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Smash Ultimate’s newest fighter too ‘random’ for some pro players
Original source: www.polygon.com
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s newest character, the Hero from Dragon Quest, might be the weirdest cast member in the game.
Hocus Pocus produces a random effect, anything from a super powerful attack to a self-destruct, and each move within the Hocus Pocus pool has its own rate of appearance.
THE KING OF RNG IN GRANDS LOOL pic.twitter.com/Qy5Vt19veC — demonB (@demon_B_) August 7, 2019Hero, then, adds an interesting layer to Super Smash Bros.
One such moment punctuated a local event in the U.K. when two Hero players met in bracket.
Despite complaints, Super Smash Bros. tournament organizers have taken a wait-and-see approach to Hero in these early weeks.