Smash Bros. DOJO!! updates (archive 2): Difference between revisions

*'''August 1: "Ike"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/ike.html]: '''[[Ike (SSBB)|Ike]]''' from ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' was revealed as a playable character. He was the first completely new character to be revealed on the website, and was stated to use his Aether ultimate battle skill from PoR. There was a header above his profile that said "''WARNING! CHALLENGER APPROACHING!''", which could mean that Ike is an unlockable, or was just noting that he was a previously unannounced newcomer. This update was the latest update so far, coming a full three hours after the normal time.

*'''August 2: "Castle Siege"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/stages/stage09.html]: The "Castle" environments seen in previous trailers were revealed to be one stage named '''[[Castle Siege]]''', and it is identified officially as a Fire Emblem stage, directly stated to be representative of the general thematic essence of the ''Fire Emblem'' series and not of any one particular game. The stage starts off at the roof of this castle, then later the ground was shown to shatter and the characters would drop down inside and continue the fight in front of the stone statues (which revealed that they can be broken by attacks). And this indoors section is not the deepest part; the stage would progress further down into some sort of underground area, which fans would find out later.

*'''August 3: "What is the Subspace Emissary?"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea02.html]: This immense update gave a comprehensive preview of what would be the game's true single-player [[Adventure mode]], '''[[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]''', which is a story-based side-scrolling action game. Among the many things revealed were several classes of common enemies and all manner of new single-player environments where characters would have to battle these enemies, and a 42-second film clip depicted the previously mysterious contents of the "This World" update, showing the robot as one of many generic enemies and [[Princess Peach (SSBB)|Peach]] as a playable character.

*'''August 7: "Ike: Special Moves"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/ike.html#2nd]: Ike's Up-B move was revealed to be the '''[[Aether]]''' skill previously alluded to; he would throw his sword up, jump up, grab the sword in midair, and smash down, in a motion more similar to Kirby's Final Cutter than either of Marth and Roy's Up-B moves. It would not restore HP as previously suspected, but it was shown to temporarily leave Ike invulnerable to knockback (but not damage) after he throws up his sword. Ike's Neutral B move was revealed as '''[[Eruption]]''', which is a chargeable move that summons fire in front of Ike.

*'''August 8: "Kid Icarus: The Underworld"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/music/music06.html]: The next '''[[Music (SSBB)|music]]''' file comes from was shown to be a medley of tunes from the original ''Kid Icarus'': The first stage theme of the game, then the Grim Reaper and Game Over themes.

*'''August 9: "Pit: Final Smash"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/pit.html#3rd]: Pit's Final Smash was revealed as '''[[Palutena's Army]]''': The goddess [[Palutena]] herself is summoned by Pit's call and appears in the background in gigantic proportions (this would be her first appearance in a game since the original ''Kid Icarus'' games over a decade before), and she in turn was shown to summon an army of little angel men called [[Centurion]]s to divebomb through the stage and damage all other fighters.

*'''August 10: "Franklin Badge"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/item08.html]: Yet another brand new item is the '''[[Franklin Badge]]''' from ''EarthBound'', which was able to reflect electricity-based attacks back at the attacker in that game. In ''Brawl'', it was revealed to be worn for a while on a character and all projectile-based attacks like Samus' Paralyzer would be reflected in much the same manner.

*'''August 13: "Pokémon Trainer"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/pokemon_trainer.html]: Perhaps the most unique new character yet revealed; A generic '''[[Pokémon Trainer]]''' is a playable fighter, but instead of brawling with his own moves he (visually along with the player) would remotely control one of three Pokémon fighters: '''[[Squirtle]]''', '''[[Ivysaur]]''', and '''[[Charizard]]'''.

*'''August 13: "Pokémon Change"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/pokemon_trainer.html#2nd]: This subsequent update described Pokémon Trainer's Down-B move: The '''[[Pokémon Change]]''', which from a gameplay standpoint would be identical to the Zelda-Sheik transformation. Pokémon Trainer as a playable character entity is a Zelda/Sheik-style alternating character with three forms instead of two, and they would switch between each other using the same down-B move; as such, they all share the same damage meter. Visually, during battle the human trainer stands in the background and does not influence the action, while the player controls one of his three available Pokémon as standard Smash fighters. The weaker Squirtle is playable first, and at any time the player may commence the Pokémon change to replace Squirtle with Ivysaur. Likewise, anytime afterward the Pokémon Change move will become Charizard, and the process cycles through back to Squirtle. Each one of these fighters would be expected to have their own standard and special move arsenals. What would influence the player's decision to which Pokémon fighter is chosen was shown to be a stamina meter of sorts, which discourages switching that is either over-eager or over-prolonged.

*'''August 15: "Stickers"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/various/various03.html]: A new collection element to the game was introduced: '''[[Sticker]]s''' which players could collect and put into their [[album]]s in their save files, like the trophies of the previous game. Stickers could be collected off the battlefield in the various game modes and feature pictures of all manner characters and elements in the game, and players were shown to be able to save screenshots and put them in their albums along with the stickers they collect.

*'''August 16: "Tether Recovery"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/howto/technique/technique04.html]: This '''[[Tether Recovery]]''' update basically explained that, similar to Link's Hookshot in ''Melee'', some character's moves can function as tether-style recovery moves, remotely latching onto the ledge of a stage to save oneself from a fall. The [[Plasma Whip]] Up-B move of [[Zero Suit Samus]] was confirmed to be one such move.

*'''August 17: "Peach"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/peach.html]: '''[[Peach (SSBB)|Peach]]''' was given her official character profile as a Veteran Fighter. While visually revamped, Peach appeared to fight the same way she does in her ''Melee'' appearance, including her floating jumps and her [[Toad (move)|Toad]] B-move, though in one shot she was seen holding her parasol while standing on the ground.

*'''August 20: "Link: Special Moves"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/link.html#2nd]: All four of Link's special moves were described, as well as his grab; they would be similar but modified versions of the Melee Link's moves to correspond with the ''Twilight Princess'' theme. The Bow was shown to be replaced by the '''[[Hero's Bow]]''', which was mentioned as fast, but it was unknown if this means it would be even faster than the Bow; the Boomerang is now the '''[[Gale Boomerang]]''' from the game, which was shown to have wind-based powers that can lightly pull the bodies of foes it hits and comes back from. The '''[[Link's bomb|Bomb]]''' appeared unchanged from a gameplay perspective; and the '''[[Spin Attack]]''' was shown to be chargeable, making it the first chargeable Up-B. His Hookshot was revealed to also be the game's '''[[Clawshot]]''', which flies to the closest ledge if Link is falling off the stage and uses it, making it much more practical and was based on the Tether Recovery mechanic.

*'''August 21: "The Subspace Army"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea03.html]: More of the "story" of the [[Subspace Emissary]] mode was described in detail, complete with a new 47-second clip. The mode was shown to pit characters against a force of "formless" enemies belonging to the '''[[Subspace Army]]''', commanded by a new character called '''[[The Ancient Minister]]''', and the generic robotic grunts seen in previous Adventure Mode updates were revealed to be called the '''[[Primid]]'''. The Army's objective is to cut apart the world by detonating '''[[Subspace Bomb]]s''' (operated by '''[[R.O.B.]]s''') that destroy portions of the world and carry it into Subspace. It is up to the Smash Bros. fighters to stop the menace. The video itself continues where the previous mini-trailer left off, introducing the above characters and properties, as well as a surprise appearance by [[Petey Piranha]].