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>Marth Clones
extravagant luxury for a niche series
>Pichu, Mewtwo
there's already a lot of Genwun rep as it is, especially with Trainer really being three fighters in one
>Snake
semi-iconic to Smash, but no real significant history with Nintendo
>Lucas
not a priority due to his Japan-only nature and close moveset to Ness
>ROB, Duck Hunt
this hurt for me and just came down to fat-cutting, and prioritizing Mr. Game and Watch as the vintage hardware rep due to seniority
>Toon Link
3 Links is too much (I'll elaborate in a followup post)
>Wii Fit Trainer
the Miis are better Wii representation, since they're still relevant
>Rosalina
not a critical Mario character anymore
>Bowser Jr/Koopalings
similar to Rosalina, at least as of recent years
>Ryu/Ken/Terry/Kazuya
fighting game controls in Smash are too clumsy
>Cloud/Sephiroth/Sora
some of the most un-Nintendo picks possible, as funny of a dunk as they were on PSABR
>Corrin
nobody fucking likes him
>Bayonetta
shill rep nobody likes now that she's not OP
>Isabelle
she's not really as much of the AC mascot anymore
>Plant
fucking duh
>Joker
similar notes to Cloud, plus they cheaped out with his moveset
>Hero
my iffiest cut; I'd be willing to exchange him for Ike
>Banjo
this one hurts me the most, but Sakurai phoned his moveset in, and Ultimate was mostly just a pity "now or never" moment for him
>Byleth
they'll inevitably have a new shill pick anyway
>Min-Min
easily the biggest wet fart pick in Smash
>Steve
despite his industry significance, he doesn't carry enough Smash clout (compfaggery notwithstanding) to warrant returning