Smash Roster using favorite game of the year (85-24, 40 characters). Obviously is subject to change as I play more games.
85 -

(Super Mario Bros)
86 - George (Rampage)
87 - Billy Lee (Double Dragon)
88 - Centurion (Altered Beast)
89 - Leonardo (TMNT Arcade)
90 - Mobo & Robo (Bonanza Bros)
91 - Bart Simpson (Simpsons Arcade)
92 -

(Super Mario Land 2)
93 - Akira Yuki (Virtua Fighter)
94 -

(Sonic 3)
95 - Keil Fluge (Panzer Dragoon)
96 - Nights (Nights into Dreams)
97 - James Bond (Goldeneye 007)
98 -

(Banjo Kazooie)
99 - Crash Bandicoot (Crash Team Racing)
00 - Beat (Jet Set Radio)
01 - Claude (Grand Theft Auto 3)
02 - Nightmare (SoulCalibur 2)
03 - Homer Simpson (Simpsons Hit n Run)
04 - Prince of All Cosmos (Katamari Damacy)
05 - Leon Kennedy (Resident Evil 4)
06 -

(Zelda Twilight Princess)
07 -

(Super Mario Galaxy)
08 - Niko Belic (Grand Theft Auto 4)
09 - Kiryu Kazuma (Yakuza 3)
10 - Commander Shepherd (Mass Effect 2)
11 - John Tanner (Driver Dan Francisco)
12 - Legion (Mass Effect 3)
13 -

(Fire Emblem Awakening)
14 - Yuri Kozukata (Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water)
15 -

(Splatoon)
16 - Farmer (Stardew Valley)
17 -

(Zelda Breath of the Wild)
18 - Rico Rodriguez (Just Cause 4)
19 -

(Fire Emblem Three Houses)
20 -

(Final Fantasy 7 Remake)
21 - Master Chief (Halo Infinite Campaign)
22 -

(Kirby & the Forgotten Land)
23 - Chai (Hi Fi Rush)
24 (so far) - Chillet (Palworld)