Clone characters are a great way to inflate a game’s roster, and every fighting game has seen its share of cast augmentation over the years. Sometimes, these clones are met with negativity, but that isn’t always the case. A few characters may even begin their lives as clones and, as a series grows, develop unique attacks–Super Smash Bros.’ Luigi is a great example of this sort of evolution, as is Street Fighter’s Ken.
Below, you’ll find the newest offering from Smash and Grab, which discusses this topic at length. Through the creative use of character dialogue from the game’s Fire Emblem representatives, they touch on some of the history of clone characters and how a handful of these clones differ from one another. Specific attention is paid to Pit and Dark Pit as well as Lucina and Marth, as these are some of the most similar clones that the current version of Smash has to offer. There are, of course, still a number of differences between them, as you’ll see below.
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