If other shotos were in...

[Chaos_Knight]

Since people that play Smash complain about clones, how would you feel if others shotos (ex: Ken, Akuma, Sakura, Sean) made into the game?

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Since people that play Smash complain about clones, how would you feel if others shotos (ex: Ken, Akuma, Sakura, Sean) made into the game?

I would prefer the 3rd party characters remain one per franchise. I would love to see Ken as an alternate in the next game though. Maybe even Akuma.

 

[VioletSmashfan]

Since people that play Smash complain about clones, how would you feel if others shotos (ex: Ken, Akuma, Sakura, Sean) made into the game?

Ryu is fine on his own (one character per third party franchise), but it is always fun to guess how the other characters from his series would feel if they got in:

Ken would basically be Ryu's primary clone (with a fire theme) and his moves would be more combo-able into each other (similar to how he plays in the same series) and would have a weaker hadoken, and might as well add in the infamous flowchart that Ken is known for, except it's easier to understand (especially for those Smashers who never even played or touched a Street Fighter game prior to Smash Bros).

Akuma would also be a clone to Ryu, but a completely OP'ed and broken one at that (better off regulating him as an alt costume for Ryu), he would easily be the next Meta Knight/Bayonetta if he retains the infamous broken playstyle from the earlier games (if he got in, he would be an instant main on day one), the only thing that would make him unique is his down-air sending out an aerial hadoken (which no other Shoto-character has done in the Street Fighter universe).

Sakura would be pretty much be as she is described: a female clone of Ryu, but far weaker, slightly faster and easier to combo with like Ken is (sans the silly flowchart) not to mention she would be lighter than the other 4 Shoto characters, probably a lightweight or a near mid-weight (meaning she would be the series' version of Peach, Zelda and Mewtwo, tall but light).

Sean would probably be a semi-clone to both Ken and Ryu, but with a basketball theme thrown in just for giggles! (hadokens in the shape of basketballs anyone or better yet act like basketballs? )

Now I'm wondering how Zangief's playstyle would feel like if he was thrown into the mix? (seeing as Bowser stole his flying powerbomb for his own uses), I know for sure he would have a very powerful grab game and would be a heavyweight (with a horrid recovery to boot).

Granted if Street Fighter were to get a second rep (unlikely to say the least, although it would be awesome), it'll be Chun Li (as having too many Shoto-style characters could soil the SF portion of the current Smash 4 roster like how FE has too many reps), plus Chun is probably the second most popular character in the series, if not the most popular and well know character outside of Ryu (and she would be a female rep that plays completely different to Ryu with the same classic inputs).