Not only that, he used to be a cage fighter before he set up shot.
Well....
I don't know about the truth behind
that particular piece of info...
However, I can establish based on his routine that he does have impressive stamina, strength, and technique. The manner in which he stocks objects of various weight and size, moving them not only around his shop but also up a flight of stairs, and the manner in which he's able to move while carrying a heavy load, plus being able to come to a complete stop without being overpowered by its momentum...
...it leads me to believe that he's in great shape. Add to that his own 'ordnance' of hardware available at his shop, shovels, fishing rods, paint buckets, couches, fridges, bug-catching nets, etc., and you've got a fairly dangerous fighter.
Add in to all of that the concept of him suddenly zipping across the stage with a delivery cart full of heavy objects and you've got a bulldozing fighter. Add in to
that the fact that he's a tanuki, and you've got someone who can also flutter his tail to slow his descent (think of Mario's 'slow landing' ability in Mario Bros. 3) or turn into a stone statue as a defensive measure (think tanuki suit). On top of
that, consider his ability to hurl cute little leaves that transmogrify into furniture mid-flight, dealing random damage based on what type of object they turn into (i.e., fridge, pillow, stove, bed, chair, etc.) That, to me, sounds like a pretty good wealth of data with which to make an excellent fighter, and a great representation of the Animal Crossing series.
...And I still love the idea of his Final Smash involving him whipping out a GameCube, punching the reset button on it, and summoning forth a demonic Mr.Resetti, who bursts out of the stage wielding dual-pick-axes and giving off firey trails, slashing randomly at your competition...
Makes me giddy to think of it.
