I feel like Triforce Slash was acceptable when Final Smashes were like a completely new thing. It's very reminiscent of super moves/ultimate attacks in other fighting games, where the characters just hit you a bunch of times with flashy effects happening. I think it definitely had its place as a very simple "this is what a Final Smash is" type of thing, but it does kinda suck that it's stuck around for this long on Young/Toon Link.
Even though i dislike the Triforce Slash, i think the ancient bow and arrow does look a bit lame. I would much rather have the divine beasts or something.
An interesting thing with Pit’s FS. The reason Pit and Dark Pit were made separate characters in Smash 4 instead of skins like originally intended is because it wouldn’t make sense for Dark Pit to use the Three Sacred Treasures (which doesnt make much sense in of itself because Bowser Jr exists), but since both Pit and Dark Pit have used the Lightning Chariot in Uprising, it basically defeats the original purpose of separating them
I'm surprised you didn't mention Ice Climbers. Iceberg works completely different in Brawl and Ultimate. In Brawl, it would just be a huge Iceberg that would cover the entire stage, but in Ultimate, you can control it and even ride on a Condor.
@@mikelos4434ness and lucas’ final smashes add their friends, which is basically the same change shulk and mega man got. they deserved a mention, he just forgot them.
I'm a Xenoblade nerd so I can explain quickly why Shulk's new Final Smash is bad: the FS is based on the game's Chain Attack mechanic, where you could choose the moves of your party members in sequence while the enemies were frozen. The problem is that the party is only 3 members at a time, but Ultimate added a fourth party member for some reason (Xenoblade Chronicles X did have a party of 4 members but that's an unrelated game). And yeah, Fiora being added is a spoiler but other stuff like Spirits also spoil the same thing
Lucina being in the game is kind of a big spoiler in of itself, read any of her character bios in Smash 4 or Ultimate and they basically just tell you a very important plot point in Fire Emblem Awakening
A lot of final smahses in ultimate feel the same. They're either a flurry of attacks or the character zipping around the screen or while attacking their opponent
I miss transformations final smashes. Just becoming the best character in the game for 30 seconds was awesome. I feel they accomplished the power trip feeling that ultimate attacks like final smashes should better than every other final smash
Me too, transformation final smashes were some of my favorite things about sm4sh, and now any time I say that I hate the new ones in ultimate my friends strongly disagree with me
I think they were gotten rid of to stop people just running away after transformation and to keep the flow of battle better. Wario Man should have stayed though
Nigga why you hate the Triforce Slash that much cuz, like tf, cool you don’t like it, we get it that it looks unfitting on Young Link, I don’t mind Toon and Regular Link w the Triforce Slash, it’s fitting to them in my opinion There are some final smashes that are worst than Triforce like Jigglypuff’s final smash, Zero Suit Samus final smash in Brawl where it turns into a shitter version of yourself so there cuz
I have truly missed the old times of the great OP Warioman. As a kid I would purposely play Brawl with the final smash ball just so I could play him. I didn't even care how much damage he could deal he was just hella fun to play as!
I used to use sonic when i was a kid in brawl and it made me realize why transformation smashes were deleted. A lot of them can fly but if you fly off stage and it untransforms you lose a stock (they don't clearly show when you untransforms)
Two Little Tidbits: 1: Two Cut Final Smashes do technically still exist in Ultimate in the form of Assist Trophies. Ashley functions very similarly to Negative Zone, and does fit her well as Witch who transforms people. And of course, Chef Kawasaki brings back the Chef Kirby Final Smash. 2: Dedede Special is a reference to something, though in a very loose and underwhelming way. The little bomb Dedede pops at the end is a reference to the "Egg Catcher" Sub Game from Kirby's Adventure (as well as Return to Dreamland Deluxe). It definitely would have been a cooler if they fully committed to the reference and had Dedede launch a barrage of eggs and bombs, though I am at least happy we landed on Masked Dedede.
If they kept the classic Wario Man transformation while adding the “Comic book effects” ( Like when you land an attack you get a small pop up that says “POW!” or “WHAM!” ), that would be awesome.
ganondorfs final smash also has a functional difference: his stun hit had longer range in brawl and 4 (seemingly endless) while ultimate has it only be the swords
I just wish they kept more “crowd control” final smashes. I don’t like how final smashes don’t affect the whole field much anymore and just target a small section or guy
I had an interesting idea with Mario’s FS since they want to keep it the same way. Why not have Mario turn into Fire Mario for the final smash. Before firing the fireballs, he’ll hold the fire flower up and transform. Not only would this be more accurate to the Mario games, but it could also make up for the fire mario costume being cut from Ultimate!
I'd personally just like to see a new one. I know Cutscene FS are overdone, but I think Mario could use one where he activates a power star, rushes forward and then charges headfirst into the enemies again in a cutscene. Like come on, the power star is one of the most iconic "ultimate" power ups in video game history and the one we have as an item is honestly rather underwhelming.
You do not know how much of a godsend I thought Masked Dedede Rush was back when it was first shown off. Dedede Burst felt like they just deliberately ignored Masked Dedede as the obvious choice of a Final Smash because "oh no, Superstar Ultra wasn't a game Sakurai worked on".
@thisnameisbad3609 Nope, alot of Ultimate got nerfed when it came to how many can KO. Steve and Incineroar can't still KO more than one when not hit by the main attack.
@@mikelos4434and why Zelda, Sheik, Samus, and ZSS were separated along with Ice Climbers getting cut from Smash4 along with Pokémon Trainer, Squirtle, and Ivysaur And Charizard remaining on his own
My only problem with transformation final smashes are their potential to take multiple stocks, or take one stock and last long enough to leverage the transformation for more damage and a better position. It's frustrating to deal with super sonic swoocing in and taking your stock, and then coming back to the field and *still having to deal with super sonic* with your next stock.
@@kevingriffith6011 they could just shorten them to a few seconds and do some balancing so they are not that broken. It's not that hard, but of course we got a roster where like half the characters have essentially the same FS with a different cinematic. Remember when Captain Falcon's FS was unique?
@@ThatSplatoonTouhouGuy Honestly if I were to try to fix it, make it so where in 1v1 the final smash will end early if you take a stock. Give you like... 1-2 seconds to get back onstage if you're in an awkward position, but not long enough that it's still active when the spawning invulnerability wears off.
Also worth noting is that Ness and Lucas's final smashes were slightly changed, both are PK Star Storm but gameplay wise they changed In Brawl the stars will fall of randomly In 4 they were concentrated in a single burst that you can control its direction And in Ultimate you can the stars will fall randomly fall but you can control the area where they fall (also in Ness's final smash in Ultimate Paula and Poo acompany Ness meanwhile in Lucas's he will be acompanied by Kumatora and Boney)
Not which is which but also in ultimate one of them have the stars be larger but slower and the other would have them a bit smaller but faster to fall and maybe a bit more numerous on screen.
They also get a new background based on a battle background in their respective game. I'm blanking on what Ness' is but Lucas' is based on the background used in the final Masked Man battle.
I really hated that they removed the transformation smashes and the reason they were removed was bad, you're telling me that they disrupt the flow of the game when the only way that would be a real problem is a competitive scene where they're never used in the first place, then there are items that fulfill similar purposes as to what the smashes do.
At the very least, make the Final Smashes more functionally unique from each other, and only use straightforward cutscene ones sparingly for the few characters who would actually warrant one (like Shulk and Joker)
In my opinion, it's kinda weird that Pokémon Trainer's Charizard doesn't Mega Evolve for triple finish. Granted, Mega Evolution wasn't in FRLG or HGSS (the games that have the Pokémon trainer we see in Smash wearing what he wears in smash), but Charizard cannot mega evolve on its own in both the games and anime, so consistency with the base games was not an issue.
@@pokemastersalgaming8271yea but the difrence is greninja's final smash is just greninja infront of the moon, while tripple finish has three pokemon squirtle ivy saur and charizard plus their respective moves hydro pump solarbeam and fire blast so adding a mega ontop of that does make it to buisy visually
the reason why smash 4 changed dedede's final smash is actually most likely because of the 3ds' limitations not being able to deal with all of those enemies especially with 4 player smash
From what I remember, I believe King Dedede's Final Smash was changed for Smash 4 because the 3DS would get laggy with that many character models on screen in larger games, similar to why Ice Climbers were cut.
1:03 Actually, I think that move is loosely based on Mario's special move in Super Mario RPG called "Ultra Flame". Or at least, it looks very similar.🤔🔥
I think the worst part of Wario Man's change VISUALLY is that they removed the WarioWare Touched reference, where in that game, if you feed standard Wario Nasty Garlic, he did a little spin before transforming into Wario Man, nice touch. But then they ruined it to be a standard charge forward for the cutscene FS... Lame
Actually, I believe that Mario Finale IS based off something- which is the Ultra Flame attack from Super Mario RPG! Also, Young Link's Final Smash really should've been Fierce Deity Link- or a version of it that's similar to Triforce Slash, but instead of it being Triforce-based, it's based off the Fierce Deity mask from Majora's Mask! As for Yoshi, his STAMPEDE Final Smash is also based off Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Yoshi partner's attack of the same name!
12:12 They could have just make charizard transform into charizard x DURING THE TRIPLE FINISH 12:48 He could do a combo while transforming into all his forms (werehog, excalibur, darkspine), then end with his super form as the final move
i like how nintendo replaced transformation final smashes with cutscene final smashes to be "less distruptive" despite the fact that people cannot do anything when cutscenes are happening
Kinda sucks how 'breaking flow of the battle' was the reason the transformation final smashes were cut. Like yeah, that was kinda the point. The tables turned when someone transforms and the game goes from offense to defense mode for like 15 seconds.
I can't decide if I like the more technical power up-esq final smashes from brawl and smash 4 or the more (for lack of a better word) mindless ultimate final smash because I liked playing as wario man and giga bowser but then again it feels way more consistent in ultimate
It would be really sick if Fox's final smash became Landmaster again but as a multi hit like the rest. He calls up the Landmaster to crush the enemy with its weight (This being the activation confirm hitbox) and then (If enemy was hit succesfully) Fox shoots the Landmaster until it explodes dealing massive damage and knockback.
15:54 the only really noticeable part of it is that the stars that shoot out of the power star bounce off of surfaces and go further where as the grand star grows faster and bigger than the power star
Fun Fact: Dr. Mario was originally going To be a costume on smash Wii U/3DS but would end up being a separate character in order To not anger melee Fans (honestly I'm glad Dr. Mario is a separate character).
I think Luigi’s original final smash would have been a way better for for Waluigi had he been added,since weird dances are something Waluigi already does,and since he too has been overshadowed by the other plumbers
@@TAYBR00K fair argument, however I feel like if you play with items or final smash on, you're not necessarily looking for quick competitive game play, and just looking for things to occasionally completely change up the game. (Also I hate to tell you this, but I would not say things like "I'm probably gonna be rationed for this" because at least to me, it makes me more likely to dislike you, and then from that disagree with you, and support a ratio. That could be just me though)
@@adamnielson42 I hate to tell you this but I would not say things like "Also I hate to tell you this, but I would not say things like "I'm probably gonna be rationed for this" because at least to me, it makes me more likely to dislike you, and then from that disagree with you, and support a ratio. That could be just me though" because at least to me, it makes me more likely to dislike you, and then from that disagree with you. That could be just me though.
Transformation smashes must have been a lot of fun. They should have made young link put the feirce diety mask. That would have been a lot of fun. I dont see why nintendo does not want transformation smashes.
Transformation smashes are bad because it turns you into an unkillable god with immensely powerful attacks allowing you to easily take out your opponents, possibly multiple times. Not only do they “DisRUpT THe FloW oF bAttLE” but they also can really screw up the battles themselves. At least with the new FS’s you need to actually hit them to get that insane damage.
I really want Kirby to get a new Final Smash. Ultra Sword is cool, but Kirby has more cooler final attacks than just a big sword. And personally, I think what the Final Smash is based on is... really boring. So, the actual Ultra Sword Finisher from Return to Dreamland and Return to Dreamland Deluxe is really boring. Kirby just slowly hits Magolor in sudden quick blinks, and the final hit looks like it goes OVER the guy instead of through. TL;DR, it feels incredibly weak in the base game, and just feels slightly stronger and flashier. Also, the Ultra Sword is SUPER BASIC. It's just "big sword does big slashes". They already messed with Kirby for sword by randomly turning his up smash (a move from the Cutter copy ability) into a sword rather than an actual cutter. What do I want? Hypernova. Everyone just forgets it but it's so fitting. Just use it like a reverse, stationary version of the Inklings' Killer Wail Final Smash.
One thing, Mario Finale has a loosely based reference of the Ultra Flare from Mario RPG. The Triforce Slash is actually based on the final hits Link does to Gannon in Ocarina of Time. Yoshi’s Stampede! is also based on the tyke Yoshi’s Stampede move in Paper Mario TTYD. Negative Zone is based on how Luigi is the eternal understudy
Fr about Triforce slash, I had a feeling it was based on one of the Zelda Games, This mf be yapping 24/7 of how he hates the Triforce slash He’s lucky none of us had seen his face or he’s ever done a face reveal bc I’d press him only for that, bc he be talking shit on a final smash that has become a fan favorite cuz
To be fair, even though I miss wario man, it was easy to accidentally self-destruct with wario man because the motorcycle was so fast, as well as wario man’s super fart shooting you off the top of the screen
Mm, I gotta disagree with Giga Bowser. In both Brawl and Smash 4, I loved running around as this gargantuan boss on the stages and whomping enemies with his powerful attacks. Granted, the Giga Bowser Punch is satisfying to smack enemies with and has a cool origin to Yoshi's Island, but I really do miss actively controlling him for a dozen seconds. Lucario's Mega Evolution is one of my favorite transformation Final Smashes in Smash 4. Similar to Giga Bowser, I simply get a kick out of using powered-up moves; having maximum Aura regardless of damage is fun with Lucario. I do appreciate how Ultimate essentially merged both the Final Smash move from Brawl with Mega Lucario from 4, but the playable transformation is slightly cooler to me. I think that the reason why King Dedede had a change from Brawl to 4 is because something like the Waddle Dee Army wouldn't be able to work with the limitations on 3DS. Still, I agree the the Brawl one is much funnier. Pretty good video, Odyssey Central!
Sorry for being that guy but , the negative zone's lore is the following: luigi takes his rage , sadness and jelousy from being overshadowed by mario and forms it in a zone
Sakurai said it on a interview about they changing dedede final smash, he said that the old one would not work on the 3ds version of smash 4, smash 4 being garbage for 69420 time
Tbh with Bowser Jr's final smash I would like for the Koopalings to have a different one using Bowser's clown cart (a bit of reference for NSMB2). I haven't decided how would that work but still it would make more sense
I don't care if it "disrupts the flow of battle", cutscene final smashes do that too. I mean, do you really like having to sit for like 5 seconds just so your opponent's FS finishes playing? It gets worse the more people there are in the match. With Negative Zone in particular, I really hope they give it to Waluigi if he ever gets in. First, Waluigi is known for being a cheater and Luigi's nemesis, so it'd make sense if he copied a move from the latter. Second, the FS is a dance, and one of Waluigi's few major roles as an antagonist was in Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix. Third, such a bizarre FS fits perfectly with Waluigi's overall character. Finally, the FS was based on how Luigi is always obscured by his older brother, and like you said he originally was just a pallette swap and nothing else. It perfectly fits with Waluigi, a character who has never had an actual role in a Mario game outside of spin-offs, is always obscured by the other three, has bad chemistry with basically everyone else aside from Wario, was created just so Wario could have a tennis partner, and has been relegated to be an Assist Trophy in Smash for over a decade. It'd make sense for him to vent all that negative energy in the form of a FS.
Fun fact: kirby’s new final smash actually inspired a change to happen in kirby’s return to dream land deluxe Spoilers below In the remake, kirby lets out an anime esc cry when using the ultra sword to deal the final blow to the 1st phase of the final boss Magolor. With the scream being absent from the wii original, this is a rare instance of a series taking from smash bros.
I am sooooo mad that you didn’t include my main, Greninja. He looks soooo cool, and they changed his AniMaTiOn between sm4sh and ultimate. You are soooo mean!!!!
I had so many memories with Yoshi, Snake, Luigi, Falco, King Dedede and I personally don’t like that they seem to be prioritising these more quick, ‘one on one’ strikes, as I prefer the older more ‘fun’ ones from brawl. But I do understand that they are trying to create a more standardised competitive gameplay for ultimate, which would require them to make such alterations. Anyways, another great video! Loved to see some of the older final smashes and completely forgot lucario had a different one in smash 4!
This was a Smashing good video(even if I disagree with close to half if not more than half of your opinions, but we're all entitled to one, so I can't complain too much)
Same here, what a bitch This mf should’ve gave us a volume warning like tf He’s lucky that none of us have seen his face bc I’d press him for talking shit on a final smash that has become a fan favorite and it’s one of my fav final smashes of the smash series
Samus' Final Smash in Brawl is the bes Final Smash because it's practically a confirmed kill, gives you the three strongest item-projectiles of the game and pushes you up like 5 tiers
I love that Snake, the face of gaming's most famous stealth franchise, whose games typically highly reward you for no-alert, non-lethal playthroughs, fires explosives for half of his abilities.
FS Meter is the reason why Controllable Final Smashes were cut and I hate that. Hopefully the next ssmash game removes FS Meters because this is a platformer not a traditional
16:24 I still have no idea why vent/aile from zx aren’t there with model x. Like come on you reference every other sub series (except the zero games but he’s so different that’s understandable) but leave out zx which does still have a blue guy that shoots stuff
If you ask me, Wario got shafted more than anyone in Ultimate. Wario Man used to be so fun to play as, now hes just a cutscene that you can't even play as, you just have to watch.
I actually really like Triforce Slash, mostly because I care more about how powerful final smashes are than whether they reference something or not. Triforce Slash in Smash 4 did 60% damage and killed really early. Ancient Bow and Arrow in Ultimate does a pathetic 35% damage and kills later.
That was in Brawl so if you activate the Triforce slash, Link will zip through to an opponent and slash them up 15 times but crazy to think how it did 60% of damage plus 18% of damage after the final slash So basically 78%
I feel like Triforce Slash was acceptable when Final Smashes were like a completely new thing. It's very reminiscent of super moves/ultimate attacks in other fighting games, where the characters just hit you a bunch of times with flashy effects happening. I think it definitely had its place as a very simple "this is what a Final Smash is" type of thing, but it does kinda suck that it's stuck around for this long on Young/Toon Link.
i think it was pjiggles who had a theory that the reason triforce slash exists was to look flashy at e3 2006
@@trash-lol
Honestly that also makes a lot of sense lol
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Even though i dislike the Triforce Slash, i think the ancient bow and arrow does look a bit lame. I would much rather have the divine beasts or something.
An interesting thing with Pit’s FS. The reason Pit and Dark Pit were made separate characters in Smash 4 instead of skins like originally intended is because it wouldn’t make sense for Dark Pit to use the Three Sacred Treasures (which doesnt make much sense in of itself because Bowser Jr exists), but since both Pit and Dark Pit have used the Lightning Chariot in Uprising, it basically defeats the original purpose of separating them
Yeah, it's weird that Dark Pit FS isn't the Lightning Chariot since he uses it in Uprising and it's current one isn't a reference to anything.
I'm glad he's an echo... because the Silver Bow is hugely more satisfying to use than the Palutena Bow.
@@xenokeegami It's a reference to his Boss Fight where he's Sniping Pit in the beginning.
@@TheWaverunners and it's his namesake weapon
i mean technically speaking the Koopalings could just wield the Magic Paintbrush to turn into Shadow Mario lol
I'm surprised you didn't mention Ice Climbers. Iceberg works completely different in Brawl and Ultimate. In Brawl, it would just be a huge Iceberg that would cover the entire stage, but in Ultimate, you can control it and even ride on a Condor.
Ness too, as in 4, his was differently controlled
Odyssey didn't cover those characters because they weren't significant enough for the video as opposed to the other characters that were in the video.
@@mikelos4434ness and lucas’ final smashes add their friends, which is basically the same change shulk and mega man got. they deserved a mention, he just forgot them.
according to the negative zone trophy in brawl, it says something about how Luigi lived in Mario’s shadow for so long he learned the power.
I'm a Xenoblade nerd so I can explain quickly why Shulk's new Final Smash is bad: the FS is based on the game's Chain Attack mechanic, where you could choose the moves of your party members in sequence while the enemies were frozen. The problem is that the party is only 3 members at a time, but Ultimate added a fourth party member for some reason (Xenoblade Chronicles X did have a party of 4 members but that's an unrelated game). And yeah, Fiora being added is a spoiler but other stuff like Spirits also spoil the same thing
they should've done the Joker thing of making random 2 party members join
If they really wanted other characters they could've done what they did for Joker and have every character cycle.
Also Fiora has literally no lines in it, the audio is the same as in smash 4, so she might even have been rushed it for whatever stupid reason
Lucina being in the game is kind of a big spoiler in of itself, read any of her character bios in Smash 4 or Ultimate and they basically just tell you a very important plot point in Fire Emblem Awakening
A lot of final smahses in ultimate feel the same. They're either a flurry of attacks or the character zipping around the screen or while attacking their opponent
I miss transformations final smashes. Just becoming the best character in the game for 30 seconds was awesome. I feel they accomplished the power trip feeling that ultimate attacks like final smashes should better than every other final smash
Me too, transformation final smashes were some of my favorite things about sm4sh, and now any time I say that I hate the new ones in ultimate my friends strongly disagree with me
I think they were gotten rid of to stop people just running away after transformation and to keep the flow of battle better.
Wario Man should have stayed though
Rest in peace Wario Man 🙏
Also we hate Triforce Slash in this house
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Nigga why you hate the Triforce Slash that much cuz, like tf, cool you don’t like it, we get it that it looks unfitting on Young Link, I don’t mind Toon and Regular Link w the Triforce Slash, it’s fitting to them in my opinion
There are some final smashes that are worst than Triforce like Jigglypuff’s final smash, Zero Suit Samus final smash in Brawl where it turns into a shitter version of yourself so there cuz
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I have truly missed the old times of the great OP Warioman. As a kid I would purposely play Brawl with the final smash ball just so I could play him. I didn't even care how much damage he could deal he was just hella fun to play as!
Absentmindedly suiciding on a hypersonic bike had me rolling a few times!
6:11 why was that transition so beautiful
I used to use sonic when i was a kid in brawl and it made me realize why transformation smashes were deleted. A lot of them can fly but if you fly off stage and it untransforms you lose a stock (they don't clearly show when you untransforms)
Two Little Tidbits:
1: Two Cut Final Smashes do technically still exist in Ultimate in the form of Assist Trophies. Ashley functions very similarly to Negative Zone, and does fit her well as Witch who transforms people. And of course, Chef Kawasaki brings back the Chef Kirby Final Smash.
2: Dedede Special is a reference to something, though in a very loose and underwhelming way. The little bomb Dedede pops at the end is a reference to the "Egg Catcher" Sub Game from Kirby's Adventure (as well as Return to Dreamland Deluxe). It definitely would have been a cooler if they fully committed to the reference and had Dedede launch a barrage of eggs and bombs, though I am at least happy we landed on Masked Dedede.
Also Dedede's first final smash is somewhat a reference to how he's the king of all of those waddle dees and waddle doos
Odyssey central: I hope triforce slash never returns.
Smash 6 triforce slash : hello.
in smash 6 every character has triforce slash
Fr Triforce slash jacks, and this mf is yapping 24/7
NOBODY tell me that Wario Man should have been cut. It was the coolest thing ever
If they kept the classic Wario Man transformation while adding the “Comic book effects” ( Like when you land an attack you get a small pop up that says “POW!” or “WHAM!” ), that would be awesome.
ganondorfs final smash also has a functional difference: his stun hit had longer range in brawl and 4 (seemingly endless) while ultimate has it only be the swords
I just wish they kept more “crowd control” final smashes. I don’t like how final smashes don’t affect the whole field much anymore and just target a small section or guy
I had an interesting idea with Mario’s FS since they want to keep it the same way. Why not have Mario turn into Fire Mario for the final smash. Before firing the fireballs, he’ll hold the fire flower up and transform. Not only would this be more accurate to the Mario games, but it could also make up for the fire mario costume being cut from Ultimate!
You are a GENIUS. Man I really wish they'd done that! :U
Why not just bring the fire Mario alt back?
@@TricksterLawlet unpopular opinion but I'd take the Wedding alt over fire mario any day...
I'd personally just like to see a new one. I know Cutscene FS are overdone, but I think Mario could use one where he activates a power star, rushes forward and then charges headfirst into the enemies again in a cutscene.
Like come on, the power star is one of the most iconic "ultimate" power ups in video game history and the one we have as an item is honestly rather underwhelming.
Good idea
You do not know how much of a godsend I thought Masked Dedede Rush was back when it was first shown off. Dedede Burst felt like they just deliberately ignored Masked Dedede as the obvious choice of a Final Smash because "oh no, Superstar Ultra wasn't a game Sakurai worked on".
Dedede Burst can at least hit more than 1 person...
@@Nosretep can't ultimates?
@@gamertypeawesome No.
@@Nosretep I swear I remember seeing like 3 people on the cage
@thisnameisbad3609 Nope, alot of Ultimate got nerfed when it came to how many can KO.
Steve and Incineroar can't still KO more than one when not hit by the main attack.
13:55 I think they changed it because the 3DS version couldn't handle the Waddlede's during development, so they had to change it on both versions.
Makes sense as there was no way all of the WaddleDees and the gordos that king Dedede doesn't spawn with side special could work.
@@mikelos4434and why Zelda, Sheik, Samus, and ZSS were separated along with Ice Climbers getting cut from Smash4 along with Pokémon Trainer, Squirtle, and Ivysaur
And Charizard remaining on his own
I'm really addicted to your videos man, good job with the editing and the production
Fun fact: in Ultimates files, there are new textures for DKs Bongos implying Kongo Beat was likely considered to return in some form
Nobody gonna mention Advent Children Cloud getting a visually distinct Final Smash? It has different text and more swords; what more could you want!?
The transformation Final Smashes are the ones I truly miss.
My only problem with transformation final smashes are their potential to take multiple stocks, or take one stock and last long enough to leverage the transformation for more damage and a better position. It's frustrating to deal with super sonic swoocing in and taking your stock, and then coming back to the field and *still having to deal with super sonic* with your next stock.
@@kevingriffith6011 That’s valid.
Same
@@kevingriffith6011 they could just shorten them to a few seconds and do some balancing so they are not that broken. It's not that hard, but of course we got a roster where like half the characters have essentially the same FS with a different cinematic.
Remember when Captain Falcon's FS was unique?
@@ThatSplatoonTouhouGuy Honestly if I were to try to fix it, make it so where in 1v1 the final smash will end early if you take a stock. Give you like... 1-2 seconds to get back onstage if you're in an awkward position, but not long enough that it's still active when the spawning invulnerability wears off.
Also worth noting is that Ness and Lucas's final smashes were slightly changed, both are PK Star Storm but gameplay wise they changed
In Brawl the stars will fall of randomly
In 4 they were concentrated in a single burst that you can control its direction
And in Ultimate you can the stars will fall randomly fall but you can control the area where they fall (also in Ness's final smash in Ultimate Paula and Poo acompany Ness meanwhile in Lucas's he will be acompanied by Kumatora and Boney)
Not which is which but also in ultimate one of them have the stars be larger but slower and the other would have them a bit smaller but faster to fall and maybe a bit more numerous on screen.
Ah yes, back in Smash 4 they would essentially guarantee that you would take the stock of everyone on one half of the map.
They also get a new background based on a battle background in their respective game. I'm blanking on what Ness' is but Lucas' is based on the background used in the final Masked Man battle.
I really hated that they removed the transformation smashes and the reason they were removed was bad, you're telling me that they disrupt the flow of the game when the only way that would be a real problem is a competitive scene where they're never used in the first place, then there are items that fulfill similar purposes as to what the smashes do.
Man I miss transformation final smashes. "Oooh but the flow of battle" they're banned in competitive anyways make them cool and broken
If we're playing with Final Smashes on, I don't think we care about the flow of battle.
No, I don't care, do not bring them back
At the very least, make the Final Smashes more functionally unique from each other, and only use straightforward cutscene ones sparingly for the few characters who would actually warrant one (like Shulk and Joker)
Dude I have never seen a Smash Fighter done dirtier than Sonic.
Man cannot get a break.
In my opinion, it's kinda weird that Pokémon Trainer's Charizard doesn't Mega Evolve for triple finish. Granted, Mega Evolution wasn't in FRLG or HGSS (the games that have the Pokémon trainer we see in Smash wearing what he wears in smash), but Charizard cannot mega evolve on its own in both the games and anime, so consistency with the base games was not an issue.
It probably would have been too much going on visually
@@ballisticboo7808 it wasn't when they put Ash Greninja in Greninja's final smash.
@@pokemastersalgaming8271yea but the difrence is greninja's final smash is just greninja infront of the moon, while tripple finish has three pokemon squirtle ivy saur and charizard plus their respective moves hydro pump solarbeam and fire blast so adding a mega ontop of that does make it to buisy visually
the reason why smash 4 changed dedede's final smash is actually most likely because of the 3ds' limitations not being able to deal with all of those enemies especially with 4 player smash
13:17 You make a very great point there. It's like as if they overcompensated for how immensely OP Sonic's final smash was in brawl and four.
Actually Luigi's old Final Smash Is a reflection of how he felt when he was in Mario's Shadow.
From what I remember, I believe King Dedede's Final Smash was changed for Smash 4 because the 3DS would get laggy with that many character models on screen in larger games, similar to why Ice Climbers were cut.
Plus alot of people complained about it being weak
1:03 Actually, I think that move is loosely based on Mario's special move in Super Mario RPG called "Ultra Flame". Or at least, it looks very similar.🤔🔥
Anybody who’s first, I have a blue shell😈
Hah I'M SECOND L FROSTY
Your blue shell is ineffective since I have a super horn 😈
@@Ghostfighter797 of course you do
@@Ghostfighter797 *slowly approaches with a boo in hand*
I have a Mushroom
Yoshi's Final Smash in SSBU isn't entirely a melee reference. It also references Stampede, a move Mini-Yoshi had in Paper Mario TTYD.
One thing I do prefer about the cutscenes is that they are so much more badass as a finisher.
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I think the worst part of Wario Man's change VISUALLY is that they removed the WarioWare Touched reference, where in that game, if you feed standard Wario Nasty Garlic, he did a little spin before transforming into Wario Man, nice touch.
But then they ruined it to be a standard charge forward for the cutscene FS...
Lame
Rhythm Heaven best rhythm game
That animation was the only good thing about his old FS, now it’s actually a move that i want to use
Transformation final smashes were fun asf
Actually, I believe that Mario Finale IS based off something- which is the Ultra Flame attack from Super Mario RPG! Also, Young Link's Final Smash really should've been Fierce Deity Link- or a version of it that's similar to Triforce Slash, but instead of it being Triforce-based, it's based off the Fierce Deity mask from Majora's Mask! As for Yoshi, his STAMPEDE Final Smash is also based off Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Yoshi partner's attack of the same name!
12:12 They could have just make charizard transform into charizard x DURING THE TRIPLE FINISH
12:48 He could do a combo while transforming into all his forms (werehog, excalibur, darkspine), then end with his super form as the final move
True fact😂
i like how nintendo replaced transformation final smashes with cutscene final smashes to be "less distruptive" despite the fact that people cannot do anything when cutscenes are happening
babe wake up new odyssey central vid just dropped
That thumbnail is such a banger
00:40 technically Ness and Lucas' final Smash IS altered cause yeah it PK Starstorm but it's not the same between Brawl Sm4sh and Ultimate
Kinda sucks how 'breaking flow of the battle' was the reason the transformation final smashes were cut. Like yeah, that was kinda the point. The tables turned when someone transforms and the game goes from offense to defense mode for like 15 seconds.
The new pac man final smash also references the fact that Pac-Man can go to the left of the screen by always going right
I can't decide if I like the more technical power up-esq final smashes from brawl and smash 4 or the more (for lack of a better word) mindless ultimate final smash because I liked playing as wario man and giga bowser but then again it feels way more consistent in ultimate
Fun fact:
Nathaniel bandy actually predicted luigis "poltergust" final smash while smash 4 was still in development
*I'm really glad you included Ash-Greninja in this video, it is a nice addition, similar to Lucario!*
Still can't believe Dry Bones got cut.
It would be really sick if Fox's final smash became Landmaster again but as a multi hit like the rest.
He calls up the Landmaster to crush the enemy with its weight (This being the activation confirm hitbox) and then (If enemy was hit succesfully) Fox shoots the Landmaster until it explodes dealing massive damage and knockback.
15:54 the only really noticeable part of it is that the stars that shoot out of the power star bounce off of surfaces and go further where as the grand star grows faster and bigger than the power star
Fun Fact: Dr. Mario was originally going To be a costume on smash Wii U/3DS but would end up being a separate character in order To not anger melee Fans (honestly I'm glad Dr. Mario is a separate character).
I think Luigi’s original final smash would have been a way better for for Waluigi had he been added,since weird dances are something Waluigi already does,and since he too has been overshadowed by the other plumbers
I wish we still had controllable final smashes
Seriously, Yoshis final smash was ruined
I personally disagree. The final smashes being quicker makes the pace of a match move quicker.
I'm probably gonna be ratio'd for thinking different.
@@TAYBR00K fair argument, however I feel like if you play with items or final smash on, you're not necessarily looking for quick competitive game play, and just looking for things to occasionally completely change up the game.
(Also I hate to tell you this, but I would not say things like "I'm probably gonna be rationed for this" because at least to me, it makes me more likely to dislike you, and then from that disagree with you, and support a ratio. That could be just me though)
@@adamnielson42 I hate to tell you this but I would not say things like "Also I hate to tell you this, but I would not say things like "I'm probably gonna be rationed for this" because at least to me, it makes me more likely to dislike you, and then from that disagree with you, and support a ratio. That could be just me though" because at least to me, it makes me more likely to dislike you, and then from that disagree with you. That could be just me though.
@@TAYBR00K okay
the thing you aim Giga Bowser's punch with in ultimate is a reference to Yoshi's island
Transformation smashes must have been a lot of fun. They should have made young link put the feirce diety mask. That would have been a lot of fun. I dont see why nintendo does not want transformation smashes.
Transformation smashes are bad because it turns you into an unkillable god with immensely powerful attacks allowing you to easily take out your opponents, possibly multiple times. Not only do they “DisRUpT THe FloW oF bAttLE” but they also can really screw up the battles themselves. At least with the new FS’s you need to actually hit them to get that insane damage.
I really want Kirby to get a new Final Smash.
Ultra Sword is cool, but Kirby has more cooler final attacks than just a big sword. And personally, I think what the Final Smash is based on is... really boring. So, the actual Ultra Sword Finisher from Return to Dreamland and Return to Dreamland Deluxe is really boring. Kirby just slowly hits Magolor in sudden quick blinks, and the final hit looks like it goes OVER the guy instead of through. TL;DR, it feels incredibly weak in the base game, and just feels slightly stronger and flashier. Also, the Ultra Sword is SUPER BASIC. It's just "big sword does big slashes". They already messed with Kirby for sword by randomly turning his up smash (a move from the Cutter copy ability) into a sword rather than an actual cutter.
What do I want? Hypernova. Everyone just forgets it but it's so fitting. Just use it like a reverse, stationary version of the Inklings' Killer Wail Final Smash.
Dedede's Final smash has changed more often than the... Actually I can't think of anything lol
One thing, Mario Finale has a loosely based reference of the Ultra Flare from Mario RPG. The Triforce Slash is actually based on the final hits Link does to Gannon in Ocarina of Time. Yoshi’s Stampede! is also based on the tyke Yoshi’s Stampede move in Paper Mario TTYD. Negative Zone is based on how Luigi is the eternal understudy
Fr about Triforce slash, I had a feeling it was based on one of the Zelda Games,
This mf be yapping 24/7 of how he hates the Triforce slash
He’s lucky none of us had seen his face or he’s ever done a face reveal bc I’d press him only for that, bc he be talking shit on a final smash that has become a fan favorite cuz
Exactly
This mf Odyssey sometimes doesn’t even know shit compared to us
Triforce Slash does not suck
6:55 I think you’re missing something…
To be fair, even though I miss wario man, it was easy to accidentally self-destruct with wario man because the motorcycle was so fast, as well as wario man’s super fart shooting you off the top of the screen
Mm, I gotta disagree with Giga Bowser. In both Brawl and Smash 4, I loved running around as this gargantuan boss on the stages and whomping enemies with his powerful attacks. Granted, the Giga Bowser Punch is satisfying to smack enemies with and has a cool origin to Yoshi's Island, but I really do miss actively controlling him for a dozen seconds.
Lucario's Mega Evolution is one of my favorite transformation Final Smashes in Smash 4. Similar to Giga Bowser, I simply get a kick out of using powered-up moves; having maximum Aura regardless of damage is fun with Lucario. I do appreciate how Ultimate essentially merged both the Final Smash move from Brawl with Mega Lucario from 4, but the playable transformation is slightly cooler to me.
I think that the reason why King Dedede had a change from Brawl to 4 is because something like the Waddle Dee Army wouldn't be able to work with the limitations on 3DS. Still, I agree the the Brawl one is much funnier.
Pretty good video, Odyssey Central!
Im holding out hope for cut taunts. Also totk has some amazing references to older zelda games so enjoy, Odyssey
This was exactly the kind of video I was craving after watching ur final smashes ranking
Sorry for being that guy but , the negative zone's lore is the following: luigi takes his rage , sadness and jelousy from being overshadowed by mario and forms it in a zone
Sakurai said it on a interview about they changing dedede final smash, he said that the old one would not work on the 3ds version of smash 4
That thumbnail is amazing, I mean how could you NOT click on that
They should have compromised by making Charizard become Mega Charizard X during the Triple Finish... that would have been _amazing._
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I dont get Sakurais logic that "transformations affect the pace of a match" like what ???? And sitting there watching a cutscene doesnt ?????
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Sakurai said it on a interview about they changing dedede final smash, he said that the old one would not work on the 3ds version of smash 4, smash 4 being garbage for 69420 time
Tbh with Bowser Jr's final smash I would like for the Koopalings to have a different one using Bowser's clown cart (a bit of reference for NSMB2). I haven't decided how would that work but still it would make more sense
They should make a new classic mode so we can go in and customise our character final smash (of course only the fighters who had other final smashes)
I don't care if it "disrupts the flow of battle", cutscene final smashes do that too. I mean, do you really like having to sit for like 5 seconds just so your opponent's FS finishes playing? It gets worse the more people there are in the match.
With Negative Zone in particular, I really hope they give it to Waluigi if he ever gets in. First, Waluigi is known for being a cheater and Luigi's nemesis, so it'd make sense if he copied a move from the latter. Second, the FS is a dance, and one of Waluigi's few major roles as an antagonist was in Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix. Third, such a bizarre FS fits perfectly with Waluigi's overall character. Finally, the FS was based on how Luigi is always obscured by his older brother, and like you said he originally was just a pallette swap and nothing else. It perfectly fits with Waluigi, a character who has never had an actual role in a Mario game outside of spin-offs, is always obscured by the other three, has bad chemistry with basically everyone else aside from Wario, was created just so Wario could have a tennis partner, and has been relegated to be an Assist Trophy in Smash for over a decade. It'd make sense for him to vent all that negative energy in the form of a FS.
Remember when we had PLAYABLE final smash?
@Logan fr
Fun fact: kirby’s new final smash actually inspired a change to happen in kirby’s return to dream land deluxe
Spoilers below
In the remake, kirby lets out an anime esc cry when using the ultra sword to deal the final blow to the 1st phase of the final boss Magolor. With the scream being absent from the wii original, this is a rare instance of a series taking from smash bros.
13:55 the reason they changed Dedede’s final smash in smash 4 is because the 3DS couldn’t handle it
My favorite cut Final Smash was Ukulele Pichu’s solo.
…oh, wait.
I am sooooo mad that you didn’t include my main, Greninja. He looks soooo cool, and they changed his AniMaTiOn between sm4sh and ultimate. You are soooo mean!!!!
the robin final smash reference during the oit explanation killed me
I had so many memories with Yoshi, Snake, Luigi, Falco, King Dedede and I personally don’t like that they seem to be prioritising these more quick, ‘one on one’ strikes, as I prefer the older more ‘fun’ ones from brawl. But I do understand that they are trying to create a more standardised competitive gameplay for ultimate, which would require them to make such alterations. Anyways, another great video! Loved to see some of the older final smashes and completely forgot lucario had a different one in smash 4!
This was a Smashing good video(even if I disagree with close to half if not more than half of your opinions, but we're all entitled to one, so I can't complain too much)
Why do I feel like this video is going to become the least memorable Odyssey Central video ever
1:57 Odyssey you scared the crap outta me!
Same here, what a bitch
This mf should’ve gave us a volume warning like tf
He’s lucky that none of us have seen his face bc I’d press him for talking shit on a final smash that has become a fan favorite and it’s one of my fav final smashes of the smash series
DDD's final smash was sadly changed becuase the 3DS couldnt handle all the enemies on screen/
Samus' Final Smash in Brawl is the bes Final Smash because it's practically a confirmed kill, gives you the three strongest item-projectiles of the game and pushes you up like 5 tiers
I miss the transformation final smashes. Such a power trip. But I get why they got changed for balance reasons.
R.I.P. Super Sonic
...Which makes no sense when you realize that the only people who care about balance don't even USE Final Smashes.
Prolly my top fav transformation final smash along w Landmaster, Mega Charizard X, and Rocket Barrel Barage
I feel like Luigi's negative zone could still worked if it involed Mr L
You picked the best cut final smash for the Thumbnail. I truly miss Wario Man.
I love that Snake, the face of gaming's most famous stealth franchise, whose games typically highly reward you for no-alert, non-lethal playthroughs, fires explosives for half of his abilities.
They can't see you if they're blown into pieces
I would love if R.O.B's final smash could be based on STACK-UP/ROBOT BLOCK where he commits stage creator Tetris
FS Meter is the reason why Controllable Final Smashes were cut and I hate that.
Hopefully the next ssmash game removes FS Meters because this is a platformer not a traditional
Fun fact: darkness illusion is now in Kirby and forgotten land so woo hoo.
Feel like they could’ve just had Charizard mega evolve when using Triple Finish in Ultimate.
16:24
I still have no idea why vent/aile from zx aren’t there with model x.
Like come on you reference every other sub series (except the zero games but he’s so different that’s understandable) but leave out zx which does still have a blue guy that shoots stuff
The reason they changed dedede’s final smash is because the 3ds couldn’t handle all the waddle dees
If you ask me, Wario got shafted more than anyone in Ultimate. Wario Man used to be so fun to play as, now hes just a cutscene that you can't even play as, you just have to watch.
I actually really like Triforce Slash, mostly because I care more about how powerful final smashes are than whether they reference something or not. Triforce Slash in Smash 4 did 60% damage and killed really early. Ancient Bow and Arrow in Ultimate does a pathetic 35% damage and kills later.
That was in Brawl so if you activate the Triforce slash, Link will zip through to an opponent and slash them up 15 times but crazy to think how it did 60% of damage plus 18% of damage after the final slash
So basically 78%
If in the next smash they qds a mr. L costume, I'd love for mr. L to have the old negative zone
Honestly if super sonic had you control the angle of the dashes and not the height it’d be a lot better