In fairness, SSBB is a fighting game and therefore immune to most plot-related nuances.

So long as there is something - ANYTHING - that spurs characters to the same goal at the end it's all good.

FALCON BUMP!!
 

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/chara..._080222e-l.jpg

Poor Captain.

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/chara..._080222f-l.jpg

That's just made of win.

All legacy aspects considered, as one of the original Final Bosses of video games ever, Bowser really deserves to have a cheapass overpowered move in my book.

So the reverse punch is more powerful? That has synergy with the running backwards jump.
Every example of the RFP I've seen so far came after a jump - does anyone know if it's possible to reverse a standing Falcon Punch?

In all fairness, the "enemies appear from nowhere but darkness and attack you" concept has been around a very, very long time, long before kingdom hearts. Furthermore, it just so happens that most of the other cases where this concept is used, you have a much better idea of where they come from and why.

Metroid Prime 2?
Enemies from the shadows. In fact, the Ing were amorphous shadow beings too. From space!

Doom 3?
Randomly popping up demons.

Chrono Trigger?
I always wondered how those things came flying in through/over the ceiling to ambush me.

The thing is that it doesn't matter.
1. So it was written by the same guy who did plot for KH2... but guess what?
2. There is pretty much no dialogue to advance the plot. In fact, the inclusion of dialogue would cheapen the experience considering the background of most of these characters.

So basically we have enemies... from space... who are amorphous in their natural state, fighting a world filled with nintendo heroes... without dialogue.
I DARE you to make it work better than he did.

Until then...
I need to get back to work on my Ing = Subspace Emissary theory.

Seiken Densetsu 3 has ninjas that can merge with the environment they are in by turning into flat disks of darkness with eyes. The ninja bosses you fight use that in some of their special attacks, too.

And RFP should've been in since the start of the series. It'd have helped immensely in many battles.

Sakurai talks of deciding the roster (and other stuff): http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/02/...i-talks-a.html

OH, SHIT, HARD-ON!

So much win. Really.

EDIT: I feel spiffy.

"Utmost importance on individuality"

"3 landmasters"

UH-HUH. I know the characters are unique in their own quirky ways, but come on man, 3? Luigi got his own final smash, but they all get the same one, effectively?

Bah to your space animals.

Sharing Final Smashes is trivial compared to the powerful Luigitizing they've done all across the board.