Lack of Sentience

If there was any reason Jenova made zero appearances in Wooden Plank Studios (including Patreon-exclusive bonus panels) by the time that webcomic had its final curtain call on 9 July 2024, it would have to be Jenova having no sentience whatsoever, unlike Kirby, Mystique, Master Hand, Crazy Hand, Polygon Man, Dr Wily's Robot Masters, Ultimecia, Kuja, the Chimera aliens from Sony's Resistance series, Tabuu and Galeem.

Six Fan Arts Entry 2

Author's Note: This is a sequel to my first #SixFanArts Challenge comic.

Characters in this #SixFanArts Challenge Entry: Gold Fall Guy (Fall Guys), Tobrac (World of Warcraft, specifically the WowCraft videos by CarbotAnimations), Ugandan Knuckles (Sonic the Hedgehog), Mr Hot Dog (BurgerTime), Mr Game and Watch (Creamed Spinach Color) (Game and Watch), Sukapon (Joy Mech Fight).

If a regular Fall Guy wasn't good enough, how about a Gold Fall Guy wearing a gold crown?

For those wondering who Tobrac is, he is the orc OC in the CarbotAnimations WowCraft YouTube videos. His name comes from the reversed name for Carbot.

Remember Ugandan Knuckles? He is basically Knuckles with accents reminiscent of the Ugandan film "Who Killed Captain Alex?" by Wakaliwood.

As the first and most basic of the three main enemies in BurgerTime, Mr Hot Dog needs no explanation.

In the Super Smash Bros series, one of Mr Game and Watch's recolors is reminiscent of the original Game Boy's screen, which was ridiculed by Sega in a Game Gear advertisement titled "Creamed Spinach Color".

For those wondering who Sukapon is, he is the main protagonist of the forgotten Famicom game Joy Mech Fight. His popularity, however, only began to skyrocket when he appeared as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and long before that, Sukapon was the most requested miscellaneous Nintendo character for inclusion in Super Smash Bros Melee.

T-72 Destroyers

We have seen images of destroyed T-72 tanks in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Syrian Civil War, the 1991 Gulf War, and the 2003 Iraq War. But one must wonder if the T-72 can be defeated by anyone with extraordinary powers. Here are some people who I think would win against a T-72.

Rit: In the Mysterious Pyramid levels that are exclusive to the Arcade version, the first boss of that set of levels is a tank, and Rit vanquished that boss. This means Rit would win against a T-72 if given the chance.

Captain Falcon: Anyone who wants to fight against Mute City's resident superhero clearly has a death wish. If a T-72 were to get Falcon Punched, it's as good as dead. Period.

Terry Bogard: The poster boy of the King of Fighters franchise did fight against tanks before. In The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2, you get to fight against a Metal Slug, and Terry Bogard is one of the many characters going up against the Metal Slug, with the possibility of him winning. And let's not forget that time when he went up against General Morden in Metal Slug Attack. If Terry Bogard can win against a Metal Slug, then he can win against a T-72.

With all that said, T-72 tank crews better pray that their opponents are not any of these three characters.

Jaleco games and characters © City Connection. F-Zero © Nintendo. The King of Fighters © SNK.

Nintendo Switch 2 Wishlist

The Nintendo Switch 2 needs to have some real games other than the new Mario Kart that we saw in the first Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer. Here are some games that I think should be on the Nintendo Switch 2.

In recent years, we have seen GameCube games get the HD remaster treatment. Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, the first two Pikmin games and Metroid Prime are good examples of GameCube games getting the HD remaster treatment. However, I feel that HD remasters for Mario Kart Double Dash and Wario World are long overdue.

Speaking of a HD remaster of Wario World, there should also be a new "Waluigi Mode" that has a playable Waluigi in the game, just like how the Nintendo Switch version of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze had a new "Funky Mode" that features Funky Kong as a playable character.

If Super Smash Bros Ultimate were to get the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe treatment, it would have featured Decidueye and Ninjara as playable characters as well as having all the DLC features included. This would definitely be by default the Nintendo Switch 2's must-have game.

Nintendo games and characters © Nintendo.

The Matriarchal Destroyer of Worlds

Whether it's the official sources provided by Square Enix, or fan-made content such as webcomics like Wooden Plank Studios, Jenova is the true mastermind behind Sephiroth's villainy. This includes Sephiroth bringing Smash despair, meaning Kirby throwing a Friend Heart to weaken and humiliate Sephiroth is basically throwing a wrench in Jenova's dark plans to destroy the Smash House, essentially foiling the evil matriarch that tried to destroy Gaia a long time ago, especially when Jenova had already destroyed an unknown number of planets before becoming the Calamity that fell from the sky, resulting in the downfall of the Cetra civilization.

Final Fantasy VII © Square Enix.

Ice Bucket Challenge 10th Anniversary Edition

2024 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral. Unfortunately, the people who inspired the Challenge, namely Anthony Senerchia Jr, Pete Frates and Pat Quinn, are dead. This means the Ice Bucket Challenge 10th Anniversary Edition will be dedicated to the memory of these three people as well as SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg, all of whom have died from ALS-related complications.

For those wondering if the two ladies in this comic are going to wear swimsuits for the Ice Bucket Challenge, the answer is yes. In fact, the swimsuits worn by Peach, Daisy, Rosalina and Samus would be among some of the best choices for the two ladies who want to look good after getting wet in the Ice Bucket Challenge.

If you want to know why swimwear and ice buckets go hand in hand, read my other two Ice Bucket Challenge-themed comics.

Nintendo games and characters © Nintendo.

Reactions to an Endgame Aftermath

Accept it, Jenova. Your dark plans would be far too extreme for a malevolent purple head who tried to take over Sony, which is why he will never allow you to be part of his army. Also, that purple head would rather sign a peace agreement with Master and Crazy Hands.

Remember when I made a comic about how Kazuya's Quest would end? While none of the predictions that I made came true, it ended with Sephiroth getting defeated by Kazuya and Kirby. To add insult to injury, Sephiroth's army disbanded, headed for home and called the Bringer of Despair a loser. Now Professor Hojo is going to hate himself even more than he normally would because he is going to end up being a laughing stock in addition to being a worse father than Kazuya's father Heihachi. As for Jenova, she would not take Sephiroth's defeat and humiliation at the hands of Kazuya and Kirby very lightly. But she can do nothing about it because even if she decides to join forces with Polygon Man, that purple head would not allow her to be part of his army. Perhaps it's because being an Eldritch Abomination, she is uglier than even the Chimera from Sony's Resistance franchise, and the Chimera are ugly aliens.

P.S. Jenova rarely talks. But when she did, she taunted Cloud by saying "Because, you are... a puppet".

Final Fantasy VII © Square Enix.

Update: Unfortunately for Jenova, she did not get any chance to destroy the Smash House because Wooden Plank Studios had its final curtain call on 9 July 2024. However, Sephiroth defeated Galeem and Tabuu in the very last Wooden Plank Studios story arc, where Tabuu and Galeem teamed up and organized a battle royale. So technically, Jenova did have the last laugh because she did win against Tabuu and Galeem at the end.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Superlative Awards

Author's Note: If you are familiar with the Academy Awards (or Star Awards if you come from Singapore like me), here is a superlative awards ceremony for the best and worst highlights of Super Smash Bros Ultimate after 3 years of hype. These awards are just my personal opinion as nobody from Singapore is eligible for purchasing Super Smash Bros Ultimate's DLC. So do not be disappointed if your favourite character or feature or stage did not make the cut in this awards ceremony.

Best non-DLC Newcomer: Simon Belmont. The original poster boy of Castlevania was believed to have been the runner-up of the Smash 4 DLC ballot that Bayonetta won. To make up for this, Konami decided to have two members of the Belmont Clan join Metal Gear Solid's Snake as Konami representatives. Ridley gets a well-deserved runner-up award because Nintendo had been trying to make him playable in Smash since Melee. He could have been the winner, but his side special being a sacrificial KO move caused him to drop points because most grab-based sacrificial KO moves end with the character performing said move losing under the current last life rules.

Worst non-DLC Newcomer: A tie between Chrom and Dark Samus. Chrom is supposed to be an echo fighter of Fire Emblem Roy, but his up special is a slightly inferior version of Ike's up special. Dark Samus is just an echo fighter of Samus, but with Ridley's victory theme. Daisy and Richter are runners-up in this category, but only because Daisy is better than Peach, who was always lame, and Richter's holy water vials do not instantly detonate Blast Boxes and Bombers, which can also be a good thing as well...

Best DLC Character: Sora. The poster boy of Kingdom Hearts was in very high demand in Japan, North America and Europe. Even Disney wanted Sora to be in Nintendo's dueling tournament. Thankfully, a Disney representative met Masahiro Sakurai at an awards ceremony, and demanded that Sora should be playable in Smash. Banjo-Kazooie and Steve, being Microsoft characters in Smash, proved that Microsoft is willing to take their Console Wars hostilities to Nintendo's territory on the personal level. Therefore, they both get the runners-up award for this category.

Worst DLC Character: Piranha Plant. Remember the data corruption glitch? I am very sure Nintendo has not successfully rectified that glitch as of the Version 13.0.0 Update. Byleth gets the runner-up award for this category because He/She did not introduce a data corruption glitch, but received many dislikes from the community for being bland.

The "He/She should have been playable!" Award: Krystal. Unfortunately, due to Krystal not wearing any panties under her skirt for her skimpy costume, she had to be an Assist Trophy. Pyra had to wear a pantyhose just to comply with the age rating boards due to her tiny shorts in order to be playable. Even the school uniform female Inkling is wearing shorts under her skirt. The runner-up for this category, Klonoa, would have been a better Bandai Namco representative in Smash than Kazuya, but inflating opponents would be a huge problem in Smash, and therefore, he was turned down in favour of Kazuya.

The "You're Not Welcome to Smash At All!" Award: Waluigi. Anybody who has self-pity as the cornerstone of his personality can never become playable in Smash. Also, characters owned by Sony are not welcome to participate in a Nintendo dueling tournament because Sony still can never forgive Nintendo for the betrayal that took place in 1991.

Toughest Level 9 CPU: Kazuya Mishima. When he was introduced, even professional players had difficulty defeating him. The runner-up, Sora is almost as broken. Possibly because he can use his zigzagging side special after using his up special.

Best Kirby Hat: Sora Kirby. Even if Kirby does not get to wield a keyblade, at least he can command the elements to conquer his opponents. Kazuya Kirby can angle beam attacks, while Shulk Kirby harnesses the Monado's power, but still, both are not as impressive as Sora Kirby.

Worst Kirby Hat: King Dedede Kirby. Basically Kirby's Inhaling ability, but more mundane. At least the Mii Fighter headbands that Kirby obtains when he inhales Mii Fighters have better abilities.

Best Alternate Costume (That's not a Mii Costume): Gold Coat Kazuya. Gold palette swaps are among the best alternate costumes in Smash, and Gold Coat Kazuya is no exception, except that it is a recolour of a different alternate costume, and not a recolour of the default costume. The runner-up, Leopard Print Snake was always the best Snake alternate costume because it makes the other Snake alternate costumes, including the default, look mediocre.

Best non-DLC Mii Costume: Lip Outfit. Turn your female Mii Swordfighter into a magical girl. Also, it's available from the start. The Special Forces Set turns Mii Gunners into army personnel, and deserves to be the runner-up.

Best DLC Mii Costume: Doom Slayer Set. Finally, Isabelle and the Doom Slayer are together at last. Sort of. The Travis Set gets a respectable runner-up award because Super Smash Bros was referenced in No More Heroes 3.

Most Agonizing Star KO Death Scream: Fire Emblem Roy. His Star KO death scream really sounds like a proper death scream. Snake's Big NO!!!!! also makes a comeback, and now Pit yells "I never learned how to read!" But Snake's and Pit's Star KO death screams are not really death screams.

Best New Item: A draw between Healing Field and Healing Sprout. Both are healing items introduced in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. The Staff gets a runner-up award as it is a shooting item that works like a sniper rifle when fired from long distances. The Bomber gets a 2nd runner-up award because it can be deployed to blast nearby enemies and objects. However, when it falls of a ledge, should it land on solid ground, it will explode upon impact. It can explode by itself like the Bob-omb when left alone or if it was held in hand for too long.

Worst New Item: Fake Smash Ball. This item looks like a Smash Ball but it explodes in an X-shaped explosion, similar to X Bombs. Whatever you do, do not attack the Fake Smash Balls. The effects of Ramblin' Evil Mushrooms are so nasty you wouldn't want to attack them if it means avoiding getting your directional controls reversed by their spores. It can, however, be used like a Fire Flower, to sabotage enemies' directional controls by spraying spores at them.

The Item that should be retired for the next Smash: Poison Mushroom. The most hated item in Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels is so unlikable it should never have been added into Super Smash Bros in the first place. The Fake Smash Ball is obviously a regrettable addition to the items list, and Smoke Balls do nothing other than as a marker for enemy targets. Therefore, all three items should be retired from the next Smash Bros title.

The Item that we would like to have in the next Smash: Mega Mushroom. Grow even bigger than you normally would with this superweapon. Also, the Mega Mushroom theme plays when someone consumes the Mega Mushroom. 1-Up Mushrooms would have been basically the Rally-X Special Flag, except it can be consumed similarly to a Super Mushroom. In timed battles with unlimited lives, the 1-Up Mushroom would instead reset the damage counter to 0% for whoever consumes it.

Best New Feature: Spirits. They work like the equipment in Smash 4, but with mostly positive perks. For the features that got the runners-up awards, we have 8-Player Battles available in all stages and Final Smash Meters. Back when 8-Player Battles were introduced in Super Smash Bros for Wii U, only certain stages can have that feature. But Ultimate change that and now, 8-Player Battles are available on all stages. The Final Smash Meter gives characters a chance to activate a Final Smash when Smash Balls are hard to come by.

Worst New Feature: Small Battlefield. It would definitely not be suitable for anything more than 2 players, although the only reason it exists is for 1 vs 1 matches. While it's understandable that Final Smash Meters need to have a time limit, but why do they need a use it or lose it situation? 8-Player Battles make sense in Ω form stages, but Battlefield form stages? There's not enough room for that!

Most Improved Feature: Stage Builder. This version is a large improvement from the Wii U Smash Bros Stage Builder, although it still does not really meet the expectations of some players. Maybe we will get a better one when Smash Bros takes the Super Mario Maker path regarding the series' future after Masahiro Sakurai. The campaign mode, World of Light, while not as great as The Subspace Emissary, has a navigation feature simpler than the navigation in Brawl's campaign mode. The Classic Mode in Ultimate is now more focused on recurring themes, some of which focus more on lore.

The Feature that will be sorely missed: Trophies (and Trophy Rush). Saying goodbye to trophies, and with it, Trophy Rush, was perhaps the biggest omission in the game. Perhaps this is due to spirits lacking lore descriptions that trophies have. This means no more Trophy Rush, and Trophy Rush was actually one of my favourite mini-games in the 3DS version of Smash 4. Target Blast was also one of my favourite mini-games in the 3DS version of Smash 4. But it did not return for Ultimate, unlike Home-Run Contest.

Best New Stage: King of Fighters Stadium. While it is harder to score KOs by smacking opponents towards the blast lines on the left or right sides of the stage due to invisible barriers, judging by the need to deal enough knockback on opponents to penetrate the invisible barriers, said barriers can actually be a lifesaver. Also, Metal Slug music is available on this stage. The Minecraft World, Mishima Dojo and Hollow Bastion stages all get a runner-up award for this category because people actually want Minecraft, Tekken and Kingdom Hearts to be represented in Smash.

Worst New Stage: Small Battlefield. The only reason Small Battlefield exists is solely for 1 vs 1 matches. Nothing more, nothing less.

The Stage that should not have been omitted: Pac-Maze. This stage is more synonymous with Pac-Man than Pac-Land. Mario Kart 7's version Rainbow Road was added in Super Smash Bros for 3DS, but was cut from Ultimate, in spite of Rainbow Road themes being included in the game.

So there you have it. These are my opinions on who the award winners for the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Superlative Awards are. Your opinions may vary. So let me know if your choice was not on my list.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate © Nintendo.

Not Coming to Smash

It's official. Due to Sora from Kingdom Hearts being confirmed to be the final Fighters Pass character, Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura has announced that she has officially withdrawn from Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Also, Eva McKenna from Red Alert 3 has proclaimed the bad news that Sakura Kinomoto is not coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate at all, and this has left several people such as Rover from Animal Crossing shocked. Perhaps this has something to do with the "No non-video game characters allowed" policy, or it could be due to her having dark secrets related to Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, or possibly magical girls were never designed for Smash.

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 © Electronic Arts. Nintendo games and characters © Nintendo.

No Ash For Smash

If you were a fan of Ash Ketchum since Episode 1 of the Pokemon Anime, you should be disappointed because the final Fighters Pass character to complete the Super Smash Bros Ultimate roster was not Ash Ketchum, but Sora from Kingdom Hearts, who was actually a far better choice to fill the final slot than Ash Ketchum and Waluigi combined. Surely Ash Ketchum not being the final Fighters Pass character has to be even more depressing than the Pokemon series finale that the late Takeshi Shudo proposed, which reveals that Pokemon was all just a dream from a dying Ash Ketchum, who was actually delusional due to a mental illness, and not some dumb adolescent.

Sadly, Ultimate could be the very last Super Smash Bros game before a war bigger than all the wars that have taken place since the beginning of mankind begins, meaning Waluigi and Ash Ketchum will not even have any justice at all...

Update: The Ash Ketchum Arc has officially ended, and it ended with "Next Time, A New Beginning". It was not the depressing series finale that the late Takeshi Shudo proposed. But then again, Ash will not be in any future Super Smash Bros titles as a result of the end of the Ash Ketchum Arc.

It's Never Waluigi Time

Sad as it is, Waluigi will have to wallow in self-pity over absolutely nothing going his way. Judging by the keyblade impaling the gamma symbol, Sora from Kingdom Hearts has officially killed off all chances of Waluigi becoming a playable character in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Looks like Waluigi will have to live with depression for many years to come...

On a related note, Congratulations, Sora. You definitely deserved the final Fighters Pass character slot, unlike Waluigi, who is very obnoxious and should stay far from having the glory that he had been yearning for since his debut in Mario Tennis in 2000.

No Justice for Waluigi

It's a pity that Waluigi will have to wallow in self-pity for as long as he exists because the final Fighters Pass character slot just went to Sora from Kingdom Hearts. Looks like Waluigi and his fans will have to accept the fact that Waluigi will never have any justice or glory whatsoever...

DLC Finale Hype

In anime and manga, magical girls are portrayed as protectors of their hometown and perhaps their world. Back when I was a kid, I would even think that magical girls would go toe to toe with the likes of a cap-wearing Shonen adolescent. However, this is not possible, as said adolescent would not be allowed to even punch his enemies, and not to forget that non-video game characters are not allowed to participate in a dueling tournament designed to be a celebration of video game history. If that is not enough, some magical girls face monstrous villains that will make most of gaming's worst villains look weak in comparison. Thankfully, Rit from Rod Land is not one of these magical girls. However, if she is not the final Fighters Pass character, just trying her best to get that slot will be more than enough for her to prove herself a heroine to the magical girl community.

Unlike Microsoft, who allowed Banjo-Kazooie and Minecraft's Steve to participate in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Sony will never consider having any of their characters take part in a Nintendo dueling tournament. Despite porting several first-party PlayStation titles to Windows PCs in recent months, as well as an official mobile Lemmings game, Sony will never even think of having any of their characters fill the final Fighters Pass character slot. This is because of Nintendo's betrayal of Sony in 1991, which left Sony bitter towards Nintendo to this day.

Who knows if Polygon Man really dislikes Nintendo and Microsoft more than he dislikes PlayStation mascots...

Update: Sora from Kingdom Hearts just got the final Fighters Pass character slot, and he is not property of Sony Interactive Entertainment. This means Super Smash Bros Ultimate does not have any characters from Sony Interactive Entertainment at all. In other words, Polygon Man dislikes Nintendo and Microsoft a lot more than PlayStation mascots...

Fighters Pass Radar Display

The final Fighters Pass Volume 2 character slot in Super Smash Bros Ultimate will finally be filled up on the 5th of October, completing the character roster. Who exactly is it will only be revealed on that day. But time is running out...

Here are my picks for the possible characters (indicated as blips on the radar display featured in this comic) that will finally fill that slot:

Lemming (Lemmings)

Master Chief (Halo)

Tanya Adams (Command and Conquer Red Alert)

Ash Ketchum (Pokemon)

Lip (Panel de Pon)

Rit (Rod Land, Soldam)

Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Klonoa (Klonoa)

Bill Rizer (Contra)

Marco Rossi (Metal Slug)

Arle Nadja (Puyo Puyo)

Yuna (Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2)

Ninjara (ARMS)

Sora (Kingdom Hearts)

Dr Eggman (Sonic)

Decidueye (Pokemon)

Gradriel (Princess Crown)

Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

Cinderace (Pokemon)

Yuko Asou (Valis)

Hebereke (Hebereke)

Dirk the Daring (Dragon's Lair)

Bandana Waddle Dee (Kirby)

Doom Slayer (Doom)

Wreck-It Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive)

Sir Arthur (Ghosts'N Goblins)

Gilius Thunderhead (Golden Axe)

Ryza (Atelier Ryza)

Spelunker (Spelunker)

Geno (Super Mario RPG)

Hitmonchan (Pokemon)

When the final character is announced, the comic's description will be updated as soon as possible, even if none of my choices made the cut. In the meantime, please wait for the 5th of October.

Update: Sora from Kingdom Hearts qualified for Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Looks like for once I finally got it right this time...

Predictions for an Endgame Scenario

Author's Note: Currently, as at the time of this comic being published, Wooden Plank Studios' Kazuya Story Arc is still ongoing.

It all started with Sephiroth poisoning his guests at the E3 Dinner Party. Tekken's Kazuya Mishima managed to find Incineroar and Kirby still alive. However, he had to begin his quest to revive everyone who perished at the E3 Dinner Party. Why Sephiroth poisoned everyone remains unclear. However, it may have something to do with Sony not being at E3 2021. This could mean that the mastermind behind Sephiroth's mass poisoning was not only his mother Jenova, who is not quite dead despite being technically dead for thousands of years since the destruction of the Cetra, but Sony, the creators and owners of the PlayStation brand, could possibly have been involved in what appears to be an anti-Nintendo plot as well as an anti-Microsoft plot.

We have not reached the point where any of these endgame scenarios will happen yet. But the one where Sephiroth pulls a Tim Curry by quoting Cherdenko's quote of escaping his enemies, will reveal that Sony is the one place that hasn't been corrupted by Nintendo's tripe. All three possible endgame scenarios will involve the PlayStation characters turning their weapons against Sephiroth because he hurt the Sackboy's feelings.

It's possible Polygon Man was the true mastermind behind all of this. He disliked E3 ever since he was rejected by PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi at E3 1995.

Update: None of my predictions were correct, but there was an Avengers: Endgame-style final battle between Kazuya's army and Sephiroth's army, and Kazuya's army emerged victorious because Kirby disabled Sephiroth's Jenova Cells with a Friend Heart, allowing Cloud and Joker to land a coup de grace on him. Once Sephiroth felt that could not stand punching Pichu, his army of villains disbanded, and he had to be Kazuya's prisoner. As for Jenova and Polygon Man, neither one showed up because they prefer to keep to the sidelines. It makes sense for Jenova because she was technically dead for thousands of years since the extinction of the Cetra people. In Polygon Man's case, he keeps to the sidelines even when you face him in the Boss Arena. The most the malevolent head could do is transform into stage hazards or slam on you like a Thwomp, which leaves him vulnerable to attack.

Now that Kazuya's Quest is over, Kazuya begins a new quest in the Paldea Region. Congratulations to Wooden Plank Studios for creating one of the longest story arcs in webcomic history!

Debate over Pyra's Shorts

Currently, there is a huge debate over whether Pyra is wearing a really small pair of shorts or a very small miniskirt. Either way, she had to wear a pantyhose when she qualified for the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Fighters Pass Volume 2 DLC. All of this had to be done to comply with the game's age ratings. This can explain why Mai Shiranui had to be omitted from the King of Fighters Stadium's VIP spectators list.

The War for the Final DLC Slot

Now that Tekken's Kazuya has taken the penultimate Fighters Pass Volume 2 character slot, one question remains. Who will the final Fighters Pass Volume 2 character be? And no, Sakurai is not telling who it will be during his presentation on Kazuya Mishima.

However, here are my eight candidates for the final Fighters Pass Volume 2 character, and six of them, including honorable mention Dirk the Daring, were from my Fighters Pass Volume 2 candidates comic. All they need to do now is to get into a huge all-out war for the final Fighters Pass Volume 2 character slot and we will finally be done and over with Super Smash Bros Ultimate's DLC so that we can prepare for an even bigger war to come.

Update: Sora from Kingdom Hearts qualified for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, meaning none of the characters in this comic will be in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Rit © City Connection. Arle © Sega. Klonoa © Bandai Namco. Bill Rizer © Konami. Marco Rossi © SNK. Sir Arthur © Capcom. Lemmings © Sony Interactive Entertainment/Exient. Dirk the Daring © Digital Leisure.

More things we will not have before WW3

It would be great to have a deluxe version of Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Nintendo had designed Nintendo Switch ports of several Wii U games such as Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros U and Pikmin 3. If Super Smash Bros Ultimate Deluxe ever happens, it will have all the DLC characters and stages from the original version, as well as a new campaign.

Despite the success of Command and Conquer Remastered Collection, there will not be a Command and Conquer Remastered Collection Volume 2 however, as Electronic Arts is not keen to do a remaster of Tiberian Sun or Red Alert 2 because a remaster of both games will need more effort than the Command and Conquer Remastered Collection.

MapleStory already had several tie-in events, including Sword Art Online, Cardcaptor Sakura, and BTS. However, a tie-in event starring Command and Conquer is very unlikely because in Red Alert 3, the Korean War got erased from the Cold War history books when Anatoly Cherdenko shook hands with Albert Einstein and erased him from the space-time continuum. Therefore, a Command and Conquer tie-in event is definitely out because when you have a storyline where the Cold War took a wrong turn because of time travel, there would be no licensing agreement between Nexon and Electronic Arts.

Unfortunately, as much as we would like any of the above to happen, we are not going to have any of them before World War 3 happens...

Super Smash Bros Ultimate © Nintendo. Command and Conquer © Electronic Arts. MapleStory © Nexon.

Piracy Ban

Recently, Nintendo had been cracking down on several intellectual property infringements, both alleged and actual. Nintendo verified with their customers that copyright piracy is forbidden, and any unlicensed usage of their intellectual properties, which includes Nintendo music uploaded on YouTube, fan games, Mario Kart hacks and Super Smash Bros Ultimate character skin mods, do not meet the requirements of fair use. The resulting internet backlash was so severe that some people called for a boycott of Nintendo on social media.

However, all of this may have something to do with Japan's copyright regulations getting stricter, possibly leading to a gradual phasing out fair use and fair dealing. This had been happening since 2009 and is nothing new.

If you are living in Japan, this is a fair warning about the shambolic state of Japan Inc amid the recent scandals. Do something more honorable by buying from ethical companies and turning away from unethical ones.

Nintendo characters and games © Nintendo.

MineSmashed

Ladies and gentlemen, we have done the impossible again. Minecraft's Steve is coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and he brought in Alex, a Zombie and an Enderman.

If you are wondering how Minecraft got in to Smash, it could be due to Mojang's negotiatons with Nintendo beginning five years ago. Another explanation could be due to the existence of the Wii U, New 3DS and Switch Editions of Minecraft, and these versions of Minecraft for Nintendo platforms had the exclusive Super Mario Mash-up DLC package.

Now all we need is for Sony to let the Lemmings enter Smash, and we will finally accomplish a feat even more impossible than Microsoft allowing Banjo-Kazooie to enter Smash.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate © Nintendo. Minecraft © Microsoft/Mojang.

Update: Sora from Kingdom Hearts is the final Fighters Pass character, and he is not owned by Sony. Guess Sony is so bitter towards Nintendo that unlike Microsoft, Sony does not even want to think about taking hostilities to the personal level. Also, Exient acquired the rights to Lemmings from Sony. This means despite relinquishing the rights to some of their franchises to other companies, Sony does not want to take part in a Nintendo dueling tournament at all.