy may be scary, but WE CAN DO THIS!” Diablo- “I disagree.” The showcase ends with Diablo’s Final Smash.
The scene cuts back to show Pit, Ganondorf, Link, and Zelda all panting, singed, and beat up. “So…strong.” Pit says. “Don’t worry Pit, backup is on the way!” Palutena says. Diablo laughs as he prepares another attack to try to finish them off when, suddenly, BLAM! A magic bullet hits him in the face. “Terribly sorry for being late.” A figure is shown to have crossed the gate and approaches the group. It’s…Bayonetta?! “The commute was dreadful.” The Umbra Witch remarks as she aims her weapons at Diablo. Diablo just sneers before launching fire her way which she dodges by turning into bats and reforming in the air. She fires a couple more rounds while Diablo roars and everything slows down and fades to black. Thank you to all who read all of this.
This was an excellent, terrifying moveset, and I can't wait for what comes next! If I had any suggestion, I'd say Modern Diablo would be a great echo. Nimbler, but with a smaller hitbox and damage output.
Whenever people ask me "What character would you add to Smash?" my answer is always Isaac. Not Golden Sun Isaac, mind you, but Isaac from The Binding of Isaac. I know he'll never actually get into the game, but man I think it'd be really cool to see how they implement a rogue-like character into a fighting game. I mean, everyone loves random elements in a character, right?
YES. Isaac would be so cool in smash.
I suggest you watch Brawlfan1's moveset for him, I think it's pretty good.
Here’s a quick “improvement”Idea for little Mac in smash.
I really don’t like how Little Mac is portrayed in smash considering he’s all about dodging and punishing,not charging through attacks.
I would say tone down the power but make his dodges and recovery much better.
Just a quick concept that I hope you enjoy!
I feel like most of the moveset could be reworked for a new bowser moveset, bowsers whole role in mario games is to trap the princess so I feel this fits well, make foward smash him breathing fire onto his fists and using it the same way diablo does. the down b could be the monty moles coming from the ground with a cage similar to the one he traps peach in mario bros wii, neutral b could be the same, side b he commands paratroopas to fly around with a cage with fire in it. and the whole get close get damaged thingy can just be poison mushroom affects surrounding him and you have a decent replacement for a great idea!
Thank you for selling me on Diablo. Great work, as per usual!
I feel special
You are special
You are very special
Phenomenal moveset, and phenomenal idea
I like to go outside the realm of basic smash picks too, so I love the concept you've created here
Could you maybe do Amaterasu from Ōkami? There are only a couple of quadruped characters in Smash, and I think that the Celestial Brush would allow for a ton of variety in a possible moveset.
I think mewtwo needs an overhaul, right now he really doesn't feel like the pokemon designed to be the ultimate lifeform, the perfect killing machine
This has got to be your best character concept yet. Nothing that seemed too impossible or that felt like it wouldn’t work in the actual game. Great job.
I'll admit, I found this choice VERY odd at first. But after hearing you pour your heart out and analyzing this potential moveset...
I'm sold.
#DiabloForSmashUltimate
I'm not a Diablo fan, but you already convinced me with this idea before the halfway mark in the video, and then the specials and final smash and gimmicks kept making it even better.
I hate how much I want this. You've convinced me to try and support Diablo to be in Smash with this specific moveset. Maybe buff the Up Special a bit, but other than that, I would main this character. Also, the "pipe dream" character I want to be in Smash is the Monster Hunter from the Monster Hunter video games.
sephiroth from final fantasy I really want to see what movie set you come up for he and he final smash is come on now is SUPER NOVA!
For a second I was like, "Wait, there's Diablo in Smash already?"
I legitimately do not care how unrealistic my dream pick is. I want Paper Mario for Smash.
Unique, out there ideas like this are why I'm subscribed to your channel, this is truly some fantastic work!
I definitely understand wanting a ‘non-realistic’ character. Some of my dream picks are Gladion and Crazy Dave.
“Nintendo will never put the Devil in Smash Brothers”
But he’s been in Smash since Brawl tho.
Finally, a character that crashes the game!
Joker crashing servers: *quietly whistles*
Can you make a vid about Brachydios in smash? He had a workable move set, and if any monster is gonna rep as a fighter, it’s gonna be him
I didnt know i needed this in my life, also i see youre a fellow supporter of grimmsnarl for smash.
I love how you're always able to describe your ideas in a way that makes them seem believable, even if the idea in question is unusual. In this case, though I have next to no knowledge of Diablo in his games, I seriously want to see him playable now. Great job, Duke!
As for my pipe-dream fighter, I had an idea for Medusa. While I don't want to go too in-depth here, I'll at least summarize her properties. *(Spoilers for Kid Icarus: Uprising ahead!)*
Medusa's plan of attack in the Kid Icarus games is pretty standard; she has her minions fight for her early on, and when she's on the front lines she pushes the enemy back with projectiles and lasers. This would translate almost directly into Smash, where some of her moveset would revolve around taking control of the fight. Give her some good spacing abilities, maybe some attacks that summon Monoeyes and Reapettes, and we're done, right?
Wrong. Enter Hades. After being reduced to a disembodied soul at the end of Uprising, the lord of the Underworld isn't going to be doing a whole lot, but what he can do is devastating. In Smash, he appears to modify some of Medusa's attacks. By using a Shield Special, the goddess of darkness can swap with Hades, granting him a physical form while she watches from the sidelines. I'm not suggesting that the two of them have completely separate movesets, rather that when Hades is in control, the moveset's properties change. While this may just mean more knockback and endlag for most moves, it can mean so much more for the Specials and Smashes.
Every Special has two forms: a Medusa form and a Hades form. The first form relies more on projectiles, sneaky tactics, and getting your enemy away from you (or vice versa), while the second form gives you way more opportunities to kill your foe outright, provided you can land it. Using the Shield Special takes a while and is rather punishable (think Ridley's Neutral Special), but if you can use it right, then you can follow Medusa's quick damage up with Hades' monstrous knockback and rule the battlefield.
A opponent like this sounds terrifying to fight....
Good job at scaring me better than horror games! I’m impressed, I don’t even know this character well yet this moveset has already convinced me that Diablo has some serious potential in the game.
For pipe dream characters, mine would be-
TF2 Pyro: a flame demon that relies on coating his opponents with no flinching fire to help build up damage with afterburn & combining it with other weapons that will crit on burning targets.
I don't care about the likeliness of a character being in Smash, I'm still gonna cheer on for my bois Red from Angry Birds and Chandelure!
Another chandelure fan!? Fuck yeah!
I completely forgot Chandelure was in Pokken, there's definitely a precedent for it in a fighting game
Chandelure at least has a moveset inspiration
Olimar in the distance: (cracking his knuckles)
Diablo: (running away)
My pipe dream character would either be the zookeeper from zoo tycoon or the postal dude and would love to you possibly create a moveset for these guys! Keep up the great work!!!
My pipedream character is and will always be the Okami herself, Amaterasu. She's a tough sell, because there's really only been two games in the Okami series, and they didn't do too well outside of Japan, but they are such good games (on all major platforms), and I feel like a Smash debut is just what the series needs to get started up again.
I just really want Chibi-Robo in smash. The original is my favorite game and despite his series being possibly forever dead, he'd just make to perfect a character.
Cool design, though this is the same reason Poison Kirby is broken in Kirby Planet Robobot, and the same reason Magolor is broken in Kirby Star Allies.
0:39 Funny you show this guy.
Until E3 2018, I was firmly in the "it's impossible" side of things.
Ok, hear me out on this idea... Gordon Freeman from Half-Life.
I want Heavy from TF2 in myself
I’ll take jellyfish from battle for bikini bottom
Reskin of doom slayer?
@@Pumpkin-man No, I mean you could make a full Moveset using just the crowbar and gravity gun if you wanted to.
No games on Nintendo nor full Character appearence
Can you please do Bowser jr. improving (not the clown car)
I kinda wish Sonics spin dash and spin charge were both down special. Just hold to dash and mash to charge
No
Just no
Less ball moves
Mastr Sonic personally I think his current design is consistent with characters that came out at the time excluding the side and down b situation
Diablo:*causes damage while near a player*
Joker: G U N .
I love this concept so much, I'd love to play against him, but i just can't stop thinking about how Lucas and Ness would just get a free 50+% heal off of the red lightning hose with PSI Magnet 😂😂
7:44 So you're saying you can go...
Through the Fire and Flames
You are the only person that made a Diablo in smash video,and I like that,because I hope that as well.
I love the idea! Very cool way of representing Diablo. I would say that the terror status effect, if not moved completely into the moveset, should atleast be applied at some other point as well. Maybe the helldoor upB could apply it to opponents instead of damage. I think maybe they need a stun, too, or maybe a dizzy effect like the immobility after a shield break. You know, paralyzed by fear and all that. Maybe the tilts? Idk. Still adore the idea, though.
Sub-Zero is my dream pick for smash, but I figure that one isn’t going to happen.
Zeroara Moveset For Smash:
Zeraora Moveset Idea
Note: Most of these moves have electric properties. Other Note: Zeraora would be faster or as fast as sonic, having a base speed of 143. If you don’t know too much about stats, Arceus (God) has a base speed stat of 120. Final Note: Sorry if I compare a lot of these to other fighters (mainly Lucario) These moves would look different and have different hit boxes, but if you have any original ideas, please put them in the comments/replies and I’ll give credit for them. Thanks!
A Attacks:
Jab: Throws a normal punch, but the next press goes straight into its flurry attack.
Down Tilt: A floor kick, similar to Lucarios.
Side Tilt: Quickly swipes both paws forward in an arc.
Up Tilt: Flips and kicks in an arc upward, similar to Lucarios.
Smash Attack: Uses Plasma Fist, Similar to Wolfs but comes out faster.
Down Smash: Punches the ground, generating electricity on both sides.
Up Smash: Crouches down, then Extends his arm and unleashes a tiny, upside down thunderstorm without the cloud, (sorry it’s the best way I can describe it) similar to Lucarios
Down Air: Shoots an Electroweb downward. When hit, opponents will be wrapped up, immobilised, take minor damage, and if airborne, launched downward. Can be mashed out of but the higher the damage, the harder to mash out.
Forward Air: Swipes claws forward in an arc.
Back Air: A quick tail swipe backwards.
Neutral Air: Surrounds himself with electricity. Similar to Pikachus.
Up Air: Flips and kicks upward, similar to Lucarios.
B Attacks:
Neutral B: Electro ball. (Similar to Mewtwos Shadow ball or Lucarios Aura Sphere)
Side B: Wild Charge. Zeraora Uses Wild Charge. He coats himself with electricity and charges forward. Does good damage even when not charged. Does some self-damage. (Charging increases range and damage)
Up B: Volt Switch. Zeraora turns into lightning and travels upwards off stage. When he’s off stage, you can control where he lands with the control stick, but he only stays off screen for about a second. After that, he comes back on stage with a fast, powerful thunderbolt and turn back to normal. However on your descent, if you miss the stage, you’ll stay as lightning and speed your way to the blast zone, so if you got launched horizontally, you would have to use your side B. Zeraora is seen doing this in The Power Of Us at 31:12 before the movie ends. If you want to see it, it’s on Netflix so go check it out.
Down B: Charge-Discharge. Starts like Pikachus Down B and Zeraora puts his paws to the sky. If the move isn’t interrupted, the thunder will strike his paws. Zeraora absorbs the thunder, puts his paws to the left and right, and releases an Explosion of thunder from each side. (Think of lucarios down Smash, But yellow and a WAY bigger hitbox and damage.)
Final Smash: All characters except Zeraora turn to slow motion. Zeraora closes his eyes, then at blinding speed, slashes anyone nearby, Leaving a chain of thunder connecting who was hit. (this chain wouldn’t do anything and would fade after the final smash ends. It just makes it clear who’s been hit.)
Other Stuff:
Pummel: Thunder punch.
Throws: Similar to Lucarios.
Getup attack: Zeraora closes his eyes, then surrounds himself with electricity.
It wouldn't make sense for him to be faster or even as fast as sonic. Since sonic is the fastest thing alive after all. I feel it would be better if he wasn't the fastest character in smash but was still very fast, I think being about as fast as Sheik or Pikachu would work best. Being faster than sonic would be a bit broken. It would need to either have trouble killing and/or be lightweight for that to work, either that or a few other things. Also base speed doesn't really carry over to smash most of the time, for example, lucario is slower than pikachu despite having the same speed at lvl 100.
I think Fox would be most suitable for speed
A neat secondary gimmick might be his grab beating out other command grabs, as opposed to them just cancelling out, to make it seem as if he is more powerful than any other fighter. Chain grabs end with him pulling on the chain and bringing the foe to him. Maybe his footstool sends foes further downward, too, and sends him higher.
That is a great concept! I never played Diablo but I am totally sold on this.
and... Pipe Dream smash characters you say? I have some here that will never happen but I would love:
- Chell (Portal)
- Alex Kidd (Alex Kidd)
- Faith (Mirror's Edge)
- Gex (Gex the Gecko)
- Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)
- Marie Korbel (Skullgirls)
- Jade (Beyond Good & Evil)
- Carl Johnson (GTA San Andreas)
Really enjoyed the video. I know for a fact that my friends would hate him if I started to play as him.
I’d probably say my pipe dream character is Plok. It’s an obscure SNES game but a very overlooked one at that. Plus, Plok music in Smash would be great.
Blooper for Smash
When I first saw the thumbnail and title I was doubtful it was going to be any good but honestly I would love this type of character, and my pipe-dream character is Chibi-Robo
5:21 Bold of you to assume Satan can beat Kirby
God that sounds so ubnoxious to fight against
Its perfect
This would work REALLY well in Rivals of Aether. any modder out there, do it!
Watching this today in hopes that this is the exact same character, with the same moves and gimmick you describe, as today’s announcement. This character would be so fun, here’s to hoping!!
Sakurai, i will need more wonder wings!
Time to call up Cheato and make a trip to the sandcastle
@@jjrambles683 first, i need to find the pages.
@@banjo9158 you could always ask Canary Mary for a couple. I'm sure she'll be happy to just hand them over and not make you go through a impossible race
I never played Diablo but this moveset is SO GOOD
Chessica Wildcard (and Voltaire) from the Chessica Wildcard series.
I actually had this idea once, and I didn't think anyone would be crazy enough to think the same.
The only qualm I have with this idea (a very good idea, I must confess) is that it promotes camping. While I do see that it is either the intended or optimal strategy for taking out these types of bosses, I am going to go on a limb and say that both the camper _and_ the target would rather adopt a different playstyle. In this essay,
In other words, you just give Diablo the Smash attacks of Elliana. I can live with that.
That’s actually a really cool idea. I hope some of the next DLC fighters have this much detail and unique moves/abilities put into them. I still think out of FP1 Piranha Plant is the most unique... and that wasn’t even originally a DLC character, it just didn’t make the cut-off before release like Mewtwo.
Piranha Plant definetly felt like Sakurai was having a lot of fun experimenting with the design since its an a missmash of all the different kinds of piranha plants instead of needing to be a adaptation of a single existing character
Ooh, I got a cool idea for a down air! He would raise his fist upwards and then slam into the ground or into the blast zone. The catch is, he can grab an enemy and drag them down with him. I know it's basically Ganon's side b, but I still really like the idea.
to say that daydream would end up a terror filled nightmare
I like this idea and I think it will be fun if you can make your fire bigger and deal small knockback but after some time the fire will come down and you will need to wait a bit before using it again
so I was wondering, since you fixed (becuase yes, you did) Ganondorf, Samus, DK, Diddy, Peach and Daisy, could you maybe fix Little mac too? sorry if you get a lot of this one, but I honestly want mah boi Mac being a fighter that represents its series properly. Edit: just watched the ending and Im really sorry because Im sure this its gonna be the next one to be annoying
This reminds me of a concept I made for Arthas, the Lich King. The main gimmick is a staple of MMOs like WoW: Leveling Up & XP.
As Arthas deals damage, he collects XP. Let’s say… 10 XP for every 1 percent of damage. If Arthas collects enough XP, he will Level Up and become stronger, a little bit faster, etc.
Yes, he’s a sword fighter, but it can be perfect if executed correctly, especially with this gimmick.
A smash bros dungeon crawler would be pretty cool. What if you could recruit characters in dungeons to have them join your party to take down a diablo-esk Gannondorf. That would be pretty neat.
Okay so how much fire do we want to give Diablo?
The Duck of Dorks: Yes
DIABLO
_Not even Sudden Death will save you!_
The opening rings super true for me! I've said for years that people should reach for the skies with their Smash dreams. Always more interesting to see more out-there takes over the usual suspects or other such safe bets. You make a very compelling argument for Diablo here - sounds like he'd be a blast to have.
With Persona in Smash, my pipe dream pick these days would be Shiori Fujisaki, fan favorite of Tokimeki Memorial. You'd have history (it's the original Dating Sim series!), you'd have a fun character, and you'd have... certainly a lot to choose from for moves, if you're willing to get creative. Since TokiMemo plays a lot with bomb imagery (if you botch a relationship, your popularity bombs), I see her borrowing a lot from her Bomberman appearances, laying down literal Popularity Bombs. I also imagine she'd have some moves that have dual functions in team battles, like a "Tokimeki Wave" that stuns foes but heals allies, or maybe a track-and-field special where she rolls a boulder around but can move it faster if a teammate pushes with her. The net result is a character who's *very* friendly towards casual play, but requires a lot of mastery in traditional competitive play - much as Tokimeki Memorial is a very casual series that gets quite challenging if you're explicitly pursuing one of the more complicated relationships (like Shiori!).
At the beginning, I was skeptical. Now I want it to be a serie !
Great concept and video!
This episode was going to happen sooner or later. Nobody can deny that.
My dream is Bandana Dee. I imagine a great “gimmick” for him would be the ability to charge up and summon other Waddle Dees that work similarly to Ice Climbers. I think it would really reflect him as a basic grunt enemy. You could summon up to four extra Waddle Dees or maybe even some Doos, and the goal would be simply overwhelming your opponent with your new friends.
I’ve never played Diablo as I’ve never been that into Blizzard, but this is a very cool idea. I’m just thinking of him and Doom Slayer fighting on a hypothetical Hell stage one day, so epic. And as a Sora fan, I know what it feels like to dream for a seemingly hopeless character, good luck with this pick. And hey, Rayman is actually looking more likely than ever. I can’t wait for those trailers in June. Get Hyped!!!
I love the idea of Diablo as well... my unlikely pics would be Momohime/Kisuke from Muramasa, Turol and Tingle xD
Tbh, i would change the final smash to doing sort of the same thing, only that he has an extra aura close to the border of the screen, and if enemies step in it it turns into a cinematic smash, Diablo attacking the smasher inside his shadow realm before throwing them out of it.
14:28 You put the Punk zombie from Plants Vs Zombies 2: It's About Time! From the Neon Mixtape Tour Leves which is horrifingly especific but made me like this love this video alone
You know who I want to play in smash? Gengar. I've always loved ghost types & am sad there ain't any ghostly characters in smash, I'm gonna make a smash moveset for him, since I recently made a moveset for rillaboom.
I’ve never even touched a Diablo game, in any way. But now I really want to try this game out, now I want him in smash! This idea seems awesome!
My current pipe dream pick is Raiden from Metal Gear.
I think it’d be cool if Smash was able to somehow implement his blade mode mechanic from Rising.
Two of the pipedream characters I have includes Big Daddy from Bioshock, and Optimus Prime from Transformers.
woah, woah, woah, hold up... That better not have been Dedede in the villians list
Duke: Nintendo is not putting the Devil into Smash Bros.
Sephiroth: That's where you're wrong, kiddo.
Kazuya: You were saying.