More Krystal Assist Trophy Stuff
It should go without saying that several big characters got announced today, to my great surprise. On the home front, though, the Nintendo Direct showed off Krystal as one of the big Assist Trophies in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. We got a few more seconds of video of her fighting with other characters during the presentation, and more would be revealed shortly afterward.
The official Assist Trophy page shows off two new screenshots for her (one above, one below), where she is the first listed Assist Trophy! How's that for representation?
We also got to see her little mini figure representation:
And just for completeness' sake, I have been behind on updating the site, but last month, on July 4th, the Krystal Assist Trophy got a shout out on the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Blog. In the entry, which came with the below image, it says "In addition to attacking with her staff, Krystal also uses Ice Blast to freeze fighters. Don't underestimate her!"
Another thing: though I, and many other Krystal fans noticed it right away, long time Krystal fan, Tobias Amaranth, was the first to publicly publish the fact that Krystal's lower back tattoo appears to be missing in the Assist Trophy. It might be an oversight. Many artists miss it too.
If you were thinking that Nintendo decided to remove the tramp stamp from Krystal's back, believe it or not, there's something very interesting going on. As far as I can tell, Krystal's lower back tattoo, first shown in 2002, predates the term "tramp stamp" in popular usage. I have barely been able to find any references to the term prior to 2004, and the term didn't become popular until around 2006. Though lower back tattoos existed before 2002, the stigma associated with them didn't start until around the time Krystal was revealed. It's entirely possible that the tattoo was added by the design team without meaning for it to be a tramp stamp.
That's it for Smash Bros news today! Hope you all enjoyed the Nintendo Direct.
Comments
I knew we can still expect to see her as an assist trophy since she was announced as an assist trophy just last month, it can take a few months for them to convert her into a fighter, if we keep fighting WE CAN DO IT!
Mr Krystal you should watch VideoGameLover66 and Kie Uchiha videos about their thoughts about her being an assist trophy and they still want her to be playable and they tell the truth that she was the most requested female character for Super Smash Bros Brawl and also the most requested female character on Smash Bros Ballot in 2015.
I forgot to point out that back in December 2015 when they announced the last 2 DLC characters for Super Smash Bros 3DS and Wii U and I got very upset and felt hopeless because there was no way we could find out that there was going to be another Super Smash Bros game well until this year.
This makes me very happy. We are now seeing Krystal getting the attention she deserves. But I still want her to be a playable character. I’m hoping that this changes and that she becomes playable. But if not, I’m still happy she’s getting some spotlight.
no body won’t noticed much when their busy smashing each other.
@joe joe
We’ll have to wait and see.