Fans of “Super Smash Bros” can just never get enough characters in the game, and they have constantly been asking for more from the developers. And of course, this benefits the studio as well as it gives them an easy way to maintain high interest in the game while also expanding it with new gameplay features and rebalancing the current line-up. Currently, there are quite a few characters in there, and there have recently been rumors that even more are coming eventually.
Recently, there was a poll through which players could vote on their favorite choices for which character should be added to the game next, but we still don’t have any information about the results from the poll. Of course, that hasn’t stopped fans from filling the void with speculation, and there have been lots of talks about which characters in particular might have been chosen.
And while the names of the characters haven’t been revealed yet, it’s obvious that the game is being prepared for their release already – according to reports, a recent update for the game introduced three new character slots which are currently empty, and it also hinted at a new stage and some minor balance changes.
With the number of characters on the poll, it’s still not very easy to guess which three of them might get picked in the end, but it’s definitely interesting to speculate on this and all possibilities seem somewhat plausible at the moment.
It’s also worth noting that the last DLC that we saw for the game didn’t actually include any new characters, much to the disappointment of fans. It did add new costumes to existing characters, but that was hardly a consolation for those who were hoping for all-new strategies that they can explore with some newly added fighters.
The update also had some gameplay changes and small bonuses added to the game, but in the end, it looks like actual new characters are the main feature sought after by fans, and people want to see more of them as soon as possible. Of course, every player has their own idea about which characters would make the perfect addition to the game, and while the community is quite split, there are some common sentiments being thrown around as some fans’ opinions are overlapping to a large extent.
It looks very likely that Shovel Knight will be added soon, as well as Isaac and Wolf. There are other guesses as well, but these three get brought up most commonly. In fact, at this point it might be a bit of a disappointment to fans if Shovel Knight didn’t actually make it into the new game, as the character has been talked about quite a lot and many fans seem convinced that he is coming sooner or later. We have no idea if the developers are actually planning this at the moment, but now might be a good time to start doing that if they aren’t already.
The developers themselves came out with a statement that fans shouldn’t hold on to any rumors or unconfirmed reports, and take everything with a grain of salt. Of course, they would never reveal the list of new characters before the intended announcement date, so the claim that they aren’t actually sure about Shovel Knight could have been just a red herring meant to get people to stop talking about him so much and allow his addition to be a bigger surprise once it happens.
I would be seriously surprised if Shovel Knight doesn’t get in. Also, Wolf seems very likely to me. I feel that the most important characters to have as DLC, however, are cut veterans; the characters that certain people loved and even mained, but got dropped for one reason or another. And they HAVE brought back many cut veterans, but there’s still Ivysaur, Squirtle, Pichu, Wolf, Snake, Young Link and the Ice Climbers. I don’t expect to see the Ice Climbers since they were dropped for technical difficulties. But I would seriously like to see the other six return. The ones I personally want to see the most are Pichu, Wolf and Snake. I killed with Snake in Brawl, and I like the character and feel his presence just added a lot to the game. Pichu… regardless of his reputation as the worst character in Melee, I main Pichu in Melee, whenever I get the chance. I do good with him and think he’s the most fun to play with. He could use a FEW alterations though. For example, his up-B (agility) ISN’T an electric attack so Pichu shouldn’t take damage from it. And as for Wolf, he was the only Star Fox character that I actually liked and used.
Despite my personal preferences, I am happy if any more cut veterans come back. And they just make the game feel more complete, don’t they? Cutting characters doesn’t add anything to the game, it TAKES from the game. So, I don’t care if they add more characters that I don’t use; I just won’t use them. But it does matter when they take characters away; they are taking away some people’s favorite characters and making the game…not as fun.
Nintendo is being really slow about this ballot thing, and they will probably announce the new characters near Christmas.
Newcomers that I would like to see are Dixie Kong, King K. Rool, Daisy, Geno, Impa, Hector (Fire Emblem), Gregor (Fire Emblem), Excitebike, Isaac, Egil (Xenoblade), Beautifly (Pokemon), Jeff (Earthbound), Poo (Earthbound), Paula (Earthbound), Samurai Goroh (F-Zero), Black Shadow (F-Zero), Harry (Teleroboxer), Chibi-Robo, Thomas (Kung Fu), Waluigi, Darunia, Leon (StarFox), Waddle Dee, Rick, Chef Kawasaki and possibly Bomberman, Frogger, Rayman, Knuckles, and Simon Belmont.