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Hailinel

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Eric B. apparently went to school in 1981 according to his LinkedIn. Why the hell didn't anyone bring that up?
I just don't believe someone in their 50's would be snapchatting Smash spoilers with a 'fuck Nintendo lol' caption
I think he was framed and the fact that they tried to cover up their name but did it poorly, despite being very experienced in graphic design of all fucking things tells me it was intentional
I'm not saying they were framed maliciously, just that imo someone else used their name on the snapchat story to give it more credence
Yeah, I really don't see someone in their fifties Snapchatting like a Gen Z-er.
 

L Thammy

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Handles are different but that's pretty much the only detail and it'd be more than enough similar for Sakurai to say that he needed that rifle for inspiration.
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They look similar, but I don't think it looks much more similar than, like, the original Gundam's beam rifle when you're ignoring the front grip. The similarity is mostly because there are only so many standard gun body types.

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I don't think the gun matches up in any special way with Mach Rider, or that it lends any sort of legitimacy to anything.
 

ShinobiBk

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I don't know man, even if it's fake I think it's more likely that it was actually him that made the leak and not someone impersonating him, to me it's insane to do that much research for a fake, like how did he even find this guy?
No, I do believe it was still someone that worked at that place. Just not that guy specifically
 

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They look similar, but I don't think it looks much more similar than, like, the original Gundam's beam rifle when you're ignoring the front grip. The similarity is mostly because there are only so many standard gun body types.

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I don't think the gun matches up in any special way with Mach Rider, or that it lends any sort of legitimacy to anything.

I agree that they don't look really identical but it's the closest we've got to explaining how is this gun fitting in the current roster
 

Metto

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Eric B. apparently went to school in 1981 according to his LinkedIn. Why the hell didn't anyone bring that up?
I just don't believe someone in their 50's would be snapchatting Smash spoilers with a 'fuck Nintendo lol' caption
I think he was framed and the fact that they tried to cover up their name but did it poorly, despite being very experienced in graphic design of all fucking things tells me it was intentional
I'm not saying they were framed maliciously, just that imo someone else used their name on the snapchat story to give it more credence
Honestly after everything we're seeing of this leak some 50 year old French dude Snapchatting the story and someone involved not censoring his name properly still sounds plausible. Give some old folk more credit especially ones that would be involved with using stuff like CAD. I don't think Snapchat would be that foreign to them especially for social purposes.
 
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I've been crying ever since they started messing with my family. Really never expected this from the Smash community and don't know what to do.
 

Phendrift

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literally nothing i could tell you all about the next big capcom project but i can't tell you shit about smash
I mean it makes sense, I think it was Emily but someone said smash has been kept under lock and key very tightly - like more than normal.

It's the only reason I actually would consider the theory that Incineroar is a false planted leak. They really don't want it getting out.
 

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Eric B. apparently went to school in 1981 according to his LinkedIn. Why the hell didn't anyone bring that up?
I just don't believe someone in their 50's would be snapchatting Smash spoilers with a 'fuck Nintendo lol' caption
I think he was framed and the fact that they tried to cover up their name but did it poorly, despite being very experienced in graphic design of all fucking things tells me it was intentional
I'm not saying they were framed maliciously, just that imo someone else used their name on the snapchat story to give it more credence
So he's a Jim who snapped his nephew
 

Dark Cloud

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I'm definitely on the Vergeben train. Ken, Incineroar, Square character, Banjo Kazooie and Minecraft sounds great to me.
 

Geno

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Well, keep in mind apparently he denied being involved with this at all (I forgot where I heard this, was probably posted in the locked thread earlier today). So I don't think we can dismiss the possibility that he was framed.
Liam said that, people in that thread said not to trust him so I don't know to be honest.
 

Metto

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I mean it makes sense, I think it was Emily but someone said smash has been kept under lock and key very tightly.

It's the only reason I actually would consider the theory that Incineroar is a false planted leak. They really don't want it getting out.
Yeah it's weird that so many people seem to know about Incineroar. If nothing else that's leading me to believe that if Incineroar is legit we are getting more than just him and Ken.

Everytime we had leaks about someone or something in the game we got that and more.
 

Strat

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I can't believe we're talking about fake leakers stealing identities and framing people. What an absolutely bonkers few days it's been.
 

db1416

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I've been crying ever since they started messing with my family. Really never expected this from the Smash community and don't know what to do.
On behalf of the REAL Smash community, I am deeply sorry that you've been treated this way. There's is no place in any community for that kind of behavior. I am so sad that anybody would say such things to another individual, and unfortunately that's the world we live in. You are ALWAYS welcome here! Know that friend. You'll always have a place on resetera, Twitter, Reddit, and any other place that talks about Smash!
 

ShinobiBk

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Honestly after everything we're seeing of this leak some 50 year old French dude Snapchatting the story and someone involved not censoring his name properly still sounds plausible. Give some old folk more credit especially ones that would be involved with using stuff like CAD. I don't think Snapchat would be that foreign to them especially for social purposes.

I don't see too many 50 year olds using Snapchat but even then I believe that a 50+ year old that has been in graphic design for over 35 years would know how to properly edit his name out of a photo. Anyone with half a brain can take care of that in a few seconds
So, no I don't think that Eric B. posted the leak.
 

Grylvak

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I've been crying ever since they started messing with my family. Really never expected this from the Smash community and don't know what to do.
You don't deserve this. I would do what others suggested and report the account to Twitter/block them and inform the police if possible. If they use iPhone's you can block the numbers on the software level so they can at least stop getting the calls. Not sure if Android has anything similar.
 

NoName999

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Why would Minecraft and Banjo be linked to each other.

This is like saying AiAi from Super Monkey Ball is in if Green Hill is in.
 

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I don't see too many 50 year olds using Snapchat but even then I believe that a 50+ year old that has been in graphic design for over 35 years would know how to properly edit his name out of a photo. Anyone with half a brain can take care of that in a few seconds
So, no I don't think that Eric B. posted the leak.
The person who edited it would be the person who was sent the snap

How do people still not understand snapchat just download the app lol
 

Metto

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I don't see too many 50 year olds using Snapchat but even then I believe that a 50+ year old that has been in graphic design for over 35 years would know how to properly edit his name out of a photo. Anyone with half a brain can take care of that in a few seconds
So, no I don't think that Eric B. posted the leak.
Wasn't the story originally a friend that attempted to censor his name and post it on a Discord?
 

L Thammy

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I agree that they don't look really identical but it's the closest we've got to explaining how is this gun fitting in the current roster

My guess is still that we don't learn much from focusing on the details; he probably wanted something that works well with his existing animation setup (i.e. a gun that fits with his Microman figures).

Actually, is there any way we can confirm the sizes? I looked up a Microman figure on Amazon and saw that it was 13.2 cm, then I looked up the Vifam figure (there's one with that exact same image), but it doesn't say a size.
 

Dark Cloud

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Why would Minecraft and Banjo be linked to each other.

This is like saying AiAi from Super Monkey Ball is in if Green Hill is in.
I shouldn't need to explain this. Sakurai going to Microsoft would be to ask for the popular Smash character being Banjo. At the same time he gets some Minecraft since that's a huge game in its own right.
 

Platy

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Oct 25, 2017
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You know the thing that mindblowed me the most with this leak.

The 'gun from that figure Sakurai bough' connection with Mach Rider. So far nobody could figure what character would Sakurai have used the gun for (some people guessed Snake but it doesnt look close at all), but Mach Rider's gun is 1:1 the exact same.

I still think the character was Ray (01) that was cut according to the 4chan asshole post.

Makes much more sense to get a toy mecha to serve as base for a ... toy mecha
 

Regulus Tera

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Oct 25, 2017
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Man now I'm sad because of the possibility that Isaac won't make it in. I assured myself I wouldn't get in to root for any character for this game, but I just can't.


EDIT: BTW Fuck doxxers, and fuck the Smash community for doxxing.
 

Phil Good

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Apr 25, 2018
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It's obvious that the reason why all those insiders and YouTubers are skeptical about the leak is because they know Incineroar is in. Verge, GX's Andre, Spawn Wave, etc. Incineroar is the key to this whole thing
 
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