10 more days (well, 9 now because of the time difference), so how about a little game? Everyone makes their own roster (no prerequisites) and we all see who gets the most correct come game time?
Some of mine are far fetched…but I tried to advoid any "contested" characters like Geno, Celda, Bowser Jr., Sora, and Paper Mario. But it's just for fun.
Any criticism/comments are appreciated, but I'm keeping this roster till release day and seeing how many I got right.
Mario Series:
Mario
Peach
Luigi
Bowser
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Stanley the Bug Man. Would it count as Mario? Either way, I actually think he could make it, especially with the new 3D trophy he got in Melee a la Pit.
Wart. Someone suggested him the other day…and seriously, he'd rule.
Zelda Series
Link
Ganondorf (new moveset)
Zelda/Shiek
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Tingle. The only reocurring character I can think of with enough presence, and I honestly think the Zelda series won't go without a new player. He'd be a seemingly weak character like Jigglypuff, but have hidden potential.
Pokemon Series
Pikachu
Mewtwo
Jigglypuff
Pokemon Trainer
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Lucario. I admit, I think he fit perfectly in a fighting game. And I don't see why he'd have to "oust" Mewtwo so I took out Pichu. And like him or not, I can say he's popular and part of it's in part of the Movie, but Jigglypuff definately seems to be in because of his Anime role.
Yoshi
Yoshi
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Kamek. Honestly the only thing I can think of besides Yoshi w/Baby Mario. He's the "biggest" character in the "series" besides Baby Bowser. I can see his Final Smash being a giant random Yoshi series enemy wrecking havoc, while his moveset consists of riding a broom, shooting magic, and teleporting.
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
NEW CHALLENGERS:
King K. Rool. No arguments.
Star Fox
Fox
Falco (updated moveset with Assault Weaponry)
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Krystal. Sorry guys, but I think she'll get in like it or not. Sakurai's allowed one hentai-inducing character.
Kirby
Kirby
Meta Knight
King DeDeDe
No New Challengers
Metroid
Samus/ Zero Suit Samus
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Ridley, because he's the only other reocurring character that's viable and Metroid needs more then just an Alt. Samus form.
Earthbound
Lucas
Ness (special moves have changed while Lucas inherits a moveset based off his previous ones)
F-Zero
Captain Falcon
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Black Shadow. I'm not versed on F-Zero at all, but he seems the best choice.
Fire Emblem
Ike
Marth
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Titania. She'd serve as a heavy and powerful female character, and I remember her standing out in the recent Fire Emblem games.
Wario
Wario
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Mona. Another female, and seems to be the biggest character from WarioWare that hasn't been seen in the Whobby Fair demo. She could have her scooter as an attack akin to Warios bike.
Single Nintendo Character Franchises
Ice Climbers (Ice Climber)
Mr. Game and Watch (Game & Watch)
Olimar and Pikmin (Pikmin)
Pit (Kid Icarus)
NEW CHALLENGERS:
Animal Crossing Villager from Animal Crossing. He (or she) can be customized with unlockable outfit. Attacks with various tools.
Mii from DS icon (it can be Nintendo systems in general I presume due to music for Pictochat level). Outfits are from the Mii's selected as the current Wii's favorites. Attacks with sports items. All are the same, but size is taken into consideration.
Balloon fighter from new Balloon Icon. The game has many refences to him like music and the fish, so why not make him playable?
Third Party Characters
Snake
Sonic
Slime. The "WTF" character from the Dragon Quest games and representing Square-Enix's contribution (no Cloud, Geno, or Sora here folks). Would have a "unique" moveset with moves inspired by other Square games (such as Slime's Final Smash summoning a herd of Chocobo).
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There, 47 characters which is about twice as many as Melee with the only removed ones Roy, Pichu, Dr. Mario, and Young Link.
I wanted a WTF character, and I thought of Slime. Him and Baloon Fighter also fill in the two "icons" that are supposedly left.