User blog comment:Plasmaster/My Smash 5 Predictions!/@comment-4115159-20151225003859

I would say Rosalina and Bowser Jr aren't going anywhere tbh. Although Dr. Mario probably will. Waluigi and Daisy seem plausble but not both of them. Only 1, I'd say. And probably Waluigi. Koopa Troopa is boring although I wouldn't put Kamek out of the question.

The Zelda/Sheik switching mechanic was removed due to 3DS limitations. I reckon it'll make a return but that's just me. I can't really speak for the rest of the zelda characters as I don't really care about that series :/

As for Pokemon I have no idea. I suppose more or less the same as now but with a Gen8 rep aswell.

Palutena is pretty popular tbh. She'll be back. Dark pit I'm not too sure about.

Marth will be there. Roy maybe. Ike Probably. Robin ye. Corrin I don't know about. I guess he will be. And it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect them to put in a FE rep from whatever latest game there is at the time.

Adding Bandana Dee is reasonable. Although I don't think they'd go any further than this. Fox, Falco and Wolf probably will be there and adding krystal is fair. Lucas will probably be back. I think they might make Alph a full character of his own. Kinda like a Fox/Falco dynamic.

As for retros, we'll get the ice climbers back if the game is not released for a handheld. They seem to add a retro rep with each game (Ice Climbers, Pit, Duck Hunt). There's no reason to think they won't add one more in the next game. I have good feelings towards Excitebiker.

I don't think it's impossible for Sonic to get another rep but if so then probably only one. And if so then probably Tails or Knuckles. I think all the third parties will be back apart from maybe Bayo and Cloud like you said actually. Although Snake coming back isn't out of the question. And they may even add more. Banjo Kazooie, Steve, Rayman. We just don't know.