What If STAR WARS Characters Played SUPER SMASH? Episodes IV-VI
It’s late on the Death Star, Darth Vader comes into the emperor’s chamber after destroying a small camp of Ewoks for his new summer lair. Palpatine invites him to sit on the couch in front of a large projector and he sees his children with a bunch of rebel scum lined up against the wall. Confused and ready to kill, he goes for his lightsaber and Palpatine puts his hand out, “Oh no. We are going to play a new game with our rebel friends.”
He laughs creepily and gives Vader a Joycon and force pushes the other Joycon to Luke. “Let the duel of light and dark be decided in...SUPER SMASH BROS UUUULTIMAAATE!”
Well, we know this is bonkers, but why not speculate? In this piece and other coming pieces, we’ll look at what we (I) think each of the main characters from episodes 4, 5 and 6 would have picked for Super Smash Bros. No, I’m not an expert. And yes, I know ya’ll are going to have different opinions, so let us know who each person would have picked and what other characters in the other movies would pick too. Also, sorry we didn’t include everyone. Yes, we love Lando and Ackbar, but we had to cut the list somewhere. Anyways, on to the list!
Luke Skywalker — Link
Hero. Main Character. Not a super great talker. A match made in heaven. They also like switching between blue and green. At least Link didn’t kiss his sister or become an old hermit...yet. Let’s hope Link doesn’t match up that well with Luke in the next games.
Han Solo— Fox McCloud
Han Solo is known for two main things; a gun and a mouth. Fox fits that perfectly. If there were more dialogue in the game between characters, I could see Fox mouthing off to everyone in the midst of battle. Han Solo has that sharpshooter personality that is a mirror image of Fox.
Chewbacca — Donkey Kong
Well, this is easy. Neither use (human) words. They are both hairy, brown and smarter than they look. Also lots of punching, throwing and grabbing from both these guys. Chewy couldn’t help picking that giant hairy ape, they just have that primal instinct to pick stuff up and chuck it.
Leia Organa — Bayonetta
Bayonetta would not be Leia’s choice just because she’s a girl and whatnot. No, Leia would pick Bayonetta because the witch means serious business with a lot of sass and class. Leia was never a dainty damsel in distress, and neither is this Ninja Theory demoness.
R2D2 — Mega Man
Yeah, I know I am kind of matching people to their personalities or generic character type, but hear me out. Who is the most versatile in the Star Wars canon? Who adapts to the situation and honestly wears the most blue? Our main trash-can cyber-man, R2D2. From the cybernetic innards to their ability to still be very human in personality, these two just work well.
C3PO — R.O.B.
R.O.B. is silly, odd and definitely has some screws loose, we easily see C3PO finding a spiritual connection with this goofy robot. I am also sure that C3PO knows what R.O.B is saying and wants to connect with the poor, misunderstood and generally made fun of machine, as that happens to him too.
Palpatine — Mewtwo
Who is the most passive character? Who will use his dark abilities to throw enemies into oblivion? Who thinks they are way better than everyone else? No, I’m not talking about your coworker Karen, I’m talking Emperor Palpatine and Mewtwo! These are two peas in a pod, a very, very EVIL pod.
Darth Vader — Ganondorf
Would Darth Vader even play this game? Wouldn’t he just get someone else to do it for him? As he proclaimed to be the ruler of the galaxy, we see him fit the attitude and play style of Gananonford. They both are heavy hitters, no major fanfare or showmanship, just a lot of powerful, hero crumbling blows.
Next week will be doing Episodes 1, 2, and 3. Let us know who you want to see on the list and who they should pick!