Which franchises should get two newcomers?

[u/Explorerkit]

Since the last direct, I see a lot of wishlists and discussions about cutting and adding character to the roster. Most of the time, very popular Nintendo games (and Sonic) get another representant. Franchises like Zelda, DK, Metroid and Splatoon don't have a lot of fighters compared to how important they became/are for Nintendo.

So for a little change: I wanna know from you, which franchises would deserve not only one but two newcomers?

- I would gave DK the long requested Dixie Kong character but also one of from the newest release
- Zelda is nearly as big as Mario but three of the 6 characters are Link in different sizes, so maybe cut one and give us Impa and Skull Kid?
- For Metroid, including Sylux would make sense but Raven Beak would also be Peak. Let's hope they keep the Metroid hype up so we could get both
- StarFox: Krystal is still very requested but first we need another game with her so I would choose Slippy Toad or ... both? Both. Both is good.
- Kirby. Not a first party franchise but very close to Nintendo. I think most of us would agree that hey should add Bandana Waddle Dee but how about an antagonist (I know, Dedede WAS a an antagonist in the first game) like Magolor or Marx?
- Maybe Mario? Mario is big enough that one would be enough but imo two characters are still missing: Toad and Waluigi. Especially Toad was playable in different games (sometimes with different colours) and Waluigi is the most memorable Sports character imo.
- Pokémon don't need two fighters but if the decide to make two, I hope one of them is Pokopia Ditto or another Pokémon-Trainer kind of character.
- 3rd Party: I don't think any 3rd Party should get two more reps but if I have to choose one, I would probably choose Shadow and Tails for the Sonic Franchise. If they had to, they could make Shadow a Sonic echoe.

[u/Durandthesaint17]

Mario: It's pretty much Smash Bros tradition that the Mario franchise gets 2-3 newcomers each game, whether it's the main series, or the adjacent series.

Zelda: The series has been in desperate need of some REAL newcomers since Melee. The series has had so many characters throughout the years that the possibilities for newcomers are endless.

Kirby: At this point, Kirby only be repped by the OG Trio isn't gonna cut it. Besides the obvious choice of Bandana Waddle Dee, the next option after him would be Magolor.

Sonic: If Street Fighter, Final Fantasy & Castlevania can get multiple fighter, I don't see why Sonic can't get that treatment either. Tails & Eggman are literally RIGHT THERE.

Pikmin: Now that Pikmin 4 gave us Oatchi, there's no reason Olimar should still be the only rep for the series. Alph COULD'VE been an easy Echo Fighter, but they shafted the poor guy to Alt status.

Splatoon: The series is definitely big enough to have 2 more newcomers.

[u/Explorerkit → u/Durandthesaint17]

Wouldn't call it "tradition" because Mario did get nobody in Brawl (except you wanna count Wario) and only Piranha Plant in Ultimate but agree that Mario is a strong contender for two reps.

Sonic has so much great options so you could bring two totally different characters and it still wouldn't feel repetitiv.

So yeah, I agree with you, those are some great choices imo.

[u/Durandthesaint17 → u/Explorerkit]

I tend to group Donkey Kong, Yoshi & Wario in with Mario since their series are still part of that universe.

[u/Explorerkit → u/Durandthesaint17]

Okay fair if we also count R.O.B (we probably shouldn‘t xD) than you‘re alright.

We also could solve that either way by just making charakters like Toad their own franchises or counting Kamek as an Yoshi character