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Best characters that were randomly dropped from rosters
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MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Where'd you go
I miss you so
BrokenIcarus
Member
Why Namco ? She was fast and could dance circles around most other characters.
Came in here to post this. I literally dominated EVERYONE with her in SC2. Still my favourite fighting game of all time!
Gentleman Jack
Member
They perfected charge characters in Urien. And then they removed him in favor of goddamn Seth.
I wish we lived in a world where Pichu could be in all the Smash Bros game after Melee and not catch flak for being in the game instead of some other character. I know it was shitty, but that's why I love it. Plus its adorable. I guess it getting dropped wasn't exactly "random" though.
Could come up with a fair few examples from Mario Kart 8.
And if you counted the cast of Mario Bros 2. as a "roster" the omission of Princess Peach from NSMB was really lame. Or rather, having 2 playable Toads was really lame. Personally I wish they had Daisy as player 3 - keeping the classic "save Princess Peach" storyline that no one really cares about and also giving Daisy something to do.
Could come up with a fair few examples from Mario Kart 8.
And if you counted the cast of Mario Bros 2. as a "roster" the omission of Princess Peach from NSMB was really lame. Or rather, having 2 playable Toads was really lame. Personally I wish they had Daisy as player 3 - keeping the classic "save Princess Peach" storyline that no one really cares about and also giving Daisy something to do.
Wreck-It Ralph
Member
Would have loved him in PAS!
What's this all about? Were there supposed to be more DLC characters or something?
Him and a gravity rush stage were in development but never finished.
Wreck-It Ralph
Member
That's a shame. Is that the guy from Legend of Dragoon?
SatelliteOfLove
Member
KOF: The Thread
Thank you. Dude was rockin'.
And who is played most? Ryuken.
Thank you. Dude was rockin'.
Street Fighter 3 : New Generation dropped these people here :
JUST PRATICALY EVERYONE THAT THE FANS LOVED FROM SF2
And who is played most? Ryuken.
Amazeballs
Member
Rainbow Mika
She's like El Fuerte except not terrible. Shoul've been her in SF4.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Lots of good picks already. My personal choice:
I think I prefer all KoF females over Athena and Kula. I couldn't believe that they didn't include Blue Mary in the last 2 games.
Would have loved him in PAS!
Came to post Dart. Already taken care of!
Street Fighter 3 : New Generation dropped these people here :
JUST PRATICALY EVERYONE THAT THE FANS LOVED FROM SF2
New Generation
The new characters are better.
But of course they gave in and brought them back with 4. Predictable.
Septimus Prime
Member
To be fair, Urien and Remy would be pretty broken in SF4. Without parries (which is the inexplicable omission in SF4 to me, to make this post relevant), these guys' options are way too strong.
Another omission: Remy can do cr.hp x blade kick. Guile inexplicably cannot. He can do the cancel, but the flash kick will whiff.
RuinerPrime
Member
Angel all day!
Monocle
Member
Preemptive answer: Lucas from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I wreck everything with him but it seems likely that as a clone of his less badass counterpart Ness he'll be dropped in the next game. Praying to Sakurai for his reveal though.
Also, Dizzy and Bridget from Guilty Gear. Their styles are so good! Why take them away from us? (At least that bad bitch I-no is still around.)
Also, Dizzy and Bridget from Guilty Gear. Their styles are so good! Why take them away from us? (At least that bad bitch I-no is still around.)
For real. Still disappointed about Zas and Talim. And it was so dumb to give Patroklos Setsuka's moveset. Setsuka is cooler.
DustyVonEric
Member
This guy right here
Don't hate. SF / Capcom crossovers without Ken? Really?
And don't give me "just play as Ryu". Ken has style
Don't hate. SF / Capcom crossovers without Ken? Really?
And don't give me "just play as Ryu". Ken has style
Gentleman Jack
Member
What's interesting is how they preserved some of Remy's setups in IV. Remy could mix you up with a high projectile and then overhead you. They now force you to burn meter, but walking behind an FADC projectile is extremely strong.
I know :/ Sucks because he's actually a very creative "clone", plays quite differently from Ness.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
Mario Kart: The Thread
I don't know why they keep cutting fan favorite characters in seemingly each new installment. Seriously, it's not like they're difficult to program to begin with.
I don't know why they keep cutting fan favorite characters in seemingly each new installment. Seriously, it's not like they're difficult to program to begin with.
Monocle
Member
Yep, easily the best clone besides Ganondorf.
PARANOiA2MB
Neo Member
Cinder from Killer Instinct 2.
Benzychenz
Member
Bowser Jr 
2 Mario Kart's in a row, why Nintendo
2 Mario Kart's in a row, why Nintendo
eyeball_kid
Member
Jun Kazama
Jin (in Tekken 3) and Asuka just aren't the same. Jun had an amazing amount of fluidity in her moveset, almost feeling like something from a Michelle Yeoh movie, and made her so fun to play. Killing her off after Tekken 2 was one of the worst decisions Namco has made in the Tekken series.
Jin (in Tekken 3) and Asuka just aren't the same. Jun had an amazing amount of fluidity in her moveset, almost feeling like something from a Michelle Yeoh movie, and made her so fun to play. Killing her off after Tekken 2 was one of the worst decisions Namco has made in the Tekken series.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Tell me why, namco?
Beelzebufo
Banned
Jun Kazama
Jin (in Tekken 3) and Asuka just aren't the same. Jun had an amazing amount of fluidity in her moveset, almost feeling like something from a Michelle Yeoh movie, and made her so fun to play. Killing her off after Tekken 2 was one of the worst decisions Namco has made in the Tekken series.
She was never killed off though. Harada himself confirmed that Jun is still alive, just MIA. He even made statements on Twitter a year or so ago that if enough people tweeted him asking for Jun to return to the main games he could see it happening. His Twitter instantly blew up with requests. :lol
But yeah, waiting a decade for her return in TTT2 was incredibly tough.
eyeball_kid
Member
Okay, well effectively killed off! Namco does so much retconing with their fighting games anyway. The Tag games don't really count as being on the regular series roster, but it is nice to finally at least have her (with her moveset) back in Tag 2..
ArchedThunder
Banned
Tekken 7 here we come!
so much this.
sf3 alex. such a cool character and fun play style. his appearances in tvc and capcom fighting evolution were nice, he would have been perfect in sf4 and sfxt. capcom probably doesn't want to put him anything because they would have to put in back turn animations for every character currently in the game (his qfc + punch move in 3s).
Waylon Drums
Member
Where the flerp is Claire Redfield?
Hyperactivity
Banned
Wait, it's confirmed.....
NOOO
Damnitt, so many drops from MKWii, feels weird.
Really annoying that metal Mario, blonde baby rosalina, and pink gold peach are the replacements
And yes, damn Dry Bones was so amazing to play as. Always my go to character in MKDS
の_の ...oh, I get it.
Come on! We need 'em for smiley tags. (･ω･
That's pretty good.
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Vanessa Lewis from Virtua Fighter 4. Yes... this counts.
Cinder from Killer Instinct 2.
Not random. Fuck this guy. Rare probably couldn't work out a way to stop him ruining the game...
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Well OP already has my Mario Kart answer.
Others would be.
Guilty Gear - Johnny and Baiken
MvC - Gambit and Jin Saotome
And Taki from SCV.
The reason for why she wasn't included was 100% pure stupidty
Others would be.
Guilty Gear - Johnny and Baiken
MvC - Gambit and Jin Saotome
And Taki from SCV.
The reason for why she wasn't included was 100% pure stupidty