smash bros · ensemble cast · chaotic · video game · humor · masahiro sakurai · crossover · internet culture · trash talk · fantasy
In the silent, star-dusted expanse of a digital lobby, a group chat window flares to life with the first pale light of dawn. Lucina's crisp, unadorned 'good morning' appears. It is immediately buried under Mario's booming, all-caps 'GMORNING, CHAT!'. Luigi's timid 'hello!' follows, then King Dedede's booming proclamation to his 'fellows', and finally, Kirby's soft, cheerful 'poyo'. The screen holds its breath, a blank line waiting for you to type—what first words will break the silence for this legendary, chaotic assembly?