User blog comment:The shy platypi/Aftermath of Direct/@comment-24529455-20151216010441

I understand the desire to put a character from Fates in, but SSB5 seemed like a better time to do that. Now we have way too many Fire Emblem characters and swordsmen who aren't Isaac. Corrin's attacks look kind of cool, but he doesn't really bring anything new to the table.

The Bayonetta trailer was painful to watch. It seemed like at first that we'd get Medusa, which would be totally out of left field, and the actual result kind of was as well.

Honestly, I can't blame Nintendo for this as we the human race (or maybe a few guys with no lives) picked her. Darn Europe, voting her the most...though we in America aren't too great either, as she was in the top 5! Those results were surprising mostly cause I've seen barely any mention of Bayonetta on any forums, and she wasn't even in my DLC tournament LOL! I would like to see Nintendo release a list of other top characters, even if it will just increase our disappointment (Watch Goku and Shrek be #1 and #2 XD)

Honestly, though, I really don't think Bayonetta belongs in Smash. I haven't played any of her games, but I have heard about the suggestive content which has definitely carried over into Smash. What Bayonetta did in that trailer should not be in a E10+ Smash Bros game, ZSS aside. Heck, the names of her Neutral B and Final Smash are innuendos!

So overall, while I am disappointed by the final three characters, I ultimately can't be disappointed in the direct as a whole. Sakurai showed how much effort was put into this game, and it would just be mean-spirited to wallow in disappointment at its culmination. Other than maybe GTA or Fallout 4 this game is one of the most packed I've ever seen, and the team that made it should not go out with anything less than our very best support.