The issue with Arvis being considered goes back to the whole relevancy/recency argument. Sure, Roy was included back with Marth (in order to advertise FE as part of a plan to bring it overseas) and was planned for Brawl, but he didn't make it I imagine because they wanted to develop more recent and recognizable characters first (in this case Ike). It also doesn't help that Roy wasn't in any games that were released overseas (barring his DLC appearance in Awakening). Arvis has the same issue, he's from a much older game than Awakening, and is also from a game that was never released outside of Japan and thus is probably not well known or recognized internationally as a character from Awakening or the other international Fire Emblem titles. Keep in mind that the inclusion of a character more often than not is for the sake of hype-building in addition to being a fun and unique entry to the game.
That really wasn't my point, people brought up several villains which really aren't that relevant anymore either. Plus, Awakening's style in my opinion would be perfect to remake the Jugdral games as well. They could even already have plans to remake Jugdral. They may have to tweak a few things, such as not having the first gen characters level up as fast and have most of the first gen return in second gen (to appeal to casuals so they wouldn't be losing characters), but I could see it working out well.
If they want to do another game with the whole "generations" style, a remake of the Jugdral games would be the perfect way to go about it (perhaps with the events of Thracia 776 included). They might have to drop the larger maps aspect of Geneology for it to work, though. But I bring up Arvis because Jugdral has no representation yet, and if they want to represent a non-Awakening game, Jugdral would be the way to go. If they also want to represent a villain, Arvis in my opinion fits it perfectly.
Any reason you chose Leif in particular? I actually like FE5 and Leif a lot, but I was curious if anything made him stand out more than other traditional lords.I think the selling point here is Zephiel's weapon. I would imagine him to be something of a mid-range fighter compared to other Fire Emblem characters. Not particularly fast and not as strong as Ike, but has good pokes and control, thanks to Eckesashs' ranged attack.
Main reason I suggest Arvis over Zephiel is, again, the issue with Jugdral having no representation. And Zephiel I think is way to slow for a playable character, though he could work as a boss instead of the Black Knight (who'd be the more likely candidate if they had a Radiant Dawn based stage). I don't think General-type classes would translate well but I dunno, Sakurai could make it work.
Leif as an Assist for multiple reasons. Leif promoted to Master Knight in Geneology which allows him to use literally anything, plus he was considered for Smash Bros. before Roy. Granted, he could also be suggested for a playable character, too. Like Arvis he can use any weapon and magic. Leif and Arvis are probably the best two picks from Jugdral (Leif is a main character in both games, Arvis is the most well-known antagonist from that series), so the other one could be an Assist... Leif as a Master Knight would be great, for example.
Or they could just represent characters from the single-game series' as Assists. I wouldn't mind a character from both Gaiden and Sacred Stones, too.
The thing with spellcasters, dark magic especially, is they can basically shape it into whatever form they want. Globes of dark power, dark lightning, shockwaves that leave a trail of miasma... You actually have a lot of viable characters who can accomplish the same thing, within Fire Emblem and out. In that regard, I like Celica, Robin, and even Golden Sun's Isaac in that they are also skilled with the sword, and that sexy disjointed hitbox can really open up possibilities from a design standpoint. Gaiden is, in my opinion, an awesome game and I would kill to have Celica, but a good reason why I rather have Robin is because she could appeal to fans internationally. Granted, if Nintendo wants to localize/remake Gaiden, all the better.
I'd love the idea of a character who uses both a weapon and magic. However, I would also like a character that JUST uses magic. The closest to that is Zelda, and that doesn't even apply to her anymore now that she can summon phantom (and technically, it never did, because she could transform into Sheik who was entirely physical). Isaac I definitely want, but I'd also like a rep whose entirely magic and FE is perfect for that.[/quote]
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