Richard Nixon
Smash Apprentice
I'm not really counting on any cuts in particular. Melee was loaded with obvious cuts in the form of cheap clones added late in development, but Brawl's kind of a different ballgame. Every character has something substantial going for them. And are cuts even going to be necessary, consideirng we've been told to expect fewer newcomers this time around? All in all it's just generally a hard subject to speculate on, as we've only seen it happen once. The only thing we really know is that Sakurai at least intends to bring every character back. But, in the case that cuts are considered...
Snake's only getting cut if Konami is no longer interested in having him in Smash.
Pokemon Trainer is an extremely heavy workload. Sacrificing him could allow for two or three more characters in his stead. Depending on the circumstances, cutting him may be a very appealing option. However, the Kanto starters were recently promoted in X and Y, so he's got that going for him.
Ike's only at risk if an Awakening character gets in the way, but Fire Emblem can stand to gain a third slot to accommodate for that. If it sticks with two slots, though, he could be in trouble.
Lucario's only been promoted more and more over the years, and he's huge in X and Y. He's far from irrelevant or outdated, and there aren't really any noteworthy contenders to take his place. His chances seem pretty solid.
Jiggs was... low priority in Brawl, apparently, which is kind of unsettling...
ROB's probably fine.
Olimar and Rosalina seem to be working just fine, so the Ice Climbers are clear to return.
Lucas is admittedly a sketchy case, but I'm optimistic about his chances. He was intended for Melee and high priority in Brawl (heavily referenced/promoted at that). Granted, he's still a Japan-only character, despite the fantastic promotion Smash Bros gave Mother 3. Now that all traces of hype Mother 3 had are long gone, Lucas is a pretty irrelevant character. If that counts for anything, he may have a pretty harsh dent in his priority. On the other hand, though, I doubt Sakurai would cut Mother's rep count back to just Ness at this point.
Falco getting cut is unlikely. Wolf is a bit shakier. He was apparently very low priority in Brawl, and Star Fox hasn't been doing so hot as of late. I can see Starfox cutting back to two characters a bit more easily than Mother being left with just one, but it still seems kinda off to me. I'm honestly expecting to see the Star Fox trio back for Smash 4, since there's not much else to do with its representation.
Pokemon Trainer is an extremely heavy workload. Sacrificing him could allow for two or three more characters in his stead. Depending on the circumstances, cutting him may be a very appealing option. However, the Kanto starters were recently promoted in X and Y, so he's got that going for him.
Ike's only at risk if an Awakening character gets in the way, but Fire Emblem can stand to gain a third slot to accommodate for that. If it sticks with two slots, though, he could be in trouble.
Lucario's only been promoted more and more over the years, and he's huge in X and Y. He's far from irrelevant or outdated, and there aren't really any noteworthy contenders to take his place. His chances seem pretty solid.
Jiggs was... low priority in Brawl, apparently, which is kind of unsettling...
ROB's probably fine.
Olimar and Rosalina seem to be working just fine, so the Ice Climbers are clear to return.
Lucas is admittedly a sketchy case, but I'm optimistic about his chances. He was intended for Melee and high priority in Brawl (heavily referenced/promoted at that). Granted, he's still a Japan-only character, despite the fantastic promotion Smash Bros gave Mother 3. Now that all traces of hype Mother 3 had are long gone, Lucas is a pretty irrelevant character. If that counts for anything, he may have a pretty harsh dent in his priority. On the other hand, though, I doubt Sakurai would cut Mother's rep count back to just Ness at this point.
Falco getting cut is unlikely. Wolf is a bit shakier. He was apparently very low priority in Brawl, and Star Fox hasn't been doing so hot as of late. I can see Starfox cutting back to two characters a bit more easily than Mother being left with just one, but it still seems kinda off to me. I'm honestly expecting to see the Star Fox trio back for Smash 4, since there's not much else to do with its representation.
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