What would be your reaction to this?
All vets except Red, Sonic and Snake return. There are overall 54 character slots.
Revealed at E3 2012:
Veterans: Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Kirby, Pikachu, Ness, Marth, Pit
Newcomers:
Villain: Ridley
Female: Palutena
New Series: Little Mac
Retro Series: Takamaru
3rd Party: Mega Man
Revealed through DOJO!!:
Veterans: Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Diddy Kong, Yoshi, Wario, Zelda, Sheik (revealed at later time, but shares the same slot with Zelda), Fox, Olimar, Ice Climbers, Meta-Knight, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff, Ike.
Newcomer:
- Toad
- King K. Rool
- Krystal
- 2nd Gen Pokemon Trainer w/ Totodile, Bayleef, and Typhlosion
- Saki Amamiya
- Isaac
- Starfy
- Slime
Unlockable Characters: (note that Mega Man and Slime have to be unlocked as well, they were just revealed beforehand. These are the only unlockables that will be revealed through E3 2012 or DOJO!!, whereas the rest must be unlocked to see them)
Veterans: Ganondorf (with unique move set), Toon Link, R.O.B., Falco, Wolf, Lucario, Lucas, Mr. Game & Watch (did I forget to add any vets?)
Newcomer/Returnees:
- Mewtwo (returnee)
- Roy (returnee)
- Paper Mario
- Vaati
- Victini
- Samurai Goroh
- Medusa
- Ray MK III
- Duck Hunt Dog
The Internet Reaction: Ridley fans complain about Ridley in his Other M look, complain about how Palutena got in over Medusa (although they find out that Medusa is an unlockable character), how the roster lacks Bowser Jr. despite having two new Mario characters, anti-Krystal fans throws a hissy fit over Krystal's inclusion despite it being very unique, not dressed in a suggestive way, Wolf getting an unique move set, and Falco being decloned even more. Complaints about Victini's inclusion arise since it is "cute'", "Mew-like", "not humanoid", and "unsuited for fighting" would arise. Massive nerd rage would occur over Duck Hunt Dog's and Slime's inclusion as would Snake's exclusion. The Sonic fan base would go ballistic over Sonic's exclusion. People would still complain about a lack of villains despite getting four new villains and complaints about lack of females despite getting three new females.
...and of course Ridley trolls will be wondering why Ridley made the cut as playable.