Metal Face (Boss)
Chance: 30%
Will Shulk be in SSB4? Seems likely, from what we know. Would at least one version have a Xenoblade stage if Shulk is in? Seems
very likely.
Would said stage have a boss? That's a tough one.
Moreover, how well would Metal Face even work as a boss? Thing is, for all the jokes/arguments people make about Ridley being too big, Metal Face is
huge. There's a cutscene early on in XC where Shulk runs across his arm! And furthermore, unlike with Ridley, there are (spoilery) reasons why Metal Face couldn't viably be shrunken down. If he were to be a boss hazard, he'd completely dominate the stage unless it was as big as New Pork City or Palutena's Temple.
Could they make it work? Maybe, but it's tougher than it initially seems. He'd probably have to be taking swings at the fighters from the background or something, like the Halberd's cannon.
Want: 20%
Boss hazards are cool and all...but my competitive side thinks we don't need very many. I'd rather the theoretical Xenoblade stage was a neutral or counterpick, part so we'd have more viable stages and part so we could hear more of XC's amazing soundtrack at tournaments. >_>
Rundas
Chance:
-Main Roster:
5%
-As DLC:
10%
So what we're talking here is the unlikely event that a) Ridley is just a boss hazard after all
and b) they still wanted to add another Metroid character. Ridley's odds seem about 50-50 right now, which already takes a lot off the chances of anyone else from Metroid.
That said...in the rare chance all of that
did happen, I think Rundas would be the frontrunner for another Metroid character because of his moveset potential. Dark Samus does, if you recall, use a stolen and highly mutated "corrupted" version of Samus' armor, meaning they might've made her an AT becuase her moveset would've lent too much toward her being a clone the way Sakurai said Chrom would've. As an ice-wielder, Rundas can do something only one other character(s) on the roster comes close to...and the jury's still out on if the Ice Climbers are even in!
So I'm saying there's a chance. Not a good one, but a chance nonetheless. >_>
Want: 50%
I may be one of the few people who'd shrug and go "okay, sure" if Rundas was playable and Ridley wasn't. As another projectile user and a rare ice-bender, he'd be sure to be distinct.
..But in the likely event that he doesn't make it, can we at least get
his awesome fight theme?
Predictions
Theater (Stage): 28.67%
Tag Team Mode: 9.74%
Nominations
Balance Patches x5