Here is my newest roster. I posted one several pages back. I took things said against my other rosters that I posted here and at Gamefaqs into consideration. I'll explain why I chose each character and also get your opinions on some topics that are often debated and give my opinions as well. There's 50 characters, with nobody removed from Brawl and Mewtwo returning. This still isn't my final roster, since new games, characters, or even news on SSB4 could change things between now and then.
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Bowser Jr. vs. Toad vs. Waluigi: These are the three Mario characters that I see most often and that I feel are the front runners. I chose Bowser Jr. because SSB needs more villains, he is the second most reoccuring villain in the Mario series, and he is still relevant. Now obviously I'm a Toad fan with my username being Toad Kart, but Toad has become less and less relevant and more and more generic over the years, so I don't think he has a good of a shot as Bowser Jr. does. Waluigi has yet to appear in a non-spinoff game so I don't think he is as likely either. Feel free to comment on this topic as well as any of the ones below.
K.Rool vs. Dixie: There's two options here the way I see it, either pair Dixie with Diddy and add K. Rool, or add one or the other. Both villains and females are under represented in the SSB series, and we can't really tell which one Sakurai feels is more important as in the past both were added at the same time(Peach and Bowser and Zelda and Ganondorf) unless you count Wolf being added before Krystal. I personally think villains are more important, and that K Rool has the bigger fan base. Neither were in DKC Returns, so one is not more relevant than the other at this time. K Rool has been in more of the main series games however, which is another reason I chose him over Dixie.
The new Zelda Rep: There are several different characters that I have seen in other rosters. Toon Zelda, Girahim, Vaati, Tingle, and Impa. I chose Girahim since he is the newest villain at the moment. Now of course if another Zelda game gets released before SSB4, then his chances would be much lower. Since it's likely that a new Zelda game will be released by then, this may just be more of a placeholder character.
The Ridley size argument: Some people think Ridley is too big to be added. But Sakurai even said while it might be hard to add him, if his team put in the effort they could make him work, but he might be a little slow. Since Ridley is a highly requested character and Metroid is in serious need of another character, I think he will be added.
Does F-Zero deserve two reps?: I think it does. It's the only series introduced in the first game that has yet to receive another character besides Yoshi(which is really just a spin-off from Mario). Yes, the series is currently dead, but with the amount of good characters that F-Zero has, it would be a shame not to add another. If a new F-Zero game comes out before SSB4, then the chances are very likely.
Black Shadow vs. Goroh: Goroh was an assist trophy in Brawl and has been in every F-Zero game, but Black Shadow is the villain of the F-Zero series and there's more than enough sword users already. If Ganondorf finally receives a new moveset, I could see Sakurai easily giving his old moveset to Black Shadow.
New series: There's several characters that could be added from series that currently don't have any representation like Tom Nook, Isaac, Ray, Saki, Starfy, and Little Mac. I have chosen Saki, Starfy, and Little Mac. All three were assist trophies in Brawl, Sin and Punishment and Starfy have now made their way overseas, and Punch Out got a new game on the Wii.
Does Star Fox deserve 4 reps?: Not neccessarily, but Krystal does have some things going for her. She's a female, could have a unique moveset, and still has a large fan base. Sakurai has added a new Star Fox character each time and seems to like the series. Her chances greatly improve if another Star Fox game gets released and she is in it.
Pokemon: Mewtwo just barely missed being in Brawl, and I think he will be back in SSB4. Zoroark is a popular choice right now, but by the time SSB4 comes out he will likely be old news, especially if generation 6 is out by then.
Does Fire Emblem deserve 3 reps?: I think it does. A new Fire Emblem game is coming out on the 3DS. Instead of adding Krom from that game, which would be yet another blue haired FE Lord, I went with the villain route and chose Black Knight. Since Ike is in, it would make sense for Black Knight to be in as well. Plus he has already gotten a trophy, stickers, and music in Brawl.
Does Kid Icarus deserve another rep?: Yes, with a new game coming out and it being made by Sakurai, I think another KI character is likely. I chose Medusa over Palutena because she is a villain and a female.
Retro: There are several popular choices here like Balloon Fighter, Mach Rider, Takamaru, and Mike Jones. I went with Balloon Fighter since he was actually planned for Melee but Sakurai couldn't think of a moveset at the time. I don't think it would be too hard to make one for him personally. Plus Balloon Fighter has already had an item and music in Melee.
3rd Party: I think the next obvious company and character is Capcom and Mega Man. He is very highly requested and has a good history with Nintendo.
WTF: Sakurai has added a WTF character each time with Mr. Game & Watch and ROB, and I think Sukapon would fit that role well. Sukapon was in Nintendo's very first fighting game, so it would be pretty fitting.
Cuts vs. no cuts: Most people don't want any cuts from what I've noticed. While Brawl cut 5 from Melee, it was due to time constraints and besides Mewtwo, only characters that were added to Melee just to beef up the roster size were cut. Personally, I wouldn't mind a few characters being cut like Toon Link, Lucas, Lucario, and Ike, but I've kept them regardless. I still think it's possible there may be some cuts though.
DLC: DLC was highly requested for Brawl, and now that Nintendo is finally on board with DLC, I think it is likely there will be some DLC for SSB4. A lot of fighting games add characters as DLC, so SSB4 could too. But how many would be added? Most people expect the roster size to be somewhere around 50 characters, and if DLC characters are added the roster could reach close to 60 which is quite a large roster. Then you also have the argument about SSB5 not having very many worthwile newcomers if they are all added as DLC in SSB4. But I think by that point, the roster would have to be downsized and a big change would have to be made to the SSB formula.
Thanks for checking out my roster!
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