Let me start by saying that i say 39 characters because Pokemon Trainer is 3 characters in 1, while Zelda and Samus are each 2 in 1.
Anyway, the point of this thread is to show you my opinion of the final 39 characters in SSBB.
did your favorite veteran/newcomer make it in?
are you happy/disappointed with the final roster?
could it have been better or is pretty much what you expected?
I'm happy with what we have and it seems as though Sakurai did really listen to what we fans wanted.
Diddy Kong
Wario
Toon Link
Pit
Zero-Suit Samus
ROB
Metaknight
King Dedede
Captain Olimar
Wolf
Squirtle
Ivysaur
Charizard
Lucario
Ike
Lucas
Snake
Sonic
Except for maybe ROB, Wolf and Ivysaur those were all really wanted characters that fans wanted. Plus they got rid of some of the most disliked Melee clones Dr.Mario, Roy and Pichu. Seriously Dr.Mario & Pichu?? Wtf were they even doing in Melee? The only other not returning Veteran Mewtwo was not really liked in Melee either. This time we not only got all those big Nintendo icons but also two huge 3rd Party icons aswell, Snake and Sonic.
Now to answer the initial questions:
did your favorite veteran/newcomer make it in?
Of course all my favrioute veterans are in. The newcomers for a Melee sequel i wanted before Brawl was announced were Wario, Diddy Kong, Ridley, King Dedede, Pit and Captain Olimar. Well it looks good for me don't you think so too? Except Ridley they all became playable and even he is in, in from what i've seen my favrioute cutscene and battle in the whole SSE. Well i also wanted Sonic in a Melee sequel after all those rumors of him being playable in Melee but because the Nintendo allstars only thought, he was not on my most wanted list.
are you happy/disappointed with the final roster?
I'm very happy with the roster but slightly dissapointed by the return of a few clones.
could it have been better or is pretty much what you expected?
Lol it could always be better even if it had a 100 totally unique characters roster, they could still have a 101 character roster but let's stay realistic! 39 characters with only 5 clones is good especially thinking of all the other very good stuff they included like the 41(!) stages, the whole SSE, Stage Builder, Assist Trophis, Final Smashes, Online and much more.
I would like to know who agrees with me?