User blog comment:DerpyDoodle/Some Predictions for SSB4/@comment-4151849-20140813002535/@comment-4151849-20140813004306

I feel ya bro, I mained R.O.B. in Brawl, and even though I think there's a shot, it's a shot in the dark. I do think Shulk will be in because:
 * Shulk's voice actor said he was working on some exciting projects this year, but he couldn't say what because he'd get his balls cut off for telling
 * Xenoblade is a cult classic in Japan and sold rather well, enough to warrant an upcoming sequel on the Wii U, which Nintendo should want to promote.
 * The roster was decided at the height of Xenoblade's popularity.
 * Sakurai tweeted a picture of Shulk's sword (The Monado) last year.
 * The writer of Xenoblade retweeted the announcment that there would be a new character revealed on July 14th.