I really don't understand what you mean by that Kabyk-Greenmyst isn't Ike popular world-wide? so I think someone FE7( The first Fire Emblem in the US) Has a good shot of making it in. Lyndis has a great chance of making into brawl due to her huge fanbase over here in America not to mention that she's the first female lord as well.
Anyway I'm not really to fond of 1 Fire Emblem game having more than one rep. ex Like since now Ike is in I don't think the Black Knight should be in because of that reason. Since Fire Emblem spans 10 games I really think that other characters from the other FE's should be explored.
-Lyndis is the first female lord in the west. I believe FE2 had the first female lord, and a magic user no less, but I could be wrong since I never bothered trying to play it. Personally, I'm also hoping for more FE characters to make the cut, though I'm not too fond of the Black Knight.
-Now, speaking to the people who have a beef with something such as Marth, Ike, and Sigurd looking too similar, I wish to direct all of your attention at Japan itself. Look how homogenous it is! I'm sure Sakurai is grappling with all of your concerns, but he lives in a world where picking out the differences in similarities is like second nature (amusingly, "the nail that sticks out is hammered down," courtesy of Niche, is also second nature). It's a possibility, though, that Sakurai will try to mix things up and prevent Marth from making it in for the very reasons all of you have put forth, but I'd like everyone who is not used to this way of thinking to keep this in mind none the less.
-Do people here think it's impossible for Roy to be reborn? I mean, they seriously copped out on Roy, as his Melee incarnation does absolutely no justice to his actual power (sadly). I wouldn't rule out the possibility of Roy being "de-cloned" before the launch of Brawl.
Does anyone have any info on this Sigurd fellow? Pictures, origin, weapon proficiency, etc. I've heard his name thrown around a lot (I think I remember hearing that Sakurai really likes him), but I know nothing about him.
I don't have any pictures. There should be one towards the beginning of the thread somewhere. A very good picture, in fact. As for origin, he comes from the 4th FE game called Fire Emblem: Geneology of the Holy War (Seisen no Keifu?). It was released back in 1999 for the Super Nintendo, technically making it the last release for the system if you don't count FE5 (Thracia 776, the hardest FE). It became wildly popular, taking #1 even among next generation games. Sigurd's name comes from the Norse mythological hero of the same name (the weilder of Balmung, etc). He is the first main protagonist in the game, and a major decendant of Baldo, permitting him to use the holy sword Tyrfing (a spectacularly godly weapon). He has the highest proficiancy in swords, but he can use lances as well. His stats are some of the best in the game, excelling in Strength, Speed, Skill, and, to some extent, Defence. This makes him highly versatile, and essentially your frontline elite. Ike himself is a semi-clone of Sigurd, but with a different fighting style, no horse, and no Tyrfing. Ike also has that overkill speed, but that's another matter entirely (and the mechanics of the games would be far ill suited for this thread or this board in general). You can find more in-depth information about his history on wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_(Fire_Emblem)#Sigurd
In any case, there's a reason why a few people cry out that Sigurd is overrated. For the most part, he should be. He can carry his whole army on his own two shoulders should the player wish to do things that way.
