New Blog

So turns out I can't get into my old blog, so here is the new theory craft blog. This is mostly just for posting Smash Brother's speculation and I'm mostly doing it for shits and giggles. I'll post when I feel like it.

If you want to see the old blog, go here: http://smashchutheories.blogspot.com/  Obviously, I can't update the old one, so consider it a relic of a time long passed.

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