Basically, a what-if where if I worked on Smash Ultimate and decided the roster of opponents in All-Star Match battle events, this is what I'd go with:
- All-Star Match 1: Beat eight fighters: , , , , , , , and in that order.
- All-Star Match 2: Beat eight fighters: , , , , , , , and in that order.
- All-Star Match 3: Beat eight fighters: , , , , , , , and in that order.
- All-Star Match 4: Beat eight fighters: , , , , , , :ultrobin, and in that order.
- All-Star Match 5: Beat eight fighters: , , , , , , , and in that order.
- All-Star Match 6: Beat eight fighters: , , , , , , , and in that order.
- All-Star Match 7: Beat eight fighters: , , , , , , , and in that order.
- Penultimate All-Star Match: Beat twelve fighters: , , , , , , , , , , , and in that order.
- The FINAL Final Battle: Beat , , , , , , , , , and in that order. (Yeah. I'd turn the true final event match into an all-star match battle event since we've got enough fighters for it now.)
All-Star Match 1 features the eight original starter characters, all 8 have been in every Smash game without being excluded, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 2 features all of the eight fighters who debuted in Melee and have never been excluded since, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 3 features eight fighters who debuted in Brawl and have never been excluded since, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 4 features eight first-party fighters who debuted in 3DS/Wii U who possess unique movesets, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 5 features eight fighters who were cut from one or more Smash games after their debut and didn't make a return before Ultimate or DLC, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 6 features eight 3DS/Wii U fighters who debuted with non-unique movesets, as DLC, or as guest stars. The non-unique fighters appear first, followed by the guest star fighters who appeared in the game at base, followed by the DLC fighters ordered from 1st/2nd party, then the guest stars. Within those categories, they are also ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 7 features all the newcomers we know of so far, ordered by their debut appearance.
The Penultimate All-Star Match features twelve veteran fighters who were unlockable secret characters in their first debut appearance in Smash. Unlike the rest, they are ordered in reverse from when they debuted in Smash, starting with the 3DS/Wii U veterans, then the Brawl veterans, then the Melee veterans, and finally the classic veterans.
The FINAL Final Veterans is all the guest stars + Mario. They are ordered in reverse from when they debuted in Smash, starting with the Ultimate newcomers, then the 3DS/Wii U veterans, then the Brawl veterans which is the oldest Smash to feature guest fighters, and finally Mario himself.
All-Star Match 2 features all of the eight fighters who debuted in Melee and have never been excluded since, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 3 features eight fighters who debuted in Brawl and have never been excluded since, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 4 features eight first-party fighters who debuted in 3DS/Wii U who possess unique movesets, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 5 features eight fighters who were cut from one or more Smash games after their debut and didn't make a return before Ultimate or DLC, ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 6 features eight 3DS/Wii U fighters who debuted with non-unique movesets, as DLC, or as guest stars. The non-unique fighters appear first, followed by the guest star fighters who appeared in the game at base, followed by the DLC fighters ordered from 1st/2nd party, then the guest stars. Within those categories, they are also ordered by their debut appearance.
All-Star Match 7 features all the newcomers we know of so far, ordered by their debut appearance.
The Penultimate All-Star Match features twelve veteran fighters who were unlockable secret characters in their first debut appearance in Smash. Unlike the rest, they are ordered in reverse from when they debuted in Smash, starting with the 3DS/Wii U veterans, then the Brawl veterans, then the Melee veterans, and finally the classic veterans.
The FINAL Final Veterans is all the guest stars + Mario. They are ordered in reverse from when they debuted in Smash, starting with the Ultimate newcomers, then the 3DS/Wii U veterans, then the Brawl veterans which is the oldest Smash to feature guest fighters, and finally Mario himself.