Ultimate: The Super Smash Bros. Auditions

A/N: Hey there, it's been a while since I've actually written a fanfic! However, I've been closely following the latest news for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and I figured it'd be fun/a great writing exercise for me to imagine what it would be like if the newcomers had to audition for their spot, I'm sure it's been done many times before. However, feel free to let me know what you think and if you have any characters I should consider featuring, let me know. Doesn't necessarily mean I'll actually write their audition, but it may be a way for me to come up with some interesting situations. Anyway, I'm done rambling. Hope you enjoy!

Prologue

Over the past two decades, the idea of joining the legendary fighters in the Nintendo universe has become a dream that many aspire to achieve. Characters from different series have traveled far and wide to get the chance to even be considered to be invited to join the leagues of the Super Smash Brothers. So, when it was announced that auditions were being held for the newest installment of Smash Brothers, many traveled the distance to go and attempt to claim a spot on the always growing roster.

Each audition season, characters travel to the World of Trophies to show their moves and introduce themselves to a panel of veteran fighters. With every audition season comes more and more insanity. More characters want to audition, meaning more are turned away. While the battles in the arena might be intense, the auditions can be far more brutal: tantrums, threats, meltdowns, everything is on the table.

This year, the Smash Brothers audition committee chose five veterans to help make the decision. All for the most part, were newcomers during different eras of the series. Fox McCloud and Samus Aran, two of the original twelve from 1999, joined the panel to represent the Smash 64 era of the series. Both had been part of the panel since Melee, making them viable representatives of the Smash Brothers series. Many are surprised to not see Mario or Link on the panel. However, their busy schedules tend to make it difficult for them to block off an entire week to help with the audition process.

From the Melee era, Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom was chosen to take one of the five seats for the auditions. This led to surprise from many members of the community, especially considering the fact that she was certainly not a fan favorite in the Smash Brothers community. However, the audition committee argued that Peach provides another female perspective to the panel. Additionally, Peach was a more charismatic choice compared to the more quiet Princess Zelda.

The final two spots on the panel went to Pit, who joined the cast back during Brawl, and Little Mac, one of the most recent additions from Smash 4. Much like Samus and Fox, this isn't Pit's first rodeo, he joined the panel during the Smash 4 auditions, and many liked to hear his positive reinforcement and constructive criticism, so he was practically a shoe-in. As for Little Mac, he had experience as both a fighter and an assist trophy during his time in Super Smash Brothers, and since the panel does have a say on who is chosen as an assist trophy, Little Mac's experience can give some insight into what works and what doesn't.

However, these five veterans aren't the only ones at the auditions. Luigi reluctantly has shown up to every audition process as the "human punching bag," i.e. the character that the auditioner has to show their moves on. While this is certainly a painful process for Luigi, he hasn't said actually worked up the courage to just say no. Jigglypuff and Kirby are in charge of assisting potential fighters in filling out applications. Many have argued that they both actually make the process more complicated than it has to be, but it seems that no matter how hard anybody tries to convince them to let somebody else take on the role, they put up too much of a fight. Fox and Samus eventually agreed that if somebody can't handle the stress of filling out the paperwork, maybe they just aren't cut out to be involved in the stress of fighting Nintendo super stars.

With the increase in traffic to the auditions, it had become more pressing that there was some type of security. Instead of hiring actual security, the audition committee came up with the next best thing: having Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, and R.O.B. take on the security role. It seemed to go well during the Smash 4 auditions, so nobody expects it to be much worse for the Ultimate auditions.

Finally, Villager and the Wii Fit Trainer decided to take on the role of "hospitality" during auditions. The phrase hospitality is used relatively loosely here, as neither are making a huge effort to accommodate everyone auditioning. However, they try to make sure that auditionees have access to food, water, and practice spaces during the lengthy amount of time that everyone has to wait, and that's the closest to hospitality that anyone can get during what is ultimately a lengthy and stressful time for everyone involved.

With that, the auditions for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate have just begun. The doors are now open, and the crowd of Nintendo and third-party characters fills the giant convention center that hosts the Smash Brothers audition process. May the best fighters win!