Which newcomers do you think will (or won't) become mainstays in Smash?

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Magikrazy

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This installment in the Smash Bros series gave us 14 newcomers.

It's incredibly likely that not all of them will appear in the next game.

That being the case, who do you think will/won't?

Here's what I think.

Miis are definitely staying.
I also think Mega Man and Pac-Man are staying.
If Sakurai is returning, Palutena is also staying.
Rosalina, Bowser Jr., Robin, Little Mac, Villager, and Shulk are also likely.
Duck Hunt is possible if Ice Climbers don't return or if there isn't any other retro rep.
Wii Fit Trainer? Maybe.
The rest are a no. Greninja because hardly any Pokémon stay, and the others because they're clones.
 
I realize Falco and Ganondorf became mainstays after debuting as clones.
However, they were revamped and became less cloney.

I can't see how Lucina or Dark Pit could be anything other than clones.
That's probably because I haven't played either game, but I needed more than one cut.
 
Villager- I expect him to be a main stay from here on out.

Mega Man- Assuming relations between Nintendo and Capcom stay positive, he will be back.

Wii Fit Trainer- Will return

Rosalina- Depends if Nintendo is still shoving her into everything when the next Smash game rolls around.

Little Mac- New main stay.

Greninja- Could really go either way. Depends on popularity when the next Smash game is out.

Miis- Never going away as long as they continue to be avatars on Nintendo systems.

Palutena. Definite return.

Pac-Man- Likely, especially if Namco also helps with the next one.

Lucina- Will get cut unless she appears in another FE game.

Robin- Likely to stay.

Shulk- He will return.

Dark Pit- I see him either getting cut or getting a massive moveset overhaul.

Bowser Jr. Likely to return.

Duck Hunt Dog- I'm positive he will be back.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if the clones came back as alternate outfits
 
What I think are Staying
Megaman (If Sonic stayed, Megaman will too)
Pac-Man (Especially if Namco helps with the next one as well)
Mii Fighters (You're in denial if you think they're not going to be Smash staples from now on)
Rosalina (Mario rep)
Bowser Jr. (See Rosalina)
Duck Hunt (He is what ROB is to Brawl, as well as what Mr. Game and Watch was to Melee)
Villager (Animal Crossing has the potential to have two reps given the popularity for Tom Nook or even Resetti. Maybe even Isabelle considering how much we see her. Heck she's going to be playable in Mario Kart 8)
Shulk (He's going to be the Marth and/or Ness of the up and coming Xenoblade franchise. He may not appear much in future installments such as X. But he's the original protagonist of the first game)
Robin (There would be riots if they dare remove the one FE character that isn't just a Blue-haired swordsman)
Palutena (Whether or not Sakurai directs the next one, I think they'll keep Palutena along.)
Little Mac (I don't think I have many doubts about him returning)

Unsure
Wii Fit Trainer (She may return if she really becomes a bit of surprise hit with the fanbase after a good amount of years. But she may lose her novelty by the next game)
Lucina (Even being somewhat clonish gives you some doubts. Lucas and Wolf learned that the hard way. And Lucina unfortunately is far more of a clone compared to Lucas or Wolf.)
Greninja (Pokemon representation is almost never a certainty. It has had the most liberal with it's cuts. With Mewtwo, Pichu, Ivysaur, and Squirtle all being left behind after just one game. You can't be too certain about Greninja. Though Lucario returning in Smash 4 does give some hope)

Who I think (Or admittedly hope) will be cut
Dark Pit (I still stand by that Kid Icarus probably doesn't deserve 3 reps. Though if they have to have one, please replace him with either Medusa or Hades. I feel he's gone for sure if Sakurai doesn't direct the next one. But if he does, he will have a slight chance.)
 
Magikrazy said:
Wolf wasn't even cloney at all.
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Yeah, but so was arguably Lucas. I'm not saying Lucina will end up exactly like what happened to them. But she's far more cloney then they were. And she might be less of a priority (In other words, she might be Smash 4's Roy pretty much).
 
Dark Pit and Lucina will probably be in trouble. Possibly Greninja too. Everyone else I think is here to stay, but you never know.
 
Of the newcomers, I really hope Dark Pit is cut entirely, or at the very least becomes an alt of Pit. They could even give him his own 8 alt colors ala Little Mac wireframe. His inclusion is insulting.

Mega Man and Pac-Man are really on the fence, depending on Capcom's and Namco's stance with Nintendo. Sonic is pretty much a Nintendo IP at this point, so he's likely staying. Nintendo should just buy the Mega Man IP from Capcom anyways, they're not doing anything with it anyways.

Realistically, I say Robin and Lucina will be cut (Lucina for sure), and there will be new characters to promote the new Fire Emblem game if there is one when Smash 5 start development. Ike could substitute for Robin in this case, too.

Greninja is likely going to be one-and-done, as much as I don't like to admit it.

Rosalina or Bowser Jr., one of them will be cut, it's just who becomes more irrelevant fastest. I'm going to say Bowser Jr., unless they decide to not do Koopaling alts next time because that was probably way more trouble than it was worth, imo.

Duck Hunt is on the fence as well, it's not past Sakurai to cut out characters with unique movesets.

It'd be weird to cut out characters like Wii Fit Trainer and Little Mac who are the sole representative of their series, but then again, Sakurai had the gall to remove Ice Climbers and every single mention of Mother 3 minus ported Brawl trophies, so they might not be safe either. I say WFT is the most unsafe, and that Villager is most safe.

As much as I don't like or care for Miis, they're likely staying.

Of the vets, I think Toon Link and Dr. Mario, with the latter likely being the most possible (and we do not need eight Mario reps).