Unused content (SSBU): Difference between revisions

*[[Alucard]] - In a Famitsu interview, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] stated that Alucard was considered for the spot of the playable ''Castlevania'' character, due to him being arguably the most recognizable ''Castlevania'' protagonist, but he decided to go with [[Simon]] and [[Richter]], feeling that fans would prefer the Belmonts, resulting in his [[Assist Trophy]] and [[Palutena's Guidance|cameo]] roles.<ref>https://twitter.com/AllSourceGaming/status/1074578854134439936/</ref>

*{{pkmn|Decidueye}} - In an interview with Nintendo Dream, Sakurai revealed that when deciding which new Gen 7 Pokémon would be playable, the decision came down to between Decidueye and [[Incineroar]]. He ended up choosing Incineroar, as Sakurai had a desire of creating a character with a professional wrestling-based moveset.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1087124581867958273 PushDustIn on Twitter: "Sakurai confirms in an interview: Decidueye was almost chosen for the new Pokémon spot"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/AllSourceGaming/status/1062726902341746691 Source Gaming on Twitter: "Sakurai wanted to pick a newcomer to represent content from a newer game. With Ultra Sun and Moon, a Pokémon 'slot' was left opened. Eventually after some consideration, they went with Incineroar. Sakurai says he wanted to try making a pro wrestler...."]</ref>

*[[Steve]] - After Steve was announced as a DLC fighter, former ''Minecraft'' production director Daniel Kaplan revealed that negotiations between Nintendo and Mojang for Steve to appear in ''Smash'' had been going on "at least" since 2015, suggesting the possibility of him being planned for the base game at one point.<ref>https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/1311773807175180296</ref>

*[[Slime]] - In a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szGPHfQ4BBM ''Dragon Quest XI S'' livestream interview], Sakurai had said he would have dropped [[Hero]] in favor of [[Slime]] if Square Enix had not allowed him to use the Hero.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928174302/https://www.siliconera.com/2019/09/26/masahiro-sakurai-and-yuji-horii-discuss-smash-ultimates-hero-dlc-director-philosophy-and-more/|title=Sakurai on Slime}}</ref>

*Other ''Dragon Quest'' protagonists as alternative character costumes for the Hero - in the same ''Dragon Quest XI S'' livestream interview, Sakurai wanted to include eight different character alternative costumes for the Hero; however, poor development time left him with half of the alternative costumes to be re-colours of the previous four instead of fully implemented characters.

*[[Rex]] - At one point in development, Rex was planned to fight alongside [[Pyra]] and [[Mythra]] similar to the {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}, but he was removed due to technical issues with the implementation of the idea, like getting both characters to move at the same time which was impossible to do, Sakurai also stated that Rex as the main fighter with Pyra/Mythra behind him was also too difficult.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeDBCgDSiB4&t=414s</ref> Rex ended up being delegated to a supporting character, appearing in Pyra and Mythra's up taunt, Final Smash, and victory poses.

*[[Heihachi Mishima]] - In {{h2|Mr. Sakurai Presents|Mr. Sakurai Presents "Kazuya"}}, Sakurai revealed that Heihachi, who was previously considered to be playable in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', was almost chosen to be the ''Tekken'' fighter for ''Ultimate''. Instead he chose [[Kazuya]], as he thought that because Kazuya has the [[Devil Kazuya|Devil Gene]], there was a better potential moveset for him than his father.

**The position of the clouds in [[Onett]]'s image are in slightly different spots in the final game.

**A few elements of the [[Princess Peach's Castle]] and [[Town and City]] stages are in slightly different spots in the final game.

*In {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}'s reveal trailer, Gruntilda can briefly be seen flying around [[Spiral Mountain]] on her broomstick in a static, unanimated pose, as opposed to the final game in which she jovially bounces around as she flies in the background.

*[[Minecraft World]]'s lighting was tweaked during development to make it fit with {{uv|Minecraft}}'s lighting engine instead of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s.<ref name="yt_111723"/>

*[[Cloud Sea of Alrest]] was noticeably different between production and release, such as platforms having different textures, few models moved to the foreground, and cloud animations.<ref name="yt_111723"/>

===Considered===

===Fighter movesets===

*In the E3 demo, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}} was able to use [[Heel Slide|After Burner Kick]], Downwards After Burner Kick, and then gain another After Burner Kick before landing.<ref>https://twitter.com/SoraKibzu/status/1023587885914759169</ref>

*In {{SSBU|Pac-Man}}’s character trailer, he is shown able to actually ''attack'' the water from his [[Fire Hydrant]], making it completely disappear. However, this is impossible to do in the final game, as the water functions exactly how it did in the previous game.

**Also in his character trailer, it is shown that attacking the trampoline would turn it green, and it would also put enemies into a helpless state when they jumped on it (regardless of the current level). Both of these changes were removed in the final game.

*{{SSBU|King K. Rool}} was originally supposed to take damage when successfully using [[Gut Check]]. The move's code has a parameter called "damage_mul_special_lw", and on frame 7, the game requests a damage number to calculate. However, the parameter's multiplier is set to 0, which causes the damage to never actually occur. Notably, the Techniques menu lists Gut Check as a move using [[Belly Super Armor]]. A possible alternative explanation is that the parameter is instead a way to have the move use the same clanging sound effect as Belly Super Armor, with the damage parameter being set to 0 in order to prevent K. Rool from taking damage.

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SSBU_Unused_DKBongos.PNG|The unused DK bongo drums.

**The total number of [[List of SSBU Music (Pac-Man series)|''Pac-Man'']] tracks was shown as 13 during the Direct, but there are only 11 tracks in the final game. Incidentally, two ''Pac-Man'' music tracks were cut between ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', implying that those two tracks were originally going to return.

*In {{SSBU|Simon}} and {{SSBU|Richter}}'s reveal trailer, the ending features a remixed version of the Stage Clear theme from {{uv|Castlevania}}; it differs slightly from the ''Castlevania'' [[victory theme]] heard in the final game, in that it lacks the electric guitar, implying the remix heard in the trailer is an earlier version of the victory theme.

*''Sonic Rush'' is included inside the database of game titles used across ''Ultimate'', suggesting {{SSB4MusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Right There, Ride On}} was intended to return instead of being cut.

*Internal number gaps from [[Fatal Fury]]'s music suggests there are two cut songs, one from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', and ''The King of Fighters '96''. ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' also has an unused entry inside of the game title database.

*Additional {{uv|Minecraft}} songs were planned, but their arrangements were left unfinished and not included in the final game.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sephazon/status/1321482733030289410</ref>

*Several characters, such as Link, Ganondorf and Ike, use their old voice clips from ''Smash 4'' in early footage of the game.

*In the E3 trailer for the game, the part going over [[Perfect Shield|Perfect Shielding]] still uses the old Perfect Shield sound effect from ''Smash 4''. In the final game, this sound was replaced with a more audible sound.

*In Wolf's character showcase video, his Blaster makes a considerably different sound than it does in the final game.

**Additionally, his sound effects of his Wolfen during his on-screen appearance is taken directly from Fox's.

==Aesthetics==

===Artwork & [[alternate costume]]s===

*{{SSBU|Palutena}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, and {{SSBU|Falco}}’s character artworks were changed slightly between ''Ultimate''{{'}}s reveal and release.

*In one of {{SSBU|Wario}}'s screenshots on the website, his overalls were depicted as having golden buttons as opposed to their usual white. This was changed back for the final release of the game.

*In the E3 demo, if Nana is chosen as the leader, both {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}} will have all their voice clips swapped; Nana will use Popo's voice clips and vice versa.

*In the segment in which Ike uses [[Great Aether]] from his character showcase trailer, there is an error in which his portrait displays him in his ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn}}'' outfit despite currently being in his ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'' outfit.

*In the E3 Demo, the male Pokémon Trainer’s 7th palette swap had a lighter skin tone than in the final game. The same is the case for Villager's 7th and 8th palette swaps.

*In a press material release, there is a render of {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} in its default red costume, but in a green pipe as opposed to a pot. In the final game, only Piranha Plant's 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th alternate costumes are all in pipes while the default is always in a pot.

*The [[Sans]] Outfit originally contained hands with individual fingers rather than being mitten-like,<ref>https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1246633745907470336</ref> with the change to the latter being requested by Toby Fox.<ref>https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1246774948171059201</ref> The same model also demonstrates a noticeable glow effect on the Sans Mask and Gaster Blaster's eyes compared to the final game.

*The Sans Mask contains a blank texture mapped to the center of its left orbit.<ref>https://twitter.com/firubiii/status/1170090085787807750</ref> Its location suggests it was intended to host Sans' glowing eye that appears throughout his fight in ''Undertale'', whenever he influences the player's SOUL.

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SSBUWebsiteWario4.jpg|Wario with golden buttons.

SSBUWebsiteLuigi6.jpg|Luigi with a green L in his 6th alternate costume.

*In Luigi's character showcase trailer, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}} is seen using Mario's updated animation for [[Cape]] rather than his own new and unique animation when using [[Super Sheet]], and his sheet is on his right hand, completely unanimated.

*In his own trailer, Dr. Mario is using his old animation for his down special, [[Dr. Tornado]]. In the final game, he spreads out his arms with his hands open.

*In {{SSBU|Pikachu}}'s showcase trailer, Pikachu's attacks were not changed, but {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} is shown using his former forward smash animation from ''Smash 4''. In the final game, however, he uses his design from the [[Game & Watch]] game ''Fire Attack''.

**More notoriously, the design for the attack originally used the original depiction of the attackers from ''Fire Attack'', based on stereotypical Native Americans (as could be seen with the feather on Mr. Game & Watch's head); due to backlash on social media against the negative stereotype, the game's day 1 patch, version {{SSBU|1.1.0}}, removed the feather from the design.

**Additionally, during his character showcase video, his down smash had a different visual effect along while the bayonet on his blaster lacked any effects.

*In Fox's character showcase video, his Reflector has a more cyanish color than it does in previous iterations. In the final game, it is a much darker blue.

**While Joker does talk during his victory poses, it's only after the player accesses the [[results screen]], when he is off-screen.

*Lucas' bursts of PSI originally retained their pink-and-yellow color scheme from ''Smash 4'' which is shown in pre-release screenshots, and his appearance in the [[:File:SSBU Panoramic.png|panoramic "Everyone Is Here!" illustration]], the color scheme would later be changed to a cyan-and-yellow color scheme in the released version of ''Ultimate''.

*Steve's tether grab, Fishing Rod, was tweaked in order to make it fit with its animation in ''Minecraft''.<ref name="yt_111723"/>

*Pyra and Mythra's moveset and movements had their angles tweaked in order to make them face and attack their opponents more evident.<ref name="yt_111723"/>

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Fire Attack (G&W).jpg|Mr. Game and Watch's infamous feather removed in the day one patch.

Fox SSBU Beta Reflector.png|Fox's Reflector in his character showcase trailer.

UnusedKirbyKeyblade.jpg|Kirby's keyblade model.

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*The E3 demo of the game did not feature the changes to [[victory theme]]s seen in the final version of the game.

**In the demo, the victory theme would start playing much sooner than in the final game.

**Additionally, on the victory screen, the announcer says "Ice Climbers '''wins'''!", where in the final build, he says "Ice Climbers '''win'''!" due to their name being plural.

*In the E3 demo, {{SSBU|Ike}} did not speak during his victory poses.

*During Bowser's segment of the E3 2018 Direct, Link had a surprised expression when Screen KO'd, which included him blushing. This was changed in the final build where he winces without the blush mark on his face.

**Additionally, his screen KO'd pose was exactly the same as the one he has but mirrored. The pose was unmirrored in the final build.

*In the data, ''Blast Corps'', ''Jet Force Gemini'', ''Devil's Third'', and ''Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate'' are listed as series names. Despite this, no content from any of these games appears whatsoever in the final game.<ref>https://twitter.com/AltDeltas/status/1066276640324501504/</ref>

*In Samus' showcase video, {{b|Metroid|creature}}s would freeze like fighters in a chunk of ice. In the final game, they turn blue and plummet straight down.

*In {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}'s showcase video, {{SSBU|Marth}} is shown using [[Shield Breaker]] and breaking Jigglypuff's shield, [[Star KO]]ing it due to its unique shield jump. This event cannot happen in the final unmodded game, due to the sheer amount of knockback always causing the Blast KO explosion instead. This suggests this limit that previously existed in ''Smash 4'' was removed in early versions of ''Ultimate'' before being added back again.

*In the demo, Pokémon Trainer's name only took up one line on the character selection screen. In the American and PAL versions of the final game, even if the character selection screen has the same amount of characters as the demo, his name will always take up two lines.

*Several of the [[damage meter]] icons were slightly modified between the demo and the final game:

** While the demo showed the entirety of ''Advent Children'' Cloud's left shoulder in the portrait, the final game does strangely cuts part of it off.

**Sonic, Charizard, Ridley, and Inkling's portrait placements were positioned slightly higher than in the final game while Ice Climbers was placed lower.

*Characters [[buried]] used their bury poses from ''Smash 4'' and prior games in the demo.

*Reeling was originally the same length as it used to be in every other ''Smash'' game before ''Ultimate.'' The final game speeds up the animation.

*The CGI part of Sephiroth's reveal trailer was tweaked in production to resemble more to the movie ''{{iw|wikipedia|Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children}}''. This includes colors being washed-out and the environment being slightly darker.<ref name="yt_111723"/>

*Kazuya used the normal knockdown animation during production, before having his own animation sourced from the {{uv|Tekken}} series.<ref name="yt_111723"/>

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Unused ROB Battledmg Ultimate.png|Unused battle damage textures for R.O.B.

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This is a list of game titles located within the game file '''ui_gametitle_db.prc''' along with all other game titles (e.g. Mario Kart 64, linked to Mario Kart Series), yet go unused in the game itself with no text associated with them. Some of these titles might possibly be related to other unused content referenced in this article.

==See also==