Ever since its debut on the Nintendo 64, theSuper SmashBros.series has always been about the characters, and over the course of the series' existence,countless characters have been requestedby fans to make it into the games as playable fighters. WhileSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatemade many fans' dreams come true with the inclusion of characters like Ridley and Banjo & Kazooie, there is still one notable character with a cult following who has yet to become their own playable fighter in the series.
Geno fromSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Starshas always been one of the more obscure fan-requested fighters, and while many thought the character would never see the light of day inSmash, that did change with the inclusion of a Geno Mii costume inSmash for 3DS & Wii U. While fans held out hope that he would appear as a fighter this time around, many dreams were crushed with thereveal of the return of the Geno Mii costumeduring Masahiro Sakurai’s Sephiroth livestream a few weeks ago. But now, some fans have taken matters into their own hands.
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While some were happy to see Geno make a return toSmashat all, others thought the character would at least get the “deluxe” Mii costume treatment, as characters like Sans and Cuphead have received, coming with a mask-style head and music track to represent their respective series. Since fans were greeted with seemingly the same costume from the previousSmashgame, others took it upon themselves to create a Mii Costume mod for Geno inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Over on Twitter, 3D game artist Sean Hicks recently announced that aSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatemod he created making Geno adeluxe Mii costumeis now available for download by players everywhere. While Hicks created the models and textures of the Geno Mii head, he worked with a team of other modders in order to to implement it into the game. On December 31, the mod was posted on GameBanana, a video game modding community, and can be downloaded right now. Of course, users will need to modify their Nintendo Switch to run custom firmware in order to install the mod and get it running inUltimate.
Hicks expressed that he had many friends who are fans of Geno andSuper Mario RPG, and were disappointed to see the same costume return toUltimate, so he decided to create the deluxe mod to cheer them up. Now,although rumors of Geno making at as a fighterare seemingly debunked, fans of the obscure character can feel one step closer to having Geno inSmashwith this new mod.
While some fans think that the official Geno Mii costume inSuper Smash Bros.Ultimateis a fake-out, leading to the character being revealed as the game’s final surprise DLC fighter, it is at least nice to see Geno have more recognition beyond a Spirit in the game. But for now,Smashfans continue to speculate as towho else might joinUltimate’srosteras DLC.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis available on the Nintendo Switch.
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