>Nintendo asks you to reduce the Smash Bros. roster to 50 characters
Who do you cut anon?

>>713635542 (OP)
trannysmash

Post a blank roster template, I'm not finding one myself.

>trannysmash

>>713635542 (OP)
All of them. Just have 50 versions of mario and call it a day.

>>713636142
lmfao tranny mad

>lmfao tranny mad

>>713636103

Based on nothing but personal bias toward how much I like the character or how they play.

I think the goal is to keep the core characters and get rid of the excess, it's why N64 smash worked despite having almost no characters. Also this isn't dragon ball sparking zero even if the playerbase is similar looking

>>713635542 (OP)
Here you go.
Mostly tried to keep the most iconic and unique of the characters/movesets.

>>713635542 (OP)
Cut Pokémon, cut Fire Emblem
>BUT ANON THOSE AREN'T FAIR SACRIFICES
Cut Wario, Donkey Kong roster, and cut all echoes since they half-assed the concept. Ez

>>713637537
Jigglypuff has no business being in a roster with so many cuts. The muh original 12 autism needs to die.

>>713637871
The only reason to keep Puff is Hungrybox, and he's only relevant for Melee autists or iPad kids that watch him play Ultimate on YouTube

>>713636546
Cut:
>Dark Samus
>Daisy
>Dr Mario
>Pichy
>Young Link
>Roy
>Chrom
>Dark Pit
>Zero Suit
>Ike
>ROB
>Toon Link
>Wolf
>Villager
>Wii Fit
>Rosalina
>Greninja
>Palutena
>Robin
>Duck Hunt
>Ryu
>Ken
>Cloud
>Corrin
>Bayo
>Inkling
>Ridley
>Simon
>Richter
>Isabelle
>Incineroar
>Piranha
>Joker
>Hero
>Terry
>Byleth
>Min Min
>Steve
>Sephiroth
>Pyra/Mythra
>Kazuya
>Sora

It's ok guys, next one will have AI animations. This means we can have 500 character roster since AI will be doing animations. Game will be 80 dollars because you will respect the value.

>>713635542 (OP)
Just take the top 50 of this ranking.

>>713637321
>>713637537
>>713637597
I think there's value keeping the miis desu, it's a kino gimmick if you are a kid and Nintendo will make DLC costumes

>>713638662
Miis gotta go because we want the game to be good again

>>713635542 (OP)
Nuke pretty much everyone from after brawl and brawls guest characters. Add the new relevant Nintendo IPs that were added like inkling and now the roster is better

remove projectiles

>>713635542 (OP)
Here's what I came up with. My intent was to retain characters from well-known series' first and foremost, and to a lesser extent, preserve as many unique or interesting characters gameplay-wise.

>>713637537
>Literal whos like Wolf and Ice Climbers stay
>Cuts Mewtwo, Megaman, Pac-Man, Inkling and Steve
?

>>713635542 (OP)
Anyone that’s essentially just a clone of another character and just make them an alt skin instead

>>713635542 (OP)
Anyone who removes duck hunt is gay. Light guns are what made nintendo transition from toys to video games to begin with.

>>713635542 (OP)
Surprising tough ask, but I found it interesting to narrow it down. The last 10-15 cuts weren't deserved at all. I tried to balance icons with unique movesets with some consideration to how significant to Smash they've been in. I think the worst cuts were reducing Ryu to being the sole fighting game rep.

>>713638656
Star Fox is completely dead and buried wow

>>713637321
>"Based on nothing but personal weeb nature."

Yes, you're the problem.

>>713635542 (OP)
Cuts:
>Mario
>Link
>Pikachu
>Kirby
>Yoshi
>Samus
>DK
>Fox
>Luigi
>Ness
>Jigglypuff
>Peach
>Zelda
>Falco
>Ganondorf
>Young Link
>Marth
>Roy
>Mewtwo
>Pichu
>Bowser
>Meta Knight
>King Dedede
>Wario
>Olimar
>Pokemon Trainer
>Snake
>Sonic
>Toon Link
>Bowser Jr.
>Greninja
>Little Mac
>Ike
>Robin
>Villager
>Byleth

>>713638656
>Diddy
Damn, they must *really* hate Monkey Flip, and Banana.

>>713639406
Dunk Hunt is kino but I think you cut them from the trio of Game & Watch, R.O.B. and Duck Hunt. 2 out of the 3 have to stay that's a non-negotiable though.

>>713638656
>luigi is F
>diddy is G
yeah we already knew that japanese have terrible taste for vidya

>>713635542 (OP)
>Hello /v/ I am a huge faggot please rape my face

>>713639795
Eh, ROB feels less important to me, but his moveset is better, I'll give you that

How you should rank who is worthy to stay:
>Gaming relevance first (Mario, Link, Sonic etc.)
>Interesting movesets second (Olimar, Pokemon Trainer, Hero etc.)
>Smash relevance third (Captain Falcon, Meta Knight, Bayonetta etc.)
>Nintendo psyops last (Marth, R.O.B., Game & Watch)

>>713635542 (OP)
>Cutting Wolf instead of Falco
kys

There is absolutely zero reason to cut the Miis if the console still has them

>>713636546
I got less than 50 by accident lol

>>713640771
putting metaknight and bayo in smash relevance is crazy, if anythign thats shrek and jigglypuff

>>713639131
>keeping ALL third-party trash
Absolutely garbage.

Okay guys i fixed, now, when is Nintendo adding Arc sys characters as playable new guests???

>>713635542 (OP)
As long as K.Rool isn't cut.

He may be shit tier, but he's fun af.

Nintendo needs to drop the original 12 already, it's been almost 30 years since the original Smash came out, no one gives a fuck about C. Falcon, Ness or Jigglypuff

>>713643113
When I'm given a choice between a unique and fun third party (like Sonic or Mega Man) and the umpteenth Pokémon or Fire Emblem character, I'm not gonna have a hard time deciding. I'm just cutting out the excess.

>>713637321
Get rid of Lucario for Kazuya and this is objectively the best list possible.

>>713635542 (OP)
Wtf? Why would you remove Diddy Kong?

I cut every 3rd party except Sonic and Mega Man

>>713635542 (OP)
Smash only needs Mario, Link, Luigi, Peach, DK and diddy, wario, waluigi, kirby and some well known pokemon that looks like he could throw a fight.

>>713635542 (OP)
Main thing is that I removed nearly every 3rd party, only ones I felt were worth keeping were either related enough to Nintendo, such as Simon and Mega Man, or iconic enough in their own right to stay, such as Sonic and Pac-Man. Banjo and Sora are exceptions to these rules because I hate them and think their inclusion in Smash was a mistake.

>>713635542 (OP)
>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

Laugh at Bombermanfags
>has 100+ games
>one of the most copied games of all time
>revolutionized multi-player in gaming
>had the first HD game ever
>launched the successful B-Daman toyline
>good Nintendo history and had a crossover with Wario and Mario Party 2 unused content
>has other crossovers with Pac-Man, Transformers, Yatterman and Lilo & Stich
>still gets BTFO in SSB and became a complete laughtingstock by everyone
>series gets overshadowed by waifufags and coomers beacuse of Bombergirl despite them never playing the game
>R got outsold by the new Momotetsu, a fellow Hudson IP that was only released in Japan.
>no console game for 5 years
>No games on NSO
>40th anniversary came and went with no fanfare or events. R2 flopped hard
What a fucking loser. Imagine being a Bombercuck in 2024

>>713645440
ADDITIONAL NON-CUT NOTES
>Costume Demotions
similar to how Alph is treated for Olimar, but expand the base character's costume count to make up for it so they aren't totally fucked on good alt colors
>Link and Young Link
retool Link's moveset to integrate more of whatever latest dumb gimmick(s) Aonuma and the new millennial devs decided to steal from normalfag western games, and keep Young Link around as the classic Link moveset
>Sheik
replaced by Impa by default, BUT Sheik still stays as an alt costume set
>Dark Samus
don't cut, but majorly retooled to not be a clone anymore
>Ganondorf
fully new moveset, and given a reveal (even if a shared one) as if he's a newcomer

>>713643875
they are expendable but Mother and F-Zero do have enough for atleast one guy imho, can't say the same for Jigglypuff, super unnecessary when theres like over a dozen pokemons that comes to mind before Jigglypuff and thats being generous

>>713645440
I don't want to count so I am not sure if I'd reach 50 but cut
>third parties
>all fire emblems but marth and ike
>echoes (including the doc and pichu)
>bayonetta, palutena, lucario, pyra&mythra
>miis

>>713645704
>replaced by Impa by default, BUT Sheik still stays as an alt costume set
I think everyone would be okay with this

>>713636546
Host an actual fan vote next time without ignoring it like SM4SH.
>after a a decade, we are finally pleased to announce Sora
buzz off

I didn't save the poll but I asked this awhile back

There is only one mii but you can make it wear any hat and clothes so rosterfags can pretend their literal whos are in the game.

>>713635542 (OP)
Consolidate
>(Dr) Mario
>(Dark) Samus
>Peach/Daisy
>Zelda/Sheik
>Young/ Toon Link
>(Dark) Pit
>Villager/ Isabelle
>Ryu/Ken
Ditch
>Pichu
>Chrom
>Snake
>Lucario
>Bowser Jr (and yes, all koopa kids)
>Simon/Richter
>Incineroar
>Joker
>Hero
>BK
>Steve
>Sephiroth
>Sora
You're welcome, keep the change

>>713635542 (OP)
Yoshi can be demoted to an item of Assist Trophy, that’s what he basically is in the Mario Games

Rosalina can fuck right off, Dr. Mario can be an alt for Mario

Piranha Plant and Bowser Jr. are expendable

Duck Hunt is iconic but we can live without it

Sheik, Yink and Tink can all go or be replaced with better Zelda characters

Ice Climbers are cool but they had their last hurrah in Ultimate

Dark Pit becomes an alt and Palutena gets purged

trimming down Fire Emblem to two reps like good old days, Marth and Robin can stay, take it or leave it

Bayonetta and Joker are not necessary to keep

Sonic gets cut unless they update his moveset and representation overall

Megaman gets replaced with another Capcom franchise

Steve and Miis get cut

>>713648746
>Yoshi can be demoted to an item of Assist Trophy, that’s what he basically is in the Mario Games
You do know Yoshi has his own series of games, right? He's representing the Mario series in smash as much as DK and Wario are.

>>713638656
Peach and Daisy so low is insane, both of them even lower than freaking Rosalina

>>713649447
so does Toad

>>713639127
Forget Projectiles, Remove Counters

Even 50 is too many characters

>>713635542 (OP)
factors i considered were relevance, seniority and importance to relative franchise

>>713639406
And what is Ice Climber? Shit even Famicom Detective Club got a new game despite Ayumi not being playable, also Star Fox hasn’t had a new game since 2016 unless you count SF2 on SNES Classic Mini which was 2017

>>713635542 (OP)
all third parties get the axe
most fire emblems get culled

>>713649868
>Peach and Daisy so low is insane, both of them even lower than freaking Rosalina
Japan never cared about the princesses. Only Americans care about them.

>>713649913
Toad only has one game which came out after smash 4. Yoshi series is older than Smash 64. If any Mario character should get cut that you didn't already mention it would be Daisy

>>713650181
Yup, this is the list

>>713643875
The brave soldiers that dare to cut any of the original 12 are dangerously based

For me Yoshi can get the fuck out, his last new game was Crafted World? Which nobody remembers or cares about?

Fox is conflicting, yeah Star Fox is dead but Nintendo has things like Animal Crossing and Splatoon now, they mishandled Star Fox so bad the series is basically living on through Smash grandfathering

And last one is Jigglypuff which I don’t feel like getting too deep into at the moment on why I’m cutting this Kirby 2.0

>>713645518
Should laugh at Ice Climbers, despite being part of Smash since 2001 they’ve STILL haven’t gotten a new game out of it

Meanwhile Bomberman has a ton of games

>>713647764

>>713649447
Heck like I give a shit, the only good Yoshi game is the first one, it’s so good the sequels ended up living in its Shadow

Donkey Kong is about to get his big break with Bananza and I do hope they add Pauline too

>>713650378
Doesn’t matter, Toad makes more sense than the Dinosaur you ride that gives you an extra jump

>>713638656
This is all over the place when what I expected from Japan.

>>713635542 (OP)
Red is for characters who I would cut no questions asked
Purple is for characters who I could cut due to being third party, but could be kept if need be
Orange is for characters who I could cut that are first party, but could also be kept if need be
Clones don't count as separate characters, if their base character gets cut then they go as well

In total, the roster has been cut down to 50 characters, 46 if we're not counting clones
This is the objectively correct list, anyone who disagrees is retarded, gay and a little bit black

Am I fucking blind, or where is Toad? How come there isn't Toad on Smash game, yet there's all this other slop?

>>713652075
idk

I cut all third party characters because I can. I cut all Echoes, except for Dark Pit (who I actually play). Finally, I cut Incineroar because I don't like the Pokemon. I was debating cutting Isabelle and Greninja, but I ultimately (heh) decided to leave them in.

>>713652075
peach down B

>>713653029
based

>>713653167
neutral I mean fuck

>>713635542 (OP)
>Cutting Simon
fag

>>713653538
Sakurai made Simon one of the worst characters in the game, and unlike Ganondorf he is not fun to play or fight against.

>>713635542 (OP)
Cut out all but 1 Fire Emblem character and we're probably done.

>fuck them clones
>fuck them fe
>trim the other franchises to 5 or less fighters (prioritizing veterans from melee and brawl)
>say goodbye to half of the third parties
Easy

>>713650662
Puff was literally about to be cut for Brawl and people still think she is untouchable kek

>>713635542 (OP)
I might have accidentally cut too many because I'm retarded.

I don't care if it's more or less than fifty, just get rid of clones and third-party faggotry

>>713655918
>third-party faggotry
>keeps Banjo

>>713649868
Why would Japan give a shit about them when they Xenosluts and FE waifus.
>>713651786
What's weird about it.

I main byleth so I don't want him gone

>>713635542 (OP)
I cut the man I'm speaking to and tell him I'll cut him again if the next smash game has fewer than 90 characters, though I will permit a reduction in the number of fire emblem characters.

The obsession with slashing the roster is one of the weirdest things I've seen. I don't know what's wrong with Smashfags.

>>713635542 (OP)
Assuming we consider there are 86 different characters in the game
(Counting Pokemon Trainer as 3, Pythra as 2, but not counting Daisy, Richter, or Dark Samus as characters, they'd 100% be cut if they counted anyways)
The 36 characters I would cut are
Steve
Sora
Corrin
Joker
Kazuma
Cloud
>6
Sephiroth
Hero
Chrom
Ken
Lucina
Dark Pit
Lucas
Pichu
Isabelle
Piranha Plant
>16
Lucario
Terry
Bowser Jr.
Duck Hunt
Wii Fit
Ice Climbers
Young Link
Little Mac
Zero Suit Samus
Dr. Mario
>26
Mythra
Sonic
Min-Min
Pac-Man
Wolf
Rob
Rosalina
Mii Swordfighter
Olimar
Jigglypuff
>36
Every game loses fighters, most of the 3rd party shitters are gone, most of the degenerate characters are gone, Link, Falcon, Fox, and Marth are the only characters with clones, and only one each, unless I memory holed someone. Some of 'em sting, and there's fuckers I don't like staying, but this feels fair

>>713656836
you really think its exclusive to smash bros?

>>713656836
It's cuz the balance and quality has gotten worse with the roster bloat.
The ideal solution would be, they make the game better, but I know Nintendo is a small, poor, indie developer that can't afford that, so cutting the roster by a third would be an acceptable trade.

Banjo, Sonic and the Captain N guys are the only third parties you need.

>>713635542 (OP)
I cut down on tranimeslop, stupid meme picks, thematically inappropriate characters, and fighters who just play like shit

>>713635542 (OP)
Here's my gut instinct. Thoughts?
>Jigglypuff could maybe be cut in order to keep one of the newer pokemon reps like Greninja or Incineroar, but I don't care enough about any of them to justify breaking up "muh original 12"
>TOTAL ECHO FIGHTER DEATH because they're low-hanging fruit when trying to get the roster down to a specific number
>Franchises like Star Fox and Kid Icarus aren't relevant enough nowadays to warrant more than a single fighter
>Third-parties OUT unless I felt they were actually at least somewhat relevant to Nintendo. Snake gets to be an exception because he was the first third-party fighter ever added to the series and also because I personally like Metal Gear
>Besides that, I mostly just cut characters that I personally don't give a shit about

>>713637537
>Core characters like Snake and R.O.B, Terry or Joker

could easily be less than 50, and should be

Reminder that if you cut Ike you're fucking retarded.

>>713659113
Why

>>713659446
He's literally more popular than any other Fire Emblem character in existence. He's Mr Fire Emblem.

If Marth wasn't the first FE Lord his ass would get cut first.

>>713656836
>>713657423
>he thinks it's about balance
All the cutting is just more 'Academy Awards for vidya' autism. The people who do that are just angry that Smash doesn't 'properly' represent their taste in video games and what franchises are important.

>>713651819
I always find it weird that people want to cut byleth over ike (I'd sooner understamd cutting both). Byleth's moveset is more interesting than Ike's, and three houses was way more popular than the radiant games. The only real advantage is that people generally like Ik's character more, but that's half boosted by the fact that he's in brawl to begin with.

>>713659569
>He's Mr Fire Emblem
Only true if you live in a bubble. His games almost killed the franchise

>>713659654
Byleth is lame and gay because nobody really cares about them. They care about the three (two, nobody really gaf about Claude lol) characters whose weapons Byleth uses.

>>713659756
And yet he has topped every single Fire Emblem poll since his debut, and continues to do so.

>>713659863
>And yet he has topped every single Fire Emblem poll since his debut
There hasn't been a poll where Ike had to go against Three Houses characters.
And Byleth has to be the chosen character to avoid route bias.

>>713659863
>nobody played Ike's games
>gets into smash before FE fatigue hits
>suddenly everyone loves him
It's that simple

CUT
>Puff
>Pichu
>Young Link
>Roy
>Lucas
>Greninja
>Palutena
>Bowser Jr
>Corrin
>Bayo
>Isabelle
>Incineroar
>Joker
>Terry
>Byleth
>Steve
>Sephiroth
>Pyra/Mythra Hikari/Homura
>Kazuya
>Sora
>Fuck Kazuya nigga

MERGE
>Samus - Dark Samus
>Peach - Daisy
>Mario - Mario PHD
>Marth - Lucina
>Pit - Pit Negro
>Ike - Chrom
>Ryu - Ken
>Simon - Richter

Keep Pirahna Plant to laugh at Genofags

>>713659996
>There hasn't been a poll where Ike had to go against Three Houses characters.
Officially? Sure. He'd still win thoughbeit.
>And Byleth has to be the chosen character to avoid route bias.
Fuck 'em add Edelgard instead. It gives us an axe user, a villain, and a waifu.

>>713660018
You forgot:
>Good design unlike the rest
>Chad
>Not a sissy with a tiara
>Not Corrin

>>713659618
Clearing out third parties is more of a "Return Smash to being the virtual Nintendo History museum" thing.

>>713656836
I want the next game to have brand new presentation/assets, reworked movesets for some characters, and beefy singleplayer content. Realistically there's no way we're getting all of that while keeping Ultimate's entire roster intact.

what are your criterias for keeping a character?

for me is simply relevance towards nintendo and star power whether they are truly an all-star or not

hot take, Pikachu, Mewtwo and Pokemon Trainer are the only necessary pokemon guys

This is the perfect roster.

When it comes to FE, the obvious one to remove is Roy, and thus his Echo Chrom.
That cuts FE down from 8 to 6, and I can see all of the rest stay.
Marth is guaranteed, and is the precise swordsman.
Lucina is a glorified costume yet gets to stay because popularity(easily one of the top in popularity especially in Japan). Even when cutting the cast down, she's not going to go away because she's such an easy inclusion. Offers easier play version of Marth.
Corrin does manakete and lance lunges.
Robin is the mage(somewhat).
Byleth is weapon triangle.
Ike stays because of popularity, even though his heavy swordsman role that got him in to begin with has been filled up by others now.
>>713659569
>If Marth wasn't the first FE Lord his ass would get cut first.
Yeah, sure. The guy who has half the series to himself, gets frontline appearances in every game that does callbacks, would get dropped before the guy who... does well in polls because of Smash.
Marth is 10 times the Mr. Fire Emblem Ike is, and they'd cut Ike thrice before even considering cutting Marth.
>>713659863
>And yet he has topped every single Fire Emblem poll since his debut, and continues to do so.
Because of Smash. We know.

>>713662362
>Mewtwo
So necessary, he's already been cut before.
He's not anywhere close to Pikachu or Charizard, and Lucario is staying over him if we are cutting down that hard.

>>713663250
bro tried sneaking in Charizard and Lucario

>>713638656
>Japan loves K. Rool
Bugmen have tastes

>a 64 mod has crash
>sakurai refuses to acknowledge sony.

>>713642895
good list but id also cut toon link, daisy and dark samus

if your roster removes doctor mario you're a FAGGOT

>>713663307
Sneaking nothing, blatantly stating it.
Zard is the main draw of the Trainer, there's a reason he was kept when they needed to do away with the Trainer for the 3DS.

>>713663541
that's cute, zardtard

This is the perfect roster

>>713663689
when will this have workshop?

>>713663250
Mewtwo stocks rose up significantly after Brawl and he's right up there with Pikachu and Charizard when it comes to which mons they favor in KANTOOO shilling. Lucario's star has been fading for a while now.

>>713663716
A year or two

>>713663660
I dislike Zard, I'm just realistic about it.

what do i win

>>713663912
I wasn't rating on popularity but what they mean to their respective series, Mewtwo is essentially a final boss of pokemon so he serves a better purpose then whoever is a popular pokemon at the time

>>713664176
ticket to reddit

Waddle Dee, Gooey, Krystal, Samurai Goroh, and Meowscarada, would be characters I want to add another column with; free slot would be random button. My main concerns rather than roster would be a focus on physics, mechanics, and balancing that prioritizes no character being garbage. My greatest desire for a new game is for Kirby to be a strong character.

>>713663394
>>sakurai refuses to acknowledge sony.
Sakurai loves Sony, he just doesn't like Crash because he is not from Japan.

>>713665685
>he just doesn't like Crash because he is not from Japan.
Then why did Banjo get in? Last I checked he's from a British company that's owned by a company in Redmond.

>>713666005
>Then why did Banjo get in?
Because of the Smash Ballot, he clearly didn't give a fuck about Banjo and just added him to please the fans.

>>713666085
This
As rigged as the ballot was, he couldn't deny that banjo earned it.
He could, however, make Banjo the weakest DLC character, that clearly had the least effort put into them

>>713635542 (OP)
badda bing badda boom

>>713635542 (OP)
>but that's less than 50
I don't care

>>713645440
>"Yes, I'm a Pythra player. How could you tell?"
Nah, the hentai bimbos go.

>>713667534
kek someone is afraid of anime titties

>>713667534
Nah. Just nerf them so they aren't so ridiculously good for being so easy to play.

>>713665056
Echoes have very good chances to stay because they take very little work compared to others.

>>713665056
>Pyra and Mythra in Absolutely will stay but not Shulk
Waifufags should get the rope.

>>713668749
Some of them like Dark Samus could even keep the old moveset (plus some additions) in case they decide to overhaul the base character moveset

>>713635542 (OP)
stevenigger removed
the rest can stay

i came up with 54 with minimal clones and some of the shit DLC removed

>>713642895
pretty good

Reminder that if you remove any of the OG Smash characters from the originals roster, you are a dumb nigger and deserve death.

>>713670265
this really should go without saying

Anyone who cuts Ike or Lucina, but not Marth, has demonstrated that they don't know what the fuck they're doing with Fire Emblem. You can safely disregard their roster because you can't assume they know what they're doing with any series.

>>713670347
Lucina deserves to be cut. Ike is fine and Marth is fine. Lucina can be reduced to an outfit for Marth.

>>713670265
luigi is the first clone and responsible for the dumpster fire that is the ultimate roster

>>713670674
I can kinda understand cutting Falcon or Ness for being irrelevant, even though it's retarded to cut any of the original 12, but you would cut FUCKING LUIGI??????????

>>713670450
Lyn, Ike, and Lucina are the three most popular characters in the series. Or, at least they were before Three Houses, but that game's most-loved character is the same as its most-hated, so we can just disregard her.

Marth does not matter. He's only here because he was the first protagonist.
>but he's the series mascot!
Anna is the series mascot. You don't see anyone insisting Ness and Lucas shouldn't be in unless Ninten is.

If you absolutely must keep Marth around, he can be a costume for Lucina. Not the other way around.

42 characters (counting Pyra/Mythra as 1 character and Pokemon Trainer replaced with solo Charizard again)

Newcomers:
Paper Mario (Mario)
Ring Fit Trainer (Ring Fit)
Bandana Dee (Kirby)
Noah & Mio (Xenoblade)
FE shill pick from an unannounced game (Fire Emblem)
Pokemon shill pick from an unannounced game (Pokemon)
Master Chief (Halo)
John Fromsoft (The Duskbloods)

>>713670985
Cope harder, Marth is sticking around no matter how hard you cope.

>>713670787
luigi has an identical moveset to mario with a few tweaks. by adding him they showed unoriginality and copied off other fighting games (ryu and ken for example)

without luigi every character would have been drastically different and set the tone for the series. by adding luigi they said "hey we're not above clones" and therefore we got pichu, ganondorf, young link, dr. mario, roy, etc. etc. and it just went on and on until we have 3 links, 3 marios, 3 falcons, 3 foxes, and even the newcomers just fucking came with clones. fucking richter??? what a shitload of fuck. ken? daisy? dark pit? dark samus? how about you add my dark fucking taint to your roster next

>>713671359
Obviously. Why the fuck would they cut any of them if they don't have to?

But if we're doing a thought experiment where you must cut one of Marth, Ike, and Lucina, and you don't pick Marth, then it shows you don't give a shit about Fire Emblem and shouldn't be making roster choices for Fire Emblem.

>>713671173
>cut 2nd Zelda
>cut 2nd and 3rd link
>cut 2nd and 3rd samus
>cut 2nd pikachu
>cut 2nd mario

>add a new 2nd mario

>>713637996
Based

>>713671730
>cut 2nd Mario
But I didn't cut Luigi.
For real though who are they going to add in the next game for the Mario series though? Waluigi is a meme that nobody actually cares about beyond him not being in Smash. Toad just doesn't really have any excitement on his own and Captain Toad can't jump. Anyone that expects Geno is a retard, especially if we're getting cuts. I guess they could do Pauline, but I have no idea what a full moveset for her would look like, and even with Bananza I think she's more suited as an assist trophy. Paper Mario has an arsenal of attacks he could use and with the RPGs getting more gams in recent years, I think he has a decent chance at making it. Especially after they remastered TTYD.

Surprisingly easier than I thought.

>>713672832
Banjo Kazooie is not a Nintendo character.

>>713672321
Your explanation makes a lot of sense. I don't mean that as in "It is logical and I agree," but rather "I see how someone who thinks like this would come up with such dogshit newcomers."

Decent picks for cuts. Godawful newcomers. Not a single one of them is a good idea. Except maybe Mr. Chef, but that's more "acceptable" than "good."

>>713673387
I like Banjo-Kazooie. Stay mad.

>>713673387
he was when he was first created

>>713635542 (OP)
>fire emble-
*BANG BANG BANG*
>Who next in rine?

A while ago I made a 50 character roster, but instead of just cutting down Ultimate's roster it was made with the idea of it being a new game with new characters included, as well as redesigning/reimagining the veterans.

>>713670985
>Lyn, Ike, and Lucina
Marth has beaten both Lucina and Lyn in Japanese polls, which matters just as much.
Ike is the only character that consistently beats Marth in popularity contests, but he has nowhere near Marth's importance.
There will never, ever be a Smash without Marth that has any FE characters at all.
>Anna is the series mascot
I love Anna. She isn't. She's the fun unimportant cameo character getting to be more than that recently.
Marth is the face of the franchise(aka the Mascot) who gets repped in any kind of crossover situation(Awakening, Engage, TMS)

>>713670347
>Anyone who cuts Ike or Lucina, but not Marth, has demonstrated that they don't know what the fuck they're doing with Fire Emblem.
Lucina is safe mostly because she's just girl Marth and popular. No reason to actively shut out what is effectively a costume with stat alterations.
She will never ever be kept over Marth in a scenario where one has to be picked. She'd be gone in an instant.
Ike literally only has popularity and not one thing beyond that on Marth. Still very unlikely to be cut.
The most likely scenario is all three stay. But if only one stays, it is Marth, and it will always be Marth.
>You can safely disregard their roster because you can't assume they know what they're doing with any series.
No, you can safely assume they know their stuff, because Ike and Lucina would be cut ten times over before Marth being cut was even on the table.
Popularity is not the end all.

>>713636546

>>713655391
I love the Brawl style Roster

>>713656836
>The obsession with slashing the roster is one of the weirdest things I've seen. I don't know what's wrong with Smashfags.
>Latest Game brings back every character
>People are accepting that Ultimate is a once in a lifetime game or just want reboot to the series

Say your dumb without saying you’re stupid

>>713670347
Awakening zoomers do not deserve rights.

>>713676647
It is quite amazing how much Awakening zoomies try to shit on Marth when Lucina's whole shtick in Awakening before her unmasking was that she took on the name Marth, who is still highly regarded within her universe and time, as a disguise. Ironic how much they shit on Marth and simp on Lucina despite Lucina having great respect and admiration for her ancestor.

I would cut:
Lucina
Mario
Banjo
Steve
Rob
Yoshi
Incineroar
Roy
Kazuya
Steve
Corrin
Byleth
Pyra
Sonic
Mario
Ridley
Kazuya
Villager
Byleth
Cloud
Rob
Bowser
Roy
Kazuya
Mewtwo
Steve
Kazuya
Fox
Sora
Sephiroth
Wario
Fox
Ken
Byleth
Luigi
Peach
Robin
Pac
Min
Rob
Falco
Kazuya
Joker
Rob
Kazuya
Steve
Steve
Marth
Ryu
Lucario
Falcon
Terry
Cloud
Sheik
Palutena
Samus
Joker
Roy
Pikachu
Greninja
Joker
Link
Ness
Cloud
Hero
Wolf
Diddy
Zelda
Roy
Fox
Rob
Steve
Kazuya
Falco
Bayonetta
Roy
Cloud
Chrom
Wario
Pichu
Piranha
Kazuya
Mario
Joker
Bowser
Snake
Pit
Steve
Inkling
Link

>>713635542 (OP)
delete all bottom rows stopping at Duck Hunt, every FE that isn't Marth or Ike, every echo, and make Sheik and Zelda one character again. ezpz

>incineroar consistently cut
what did my goat do wrong? i didnt like him on reveal but he was my main as soon as I unlocked him for most of the 500~ hours I put into smash

>>713679048
A new generation of Pokemon always means a new shillmon in Smash

>>713679048
He ain't the newest shit or Pikachu/Jigglypuff. You have to be aware that Pokemon and FE exist to shill the latest slop. Hope you are okay with the dumbass magic porn cat.

>>713674051
This actually started as a 100 character roster, so I might as well share that.

>>713674051
>>713679436
what the fuck i thought i posted the image

>>713635542 (OP)
Easy. Without counting:

Remove all fire emblem except Marth and the advertisement for the next game (-6)

DLCocaust - only Terry and Sephiroth may stay (-9)

Clonemageddon - Lucas, Wolf, Falco, Ken, Villager (Isabelle is a better rep), dark Samus, daisy, dark pit, link jr, cat link, dr mario, pichu, richter (-13)

Garbage fucking characters that don’t belong - bayonetta, little mac, rob (-3)

Outdated pokemon - puff (fuck your pedo millennial streamer we don’t care), greninja, Lucario, Incineroar (-4)

That’s 35 characters. It wasn’t even hard. There’s so much bloat and poorly designed shit you don’t even have to think hard.

>>713635542 (OP)
There we go, easy 45.
>I've removed every FE character, replace them with just Lyn
>Daisy and Wolf can stay on the condition they get entirely unique movesets.
>though Sheik was deleted and Zelda kept, the intent is to keep it to one mode-switching character and slot

>>713635542 (OP)

>>713635542 (OP)
It's sad but it has to be this way.

>>713635542 (OP)
Got a question what if the next Smash deletes ALL Non Nintendo characters and just in case it needs to be said YES that means Kirby and Pokemon characters are also removed.

Its ONLY Nintendo first party owned characters. How well would such a Smash game sell? And no you will not get characters like Funky Kong, you get Goomba and Wiggler and Cow. How would such a Smash game sell?

>>713679048
He committed the ultimate sin-he's not Greninja, not Pikachu, and not marketable enough to be the designated shillmon of the next gen. Dude came out two gens ago and isn't even in Gen IX, so the Pokémon Company forgot he exists. It sucks because he actually has a dope moveset and was one of the few heavies that wasn’t totally braindead or dogshit. Real ones know the hype of landing a revengelariat chain to clutch a stock.

>>713635542 (OP)
Sora is gone come the next game. Kingdom Hearts is a failing series so Nintendo doesn't care about it especially since Nintendo got the worst Kingdom Hearts ports the cloud versions. And again Kingdom Hearts is a failing brand.

>>713679048
Got news for you no one cares about Pokemons in Smash unless they serve a major purpose in the history of the franchise like being a mascot like Pikachu or Eevee. And if not that they have to be especially stand out like Mewtwo who was the villain of the first Pokemon Theatrical Movie as well as part of the iconic first game's most powerful legendary Pokemon. And it helps Mewtwo that he's one of the few Pokemon in the franchise who has a personality of his own which makes him unique since he can speak like a human.

After these categories the only Pokemons left who are popular are the Waifu Mons like Braixen and Meowscarada because horny old men want to have sex with them. So yeah any other Pokemons they use to fill the roster with will eternally be wasted slots.

Can somebody explain to me why Palutena shouldn't get cut? I don't get why so many of you in this thread are keeping her.
I see no reason to have more than one Kid Icarus character.

>>713681689
KI Uprising is Sakurai's baby, the only time Palutena would be considered for the chopping block is if the next game had a new director

>>713681689
Don't care how this sounds like her to stay because she has a unique move set for a Kid Icarus character and she's hot. Nothing wrong with having a hot female around.

The only females that should be cut that are Nintendo owned at Pyra and Mythra because they are shit tier characters. They're not even the protagonists of Xenoblade. And don't bring in that stupid flat chested tramp from Xenoblade 3. That game is ass. God I hate the Xeno shit series. I hope the creator of that filth dies soon like the creator of Suikoden died recently.

>>713681689
Just not a realistic cut as long as Sakurai is involved. Get a better director, sure.

Every single FE character except Roy. How many slots does that free up? 13?

>>713682131
Pyra/Mythra is 100% staying. Surely you've seen that japanese popularity image posted a dozen times by now.

>>713682378
They aren't popular so much as they are masturbated to. That's really it. They are decent masturbation bait but as characters they leave a lot to be desired. Doesn't help that they both fell in love with Xenoblade's worst protagonist ever a shitty harem cliche male character.