I don't know anything about Soul Calibur, so I can't say anything about it, but Mortal Kombat never had a poster boy until they settled on Scorpion and, to a lesser extent, Sub Zero.
If FP6 is not Spring Man, it will break a consistent trend since Smash 64, that Smash has always gone with poster boys as the first playable character from a series.
Plus, I completely disagree that Spring Man wouldn't be hype. He'd single-handedly break every fan rule, even the Assist Trophy rule, which is about as hype as a first party character can get.
If FP6 is not Spring Man, it will break a consistent trend since Smash 64, that Smash has always gone with poster boys as the first playable character from a series.
Plus, I completely disagree that Spring Man wouldn't be hype. He'd single-handedly break every fan rule, even the Assist Trophy rule, which is about as hype as a first party character can get.
Not to mention, Street Fighter has had time to develop its roster.
If we got a Mortal Kombat character, it would be Scorpion.
If we got a Soul Calibre character, it would be Nightmare.
And when we get an ARMS character, I'm betting on Twintelle or Min Min, if not a selection of many which may include Spring Man.