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Possible Echo Fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nintendo 64 Echo Fighters

by Justin Berube - September 6, 2018, 9:47 am EDT

Echo Fighters for characters first appearing in the original Super Smash Bros.

2. Funky Kong

Original Fighter: Donkey Kong

Odds: Medium

Funky Kong is already sort of a ripoff of Donkey Kong. He has the same body type but throws on some shades and a bandanna. Man, this guy is the definition of cool!

Funky could easily be a DK Echo fighter. Though if Sakurai went the extra half-mile he could maybe incorporate Funky's surfboard into the ground slapping attack!


3. Dark Link

Original Fighter: Link

Odds: Very Low

Dark Link is seen in many Zelda titles, so it's not surprising he made this list. However, he's practically bound not to happen as Link has a Dark Link costume.


5. Boshi

Original Fighter: Yoshi

Odds: Low

Another version of Yoshi is the famous character named Boshi from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Like Funky Kong, this Yoshi is '90s cool boasting shades and a spiked collar.

While implementing Boshi would probably be easy, I doubt it will happen. While Square Enix, the company who probably owns the rights to Boshi, has characters in Smash Bros. Ultimate, I doubt this is a character they'd bother pushing. How many people care enough about Boshi anyway?


6. Shadow Kirby

Original Fighter: Kirby

Odds: Low

Shadow Kirby is a version of Kirby from the Mirror World found in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. Shadow Kirby has also appeared in other Kirby games as well.

There isn't much of a noticeable difference between Kirby and Shadow Kirby, so this character may be better handled as a special costume for Kirby. Besides, I doubt the developers want to test each version of Kirby's Copy Abilities with two fighters.


7. James McCloud

Original Fighter: Fox

Odds: Low

Fox's father looks just like him, but with aviator shades. Yes, this is another Echo Fighter that may just make a better costume.

That said, it would be cool if James appeared as an apparition like how Force Ghost Obi-Wan is seen in the Star Wars movies.


10. Ninten

Original Fighter: Ness

Odds: Medium

Ness is the star of Earthbound (Mother 2). Lucas is the star of Mother 3. That's why it would make sense to see Ninten, the Star of Earthbound Beginnings (Mother), appear as an Echo Fighter for Ness.

It may have taken a long time, but Earthbound Beginnings did finally make its way west on the Wii Virtual Console. It could happen.


11. Blood Falcon

Original Fighter: Captain Falcon

Odds: Very Low

Blood Falcon is an evil clone of Captain Falcon. That's basically the perfect plot to create an Echo Fighter. Sadly, Captain Falcon has been spotted in Smash Ultimate wearing Blood Falcon's Hell Hawk jacket as an alternate costume, so it's probably not happening.

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Talkback

KhushrenadaSeptember 06, 2018

I feel like a good 50% - 60% of these ideas could just be implemented as an alternative costume for a character rather than as a standalone separate fighter requiring a roster spot and some unique animations or attacks. In fact, I'd love if they were done as alternative costumes since it would sort of allow those characters to exist and be used for those that want to fight as them.

AdrockSeptember 06, 2018

Hilda’s color palette is most likely already in the game. As a Zelda series character, she was almost an all-time favorite for me. A Link Between Worlds is an excellent game despite the overall trash character design (Hilda interestingly notwithstanding). The setup was perfect for Hilda to be the main antagonist/final boss then Nintendo lost its nerve. Had Nintendo gone through with it (even if she repented), I’d probably put Hilda right up there with Midna. So close.

Really hate everything about Shadow being an Echo fighter for Sonic over Knuckles, Tails, or even Metal Sonic.

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee if Jeanne makes it in.

I’d rather see Medusa as an original character with a unique moveset, or even half-unique. I’ll take her as an Echo Fighter regardless. She checks off three boxes for me: villain, female, and classic.

Funky Kong seems like such an obvious Echo Fighter, I’d be kind of shocked if he didn’t make it. Once change: Up Special should be a surfboard move. All taunts should be surfboard related. Radical.

Ken is also an obvious choice though I kind of hope for Akuma instead. He may require too many changes so Ken it is.

Luigi DudeSeptember 06, 2018

I'd replace Blood Falcon with Black Shadow as the Captain Falcon clone.  Like I've said several times before, with Ganondorf now using a sword in his Smash Attacks combined with the other changes he's been given since Brawl, he's pretty far removed from his Melee counterpart.  Black Shadow would make the most sense to give Melee Ganondorf fans that slower more powerful version of Captain Falcon they liked.  Plus it makes more sense because he has a larger more muscular build and in the F-Zero games Black Shadow has one of the slowest but most powerful vehicles as well.

MASBSeptember 10, 2018

I wished you hadn't mentioned Lolo and Lala! I hadn't thought of them being a fighter and they'd be a great, unusual choice, but I agree that the chances of them being in the roster, even as an echo fighter is vanishingly small. One thing that may up their chances is that Satoru Iwata worked on the series. That might make Sakurai give the characters a bit more consideration than they would get otherwise.

Funky Kong, Hilda, Dr. Luigi, Dixie Kong, Louie/Brittany, Isabelle, Medusa, Ms. Pac-Man, and Ken would be my picks for great Echo Fighters.

Mop it upSeptember 10, 2018

Quote from: King

I feel like a good 50% - 60% of these ideas could just be implemented as an alternative costume for a character rather than as a standalone separate fighter requiring a roster spot and some unique animations or attacks.

I feel like this can be stated about all of the echoes, both current inclusions and wish lists.

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