Aielyn said:
I'm guessing you've never played the games. You may not control it, but Layton has shown himself to be a highly skilled fighter, both with traditional and unconventional weapons. People have suggested him using the slot-machine gun he made in The Unwound Future/The Lost Future, his rapier from The Diabolical Box/Pandora's Box, his foil from The Miracle Mask, and the pipe he uses in The Eternal Diva (movie). Other items from various Layton games would also make sense in his moveset, too. One really interesting moveset is suggested here. And then there's the Laytonmobile, and a heap of other things he's made or used in various games, like catapults, gliders, toy robots, hamsters, etc. Other people have suggested moves directly inspired by puzzles that appear often in Layton - matchsticks, sliding blocks, etc. And there's even an opportunity to add an extra reference, by having him also use tetris pieces (which appeared in a few puzzles). Besides, you'd probably say the same thing about Captain Falcon, Wii Fit Trainer, Villager, Mr Game & Watch, Rosalina & Luma, and ROB. |
I guess I'm just not attached to unconventional choices. Personally, I think Wii Fit Trainer, Game & Watch, and ROB are all super dumb characters. And I suppose I never played enough Layton. I got my fill of the style of game with the Curious Village and never went back for more. I can at least acknowledge that he would have been a good choice if the goal of Smash 4 wasn't apparently inserting as many characters as humanly possible into one game.
My main problem is that I don't understand why people are so desperate to add more characters to a roster that is already seriously overcrowded. How many characters does a person need to have that they'll only use a few times before shelving them for good for the one or two regulars they tend to stick to? I seriously hope that in the next Smash, they get the roster down to a respectable size and trim the fat and general fan service. Does anybody realize we are already sitting at over 50 characters while they're begging for more?
To put it into perspective:
N64 - 12 characters
Gamecube - Natural evolution to 26 characters with some fat to trim
Wii - Up to 35 characters, more clone issues, really starting to stack up on crap tier characters
Wii U/3DS - Currently at 52+ characters, depending on your attachment to Mii fighters. The vast majority will only be used when necessary for unlocks or otherwise.
Why in the blazes do we need Layton or anybody else added to this ridiculously large roster? I know more DLC characters are coming though, so I guess if it has to be somebody, I'd rather Layton than yet another Fire Emblem character.
