User blog comment:Tadmonkey/Things I dislike about Smash Bros. 3DS/@comment-8182065-20140926004735/@comment-25476555-20140928213723

Yoshi and Wario I have no arguement for. But Mario and Donkey Kong's only series-binding appearance was the arcade's Donkey Kong series. DK had no appearance in Super Mario Bros, and Mario had nothing to do with Donkey Kong Country. There's a reason Mario and DK have seperate series icons now, and Diddy was created specifically for Country and has no relation to Mario whatsoever.