So what the fuck was up with this, did they really add a Rathalos into the game and that was it, no mon hun character, world or song just one enemy?
Was the hunter planned into the fighter pass but then pushed into fighter pass 2 or something?
So what the fuck was up with this, did they really add a Rathalos into the game and that was it, no mon hun character...
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Asher Anderson
They'll bring back his mii costume, don't worry.
Parker Allen
Byleth was clearly going to be Monster Hunter but that got scrapped because Sakurai hates his fans.
Nicholas Anderson
Nice headcanon, sperg.
Chase Ross
>his mii costume
was there a hunter mii costume on 4? still an entire modeled iconic character from another franchise in smash as a boss and thats it? its so fucking weird.
Jonathan Williams
To be fair the monsters are much more iconic than the hunters, and then there's the whole 14 weapons bit. The most iconic weapons visually with the series trademark weight (GS/Hammer) are considerably less used than the more popular LS/DB. And if you don't choose one weapon, do you try to incorporate a move from each of them? It's kind of a mess
Gabriel Cook
his model looks ripped from gu so I don't think it was that much work
Ian Long
I mean sakurai proved he could easily find a way with one Blyeth works, each smash move is a different weapon it could easily work
it still feels so weird there is a monster hunter character in game as a boss and thats all, its fucking bizarre
Christopher Foster
This, the MH devs have stated that they prefer the Monstets show up as guests, see Peace Walker
They see the player characters more as mannequins to dress up in skimpy zinogre armor or flashy guild tuxedos
William Anderson
>do you try to incorporate a move from each of them? It's kind of a mess
Inkling did it, wouldn't be too hard to come up with something for thr Monhun Weapons
Liam Ortiz
>game is almost exclusively boss fights
>appears as a boss fight in another game
I don't get the confusion.
Christopher Reyes
And everyone with half a brain knows that is BS. half the game is monsters, the other half of the game is all the cool weapons, movesets, etc. Also there are plenty of iconic armor designs, and the goofy Hunter personality and emotes too.
Connor Sullivan
>we will never get a meat cooking taunt
Blake Fisher
The solution would be to make the MH rep a Felyne.
It's a much more unique representative that wouldn't just be another sword-guy.
Benjamin Edwards
2 characters already have that gimmick and Sakurai has said he wants every new character to have some unique gimmick to them
if Monster Hunter was added in theyd probably have the item bar included so you can use items in the middle of a match like the stone, flash bomb, pitfall trap, and barrel bombs
>well never get a potion drinking arm flex taunt
Ethan Peterson
Honestly I say a MH rep should be a Felyne, like the Prowlers from Gen
This is purrsonality right here
Easton Price
What do you mean, every boss has a representative, Dracula has the belmonts, Marx has Kirby, Gannon has duuh and the monster from brawl is an original of smash
and then theres Rathalos from Monster Hunter, with nothing in the game, no stage, no song and no rep from its series.
Adam Richardson
it also kinda got ignored since now theres more mon hun games ABOUT the hunters
>mon hun stories
>mon hun riders
Lincoln King
Just like the Peace Walker encounter? There's Big Bosd fighting a fucking dragon instead of an APC, same tactics (rockets, grenades) except now the APC is a Rathalos.
Jason Bennett
raths theme is in the game
too bad its probably the worst song in the franchise
Angel Moore
It's unfortunate that Stories wasn't very popular. You could have a monster of an appropriate size and a unique fighter that isn't just a humanoid with a weapon.
Caleb Ross
Considering how capcom has been acting lately despite being the ones who had direct impact on the switch's specs, I'd say that's more than enough representation
Dylan Rogers
Dude, smash is not fucking peace walker, nothing about them is similar but if you want to include MGS into the conversation snake got in with stage and tons of music, new music for ultimate even
Brody Perry
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SO, TASTY!
Jeremiah Ortiz
Logan Bailey
Well that's fair, I forgot MH got on that 'Mystery Dungeon' wagon (popular series gets a DS spinoff with different gameplay)
Angel Gutierrez
Yeah, she's one of many reasons why I hate Infinite, she's Handler tier annoying in the story.
Aiden Sullivan
Oh, and despite being in the main story she's fucking DLC.
I do like her moveset but she's grossly OP in my opinion, so there's that too.
MVCI Hunter in Smash would be a goddamn nightmare, I'd rather see fucking Spiderman or Captain America
Joseph Lewis
MvCI also had Monster Hunter as a character, and recently a Nintendo gacha got a MH collab with three Hunters as the main draw
I wouldn't be surprised to see a generic Hunter using a bunch of weapons and items as a Smash character, even though it's unlikely.
Jonathan White
>three hunters
They are actually alternate versions of Dragalia Lost characters in Monster Hunter armor. That's Vanessa, for example.
Carter Kelly
>was there a hunter mii costume on 4?
Yes, two even. They were pretty good.
Kevin Gutierrez
Forgot my pic
Colton Myers
But you know what Monster Hunter character WAS made available as a playable unit? Rathalos.
Noah Rogers
Literally have 2 songs
Nicholas Torres
Supposedely the monhun devs were unaware of the huntress in MvCI until the reveal and were disappointed on its team, which wouldn't surprise me considering the shitfest it was.
Jacob Williams
>She never stop fucking talking
God, shut the fuck up
Ryder Edwards
That's why they don't want a playable Hunter in a fighting game anymore
Hudson Moore
>Monster Hunter
>Nintendo
You'd have to a retard to believe this after World.
Alexander Rogers
The map is also from MH
Easton Stewart
Byleth's moves are literally identical to what the Monster Hunter's would have been
Jose Ward
>half the game is monsters, the other half of the game is all the cool weapons, movesets, etc
It's more like 65/35
Brody Miller
>Implying MHW Portable isn't coming.
Evan Morgan
Other characters would make more sense from a marketing stance, RE due to how many RE games are on Nintendo, another Megaman due to MM still selling best on Nintendo, or Dante to promote the currently flopping DMC trilogy on Nintendo.
Sebastian Bell
You underestimate how fucking gigantic monster hunter is
>Monster Hunter World is the first Capcom game to sell 14 million. October 7, 2019 Monster Hunter World sales have topped 14 million worldwide
Nolan Turner
Yeah?
Why bother marketing it when there are franchises that could use it and have a larger fanbase on Nintendo
Oliver Jackson
>None of the picks are chosen by Hackurai
>Thinks an obligatory FE character was actually originally something else
lay off the onions and smash speculation, its rotted your brain
Nolan Campbell
Fire emblen (and to a lesser extent pokemon) are the only franchises that are using smash as marketing
Evan Hall
Your entire argument is invalid. The characters do not shill Nintendo products exclusively (look at Joker) and there is a Monster Hunter on Switch already that they can promote. The previously mentioned Dragalia Lost collaboration even did so, using characters from Generations Ultimate instead of World.
Carson Harris
Rathalos IS your Monster Hunter representation.
Luis Jackson
Dragon Quest
Persona
KoF
MGS originally
Final Fantasy
Christopher Diaz
Hackurai is a notorious liar to be fair.
Caleb Gutierrez
NERGIGANTE FOR SMASH
Connor King
Nintendo picked the DLC. Sakurai just worked on the characters chosen. He has no say in the matter.
Hunter Martin
>hackurai
you got banjo
why are you still bitching
Robert Walker
MH is one of those character that would need fan demand to get him in.
Josiah Turner
Somebody on the development team thought "wouldn't it be cool to have Rathalos as a boss?" and the others thought "hell yeah".
Unfortunately, this thought process goes against the thought process of smashfags obsessed with "representation".
Robert Harris
BOTH parties need to want a character in Smash. If Capcom doesn't want the Hunter getting represented over the monsters, it can't happen. And Nintendo isn't gonna pull a Disney and take it.
Landon Price
weird there wasn't a full MH stage with the wooden platforms and monster catching structures
having random monsters run around and fuck shit up would have been a fun stage gimmick
Aaron Edwards
Dragon quest is a fucking gigantic series iconic in all the world and perhaps the first rpg ever
Persona was a huge new title from Atlus, winner of several prizes for its style and quality and Sakurais fav game of that year
KoF is a classic in fighting games, a rival to street fighter and you dont see a new KoF being relevant any time soon
metal gear fair
Final Fantasy is mother fucking final fantasy, and not the character from the new FF it was the iconic Cloud from FF7, dont tell me they added him to promote FF remake that came several years later and not even on a Nintendo console
Fire Emblem didnt even fucking release and they added the main character of the new game, thats fucking marketing, same as the new starters from whatever new pokemon gets added
Joshua Torres
I didn't want Banjo
James Foster
Sakurai might just think MH is best represented by a monster. Plus it's a neat boss anyway.
Also, what about al the AT only franchises?