Dagget Beaver
Chance: 15% - Both Nick's marketing and Ludosity LOVE their 90's nostalgia, so if Ludosity asked for the beavers then no doubt Nick would approve. Plus the franchise does decently well on fan polls. The main issue is that Angry Beavers was never the most popular 90's show, you're not gonna see it get pushed for nostalgia like Rocko or Rugrats. Furthermore, Dagget has to compete with his brother, though the two beavers being a duo fighter seems the most likely. Most importantly, though, the fanbase isn't asking for more 90's characters outside of Rocko. They want more 2000's characters, an under-repped era while the 90's has most of its' top picks AND niche ones too. The beavers don't have announcer calls either so they were likely never considered for base game. In a game where fan demand is more important than ever, I can see this working against the Beavers. The game also needs big picks for DLC to bring people back in. The Beavers aren't gonna be making big splashes if included.
Want: 25% - Compared to other 90's Nick shows the Beavers were inoffensive, but still pretty funny. But I never had the biggest attachment to the show, it was, to me, just that one show that would come on Sunday mornings/afternoons. Nothing too special about it. Furthermore, the 90's has gotten an absurd amount of love in the base game so using the DLC to add more 90's when other eras need it more wouldn't be a good idea in my eyes. I will at least say that it'd be funny to see how Dagget would fight, the Beaver Dam would make for a cool stage, and from what I'm aware the beavers almost never get into crossover games (unlike Rocko, who's typically guaranteed a slot), so it would be more special. Still, the timing wouldn't be very good.
The Box Ghost
Chance: 1% - BEWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARE!!!! As much as Ludosity loves their meme picks, the Box Ghost is a stage cameo and likely wasn't considered for much more. The only exception is Donnie Thornberry, who actually has an announcer call. There's also loads of other Danny Phantom villains to choose from, many of which DID get announcer calls, so The Box Ghost has some serious competition. There's also the Fenton Thermos item that got datamined, which could be like an Assist Trophy or Pokeball, and the Box Ghost could be summoned through that. There's really just to much working against him for me to give a good score. I know Smash has done dynamic stage cameos before, but this isn't Smash, the same rules don't apply. I don't think Ludosity is trying to decieve the fans/"break fanrules lol", they're generally way more up front about what goes and what doesn't. They'd be way more up front if stage cameos were still on the table.
Want: 80% - The Box Ghost is absolutely hilarious, and as a huge Danny Phantom fan, I've seen all of his best moments. He's a great comic relief character and one of the most frequently-reoccuring ghosts on the show! And like I've said with Ember, Vlad, and Skulker, Danny really deserves a second rep, especially after all of those crossovers where he's stuck by himself. But I'm also fine with him being a stage cameo. Him being in at all is a real treat, plus I don't want another controversial baggage element of Smash Ultimate speculation (complete lack of certainty of what confirms and deconfirms a character) leaking into NASB.
Nominations:
Luna Loud x10
Predictions:
Harvey Beaks - 17.32% - Harvey's a bit of an oddball. He's the only non-Turtles/Loud House 2010's show I can see getting a character, but at the same time he doesn't have much fan demand. So expecting decent ratings but not great.
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