It may be a little while until the next character is revealed, butSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatehas kicked off its second Fighter Pass. Starting with Min Min fromARMS, there’s now five additional characters (six in total) coming to the game in the near future. Granted there have been some delays due to the pandemic, but there’s a new character on the horizon forSmash, which means speculation is rampant. At first it wasSmash for Wii U/3DSthat broke some of the initial boundaries, nowUltimatehas nearly opened up all possibilities for characters.
There’s a few solid choices that could be possible candidates for fighters, based on character polls and the popularity of characters amongst fans. This list doesn’t include characters who have seemingly been disproven like Sora or Goku, meaning basically characters that still have a feasible chance of joining the roster. For now, there’s still quite a few options for characters joiningSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, but here are some of the most exciting prospects for joining in the fight.
Crash Bandicoot
Ever since Cloud joined theSmashroster, the possibilities for characters have become endless, especially from former PlayStation exclusives, which ironically is why Crash Bandicoot is one of the most highly requested characters of all time. The beloved PlayStation icon from the early 90s has always been a requested character since the beginning, but his potential inclusion is now far more feasible inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Crash’s moveset could also borrow plenty of inspiration from others, as his moves inthe originalCrash Bandicootgamesare pretty basic and leaves room for tons of creative freedom. Considering all the other mascots of gaming joiningSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Crash seems like a logical choice.
Dante from Devil May Cry
This character choice is still a little iffy, but hasn’t been exactly disproven in any capacity yet. Much like Crash, Dante typically ranks top five in character popularity polls for inclusion inSmash. TheDevil May Cryprotagonist wouldn’t be the first character created by Hideki Kamiya to make it intoSmash, not to mention from an even bigger action game franchise as well. Originally the barrier to entry for Dante, as described byDevil May Cry’s director Hidaki Itsuno, was the fact that aDevil May Crygame had never really been on Nintendo platforms before. Now that this particular barrier has been taken down withthe original trilogy ofDevil May Cryported to Switch, Dante’s inclusion is far more feasible than it was before. At least about as feasible as Bayonetta was at the time, but she proved to surprise fans onSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, so it’s definitely still possible.
Master Chief from Halo
While it’s possible that more fans would advocate for Doom Guy making it intoSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatethan Master Chief,Halo’s best Spartan would just make more sense for inclusion. ConsideringUltimateis an E10+ game, and Doom Guy’s main schtick is goring demons in bombastic and violent fashion, Master Chief is comparatively toned down.Is Master Chief still a super soldier capable of mowing down aliens left and right? Sure, but Chief isn’t exactly relishing in dismembering enemies left and right. It’s almost impossible to tone down Doom Guy’s character to appease the rating without removing his identifiable features entirely. Plus this is a game with Bayonetta in it, but her explicit source material is significantly toned down forSmash.
This is the reason why Master Chief being included instead just makes more sense. While it’s arguable thatChief and Doom Guy both have unique and interesting personalities, one of them has both a definitive name and a voice. Not to mention the potential versatility of his moveset could mirror that of Snake’s abilities, just in a moreHalo-esque way. Master Chief is the icon of Xbox, just like Crash Bandicoot for PlayStation, and could add to the mascots of gaming like Banjo and Cloud who are already on the roster.
Isaac from Golden Sun
Of course “more sword characters” is a common criticism ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, but Isaac’s been a sleeper hit amongst fans for a while. It doesn’t help that he’s part of a long dormant franchise,butGolden Sunis still a Nintendo first-party series. TheGolden SunJRPG series has become sort of a cult-classic over the years, even though the game was still mildly popular when it initially released. There were even some earlyUltimaterumors Isaac also still ranks relatively high on recent popularity polls, and has been a frontrunner on other fan votes for years. Plus with Min Min serving as evidence that trophies don’t necessarily result in the de-confirmation of characters, it’s very possible Isaac’s life as a trophy inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatecould transfer into a full-fledged character for the second Fighter Pass.
Decidueye from Pokémon
One of the latest leaks for the secondSuper Smash Bros. UltimateFighters Pass was thatthe next character would be aPokemonfighter. ConsideringUltimatehas yet to add a standalone grass-typePokemon, Decidueye would be a prime representative. Some of the early “leaks” forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateteased that Spring Man and Decidueye would be fighters, which understandably excited fans. Of course this leak turned out to be very fake, but it was enough to get players interested at the prospect of Decidueye coming toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Plus, it’s an opportunity for a very uniquePokemonfighter with a completely new moveset to make its debut. Perhaps in the next few months, Decidueye may actually come to the game after all.
Of course, determining the next fighter to come toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateis a nebulous task. Additional characters have ranged from the highest highs of Joker fromPersona 5to the lowest lows of Byleth fromFire Emblem: Three Houses. These are just a few of many requested to join the roster, but these five are the most realistic hype choices for the second Fighters Pass.
