You should. I think that you'd be one of the few on this thread who doesn't get questioned :-P.
Only one way to find out...
My Ideal SSB4 Roster (with notes)
Characters are organized by series. Characters with an asterisk by their name would be unlockable.
Mario
Mario
Luigi*
Peach
Bowser
Bowser Jr.*
Okay, let me explain my reasoning here. First of all, obviously, no Mario characters should be cut. All the veterans are important characters who won’t be going anywhere. The reason I picked Bowser Jr. over the many other choices for a fifth spot is because he’s a unique character who’s lately been gaining a fair amount of significance in the series. Paper Mario, while awesome, is Mario, so I left him off. Toad, while important to much of the series, is really a rather minor character. Yes, he’s been playable and important a number of times, and he’d be my next choice, if I was going to add a sixth Mario character, but he just doesn’t beat out Bowser Jr. for me. And Geno… Just no. No Geno. He doesn’t have the importance and significance to the series to make the roster, in my opinion.
The Legend of Zelda
Link
Zelda / Sheik
Ganondorf*
Toon Link*
Toon Zelda / Tetra*
All right, there are a plethora of bad choices possible here. Every minor character from every LOZ game ever has been suggested at some point by someone. I stuck with adding Toon Zelda and Tetra in that fifth spot, both because they give additional representation to the Toon Legend of Zelda, and because Tetra couldn’t play like Sheik, so they couldn’t be made as a clone. I’m pretty sure if Tetra was made to be a Sheik clone, we could find some legal way to keep Sakurai from making the next game, as that would prove he’s very intellectually lacking.
Metroid
Samus
Ridley*
Okay, half of the reason I put Ridley in is so people will stop complaining about him not being in. Obviously, Metroid is the kind of series that deserves a second rep, and when you really get down to it, nobody deserves the spot like Ridley. They can resize him and all. He’ll probably look ********, but it will satisfy his immense fanclub.
Kirby
Kirby
Meta Knight
King Dedede
Knuckle Joe*
This was a hard one for me. I wanted to add about a dozen characters. I could pretty easily narrow it down to Adeleine (from Kirby 64) or Knuckle Joe. I settled on Knuckle Joe for a few reasons. First of all, Adeleine was only featured in one game, despite having a more important role than Joe ever has. Joe has appeared in multiple games, and was also a big character in the anime for a few episodes. Additionally, the Smash community is already familiar with Knuckle Joe due to his Assist Trophy appearance in Brawl. Plus, he’s got half his moveset cut out for him already, from all the things he could do in Kirby Super Star. And lastly, he’d be a sort of unique character, as he’d be small, fast, and strong, his biggest weakness being his serious lack of weight.
Star Fox
Fox
Falco*
Wolf*
Leon*
Okay, don’t freak, furries. I have nothing against Krystal. I do, however, hate you furries. All in all, I’d be happy to see either of them score the spot, but I currently favor Leon for it because Krystal fans kinda creep me out. In any case, either of them has relatively little potential to be clones, though I’m sure Sakurai could find a way. We’ll just have to hope for the best.
Pokemon
Pikachu
Jigglypuff*
Pokemon Trainer (Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard)
Lucario*
It’s hard to make a real list for Pokemon, since there will likely be a new generation before the next Smash, and we’ll have that to draw from. A few things that could happen, though, include Lucario getting the boot for a single new-generation Pokemon, and also the Pokemon Trainer getting a new set of Pokemon, perhaps the starters from the new generation, in various evolutions. Other than that, I think Pokemon looks pretty good as is.
Donkey Kong
DK
Diddy Kong
Dixie Kong*
Dixie’s got potential to be unique, and she’s one of the more obvious choices for a new rep. Sure, we could throw in Funky Kong or someone, but Dixie’s the kind of character (at least for me) that you just think of when you think Donkey Kong games. Standing out in the series is really what lands her the spot for me.
Yoshi’s Island
Yoshi
Baby Mario Bros.*
An IC-like tag team of Baby Mario and Baby Luigi would really fit into Smash pretty well. Plus, they’re just loveable characters; I think those who don’t favor their showing up in Smash would warm up to them pretty quickly.
F-Zero
Captain Falcon*
Black Shadow*
Okay, enough with the ridiculously unbecoming moveset of Ganondorf. Let’s pull that sword out of his butt and let him use it, and give Black Shadow one similar to what Ganondorf’s been stuck with all these years. Honestly, that’s the only reason I add Black Shadow. I don’t like adding reps for F-Zero, because they don’t have a ton of personality. Captain Falcon gets a lot of his from being in the Smash games. But I think one more will suffice, so we can rid the King of Evil of his cloned moveset.
Earthbound / Mother
Ness*
Lucas
Claus*
Ah, yes, Claus. The more I hear about him, the more impressive he seems. He’s likely to dodge the clone bullet, and he’s an antagonist from the Earthbound / Mother series. All in all, he’d fit in well. I have a feeling his reception would be pretty warm, too.
Fire Emblem
Marth*
Ike
Micaiah
Micaiah’s not a definite by any means. What I’m looking for in a new FE rep is that they not use a sword, not have blue hair, and be female. Micaiah fits that bill, but perhaps another Fire Emblem game will give us a new option. Either way, she’d be my current choice for a new rep for FE.
Retro / Old-School
Mr. Game & Watch*
Pit
Ice Climbers
R.O.B.*
I think four’s a solid number here. I honestly don’t see the need to add to the old-school part of the roster. This is a good enough chunk that it effectively reminds people of Nintendo’s past, but we really don’t want to overdo this.
Standalones
Wario
Olimar
Ray*
Isaac*
I feel it’s high time that Custom Robo and Golden Sun got some representation in Smash beyond Assist Trophies. I thought about adding the Animal Crosser here, but he’s not really needed in a fighting game, and would really just clutter the roster unnecessarily.
Third-Party
Sonic*
Snake*
Megaman*
Bomberman*
Keeping Sonic and Snake in was essential, first. They’re completely unique characters with a lot of fans. After that, I added two characters that have been requested for Smash many times, and have also stood the test of time as age-old classics who are still starring in games today.
That’s 49 characters. Add the Random box, and all you have to do is add one column and one row to the roster we’ve got now, and fit in all the characters. If you’ve got any questions about something here, or just want to contest me on something, feel free. Again, this is my ideal, but still (what I’d consider) practical and plausible roster.
) is a guest. You expect that person, that's it. You don't expect them to bring their whole family of 5, do you? The same goes for Smash. When Sonic and Snake were invited to come, they brought themselves (along w/ an Assist Trophy each). They aren't going to bring in more characters of their franchise; that's rude. That's a guest of a guest. No, not going to happen. Now, another one or MAYBE two new 3rd party characters may be in SSB4, but it's not going to be a Sonic or Snake character. Get over it! Megaman and Geno are the big two right now. Megaman has his own series (actually a few there's the reg. Megaman and there's the X series, etc.). He's the mascot of Capcom, no? Geno is astoundingly popular, however the preceding posts make a point: if you aren't on boards, you've probably never heard of him. I've never heard of Geno until I got onto these forums. btw he's owned by Square, right?
