User blog comment:7amood99/The Palutena Statue/@comment-4798275-20140129133941

Well, I'm all for Palutena being a playable character. Sakurai stated that he wanted more female diversity in the game, and a good character to add along with Peach, Zelda, Samus, and Rosalina would be Palutena. If Palutena will be a future confirmed player, and if those leaks are true, this is Sakurai's way of "nodding" to those leaks. He is most likely trying to increase our hype, to keep us entertained while the game is in development. If she isn't a playable character, then I'm confident she'll be an assist trophy at the very least.