Official DLC Speculation Discussion Volume II

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

People were thinking for a second that Hayabusa was less likely because he wore black and had a Katana and so does Sephiroth.

I don’t know how people come to these conclusions.

Because they think it's all a matter of checking boxes on a representation list, which couldn't be farther from the truth

 

[Eldrake]

People were thinking for a second that Hayabusa was less likely because he wore black and had a Katana and so does Sephiroth.

I don’t know how people come to these conclusions.

If "too similar to previous DLC character" disqualified a character, Hero and Byleth wouldn't be in FP1 because they're both JRPG characters and thus too similar to Joker.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

If "too similar to previous DLC character" disqualified a character, Hero and Byleth wouldn't be in FP1 because they're both JRPG characters and thus too similar to Joker.

Not to mention Terry and Sephiroth having comeback mechanics like Joker does.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

People were thinking for a second that Hayabusa was less likely because he wore black and had a Katana and so does Sephiroth.

I don’t know how people come to these conclusions.

Didn't someone earlier in this thread say Dante was disconfirmed because we already got a white-haired anime swordsman?
We're all varying degrees of stupid.

 

[GoodGrief741]

Not just a human, but one without any super natural or sci-fi abilities, there is no other DLC that fits into that archtype. Pretty sure there is a reason for that

The reason for that is that they chose other characters. And the pool of characters available trends towards having some kind of extraordinary ability. That's just how the Japanese design characters for their games; realistic human who shoots is a trope they leave to the Westerners, with some exceptions.

Bottom line is, if you're concerned about Lara's potential to have an interesting and unique moveset, don't be. Tomb Raider is nearly three decades old and it's chock-full of weapons, tools, artifacts and moves Lara could take.

If you're concerned that people would find her boring aesthetically, I'm going to tell you a secret: nobody cares about that. Smash is a crossover game, people care about who the character is, not how they look. The people who do, and complain about stuff like cereal mascots or anime swordfighters, are a minority. And clearly Nintendo's decisions aren't affected by how people would react to appearances alone, given their DLC output so far has been dominated by anime dudes, including yet another blue haired swordsman.

Lara Croft would be well received because she's Lara freaking Croft. That should be obvious to anyone.

 

[CannonStreak]

Didn't someone earlier in this thread say Dante was disconfirmed because we already got a white-haired anime swordsman?
We're all varying degrees of stupid.

No kidding! I thought we had the potential to be smart (no offense to anyone). I guess I was wrong. No offense, and not to generalize, though.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Selling points of Laura Croft

• At one point being the biggest female character in all of gaming.

At one point?

I still feel like she is. Maybe not in our circle where we consider Samus or Peach to be the go to but she’s remained really REALLY popular. Her games still sell incredibly well and anyone outside of specific bubbles are still going to say that Lara is the female equivalent to Mario in games.

I know there was a discussion here earlier this week about how Lara wasn’t the “true gamers” choice for a huge female character and I feel like that is incredibly narrow minded and echo chamber like. At worst in the reboot trilogy that just finished, Shadow of the Tomb Raider sold the worst... at 4.12 Million units that hasn’t been updated since February of 2018. NieR Automata, which I would consider the latest big hitter with a female lead, just hit 5 Million in December of last year.

People might say “well sells don’t mean everything” and you would be right. Except Tomb Raider 2013 would’ve been written off as an Uncharted clone had it not been for brand recognition. Tomb Raider 2013 has sold 11 Million units. Rise of the Tomb Raider has sold 7 Million.

Yeah I dunno, saying Lara isn’t the biggest female in gaming because it’s not the character people want in this bubble seems pretty echo chamber like.

and sorry pe 1 this isn’t directed necessarily at you. You were just the one who I happened to see bring it up.

 

[GillaMonster]

You joined SmashBoards in 2016 and this is your first post?... Damn. I'm happy it was in favour of Lara's inclusion though. Welcome aboard!

Thank you! I've been viewing this thread for a couple of days now and decided I would atlast give my take on things

 

[Þe 1 → Way]

At one point?

I still feel like she is. Maybe not in our circle where we consider Samus or Peach to be the go to but she’s remained really REALLY popular. Her games still sell incredibly well and anyone outside of specific bubbles are still going to say that Lara is the female equivalent to Mario in games.

I know there was a discussion here earlier this week about how Lara wasn’t the “true gamers” choice for a huge female character and I feel like that is incredibly narrow minded and echo chamber like. At worst in the reboot trilogy that just finished, Shadow of the Tomb Raider sold the worst... at 4.12 Million units that hasn’t been updated since February of 2018. NieR Automata, which I would consider the latest big hitter with a female lead, just hit 5 Million in December of last year.

People might say “well sells don’t mean everything” and you would be right. Except Tomb Raider 2013 would’ve been written off as an Uncharted clone had it not been for brand recognition. Tomb Raider 2013 has sold 11 Million units. Rise of the Tomb Raider has sold 7 Million.

Yeah I dunno, saying Lara isn’t the biggest female in gaming because it’s not the character people want in this bubble seems pretty echo chamber like.

and sorry pe 1 this isn’t directed necessarily at you. You were just the one who I happened to see bring it up.

Oh no worries. I still personally see Laura as the female video game character, I just didn’t feel like getting into an argument with someone about it.

 

[True Blue Warrior]

Didn't someone earlier in this thread say Dante was disconfirmed because we already got a white-haired anime swordsman?
We're all varying degrees of stupid.

Only a DMC spirit event or a Dante Mii costume would disconfirm him anyways.

 

[Geno Boost]

Hoping for a Sukapon and Alex Kidd mii costume they just fit perfectly over Mii brawler

 

[chocolatejr9]

Thank you! I've been viewing this thread for a couple of days now and decided I would atlast give my take on things

Quick! We must convert you to the Cult of Cortez!

Repeat after me: Time to Split.

 

[DarthEnderX]

Because they think it's all a matter of checking boxes on a representation list, which couldn't be farther from the truth

Uhhh....right? Those idiots!

 

[Þe 1 → Way]

Quick! We must convert you to the Cult of Cortez!

Repeat after me: Time to Split.

How dare you try to convert him! Didn’t give anyone else a chance!

Thank you! I've been viewing this thread for a couple of days now and decided I would atlast give my take on things

Repeat after me!

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Quick! We must convert you to the Cult of Cortez!

Repeat after me: Time to Split.

Banana Split.

I did it right, right?

 

[LiveStudioAudience]

Uhhh....right? Those idiots!

I don't care how beloved Tecmo Bowl is, Bo Jackson is at best, a base game inclusion, not DLC.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Thank you! I've been viewing this thread for a couple of days now and decided I would atlast give my take on things

What are your thoughts on this guy then?

I'll never miss a chance of shilling Soulcalibur

 

[GillaMonster]

I'm not familiar at all with Soulcalibur, but he looks kinda edgy!

 

[DarthEnderX]

I don't care how beloved Tecmo Bowl is, Bo Jackson is at best, a base game inclusion, not DLC.

I'd be satsfied with a Spirit event.

Just...whatever generates a check!!

Characters:
Ninja Gaiden
Contra
Ghosts 'N Goblins
+
Spirits Events:
Bubble Bobble
Double Dragon
Gradius
StarTropics
Tecmo Bowl
=
DEX's soul ascends

 

[3BitSaurus]

I'm not familiar at all with Soulcalibur, but he looks kinda edgy!

Not just edgy, Soul Edgy.

I don't regret anything.

 

[chocolatejr9]

I'm not familiar at all with Soulcalibur, but he looks kinda edgy!

That's because he has a sword.

ba dum tsh

 

[ahemtoday]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Uhhh....right? Those idiots!

I meant stuff like "we already have a swordsman in the Pass, so all other swordsmen are out" kind of checklists.

A literal game checklist like yours where even a Spirit generates a check is fine.

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

Would Chibiterasu be cheating? 'Cuz if not I pick Chibiterasu. If I can't have the most important character to the series then I might as well have the cutest one!

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

• Xenoblade X: Lao. He’s a spear user and... to not give spoilers, just as important to the story as Elma is. And he’s hot
• Xenoblade in general: Fiora. Chrom’s both playable and in a Final Smash, why can’t she be?
• Splatoon 2: Off the Hook. Yes, both Pearl and Marina. I still technically get an Octoling ok
• TWEWY: Rindou, if they wanna ride the coattails of NEO
• Puyo Puyo: if not Arle, then maybe Ringo or Tee
• LoL: Seraphine Yasuo for the HOES MAD moments.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose?

Nightmare (Soulcalibur): I'd be tempted to say Siegfried instead of Nightmare because of the similar moveset, but that's cheap. I'll pick Mitsurugi instead due to being one of the only two characters in the entire series who hasn't missed a single mainline game alongside Cervantes (unless you count Siegfried as an alt in SC2 and Nightmare as an alt in Soul Edge)

Scorpion or Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat): Shao Kahn. Simply because the taunts would be amazing

Octolings (Splatoon): ... I got nothing

Doom Slayer (Doom): Marauder.

Canon Ganon moveset (Zelda): Literally anything that isn't a fourth Link.

 

[Þe 1 → Way]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

• Phoenix Wright: Miles Edgeworth I suppose. Hes had his own games and is a major player throughout the mainline games.
• Pyramid Head: I guess Cheryl Mason, she could act almost like an avatar for SH. Kinda like how Jill was for RE in MVC2
• Porky: Since Giygas is basically impossible to make a fighter. I guess the Masked Man would work (I haven’t played Mother 3), he seems like a major villain.

 

[Munchi]

What are your thoughts on this guy then?

I'll never miss a chance of shilling Soulcalibur

That his inclusion would be pretty cool

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

Skull Kid, the Omega Metroid and Bandana Waddle Dee.
This is what happens when my actual most-wanteds are underdogs.

 

[DarthEnderX]

A literal game checklist like yours where even a Spirit generates a check is fine.

Good! ...good.

 

[cashregister9]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

Trails: Rean he is a bit more boring but he can still do some cool stuff with a Katana
Fate: Mash as we don't have a pure shield user
Sakura Wars: Gemini Sunrise, She is a cowboy who has a katana that is objectively cool
Crash Bandicoot: Cortex as he is just hilarious
Kingdom Hearts: Roxas Dual wielding keyblades is pretty cool
Touhou: Sakuya insert joke about DIO
Overwatch: Genji was my main for a while in OW

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Good! ...good.

Just how many of these do you have?

 

[Otoad64]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

Bandana Dee - Dark Matter
Toad - Is Captain Toad cheating? if it is then Paper Mario
Tails - Eggman
Crash Bandicoot - Cortex

 

[DarthEnderX]

If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose?

1. Ninja Gaiden - I don't really care about anyone but Hayabusa, so I guess Ayane.
2. Contra - It's kinda cheating, but no Bill Rizer means Lance Bean becomes P1.
3. Ghosts 'N Goblins - Easy. Firebrand.
4. River City - Also kinda cheating, but no Kunio means Riki takes center stage.

Just how many of these do you have?

Those are the only two I made images for, but I also consider Super Mario Crossover's playable characters(2 Characters, 1 Echo, 1 Spirit event) and Did You Know Gaming's borders(3 Characters, 2 Spirit events, 2 exclusions) to be mental checklists for Smash.

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

For Devil May Cry that's easy. I'd go with Vergil. For the Mario RPG franchise, Fawful or Dimentio. For Xenoblade, Elma or Zeke.

 

[Paraster]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

Quote (Cave Story): I feel like saying Curly would be cheating...Misery and/or Balrog would be neat.
Neku (TWEWY): Rindo would be neat, but Sho Minamimoto as a fighter would be hilarious.
Heavy (TF2): Scout or Soldier would probably be the obvious picks, but I'm curious how Pyro would turn out.
Frisk (Undertale): Papyrus. He and Sans are effectively the game's mascots, and I'm both annoyed with Sans being overblown and certain that Papyrus would make at least a bit more sense anyway.
Kris (Deltarune): Susie. That axe would pack a punch.
Bandana Waddle Dee (Kirby): Marx would be the obvious pick (boss fight notwithstanding), but after Fighters 2, I'd like to see Magolor or especially Gooey.
Cadence (Crypt of the NecroDancer): Can't pick between Nocturna and Bolt.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

For Devil May Cry that's easy. I'd go with Vergil. For the Mario RPG franchise, Fawful or Dimentio. For Xenoblade, Elma or Zeke.

Excellent taste

disregarding my status as the resident Elma Stan I wish people would talk about Zeke more. God I just love how comically over the top he is

 

[Slime Master]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

All my MWs are just different Dragon Quest characters.

This is a highly advantageous situation.

 

[Hinata]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

I'll go first, since it's only fair.

• Paper Mario: I think on this one I'd have to go with a partner from TTYD. (Technically, I guess I could choose any Mario character, but it's more in the spirit of things to pick from the subseries.) For me, it's between Goombella, Vivian, and Bobbery. I guess I'll go with Vivian due to plot relevance.
• Eggman: After Sonic, there's a lot of options for the second character to include - so while Eggman is first in line in my opinion, I would be perfectly happy with Shadow.
• Rhythm Heaven character: This one's cheating. Nobody can agree on which RH character should get in anyway.
• Chibi-Robo: This one is gonna be easier for me than you might think. I'm going with the Queen Spydor, final (and only) boss of the first game. Something I love about the original Chibi-Robo is that despite (or maybe because of) its goofy day-to-day casual vibe, it still manages to have a whole bunch of big moments... y'know, like fighting the Queen on the ceiling of the living room. You'd have to make up a lot of her moveset, but she's a quadrupedal spider-thing with web attacks. That's moveset gold right there.
• Maxwell: Uh... Lily. From Unlimited. I guess she would play exactly like Maxwell would, but there aren't a lot of options here.
• Amaterasu: Well, this is a tricky one, but I thought about it and... yeah, definitely Orochi. I don't care if he's too big and eight-headed, Orochi looks cool as heck.

You could give me any of the main defense attorneys from Ace Attorney and I'd be happy. Doesn't HAVE to be Phoenix.

As for my other most wanted characters, Majima instead of Kiryu would be cool, and Raven instead of Kat would basically be the same moveset, just a bit more edgy.

 

[ShrimpScampi]

Hey, here's a game for y'all: If you could get a different character from your most wanted character's series, who would you choose? (You can't actually choose your most wanted, to be clear. It has to be another character from their series.)

• Ace Attorney: Probably Apollo Justice. I’d also be down for Edgeworth, though.
• Trails: Rean would make sense since he’s the newest protagonist (unless you count C in Hajimari), but if it were up to me I’d want Kevin Graham. A crossbow user would be sick, and he’s easily one of my favorite characters from the franchise.
• Tales: I know I have Lloyd in my signature, but honestly I’m just in support of a Tales protag getting in. So if I were to pick someone other than a protag, let’s go with Sophie from Tales of Graces. Her acrobatics and martial arts would be a lot of fun, and it’d give us an excuse to put Cassandra Lee Morris in another Smash reveal trailer
• The World Ends With You: Sho Minamimoto baybeeeeee with alts of his NEO TWEWY outfit since he’s gonna be playable