Well. There I am, ready to exprese my opinion. I'll start listing which veterans will go on, and which newcomers are to come. Remeber, as you go on reading the post, that this is just my opinion. Even if I think it's reasonable, you may think it's not. I'm here to take any positive critics you may have, and help me having a better point of view.
Almost no veteran is going to come back. Yeah. Most of them are not coming back, but, which ones will...?
· Capain Falcon: He's SO coming back. Because he's cool, he's the only one in his franchise, he's a veteran since SSB64, he has two stages in Melee just for himself... The list of reasons could go on, so be sure that he'll accompany us for another SSB version.
· Ganondorf: Eliminating him from the game would be blasphemy. Everyone oves Ganondorf. Of course, he will have a brand new moveset; but he'll still be in, rest assured.
· Falco: I'm not so sure about him. Of course, he's cool, and all that, but... Seeing at how Sakurai has almost thrown away every hope of ever seeing Ness again, I don't think Falco has a lot of chances. Still, it's probable for him to get in, if he gets a new moveset.
· Mewtwo: Even though he was really terrible at Melee, he's still a great character, and has a unique moveset that has had no clone. So his chances to get back are really big.
· Jigglypuff: A classic. Unique moveset and being a great character once mastered makes him an almost sure veteran coming back home.
· Mr Game & Watch: I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I still do think that he's likely to get to Brawl. Having a not cloned moveset it's important; plus, he's a representative figure of Nintendo, and is quite original a character to just throw him to the garbage.
· Young Link: Forget him. He's so not coming back. And I really doubt we will get a transformation, sorta WW Link or Masked Link, although it would be really cool. But I really doubt we'll be seeing him in Brawl.
· Pichu: BWAHAHAHAHA Okay, seriously, I don't think not even one of you really expect to see him again, and that'll be for the best.
· Dr Mario: He's not coming back EVER. Just face it. It's impossible for him to get in. He was totally a clone, just another outfit for Mario. So he'll definitely be cut from Brawl.
· Ness: Seeing at how Lucas moveset is almost identical to his, and that Sakurai likes Lucas Better than him... Also, there is that "There’s a character named Ness who has appeared in the Smash Bros. series up until now" that makes me have no hope for him.
· Luigi: There's no reasonable person alive that could ever think that a Nintendo game won't have Luigi in it. Even if he was still a Mario's clone he'll still be in, as Nintendo is somewhat self-centered and loves to put his own characters everywhere. And, as Luigi has more historical importance than, let's say, Peach, if she's in, Luigi won't be out.
· Marth: The first lord from the first FE game. Also, one of the most popular FE and Melee characters ever. It's sure for him to get in.
· Roy: If there's going to be another FE newcomer, and I think it will, we can say bye to Roy. He was conceived as an advertisement for his game. He was not even going to appear in Melee, Sigurd was supossed to be in his place. But things changed at the last moment and he got in; but I doubt it'll be the same on Brawl.
· Sheik: She got in just cause Zelda: OoT was one of the most popular games ever, and there was a lot of people who really idealized her. But, being a one-shot character (that means, she only appeared in a game), there are a lot of people who think she won't get in this time. I personally think she will. She has been one of the must used Melee characters ever, along with Marth. Knowing she's that popular, I doubt that Sakurai is willink to completely erase her; and putting her as a AT or a background/boss character makes no sense, as Sheik is Zelda herself. So I think she'll be in Brawl, too.
Veterans that are likely to come back to brawl:
Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, Falco, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Mr Game & Watch, Luigi, Marth, Sheik.
That's a hard question to talk about, so I'll go straight to the point: There are only going to be five more newcomers. Why? Because it's has to be aesthetycalle correct. The characters page on Smash Bros Dojo has rows of four characters each one, and there's one that has a free spot. So I don't think there's gonna be more than one row more. If there was, there would be nine characters to be revealed yet, and I just don't find that reasonable. There's no time to show us that many, and there's not enough characters that have real chances to get to Brawl.
I said I was going straight to the point, so I'll keep my promise. That five newcomers will be Krystal, King K. Rool, Isaac, Bomberman/Mega man and Sigurd, although I don't refuse the chance of Claus getting in. There's why:
NEW: I came to think that five characters, for the 54 updates that still are to come, are very few. So I'll now say, not that sure now, that there may be between seven-nine new characters. There are the ones I think are most likely to make it through:
· Krystal: There's definitely going to be another Star Fox rep, and Wolf just don't feel right. Why? Because there's no way he could fight without being a Fox clone; and, if Falco was to be included, Wolf would have a real hard time to get a moveset different to those of Fox and Falco. But Krystal has a potential in that way. She could have a lot of moves that would make her viable; also, she has appeared on more than one Star Fox game, she's female, and she's popular. I don't really have a doubt about her getting in, even if I would like Wolf better.
· King K. Rool: There are just not enough villains. Bowser, Metaknight and Ganondorf must feel so lonely; and K. Rool could have a interesting moveset, too. He's also somewhat popular, and he has appeared in a whole lot of DK games. It's very likely for him to get in.
· Isaac: He has appeared in two Nintendo games, being the most representative of both. He has a whole lot of possibilities and different movesets that would fit him perfectly. His games where ones of the best sold ever, and there's a rumour of Camelot and Nintendo thinking about Golden Sun 3. His game has awesome music and potential stages, and, what to say, he's just so cool. Also, there's Motoi Sakuraba, GS soundtrack compositor, on the musician list, and is very unlikely to make Mario golf or Strikes charged music. Adding him would be a great succes; only point he has against getting in is that the Golden Sun franchise has never been in SSB before, and we don't know how much is Sakurai willing to add a new one. So, it all depends on him now; but Isaac should be in, and it would be really unfair for him not to appear in the game.
· Bomberman/Mega man: Sakurai said that there was one be one to two 3rd party characters, and we all know that means two. And, sorry, Castlevania and Squaresoft fans, but I don't think it will be a character that means too little to Nintendo. Instead of that, I think that Bomberman and Mega man has the most chances to get in; they been so important to Nintendo even since NES, so I don't think the 3rd party character left will be someone else than those two.
· Sigurd: We all know how much Sakurai loves him. He was going to put him on Melee instead of Roy. And, looking at how he didn't mind to erase Ness to make way for Lucas, I'll seriously doubt that something keeps Sigurd away from brawling. He's the main character of the best sold FE game, too, so, sorry, Eliwood and Micaiah fans, but I think Sigurd is more likely to get in than those two.
New: It seems that Sigurd being Sakurai's favourite character was just a rumour, so it's not that sure to make it through as I thought it was.
· Claus: He's also likely to get in, if Sakurai is really willing on putting two Mother3 characters, which I really doubt. But I won't refuse Claus having a lot of chances.
· Ridley: If there's going to be another Metroid rep, it definitely will be Ridley. Now that I've seen the Ridley support thread, I'm convinced he has a lot of chances; the only thing that could stop him from being playable could be that he was a Sup-space emissary boss. If that's not the case, then I don't see a reason for him not to get in.
· Captain Olimar: The popularity of the Pikmin series makes him be likely to be in. As I never played Pikmin that much, I thought at first he couldn't be a good smash character; but now that I've investigated more about him and what his supporters say, I do think he's one of the most likely characters to make it through.
· Geno: I still have serious doubts about him. Seeing all I have seen about him, I don't know if Nintendo would have problems with Geno's copyright. On the other hand, he's a really popular character and, if they were to add another Mario character, it probably would be him. I wouldn't be sure of Geno getting in, but he has a lot of chances indeed.
· Midna: I won't go "All-no" around her, cause I think she has some chances. But she has a factor against her, and that is that she only appears in a Zelda game, maybe having Skull Kid, for example, as more factible option. But, right now, she's quite popular, and appears on the newest (well, the second newest) Zelda game, and that makes her something like a "Sheik" character. That means, Sheik only appeared in a Zelda game and still made it to Melee; then, Midna still could get in. A Wolf Link+Midna combination is also possible, increasing her chances to make it to Brawl. I'd say she has a 50% chance to get in.
· Advance Wars characters: I doubt that there's gonna be any of them. It could be Andy, as he has been the main character of the two first AW games; but that canged on DS, reducing his chances. There would also be a lot of trouble on finding a moveset for them. So, I think we won't see any Advance Wars on Brawl except for the Assist Trophy (at least, they remembered AW was Nintendo's franchise, yay).
· Animal Crossing Characters: They're just not the fighting type, and there would be no point on including a non-fighting character on a fighting game. Having a stage is such a tribute to the AC game/s, which I do not doubt deserve it; but nothing more will come on Brawl.
· Sukapon: It may be just a personal opinion, as I know little about him. So I won't say he'll be out nor in; I can't have a solid opinion about Sukapon.
· Ray 01: I don't think Sakurai is willing on putting mechs on SSBB. It could be a great adittion, but I don't think he'll really be counting on Ray more than as an AS. Then again, if Samus did get in having a completely "robotic" moveset, Ray 01 have not that low chances of getting to Brawl.
· Lucario: If Jigglypuff and Mewtwo are to come back, then Lucario will not be included. That would make five characters from the pokemon franchise, and that would be excesive; only the Mario franchise have that many characters, and I think you see the difference between those two.
· Skull Kid: Even knowing how cool he is and would his addition be, and even wishing it as much as I could, I don't really think we're going to see him in Brawl. He just appeared in Majora's Mask (well, he also appeared in OoT, but not as a relevant character), and that was a long time ago. If he was to be added, it should have been in Melee. But I still do not lose hope of seeing him, as unlikely as it is.
If there's any other character I have not analysed and you would like me to, just tell me and I will update my post.
Finally, there's something I have to say. I'm a fervent Isaac supporter, and I would do anything possible for him to get in. But, even if he didn't make it, and some of the characters I said they wouldn't did, I would still be happy. When I get everyday back home from the school, I get to the computer and see Smash Bros Dojo, just to see if there's some new character. I don't really have mi hopes too high for Isaac; but, if I ever say a character that some of you have supported, it will be a great joy for me. Just to think that you dreamed so long for him to be in, and he finally is; I understand what that is, and I'm really looking forward for the characters you like to get in.
VETERANS
Almost no veteran is going to come back. Yeah. Most of them are not coming back, but, which ones will...?
· Capain Falcon: He's SO coming back. Because he's cool, he's the only one in his franchise, he's a veteran since SSB64, he has two stages in Melee just for himself... The list of reasons could go on, so be sure that he'll accompany us for another SSB version.
· Ganondorf: Eliminating him from the game would be blasphemy. Everyone oves Ganondorf. Of course, he will have a brand new moveset; but he'll still be in, rest assured.
· Falco: I'm not so sure about him. Of course, he's cool, and all that, but... Seeing at how Sakurai has almost thrown away every hope of ever seeing Ness again, I don't think Falco has a lot of chances. Still, it's probable for him to get in, if he gets a new moveset.
· Mewtwo: Even though he was really terrible at Melee, he's still a great character, and has a unique moveset that has had no clone. So his chances to get back are really big.
· Jigglypuff: A classic. Unique moveset and being a great character once mastered makes him an almost sure veteran coming back home.
· Mr Game & Watch: I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I still do think that he's likely to get to Brawl. Having a not cloned moveset it's important; plus, he's a representative figure of Nintendo, and is quite original a character to just throw him to the garbage.
· Young Link: Forget him. He's so not coming back. And I really doubt we will get a transformation, sorta WW Link or Masked Link, although it would be really cool. But I really doubt we'll be seeing him in Brawl.
· Pichu: BWAHAHAHAHA Okay, seriously, I don't think not even one of you really expect to see him again, and that'll be for the best.
· Dr Mario: He's not coming back EVER. Just face it. It's impossible for him to get in. He was totally a clone, just another outfit for Mario. So he'll definitely be cut from Brawl.
· Ness: Seeing at how Lucas moveset is almost identical to his, and that Sakurai likes Lucas Better than him... Also, there is that "There’s a character named Ness who has appeared in the Smash Bros. series up until now" that makes me have no hope for him.
· Luigi: There's no reasonable person alive that could ever think that a Nintendo game won't have Luigi in it. Even if he was still a Mario's clone he'll still be in, as Nintendo is somewhat self-centered and loves to put his own characters everywhere. And, as Luigi has more historical importance than, let's say, Peach, if she's in, Luigi won't be out.
· Marth: The first lord from the first FE game. Also, one of the most popular FE and Melee characters ever. It's sure for him to get in.
· Roy: If there's going to be another FE newcomer, and I think it will, we can say bye to Roy. He was conceived as an advertisement for his game. He was not even going to appear in Melee, Sigurd was supossed to be in his place. But things changed at the last moment and he got in; but I doubt it'll be the same on Brawl.
· Sheik: She got in just cause Zelda: OoT was one of the most popular games ever, and there was a lot of people who really idealized her. But, being a one-shot character (that means, she only appeared in a game), there are a lot of people who think she won't get in this time. I personally think she will. She has been one of the must used Melee characters ever, along with Marth. Knowing she's that popular, I doubt that Sakurai is willink to completely erase her; and putting her as a AT or a background/boss character makes no sense, as Sheik is Zelda herself. So I think she'll be in Brawl, too.
Veterans that are likely to come back to brawl:
Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, Falco, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Mr Game & Watch, Luigi, Marth, Sheik.
NEWCOMERS
That's a hard question to talk about, so I'll go straight to the point: There are only going to be five more newcomers. Why? Because it's has to be aesthetycalle correct. The characters page on Smash Bros Dojo has rows of four characters each one, and there's one that has a free spot. So I don't think there's gonna be more than one row more. If there was, there would be nine characters to be revealed yet, and I just don't find that reasonable. There's no time to show us that many, and there's not enough characters that have real chances to get to Brawl.
I said I was going straight to the point, so I'll keep my promise. That five newcomers will be Krystal, King K. Rool, Isaac, Bomberman/Mega man and Sigurd, although I don't refuse the chance of Claus getting in. There's why:
NEW: I came to think that five characters, for the 54 updates that still are to come, are very few. So I'll now say, not that sure now, that there may be between seven-nine new characters. There are the ones I think are most likely to make it through:
· Krystal: There's definitely going to be another Star Fox rep, and Wolf just don't feel right. Why? Because there's no way he could fight without being a Fox clone; and, if Falco was to be included, Wolf would have a real hard time to get a moveset different to those of Fox and Falco. But Krystal has a potential in that way. She could have a lot of moves that would make her viable; also, she has appeared on more than one Star Fox game, she's female, and she's popular. I don't really have a doubt about her getting in, even if I would like Wolf better.
· King K. Rool: There are just not enough villains. Bowser, Metaknight and Ganondorf must feel so lonely; and K. Rool could have a interesting moveset, too. He's also somewhat popular, and he has appeared in a whole lot of DK games. It's very likely for him to get in.
· Isaac: He has appeared in two Nintendo games, being the most representative of both. He has a whole lot of possibilities and different movesets that would fit him perfectly. His games where ones of the best sold ever, and there's a rumour of Camelot and Nintendo thinking about Golden Sun 3. His game has awesome music and potential stages, and, what to say, he's just so cool. Also, there's Motoi Sakuraba, GS soundtrack compositor, on the musician list, and is very unlikely to make Mario golf or Strikes charged music. Adding him would be a great succes; only point he has against getting in is that the Golden Sun franchise has never been in SSB before, and we don't know how much is Sakurai willing to add a new one. So, it all depends on him now; but Isaac should be in, and it would be really unfair for him not to appear in the game.
· Bomberman/Mega man: Sakurai said that there was one be one to two 3rd party characters, and we all know that means two. And, sorry, Castlevania and Squaresoft fans, but I don't think it will be a character that means too little to Nintendo. Instead of that, I think that Bomberman and Mega man has the most chances to get in; they been so important to Nintendo even since NES, so I don't think the 3rd party character left will be someone else than those two.
· Sigurd: We all know how much Sakurai loves him. He was going to put him on Melee instead of Roy. And, looking at how he didn't mind to erase Ness to make way for Lucas, I'll seriously doubt that something keeps Sigurd away from brawling. He's the main character of the best sold FE game, too, so, sorry, Eliwood and Micaiah fans, but I think Sigurd is more likely to get in than those two.
New: It seems that Sigurd being Sakurai's favourite character was just a rumour, so it's not that sure to make it through as I thought it was.
· Claus: He's also likely to get in, if Sakurai is really willing on putting two Mother3 characters, which I really doubt. But I won't refuse Claus having a lot of chances.
· Ridley: If there's going to be another Metroid rep, it definitely will be Ridley. Now that I've seen the Ridley support thread, I'm convinced he has a lot of chances; the only thing that could stop him from being playable could be that he was a Sup-space emissary boss. If that's not the case, then I don't see a reason for him not to get in.
· Captain Olimar: The popularity of the Pikmin series makes him be likely to be in. As I never played Pikmin that much, I thought at first he couldn't be a good smash character; but now that I've investigated more about him and what his supporters say, I do think he's one of the most likely characters to make it through.
· Geno: I still have serious doubts about him. Seeing all I have seen about him, I don't know if Nintendo would have problems with Geno's copyright. On the other hand, he's a really popular character and, if they were to add another Mario character, it probably would be him. I wouldn't be sure of Geno getting in, but he has a lot of chances indeed.
· Midna: I won't go "All-no" around her, cause I think she has some chances. But she has a factor against her, and that is that she only appears in a Zelda game, maybe having Skull Kid, for example, as more factible option. But, right now, she's quite popular, and appears on the newest (well, the second newest) Zelda game, and that makes her something like a "Sheik" character. That means, Sheik only appeared in a Zelda game and still made it to Melee; then, Midna still could get in. A Wolf Link+Midna combination is also possible, increasing her chances to make it to Brawl. I'd say she has a 50% chance to get in.
CHARACTERS THAT [I THINK] ARE NOT THAT LIKELY TO GET IN
· Advance Wars characters: I doubt that there's gonna be any of them. It could be Andy, as he has been the main character of the two first AW games; but that canged on DS, reducing his chances. There would also be a lot of trouble on finding a moveset for them. So, I think we won't see any Advance Wars on Brawl except for the Assist Trophy (at least, they remembered AW was Nintendo's franchise, yay).
· Animal Crossing Characters: They're just not the fighting type, and there would be no point on including a non-fighting character on a fighting game. Having a stage is such a tribute to the AC game/s, which I do not doubt deserve it; but nothing more will come on Brawl.
· Sukapon: It may be just a personal opinion, as I know little about him. So I won't say he'll be out nor in; I can't have a solid opinion about Sukapon.
· Ray 01: I don't think Sakurai is willing on putting mechs on SSBB. It could be a great adittion, but I don't think he'll really be counting on Ray more than as an AS. Then again, if Samus did get in having a completely "robotic" moveset, Ray 01 have not that low chances of getting to Brawl.
· Lucario: If Jigglypuff and Mewtwo are to come back, then Lucario will not be included. That would make five characters from the pokemon franchise, and that would be excesive; only the Mario franchise have that many characters, and I think you see the difference between those two.
· Skull Kid: Even knowing how cool he is and would his addition be, and even wishing it as much as I could, I don't really think we're going to see him in Brawl. He just appeared in Majora's Mask (well, he also appeared in OoT, but not as a relevant character), and that was a long time ago. If he was to be added, it should have been in Melee. But I still do not lose hope of seeing him, as unlikely as it is.
If there's any other character I have not analysed and you would like me to, just tell me and I will update my post.
Finally, there's something I have to say. I'm a fervent Isaac supporter, and I would do anything possible for him to get in. But, even if he didn't make it, and some of the characters I said they wouldn't did, I would still be happy. When I get everyday back home from the school, I get to the computer and see Smash Bros Dojo, just to see if there's some new character. I don't really have mi hopes too high for Isaac; but, if I ever say a character that some of you have supported, it will be a great joy for me. Just to think that you dreamed so long for him to be in, and he finally is; I understand what that is, and I'm really looking forward for the characters you like to get in.
