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If your games and characters are good enough, one way or another they're ending up in Smash, and I feel that mantra will be used liberally to justify additions to the roster for future Smash titles. While it might not have meant to, Smash has become a kind of pedestal for games. "The future of Smash is all up in the air of course, but from here on it feels more open." It's about the prominent figures in gaming. For a while now, Smash hasn't just been about Nintendo characters it's been about Konami's characters, and Rare's characters, and Square Enix's characters. If the next Smash continues to ignore a style guide, what kind of game will we be looking at? Ultimate has been called a "celebration of games" instead of a "celebration of Nintendo" for its additions outside of the Japanese developer and publisher's IPs. While Steve's addition shakes things up for predictions for Smash Ultimate's remaining characters, the real question here is what happens after Smash Ultimate? The answer to this is far down the line, likely years away, but today does give us something to speculate from. style guide is officially out the window. A giant man in a green suit of armor? Doesn't matter. Now, there isn't the extra layer of scrutinizing a character's appearance: they can look like anything. That's huge, considering we still have four characters left to go for the second Fighters Pass in Smash Ultimate. Steve and the other Minecraft characters don't fit the game's style at all. In the context of Smash Ultimate, this new addition to the roster is random. In his reaction, Armada called Steve "random," and I have to agree. His jagged edges and pixelated design play into that. Just looking at Steve among the cast of characters, he stands out. If you're playing Minecraft, you never call your character "Steve," they're "you." Smash doesn't have many characters like that - its roster is full of personality, from the fierce Ridley to the soft, friendly Kirby.īesides that distinction, Steve and the other Minecraft characters making their way to Smash Ultimate are also visually divergent from the rest of the game. He's more of an empty shell character, someone for players to conflate with themselves. Let me ask you a question - who do you think Steve is? What is he like? Is he strong, is he goofy, is he brave, is he serious? What does his design say about him? These questions could quickly be answered for almost every other character in Smash (looking at you Game & Watch, you weirdo), but what about this latest addition? Steve is a strange pick for Smash, not because of the game he's from, but because he has no personality.