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Hey, not so special anymore, huh? Well, guess what? No one ever told me I was special. I never got a trophy just for showing up! I'm not some special little snowflake, no! But as unspecial as I am, you are a thousand billion times more unspecial than me!
--President Ferrell Business, The LEGO Movie

Or simply "You are a thousand billion times more unspecial than me."

slaps both of you

RIP snipple snapple

Sounds cool. I'm in.

Because he's hungry, I assume.

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The golden gate bridge isn't gold, though.

Excuse me sir what part of "golden" don't you understand

Completely agree on the first point. I already thought the 3DS version didn't have enough unlockable characters, and now there's even fewer on the U version? Come on.

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when somebody step up to yo squad

I am no longer the OBZPC newb. Congrats man.

#DZPOWER

In the couple weeks since the roster was leaked I'd come to terms with the inclusion of the various newcomers. I was initially upset about DHD and Bowser Jr., but now they're pretty hype for me. Doc and DPit I can live with.

I really thought there would be more characters, though, since there's space for five more tiles on the CSS and Smashboards mod Neo Zero claimed the leaked roster was incomplete. As such, I still held out hope that some of my most wanted newcomers would still make it. I was entirely sold on Ridley's chances, and I was hopeful for K Rool as well (though by the end I doubted he'd make it). Still, both of these characters were long shots from the start in that their inclusion was almost too good to be true. I'd honestly be surprised if Sakurai and his team were to make such tasteful and diverse roster decisions.

(Perhaps such wording is oversimplifying it - Villager, WFT, and DHD come to mind - but the fact remains that Metroid and Donkey Kong, two of Nintendo's most popular franchises, have minimal representation in Smash. In fact, both now have less than does Kid Icarus, a series which has only three games, of which but one is recent - and that game developed by Sakurai himself. As an interesting note, Metroid has never gotten a "true" newcomer: Samus was the series' only rep in 64 and Melee, ZSS in Brawl was an addition to Samus rather than an independent fighter, and ZSS in 4 is now a veteran.)

Anyway, what really gets to me is the veterans who haven't returned. Pichu and Young Link were to be expected, as they were barely unique enough to warrant slots in Melee, and YL has a spiritual successor in Toon Link. Everyone feared the worst for Roy when Robin and Lucina were revealed; the same goes for Squirtle/Ivysaur and Charizard - expecting the cut softened the blow.

But Mewtwo, Lucas, Wolf, Ice Climbers, and Snake? Their exclusion is a freaking travesty. Mewtwo never should have been cut (and, indeed, never was intended to have been cut) after Melee, and Smash 4 was, in my mind and the minds of many of his fans, his chance to return to his rightful place. Lucas was one of my mains in Brawl, and Wolf was the other. Not having them is painful. Ice Climbers were arguably the most unique character in Melee/Brawl; that they should be removed is ridiculous. Word is that the technical limitations of the 3DS led to their exclusion, in which case they'd #### well better be on the Wii U version. As for Snake ... ugh. Why

The interesting thing about these five veterans is that each one's failure to return results in a decrease in overall representation for their franchises. Pokemon, which had six reps in Brawl, now has five. Mother dropped from two to one; Star Fox from three to two. Both Ice Climber and Metal Gear lost their only rep.

I could go on, but I'll spare you all my ranting.

Here's to DLC.

Most certainly.

tfw we get Link, Villager, another Mario, and another Peach before we get Bowser Jr. and Diddy Kong

Do you know the muffin man?

I definitely want Samus and Pit. And possibly Link and Zelda, and Palutena if they release one for her.

I got the impression that there'll be figures for every character in the game.

You'll get no sympathy from me.

hold water

b'dm tss

I like zoos. As you acknowledge, you're quite big on the safari idea, but the long and short of it is - as Pomegranate mentioned - that for the majority of people a trip to Africa for a safari is nowhere near so feasible as is a trip to the zoo. Zoos grant the general public a convenient manner in which to see and learn about animals - an effective combination, since most people learn most effectively if they experience what they're learning about. In regards to point three, that mostly depends on the time of day you go, doesn't it? In lovely South Florida, at least, animals tend to be most active in the early morning to avoid the heat of the day.

Congrats.

Sure.

Water, plant life.

Strong beginning and engaging middle with a thrilling cliffhanger ending. Ordinarily I'd give this a 8.5/10 but I think I'll add an extra point for the brilliant use of caps lock to draw the reader in to the intensity of the story. Really the only way this story could be improved is with the addition of more exclamation points to increase the level of excitement. You may also wish to format the second draft in Papyrus font to further the impression of the work being an ancient legend.

9.5/10

You need to beat the E4 first, actually. Upon doing so you'll receive a ticket to take a boat to Kanto. The land connection point between Kanto and Johto is the Pokemon League Reception Gate, and there's a guard in there that blocks the Kanto entrance/exit until you enter from the Kanto side.

Source: Pokemon League Reception Gate

I'm not entirely sure how I should feel about my name being part of ... whatever that was.

There is no way to transfer Pokemon from Gen II to Gen III, so you're out of luck. =/

I find it amusing that the locking of three dead topics is cause for such jubilation.