Yoyo! I'm just about finishing up on the next chapter in PSAS and I figured I should probably clear up more about this Smash Bros. thing I'm doing. As well as adding new characters, I'm changing up the old roster. I'm surprised (and pleased in some ways) that I managed to trim the roster down to just 40 returning characters. Now, if I leave out a character, it doesn't necessarily mean that they won't feature in a later fanfic, it's jist that they won't be a main character.

Also, I came up with a potential new mechanic by accident while creating movesets.

Basically, I was looking at Bomberman's SSF2 moveset and trying to translate that over while making a few tweaks, and I looked at his back aerial and assumed that worked on the ground too.

So I created two back moves. It would work sort of like a dash move, where you jerk the analogue stick backwards before performing the move. It would work as a way to surprise opponents who are turning back to you after a dash attack, or when you're being double teamed.

Or it might just be half baked dribble, idk.

So anyway, here's the list along with a comment I make about them.

1. Mario Well...anyone guess why he's here?

2. Luigi Why isn't he combined with Mario like two later characters? I like Luigi, he's better than Mario, Imo.

3. Peach See Mario.

4. Yoshi I remember winning one of those claw machine games, where I got a Yoshi plushie with 20 Euro attached. Never forgot.

5. Bowser Bowser's Inside Story made me really appreciate this guy.

6. Donkey Kong Ngl, I don't like DK as much as the other characters in the Mario universe. I don't hate him, he's just...way too lazy. Like, close to my level of laziness. I thought that cartoon was pure shite as well.

7. Diddy Kong I like Diddy a little more, not much I can say about him though.

8. Rosalina and Luma Super Mario Galaxy was...super.

9. Wario and Waluigi I wouldn't mind seeing Waluigi in Smash, but I felt that having another tag-team would be pretty cool. See the end for an updated moveset.

10. Link See Mario.

11. Zelda See Mario.

12. Ganondorf Ganondorf's kind of a dick. But he's the villain, so that's fine.

13. Samus Aran Samus is badass, probably my second favourite Nintendo series protagonist. (See later, I ship them.) I have to give credit to Metroid for making the transition to 3D so well, but then I have to take some points away from Nintendo for letting Team Ninja develop Metroid Other M.

14. Ness I've never played Earthbound/Mother, so that's why Lucas isn't here. I don't know much about JRPG's, but I like that he has a baseball bat.

15. Captain Falcon FALCOWN PUNCH!!!!!

16. Pkmn Trainer Red The only returning character not in SSB IV, but like Wario, his moveset has been updated. He's also the reason Charizard and Pikachu are absent, and his moveset has been altered to go off his HG/SS appearance. You control him, and he takes damage for you, but the pokémon, naturally, do the damage.

17. Mewtwo Well, he's pretty powerful, and we need someone to cancel out Meta Knight, so...

18. Lucario Well, he's a fighting Pokémon, and this is a fighting game...more seriously, this is a cool pokémon. I started out in Gen IV and had one on my team, so there's nostalgia too.

19. Kirby Awww, he's soooo cuuuuuute!!!!! (Really frighteningly overpowered as well.)

20. Meta Knight Well, he's a badass.

21. King Dedede I watched the Kirby anime, and remember this one episode where Dedede became really terrified of Kirby for no reason, and I felt sorry for the guy. I like penguins too.

22. Fox McCloud Starfox...never played it. :P

23. Mr. Game and Watch Well, it's a creative idea, but he may have been represented a little too faithfully. He moves like he's on an LCD monitor in the game. I still like him though.

24. Marth Never played Fire Emblem.

25. Robin See Marth

26. Ike See Robin

27. Little Mac My favourite Nintendo series protagonist :D. He also reminds me of Rocky, who is easily one of the greatest movie characters ever. I still don't understand how he was allowed to compete in the heavyweight circuit though...

28. Sonic Favourite character in the game just off nostalgia. I remember seeing Sonic being in Brawl and being like "Holy shit, now Mario and Sonic can finally fight!"

29. Olimar Pikmin is a strange looking game. Having said that, I've never played any of the games, and until recently, I had no idea Olimar was so tiny.

30. Pit Kid Icarus. All I can say is, it looks like Nintendo's version of God of War. I don't think Pit would do too well against Kratos though, all the same.

31. Palutena I don't know anything about this character, but she plays like Zeus in PSAS, which adds reason for me to believe Kid Icarus is trying to be GoW. I know Kid Icarus came out like, thirty years ago, but it's strange. Still, she seems fairly powerful.

32. R.O.B. I've gotta admit, if it wasn't for the AVGN, I don't think I would have known who this was. I'm glad I know, all the same, R.O.B.'s a fun character.

33. Wii Fit Trainer Wow, normally I'd give out about a game running out of ideas, including characters like this, but for Smash, I make an exception. Bring on more weird and wonderful characters!

34. Villager He looks like a psycho alright. I know there's some dark theories surrounding Animal Crossing, but it's more of the same with the Wii Fit Trainer.

35. Pac-Man Pac-Man was really well designed in this game. They really made the most of a limited move pool, and he's probably got the best recovery in the game.

36. Mega Man Super fighting robot! No, I didn't discover that cartoon until the internet guided me. I can't figure out if it's Megaman or Mega Man, so I'm going with the latter. All the robot masters have their name that way, so I'm going with that.

37. Shulk I think everyone was asking "Who the hell is Shulk?" when he was announced for SSB IV, but he's certainly made his mark. He stays.

38. Cloud Strife Definitely a head scratcher if you ask me. I mean, don't get me wrong, Cloud's a popular character no doubt, and Nintendo only increased their audience by including him, but I always felt Cloud should have been in PSAS. Oh well, what can you do?

39. Bayonetta I haven't downloaded Bayonetta, but I'm really glad she was included. The game seems like a lot of fun, and I like Bayonetta better than Dante (the original one), who was a bit of a dickhead. But why I'm glad is due to Bayonetta being from an M rated game, which opens up the possibility of more mature characters getting in the game. Not that I have a problem with E-T rated characters, but I'd rather have Scorpion or Sub-Zero than another Fire Emblem character.

40. Ryu Last, but certainly not least. This was the one DLC Character I downloaded for Smash 4, in fact, he made me buy the game. If you ask me, I've always preferred Street Fighter to Mortal Kombat, partially because I liked the characters better, and partially because I enjoyed playing it with my uncle, though my dad preferred MK in the arcades. I was really pleased with the way they integrated Ryu into the game, and the way you can still do the special moves the way you would in the Street Fighter games.

So there you have it.

If I had to choose my ten personal favourites based on a mix of gameplay and the characters themselves,

10. Meta Knight

9. Mega Man

8. Yoshi

7. Samus Aran (Zero Suit)

6. Pac-Man

5. R.O.B.

4. Mr. Game and Watch

3. Sonic

2. Little Mac

1. Ryu

But as for one more added bonus, I decided to include a list of new characters I considered that didn't make the cut.

1. Dig-Dug I like Dig-Dug a lot, but unfortunately, I had to keep it short and sweet, and Dig Dug didn't have enough options for moves to keep him in.

2. Any character from ARMS I'll admit to not knowing much about this game, but it's an upcoming new Nintendo IP, so at least one character would have had to have been on the roster. It wasn't the only Nintendo IP I cut.

3. Phoenix Wright It would have been fun to have Phoenix, but he had to make way for Professor Layton.

4. Inkling (Splatoon) I'm not entirely sure why I cut this character from the roster, but I did.

5. The Character I voted for on the Smash Ballot.

6. Any Street Fighter character Ken, Chun-Li, Zangief, Vega, Cammy, Dhalsim and Guile were all characters I considered, but in the end, I figured only the poster boy should stay.

7. Sub-Zero See the line above.

8. King K. Rool He's a big request, but I didn't want to introduce another villain to Smash after Wily and Eggman.

9. Tails I know Tails is in Smash Flash 2, but I figured that if Sonic had to have another representative, it would be Knuckles. Tails will probably still appear though.

10. Any pokemon I can't come up with an answer, so don't ask.

Wario and Waluigi

Y- Wario punches opponents in a two hit combo.

Y Tilt- Wario winds back and delivers a power punch.

Y Back- Waluigi whacks opponents with his tennis racket.

Y Up- Wario raises both hands above his head, raising the roof.

Y Down- Wario stabs his index finger at the ground in front of him. When used in the air, Waluigi stomps the ground.

Y Dash- Wario dives forward head first.

X- Wario chomps on foes. This powers up his Y Down move.

X Tilt- Waluigi kicks a soccer ball at opponents. When used in the air, Waluigi performs his legendary Drop Rocket technique, kicking a soccer ball with enormous power into the ground. This attack can be charged to suspend the duo in the air, but it can also be interrupted.

X Back- Waluigi swings at opponents with his golf club.

X Up- Wario performs a spinning jump into the air, hitting opponents multiple times before knocking them away on the final hit.

X Down- Wario unleashes the Wario Waft, a distinctive fart which launches Wario into the air. The more Wario has eaten (chomped), the higher Wario is launched.

X Dash- Wario mounts his bike and rides it around the stage. He can turn, dealing a lot of damage to anyone who gets hit by the back wheel of the bike, up will cause him to perform a wheelie, and down performs a powerful ground slam. Wario can dismount his bike, and use it as a throwing weapon, or use his chomp attack to eat it.

Ledge- Wario tosses Waluigi onto the stage, acting as a projectile attack, giving him time to hoist himself up.

Grab-

Throw(only one, I was too lazy to do more)-

Final Smash

Wario Man- Wario becomes Wario Man by eating a garlic bulb, giving him armour, agility and power so he can deal more damage and take it too.

Red

Y- Charizard scratches opponents with his claws.

Y Tilt- Pikachu uses Quick Attack to dash forward. When used in the air, Red uses his bicycle to ride forward a good distance.

Y Back- Red tosses a Poké Ball at opponents.

Y Up- Pikachu uses Iron Tail to lift opponents into the air.

Y Down- Venusaur uses Vine Whip to slam down on the ground.

Y Dash- Pikachu charges a Volt Tackle. This is an incredibly powerful attack that can burn through pretty much anything, but Pikachu suffers 33% recoil damage from every attack that hits.

X- Charizard uses Flamethrower on opponents. This attack is powerful, but it gradually weakens over time.

X Tilt- Blastoise uses Water Pulse to shoot a water ball forward.

X Back- Red sprays opponents with a potion, stunning them.

X Up- Venusaur uses Synthesis to reduce the percentage meter by 1% every two seconds. When used in the air, Charizard will fly upwards with Red on his back.

X Down- Blastoise performs Rapid Spin, an attack which deflects weak projectiles and carries Red into the air as he is standing on the shell.

X Dash- Snorlax uses Hyper Beam to deal devastating damage to anyone in his way. The downside to this is that it takes a full minute for Snorlax to recharge before he can use the attack again.

Ledge- Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to shock any nearby foes.

Grab- Red uses his fishing rod to make his grab an excellent one with great range. He can then use a Squirtbottle to attack them.

Throw- Venusaur uses his vines to throw away the opponent.

Final Smash

Mega Kanto Evolution- Red breaks the rules of Pokémon and actiavtes three Mega EV's at once, being Blastoise, Venusaur and Charizard X. They are not player controlled, but will chase opponents around the stage and attack them for twenty seconds.

So that's it! What can I say about Smash Bros.? It's great. Such a simple concept, but the execution is great. I may prefer PSAS for gameplay, but there's no denying that seeing Mario, Sonic, Mega Man and Pac-Man all on the same screen duking it out is amazing.

The fanbase scares me though ):