Sakurai presents new DLC character himself

[Apiary Tazy]

This can't be happening, Maibros...

Sakurai sees Mai taunting Andy with baby puppets and blacklists her from Smash like he's Santa Claus.

[DarkZero]

Interesting, this will be the first time a DLC character is revealed and explored in-depth in the same presentation (at least for Ultimate).

[CaptHayfever]

That's 8am for me. I'm technically "at work", but classes don't actually start until 9, so I can watch it.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[X-3]

It's time.

[Apiary Tazy]

[Calamity Panfan]

congratulations to L-Block

[smol Kat]

Horrible Goose for Smash or WE RIOT!

[Random User]

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

I genuinely believe it's Geno.

[Valigarmander]

Spoiler.

FIRE EMBLEM WOOOOOO

[X-3]

If you need to give Self Insert-kun weapons from the characters people actually like then something probably went wrong, lol

[Valigarmander]

Six more DLC characters are coming. The hype train never ends.

[smol Kat]

DLC

DLC everywhere

[CaptHayfever]

As long as it's not another FE swordie, then everything will be just f--

BYLETH (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
--selectable gender: odd #s male, even #s female. Defaults, House leaders, Sothis, some kind of spoiler
--weapon controlled directionally
--Sword of the Creator: jab, tilt, dash, up smash, up special, Uair, turns into whip for some attacks
--Areadbhar (polearm, "sideways input"): side smash, side special, Fair/Bair, tipper
--Aymr (axe, "down inputs"): down smash, down special, Dair
--Failnaught (bow, "neutral attacks"): neutral special, Nair
--poor mobility & grab/throw
--B: chargeable but only fires at full charge, but can double-charge
--Side B: Melee version of Kirby's Hammer
--Up B: tethers, can attack after, can be reused if it hits (a la Falcon Dive)
--Down B: super armor, can drop through platforms during windup, reversible, big AOE
--Final: "Progenitor God Ruptured Heaven" because Japan

Stage: Garreg Mach Monastery, & try saying that without a Scottish accent
--2.5 min cycle through 4 locations
--Marketplace: "walkoff" breakable shopfronts, Blue Lion House characters in background
--Reception Hall: flat walkoff, breakable chandeliers, Black Eagle House characters in background
--Bridge: wider flat walkoff, Golden Deer House characters in background
--Cathedral: walkoff w/soft platforms, background characters have mystery
--11 new songs, which will also be added to other FE stages

Mii costumes:
--Swordy: Altair (Assassin's Creed)
--Gunny: Mega Man X, Mega Man.EXE, Cuphead (includes "Floral Fury" music)
--All: Rabbid hat

Other:
--9 new spirit fights
--Classic route: "A Heroic Legacy", FE retrospective
--New Amiibo: Richter & Dark Samus, available 1/17 (tomorrow)
--There will be 6 more characters, all already decided. Volume 2 bundle preorder available 1/28, bonus Ancient Soldier Mii costume.

Other notes:
--Recorded in November
--Sakurai can count in binary on his fingers
--Sentences to try repeating out of context: "He may or may not end up with just one eye."
--"You're bound to get naming overlap after 17 games with 40 characters each" he says of a series with characters named Corrin & Byleth.
--Sakurai reverse 5-stocks the CPU in Squad Strike after intentionally SDing 4 times.
--He recommends multiple types of gameplay. Hint-hint.
--Stream crashes after he says "The End."
--Casting doubt on whether all the releases of Street Fighter 2 count as a single game.
--Let this man sleep.

At least it isn't a 5th Marth.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[X-3]

All will be forgiven when Sakurai Does the Right Thing and announces Kid Dracula as a DLC fighter. And then it will be angrily and perhaps arbitrarily unforgiven when the Summoner from FEH is the 6th DLC character.

[Marilink]

I’m extremely stoked about this

I get to play as Edelgard in Smash

Haters back off, I’m in my happy place

[Sim Kid]

https://tenor.com/view/warriors-curry-salty-gif-9632449

[Calamity Panfan]

mmmmmmmm inject it into my veins

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

That is literally the worst thing they could've done, I can't believe I didn't see it coming. Pong would've been legitimately more interesting as a character.

At least the level of self-awareness in the video was off the charts, they knew this wasn't what people wanted but their marketing team did.

[CaptHayfever]

^And I will also at least give props for making some attempt at differentiating Blythe from the other FE characters. They're clearly not a Marth clone, there's no counter, there's a projectile, there's multiple weapons (even though 2 of them essentially just function as long swords) & there's nothing at all like Robin.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"