So far, three of the DLC characters from Fighter’s Pass Vol. 2 have been revealed during Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Nintendo Switch. In the two years since the game’s release, many fan theories have been invented to find out how Nintendo chooses the game’s DLC fighters, but Vol. 2 has shown that it is quite difficult to guess which one can make the cut. Some of these theories have been discredited over the past year and make fans realize how difficult it is to figure out director Masahiro Sakurai’s plans for the game.
One fan theory that persisted online is that third parties would not receive multiple DLC fighters. The Super Smash Bros. franchise. has expanded over previous entries to include third-party fighters, but Nintendo has taken care of how many characters to add from external publishers. Both Microsoft and Square Enix received DLC fighters Definitive, in the form of Banjo-Kazooie and Steve for the former, and Hero and Sephiroth for the latter. The inclusion of Sephiroth also crushed the theory that Nintendo focuses exclusively on third-party heroic characters, rather than villains.
Another fan theory refuted by Fighter’s Pass Vol. 2 was that the presence of a spirit in the game meant that the character did not appear as a playable fighter. The first fighter revealed for this set of DLC was Min Min, a character who debuted in ARMS. Min Min had previously appeared as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but became a full-fledged fighter, giving hope to other characters currently involved in the game such as Spirits.
While Spirits can no longer be seen as a way to disprove playable fighters, it seems that Mii Fighter costumes are still indicative of characters who won’t make it to the game via DLC. ComicBook.com predicted that Geno would not reduce Fighter’s Pass flight. 2 after the revelation that Sephiroth would be included in the game. A few days after this article was published, Nintendo revealed a Mii Fighter skin for the character. King K. Rool is a playable character who first appeared as a Mii fighter skin, but who had Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS. The character made the cut in the next game, proving that there are (eventual) hopes for those who are added as Mii Fighter skins.
One theory that has not yet been refuted is Amiibo’s theory. Fans have used Amiibo-based release dates based on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to correctly guess when most DLC fighters would be revealed. The theory is not insensitive, but it seems quite accurate. Readers can learn more here.
After all, it seems that Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai will always make the call they deem appropriate for the game, regardless of what fans think will be the case. It’s fun to speculate and create these kinds of theories, but in the end it seems like the game’s DLC fighters are a lot harder to guess than anyone had anticipated.
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