Isn't Chrom, like Ken, one of the characters that pushes the boundaries on what an echo is? Like, Lucina, Daisy, and Richter are essentially cut and pasted onto a different model with a tweaked property or 2. Chrom feels pretty different from Roy to me.
Mostly. Though to be honest Ken blows the rest of the Echoes out the Water. He's got a lot of unique moves and plenty of altered moves at his disposal.
Speaking of

, it will always bug me that he's playable despite being in

's Final Smash. They at least could've had Pair Up use another Awakening character when Chrom is in the battle.
I mean, it's a fighting game. Characters can potentially go up against each other and themselves constantly. Like Android 18 sending out Android 17...to beat up Android 17. I think something similar can happen in MK games when using Noob Saibot, sometimes he can bring out Smoke in MK9 unless my memory is fuzzy.
I couldn't tell you what this means for ATs and Spirits.
For now though, both sides should be careful. I think we should all acknowledge that it's not impossible and could very well happen, but also keep our expectations low since there's nothing to confirm that they're still in the running either.
I feel like Spirits matter a lot less, or at least should matter a lot less. Since Mewtwo and Lucas had trophies in the last game before being made DLC. Only to get released and with newer trophies on top of the ones already in the game. Who's to say that they couldn't take someone like Dixie and use a completely different piece of artwork for their fighter spirit?
Like what? A different protagonist with a different personality? A new weapon? Not enough. Because it’s still Fire Emblem.
Not a Fire Emblem guy myself, but I think if that Claude guy got in, he'd be pretty different. It's not like anyone else uses archery for more than one move. That said, I really can't say I'd want another Fire Emblem character either. But I won't deny that there's some potential in that dude compared to the other two. If someone likes the series, there gonna want more, but I do think 7 is plenty for any series.