Curly as Quote's Echo
Chance: 5% - It's definitely a possibility, given that Curly's the second most important character in the game next to Quote himself. Furthermore, unlike other cases such as Crash/Coco, Curly's body type is much closer to Quote's so sharing some animations shouldn't be an issue, since that's a key factor for echo fighters. Furthermore, Curly cameos in Umihara Kawase Fresh (made by Nicalis), so they're It really depends on whether or not we get Quote himself. Unlike popular opinion, Nicalis definitely wouldn't "ghost" Nintendo if offered a spot in Smash, especially given their clear interest in getting in. Plus their reputation wouldn't have an effect on Nintendo's decision-making either, given that we have plenty of Konami content along with Nintendo's recent collaborations with Tencent. Curly also has a machine gun as her primary weapon as opposed to Quote's Spur and Polar Star, which makes for an easy way to differentiate her as an echo, and it doubles as a movement option (you can use it to hover by firing it at the ground in-game). Though this could be a double-edged sword, since it could require more unique animation properties than an echo allows, and alongside that we have yet to see any DLC echos. But most of all, it really all rests on Quote, though as his indie competition continues to fall, Reimu's really his only serious roadblock, which in turn affects Curly.
As an alt, though, not so much. Alts have to match much more closely in animations and body types, and Quote is sometimes depicted as shorter, though it really depends on the depiction. In others they are the same size. That could easily fix a major problem in regards to their bodies, but then there's the matter of Curly's weapon. Alts have to play completely identically to their base fighter, and thus the unique properties of Curly's gun could not be represented, unlike an echo. Either Curly's gun has to be identical to Quote's, or they'd have to give her the Polar Star/Spur, which wouldn't be accurate. Sakurai strives to portray characters accurately, so I think that if Curly were being offered to Nintendo, Sakurai would attempt an echo instead.
Want: 80% - Sure! Why not? She's a super fun character and she plays a major role, so she certainly deserves it! I even had the same idea myself in an (unfinished) Quote for Smash content image I was making! her and Quot also have some super fun team-up moments throughout the game so seeing them tackle Smash together would be such a treat! Plus hovering and attacking with her machine gin sounds super fun! The only reason I reduced the score a bit is due to fanbase reception. Whenever a character has a male and female option, the fanbase embraces the female and completely ignores the male. So I don't want Quote, the main character, to be completely upstaged. Though the two are their own characters as opposed to genderswaps of the same one, so that will definitely help counterbalance it. Still, that aside, I think she'd make for a great addition alongside Quote, and her being her means Quote is here, which alone already sells the concept!
Nominations:
[Rerate] Louie x5
Captain Charlie x5
Predictions:
Far Cry Rep - 5.92%