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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:The Mysterious Murasame Castle (Gameplay).png|left|thumb|Takamaru in ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''.]] | [[File:The Mysterious Murasame Castle (Gameplay).png|left|thumb|Takamaru in ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''.]] | ||
Takamaru is the protagonist of the 1986 Famicom game ''{{s|wikipedia|The Mysterious Murasame Castle}}'': he is an apprentice samurai who must protect Edo Japan and four neighboring castle towns from an evil alien menace, residing in the titular Murasame Castle. Armed with only a katana and his wit, he sets off to rescue the people from the extraterrestrial's influence. The game worked similarly to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' - being based on the same engine - and had several power-ups for Takamaru to use, including sandals that let him walk on water, fireballs, throwing knives, and windmill swords. | Takamaru is the protagonist of the 1986 Famicom game ''{{s|wikipedia|The Mysterious Murasame Castle}}'': he is an apprentice samurai who must protect Edo Japan and four neighboring castle towns from an evil alien menace, residing in the titular Murasame Castle. Armed with only a katana and his wit, he sets off to rescue the people from the extraterrestrial's influence. The game worked similarly to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' - being based on the same engine - and had several power-ups for Takamaru to use, including sandals that let him walk on water, fireballs, throwing knives, and windmill swords. Takamaru and his game became rather obscure, owing to the lack of an overseas release; prior to the Famicom disc for the game making a cameo in ''Pikmin 2'', Takamaru was effectively unknown in the Western world. The character would later make his first international appearance in ''[http://koei.wikia.com/wiki/Samurai_Warriors_3 Samurai Warriors 3]'' for the [[Wii]] as a playable character, and after being featured in his own mini-game in the [[Wii U]] game ''{{s|mariowiki|Nintendo Land}}'', his own game received an international release for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in the eShop. | ||
Takamaru and his game became rather obscure, owing to the lack of an overseas release; prior to the Famicom disc for the game making a cameo in ''Pikmin 2'', Takamaru was effectively unknown in the Western world. The character | |||
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[[File:Takamaru SSB4.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Takamaru as an Assist Trophy.]] | [[File:Takamaru SSB4.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Takamaru as an Assist Trophy.]] | ||
Takamaru appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. When summoned, he moves around swiftly with dashes and jumps, mimicking the animations of his original game with choppy body movements. He attacks either by throwing Windmill Swords that travel in an "X" shape and deal 3% damage to characters on contact, or with a flurry of repeated slashes using his katana, which traps opponents and deals up to 40% damage, with high knockback on the final hit. He can be defeated if he takes enough hits | Takamaru appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. When summoned, he moves around swiftly with dashes and jumps, mimicking the animations of his original game with choppy body movements. He attacks either by throwing Windmill Swords that travel in an "X" shape and deal 3% damage to characters on contact, or with a flurry of repeated slashes using his katana, which traps opponents and deals up to 40% damage, with high knockback on the final hit. He can be defeated if he takes enough hits. | ||
In an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo2h4DlDLcc interview], Masahiro Sakurai stated that he briefly considered Takamaru as a playable character for ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', but just like how Takamaru was scrapped in ''Melee'', he felt that Takamaru's popularity was too low to make the cut, relegating him to Assist Trophy status. | In an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo2h4DlDLcc interview], Masahiro Sakurai stated that he briefly considered Takamaru as a playable character for ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', but just like how Takamaru was scrapped in ''Melee'', he felt that Takamaru's popularity was too low to make the cut, relegating him to Assist Trophy status. | ||
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
===As an Assist Trophy=== | ===As an Assist Trophy=== | ||
Takamaru returns as an [[Assist Trophy]], acting like how he did in ''Smash 4'' | Takamaru returns as an [[Assist Trophy]], acting like how he did in ''Smash 4'', albeit KOing him now earns a point. | ||
Takamaru cannot appear on [[Boxing Ring]], [[Mute City SNES]], and [[Norfair]]. | |||
===As a costume=== | ===As a costume=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
<!--Takamaru's consideration for SSB4 playability is already mentioned in the section above; do not include it here--> | <!--Takamaru's consideration for SSB4 playability is already mentioned in the section above; do not include it here--> | ||
*Even though Takamaru has an English voice actor in {{s|wikipedia|Darrel Guilbeau}} for his appearance in ''Samurai Warriors 3'', Takamaru is only voiced in Japanese in his appearances in the ''Smash Bros.'' franchise. | |||
**This makes him one of six characters to have an English voice actor yet not be voiced in English in ''Smash'', with the others being [[Yuri Kozukata]], [[Mewtwo]], [[Hero|Luminary]], [[Cloud Strife]], and [[Sephiroth]]. | |||
*Despite being depicted as a {{s|wikipedia|samurai}} in all of his appearances before being an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', Takamaru is mislabeled as being a {{s|wikipedia|ninja}} in the English translations of his character Trophy. He is even shown wielding a {{s|wikipedia|ninjatō}}, a weapon associated with ninjas, rather than wielding the {{s|wikipedia|katana}} like his previous incarnations. | *Despite being depicted as a {{s|wikipedia|samurai}} in all of his appearances before being an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', Takamaru is mislabeled as being a {{s|wikipedia|ninja}} in the English translations of his character Trophy. He is even shown wielding a {{s|wikipedia|ninjatō}}, a weapon associated with ninjas, rather than wielding the {{s|wikipedia|katana}} like his previous incarnations. | ||
*In the Wii U version, the "Game Releases" section of the trophy description only mentions ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''{{'}}s international debut on the [[Virtual Console]] in 2014, and not its original Japanese release on the Famicom | *In the Wii U version, the "Game Releases" section of the trophy description only mentions ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''{{'}}s international debut on the [[Virtual Console]] in 2014, and not its original Japanese release on the Famicom in 1986. | ||
*In ''Ultimate'', Takamaru's first line does not appear on [[Sound Test]], despite the line being played out after getting summoned out of the [[Assist Trophy]]. | *In ''Ultimate'', Takamaru's first line does not appear on [[Sound Test]], despite the line being played out after getting summoned out of the [[Assist Trophy]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
