All the clone characters, however (IE Roy, Ganondorf, Dr. Mario, Pichu, Young Link, etc) have not. I'm sensing another pattern, which does the opposite of improving his odds :[
Luigi's confirmed, lol! That's a start for clones. And who gives a d***, Roy would have been original in Melee if not for time restraints. I could personally make Marth, Roy, and Ike diffrent just from playing FE3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. (haven't played
any of Ike's games, but I have seen tons of gameplay of it) They are far more diffrent then King Dedede, Kirby, and Meta Knight are in all honesty. The fact is, Sigurd and Roy are tied for third most important lord in the series. Sigurd is a Ike alternate color...sorta (like Dixie Kong). SO Eliwood, Roy, and Hector are all that's left, since Ike is repping FE9
AND 10 (in other words, no Miciah).
Since Roy is the most important and popular of the three, he's got a huge lead on the rest. But, Fire Emblem seems like it's not going to have another rep, but Roy's chances keep improving. We got what? 19 veterans back? 15 on the dojo, 4 (Luigi, Ness, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff) off it. We still got 7 "unconfirmed" veterans in Dr. Mario, Ganondorf, Young Link, Falco, Roy, Pichu, Mewtwo, and Mr. Game and Watch. It will be fun to see how this turns out, but Roy better
at least be a alternate Marth color!
If anything saves him, it's his Melee fanbase!