A few Re’s here.
Let's discuss something, which newcomer do you think we'll be in the first reveal trailer for the next smash?
I think that character reveals would approach something more like For‘s, so I think we’ll get about three or four newcomers revealed initially, and most or even all of the remaining ones will get a trailer following after. For guessing which newcomers would be revealed in the initial trailer, I’ll go with this rough order:
Bandana Waddle Dee: A popular request to help capture the interest of players at the beginning of the cycle while Waluigi is revealed later on, continuing the hype in a similar vein to King K. Rool.
Octoling: An easy echo or semi-clone reveal, and Splatoon is a major franchise.
Sans: Like with Brawl and For, I think we’ll get a third party newcomer reveal for SSB6’s reveal. In terms of third parties, I think it would be Sans or a fighter from Capcom or Namco.
Tom Nook: He’s a little more out there compared to the three above, but Animal Crossing is a big franchise, and I could see Nintendo focusing on revealing an Animal Crossing newcomer early on.
So how about a topic that doesn't get talked about as much as character cuts, character chances and whatnot.
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Alt wishlist:
Ness: Ghost Ness
Jigglypuff: Crown outfit from Melee
Marth: NES Shadow Dragon Design
Zero Suit Samus: Super Metroid Outfit
Pokemon Trainer (M): Red’s old design
Pokemon Trainer (F): Let’s Go Green or Manga Green design
Sonic: Something more like the fangames where his fur matches his friends‘ color scheme
Villager: New Leaf/Mario Kart 8 Designs
Robin (M): Merric and Soren color schemes
Robin (F): Celica and Nino color schemes
So, aside from newcomers, what veterans do you think will be revealed to return when Smash 6 is announced? Like how Mario, Link, Pikachu and Kirby as well as Samus were revealed in Brawl's initial and the original 8 (Minus Yoshi) and Pit were revealed for Smash 4.
I’m leaning to roughly 15 to 20 veterans being revealed, which is more than For’s initial veteran lineup, but Ultimate has a much larger roster. Maybe we’d see something like this:
I think the original eight would be in the first trailer as the true perfect attendees.
Bowser, Princess Peach, Princess Zelda, Marth, and Pit are pre For veterans heavily used in marketing for prior games.
Sonic is viewed as the quintessential third party character more or less.
Pikmin, Animal Crossing, and Splatoon are franchises highly valued by Nintendo.
Outside of Waluigi, who is the most likely Mario character to be included in Smash 6 in your opinion.
While Waluigi is the frontrunner, it is interesting to consider which Super Mario character might also join the roster, and I’ll go with my intuition on least likely to most likely from the ones mentioned more often.
Kamek: Kamek is a recurring antagonist of the Super Mario franchise, and another magical fighter would be cool to see, but he doesn’t seem like a priority even for assists and Mii Outfit. Also, I feel like his name is sometimes thrown around to arbitrarily add another Yoshi character.
King Boo: I think the latter four are likelier given their requests, legacy, or relevancy, but I think there’s merit to add King Boo to the roster as Luigi’s Mansion is a popular franchise, and the Boo is the most used mook in spinoffs overall.
Geno: His inclusion would solely hinge on his requests that have persisted since the Brawl era. While he is a long time request, I think he’ll be passed over again, and priorities would go to other third party fighters, some of which are popular in the SSB community like Dante, Lloyd, or Sans.
Toad: On the one hand, this is a character who would seem like a shoo-in given his legacy in the Super Mario series, and he honestly could’ve joined in Melee or Brawl without raising any eyebrows given his prominence to the Super Mario series. On the other hand, he was passed over in Brawl and For where we received Rosalina and Bowser Jr. instead in For. Currently, I’m doubtful on his chances because it mostly just seems that he doesn’t capture the developers’ interest as a fighter, unlike a fighter like Rosalina, whose inclusion was influenced by the puppet fighter archetype. Honestly, I don’t see the Peach neutral spacial as hindrance to Toad’s chances as we still have Chrom as part of Robin‘s Final Smash, and Toad’s exclusion is more likely influenced by my former point. If Toad gets added, I’d love to see a Toadette echo as she’s my favorite Super Mario character.
Paper Mario: I’m not sold on him, but I could see him being likelier than Geno and Toad. In terms of requests, he seems to have a decent number of requests. Additionally, the Paper Mario series does have its foot in the door with a stage, and maybe the developers are interested in having another interpretation of Mario’s moveset based on the Paper Mario games (a third Mario isn’t really that much of a detraction to me as we technically have three Links, two Samuses, and two Zeldas). I think the biggest detraction is reluctance to adding spinoff characters and content (Mario Party still doesn’t have a stage yet unfortunately, but I’d love to see something like Peach’s Birthday Cake or Rainbow Galleria join).
Pauline: At the moment, I feel like Pauline is the second most likely Super Mario character at the moment, but it may be a case of recency bias where we see her being playable in multiple spinoffs, with Super Mario Party Jamboree and the upcoming Mario Kart as the most recent examples. Pauline‘s push isn’t as big as Rosalina’s in the early 2010s, but it feels like Nintendo wants to make her a mainstay for at least the Mario spinoff games. I think her biggest detraction would be whether Sakurai comes up with an archetype/moveset that interests him.