Newcomers in SSB for WiiU! Lucina!!! Robin!!! and Captain Falcon Returns! 4 FE Reps and No Shulk :0

[ToraTiger]

noname2200 said:

ToraTiger said:

Let's be honest, all three of them are very similar and 2 are complete clones.  I've no problem with the male robin/female robin slot, but Lucina looks to be more similar to Marth than Mario is to Luigi.   At least toon link is small and fast and doesn't combo badly, and Ike is a slower style Marth, they both have charge attacks good range and a counter, and a smash that kills almost instantly.   Adding another one to the rooster adds zero to the game, and I'm against it strongly.  Robin looks cool however, and I look forward to playing as her.   Since these are the last people we'll see in Smash, I'm dissappointed.  

Well, if we're being honest, then..... no, Ike and Marth are about as similar as Fox and Donkey Kong. The former's a slow heavy hitter with wide-arc attacks, the latter's a light speedster who does moderate damage but can (and basically must) chain attacks into combos. Aside from Counter, they literally have zero common moves, and trying to utilize one's playstyle with the other is foolish at best.

I'm going to continue being honest, and wonder aloud whether you've actually played Brawl for more than a few minutes. I honestly can't grasp how you can say the two are even remotely similar, especially when you imply that Toon Link is somehow less of a clone from his progenitor!

Ike and Marth are similar, they just have different powers/speeds.  If someone where to take Ike and increase his speed and down he's power, he would be so much like Marth it's ridiculous.   They both have charged attacks also.

And fyi, I said they were similar and that toon link was a clone character, but not as much as a clone when compared to Lucina.