Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4451749-20140111172408/@comment-24679734-20140129190604

Zony514 wrote: Here's my theory about who's gonna appear in Smash Bros. I've been checking on the Japanese website most often, and found out few interesting things I have thought about. For those who have already realized, or first time noticed, the character gets updated according to their game that has released in Japan. For example, DeDeDe has appeared along with the release of the new Kirby game, while Zelda appeared along with the release of the new Zelda game. On Roselina's side, she appeared along with the confirmation that she'll appear as the secret character in Super Mario 3D World and player in Mario Kart 8. So that means...newly and returned characters may appear according to the release of their new games.

According to the game release calendar which I have found at the Japanese Nintendo website, 2 new games would be released in February, which is the Donkey Kong game and the Fossil Fighters. For the Donkey Kong game, we know that there are three characters other than Donkey Kong, which is Diddy, Dixie, and Cranky. In my opinion, I would think Diddy will return to Smash Bros. I could hardly say Cranky would join because he's too old to become a fighter, and I think Dixie won't fit since she may become Diddy's copy. For Fossil Fighters...I might think people don't know much about this game or how popular it is, but in Japan, it may be rare, but its pretty much popular since this game has a similarity of Pokemon. In my opinion, I think a main character (a.k.a. Fossil Fighter) will appear as a new character, and what this guy will do is use the same technique like Pokemon Trainer did on Brawl, which is standing in the background and using 3 dinosaurs in battle.

There maybe a possibility for Mewtwo to return in Smash Bros. since the movie of him being a main character again released last year, and his Mega Evolution Y has been mentioned many times since then. Possibly Mega Mewtwo Y will be his Final Smash if he returns. And also notice on that ring stage that we've always saw at the website. Since that stage resembles to Punch Out!!, there maybe possibilities that Little Mac will join too, which promotes him from Assist Trophy to playable character.

I doubt there will be any second characters from both Sega and Capcom, and I do think Snake won't return to this game since he's became old according to the story/timeline in MGS series. I forgot where I heard it from but I've also heard although Bandai/Namco's helping the creation, that doesn't mean they'll bring out their character in the game. But if they're planning to bring someone from Namco, which Sakurai wouldn't allow any Bandai references to be in the game since they only focus on Anime and SFX, just like Sonic and Mega Man, it gotta be their mascot character, or someone that's suitable in the Smash Bros. world, which could be Pac-Man, Klonoa, or someone from Tales series. I vote for Pac-Man since he's a main mascot of Namco, and Miyamoto Shigeru's favorite character since the NES generations. I doubt anybody from Tekken and Soul Calibur since they're too dark and real, not suitable to Smash Bros. world, and since they're mostly mentioned only on PlayStation side. And please do not forget...people vote for Geno, but he's not just only a Nintendo character but also a SquareEnix character, so they'll need permission from them if they want Geno in it, but hardly doubt that since both Nintendo and Square have bad relationship to each other. But I think 2 third party characters are limited in this game, so maybe Sega and Capcom is better enough.

Bowser Jr. maybe since he can be lighter but weaker than his father, but I'm not sure if they'll add more Mario characters in it. Ridley may be an obstacle character in Pyrosphere like Yellow Devil in Wily Castle, so I would doubt he'll be playable because he's too big. People also voted Palutena to join but I would doubt that too because she hardly have any moves to think of than any female Smash Bros. characters...and one odd thing why nobody voted for Medusa to be in it, which I voted for her instead. I was thinking for Waddle Dee to join and use Parasol and Spear just like he did in the actual games, and also thought for Krystal being in it too as a heroine character from StarFox, using her bow rather than blaster. I don't know about F-Zero and Earthbound side since their series have stopped, and I don't know any character from Fire Emblem Awaken will join since Marth has appeared and rumors say the new Fire Emblem will be released this year which probably someone from that will join in. I'm not sure if they'll bring in non-foreign characters like Takamaru (Unknown of Castle Murasame) or Captain Rainbow in it, and possibilities Lucas might be rejected since Mother 3 wasn't mentioned in the US than Earthbound. And of course a Mii character won't allow to be in the game since there will be problems.

That's it for my theory. Sorry for being long. See ya! Actually, I can debate Ridley's inclusion in the Smash Bros. Series. Nintendo has been making various stages of the classic metroid levels: Brinstar from Melee, Brinstar Depths (Kraid's Lair) from Melee, Norfair from Brawl; logically, Lower Norfair (Ridley's Lair) would be next; and since the Pyrosphere is where Ridley was fought in Other M, it would make sense that Ridley would be scaled down to Bowser's size to be a playable addition.

As for Earthbound and F-zero, it's too obvious Ness and Captain Falcon will appear; they have been Smash Bros. mainstays since the original one was released.

Mewtwo's new form in X and Y would make a great final smash, so he could be included.

E-102 Gamma from Sonic Adventure would have to be playable if Nintendo announced the Egg Carrier as a stage, which, seeing the many areas in it, would make sense for a stage.

A Metroid Fusion stage for the 3DS version would be logical considering its release for E-shop and its history as a handheld, so a Sector 1 stage should be understandable.

Whereas I root for Ridley as an addition to the Smash roster, Dark Samus sounds like a reasonable addition; she's just the same size as Samus, and her moves might be based on her appearances in the Prime games.