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to be the final Fighters Pass character, Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura has announced that she has officially withdrawn from Super Smash Bros Ultimate.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...

Third Strike

Baseball and bowling are sports featured in the Wii Sports series, with bowling being in all three games in the series, while baseball is omitted from Wii Sports Resort. Both sports, however, happen to have different perspectives about getting the third strike.

In baseball, getting three strikes in a row means you're out. In bowling, getting three strikes in a row means you scored a turkey. Talk about negative and positive perspectives...