Gettin' to the Good Stuff: SSB4's Top Pics of the day!

I'm just going to continue with the Super Smash Bros. posts and talk about the most relevant and exciting Miiverse posts about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. As you may or may not know, the "pic of the day" is a daily post (as the name suggests), where Super Smash Bros. director, Masahiro Sakurai, shares a picture on Miiverse that reveals something about the new Smash Bros. The posts are not always very noteworthy as there are so many to go through, but I'm taking it upon myself to trim the fat and give you guys the juicy cuts we all want to see. Here goes!

Robin & Lucina information

Recently revealed newcomers Robin and Lucina were shown some love over the past week-and-a-half as Sakurai went over some of the fighters traits and moves. Robin, the first Fire Emblem representative to be considered a spell caster, is given a unique move in the form of "Nosferatu" (you should watch the movie). Sakurai said the move is the first in the series to damage an enemy while healing the player using the move. Obviously, Sakurai never played as Ivysaur in Project Melee! As a Smash player, though, this could have some terrific applications depending on a few different variables such as how much lag the move has, the range of the move and the overall damage. Sakurai also said the move does more damage if it is perform when an opponent is facing away.

Robin will also be able to use different special attacks depending on the tome he holds in his hand. The tome will change with each special attack, which means the tomes will either change in a set order(the more likely) or they will change randomly(doubtful, because Sakurai seems to want to stray away from random chance events in the game.) The tactician will also have access to his trusty thunderbolt lookin' thingy, apparently called the Levin sword, which will do considerable damage, but only be available for a limited time. When the Levin sword is not usable, it will be replaced by the weaker bronze sword. 

There isn't quite as much to say about Lucina because less was released on her, but it has been confirmed that she will play quite similarly to Marth(shocker.) This fact has many fans buzzing about how Sakurai stated there would be a point to take clones out of the title. However, without more information it's tough to be able to tell if Lucina really will control too similarly to the blue-haired bladesman. The most notable aspect of Lucina is the fact that her sword will be balanced throughout and will be just as strong throughout. This is a departure from the "tipper" or "sweet spot" that Marth is characterized by. Sakurai said the trait might "make her easier to control." regardless of how she controls, she'll always have the nickname "Martha", in my book. Too cheesy? Whatever, I think it's clever...

Stages

Not much to report here. People following the game's development already know that the 3DS version and Wii U version will have different stages, but Sakurai let fans know that some stages will be playable in both iterations of the game, such as the "Punch-Out!" boxing ring and Mega Man's Wily Castle. Tuesday the 22nd's pic of the day showed the Great Fox from "Star Fox: Assault" and Sakurai nodded to the fact that fighters might be fighting on top of the ship "without the pilot's consent." While it might not be him coming right out and telling us it's a stage... he's pretty much coming right out and telling us a stage. I just had to be sure to say it wasn't a guaranteed fact. It looks pretty though, doesn't it? Fun fact: Great Fox and the Pokemon stage from the first game were my favorite stages in the original Smash Bros. 

Costumes

It's been known for a while that characters such as the Villager and Wii Fit Trainer have alternate costumes with substantial changes. While the most recent additions might not count as substantial changes, they sure as heck beat 95% of the selection from Brawl. Mario will branch out from his fire flower colors and move to a more... American look with an outfit he wore in "NES Open Tournament Golf." The VERY Italian plumber is tsrting to look like Captain America over here with those stars and stripes! Samus will take a page out of another space adventure as she dons a white and black suit that is more than just reminiscent of your average storm trooper. Both of these costumes look great and leave me hopeful for a wider variety of costumes in SSB4. Here's to hoping Yoshi gets a nyan cat outfit! Oh, and Little Mac gets the pink training suit that was shown in his character reveal trailer way back when. So now you can beat up your friends in a nice pair of pink sweatpants. And here I was thinking nothing could be more demeaning than losing to a Jigglypuff wearing a bonnet...

Ranged Attacks

Palutena and Mii gunner's up smash and side smash, respectively, will be the longest in the game and be super annoying to play against certain friends. You know who you are... Sakurai said the Mii gunner's side smash will be the longest in the series, which is apparently to be "expected from a firearms expert." 

Sakurai said both Palutena's up smash and an unspecified special will have enormous range, with the special having a bit more range. However, the special, heavenly light, will not make the opponents flinch on impact, giving the ability no knockout potential. Her up smash will offer both range and power. It also looks pretty sweet, so it's got that going for it too. 

Heavenly Light

Up Smash

Totally Awesome, Useless Information

Cats are apparently a thing now... 

Little Mac's head is waaaay smaller than Mario's.

There's a guy... Bowl of candy... trophy... This thing exists.

Sakurai is a dirty, stinkin' troll.

Welp, that's all for today. Hopefully I can bring you more of these in the future. I'm thinking maybe once every two weeks? I hope you enjoyed these. Here's a link to the miiverse website if you want to see more: https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/  .Tell me what you think might be revealed next! See you all later and take care!