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Some cleanup of the new trivium; post-release content support for Ultimate extended beyond just the fighters themselves (and DLC as a whole was what had been cited in the translation); the tidbit about using two figures is a bit disjointed from the rest of the trivium (especially in the absence of context as to why "two figures" is significant relative to the rest of DLC development) and might be worth dropping from the point entirely
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*Joker's internal codename within the game files is "jack". It is probably a wordplay on "jack" and "joker" being both types of playing cards; additionally, it may reference Atlus' mascot, Jack Frost. The codename was [[Leak#DLC datamines|reportedly discovered]] in November 2018 by players who decompiled a leaked retail copy. However, this discovery was only made public in January 2019, after Joker had already been officially revealed. | *Joker's internal codename within the game files is "jack". It is probably a wordplay on "jack" and "joker" being both types of playing cards; additionally, it may reference Atlus' mascot, Jack Frost. The codename was [[Leak#DLC datamines|reportedly discovered]] in November 2018 by players who decompiled a leaked retail copy. However, this discovery was only made public in January 2019, after Joker had already been officially revealed. | ||
**Arsène also has a codename within Joker's move articles and parameters, "doyle"<ref>https://rubendal.github.io/ssbu/#/Character/Joker</ref><ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rwDPL1jhE-KuEbbcBkkTb44z1smJp9rYme_xb4BIJTk/edit#gid=371065784</ref>. This is a reference to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the ''Sherlock Holmes'' novels. Sherlock Holmes was heavily referenced in the ''Arsène Lupin'' novels by Maurice Leblanc, which ''Persona''{{'}}s Arsène is based upon. Leblanc had originally written a story featuring an elderly Holmes meeting a young Lupin, but he changed the name to "Herlock Sholmes" after legal objections from Doyle; later stories feature the character under both "Herlock Sholmes" and "Holmlock Shears". | **Arsène also has a codename within Joker's move articles and parameters, "doyle"<ref>https://rubendal.github.io/ssbu/#/Character/Joker</ref><ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rwDPL1jhE-KuEbbcBkkTb44z1smJp9rYme_xb4BIJTk/edit#gid=371065784</ref>. This is a reference to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the ''Sherlock Holmes'' novels. Sherlock Holmes was heavily referenced in the ''Arsène Lupin'' novels by Maurice Leblanc, which ''Persona''{{'}}s Arsène is based upon. Leblanc had originally written a story featuring an elderly Holmes meeting a young Lupin, but he changed the name to "Herlock Sholmes" after legal objections from Doyle; later stories feature the character under both "Herlock Sholmes" and "Holmlock Shears". | ||
*According to Masahiro Sakurai, the concept development for Joker was difficult for him due to the base game of ''Ultimate'' | *According to Masahiro Sakurai, the concept development for Joker was difficult for him due to coinciding with work to complete the base game of ''Ultimate'' as well as deciding a general plan for DLC development.<ref>https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1455925479723061248</ref> [[Arsène]]'s inclusion also extended Joker's development, with Sakurai using two figures in order to finalize Joker's animations and poses for his moves.<ref>https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1455925571582509057</ref> | ||
*Joker is the first selectable character in the series to share their voice actor with the announcer in the English version of the game, barring Master Hand's [[Adventure Mode: World of Light|playable]] [[Master Hand glitch|appearances]], as Master Hand is not a normally selectable character outside of these circumstances. | *Joker is the first selectable character in the series to share their voice actor with the announcer in the English version of the game, barring Master Hand's [[Adventure Mode: World of Light|playable]] [[Master Hand glitch|appearances]], as Master Hand is not a normally selectable character outside of these circumstances. | ||
*Joker and {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} are the only DLC in the series to be announced before the game's release. | *Joker and {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} are the only DLC in the series to be announced before the game's release. | ||