Posted by Zargon 19 of Gamefaqs
Before ZSS's was confirmed to be playable from the star via the r button, I might not have considered them. But now that we know that all of the characters who are tied to one another CAN be selectable from the start, one way or another, I am quite willing to acknowladge a 39 character roster!
And don't start complaining that most of those don't have down b moves... they DO!!! They just happen to use it to turn into ANOTHER CHARACTER. And the fact that they share the same final smash? Well, we shouldn't be duping these tied together characters for THAT now should we (eyes falco, fox, and maybe wolf).
And consider ZSS! She is really truley a full character, with a down b that doesn't change her, and a final smash of her own. She just happens to change character when she does that.... and I know alot of you (not me) are gonna go super purist, and not use smashballs at all. So what's the big deal?
What were our predictions/hopes for the roster count back before the leaks? Around 40 characters... well guess what? This is AROUND 40 characters, not even SLIGHTY around... if I were Sakurai, I woulda just said "eh, what the hell" (or the japanese equivalent thereof), and thrown in Mewtwo for good measure. Reason I think he took him out, actually, is so that Pokemon would not have more reps than any series... currently the only other one with 4 is Mario... which has tons more spinoff characters anyway (Wario, Yoshi, DK, Diddy). Hehe.. and with Pokemon Trainer and Shiek, it really DOES has more characters, which leads me back to my original point....
Kirby has hats for all of these characters, so I think you should have a heart for all of them. We have a 39 roster game here, people. BE HAPPY!!!