Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Vocaloid

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Vocaloid is the name of the collaboration between Nintendo and Yamaha,voice synthesizer software,Crypton Future Media Vocaloid series. This collaboration, in the form of Free Playable content
==Franchise Overview: What Is Vocaloid?==
Vocaloid (ボーカロイド) is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, in 2000 and was not originally intended to be a full commercial project. Backed by the Yamaha Corporation, it developed the software into the commercial product "Vocaloid" that was released in 2004.
The software enables users to synthesize "singing" by typing in lyrics and melody and also "speech" by typing in the script of the required words. It uses synthesizing technology with specially recorded vocals of voice actors or singers. To create a song, the user must input the melody and lyrics. A piano roll type interface is used to input the melody and the lyrics can be entered on each note. The software can change the stress of the pronunciations, add effects such as vibrato, or change the dynamics and tone of the voice.
Various voice banks have been released for use with the Vocaloid synthesizer technology. Each is sold as "a singer in a box" designed to act as a replacement for an actual singer. As such, they are released under a moe anthropomorphism. These avatars are also referred to as Vocaloids, and are often marketed as virtual idols; some have gone on to perform at live concerts as an on-stage projection.
The software was originally only available in English starting with the first Vocaloids Leon, Lola and Miriam by Zero-G, and Japanese with Meiko and Kaito made by Yamaha and sold by Crypton Future Media. Vocaloid 3 has added support for Spanish for the Vocaloids Bruno, Clara and Maika; Chinese for Luo Tianyi, Yuezheng Ling, Xin Hua and Yanhe; and Korean for SeeU.
The software is intended for professional musicians as well as casual computer music users. Japanese musical groups such as Livetune of Toy's Factory and Supercell of Sony Music Entertainment Japan have released their songs featuring Vocaloid as vocals. Japanese record label Exit Tunes of Quake Inc. also have released compilation albums featuring Vocaloids.
Vocaloid's singing synthesis technology is generally categorized into the concatenative synthesis in the frequency domain, which splices and processes the vocal fragments extracted from human singing voices, in the forms of time-frequency representation. The Vocaloid system can produce the realistic voices by adding vocal expressions like the vibrato on the score information. Initially, Vocaloid's synthesis technology was called "Frequency-domain Singing Articulation Splicing and Shaping" (周波数ドメイン歌唱アーティキュレーション接続法, Shūhasū-domain Kashō Articulation Setsuzoku-hō) on the release of Vocaloid in 2004, although this name is no longer used since the release of Vocaloid 2 in 2007. "Singing Articulation" is explained as "vocal expressions" such as vibrato and vocal fragments necessary for singing. The Vocaloid and Vocaloid 2 synthesis engines are designed for singing, not reading text aloud, though software such as Vocaloid-flex and Voiceroid have been developed for that. They cannot naturally replicate singing expressions like hoarse voices or shouts.
==Character Overview: Who Is Hatsune Miku?==
Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), codenamed CV01, was the first Japanese VOCALOID to be both developed and distributed by Crypton Future Media, Inc.. She was initially released in August 2007 for the VOCALOID2 engine and was the first member of the Character Vocal Series. She was the seventh VOCALOID overall, as well as the second VOCALOID2 vocal released to be released for the engine. Her voice is provided by the Japanese voice actress Saki Fujita (藤田咲).
There have since been numerous installments, such as additional voice libraries dubbed 'Append', as well as an upgrade for the VOCALOID3 engine, which contained an English vocal release. She received a VOCALOID4 update to her Japanese and English voicebanks in August 2016, as well as a Mandarin Chinese voicebank in September 2017.
On August 31, 2019, Miku received her first voicebank outside of VOCALOID, that being Piapro Studio with her NT release. While Crypton is focusing on their own program, they are still in collaboration with YAMAHA and will continue to sell VOCALOID products in parallel to the Piapro Studio editions.
Miku's initial marketing was similar to past software synthesizers and VOCALOID voicebanks, and was standard marketing for the software at her time of release. For the most part a large proportion was centered on DTM MAGAZINE, like MEIKO and KAITO before her since the readership of the magazine had greatly influenced those two past VOCALOIDs. The only pre-planned promotion was with DTM MAGAZINES November 2007 issue - due to the inclusion of a CD with the demo of Miku on it, this particular issue sold out. When Hatsune Miku was on pre-order it was noted MEIKO and KAITO had no prospect of receiving updates and that Miku would be taking over their roles going forward.
She was originally aimed only at professional producers; the amateur and Otaku market hadn't fully formed yet, and so it was not initially considered. For a variety of reasons, Miku received unexpected commercial success. Due to Miku's popularity boom, Crypton had the chance to take advantage of early technical support for Miku and several guidebooks and magazine support were released solely focused on her vocals. This type of technical coverage was even possible long after Miku's initial release and methods of adapting her vocals are the most well documented among the VOCALOID2 era vocals.
Since the success of her voicebank led to an expansion of marketing possibilities, most of the mass marketing has come after her initial release as a response to her popularity. Even with the addition of other Character Vocals, Miku's name continues to be used as the primary source of marketing for Crypton Future Media. In March 2012, the Nomura Research Institute estimated that the sales of all "Hatsune Miku" brand goods added up into the region of ¥10,000,000,000 since her release in 2007. Miku's name is now the easiest of all VOCALOIDs to market. Also owed to her popularity, many VOCALOID related products such as piano sheet music packs, books, and magazines carry her image on the front cover. Around January 28, 2013, a 3 day survey was run by Tokyo Polytechnic University. During the survey (based on ages 12–38) 95% of those entering reported knowing who Hatsune Miku was, in comparison participants barely knew who Megpoid, IA, or Aoki Lapis were.
Corolla Miku, presented in 2011, wears slightly different attire compared to KEI's original design: instead of one skirt stripe and single floating ribbons, she now has two, as was intended by the client.
In 2011, Crypton began to focus on marketing Miku to U.S. audiences. On May 7, USAmazon placed a preview of Supercell's hit song, "World is Mine", as a single. When the song finally went on sale, it came 7th in the top 10 World singles list on iTunes in its first week of sales. The entry was presented as "The World is Mine Feat. Hatsune Miku". Crypton had to consider who they were aiming the advertisements of Miku at (mostly the web fanbase) and had to check the differences between the Japanese and English fan communities. Since Crypton had always sold Miku as a virtual instrument in Japan, they asked their Japanese fan base if it was acceptable for them to sell her as a virtual singer to the new market audience. The main purpose of the Miku English version is to allow Japanese producers to break into the West and also expand their audiences.
Crypton Future Media do not approve of using Miku in politics. This is, so far, one of the biggest areas of marketing that Miku has avoided being used for. However, Hatsune Miku sang the theme song for Japanese National Election candidate, Yoshikazu Tarui. Despite this, her mascot was not used; instead, a pink twin-tailed girl dubbed Android Rui replaced her.
Crypton Future Media also applied for trademark on the 26th of June 2012.
When the tsunami hit Japan in 2011, Miku was chosen as a character who would help represent Japan. This was because of how common her image was appearing with many younger people knowing who she was. She was already in music based textbooks and her influence on music was heavily known by the Minister for Education for Japan.
The fact that products with Miku can sell out quickly makes her attractive to even slow growing industries. Products with Miku on them can even sell out in public events within 30 minutes of events opening to the public. This helps fuel marketing in even handcrafted trades, as fans are attracted to these "one of a kind" products.
Starting on March 15, 2021, Crypton Future Media announced a collaboration with the "Hatsune Miku Chronicle" (初音ミク・クロニクル) art exhibition event titled "Hatsune Miku Chronicle × piapro "What If You Draw? "Hatsune Miku" Software Package Illustration Recruitment!" (もしもあなたが描いたら？「初音ミク」ソフトウェア パッケージイラスト募集！), a special recruitment for users to draw their own original character named "Hatsune Miku" while keeping the basic profile, image and color settings used for Hatsune Miku's initial artwork in 2007 with the winning illustration being made into a special software package based on the submitted work. The award-winning works would be exhibited at the art exhibition "Hatsune Miku Chronicle" scheduled to be held in 2021. Over the course of four months users were able to submit artwork to Piapro using the "#クロニクル＿ミクｉｆ" tag. Coinciding with the recruitment, Good Smile Company announced a new Nendoroid figurine based on Hatsune Miku's original concept design now known as Hatsune Miku if Ver. (初音ミク if Ver.). A finalized illustration of the original design by KEI was also announced. On June 29, the contest concluded and three finalists were selected. Three awards were given: the "Best Award" was awarded to 千代, the "KEI Award" was awarded to 梨伊荼 AND the "Saki Fujita Award" was awarded to ろきの. Pre-release images of the Hatsune Miku if Ver. Nendoroid were revealed on July 14th and the illustration by KEI was revealed as well as the announcement of Kagamine Rin & Len if and Megurine Luka if proposals. The Nendoroid was placed up for pre-order starting July 15th on the official Good Smile Company store and more pre-release photos were added.
==As Part of Challenger Pack ???, Hatsune Miku Joins The Battle==
Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 	Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 	
Universe 	Vocaloid/Hatsune Miku
Availability 	Downloadable Free
Boxing Ring Title 	CV01 Diva
Final Smash 	Sing Your Heart Out
Voice Actor 	Saki Fujita
First Appearance 	Vocaloid 2 (2007)
Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), also called Miku Hatsune, and officially code-named CV01, is a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media and its official anthropomorphic mascot character, a 16-year-old girl with long, turquoise twintails. Miku's personification has been marketed as a virtual idol, and has performed at live virtual concerts onstage as an animated projection (rear-cast projection on a specially coated glass screen).
Miku uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2, Vocaloid 3, and Vocaloid 4 singing synthesizing technologies. She also uses Crypton Future Media's Piapro Studio, a standalone singing synthesizer editor. She was the second Vocaloid sold using the Vocaloid 2 engine and the first Japanese Vocaloid to use the Japanese version of the 2 engine. The voice is modeled from Japanese voice actress Saki Fujita.
The name of the character comes from merging the Japanese words for first (初, hatsu), sound (音, ne), and future (ミク, miku), thus meaning "the first sound of the future", which, along with her code name, refers to her position as the first of Crypton's "Character Vocal Series" (abbreviated "CV Series"), preceding Kagamine Rin/Len (code-named CV02) and Megurine Luka (code-named CV03). The number 01 can also be seen on her left shoulder in official artwork.
Hatsune Miku was a video game character the first Vocaloid developed by Crypton Future Media after they handled the release of the Yamaha vocal Meiko and Kaito. Miku was intended to be the first of a series of Vocaloids called the "Character Vocal Series" (abbreviated "CV Series"), which included Kagamine Rin/Len and Megurine Luka. Each had a particular concept and vocal direction.
She was built using Yamaha's Vocaloid 2 technology, and later updated to newer engine versions. She was created by taking vocal samples from voice actress Saki Fujita at a controlled pitch and tone. Those samples all contain a single Japanese phonic that, when strung together, creates full lyrics and phrases. The pitch of the samples was to be altered by the synthesizer engine and constructed into a keyboard-style instrument within the Vocaloid software.
Crypton released Hatsune Miku on August 31, 2007. Crypton had the idea to release Miku as "an android diva in the near-future world where songs are lost." Hatsune Miku was released for Vocaloid 3 on August 31, 2013, including an English vocal library. She was the first Vocaloid to be developed by the company, following their commercial release handle of Yamaha Corporation developed vocals "Meiko" and "Kaito", making Hatsune Miku the third Vocaloid to be sold commercially by the company.
===Gameplay===
Hatsune Miku is a playable fighter added into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, based on his appearance since Project Diva Series, labeled as Fighter ??? of the Free Fighters Pack.
==Costumes==
1 Costume: Default
2 Alternate Costume: Miku NT
3 Costume: Miku v3
 
4 Alternate Costume: Miku v4
5 Costume: Vintage Dress Miku
6 Alternate Costume: Hello World Miku
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7 Costume: Snow Miku
8 Alternate Costume: Vocal Miku
===Moveset===
AAA- Dance Fever: Miku does a punch, a second punch, then a kick in a dance-like way.
Left/Right+A- Leek: Miku swings her leek in front of her.
Up+A- Upward Leek: Miku swings her leek above her.
Down+A-Downward Leek: Miku crouches and swings her leek in front of her.
Left/Right Smash- Tackle: The Miku launches itself forward then runs back to Miku.
Up Smash- Jump: The Miku launches itself upwards.
Down Smash- Synchronized Leeking: The Miku face away from each other and swing their leeks downward.
A+Air- Slap: Miku does a quick slap.
Left/Right A+Air- Leek Whack: Miku does a powerful swing of her leek.
Up A+Air- Fling: Miku throws the Leek above her hurting any foes it comes into contact with.
Down A+Air- Song in my Step: Miku falls and lands with a powerful stomp. It is a Meteor Smash.
Running Attack- Coming Through: Miku puts her hands in front of her and does a hard push that does damage.
Ledge Recovery- Fling: Miku flings over her with her foot as Miku begins climbing up. will damage any foes it comes into contact with.
B- Sing: Miku sings releasing a music note. It may also be held to use later.
Left/Right+B- Spin: The Miku moves forward while spinning creating a small twister around it.
Up+B- Follow the Beat: A row of musical notes appear in the direction you use the controller. Miku then launches towards them doing damage to any foes close enough to her.
Down+B- Inner Voice: Miku releases a small soundwave around herself. If timed right it can reflect projectiles.
Final Smash- Sing Your Heart Out: Miku floats upwards and does a powerful scream releasing a large soundwave around her doing a massive amount of damage to any foes in range.
==Animations & Aesthetics==
===Stage Entrance===
Hatsune Miku appears on the stage, looking down, then looks back up and does a pose.
===Idle Poses===
*Idle Pose #1: Hatsune Miku puts her fingers on her headphones and headbangs a bit.
*Idle Pose #2: Hatsune Miku does a little dance with her arms.
*Idle Pose #3: Hatsune Miku swings her hips back and forth for a moment.
===Taunts===
*Up Taunt: Hatsune Miku do his v3 artwork pose.
*Side Taunt: Hatsune Miku waves her spring onion around while singing.
*Down Taunt: Hatsune Miku says “Bo-Pi-Bo-Pi-Bo-Pi-Po!” As she does the Vegetable Juice Dance.
===Victory Poses===
*Victory 1: Miku dancing together
*Victory 2: The camera pans around as Miku do his v2 artwork pose
*Victory 3: Miku do a little dance until they pose with their arms out at the same time.
*Round Loss: Hatsune Miku will simply clap by herself.
===Kirby Hat===
Kirby wears Hatsune Miku’s hair, though with shortened Pigtails. Using his special sings releasing a music note. same as Miku’s moveset.
==Stage==
Vocaloid/Hatsune MikuFuture Live Stage	Vocaloid/Hatsune MikuFuture Live Stage	
 	 	
Universe 	Vocaloid/Hatsune Miku 	
Home Stage 	Hatsune Miku 	
Availability 	Downloadable Free 	
Max. Players 	8 	
Hatsune Miku is a Vocaloid — a voice-synthesizing software for producing music. Users can input syllables and adjust the pitch to make the program sing
For any kind of VOCALOID concert, it's going to be an incredible experience.
GUMIspirit.webp|GUMI
KagamineRinLenspirit.webp|Kagamine Rin & Len
KAITOspirit.webp|KAITO
MEIKOspirit.webp|MEIKO
MegurineLukaSpirit.webp|Megurine Luka
===Fighter Spirit===
Image	Alternate Image	Name 	Origin 	Aquisition
 	 	Hatsune Miku 	Vocaloid/Hatsune Miku(Artwork: Hatsune Miku V2) 	
*Complete Classic Mode with Hatsune Miku
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for Free (after unlocking Hatsune Miku)
 	 	Hatsune Miku V3	Vocaloid/Hatsune Miku(Artwork: Hatsune Miku V3) 	
*Complete Classic Mode with Hatsune Miku with 3th Alt
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for Free (after unlocking Hatsune Miku)
 	 	Hatsune Miku V4	Vocaloid/Hatsune Miku(Artwork: Hatsune Miku V4) 	
*Complete Classic Mode with Hatsune Miku with 4th Alt
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for Free (after unlocking Hatsune Miku)
 	 	Hatsune Miku V4	Vocaloid/Hatsune Miku(Artwork: Hatsune Miku V4 Chinese)	
*Complete Classic Mode with Hatsune Miku with 4th Alt
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for Free (after unlocking Hatsune Miku)
*Chinese Only
===Spirit Board===
Spirit 	Fighter 	Stage 	Rank
 	Inkling 	Mishima Dojo 	★☆☆☆Novice
GUMI 	
*Stamina Battle
*The enemy has increased defense
*The enemy is healed when the enemy's at high damage	 	
 	PitLucina 	Hyrule Castle 	★★★☆Ace
Kagamine Rin & Len 	
*The enemy favors special attacks
*The enemy's special attacks have increased power
*Stamina battle
*Reinforcement will appear after an enemy is KO'd	Attack ↑ 	Attack
 	Kazuya 	Cloud Sea of Alrest	★★☆☆Advanced
KAITO 	
*The enemy is equiped with a killing edge
*Stamina battle	Weapon Attack ↑ 	Support
 	Pyra 	Stage Performance 	★★☆☆Advanced
MEIKO 	
*Stamina Battle
*All fighters have reduced jump power	Support 	
 	Rosalina 	New Donk City Hall 	★☆☆☆Novice
IA 	
*Stamina Battle
*The enemy heals itself overtime	Lightweight 	
 	Tiny Hastune Miku	Onett 	★★★☆Ace
Hachune Miku 	
*Stamina Battle
*The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage
*All fighters have reduced jump power	Attack Power ↑ 	Jump Power ↓
 	Hastune Miku 	Hollow Bastion 	★★★★Legend
Zatsune Miku 	
*Stamina Battle
*The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage
*All fighters have reduced jump power	Attack Power ↑ 	Jump Power ↓
 	Hatsune Miku 	Future Live Stage 	★★★★Legend
Hatsune Miku (Append)	
*Stamina Battle
*The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage
*All fighters have reduced jump power	Attack ↑ 	Grab
 	Tiny Hatsune Miku	Future Live Stage 	★★★★Legend
Nendoroid Miku 	
*Stamina Battle
*The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage
*All fighters have reduced jump power	Attack ↑ 	Grab
 	Hatsune Miku 	Future Live Stage 	★★★★Legend
Megurine Luka 	
*Stamina Battle
*The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage
*All fighters have reduced jump power	Attack ↑ 	Grab
==Classic Mode: A Brand Project DIVA==
Hastune Miku’s opponents are a reference to Vocaloid cast and are Stamina battles.
Round 	Opponents 	Stage 	Music 	Notes
Round 1 	Rosalina 	Green Hill Zone 	Suna no Wakusei 	References Meiko
Round 2 	PitLucina 	Big Blue 	Electric Angel 	References Len & Rin
Round 3 	Kazuya 	Summit 	Romeo and Cinderella 	references Kaito
Round 4 	JigglypuffHaruka 	Saffron City 	Rolling Girl 	References the fact that Hatsune Miku is a singer, as well as Jiglypuff And Haruka.
Round 5 	SheikHastune Miku 	Distant Planet 	Just Be Friends, I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry	Reference to GUMI and I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry song
Round 6 	PeachTiny Hastune Miku 	Big Battlefield 	Luka Luka Night Fever,Ievan Polkka 	Reference to Megurine Luka And Hachune Miku
Bonus Game 	Bonus Game 	Bonus Game 	Bonus Game 	Bonus Game
Final Round	Hastune Miku [20x]Hastune Miku (Super Armor, 500 HP)	Future Live Stage	World Is Mine 	Reference to army of miku's and Zatsune Miku
Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Hastune Miku has “I'll Miku-Miku You♪ (For Reals)” accompany the credits.
==Trivia==
If Miku where to get in Smash But Crypton Future Media Likes Vocaloid in smash bros
Hatsune Miku is a virtual Idol used to promote a Vocaloid album using the software's second main release. Since then she's gained a massive following and has become a recognizable icon in Japan and even overseas. the growing popularity of the character and Vocaloid albums.
Sakurai Says Sega licensed the rights to use Vocaloids in their own video game series titled "Project Diva". What started out as an arcade game eventually came to consoles, and over time found its way overseas. Since then it has only grown in popularity and continues to be one of the most successful Japanese arcade games. It's debatable if she technically counts as a "video game" character is 1000% chance And She Well ever get in smash
Sakurai Wants Haruka in Smash on idolmaster character
considering the origins of the Vocaloid program. While Project Diva helped many become aware of the series and contributes to its growing popularity, she technically debuted as art to promote an album. Although this is the case, Project Diva could also be considered an "interpretation" of the existing character, as she was made to be a blank slate so she could fit in a variety of different music videos utilizing any genre the creator wanted. Project Diva has given her a unique design and had an entry establishing their own version of her character for a use in a "story mode". Regardless, it's hard to say for certain, as we're entirely sure what Miku mindset would be in this scenario.
As much as Shait7999 say "Oh Vocaloid In Smash", I think Miku is in such a Good area in that regard that it can be somewhat excused in favor of having a music rhythm character which such recognizability. The games is what really popularized her image after all. And how could you say Yes to smacking other fighters in the face with a leek, or blowing them over with a megaphone?
I'd love to see the splash she'd make online if she were to be revealed as a fighter.
But while I recognize how Ever likely it is to happen, the hope will always be there. I've said there's only one character that can TRULY break the internet while simultaneously being an out of left field add, and that's Miku.
Normally I'd list a number of tracks from the games, however, with the licensing like idolmaster music that'd be trying to obtain all her iconic tracks, I believe there's an easier way to represent the music. Original compositions using the software. I believe this not only makes it easier to have Vocaloid tracks in the game, but also represents an aspect about the character's origins too. Seeing as a ton of companies have their own interpretations of the character.
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