I would imagine we'd be rating his chances of being his own separate character, not his chances of just being "somewhat" playable.
Precisely. We only talk about a character's chances of getting their own unique spot on the launch roster. No alternate costumes, no DLC.
He's confirmed to be just a regular, collectable trophy, sadly. That means that he's had his final rating here. I put your nomination for him towards Warrior of Light instead, OK?
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Pyrrhon: 0% Chance
I'd say that Magnus, Viridi, Dark Pit, Hades, Medusa, an Eggplant Wizard, and even Phosphora all clearly take precedent over him. In other words? His game is so totally over.
Pyrrhon Want: 100%
C'mon! Who WOULDN'T want to play as this arrogant showboater? It'd be worth it just to hear him telegraph all of his moves in his obnoxious manner. SHAZZAMITYLAM! PRYROBLASTER! KABLOOEY! KABLAAAMY!
I actually would prefer to see him over Hades. I just don't advertise it because I deem him impossible (similar to how I'd take Banjo over even K. Rool, but I deem one of them impossible). The idea is just so ludicrous that it's great.
Medusa: 2.5%
I don't really see her as very likely. Sakurai is clearly Kid Icarus focused, but he is the guy who threw her role as the main antagonist of the franchise into debate. She's a little bit above Hades in my book because she's an easier clone to toss in late in development, but I'm highly doubting the pair of them now.
Medusa Want: 50%
On one hand, she would deconfirm one of my most wanted (Hades) and it would bother me a tad that Kid Icarus got so much attention. On the other hand, she's pretty awesome in her own right, and I think she'd be a pretty solid addition. I'm torn here.
Dark Pit
As an alternate costume: 50% chance and 100% want
As a stage hazard: 25% chance and 50% want
As a playable character: 25% chance and 0% want
I know everyone is pulling out the comparisons to Doc, Nook, and the Yellow Devil and calling Pittoo flat-out deconfirmed, but just hear me out for a little bit. Their appearances were very different to that of Dark Pit.
The Yellow Devil clearly wasn't playable when he was teased. Why? First of all, he's the freaking Yellow Devil. It would have made absolutely no sense for him to be a playable character. Secondly, he wasn't taking any knockback whatsoever in the gameplay segment shown; ten seconds of analysis could prove that he wasn't playable! He was being teased, but it was clearly for a boss role.
Doc was clearly a supporting character all along in Mac's trailer. He was a device to move the trailer forward--the trailer was not a device to tease him. I can say the same thing about Tom Nook--he was a device employed by the trailer to show that it was for Smash Bros., and the trailer didn't ever focus on him.
This is at odds with Palutena's trailer. The trailer focused on her until BAM! Dark Pit is the focus, and it's over. There was no need to show Dark Pit to help the trailer--the trailer was designed to tease him. For this reason, I deem him the most likely of the non-Gematsu newcomers; he may very well have been a later addition.
I still think he's most likely to be a glorified alternate costume. With custom moves and the apparent demise of Lucas, I'm going to be surprised if we see a semi-clone newcomer, particularly one that has the same exact cannon abilities as Pit. I could also see him being a disrupter hazard on Palutena's Temple.
As for want, I'm going to say this--I'd love to see him as an alternate costume. It wouldn't take much work, it'd be great to have the variety, and all that. A playable character just seems unnecessary, and it's just an all around worse option. I like the idea of a stage hazard, but I'm fearful that it would be too annoying.
Dark Lord Owain x5
Seriously, we're getting to the point where the most enjoyable days are the joke ones. We've rated pretty much everyone who has a chance, and rerates now might just be depressing. So, Dark Lord Owain it is!
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