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[bobbychalkers]

Is him in trophy form pretty much a deconfirmation? Rayman makes sense in Smash (and it would give me hope for Wonder Red )

 

[Mariolee]

Ubisoft was like "Please make him playable" and Sakurai was like "Sweet, trophy data!"

Exactly what I was thinking hahaha

 

[JoeFu]

Superior non-clickbait thread ftw. Sad to see the other thread with more posts.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

And for a second i thought he would be a playable character...

That was by design.

 

[AdanVC]

O______O R-Rayman!? On Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS!?The most unexpected third party character to appear on this game tbh, even as a trophy. Especially considering this is from a non-Japanese franchise.

 

[ffdgh]

This is so freaking bizarre. Makes me slightly second guess today's reveal lol.

 

[botty]

Strange things are happening.

 

[OricWindstar]

Superior non-clickbait thread ftw. Sad to see the other thread with more posts.

Fortunately I saw this in the Smash thread first, but such a dick move. Why raise people's hopes?

 

[andrerobot]

This is so confusing. Third party representation in smash with no playable character? Please god no playable rabbids in this

I guess this trophy pretty much confirms that raving rabbid is the new character.

 

[Storm Kyleis]

What. WHAT.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

Unfortunately that was thrown out the window the moment Pac-Man was in the game, who has even less to do with Nintendo than Rayman.

???

Pac-Man has appeared any every Nintendo console since his inception and even had a collaboration game directly made by Miyamoto (Vs.). PacMan World Series was also one of the few major third party sellers on the GameCube. Rayman has also seen major presence on all systems since the Game Boy Color.

 

[StreetsAhead]

I mean, Nintendo did publish Legends on Wii U in Japan...so there's that tenuous connection, I guess.

 

[NexusCell]

Rayman Legends going mutiplat probably ended any chance of Rayman getting in.

 

[Shadowlink]

Happy to see Rayman make it in some form. I wonder if these means more Third Party trophies. I'd love to see some Castlevania references.

 

[Drago]

What the hell???

I remember John Harker saying Ubisoft wanted Rayman in Smash Bros. Something like that... Maybe this is a compromise.

 

[Jamie OD]

I bet he's supposed to be a secret unlockable character.

 

[March of the Crabs]

This is so weird yet awesome. I am both confused and pleased.

 

[JDSN]

Yikes, if Rayman is a trophy then everything is permitted.

Edit: Pun totally intended.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Seriously?

 

[Zeyphersan]

NOW I WANT PLAYABLE RAYMAN

 

[AniHawk]

he looks drunk.

 

[Rlan]

Calling it.

 

[Hours Left]

Unfortunately that was thrown out the window the moment Pac-Man was in the game, who has even less to do with Nintendo than Rayman.

Uh, what? Pac-Man has been on every Nintendo system ever created, plus Namco is helping with Smash, so that's why he's in.

 

[Omzz]

these kinds of threads are really unnecessary

 

[EightBitNate]

Unfortunately that was thrown out the window the moment Pac-Man was in the game, who has even less to do with Nintendo than Rayman.

Pac-Man has more games on Nintendo consoles than Sonic or Snake.

 

[catmario]

What have you done ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAKURAI!!!

RAYMAN is ONLY ON TROPHY?

THIS IS BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[That Brown Guy]

See Ubisoft! Nintendo still shows you love even if you don't.

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

This is so freaking bizarre. Makes me slightly second guess today's reveal lol.

I think that's the idea. Sakurai's screwing with us. He knows that we know it's Shulk, but he wants to plant a seed of doubt in us.

 

[Defect]

these kinds of threads are really unnecessary

Why?

 

[doemaaan]

Got my fingers crossed for him being a playable character.

 

[C.Olimar788]

I can't decide which is a more exciting prospect: Ubisoft having a playable rep or third party trophies outside of repped games being a thing. On the first account there are definitely some neat characters Ubisoft could contribute

Spoiler

*DesmondMilessCough*

and on the second it would be all sorts of neat to have indie developers get their own trophies for their properties. Things like Cave Story or Shovel Knight being forever remembered in Smash Bros., even just as a collectable, would be beyond cool.

 

[LiK]

these kinds of threads are really unnecessary

Thread whining is bannable.

 

[Alfebit]

He'd be a pretty cool addition to the roster. Tomorrow can't come soon enough!

 

[Dr. Buni]

Why not playable ;_;

 

[Smiles and Cries]

they totally betrayed Nintendo with the delay and now no support

this must have been an early deal

 

[Kajiba]

Bait thread.

Cool he is in the game in some form.

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

This is not going to help clarify things at all for the people who still think The Wonderful 101 is third-party.

 

[ArchedThunder]

Unfortunately that was thrown out the window the moment Pac-Man was in the game, who has even less to do with Nintendo than Rayman.

Yeah, no.
Pac-Man is also Miyamoto's favorite video game character.

 

[GamerJM]

Uh, what? Pac-Man has been on every Nintendo system ever created, plus Namco is helping with Smash, so that's why he's in.

Not Virtual Boy

 

[jj984jj]

I can't decide which is a more exciting prospect: Ubisoft having a playable rep or third party trophies outside of repped games being a thing. On the first account there are definitely some neat characters Ubisoft could contribute

Spoiler

*DesmondMilessCough*

and on the second it would be all sorts of neat to have indie developers get their own trophies for their properties. Things like Cave Story or Shovel Knight being forever remembered in Smash Bros., even just as a collectable, would be beyond cool.

If a Ubisoft character was playable it definitely wouldn't be from Assassin's Creed, the series barely has any representation on Nintendo systems.

 

[Omzz]

Thread whining is bannable.

Why?

Oh you mean clickbait titles?

i meant more specifically in terms of the thread title alluding to rayman being a character. but then turning out to be a trophy

 

[Boss Doggie]

wait what

Is this the first time a 3rd party got a trophy-only representation? I recall Melee had them too.

 

[Burning Justice]

This is so bizarre.

Wonder if there are any other 3rd-party franchises being repped only by trophies, or if this is just a result of Ubisoft trying to get Rayman in as a playable character.

 

[CriterionDog]

PLEASE BE A CHARACTER OH NY GOD PLEASE

 

[Dr. Buni]

Thank goodness it's not a taken slot

lol @ slot bullshit

And even if slots were a thing, characters like Chrom are much more "a waste of slot" than a memorable mascot like Rayman.

 

[Hours Left]

Not Virtual Boy

That doesn't exist IRL. Any memories of the VB is a side effect of a global experiment gone horribly wrong.

 

[KingSnake]

I hope they add also Aiden as a punch bag.

 

[Kriken]

And the threads ended up getting merged with the informative title

 

[JDSN]

Never forget:

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Happy to see Rayman make it in some form. I wonder if these means more Third Party trophies. I'd love to see some Castlevania references.

I've always thought Simon Belmont should be a character in these games. Along with Pac-Man and Mega Man.

2 out of 3 ain't bad, though.