Pupp135
Smash Lord
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Have you wondered what SSB started today instead if 21 years ago (24 now)? If you have, you can post your rosters for this situation.
If you want a challenge, make rosters sizes for 12, 20, 26 (both with and w/o 6 echoes), 30, 35, 39, 45, and 50 characters.
If you want, you can explain why you added the characters you chose.
Additional challenge, this is the number of secret characters you must have in each roster:
4 in the 12 character roster
7 in the 20 character roster
11 in the 26 character roster
12 in the 30 character roster (anything after this is probably unrealistic)
14 in the 35 character roster
16 in the 39 character roster
18 in the 45 character roster
20 in the 50 character roster
Here are mine
I decided to only go up to 40 as anything after 30 seems unrealistic, and I’d assume 26 is most likely:
Ganon*
Promotional Pokemon*DJ Octavio
Lucina: Probably the most controversial one, but Marth/Ike don’t have Melee/Brawl anymore to back them up anymore, and she’s more popular than Chrom and Robin.
Mewtwo: I’d prefer Pokemon Trainer, but I wouldn’t think that her/his gimmick would be feasible, and can’t think of a way to make her/him work without using pokemon in her/his place.
Octoling: Splatoon is a major franchise, so I could see Nintendo wanting a second fighter for the series.
Pac-Man: I feel like Miyamoto would want this one.
At this point, I think the roster is pretty complete.
Ganon* DJ Octavio
Promotional Pokemon()*
Isaac, Barista Dog(/Tidus)
Rosalina: Another Mario character feels justified, and she seems more intesting choice compared to Toad, Bowser Jr., Daisy, or Waluigi.
Meta Knight: Am anti-hero of Kirby more or less
Mewtwo: I like the idea of a playable legendary pokemon.
Tom Nook: Animal Crossing is huge, and he’s one of the main characters.
Mythra/Pyra: I added them for the same reasons that they’re in Ultimate.
Ness, Isaac, and Barista Dog: They seem like a cool retro choices.
Ryu: Street Fighter is a prominent franchise, and I feel like I might overlook Mega Man without looking at fan requests.
Cloud/Tidus, I like FF, and I prefer X over VII, so if I can get Tidus, I’d choose him.
If you want a challenge, make rosters sizes for 12, 20, 26 (both with and w/o 6 echoes), 30, 35, 39, 45, and 50 characters.
If you want, you can explain why you added the characters you chose.
Additional challenge, this is the number of secret characters you must have in each roster:
4 in the 12 character roster
7 in the 20 character roster
11 in the 26 character roster
12 in the 30 character roster (anything after this is probably unrealistic)
14 in the 35 character roster
16 in the 39 character roster
18 in the 45 character roster
20 in the 50 character roster
Here are mine
I decided to only go up to 40 as anything after 30 seems unrealistic, and I’d assume 26 is most likely:
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Promotional Pokemon*
Luigi and Peach: Luigi and Peach feel more relevant than Donkey Kong at the moment.
Samus: She was Nintendo’s/gaming’s first mainstream female protagonist
Byleth: Three Houses is the most popular game in Fire Emblem, but (s)he’d probably be closer to Robin in terms of moveset where (s)he uses swords and faith for attacks.
Cinderace/New Gen starter: A promotional pokemon feels like something that the Pokemon Company would want.
Shulk: Xenoblade is a growing series, and he’s the most established character at this time.
Honorable Mentions:
Donkey Kong: The arcade game and DKC are important historically, but it is less relevant compared the other series today.
Yoshi: Another major Mario character, but the Yoshi franchise feels less relevant today, and I’d probably add Peach or Bowser before Yoshi for a third Mario character.
Charizard, Mewtwo, Lucario, and Greninja: Very popular Pokemon that were left out, so I can add the promotional one.
Promotional Pokemon*
Luigi and Peach: Luigi and Peach feel more relevant than Donkey Kong at the moment.
Samus: She was Nintendo’s/gaming’s first mainstream female protagonist
Byleth: Three Houses is the most popular game in Fire Emblem, but (s)he’d probably be closer to Robin in terms of moveset where (s)he uses swords and faith for attacks.
Cinderace/New Gen starter: A promotional pokemon feels like something that the Pokemon Company would want.
Shulk: Xenoblade is a growing series, and he’s the most established character at this time.
Honorable Mentions:
Donkey Kong: The arcade game and DKC are important historically, but it is less relevant compared the other series today.
Yoshi: Another major Mario character, but the Yoshi franchise feels less relevant today, and I’d probably add Peach or Bowser before Yoshi for a third Mario character.
Charizard, Mewtwo, Lucario, and Greninja: Very popular Pokemon that were left out, so I can add the promotional one.
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Promotional Pokemon**
Fox: His series isn’t relevant, but it is probably the most remembered of the dormant franchises.
Charizard: I feel like this would be another pokemon that the Pokemon Company wants added.
Isabelle: Animal Crossing is a major franchise, and both she and Villager are in Mario Kart, so leaving one of them out might be odd.
Sonic: I like the idea of third parties, and he is more or less Mario’s friendly rival.
Honorable Mentions:
Zelda/Ganon(dorf): LoZ is a major franchise, but there many Mario related characters missing from my 12 character roster, and I feel like Isabelle would need to be added.
Clones:
If I added clones, I’d choose Metal Mario, Daisy, a Child Link, Pichu, Falco, and Octoling as my clones. In this case, the first three unlockable characters become starters.
Promotional Pokemon**
Fox: His series isn’t relevant, but it is probably the most remembered of the dormant franchises.
Charizard: I feel like this would be another pokemon that the Pokemon Company wants added.
Isabelle: Animal Crossing is a major franchise, and both she and Villager are in Mario Kart, so leaving one of them out might be odd.
Sonic: I like the idea of third parties, and he is more or less Mario’s friendly rival.
Honorable Mentions:
Zelda/Ganon(dorf): LoZ is a major franchise, but there many Mario related characters missing from my 12 character roster, and I feel like Isabelle would need to be added.
Clones:
If I added clones, I’d choose Metal Mario, Daisy, a Child Link, Pichu, Falco, and Octoling as my clones. In this case, the first three unlockable characters become starters.
Ganon
Promotional Pokemon**
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Wario: Rounds out the original Mario Party cast, and Wario Ware is still relevant.
King Dedede: for the second Kirby character, he feels like the most popular one.
Olimar: Pikmin is still relevant today
Pit: He’d be our second retro.
Honorable Mention
Ganondorf: Ganon is more recurring.
Promotional Pokemon**
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Wario: Rounds out the original Mario Party cast, and Wario Ware is still relevant.
King Dedede: for the second Kirby character, he feels like the most popular one.
Olimar: Pikmin is still relevant today
Pit: He’d be our second retro.
Honorable Mention
Ganondorf: Ganon is more recurring.
Ganon*
Promotional Pokemon*DJ Octavio
Lucina: Probably the most controversial one, but Marth/Ike don’t have Melee/Brawl anymore to back them up anymore, and she’s more popular than Chrom and Robin.
Mewtwo: I’d prefer Pokemon Trainer, but I wouldn’t think that her/his gimmick would be feasible, and can’t think of a way to make her/him work without using pokemon in her/his place.
Octoling: Splatoon is a major franchise, so I could see Nintendo wanting a second fighter for the series.
Pac-Man: I feel like Miyamoto would want this one.
At this point, I think the roster is pretty complete.
Ganon* DJ Octavio
Promotional Pokemon()*
Isaac, Barista Dog(/Tidus)
Rosalina: Another Mario character feels justified, and she seems more intesting choice compared to Toad, Bowser Jr., Daisy, or Waluigi.
Meta Knight: Am anti-hero of Kirby more or less
Mewtwo: I like the idea of a playable legendary pokemon.
Tom Nook: Animal Crossing is huge, and he’s one of the main characters.
Mythra/Pyra: I added them for the same reasons that they’re in Ultimate.
Ness, Isaac, and Barista Dog: They seem like a cool retro choices.
Ryu: Street Fighter is a prominent franchise, and I feel like I might overlook Mega Man without looking at fan requests.
Cloud/Tidus, I like FF, and I prefer X over VII, so if I can get Tidus, I’d choose him.
Metal Mario (Mario)
Daisy (Peach)
Toon Link (Link)
Dark Samus (Samus)
Pichu (Pikachu)
Chrom (Lucina)
Aplh (Olimar)
Octoling in smaller rosters (Inkling)
Ken (Ryu)
Mrs. Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
Daisy (Peach)
Toon Link (Link)
Dark Samus (Samus)
Pichu (Pikachu)
Chrom (Lucina)
Aplh (Olimar)
Octoling in smaller rosters (Inkling)
Ken (Ryu)
Mrs. Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
Toad/Bowser Jr./Waluigi: I find Rosalina more interesting for a fighting game
King K. Rool: He hasn’t been relevant for awhile.
Ridley: While he’s a major character from Metroid, the series is less relevant compared to others today.
Pokemon Trainer: The gimmick would be too complex for me, and I don’t know how to make a standalone trainer work.
Lucario, Greninja, and Jigglypuff: I just prioritized other Pokemon
Captain Falcon: A character I would not imagine adding
Marth: Most of his prominence comes from Melee than anything else
The retro fighters barring Pit: I wouldn’t imagine them
Mega Man: I had other priorities in terms of third parties
King K. Rool: He hasn’t been relevant for awhile.
Ridley: While he’s a major character from Metroid, the series is less relevant compared to others today.
Pokemon Trainer: The gimmick would be too complex for me, and I don’t know how to make a standalone trainer work.
Lucario, Greninja, and Jigglypuff: I just prioritized other Pokemon
Captain Falcon: A character I would not imagine adding
Marth: Most of his prominence comes from Melee than anything else
The retro fighters barring Pit: I wouldn’t imagine them
Mega Man: I had other priorities in terms of third parties
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