Importance = role in their series, sales and popularity, if you don't know that, you're way more in denial than I though, Lucas's role in Mother 3 is much more substantial then Ness's in Mother 2, Mother 2 is not longer current or relevant to the Mother series, Mother 3 is, it sold better and having a fan base from Smash means ****, cause Lucas can accomplish a fan base just by his appearance in Brawl too.
So your telling me any main character will lose his importance simply because he is unpopular and the title did not sell well? Bias opinion. Ness is important to Mother 2, as Lucas is important to mother 3. Since both games obviously do not interact similar to the Fire Emblem series where one Lord may be important in one game, and another lord will have importance in his/her own game.
What a nice way to cover up your favoritism towards Ness, Oh and you might want to revise your "Anti-Ness haters" term, cause it makes no sense, Lucas is more important than Ness, whether you like it or not.
Now your trying to put words in my mouth, of course I like Ness but that does not mean I hate Lucas, its not like I won't use him in brawl due to what you think is dislike for him. The Term Anti-Ness haters is two terms in one, because people are "Anti-Ness" and "Ness haters", but I do understand what you mean, so how about just anti ness :D
You're biased FOR Ness and in denial that he has a good chance of returning because let's face it, Mother 3 is taking full precedence over Mother 2, are you going to deny that too? BTW, it's "YOU'RE" not "Your".
Its seems that not only do you think your Sakurai, but you also think your an English teacher.
Vesp, you don't know who will be in brawl besides the characters already confirmed, and nobody else does as well. You have yet to realize this.. which is sad.
Although I think we both can agree mog will never be in brawl as playable but thats another subject.