Hot off the heels of theMinecraftreveal forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans have been speculating about who could be next for the popular fighter. One leaker claims to already know who the nextSmash Bros.addition will be, and it should be familiar to fans of old school action adventure games.
According toSmashleaker Vergeben, who recently was proven correct due to the addition ofMinecraft’s Steve toSmash Brothers, none other than Ryu Hayabusa from theNinja Gaidenseries may be getting an invitation to Smash. With aNinja Gaiden Sigmatrilogy supposedly coming to Switchnext year, it would be a perfect time for the masked hero to joinSmash’s gargantuan roster of playable characters.
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According to Vergeben, the discussions regarding aNinja Gaidencrossover did happen. The leaker states that Koei Temco, who owns the rights to the character, is super close with Nintendo. With that in mind, Vergeben believes it is highly unlikely that “those discussions fell through and didn’t result in anything.” TheNinja Gaidencrossover was part ofVergeben’s original leak forSmash Bros. Ultimate, which now seems far more credible than it once did.
The leak from Vergeben hints at the Doom Slayer possibly joiningSmashas well, a crossover that would certainly be nice to see for fans of the silly crossover art featuring the Slayer and Isabelle fromAnimal Crossing. Another, less memed possibility comes from another leaker and seesOverwatch’s mascot Tracer possibly joiningSmash Bros. Ultimate. The beloved character from the hero shooter could be coming sooner rather than later as well, with a good bit of evidence behind the potential inclusion.
Apart from leaks and rumors, plenty of developers and publishers have outright requested to have their characters be added intoSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatefollowing the Steve reveal. Xbox pushed hard forthe addition of Master Chief toSmash, with the platform claiming that the hero is “still waiting for his invitation.” Another, sillier request saw none other thanTetrisasking to appear in the game, an addition that would certainly be a bit challenging to design for the Smash team.
Regardless of whetherNinja Gaiden’s Ryu is added toSmash Bros. next, he seems likely to come to the game eventually. Fans may want to masterSteve’s deep,Minecraft-inspired movesetquickly, as shuriken and swords may be seen onSmashstages very soon.
