Slippy Toad (Star Fox) Discussion

Today is Star Fox Day, Where I suggest a pair of Star Fox Characters for the exact same reason.



Slippy Toad is a childhood friend of Fox, and has been flying alongside him for several years. Slippy serves as the inventor and mechanic of the team. His inventions, from the Arwing, Landmaster, and Blue-Marine to the Reflector and Blaster, have helped the Star Fox Team prevail over the enemy, making Slippy a major contribution to the Star Fox team's success. Slippy's main role on the battlefield is providing a Shield Gauge to determinate the health of a boss, but only if he is present to do so.

Plays Like: A cross between Mario and Fox with higher jump distance.

His Arial Attacks include a Rocket Launcher which he uses to propel him higher into the air.

B: Blaster - He shoots his Blaster just like Fox and Falco, Because Duh. Slippy's Blaster is Different because He can Actually Charge it, at the expense of Recoil

up+B: Fire Frog - Fire Fox, Fire Bird and now... Fire Frog... Again, Because Duh. The only Changes Here is the distance and that it could Backfire and just flat out Explode.

side+B: Missle Launcher - Because you don't fuck with the guy with a Missle Launcher, even if the guy often gets annoying at times.

down+B: Turret - Deploys a Turret that unleashes laserblasts rapid-fire, If it were to take 50% Damage, it will ultimately be K.O.'d

Final Smash: Air Strike - You know Snake's Final Smash with the Missle Launcher? Well Imagine that with a Rapid-Fire Laser Machine Gun! That's Slippy's final Smash in a Nutshell.

Why Him?: Well, for completion's sake, of course. The Star Fox team together in a Smash Game would be one of the most satisfactory perks of Crusade.

Slippy is the best choice for another Star Fox rep.. though we're already going to have 4 before him (Fox, Falco, Krystal, Wolf).

However, I have a few complaints/questions.
- Why is Slippy faster than Fox? He's a frog. He's slower than Fox when on-foot in Assault, even. Make him slower with higher jumps.
- We should try to avoid clones wherever possible. A chargable blaster is ok, but we don't need another Fire Fox when literally every other Star Fox character does this.
- What makes him unique? He's the inventor and mechanic, so make use of that. The turret is a nice idea, but so many other potential characters do that too.
- The final smash should be Landmaster. Yes, it's boring, but he was the best user of it in Assault, so it makes the most sense. Fox and Falco can have the arwing.
- What do his normal moves do? Please don't say 'generic punches and kicks like Fox and Falco'.

Roy wrote:

- What makes him unique? He's the inventor and mechanic, so make use of that. The turret is a nice idea, but so many other potential characters do that too.

They do? I'm pretty sure I haven't heard this anywhere else. Black Shadow with Blood Falcon might be kinda similar but I don't remember discussing him taking damage.

Falcon8r wrote:

They do? I'm pretty sure I haven't heard this anywhere else. Black Shadow with Blood Falcon might be kinda similar but I don't remember discussing him taking damage.

Hm... maybe you're right. I guess I've just seen the concept thrown around so much that I figured it was already suggested for Crusade.

That could work for Slippy... he tries to play around his turret, a more defensive character.


EDIT: Crazy Dave was a primarily turret-based character since he has all the PvZ plants, and one of Ratchet's specials was a turret. It's nothing special, though this does have the distinction of being a turret with a Nintendo character.