WEBVTT 00:00:02.870 --> 00:00:07.270 So Nintendo has finally revealed the entire roster for Super Smash Brother Ultimate. 00:00:07.270 --> 00:00:09.370 And it’s fucking garbage! 00:00:09.370 --> 00:00:13.280 I can’t believe Nintendo left out so many amazing characters that would be perfect for 00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:14.840 Smash Bros. 00:00:14.840 --> 00:00:16.240 But there is still hope. 00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:20.599 Nintendo has also announced that there will be additional DLC characters as well. 00:00:20.599 --> 00:00:23.579 In fact, they already revealed one of them. 00:00:23.579 --> 00:00:24.579 Piranha Plant. 00:00:24.579 --> 00:00:26.860 I applaud Nintendo for this choice. 00:00:26.860 --> 00:00:31.990 It’s great to see them add a character so controversial, yet so brave? 00:00:31.990 --> 00:00:34.480 Clearly Sakurai’s mind is one above our own. 00:00:34.480 --> 00:00:38.650 While I doubt we could ever come to fathom the depth of Sakurai’s intellect, this character 00:00:38.650 --> 00:00:41.760 does give us a window into the madman’s mind. 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:45.949 There are five DLC characters left to be announced, and given all of the evidence that has piled 00:00:45.949 --> 00:00:50.750 up over the last few months, I think we have a pretty good chance at guessing who is left. 00:00:50.750 --> 00:00:54.940 So without further ado, here are my predictions for the Smash Ultimate DLC roster. 00:00:59.710 --> 00:01:04.300 Sakurai has been feeding us hints about new characters during every direct we have had. 00:01:04.309 --> 00:01:07.980 During the E3 Direct, we could see a barrel and a rope ladder in the room where Sakurai 00:01:07.980 --> 00:01:09.180 was talking. 00:01:09.180 --> 00:01:13.190 This was obviously a hint at King K Rool being a character in Smash. 00:01:13.190 --> 00:01:17.730 During the August 8th direct, there were two chairs in the background, one yellow and one 00:01:17.730 --> 00:01:18.840 purple. 00:01:18.840 --> 00:01:20.980 No one really knew what this meant at first. 00:01:20.980 --> 00:01:25.350 People thought it was Waluigi, or maybe Rayman, or even Skull Kid. 00:01:25.350 --> 00:01:29.660 Looking back at it now, it was so blatantly obvious who the chairs were referring to that 00:01:29.660 --> 00:01:31.310 I won’t even bother repeating it. 00:01:31.310 --> 00:01:33.470 But what about the November direct? 00:01:33.470 --> 00:01:36.060 What secret did Sakurai leave for us this time? 00:01:36.060 --> 00:01:40.200 Well, did you happen to notice this Japanese man hidden right in front of the camera. 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:42.760 I honestly can’t believe I missed it the first time watching. 00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:44.900 But what does a Japanese man hint at? 00:01:44.900 --> 00:01:50.110 Well, I did some research and it turns out that the game Super Mario Bros. was actually 00:01:50.110 --> 00:01:52.410 made by a Japanese man. 00:01:52.410 --> 00:01:58.640 Now my Japanese is a little rusty but I believe his name is pronounced SHAGGY-ROO Bicycle 00:01:58.640 --> 00:01:59.640 Pump. 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:04.460 Anyway, it turns out this Super Mario Bros game is actually the game that Piranha Plant 00:02:04.460 --> 00:02:05.700 originated from. 00:02:05.700 --> 00:02:07.180 Coincidence? 00:02:07.180 --> 00:02:08.440 No. 00:02:08.440 --> 00:02:12.930 People have rightly pointed out that Piranha Plant itself must be hinting at another character 00:02:12.930 --> 00:02:17.010 in the game, because why would Sakurai put a fucking piranha plant in the game for no 00:02:17.010 --> 00:02:18.090 fucking reason? 00:02:18.090 --> 00:02:22.319 Some people think that Piranha Plant is hinting at Geno’s inclusion, because there was some 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:29.319 ad for Super Mario RPG in Japan with some singing piranha plants or some shit, I don’t 00:02:29.319 --> 00:02:30.319 know. 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:33.129 It’s a pretty solid theory, I will admit, but listen to this. 00:02:33.129 --> 00:02:36.060 Remember that obscure Mario game I mentioned earlier? 00:02:36.060 --> 00:02:37.870 The one that had Piranha Plant in it? 00:02:37.870 --> 00:02:42.150 Well, Piranha Plant isn’t even the first enemy you see in that game, it’s the second. 00:02:42.150 --> 00:02:43.450 The first one is actually Goomba. 00:02:43.450 --> 00:02:47.320 So I think it’s safe to say that Goomba is going to be our first DLC character. 00:02:50.440 --> 00:02:52.420 Now let’s talk about leaks. 00:02:52.420 --> 00:02:56.800 Super Smash Bros Ultimate has had tons of leaks all over the internet. 00:02:56.819 --> 00:02:58.829 And most of them have been shit. 00:02:58.829 --> 00:03:03.519 But there is one leaker who has constantly been proven right time and again. 00:03:03.519 --> 00:03:04.519 Vergeben. 00:03:04.519 --> 00:03:08.379 He correctly leaked Cat, Dog, Snake, and Bird. 00:03:08.379 --> 00:03:13.579 This person clearly has some insider information, and they have said that a Square Enix character 00:03:13.579 --> 00:03:16.549 will be coming to Smash as DLC. 00:03:16.549 --> 00:03:20.430 So I played through every single game Square Enix has ever made to find a character worthy 00:03:20.430 --> 00:03:23.160 of being included in Smash Bros. 00:03:23.160 --> 00:03:24.100 And I couldn’t find any. 00:03:24.620 --> 00:03:28.580 So I’m guessing they are going to just use a character from Super Mario RPG, since the 00:03:28.580 --> 00:03:31.719 Mario franchise is pretty underrepresented in Smash as it is. 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:34.799 I don’t really know who they would pick. 00:03:34.799 --> 00:03:38.069 None of the characters really stand out to me. 00:03:38.069 --> 00:03:39.660 Maybe Mallow? 00:03:39.660 --> 00:03:41.040 Yeah, Mallow. 00:03:44.220 --> 00:03:47.540 There are shit ton of characters in Smash Ultimate. 00:03:47.540 --> 00:03:48.960 Too many, in fact. 00:03:48.969 --> 00:03:52.530 When people first pick up the game, it’s going to be incredibly hard to know where 00:03:52.530 --> 00:03:53.530 to even start. 00:03:53.530 --> 00:03:56.620 It also doesn’t help that none of the characters are very relatable. 00:03:56.620 --> 00:04:00.129 I don’t know what it’s like to be an Italian plumber who eats mushrooms. 00:04:00.129 --> 00:04:03.230 I’m not physically fit in any way, shape or form. 00:04:03.230 --> 00:04:07.220 I don’t even know what the fuck is going on with this character. 00:04:07.220 --> 00:04:11.950 It seems to me like Smash Bros needs to have a character that people can relate to. 00:04:11.950 --> 00:04:16.859 So I scoured the entire Nintendo franchise to try and find a character that best represented 00:04:16.859 --> 00:04:19.489 the average Smash Bros fan. 00:04:19.489 --> 00:04:20.840 And I think I found him. 00:04:20.840 --> 00:04:21.840 Baby Mario. 00:04:21.840 --> 00:04:26.889 I don’t really know why, but whenever I browse Smash related Reddit threads, YouTube 00:04:26.889 --> 00:04:32.770 comments or GameFAQ posts, I’m always reminded of Baby Mario for some reason. 00:04:32.770 --> 00:04:35.360 It’s the weirdest thing, to be honest. 00:04:38.280 --> 00:04:43.380 Now, who says these DLC characters have to even be from a pre-existing Nintendo game? 00:04:43.389 --> 00:04:46.680 You see, this is the problem with Smash speculation. 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:50.710 There are all these rules people come up with that aren’t really rules, they are just 00:04:50.710 --> 00:04:51.710 patterns. 00:04:51.710 --> 00:04:54.540 “New fighters have to be relevant” until they aren’t. 00:04:54.540 --> 00:04:58.759 “A third party can’t have two fighters!” until they do. 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:01.569 So why does Nintendo have to add pre-existing characters? 00:05:01.569 --> 00:05:05.530 That’s why I think we’ll be seeing a brand new character added to Smash. 00:05:05.530 --> 00:05:07.759 Dr. Baby Mario. 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:11.050 Now before you even say it, I know. 00:05:11.050 --> 00:05:14.630 Sakurai said that the DLC characters won’t be echo fighters. 00:05:14.630 --> 00:05:18.349 But I didn’t say that Dr. Baby Mario would be an echo fighter, did I? 00:05:18.349 --> 00:05:20.699 Let’s look at Dr. Mario. 00:05:20.699 --> 00:05:22.370 How is he different from Mario? 00:05:22.370 --> 00:05:28.690 Well, he’s slightly shorter, slightly more powerful, slightly slower, and he has a different 00:05:28.690 --> 00:05:29.940 down Special. 00:05:29.940 --> 00:05:32.139 Now what attributes can echo fighters have? 00:05:32.139 --> 00:05:36.900 Well, they can have slightly different heights, slightly different power levels, slightly 00:05:36.900 --> 00:05:40.240 different speeds, and they can have different Special moves. 00:05:40.240 --> 00:05:46.259 So Dr. Mario is clearly not an echo of Mario, meaning Dr. Baby Mario doesn’t have to be 00:05:46.259 --> 00:05:48.330 an echo of Baby Mario. 00:05:48.330 --> 00:05:50.480 Checkmate, atheists. 00:05:52.200 --> 00:05:57.220 Let’s go back to December 26, 2016. 00:05:57.220 --> 00:06:02.539 On that fateful day, Sakurai held an interview with Denfaminicogamer. 00:06:02.539 --> 00:06:08.110 This interview took place in Sakurai’s house, where he had a few collectibles lying around. 00:06:08.110 --> 00:06:13.419 Sakurai explained that he often purchased toys to use as references when making games. 00:06:13.419 --> 00:06:18.889 The interviewer pointed out one of Sakurai’s toys, a mech from the 1983 anime series Galactic 00:06:18.889 --> 00:06:20.270 Drifter Vifam. 00:06:20.270 --> 00:06:25.669 According to Sakurai, he purchased this toy in order to use the included rifle as reference 00:06:25.669 --> 00:06:27.569 for a game he was working on. 00:06:27.569 --> 00:06:32.220 Sakurai obviously used this rifle as reference for a new character in Smash. 00:06:32.220 --> 00:06:36.620 There is literally no other possible explanation in the universe. 00:06:36.620 --> 00:06:42.139 There’s no way Sakurai could have used this for a different game, or for an assist trophy. 00:06:42.139 --> 00:06:46.480 And it’s completely impossible that he just didn’t actually use it. 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:49.229 So where is the rifle, dear viewer? 00:06:49.229 --> 00:06:56.139 None of the new characters so far use rifles, so this toy must be for our last DLC fighter. 00:06:56.140 --> 00:07:02.380 So, what character in the entire Nintendo canon could Sakurai possibly be planning on 00:07:02.380 --> 00:07:03.420 adding into the game? 00:07:04.080 --> 00:07:05.860 Well, isn’t it obvious? 00:07:19.840 --> 00:07:21.900 So yeah, there’s my predictions. 00:07:21.900 --> 00:07:23.460 Best $25 bucks I ever spent.