I mean Zelda is a flagship title, even bigger than FE, but it’s not getting good representation compared to FE.
Let’s be real here, Byleth got in because Sakurai is a huge fan of the series not because it’s “flagship” level or anything like that lol.
Like I keep saying, the most recent, non-remake Zelda game already has representation through simply changing Link's design to match.
Due to the cast being the same from game to game, all they really need to do is change designs and the newest games are represented just fine.
By contrast, you can't just change Marth, Ike, Robin, or Corrin's design to represent the new game..and lets be honest, if Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's main draw wasn't 'Everyone Is Here', we would have likely seen Roy and Lucina cut..and Chrom would likely have not been added..its also possible Ike would have gotten the axe..Everyone Is Here is the only reason for the high amount of Fire Emblem characters (along with cloning off of Marth/Roy).
I really do not think it is anything to do with Sakurai being 'biased'..oh, and Fire Emblem IS one of Nintendo's biggest selling series now, sure, not Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, or Kirby levels, but it is one of the best and likely the 2nd best selling 2nd Party Nintendo series behind Kirby.
I feel bad for Xenoblade fans cause there really was no reason to Exclude Rex for this.
To be fair, its possible Sakurai knew about Byleth before Rex..along with Fire Emblem: Three Houses being much more likely to sell well over Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which wasn't as proven as a series yet (though I'm glad to say its sold pretty well, since it IS one of my favorite Switch games).
Was expecting Byleth after first fighter pass ended, so pleasant surprise. Also love how they incorporated the weapons triangle plus the bow into the moveset. I'm also excited for more Fire Emblem music, though it would have been nice to have a few more songs not from 3H.
Same here. Now between Byleth, Robin, and Corrin, we have every weapon type in Fire Emblem incorporated..except for Knives, Staff, and the new Brawl weapons.
Byleth gives us the already represented Sword along with Axe, Lance, and Bow.
Robin gives us..again Sword..along with Magic Tomes (though he doesn't have Light Magic)
Corrin gives us..surprise..Sword..but also Stones though transforming into a Dragon (even if there are also Animal Transformation Characters in the series..this mostly represents the overall theme).
Do you prefer Kazuma (from Konosuba) to be in Smash Bros Ultimate?
But his stats are TERRIBLE! He only has a good Luck stat and genre savvyness!