Welcome, guest, smasher, to my mind. If you came here for some ideas and suggestions from a guy who have been playing since launch, you are gladley welcome! Here I will come up with some reasons for what characters I think of, maybe we somewhat think alike?
First off, here comes the obvious ones!
Veterans -
We are now talking about the "cut" characters from previous games. The complete list as of now stands to;
Pichu - (Pokémon Gold & Silver)
Young Link - (TLoZ - Ocarina of Time)
Roy - (Fire Emblem - Binding Blade)
Ice Climbers - (Ice Climbers for the NES)
Squirtle - (Pokémon Red & Blue)
Ivysaur - (Pokémon Red & Blue)
Wolf O'Donnell - (Starfox 64)
Solid Snake - (Metal Gear)
Alright, most of these characters are most likley to return; Ice Climbers, Solid Snake and Wolf. There are also chances of seeing Roy, Ivysaur and Squirtle, as of them being quite unique for the roster. (Roy considerably). Doubts are upon Young Link and Pichu's return, unless Young Link is re-animated to fight with Masks from the "Majora's Mask" game.
Ice Climbers will most likley be the next character revealed after Lucas. Or perhaps from a "Buisniss standpoint" delayed until November, December time, to fit the theme. (So far, Mewtwo and Lucas are 2 months from each other, and thinking that the next one will be 2 months after Lucas.)
Let us go over to the good part... The Newcomers!
Before we go on and tell everyone how much we love Shrek, and Goku would be perfect for Super Smash, let us stay more "Serious". Those listed will not be part of the game. Remember these are "Suggestions" to what we might expect for upcoming DLC characters, and not things that "WILL" happen if the fans demand it, so sorry Shrek, your chances are all "Ogre" now... (sorry)
Anyways, now after playing a while with the current roster, and seeing what we miss, and what could have been a new "fresh" addition, that is what we will be looking into when we make a new character "recruitment" in the poll. So if you wish for Princess Daisy, then I hope for god sake you breathe her everyday, since some of us do not, and yes, we will most likley be dissepointed, but do not make yourself sad because of it, and rather enjoy what new things will come.
I will also not add "Ridley" to the list, because as we know, it is a stage hazard, and same rule goes for Assist Trophies (R.I.P Skull Kid).
My personal want list starts here;
King K. Rool - He is my favourite Nintendo Villain, and the character I have been wanting since Melee. Bummed by his lack of appearences in the Smash World, this is a heavily requested character, and I see it most likley that he will be a playable DLC character, and with all those people requesting him, I think I will pass my vote to another character, because of their chance as well to get a chance!
Chibi-Robo - You heard me! That adorable little robo thing. If you have been playing Super Smash Flash, you know what it is capeable of, and the fact that it will be a good IP representive of the GameCube era together with Animal Crossing and Pikmin, makes me want him even more. I have seen that he has gathered some fans over the year, and it might be the one I will vote for.
Isaac - Golden Sun deserves the representive, and like K. Rool, I really want the character to make an epic return as a playable character, but I do not know much or can even call myself a huge Isaac fan to let my vote go for him, he is a shoe-in, so I will not worry.
Lip - Panel de Pon, the first type of Candy Crush there was, and what a fun game it was. Even if you had to play Yoshi or Pokémon Puzzle Leauge instead of the Japanese original port of the fairies. Lip is still an awesome choice I would like to see part of the game, I do not know if my vote will directly go towards her, but I hope she will get a chance to be there tho.
Inkling - With all the promotion Splatoon is getting, and how fun the game looks, I really took a liking to the Inklings, and now that they also got an Amiibo, I think it is a huge chance that they could represent their series by becoming a DLC character. High chance of my Vote to go to them.
(Ending the reasoning from my own Signature photo, now I will start with other perspectives)
So now comes some more characters, I do not have in my signature, but I rather like, or I see got a chance, or perhaps I just want to discuss, let us start here.
Paper Mario - What an unique flat 2D character this would have become if he became a playable one? ANOTHER MARIO? You may ask, but think about it and how different he would be from any other character in the entire game!
Krystal - A lot of Starfox fans had been waiting for this furry, and I do understand why, so likley she will be considered, but thinking of how popular Wolf is compared to her, I do not think she will be the most likley DLC character.
Captain Toad - It depends on how popular the game will be after a couple of months. If the popularity keeps gaining, I could see there be a chance for Toad to be playable as Captain Toad, but then again there is Toad under Peach's dress, but if you keep dreaming, then it might be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Dixie Kong - A lot of people prefer this hair swinging kong over the giant Croc King, but I am not one of them. Even tho I could see both of them likley, I think Dixie would be a cool alternative version of Diddy Kong, too bad Diddy is the one I despite the most out of all character movesets.
Baby Bros - How would you like it if Baby Mario and Baby Luigi joined the frey together? In a duo sort of playstyle, the like of Ice Climbers. Think of how that could make a new Yoshi representive. I imagine it as a cool idea, that could have a chance, not a big one ofcourse, but a fun one.
Mike Jones - Ever played Star Tropic? No? Well, me neither, but learning about the history of Nintendo, I did come across over the series, and I have seen a lot of ideas and talk of Jones in Smash, even seen some pretty convincinge photo's, so I thought of how cool it actually would be to see the character a playable.
Virus - Remember how I talked about the cool combination between Baby Mario and Baby Luigi just one suggestion ago? How about a new playstyle with the likes of 3 characters at the same time? Getting the villain group from Doctor Mario, Virus their own slot, would bring an unique character design and moveset oppertunity for the game! Just close your eyes and imagine it.
(We end the primar discussion here, and open up for something a bit more "less Nintendo")
Remember in the direct that Iwata said "Video game character" instead of "Nintendo" specificly character? Yeah, I know what I did say earlier about Shrek and Goku, but I am now aiming more for reasonable characters like Rayman and perhaps Banjo Kazooie, let us talk quick about it here!
Rayman - With a trophy in the game, and the great partnership Nintendo and the creators of Rayman is having currently, I could see Rayman be part of the game, pretty much. He is a cool representive that could make a very special and unique character.
Banjo & Kazooie - Every Nintendo 64' fanboy's dream. Unfortuantly they are now owned by Microsoft, who most likley will decline the rights of BK to Nintendo. But, sure, waste/use your vote on them, and hope for the best.
Bomberman - Just think of how cool it would be if Bomberman got to be part of Super Smash Bros? I have always wanted to see Bomberman, but never believed in the chances he had, but now ofcourse, I would be open for it. I have to be realistic tho, and place my first priorities over to the Nintendo characters.
Shovel Knight - I do not know much of Shovel Knight and the 2D platform game he comes from, but for some reason, I really like the design of Shovel Knight, so I would love to see the character actually make the jump to the series.
Professor Layton - We already know that Studio-5 who created Layton wants him to be part of the series, and I could defenently see Layton work in the universe of Super Smash Bros. I do indeed hope that his fans will demand him so that Nintendo would agree to make the character.
Geno - Hate me or love me, but I do indeed support the addition of Geno. I really like the character and have been a fan of him since pre-brawl. The rumours about him returning to Brawl was intense, how sad it was to know that it was not real. Now we got a chance to bring him back, but again, he is in a sticky situation as to Nintendo not having the fully rights to the character.
(Ending all discussion, just a few ending words)
First of all, thank you very much for listening to this Smash Fan's choices. All I can say is that ofcourse I would be satisfied with a S.T.E.A.M character, but I have never been developing much attention into the series to know how it work, but I would be fine with it. Also if you knew me from before you would be shocked to not find any F-Zero relative suggestions, the truth is, even tho I love F-Zero, I have to admit that the chances of a new F-Zero rep is pretty slim, so I try to be optimistic and realistic at the same time!
I am torned of who I will choose, but I think that my vote goes for the Inklings to make an entrance in the series. I am just wating to see.