Greek Mythology Smash Bros. Wishlist

Zeus: Master of Olympus

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:31:56 GMT

Zeus
King of the Gods
Master Over the Heavens

If Zeus's sheer power as king of the gods doesn't get the job done, he can always impregnate your daughter and have his son by her take your place as king of whichever Greek city we're talking about.

Main Attacks: Uses his lightning bolt as a sword as well as a projectile
Special Attack: His pet eagle swoops down and pecks at the enemy's liver
Recovery: The very clouds themselves lift him up and back on-stage

Hera
Spiteful Wife of Zeus
Goddess of Women and Marriage

Hera's fierce when jealous, which is often. Tartarus hath no fury like a goddess scorned.

Main Attack: Uses magic blasts against the enemy
Special Attack: Summons a stampede of newly-married women to trample opponents
Recovery: Levitates herself up to safety

Endless Ocean

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:40:12 GMT

Poseidon
God of the Sea

He has a lot of payback to dish out after just about every other god on this list ousted him during the patron-god-of-this-city contest.

Main Attack: Jabs and twirls his signature trident
Special Attack: Pounds his trident on the ground and causes a wave of saltwater to spew forth, washing away any enemies
Recovery: A tidal wave carries Poseidon back to solid ground

Saint Seiya the Hades (PS2)

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:40:52 GMT

Hades
God of Death and the Underworld

Hades will see all mortals eventually. Why not today?

Main Attack: Battles enemies with the frost of death and a spear
Special Attack: Summons Cerberus to rip at least three enemies at once to shreds
Recovery: Wears the Helm of Hades, disappears, and mysteriously reappears a distance closer to the stage

Harvest Moon: Back To Nature

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:31:31 GMT

Demeter
Goddess of Nature and Fertility

Demeter may not be able to control whether she can see Persephone at all times of the year, but she'll doll out winter on mankind for it no matter what their role was in the matter.

Main Attack: Unleashes roots and branches out her hands to poke into enemies
Special Attack: Makes sharp crops instantly grow out of every surface of the stage (including the bottom) before receding
Recovery: Rides a rapidly growing tree back on to the battleground

Athena

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:32:27 GMT

Athena
Chaste Goddess of Wisdom and War

Athena, the friend of heroes and a great source of pride for Zeus, can resort to jumping inside people's heads and stabbing them from within whenever standard procedures prove unsuccessful.

Main Attack: Bashes competitors' faces in with her shield and tosses it around a la Captain America
Special Attack: Calls to the sky, causing a swarm of owls to drop olives on enemies and pummel them like hail
Recovery: Throws out a line of olive branch and climbs it back to solid ground

Rome: Total War

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:39:23 GMT

Ares
God of War

While Athena tempers her war patronage with peace patronage, Ares is all about the former. You won't find a megalomaniac Greek warlord who doesn't prefer to worship this guy.

Main Attack: Jabs and throws his spear
Special Attack: Summons a chariot to trample all opponents
Recovery: Pole vaults using his spear

Venus & Braves: Majo no Megami to Horobi no Yogen

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:33:01 GMT

Aphrodite
Goddess of Love and Beauty

Aphrodite may be a ravishing blonde, but - like the Judgment of Paris - there's more to the story, and it's not pretty.

Main Attack: Throws her golden apple gracefully yet effectivelly at the enemy
Special Attack: Strikes a pose and stuns enemies with her paralyzing gorgeousness
Recovery: A dolphin leaps up from below and carries her back onto the stage

Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:14:52 GMT

Apollo
God of Music

Apollo is an artsy, intellectual deity. You bet the poets of antiquity were his illegitimate children.

Main Attack: Shoots with his bow and arrow
Special Attack: Plays his lyre and summons the Muses as backup
Recovery: Shoots an arrow with a strong thread attached to it which he uses to climb back to the floor

Mischief Makers

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:14:39 GMT

Hermes
Messenger of the Gods and God of Mischief

Mischief abounds: If you sit down near him, check the seat for an inconveniently-positioned spear beforehand; if he urges you to enter a room, look up to see if a pot of Phlegethon fire water is being balanced on the top of the door; if he asks you "Guess what?" don't say what because that's inviting a typical "Kronos's gut!" rebuttal.

Main Attack: Swings and twirls his herald staff
Special Attack: Steals others' health
Recovery: Flies back with his winged cap and sandals

Vino!: The Exciting Game of Wine

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:39:39 GMT

Dionysus
God of Wine and Merrymaking

For party planning in your Greek city-state call 1-800-GOCRAZY.

Main Attack: Uses a grape vine whip to thrash enemies in colorful fashion
Special Attack: Calls a wave of wine which crashes against his foes
Recovery: Flies upward out of sheer euphoric frenzy

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:30:25 GMT

Hephaestus
God of Fire and Blacksmiths

You thought Hera was vengeful when she caused the deaths and general misfortunes of Zeus's consorts. Well, her son Hephaestus captured his wife Aphrodite and Ares in the act and put them on display for all Olympus's ridicule! Yes, the second circumstance is worse.

Main Attack: Swings a forge hammer at fellow battlers
Special Attack: Flicks a switch and causes anvils to fall from the sky
Recovery: Extends his intricately-conceived tongs and pulls himself back onto solid ground

Archer Maclean's Mercury

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:31:01 GMT

Artemis
Chaste Goddess of the Hunt

Virgin goddess of the hunt. She shoots down a deer, throws it around her back, and gives a new meaning to the phrase "going stag".

Main Attack: Fires knockback-free albeit powerful silver arrows at the enemy
Special Attack: Unleashes her hounds to subdue the target
Recovery: A deer leaps leaps up from below, and Artemis kicks off from him back onto the stage

Rugrats in Paris

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:35:33 GMT

Paris
Trojan Prince

Maybe she shouldn't-a worn that dress, but he's a jack moron for agreeing to judge a beauty contest between three powerful goddesses with poor sportsmanship in the first place.

Main Attack: Fires somewhat weaker homing arrows at his enemies
Special Attack: Hides behind a big wall which then crumbles, the debris falling on the fighter's enemies
Recovery: A legion of angry Trojan war casualties frighten him into darting back on stage

Iliad

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:37:17 GMT

Achilles
Unstoppable Greek Warrior

Alexander the Great himself wanted to be this guy. Not that either man is worth striving toward.

Main Attack: Uses his gigantic spear to jab far away foes but cannot do anything else with it because the stage isn't big enough
Special Attack: Drags an adjacent enemy back and forth, left and right across the stage, dealing gradual damage all the while
Recovery: Sinks his spear into the edge of the stage and pulls himself back onto the battleground

Magnavox Odyssey

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:37:44 GMT

Odysseus
Wayward Hero of Trojan War

While away from family, away from comfort, away in places alien to him and to which he is alien, his repeated murmuring is, appropriately, "Odysseus phone home".

Main Attack: Shoots with his bow and arrow
Special Attack: Summons a Trojan Horse to mow down the competition
Recovery: As he's falling with intent of going in that direction, the winds and the tides pick him up and return him to the stage because he really has no control over this

Hercules

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:37:51 GMT

Herakles
Mightiest Hero of Them All

Herakles's list of enemies may be long (Hera, Apollo, Poseidon, Hades...), but it's not like he's not used to atoning for his transgressions.

Main Attack: Bashes in the faces of enemies with his club
Special Attack: Has an uncontrollable frenzy and goes nuts on everyone around him
Recovery: A Stymphalian bird swoops diagonally upward toward Herakles to exact revenge on him, and ends up saving his life by carrying him back onto the platform