Suddenly NOPE, we start with “Lucina Wakes Her Blade!”, but perhaps Lucina is here to get her father back up. Is Chrom going to get back up and put the beatdown on his opponent? Was he finally being confirmed for Smash? And when the trailer started BOOM there was… Chrom… laying on the ground having obviously been no match for Captain Falcon. Most were expecting the announcement to be Shulk (Who would still come later, but nonetheless it didn’t help that Monolith Soft retweeted the direct). When many fighters from said leak were confirmed, it added to the Chrom is inevitable talk.īut then it all came crashing down when the Smash 4 site announced a new Smash trailer would be popping up on the website to watch live. That was correct about Wii Fit Trainer, Pac-Man, and Miis just to name a few. But with her being Chrom’s daughter, there’s no way she makes it BEFORE her father… right… right? RIGHT?!Ĭhrom even was named in what was called the Gematsu leak. Sure there was an Avatar character in Robin that would have potential for a more interesting play style, or there was Lucina who herself was a popular character. He was the blue-haired lord of the game just like Marth and Ike were. Fire Emblem Awakening was this super mega hit that saved the franchise from the brink of going extinct. But let’s start with some history.Ĭhrom was once thought to be inevitable back in the speculation days for Smash 4. Granted there’s a lot of context involved when it comes to why there was less complaints about Chrom joining the fray, especially compared to both Corrin and Byleth. reveal history where people were generally ok with a new Fire Emblem character. This is an interesting way to start this off, since for the most part Chrom was one of the few times in Smash Bros. Game of Origin: Fire Emblem Awakening (Nintendo 3DS, 2012 (JP,)/2013 (NA, EU) Fighter Group: Ultimate Newcomers/Echo Fighters