Since being released on December 7th 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SSBU) has been non-stop. Not only is it the best-selling fighting game of all time, having sold over 20 million copies, but the sheer amount of additional content that’s been added since its launch has been incredible. Eight new DLC characters have been periodically inserted into the game since January 2019, with plans for four more, as well as countless new costumes, game modes, stages, spirits, and songs (it’s been joked that SSBU has so many classic video game songs included, it’s essentially a glorified jukebox).
But, with all this hard work, it’s likely that the developers and playable characters need time to unwind as well – it’s tiring work smashing it out all day, and what’s more restorative than watching some TV? It’s been widely reported that Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s director, rarely takes vacations, so it’s predictable that the characters in SSBU probably don’t as well. Hence, some good television at the end of the day is a must – here are the TV shows these Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters probably watch.
Rosalina is a galaxy-hopping protector of the cosmos and surrogate mother to the non-verbal, powerful Lumas, so it’s very likely she sees echoes of herself in Mando and Baby Yoda. Although she does less traveling nowadays and spends more of her time playing tennis or go-karting, watching The Mandalorian must remind her of her swashbuckling youth and all the adventures she got up to. With season two of that Disney+ series just around the corner, it’s likely Rosalina and Luma are getting pretty excited.
Speaking of recent releases, Luigi has definitely spent the last few weeks binging The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix – he’s a plumber who spends an inordinate amount of time hunting down ghosts in haunted hotels, so Mike Flanagan’s series is probably a dream come true. A location-based ghost story in which viewers are invited to find hidden spirits in the background of shots? It was like it was made for him. Like many viewers, however, Luigi was probably disappointed with the narrative bloating of the second season, even if he found the change in setting refreshing.
The most recent additions to the SSBU roster, Steve and Alex come not only the best-selling video game of all time, but also one that actively encourages the player to get creative with a bunch of square blocks. As a result, they’ve developed a deep affinity and appreciation for when people can use pieces in surprising and imaginative ways and for Fox’s LEGO Masters. The show, which sees teams of two building Lego projects from a vast array of bricks and parts to meet both creative and practical goals, is constantly on in Steve and Alex’s Minecraft home – it’s just a bit of nice background noise.
Ryu and Ken are two old-school fighters who have found themselves in an unfamiliar and new Smash environment – no one was ‘wave dashing’ in Street Fighter II. As a result, they feel a deep kinship with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) from Netflix’s Cobra Kai, someone who has equally found his old-school karate ways quasi-outdated in the modern world. Watching Lawrence beat the odds and bring popularity to the classic forms of martial arts must’ve been very inspiring for Ryu and Ken, giving the Street Fighter duo hope that they can perform similarly in SSBU.
Look, Mario is a basic guy. He doesn’t have much of a personality, and all he wants is to watch the good guys beat up the bad guys and get the girl every week, it’s really that simple. For Mario, Chicago P.D. is just reliable, solid entertainment, and the perfect way to spend an evening. In fact, the moustachioed Italian plumber is a massive fan of everything Dick Wolf puts out (Law & Order, Chicago Fire, FBI), and is eagerly waiting for the new Law & Order: Hate Crimes series to debut on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.
In many ways Incineroar is the Joe Exotic of the Smash world – both of them are brutish cads, both of them are obsessed with tigers, and both of them are wildly entertaining to watch, much to the chagrin of everyone around them. When Incineroar was first announced for Smash, the fans hated him without getting to know him, so when Incineroar saw Exotic get a similar treatment on Tiger King, he must’ve thought “at last, a like-minded soul!” and binged the entire series.
As anyone who has spent time with Wario can attest, the man loves superheroes. As his alter-ego ‘Wario Man’ (yes, that is the level of creatively being offered), Wario beats up baddies with his garlic-infused powers, most notably seen in his ‘Final Smash’ in SSBU. Therefore, it’s logical to predict that Wario is a massive fan of all the DC shows available on the CW Network (The Flash, Supergirl etc.). In fact, it’s Wario’s dream to one day cameo in a cross-over event; if Ezra Miller can do it, why can’t he?
Much like Steven from Steven Universe, Kirby is a transforming pink ball who loves to eat and spread positivity, even when he’s decimating waves of opponents. Kirby himself also once had an eponymous cartoon tv show, only increasing the parallels between the two – if Steven Universe was to ever come to Smash Bros., it’s likely Kirby would be the first one to welcome him, arms wide.
As soon as anyone sees Snake’s different skin alts for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, they realize that this is a guy who loves to take fashion risks (a leopard-print body suit? Fierce.). So naturally, the former spy/special operative/mercenary loves nothing more than watching a team of five impeccably dressed men help other men improve their fashion mojo. Simply put, Snake is a big fan of Netflix’s Queer Eye and Fab Five, and can’t wait for the new tear-jerking season to premiere.
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