Javacroc, what Kirby character would possibly merit inclusion other than the 3 we have. The thing about Starfox games is that is one of the ONLY franchises that HAS CHARACTERS WITH PERSONALITIES! As "unfair" as it may seem to you, every single Starfox character is more iconic and well known than Dark Samus or Knuckle Joe or whoever else. It's just the nature of character driven games. Or, if you REALLY want another Kirby rep, I suppose I could concede to Gay Snail's inclusion.
None. Kirby doesn't need anymore characters than what it has now, and I'm against any more right now.
That's why I don't want any more characters
other than Ridley added to what I consider the
Second-to-Big Three Three Franchises in Smash Bros. - Metroid, Kirby, and Star Fox.
I can understand why Krystal is a potential candidate - she has moveset potential, she has personality as you noted, and she is fairly popular in demands. I do see her also as a character with decent chances to appear playable in SSB4. I just don't think Star Fox needs any more than four characters when it is only this year since 2006 that we are getting a new Star Fox game.
Star Fox has had six released games so far. Kirby has had fifteen, Metroid twelve, heck, even Fire Emblem twelve. The last three Star Fox games have had (starting from earliest released to newest released) ratings of 80%, 71%, and 76% on GameRankings. Kirby's last three games had 72%, 82.1%, 89.53% respectively. Fire Emblem's last three games released internationally got 84.9%, 86%, 78% respectively. The last three Star Fox games sold in Japan (starting from earliest released to newest released) 200,000 copies in the weeks after release, 194,402 copies in it's lifetime, and 109, 989 copies in it's lifetime. Kirby games have respectively sold in Japan one million copies, 1,588,529 copies, and 1.59 million copies as of April 2011. I'll give it that the FE games didn't sell nearly as well, taken into consideration how large the Wii audience is with the last game Radiant Dawn.
Games I'm referring to in order:
- Star Fox Adventures, Star Fox Assault, Star Fox Command
- Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby Epic Yarn
- Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
I'm not against Krystal herself, but I'm just against adding a new Star Fox rep, even if it's a character with personality. To be honest, I'd prefer Metroid, Fire Emblem, Mario, Pokemon, new and retro franchises, and heck, even Legend of Zelda and Kirby getting new representatives before we get another Star Fox rep.