After a little thought, I have decided that I shall enter the Direct expecting
Steve from Minecraft.
In a macro sense, revealing that the final reveal was Minecraft, after all the worrying and doubting, would be one of the biggest hype deflations imaginable. And yet, it would also be impossible to argue with its inclusion, just as it is impossible to argue with Minecraft's placing in so many Top 10 Games of the Decade lists. A very significant decision, and understandable to keep under wraps.
On the flipside, Steve's moveset potential has always been intriguing at the very least, which would guarantee that Smash gets a fun roster addition at the very least.
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....alright, truthfully, I don't know who it's going to be. We have so much to work with, and yet we still have no sure bets as to who it's going to be:
- DLC was finalized in late 2018, so the candidate would have to be valid in that time frame.
- Reggie assured us that all the Fighters Pass newcomers would be "characters new to the series, just like Joker". This has held true for all four of them.
- Vergeben and Sabi's long deconfirmation lists. Namco, Level-5, Reimu, Arle, Crash, Sora, and all the good Capcom reps are just a few of those deconfirmed.
- The fact that Nintendo didn't air this character's reveal in The Game Awards, and is instead only giving them only about a month to be hyped up, assuming they aren't going to be shadowdropped later. Who wouldn't have been fit to be announced there?
- Sakurai's weird pose. I know it could just be him being silly, but I can't help but wonder if it's relevant.
- Zippo's statement that the character would be "kinda sorta" Nintendo, implying character that people commonly identify as a Nintendo franchise despite not being owned by Nintendo
How do we still not know at this point? Why are we instead lead around by blatant coincidences like with KOS-MOS and potentially Dante? I thought we spent
years doing this, learning all that would be relevant for the argument - but when Sakurai himself challenges the internet to
dare guess who it's going to be, we don't have a sure answer. It may as well be that crazy Hanafuda concept, for all we know.