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Bassoonist

Bassoonist

Smash Master
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42-45 is what I'm hoping for. Honestly I don't know what to expect.
 
Neo M.J

Neo M.J

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Oct 4, 2005
Messages
159
I hope 36-40 max. Anymore and I doubt it will be easy to make things balanced and kinda makes it hard to pick a main.
 
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Lemon Drop

Smash Lord
Joined
May 16, 2006
Messages
1,286
Location
KY, USA
Bare Minimum - 30
Happy with - 35 +
Truely - 40

23 characters confirmed so far and 25 movesets revealed(PT). So we technically only have 1 less character than we do in Melee. Shiek though if ever revealed or any veterans return we will then have officially just as many character or than SSBM.
 
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EPX2

Smash Ace
Joined
Sep 30, 2007
Messages
557
Gerudo Warrior said:
32 -36

we don't need smash overloaded with character
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At the same, we don't need a massively underwhelming roster. 32 is simply too low, considering how long they've had to work on the game and the fact that, as Zevox mentioned, they're working on a modified version of the Melee framework.

I'm expecting around 40, with around 42/43 (transformations and PT's Pokemon notwithstanding) characters exactly (depending on whether Lucario gets in or not, seeing as how Meowth's been confirmed to be a Pokeball Pokemon). However, that's including every single character from Melee (since I don't really want to see any veterans excluded), so that could easily become 38 or so. Even so, there's still a few more newcomers I could see being added in place of any possible veteran omissions, so ~40 is still the magic number for myself.
 
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Alex Tcp

Smash Journeyman
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Oct 15, 2007
Messages
231
Location
Canada, (ya I know ted)
I am hoping for about 50, but I downside to having more than that if they pull it off, I mean when Smash Bros 4 comes, there's gonna be even more characters, so there's no reason to slow down, and what if it the character you really want to make it that gets taken out?
 
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ssbmaster2007

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Feb 16, 2007
Messages
254
I'm thinking there may be around 40 characters, it'd make for a nice, even number, but if there are either less or more than that, I guess I'd expect there to be more, I think falling short of 40 would be a bit disappointing considering that the game will have been in development for well over 2 years.

I'd say it is highly likely that we already know more than half of the characters that will be in it already, because I doubt there will be over 45 playable characters in the game, though I can't rule that out entirely, Brawl is going to be an absolutely huge game, so it is possible.

I feel quite positive that another character will be confirmed this week, seeing as there was no character confirmation, newcomer or veteran, last week, as I had expected. If there is no character confirmation this week, it will have been 2 full weeks straight of updates without one, which is unlikely.

As for who the character confirmation might be? Even though the last character confirmed was a newcomer, I'm going out on a limb and saying it will be another newcomer, I am hoping for it to be Lucario.

They've confirmed potential other playable Pokémon characters to be Poké Ball characters, one after another. Munchlax, Deoxys, and Meowth, all confirmed to be in Poké Balls, I doubt Lucario will be in one, though I do wonder why they have gone so long without confirming him...
 
Oasis_S

Oasis_S

Smash Legend
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Minimum: 35
I want: 42
Maximum: 50

Although I want 42, I think 38 sounds rather realistic.
 
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Banana_Dragon

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Jul 17, 2007
Messages
326
Location
Belgium
I'm pretty sure I already posted my thoughts on this in another thread but oh well, it fits here as well.

There's 23 confirmed on the Dojo, that is so far the only "fact" we can go by.
I "assume" (emphasis on the assumption to avoid whining flames) the following will return:
Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, Jigglypuff, Luigi, Mewtwo, Mr. Game and Watch. This would bring the total amount of characters to 29.
The following characters I "think" will be added:
Krystal, Ridley (I am aware of the size argument so repeating it will only make you a whiner without a cause), another FE rep (my "guess" is Micaiah), Megaman (or another 3rd party character). This brings the total amount of characters to 33.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised to see the following characters:
Another Pokémon (my guess would be Lucario), one or two more retro characters (Balloon Fighter and Mach Rider come to mind), another Mario rep (could be many in my opinion), Sheik, another F-Zero rep (don't know enough about the franchise to formulate a thought out opinion on this), Captain Olimar.
This would bring the total amount of characters to 40.

Hence, my guess would be 33 to 40 characters. Personally I think 36 or 38... Don't ask why, just a gut feeling.
 
Storm Eagle

Storm Eagle

Smash Lord
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Germany
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I think, the perfect ammount of Fighters to choose from would be 38. It just feels comfortable. :)
 
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LemonKing

Smash Journeyman
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Aug 14, 2007
Messages
246
Location
Pennsylvania
Well, if they have enough time to put in random game modes, stickers, create-a-stage, completely customizable mode, huge single-player mode, and the ability to go online, then I don't see why they can't have a ton of characters.

Diversity makes the game fun, and I think it's obvious that most people want more diverse characters not more diverse game modes. I also believe that Sakurai knows that to be true.

You don't see a whole lot of "500 MAN BRAWL 4 BRAWL!" Threads going around here.
 
Ferro De Lupe

Ferro De Lupe

Smash Lord
Joined
May 12, 2006
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For all of you who are shooting around the 30-35 range:

Currently, there are 23 characters that are officially confirmed. For the sake of consistency, we're going to treat Zero Suit Samus as her own character, as Sakurai does on his website, and ditto for Sheik, assuming she'll stay the way she was in Melee.

Now, let's start adding to that number. There are three "No ****" characters, and those are Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, and Luigi. They've been in since SSB64, they have their respective icons (Really only important to Falcon, but still), they're in. I would also include Ness in this category, but with the inclusion of Lucas, his position is kind of up in the air. I still feel here's in, just not in the "No ****" category. Our total is now 26.

Now, thanks to the interview with Eiji Aonuma, Ganondorf and Sheik are pretty much in as well. Who else from Melee is probably returning? It's logical to say none of the clones in their current form, at least, and if the clone can't be fleshed out, they're out. I'm looking at you, Pichu, Dr. Mario, and Young Link. What about Falco and Roy? I'm not seeing Roy coming back, as he was pretty much a promotional character. Falco was much more popular, but it'd be pretty hard to make him different than Fox, considering Fox himself has a made up moveset to begin with. Let's play it safe (for now,) and say neither are in. Total is now 28.

We have a few stragglers from Melee still waiting. Game and Watch is all but in, even without the strong backing thanks to the icon theory. Mewtwo? Probably. He's the only non-"cute" Pokemon, and if reworked, he could be very interesting, I say he's coming back. I'll also toss Ness in here, because, honestly, it's not so farfetched that he and Lucas can be in. And Marth? Despite his appearance to Marth, Ike is quite a bit different than our blue haired friend, and I say which a slight rework, he could be both fresh and new, with him and Ike leading Fire Emblem. Total is now 32.

So on to the new characters from existing series that are all but shoe ins. Krystal from StarFox was confirmed to be in the game thanks to her voice actress leaking the detail, and while it's not known if she'll be playable, I think the chance is very high. Ridley also fits in this category, both rounding off and filling up the starved Metroid series. And you know what, DK needs a villain, and King K. Rool is pretty popular. Let's count him. Now, that's playing it pretty safe, but still adds +3, so we're now at 35.

We also know there has to be at least ONE more new series, and for the sake of probability, I'm saying it's Olimar from Pikmin. Could be anyone, but I feel he has the highest chances. And don't forget Animal Crossing! They have a stage, an item, music, everything. To say they won't have a character is silly.

So, playing it highly safe, we landed upon 37. That's huge. Wolf, Bowser Jr., Wolf Link + Midna, Lucario, Falco reworked, etc. are all VERY viable characters, so we're exceeded 40 at this point. Now add in characters I'm sure will surprise us, such as from some retro game, or maybe a 3rd party that takes us by surprise, and it is VERY safe to say that a number such as 45 is not only realistic, but highly probable.
 
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TheMastermind

Smash Ace
Joined
Jul 16, 2007
Messages
516
Theres already 37 characters that are 98% confirmed and are completely obvious.
I bet there will be 52 characters in the game though.
 
tafutureboy

tafutureboy

Smash Ace
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Sep 9, 2007
Messages
867
Location
Texas
As many a they can do...........but lets not put in characters that dont belong (can someone say Dr. mario or Pichu)
 
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