I also am kinda thinking that they should go all the way with the “Gaming All-Stars” vibe and keep adding 3rd parties via DLC. We already what...10 characters from not-Nintendo?
Sonic, Mega Man, Pac-Man, Snake, Cloud, Ryu, Ken, Bayo, Simon, Richter, Joker...so actually 11. Wew lad, two games ago we had 2!
The more I think about it, I feel pretty confident in Lloyd Irving and at least one Capcom pick. The Capcom pick could be Dante, Leon, Amaterasu, or a left field pick, but I feel good about those. Dante and Leon come from some of biggest Capcom series left without being in Smash (and I personally feel that the whole packages with music and a stage seem to lend themselves to “expanding” the Smash universe), and they could be amazing picks. Leon isn’t as flashy, but just the fact that he suplexes zombies is enough of a win for me. Ammy is no slouch either, but regardless Capcom has a treasure trove of great picks.
I’m still feeling confident in most if not all of the picks being 3rd parties. If, and that’s a big if, Spirits disconfirm characters, then I have no doubt it’ll be all 3rd parties.