Honestly, Having people beg for Klonoa on almost every site I've been on has left a sour taste in my mouth. Even some going far to say this obscure little mascot should be put in over Pac-Man. (Because he's so 'irrelevant') And like Geno, It's things like this that make me stay away from the said game. But anyways: I can honestly say this character would not get me excited in anyway shape or form in my opinion. Now if you want a character in: that's fine. I wanted another Namco rep in at one point: Mr. Driller. But both of these mascots suffer one flaw that nobody seems to get: They are obscure.
And 3rd party is a rather huge deal in Smash Bros, Why do you think we got Sonic, Pac-Man, Mega Man and Snake? They are not just heavily requested, they are Iconic. And If Klonoa was added in over Pac-Man, I can safely say things would go much worse seeing how every companies main mascot except Namco's was included. (Plus people thought he would have a moveset based off PMW which showed he had plenty of potential as a fighter.) And honestly: I can't really see the appeal in Klonoa's character. He just looks... generic. Even more than a lot of other Animal mascots I've seen than Bubsy.
Now I'm not here to rub this in your faces or cause any drama, but please don't go around bashing Pac-Man and don't deny that your character is obscure. Hey, Mr. Driller is obscure too... He was made by the same guy who made Klonoa anyway! And seeing how our Third Party reps have all been mainly Icons... I can't say it's too likely. ((If anything they could at least reference him in Pac-Man's taunt of course)) And honestly you have to admit: there are plenty of other characters who would probably deserve a spot more first than a character who's had about 4 obscure games. ((Mario, Sonic, Mega Man and Pac-Man have had much more than that for sure))
This is just my 2 cents though, I don't want to cause any arguments with this.