Debate Your Character! (Newcomers AND Unconfirmed Veterans allowed)

Watch the final secret character be a joke.

I've heard the stories of everybody huddled over there computer, looking as Japanese players leaked all the unlockable characters. Everyone sat in anticipation and wondered who the last character was. Several thought it would be Ridley.

Nope, Wolf.
 
That would cause massive Miiverse riots so huge the console would Shut Down for a while.
 
Dr. Javelin said:
i don't really see what the problem is with seven reps. mario has six+ reps and pokemon is just as (if not more) popular
mario
luigi
peach
rosalina
bowser
yoshi
wario?
(donkey kong, diddy kong are kinda mario reps but not exactly)
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If we're not regarding the subseries, there could only be Mariobros, Peach and Bowser, while Wario and Diddy would be definitely absent from this game. Rosalina is still debatable in both cases.
 
Dorayaki said:
Rosalina is still debatable in both cases.
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I think Rosalina is definitely a Mario character. She does not have an game that she is in where you cannot play as Mario. Therefore I don' feel she qualifies as being a subspecies Character. Also, there is no way that Pac-man will have a both a character and an assist trophy. I find it hard to believe already that Pac-man will be in the game. Pac-man is not major enough to be in it. Also, Ms. Pac-man was made by an entirely different company from Pac-man, and than adopted by Namco. If Pac-man somehow gets in, and they find a clever moveset that fits him, they will almost undoubtedly not be able to make Ms. Pac-man unique.
 
GalacticPetey said:
Watch the final secret character be a joke.

I've heard the stories of everybody huddled over there computer, looking as Japanese players leaked all the unlockable characters. Everyone sat in anticipation and wondered who the last character was. Several thought it would be Ridley.

Nope, Wolf.
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How do we know it's the last?
 
CrafterPig said:
GalacticPetey said:
Watch the final secret character be a joke.

I've heard the stories of everybody huddled over there computer, looking as Japanese players leaked all the unlockable characters. Everyone sat in anticipation and wondered who the last character was. Several thought it would be Ridley.

Nope, Wolf.
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How do we know it's the last?
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In every Smash game, you get a message when you unlock all the characters.
 
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Character Name: Paper Mario
Series: Paper Mario
Debut Game: Paper Mario (N64)

Reasons why people don't think this character will make it in:
He comes from a series of Mario RPGs, which are relatively obscure compared to other Mario games, he's just Mario with a redesign, people prefer new characters to copies of existing ones

Rebuttals/Opposite argument to the reasons above:
Obscure characters can still have a chance, especially since Mario is still a very recognizable character, and if we can have two Links then two Marios wouldn't be too bizarre. While he is a redesigned Mario, he has great unique moveset potential, such as utilizing his partners and Pixls from the first three games, and using his Hammer in a variety of ways. He would still be a unique character

Opening statement on why you believe this character should be playable:
Paper Mario, while his most recent game was a flop, would represent an otherwise-perfect series of RPGs. As stated above, his moveset could utilize abilities he gained in the first three games such as Super Hammer (swinging his hammer around in circles), Shell Toss, hiding with Vivian/Bow, using Thoreau to pull opponents closer, and his final smash could be Supernova. Thoughts?
 
On one hand, Paper Mario would be a cool and interesting fighter.

However. We already have five Mario characters. And that's not even counting the sub series like DK, Yoshi, and Wario. I don't want this game to have that many Mario characters.
 
But Mario is the most iconic Nintendo series. I'd say one more Mario newcomer wouldn't hurt. Especially one to represent a Mario spinoff, which Paper Mario would be. I would say Waluigi should also be there to rep the sports spinoffs, but he was deconfirmed so...
 
Yeah, but that doesn't mean it should be overcrowded with them. There's more to Nintendo than Mario, as many people on this forum seem to forget.

What about Metriod? It's a major Nintendo series that only has two reps. One of them isn't even a separate character on the character select screen. That series should get more priority over Mario right now. Hell, I'd much rather play as Ridley than Paper Mario.
 
Paper Mario is literally the only possible chance the Mario RPGs get represented at all in terms of the Roster. Because of that I'd say Paper Mario would get his own symbol like Wario, Yoshi, and DK do because Paper Mario really is a seperate universe from the platformers. Given other then references to retro games in Paper Mario series, there's barely any referral to either games between recent platformers and RPGs. I actually think Paper Mario's still a slight possibility because of this. But I'm not counting on it. Sticker Star could still be a reason they decided to include Paper Mario though.

But you do know that regardless of the reception to Sticker Star. At least one of his moves are going to be related to that game though xP