I would be 100% ok with this list. I am expecting either Banjo or Steve from Minecraft. I reeaaaalllly want Sora over the DQ hero, even though chances are slim. Shantae would be a pretty sweet rep, and Geno sadly doesnt seem possible as 2 squenix reps basically knocks him out with more popular choices. That and Im sure Paper Mario would be a better overall Mario RPG rep if one was considered at all as Square doesnt need to be involved.
Because he's adorable and drinks his apple juice to be strong.
I dream of Samus having a killer zoning game. I don't know what you're talking about.
I know right? Marx or Adeline would have way more interesting movesets than mook who pokes people with spear.
Personally, I'd swap Waluigi for a Rhythm Heaven character. But overall, I don't think most people would object to this.
A different name wouldn't hurt. Meta Knight isn't Masked Sword Blue Kirby for a reason.
Straightforward? He can drag characters almost across the entire stage, mutilate people with a 70% tail skewer, shoot out volleys of fireballs, etc. Ridley's got the history, moveset, and design to back up his spot in Smash.
I refuse to believe Lanky and Sans are talented singers.
It's still a lot more popular than many other third-party franchises in Japan. And with Yo-kai Watch 4 coming out for Switch, the series could start picking back up again. It'd be the best choice for a Level-5 rep, and it'd also be in Nintendo's interest since they publish the Yo-kai Watch games outside of Japan. It'd probably be more unique than most other potential characters, too.
That's mostly how I feel about those characters too (Jibanyan's the only one that I'd truly love to see, and I've also been rooting for a Dragon Quest fighter 'cause it feels like such a glaring omission), but I'm trying to guess what's most likely, not what I'd most want (I'd have thrown Rex, Chorus Kids, and Tails on there if that was the case).
You could say the same for Villager, couldn't you? It seems like the character is largely known as "Yūsha" in Japan (along with other Dragon Quest protagonists) despite technically having a name, and the equivalent here is "Hero" (which also seems to be used in place of "Erdrick" in merchandising). And "Hero" covers more bases than "Erdrick" anyway, 'cause it can refer to any Dragon Quest protagonist (multiple of which could be represented as alts).
I also think it'd be down to either Jill or Chris, but I'm not completely convinced that Jill would definitely be chosen over Chris given that Chris seems like he has more prominence in the series. Could they work as echo fighters of each other, I wonder? I honestly have no idea, as someone who's not very familiar with Resident Evil.
Do you want Bandanna Dee, or do you want a Kirby character and the best option would be Bandanna Dee?
I believe Kirby Star Allies is gonna help the case for other Kirby characters going forward. I honestly believe Kirby fans just want Bandana Dee because he was the only viable Kirby character left for a long time.
And this is where I fundamentally disagree.
I wouldn't describe any other Smash character as a villager (besides Isabelle, who wasn't in Smash 4), whereas half the roster could be called a hero. Yuusha has a more specific meaning in Japanese that doesn't really translate; "hero" is fine for a DQ class name, but he'd need something a bit more unique as a Smash character.
What do you find interesting about Bandana Dee, specifically?
Prince Fluff with a Kirby's Epic Yarn moveset was one of my wishes for Smash 4. Seems like the train already parted on that one.
He's not that easy, unless they go with the Dark Samus route and just ignore everything unique about him.
You misunderstand.
What do you think would happen in the event that we got a Dragon Quest Hero fighter in Smash, which was Erdrick as the default plus at least one other DQ protagonist (like, say, the Hero from XI), and in Japan both/all characters are called Yūsha. That's a likely scenario for the names in Japan, is it not? Then what happens for the names outside of Japan? Do they just call them all Hero outside of Japan too, or give them individual names (Erdrick, Luminary, etc.)? I could see it going either way.
