So, I guess you got OP permissions?
Anyway, this proves how he's the most likely now. I even see him as Palutena just before confirmation.
We are still getting evidences and I already called [almost confirmed] how can Sakurai go further in the "obvious" category?
I'm actually starting to laugh on those who are still denying this tease.
Just watch as we get one tease by stage reveal and 1-2 direct deconfirmation, it;s ridiculous how this tease is so big.
Actually, his case is the one that helps the most my theory on stage reveal tease.
You can read it here if you want and it's global:
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I call them HTSRST, or "Hidden Tease by Stage Reveal with Selected Targeting"
Seems kinda long, but it explains the most of what's happening.
First, those tease are done by a stage reveal. To tell that it's HTSRST, it has to be hidden and done with selected targeting.
And that's the most interesting part here. See, Sakurai already acknowledged how any fan should feel upon deconfirmation of their favourite character. I could give a source, but I don't remember where he said that, but I think it was when he said that he would have to cut characters when it was needed or something.
So, I think it makes sense to say that he can understands the feeling of his fans.
Those tease are done with SELECTED TARGETING. It means that Sakurai will specifically design the tease to only work on a previously selected target of people. The target are the one who care about the character teased and the most determinate are the most targeted. For people who are not targeted, not only the tease doesn't work, but it also make those people assume the truth since the tease is hidden.
Upon the revel of the stage, what triggers the tease is NOT saying something crucial for speculation, or at most, mention it, but by being intentionally UNCLEAR. For the target, they would get the tease because they would care so much that they would be tempted to analyse the material Sakurai gave with the reveal to realise that there's "something fishy". They would get that not being clear on this piece of info shouldn't happen and this is what triggers investigation to know what's going on.
But for the one who aren't targeted, they won't investigate and they won't get something weird since those don't care enough about the character. It makes them ASSUME the truth for what is first IMPLIED without actually have been said by Sakurai.
That's when the tease becomes hidden. By implying this truth, it would actually contradicts what the tease is trying to tell. This would make the people who aren't targeted DENY the tease and the only one who would get it is the target.
Because of this unbalanced knowledge, it creates speculations and so, the tease is more talked. For the people who denied it, the reveal would make more surprise since the possibility was denied.
The reason it's by stage reveal is because the stage is probably the best evidence you could provide to change the situation of any character's chance. Most stages has at least one playable character related to it and Sakurai choose stages that are more related to one character for his tease.
Making a stage requires a huge amount of work. There's so much details in them that the amount of work put into it has to be for a special reason. The teased stages are specifically related to one character to make a "home feel" for him.
That's why selected targeting works here. By caring about the character, you probably care about the stage choice too. By not caring, the tease has less chances to work as it's not something you would understand perfectly.
The last thing Sakurai would do before revealing the hidden truth would be to wait for a certain time. This would make some time for people to talk about this situation and the more time it last, the bigger the speculation become. The time of the period could have been chosen for the target's needs. The wait period is particularly apparent for almost denying the existence of the situation and not telling anything that could break the tease.
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By being so strong, it's adapted for his target and this thread is a great example.
There's one thing that this theory can't tell, time.
When? It will happen in this month very likely, but what week?
It's so strong that it's the longest teasing period so it's impossible to tell when.