Damn. Almost forgot about this thread.
So I've gotten the chance to play as the last three DLC characters and I gotta say... Damn! They got all super-flashy with the attacks for these guys.
I mean sure, Mario can conjure a fireball in his hand for his side smash and Megaman has his charged Mega Buster for his smash, but... Corrin partially transforms into a dragon and Bayonetta can conjure up large demon limbs, so... my money's on them.
Anywho, here's my list from least to most favourite and a brief synopsis of each character. Starting with...
Corrin. He/she (can swap gender as well as colours, like Wii Fit Trainers and the Robins) is by far the character I give the least s*** about. For one, they're from a game that wasn't even out at the time when they were made playable, for two they're yet
another Fire Emblem anime-looking biznitch, making Fire Emblem tied for 2nd for most represented characters in the roster (tied with Pokemon) at 6 despite being from a not-so widely known game series that wasn't even originally released in North America until I think the Game Boy Advance one. And three, there are so many much cooler characters from
other series that they could've put in. A lot of people wanted to see Shovel Knight, or Shantae, or someone like that, but instead we got another Fire Emblem character.
Gameplay-wise, they're okay. Not only do they have a sword (not having a sword in Fire Emblem is punishable by death, apparently), but a lance as well, which works pretty well. It emphasizes hitting your opponent with the tip by virtue of being a lance and it can actually stick into things with it and then do a little thrust or spin kick. Pretty neat. Oh, and they're apparently half-dragon or something because some of their moves have them transform into a little mini-dragon that kinda looks like Arceus from Pokemon. They've got a paralyzing water projectile, wings, a dragon stomp Counter, horns and other dragon things, but they still play like most other Fire Emblem characters so, meh out of 5.
Corrin does get bonus points for being barefoot however. It's kinda a weird design choice, but I love me some feets, so yay for that.
Bayonetta!!! Bayonetta is the middle child of the three, although technically she'd be the oldest, as her game is rated M for Mature.
She plays just like she does in her home game, albeit with a much smaller moveset and can rack up a lot of chip damage if your foes aren't paying attention. As I predicted, Witch Time was turned into a counter move as to not make it too cheap, but it's still insanely good.
She plays a lot like Sheik and Zero Suit Samus with fast attacks, quick reflexes and strong air attacks, with the exception of her air game being that much more deadly as she can perform crazy chain attacks in the air. Her Side-A in the air is one of the best and easiest examples as it can chain into three hits if the first connects and you keep pressing A. She can also use her Up-B up to
2 times if you do the input after jumping and holding B to get the extra height, then jumping again and doing the same. Her Side-B in the air can also be used twice if you hit someone on the first one (shields count), so you can usually recover from afar if your foe pursues you off the platform. And her Final Smash... Oh my God, her Final Smash...
She activates Witch Time for the whole field, slowing all of the other competitors down and a small clock appears. It slowly fills up about halfway on its own, but you have to run around and attack people to fill up faster, with stronger attacks filling the gauge more. If you manage to fill it up fully, a cutscene triggers, affecting
anyone who's been launched or stunned during Witch Time (if someone recovers from being hit before it triggers, they aren't affected). Bayonetta uses the Sinistral Arts to so summon Gomorrah, a giant demonic snake that starts chomping on the poor souls trapped in the attack. The gauge reappears and just like in Bayonetta's game, you gotta mash the attack button to pump up the power of the attack. After four bites, Gomorrah roars, doing one last hit and sending your foes flying. Well, unless they were unfortunate enough to have 100%+ before/during Gomorrah's attack. Then they get instantly KO'ed!!!
I love how well Bayonetta plays, but there's one character I love even more. And considering he's from one of my most favourite games of all time, it's no surprise. Ladies and gentlemen, all the way from Midgar, Mr. Spiky Head himself....
Cloud!!! What can I say? Cloud is simply the best DLC character out of the entire bunch. End of story. I don't mean to take away from the other characters, but it's just so unexpected that he'd be chosen to be in Smash Bros., especially considering he's from Playstation. He's probably the most famous and well-known Final Fantasy character out of anyone, but still... Damn!
All of Cloud's B moves are Limit Breaks from his original game. He can charge his own Limit Gauge to make the attacks more powerful. He's got an insanely strong, crazy fast, three hit slash for his Side Smash, but if it's countered, it's like nothing because the first hit is really weak. Ergo, you don't have to fret so much against counter spammers. He's quick on his feet, has incredible reach in air or on ground, he can Meteor Smash, he can walljump, his Stage is phenomenal, his Final Smash is the tits... but best of all... When he wins, the regular fanfare is replaced by the victory music from Final Fantasy 7! It doesn't seem like much, but it blew my mind when I first realized it. They went all out to make Cloud feel welcome and he's showing his appreciation by being one of the most played characters both online and off. It's just... wow...
So that's the last batch of characters. Nintendo made it very clear that the 6th Wave is going to be the last wave of DLC for Smash 4, but there are rumors that there could be a 'new' Smash coming out when Nintendo launches their new console. I hope they don't release a whole new one so early. It's only been about 2 years since it was released. There was a huge gap between Melee and Brawl, so there's no reason why there shouldn't be some time until a new one comes out.