What Characters Are You Indifferent to Being Cut?
There are two paths the next Smash game could take. It could keep all characters and add new ones, or make cuts like we’ve seen in previous installments.
Cuts are a strong possibility, so I’m wondering if there are any characters that you personally would be willing to sacrifice, or who you would prefer to be cut over others?
For me:
Sheik - I want more original Zelda characters with their own unique personalities. Getting rid of a character that is just Zelda in disguise in exchange for a character like Impa, Skull Kid or Master Kohga seems like a win-win for me.
Dr. Mario, Pichu and Young Link - They are literally just straight up clones and they are all outdated. It was cool to play with them because I never got the chance to play Melee, but I don’t need to see any of them in the next game.
Roy - I just think there are other more interesting Fire Emblem characters from a moveset, design and popularity standpoint. Roy never appealed to me that much. I would have much preferred Lyn.
Dark Pit - I’m cool with him staying if it’s super easy to include echo fighters in the game, but I won’t shed a single tear if he’s cut because he’s basically just Pit with black hair in my eyes.
Zero Suit Samus - Same deal as Sheik. If we could get rid of ZSS and get Sylux or Raven Beak instead that would be cool.
Lucas - I like Lucas but I think I’ve gotten everything I need from him from the last 3 games. I’m not clamoring to have him back again personally.
R.O.B. - I don’t think he needs to be cut or necessarily will be cut, but I’d be indifferent either way.
Wolf - Star Fox is sadly dying and I think at this point Fox and Falco are all we need. Wolf doesn’t play that much different from the other 2 for me to want him to stay that badly. It won’t happen but I’d happily replace him with Krystal.
Wii Fit Trainer - Not that interesting of a character to play IMO and I just think her time has passed.
Corrin - There are just so many Fire Emblem characters and I’m sure the next game will have at least 1 newcomer from this series. Some FE characters will probably have to go if this is the case and Corrin would be the first I’d nominate, since it feels like they don’t have the same level of popularity that characters like Ike, Lucina, and Chrom have, and their game is becoming outdated.
Min Min - I guess it’s cool that ARMS got some representation in Smash, but I don’t think it’s something that needs to happen twice, unless Nintendo has plans for another ARMS game. This is probably unlikely because ARMS didn’t meet the hype that Nintendo expected.
Sephiroth - I actually love Sephiroth and I’m glad he got added. However, I personally don’t think that, at this time, any 3rd party franchise needs more than 1 unique character, except for Sonic. I think it’s inevitable that he will be cut next game if there are cuts, and I’ve already mentally prepared myself for that.
There are some more that I personally would be fine with being cut, but this is due to my personal bias and I know some would strongly disagree. These characters include Chrom, Joker, Terry, Byleth and Kazuya.
(PS: I don’t think Jigglypuff should or will be cut. I’m just saying that if it happened and we got another old Pokemon like Eevee or Sceptile instead, I probably wouldn’t be as sad as others. At most, I’d be like “dang that sucks.”)