Ah, alright. Guess I'll start perparing my thoughts on everyone then. If I'm not commenting a lot on the series itself, that's because I'm an American talking about a bunch of properties that are mainly popular in Japan, so of course I can't really say how influential or popular they really are other than what the submissions have already said.
Riou - he seems really neat, one of the characters I'd definitely prefer in terms of fighter archetype over anything else - a tonfa fighter. However, as has been stated plenty of times before, we have an overabundance of summoners in Infinite so I probably won't be voting for him unless his moveset is just the tonfas, no other party members or anything.
Crono - don't know anything about him other than it's my uncle's favorite RPG and I'd love to see him happy at getting his boy in. However, me personally, I'd rather Glenn (Because funny thoirsdé man) or Robo (I'd love to have anything steampunk in Smash). Chrono himself kinda looks garbage and I can't imagine how the time travel could work in a moveset other than a Witch Time clone or a Final Smash. Still, being from such a highly regarded game, there's a lot of reasons to consider Crono for this job, many of which I'm not knowledgeable of.
Fei - we still need a pre-Chronicles Xeno rep IMO, and Fei would definitely be the most interesting choice from that part of the series. I'm not sure how Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Xenoblade all fit together or how the rights work or any of that crud, but it seems to me like the fanbases do bleed together, meaning a lot of Nintendo fans really want characters from those games in Smash alongside Shulk and Pyra/Mythra. Is Fei as popular as Elma or KOS-MOS in terms of speculation? Definitely not. But we could certainly use a melee-focused JRPG character, and the main character from the series that kickstarted such a huge franchise sounds like a great choice!
Lloyd - again with the awesome varied fighting styles! Lloyd's dual blades are pretty awesome, and as a veteran from SSF2 I can say he fits in perfectly gameplay-wise. Also we could use another Bandai-Namco character, because even as someone who doesn't play either it kinda felt like Kazuya stole his spot for CP10 (obviously that did not happen, that's not how Smash characters work, that's just the vibe I got). Tales Of is a series with a lot of fans and Lloyd is pretty well requested for Smash, so sure, I wouldn't mind this guy being in. Dunno if I'll vote for him or not, but I certainly would be down for contributing to his content if he wins.
Estelle - neat bo-staff, unlike the other weapons though, I feel like she wouldn't do much with it that hasn't already been done in a moveset. For some reason Smash is obsessed with finding out how long it can make its weapons (Corrin, Simon, Min-Min, Sephiroth), so just adding another long-range disjoint user is not something I'm super on-board with. That being said, I LOVE the song that was included in her post, and the Orbital Arts actually look very cool! I like how they're not abstract like lots of magic in Smash tends to be. That in conjunction with her bo-staff would actually make her an awesome character. Definitely one I might vote for here.
Actor - well, I submitted them, so of course I want them in. I hear everyone on the character being too basic, however that is kind of the idea - they're a blank slate with which the player can do just about anything with. I imagine their moveset involving placing down tiles and objects, adding collision to random parts of the stage, and as previously mentioned, slightly affecting the stats of them and their opponents. They might have some sword attacks, but use it in creative ways to reflect their creative nature - like, holding it at the blade or something, I don't know.
The Protagonist - I don't have too many thoughts on this guy. They seem cool, and should definitely be considered solely for being the only non-human-like character submitted, but I guess I would just need to see more of them and their series before considering a vote for them.
Adol - he looks neat. I don't know very much about his series and he doesn't look all that interesting in terms of gameplay, so I can't say much other than that he looks very cool.
Laharl - we don't have enough shirtless males OR scarf wearers, so this dude is pretty awesome already. The Disgaea series is one of I've heard passing mention of even before I joined SmashBoards, which isn't something I can say for many of these characters, so that shows that the appeal is worldwide. So this is definitely a character I'll consider my vote for.
Alis - Phantasy Star is pretty huge. So huge I've even heard it described as the Sonic of Sega Japan (though Puyo Puyo has also been brought up in conversations like that). We could definitely use a non-gimmicky swordfighter, the only ones we really have of such variety are Lucina and Chrom. And as a guy with five sisters, I really appreciate Alis' goal of avenging her brother. And while many might say we already have a Sega character, we said the same thing about Microsoft before getting Steve, or Square Enix before getting Sephiroth. Alis is definitely a character I'll consider for my vote.
Geno - I like this guy. I like him quite a bit, actually. However, I see no reason to include him at this point in our game. We already have Phoenix to appeal to the core Smash fanbase, his presence in Smash speculation is huge and he's featured heavily on Nintendo hardware. He's also a weird pick because he's super, super, super niche outside of Smash speculation. In terms of other Mario characters, you have Goomba, Pauline, E. Gadd, Toad, Birdo, etc.; and in terms of other Square characters you have Space Invader, Crono, 2B, Lara Croft, even ****ing Gex. Why in the world would you go for an obscure puppet from a somewhat obscure Mario title? Even as a Geno supporter, it makes no sense to me.
Alphen - as stated before, way too new. Tales of Arise is fairly popular but I don't think it's been out long enough to make a lasting impression on gaming. However, he does remind me somewhat of Raiden from Metal Gear Rising, who is very very cool, so I'll give him that.
