In case you haven’t heard yet. Smash 4′s Update has been datamined and it included some interesting files such as Victory themes with characters named including Lucas who has already been confirmed coming in June. As well as Roy which has the Fire Emblem victory theme so we can assume that it’s the same Roy from Melee and there was also a Street Fighter victory theme as well as music track showing that Ryu from Street Fighter is also coming as DLC. Here are my thoughts thoughts on both characters.

Roy

Eh, I’m not as happy to see him return as some are. I just never thought he really deserved his spot initially. And even now I think the only reason he’s coming back is to appeal to those who liked him in Melee more so then his own game. Cause in the game he’s actually in, the Fire Emblem fanbase considers him one of the worst lords in the Franchise. So the demand for him basically strictly comes from those who liked him in Melee.

But whatever, I’ll just send him in the same corner as I do Dark Pit and Dr. Mario when I do get him. I’ll play through Classic and All-Star on both versions (On 0.0 intensity and Easy difficulty though) once, maybe also one runthrough in Smash Run. But then I’ll barely touch him afterward.

Ryu

Meanwhile, with Ryu. I’m a bit more positive on him. Though I am a little conflicted on why choosing him in particular first. As I assume it would be Sega getting the first company to have a 2nd rep. And even if it wasn’t them, I would assume Namco would of gotten it since they helped make the darn game. But hey I’m not complaining too much. This just means something may be coming for them in the future. Cause Ryu’s inclusion bolsters the chances of 3rd Parties in general and opens the door for more then ever before because now 3rd Party companies aren’t restricted to 1 rep thanks to DLC.

So guess what? My voted character (Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog) just got their chances bolstered a little due to the discovery of Ryu as upcoming DLC.

Oh and if there’s any Nintendo Purists that complain about 3rd Party DLC corrupting Smash Bros. Then the perfect joke comeback is: “So you’re saying Smash Bros. is RYU-ined?” Hehe~