Here's my "Ultimate sequel" newcomer roster, made with a "let's actually sell copies of this game" mentality (albeit without dropping my signature unconventionality) but
not a "let's make something realistic" mentality - I dunno if I ever posted the base game set (left image) but I absolutely haven't posted the DLC set (right image) on the profile posts. It's an EIH roster, DLC is ordered by reveal (left to right, top to bottom) but base game isn't (I imagine the game having a Kratos, Master Chief, and Waluigi triple reveal as it's first trailer)
Small thing to note: I have "retconned" the base game list a little bit after finishing it - I now consider Modern Sonic the newcomer echo, with the classic design being the default. Eggman is still modern though. Additionally, since I couldn't really fit these details on the images: Agumon/Greymon is a stance fighter and Callie/Marie are alts, and may also include
unusually tall Pearl and
unusually short Marina. Yuka is a Koopaling-style alts character with some of the human Rhythm Heaven girls. (+ the Double Date boy and possibly a monkey) I have been thinking of expanding on this roster a little bit more by creating a fully fledged fake Smash game with items, stages, and such detailed.
i’ve been watching them for quite a while, the shift to more character-centric videos has definitely been a deliberate move , both because it’s easier to contextualize that discussion as a narrative (and because i assume the algorithm is kinder to those types of videos)
and while i agree that format can lead to mixed signals abt how gameplay is interpreted , imo it often allows as much enlightenment (i’m particularly fond of their recent “jedah” video & their “wario’s castle” analysis from 2019)