Characters that have yet to be revealed on the 35 list, and why I think they're in:
Ganondorf - Was in Twilight Princess, is popular, has a good chance to have a non-clone moveset, was in SSBM
Young/WW Link - I'm thinking WW, just had Phantom Hourglass, which could give him some cool new moves
Captain Falcon - Was in SSB, F-Zero needs a character
Falco - Was popular in SSBM, was in a few games since SSBM
Wolf - Has been asked for by plenty of people, could be the heavy of the Star Fox set, has potential for a unique moveset
ROB - Needs that one "out of whack" choice, ROB has been in quite a few games lately, NOT THE STAR FOX VERSION
Marth - Different enough from Ike, still popular in Japan, Was in SSBM
Game and Watch - Unique enough, Was in SSBM, well liked
Characters that aren't on the 35 list, and why I think they aren't in:
Krystal: My pick for most likely to screw up the 35 list, but the two games she was in weren't very well received, and aside from furries, not a very popular character.
Mega Man: Basically confirmed out of it by Imafune. 'Nuff said.
K Rool: Far too many different versions of the character, no good moveset for any one of them.
Issac: I still don't get why people say he should be in. Not a popular enough series, and all the other characters at least have some nostalgia value.
Ganondorf - Was in Twilight Princess, is popular, has a good chance to have a non-clone moveset, was in SSBM
Young/WW Link - I'm thinking WW, just had Phantom Hourglass, which could give him some cool new moves
Captain Falcon - Was in SSB, F-Zero needs a character
Falco - Was popular in SSBM, was in a few games since SSBM
Wolf - Has been asked for by plenty of people, could be the heavy of the Star Fox set, has potential for a unique moveset
ROB - Needs that one "out of whack" choice, ROB has been in quite a few games lately, NOT THE STAR FOX VERSION
Marth - Different enough from Ike, still popular in Japan, Was in SSBM
Game and Watch - Unique enough, Was in SSBM, well liked
Characters that aren't on the 35 list, and why I think they aren't in:
Krystal: My pick for most likely to screw up the 35 list, but the two games she was in weren't very well received, and aside from furries, not a very popular character.
Mega Man: Basically confirmed out of it by Imafune. 'Nuff said.
K Rool: Far too many different versions of the character, no good moveset for any one of them.
Issac: I still don't get why people say he should be in. Not a popular enough series, and all the other characters at least have some nostalgia value.