Who was the least wanted character in Smash history?

[QuintonShark8714]

There's 2 types of characters, most wanted ones (King K. Rool, Ridley, etc.) and the least wanted ones (Dr. Mario, Dark Pit, Corrin, etc.)

 

[Arthur97]

Well, Piranha Plant was technically the least wanted probably. Least wanted does not necessarily equal least liked.

 

[QuintonShark8714]

Well, Piranha Plant was technically the least wanted probably. Least wanted does not necessarily equal least liked.

true

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

With the Duck Hunt dog, you had a hard time finding anyone that even liked the idea of playing as him, let alone with a duck helping.

 

[WumboTheSecond]

I didn't even know what ROB was until he was a character in smash...

 

[Arthur97]

Hmm, R.O.B. and Duck Hunt do put the first part of my previous statement in question. Especially R.O.B. as most people probably didn't consider a peripheral much if at all.

 

[noahk777]

Its probably actually Snake, just because nobody would have considered him before he was added.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Duck Hunt was the most pleasant surprise for me. I didn't even consider the Duck Hunt duo before hand, but after seeing how they play, seeing them get in, and their long return, it was a delight surprise non the less.

 

[Crystanium]

I voted Bayonetta, Corrin, Dr. Mario, and Pichu. These are more of my personal distaste for these characters. I find Dr. Mario and Pichu to be especially unnecessary. As for this Joker character . . .

#notmyjoker

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I voted Bayonetta, Corrin, Dr. Mario, and Pichu. These are more of my personal distaste for these characters. I find Dr. Mario and Pichu to be especially unnecessary. As for this Joker character . . .

#notmyjoker

As much as I love doc, yeah he was completely unnecessary to add to the roster. Pichu as well.

 

[Storm0943]

I mean, who asked for Wii Fit Trainer? Even Dr.Mario. Piranha Plant seems fun though, even though it probably is the least wanted charcter

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I mean, who asked for Wii Fit Trainer? Even Dr.Mario. Piranha Plant seems fun though, even though it probably is the least wanted charcter

I didn't wanted Piranha Plant, but he looks fun to play and I'm going to check him out when he releases.

 

[Khao]

Considering Mr. Game & Watch is technically a Smash-original concept, I'm pretty sure there was literally not a single person on earth who wanted him before they even knew he existed. Every other character, even like, Corrin, or Piranha Plant, I think it's safe to assume there was at least one person somewhere in the world who wanted them, haha.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Considering Mr. Game & Watch is technically a Smash-original concept, I'm pretty sure there was literally not a single person on earth who wanted him before they even knew he existed. Every other character, even like, Corrin, or Piranha Plant, I think it's safe to assume there was at least one person somewhere in the world who wanted them, haha.

Mr. Game & Watch is basically the Game & Watch represented as a fighter. He isn't a original Smash character by any means.

 

[Sudz]

He isn't a original Smash character by any means.

Except by means of him literally being a composite character that was created for Smash, making him an original Smash character by definition

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Except by means of him literally being a composite character that was created for Smash, making him an original Smash character by definition

I guess so... you have a point there.

 

[Zubyyyy]

This thread is quickly gonna turn from 'Least Wanted (Least Likely)' to 'Least Wanted (IHATETHISCHARACTERWHYARETHEYINTHEGAME)'

 

[Wyoming]

I feed off this thread

 

[QuintonShark8714]

This thread is quickly gonna turn from 'Least Wanted (Least Likely)' to 'Least Wanted (IHATETHISCHARACTERWHYARETHEYINTHEGAME)'

true lol

 

[Crystanium]

Except by means of him literally being a composite character that was created for Smash, making him an original Smash character by definition

Mr. G&W's moveset is based on pre-existing concepts from his games. Unless you're fine with treating (just about) every character as a Smash original, since (just about) every character performs abilities not originally found in their own series. Sure, you could point to most special attacks, but that's about it.

 

[Luigifan18]

This thread is quickly gonna turn from 'Least Wanted (Least Likely)' to 'Least Wanted (IHATETHISCHARACTERWHYARETHEYINTHEGAME)'

true lol

Was it ever really "Least Wanted"? It looks more like "Least Expected" to me.

 

[Sudz]

Mr. G&W's moveset is based on pre-existing concepts from his games. Unless you're fine with treating (just about) every character as a Smash original, since (just about) every character performs abilities not originally found in their own series. Sure, you could point to most special attacks, but that's about it.

His moveset is based on pre-existing concepts from multiple different games with characters wholly unrelated to one another. Your analogy falls flat.

 

[Madwario]

Piranha Plant and ROB i guess.

Thing is, Piranha Plant is actually pretty cool compared to ROB tho it is quite sad that Sakurai rather want Piranha Plant over Waluigi. I seriously hate ROBs design. Its so bland. Like most SNES and NES accessories.

I mean im not hating on ROB, i dislike Corrin more and i think that there are way too many FE characters in the game now, but ROB? I mean atleast Japanese people asked for anime sword fighters, but did anyone really ask for ROB?

 

[WerdoPerson]

I like that Roy and Mr. G&W have no votes lol

 

[praline]

Well, Piranha Plant was technically the least wanted probably. Least wanted does not necessarily equal least liked.

Nah dude. It’s Roy. Nobody wanted a character that didn’t exist before Melee.

 

[WerdoPerson]

I agree. ROB’s design is quite boring, especially with the gray, but the one with the red arms was kinda nice.

Piranha Plant and ROB i guess.

Thing is, Piranha Plant is actually pretty cool compared to ROB. I seriously hate ROBs design. Its so bland. Like most SNES and NES accessories.

 

[WerdoPerson]

Nah dude. It’s Roy. Nobody wanted a character that didn’t exist before Melee.

So they had to exist in the first game?

 

[praline]

So they had to exist in the first game?

Err... what?

 

[Madwario]

ROBs palette swaps are indeed much better than the bland gray one, but i havent actually met one on-line yet.

And Roy is actually like the only anime sword fighter i actually like in this game. His fiery sword, his hair is brown compared to the generic blue hair color most anime sword fighters seem to have, and his design looks like some hero from an old anime videotape.

 

[WerdoPerson]

Err... what?

Melee wasn’t the first smash, they said nobody wanted a character that didn’t exist before Melee. So I was making a joke.

 

[praline]

Melee wasn’t the first smash, they said nobody wanted a character that didn’t exist before Melee. So I was making a joke.

I mean they were also me.

Roy’s first video game appearance is melee, before his Fire Emblem game came out.

 

[WerdoPerson]

ROBs palette swaps are indeed much better than the bland gray one, but i havent actually met one on-line yet.

And Roy is actually like the only anime sword fighter i actually like in this game. His fiery sword, his hair is brown compared to the generic blue hair color most anime sword fighters seem to have, and his design looks like some hero from an old anime videotape.

I agree with you. I quite like Roy. He’s the most unique of the fire emblem characters (besides Corrin and Robin) in the game. He’s the only one without blue hair, furry swords always cool, and he’s just a lot of fun to play.

 

[Crystanium]

His moveset is based on pre-existing concepts from multiple different games with characters wholly unrelated to one another. Your analogy falls flat.

That's not the point. The point is a character like Captain Falcon never had the moves he displayed in SSB. Same with Zero Suit Samus. Even Ganondorf hardly represents his most basic abilities fans have seen. This means most (if not all) characters are Smash originals.

 

[WerdoPerson]

I mean they were also me.

Roy’s first video game appearance is melee, before his Fire Emblem game came out.

I was making a joke. Jebus.

 

[Madwario]

Yeah i guess i like him because of all the English dubbed anime tapes i used to watch as a kid. The first time i played Melee, i had no clue who this guy was but i played him just because of his design. Like Captain Falcon. I didnt even know where he was from and just mained him because of his moves and design.

 

[WerdoPerson]

That's not the point. The point is a character like Captain Falcon never had the moves he displayed in SSB. Same with Zero Suit Samus. Even Ganondorf hardly represents his most basic abilities fans have seen. This means most (if not all) characters are Smash originals.

I agree, aside from the Pokemon (in which some moves abilities are completely changed) most of the fighters moveswts came from this game.

 

[WerdoPerson]

Yeah i guess i like him because of all the English dubbed anime tapes i used to watch as a kid. The first time i played Melee, i had no clue who this guy was but i played him just because of his design. Like Captain Falcon. I didnt even know where he was from and just mained him because of his moves and design.

That’s what I did too. My first game was Brawl cause ya know, I was uncultured, but I played all the cool looking characters without knowing who they were.

 

[Khao]

Mr. Game & Watch is basically the Game & Watch represented as a fighter. He isn't a original Smash character by any means.

Right, he's not truly "original", as all Game & Watch games he takes from were already a thing. But the idea of Mr. Game & Watch, being specifically a character composed of multiple references to multiple games that feature different characters with different specialties, didn't really exist. Soooo maybe someone somewhere wanted a character from the Game & Watch games. But I don't think it's very likely that someone specifically wanted a compilation of Game & Watch games given an identity in the form of a new character named "Mr. Game & Watch", because holy **** that person would be a an amazing visionary.

Mr. G&W's moveset is based on pre-existing concepts from his games. Unless you're fine with treating (just about) every character as a Smash original, since (just about) every character performs abilities not originally found in their own series. Sure, you could point to most special attacks, but that's about it.

But it's not the same. You're talking about "his games", but there's really no Game & Watch game actually featuring Mr. Game & Watch; the characters in those games are in fact, all different. Game & Watch doesn't take content from all his appearances, he takes content from a wide set of different characters accross different games.

And that's where the Mario comparison kind of falls apart.

Mario basically takes elements from all his appearances, but he's still Mario, he does Mario things, and he references different incarnations of Mario, who are all still Mario. To make him an equivalent to Mr. Game & Watch, he'd have to be someone like "Mr. Nintendo Entertainment System," and have a bunch of animations referencing a whole bunch of different NES games and characters, because that's what Mr. Game & Watch does. The only real difference between a theoretical Mr. NES to Mr. G&W, is that NES characters are a lot more recognizable than G&W characters, so the concept would be way harder to pull off while giving the character a generic, unified, non-specific design.

 

[PF9]

I would say Wolf to me was my least-wanted character. As I have said before, Krystal would have made a better addition in Brawl due to being more unique. The fact that she's an AT in Ultimate has likely set her chances to be playable back another 10 years (exactly how long I've already been waiting for her).

 

[Deleted member]

Plant, is that even a ****ing question? He wasn't a bad addition at all but did anyone look at Plant and go "wow that **** needs to be in smash now asap" whereas I'm sure SOMEBODY out there said "man Dark pit would be a sick Pit clone"