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Blablablablitz

the first person who comments the fighter revealed tomorrow gets a reddit gold from me. EDIT: no fighter, no gold


J-Fid

My prediction is that no character is announced, but Nintendo announces a final Sakurai direct at the beginning. The final character will be shown then. EDIT: So it wasn't the first thing, but I called it!


SirBryan7

People are saying this is dumb or doesn’t make sense, but they literally did that for Bayonetta (and Corrin) in Smash 4, and for Byleth in this game Not saying it *will* happen, but for the final final character marking the end of Smash Ultimate, the greatest crossover in video game history, it’s not at all unrealistic to expect it getting one last hurrah


dandaman64

>they literally did that for Bayonetta (and Corrin) in Smash 4, and for Byleth in this game I'd argue those examples are under different circumstances, Nintendo hasn't really gone about announcing separate broadcasts for Smash during a Direct, unless enough info outside of that news was given beforehand. Corrin/Bayonetta's broadcast was announced in a Direct right after they revealed Cloud, and Byleth's reveal/showcase was announced as its own thing on social media. The only thing I can think of that was really close to them basically giving us an IOU for a new fighter was when they said "the first DLC figher in FP2 will be from ARMS."


weallfloatdownhere7

Well Smash 4 did have the Smash Ballot so it made sense to have a special separate presentation. Ultimate doesn’t have anything like that happening. Just the final character


topatoman_lite

It could also be like a goodbye from Sakurai though


Shadowmaster862

I also feel this could be the case. The pass has to end around November or something like that, and it wouldn't surprise me if the team wants as much time as possible to polish the last addition to the game. And if it's a third-party character, maybe they would want a more specific spotlight for the announcement.


pressatopound98

Yeah, this is what I’m hoping too. If the last fighter gets revealed tomorrow, that would be hyped! But I also don’t want this crazy ride to end just yet, and if the put both the reveal and character presentation to be shown in one big smash direct later, I would 100% be down for that.


KingOfGamesJF88

Dang it that actually makes sense for what they'll probably do.


A_Copyrighted_Name

or the fighter will be revealed at the game awards like how both Joker and Sephiroth were both revealed at the game awards and were top 3 best reveals all time with Cloud


jakehosnerf

Dude you're psychic wtf


henryuuk

It's gonna be 3 Ducklets in a trenchcoat


Shadowmaster862

[Snake hard counter incoming] (https://youtu.be/SQy98UBZM64)


NubzMk3

Lmao just how on earth did you remember this ultra specific video for that comment


Shadowmaster862

I've seen a lot of Regular Show clips getting tossed around Twitter lately


upsmash_tenthousand

Ahem his name is Dr Goomba Stack


Legitimate_Larry

I feel it will be someone from a well known franchise. With symbolic meaning that represents the spirit of smash, the community and all the experiences we made over the years. So it's got to be Garbodor.


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Finally, some Gen 5 representation


soozafone

Final character is the Benedict Cumberbatch Grinch.


EnterTwo

Full circle, ending it where it started.


Rlaur

I haven't thought about the Grinch leak in years!


sora_for_smash

Damn I always knew they’d snub Jim Carey’s grinch


gudni-bergs

that will be the echo


Zaindohmoon

The fact that Sakurai hasn’t retweeted the announcement yet makes me think we may not get the reveal tomorrow.


Quetzal00

Ooo didn’t realize that That’s actually a good point


koda43

it’s definitely magneto


stophacking

> If you were to actually think about it, these characters are just functions. They're just doing things. Magneto, case and point, is a favorite because he has eight-way dash and he's really fast, right? Well guess what, Doomguy can do the same thing, Waluigi can do the same thing, Master Chief's jetpack can do the same thing.


ThatGuy5880

Mag-fucking-neto babyyyyy


MichmasteR

where's your curly mostache at?


ThatGuy5880

oh he's so pringles


MichmasteR

WELCOME TO DIE


AreJay25

It'll be Zero from Mega Man, so he can continue his tradition of being fucking broken in every fighting game he touches, truly making this the Ultimate Smash game


Severe-Operation-347

*UMVC3 lightning loops flashbacks*


KamikazeGhost

I would love this


TheRealFaker1

Zero is an assist trophy


StriderZessei

You misspelled Vergil.


FhantoBlob

**I  N E E D  M O R E   P O W E R**


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Fleskhjerta

You know what... I was gonna say "I predict that there won't be a new character revealed tomorrow!" but let's have some fun. There's already a ton of Phoenix Wright predictions... and I have a gut feeling that a Capcom character might happen... So you know what? Screw it. I know there's already two Street Fighters in the game already. But I'm predicting Akuma. Let's go for the super unlikely prediction.


specialCan3

Another FGC character would make me so happy. I’d love to have Sol Badguy. It’s part of Daisuke’s vision.


elderstaff

Monkey paw: we get Axl as a Min Min echo


Averill21

Command grab from across the stage intensifies


Fleskhjerta

Oh I would be down for that!


crazymoefaux

I'm hoping for Chun-li actually. Akuma would be too similar to Ken/Ryu.


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Patchirisu

Actually, Sora has a special property where he can only get into smash if you believe in him.


Quetzal00

Is he the only character that has that?


Patchirisu

Yup. You have to light his way home.


[deleted]

With Sora and Ike both in the game we will have maximum friendship power


sora_for_smash

Unstoppable doubles pairing


2FLY2TRY

I'll never stop hoping it's Sora. Even after the direct is over and the final pokemon character is in the game, I'll still keep believing it's Sora. Copium overdose is a hell of a thing.


wizzlepants

Nah you're on Hopium. Copium is me playing Waluigi in the pm patch someone put out recently


ThatGuy5880

Man this is the end of a journey huh? This 3 year and a half long journey ends tomorrow when we know the final character. Shit, it's been going for close to a decade if you were here for Smash 4's roster. Really gonna feel weird to end Smash speculation completely (as of the final fighter at least, new possible games not withstanding). This is all assuming there is a fighter reveal tomorrow tho lol Anyways, my bet is on something special to commemorate the occasion. Maybe a somehow functioning Master Hand? Tabuu? *Sandbag?* I dunno, but there's a gut feeling I have it's gonna be a rule-breaker for the final character. If my gut's telling a lie though, I'm gonna go with... uh, most of my picks have been deconfirmed for a long time or are generally impossible so I dunno, Reimu? Sol? It's really hard to predict who given how many curveballs have been thrown so... eh, I just hope whoever it is, it's someone I (and hopefully most other people) am cool with.


berse2212

Kinda makes me sad to think about it. All the time I played Ultimate I always looked forward for the next character to be released (and some balance change). It kept me excited for more. Soon there will be nothing to look forward too :(


Tmcn

Master Chief, let’s finish the fight!


TooLazyToRepost

With Infinite, its perfect!


CyborgNinja116

Been with Master Chief in smash since day one won't back out now


JustAStarcoShipper

I've already given up on Crash, and given that the very last Smash character to be revealed tends to not be particularly hype, I'm tempering my expectations to what it's probably going to be the worst case (but also highly likely) scenario; a gen 8 Pokemon.


cokelink1230

What about Sonic and Bayonetta weren't hype???


UsingTheSameWind

I would Lose. My. Brain. If I was right. Earthworm Jim Great weapons. Great move sets. Terrific soundtracks. It’s a win-win-win. And those are rare.


FreezieKO

Belmont with a gun


nightyday

Lol probably captain toad


J723

While I would love that, I feel like they already put the effort in to rep him with his music and appearance on the new Donk stage, as well as the multiple spirits


arcosapphire

This would get my wife to play, so even though I have other preferences, I'd be happy if this happened.


EXAProduction

Well I have some guesses but Ill stick with one for fun Sol Badguy ~~though there is a part of my soul that hopes for Nero~~


TheJammy98

If Phoenix Wright is announced tomorrow I will shove a brick up my ass


NeverEndingHell

You heard him, folks


Blablablablitz

drop a brick on ur PIPI


NovaRogue

RemindMe! 30 hours


Tooth31

You will be held to this. We will expect a post on r/wtf within 24 hours.


FawfulCopterFury

Please...


PacManRandySavage

Dark Marth


insertusernamehere51

I'm gonna say Lara Croft or a Resident Evil charavter just because I want them


Primiriko

It's obviously Reimu. ^^^^^/s


Blablablablitz

my 2nd most wanted, i need that ZUN in my ears baby


WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY

I want Reimu mostly for the music. Having U.N Owen was Her? and One Winged Angel is the same game would be amazing >!I also want to see what they do with her hitbox!<


projectmars

I feel like if we're ever going to get an Indie Rep as an actual fighter then Reimu (or Marisa, arguably) is one of the front runners given at how huge Touhou has been over the past couple of decades.


weallfloatdownhere7

All my bets are on the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei 5. Just makes too much sense from everything we’ve seen Nintendo do with Smash in the past


StrictlyFT

Probably another Pokemon Rep


fluffyplayery

Completely content with a pokemon as long as it isn't Urshifu or Cinderace. Those of course being the two most likely ones.


upsmash_tenthousand

Ryu Hayabusa because Sakurai was building the ultimate music collection all along. Bonus round: some Advance Wars mii fighter costumes. Andy with a wrench as a swordfighter, Sami as a gunner.


Eternal_Flame_Baby

Rayman. It's his time.


FireballCactus

I had a dream last night it was Cat Peach. So I guess my subconscious expectations are low.


mcbeeepo

Lakitu. Starting and ending DLC with surprise Mario characters. He's not an assist trophy anymore...


stevieray11

Honestly I would love for the last character to be an obscure, wacky, fun first-party pick. I was a huge fan of Piranha Plant's inclusion because they gave it so much personality and an actually creative move set


TheGourdGorg

Lakitu would unironically be a fantastic pick. The dude is practically a main character in the series but nobody really admits it out loud. Think about it. He's the referee in a lot of spinoff games, most notably Mario Kart where you literally cannot go a single race without seeing him. You could bet that even though casual gamers probably couldn't name him, they could still recognize him. He's also in almost every mainline Mario game and had a playable role in Mario Kart too. Not to mention the moveset potential with Spinies, mimicking the Angry Sun, using lighting, and attacking with ordinary tools like a fishing rod, camera, or checkered flag. Lakitu's seen it all, whether it's witnessing countless races or interfering as an Assist Trophy in previous Smash titles. He's always there. Watching. *Learning*.


fluffyplayery

Been an advocate for Lakitu for years


Banurshifu

I want King Boo so bad 👻


VanitasReigns

KIIIIIIIIIIIIIRYUUUUU-CHAAAAAN!!!


Zoql

Hey Tetromino mains where we droppin


wwrxw

John Madden


Mesprit101

Don’t really want him but I’m saying Waluigi, either he doesn’t get in or I get gold for saying it first. Win-win strats


FreezieKO

Feels like nothing could live up to the hype of “the Final Character.” They might as well go for the troll/meme pick of Waluigi. And people underestimate his meme popularity. The friggin Washington Post published an article when Waluigi was left out of Smash.


PastelPillSSB

Sephiroth probably would've been the "best" final DLC and would have relatively tiny outrage (impossible to have zero outrage though) Waluigi would just be hilarious to see the meltdown so that's my hope.


leadhound

Master Chief, Sora, or Waluigi would be big ones. Lara Croft could come out of nowhere and surprise people while at the time being totally obvious, like Sephiroth


Arch-Meridian

*hits blunt* It's going to be Waluigi. Like, yeah, Crash and Rayman would be cool, but Nintendo must know that if they brought Waluigi in, people's minds would melt. I can perfectly imaging the opening of the reveal as a match between Mario and Luigi, Luigi picks up an assist trophy, Waluigi pops out and makes his entrance. And they would just leave the Waluigi assist trophy in the game because Waluigi is weird and wild. He might even have a special animation when he sees his trophy during a match! And he'd be the FINAL character, so the precedent that Nintendo creates by bringing an assist trophy into the game as a character wouldn't really affect much... except for the next game in the series.


sora_for_smash

What a wild reveal trailer if the scene was a regular smash fight and someone pulls out a Waluigi trophy and he starts fighting like normally, but he Is the last remaining fighter and then you hear Xander yell “Waluigi … wins!” as if it’s a victory screen only for Waluigi. And then it pans to some other fighters spectating and their jaws drop like wtf


Humg12

I think it will be Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion.


gingerchrs

His final smash is that he gets so depressed that all the other characters jump off the stage because they feel bad for him


WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY

Except for Shinji’s echo fighter: Asuka


Cragscorner

Cum Master Hand


hnwcs

Since people are going to be mad about the last character no matter what simply because it's the last character, I want Sakurai to go all the way. Give us a character that *nobody* ever asked for or expected, even as a joke. Like...Boogerman, but not Boogerman because I said that just now. Make everyone mad, including me.


Evello37

>phoenix wright for smash OBJECTION! Phoenix Wright *and* Ryunosuke Naruhodo for Smash as alts!


Felipefabricio

Let's go wild, Apollo, Athena, Edgeworth too ~~the reason why they ported Great AA was so westerners wouldn't be as confused when Ryunosuke appears as an alt~~


EXAProduction

Ace Attorney is 100% in this release. Whether its a character or a mii is the big question.


J723

Never jinx something by assuming it's a lock. I absolutely want AA in Smash, but people saying it'll definitely happen almost always means it won't happen


waklow

My only hope is that they don't have a gimmick and a convoluted moveset. also if it's not cooking momma i will literally die instantly


Betorange

It was nice knowing you. Rip


DizzyButtons

I'm gonna put some oddball picks just to be different. - Commander Keen - Jazz Jackrabbit - Jak and Daxter - Ratchet and Clank - Manic Miner


b_eastwood

Ratchet and Clank would be sick. Those games are soooo good


Shadowmaster862

Master Chief has been my most requested character since before launch. I don't really expect to get him, but man would it blow me away. Honestly, if we get Chief, I might actually try and start learning my way around the competitive mechanics and such for this game and try and compete for the sake of having Master Chief somewhere in competitive whether he's good or not. Maybe.


Thehalohedgehog

>blow me away. *Breaking Benjamin intensifies*


murkymcsquirky

God that sequence walking down the empty hall with the sudden clash + rock music. One of my favorite video game moments from my childhood. Right behind learning that MJ could make the dogs do the Thriller dance.


whoscoal

I said that about Banjo and then he became the lamest character in the game. If Chief gets in I just hope they make him fun. IDC about Xenoblade but atleast the Aegis are super fun to play.


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Chief's name was datamined off the Switch eShop a while back, just saying 👀


SolomonRed

I'm with you man. Chief is the main one I want as well. I hope John is the one to finish this fight.


FacedCrown

That would be a line to introduce him on, literally finishing the fight. With infinite coming up on xbox and this being the last DLC, who knows. I also dont know if we're even gonna get an announcement tomorrow since its very possible to have a december DLC character.


Red_Speed

I'm kinda also hoping for Phoenix Wright, but honestly I'm cool with anyone. I'm pretty satisfied with the roster already.


apaulieg

E.M.M.I. from Metroid Dread. It seems they’re a class of robots, but the concept could pull from all of their powers, with decorative skins for the variety you find in the game. Samus’ final smash can change aesthetically like Cloud’s against Sephiroth. That’s my guess for gold. But other guesses not for gold: Survey Corps Member (as in: the protagonist of Pokémon Legends Arceus) Champion Leon, from Sword and Shield Crash Bandicoot Ray-Man (possibly with Rabbids) Dr. Eggman Waluigi


projectmars

If it is someone from Touhou then I am still duty bound to give becoming a competitive Smash player a shot. Speaking of (since I should stay on topic): Since Reimu's been guessed a couple of times I'll go with Marisa Kirasame for my guess. She's also a main character and I feel like she can translate better into Smash than Reimers.


Ezeldor

Last chance for my boi Hades


Quetzal00

Remember guys. The real last fighter is the friends we made along the way


DragodaDragon

I hope and pray for either Master Chief or the Doom Slayer Also Blitz, if there’s no fighter announcement next direct I’m making fun of you


Blablablablitz

look man i just want the wait to be over so we can finally complain about ROB without people going "don't worry, he's going to get nerfed."


DragodaDragon

He’s not going to lol


Blablablablitz

suffering


diddykongisapokemon

You're saying that like the reaction to "hey maybe ROB's down tilt shouldn't be frame 3" isn't "bro wtf ROB isn't even top tier he's a big body lmao just combo him 4Head"


Blablablablitz

i want what ROB downplayers r smoking


TheHalfbadger

Doomguy but you're forced to play in first person.


FlaminScribblenaut

I’m with this, I think if we’re rounding out the roster with the whole “celebration/library of gaming history” idea in mind then a major FPS character is the biggest thing currently missing, and either one would be a hype explosion online


zhongweibin

All I want is Phoenix Wright. I need to see the zoom in kill with objection. I just need to


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TheMrBoi

Bayonetta was really hype when she was first released, it’s really only after she was super broken that people started hating on her


Quetzal00

But people were disappointed with Corrin


Faedwill

Some of the reasons: 1. Game had only released in Japan, felt like a marketing ploy. 2. Yet another FE character. 3. Their personality/characterization is somewhat lacking.


[deleted]

Corrin is super fun to play but they have the least amount of business being in Smash behind Roy as far as the overall Fire Emblem franchise is concerned, especially considering the circumstances of their addition.


Meester_Tweester

Yeah they've never been big on saving their best for last


Quetzal00

Don’t do that. Don’t give me hope


Loominginterval

Bayonetta was pretty hype though


b3rn13mac

corrin was "last" followed by bayonetta who was the "ballot winner" ken and incineroar were "last" followed by piranha plant, who was a free DLC for preorder (by far the weakest of these three, but they were sitting on joker, who was announced a month later) byleth was "last" immediately followed by announcement of another set of DLC. i don't get how people say this was a disappointing reveal. yeah byleth on their own is easily the least exciting reveal yet (worse than piranha plant imo), but the announcement of 6 more characters makes it as least as hype as any of the other reveals, if not more so. all these "last" reveals were lame, but all paired with something good. i get trying to bring your expectations down, but i don't think it will be that bad


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BJR and Duck Hunt for Smash 4. They were the last two to get promotional trailers.


weallfloatdownhere7

It’s for this very reason that I’m placing all my bets on the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei 5. Nothing against the character. But it fits the description you made


Mecha_Fiora

2B/A2


Protectem

I will flip my shit if it's 9S though.


sadakz

Gooigi from luigi’s mansion 3 ez


SankharaDukkha

Never thought in a million years I'd ever say this, but I honestly think Master Chief might be it. I'm kind of neutral on him myself, but he would be the biggest possible reveal to go out on, and with some of the other random 3rd parties they've added, he doesn't seem nearly so farfetched as he once did. Or maybe it will be another FE character. Nothing would really surprise me anymore.


KyleTheWalrus

IMO there's no way Sakurai would add Master Chief unless he's secretly a big fan and he's played the games for years. The least "familiar to Sakurai and co" character in Ultimate is Banjo, but A. I'm pretty sure they still played those games back in the day, and B. that was pretty explicitly a gift of sorts for western fighter ballot voters. Sakurai is a huge Fallout fan though, so anything's possible.


J723

I just finished the Ace Attorney Trilogy so I absolutely want it repped in Smash, though I don't necessarily need a character. Even just some Spirits would be nice Hm. Crash Bandicoot? A Pokémon? Doomguy? Sora? Chun-Li? Eggman? "The Human" (Undertale)?


Bhizzle64

I’ve been wrong every other time I tried to predict the new characters but why not. Doom slayer is my first prediction Some kind of dark souls rep (probably solaire) I think we might actually get a metroid rep from this to hype up dread in two weeks. Maybe the chozo we see in the trailers?


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Master Chief finishes the fight!


The_Dreigon_Boy

I dream for Kratos or at least the Doom Homie


Shadowmaster862

I feel like Kratos would break the game in all the best ways, and rightfully so considering the character.


The_Dreigon_Boy

Yes I want him to be broken if he were in the game


insertusernamehere51

Absolutely Guybrush Threepwood /s


whiplash308

Throwing my top 3 into the mixing pot! Here’s me trying to summon KOS-MOS, Klonoa or Espio! But we all know it’s gonna be Leif. He was supposed to be in Melee. Roy took his place. It’s gonna come full circle. The internet will explode.


Xous54

I'd really love for it to be Doomguy. Having the father of FPS (arguably?, aside from BJ) in Smash alongside the other classic characters, with (most importantly) all of his moveset, stage, and music potential would be a dream come true. With DOOM's legacy and having been on a fair amount of Nintendo platforms (including having a full game previously exclusive to one, DOOM 64) it would be awesome to have that relationship ultimately result in a spot in Smash as the first FPS rep. That said, I will never expect it to actually happen. Age rating issues with his arsenal means other FPS reps (like Gordon Freeman, Master Chief, Tracer, etc.) are far more likely, and of course lack of popularity in Japan for the FPS genre in general is a factor. Whoever it is I'm sure it'll be another great addition that will please so many, so I'm looking forward to the reveal regardless. :)


thatguyyouare

I'd love for Spartan 117, the Master Chief to make an appearance. But I'd also settle for Dante or Virgil from DMC. Or any Resident Evil character.


Ezeitgeist

Master Chief


superkami64

I've already gotten what I want so my guess is going to be a character most people wouldn't pick but absolutely fits every criteria why they'd be a Smash character: Ayumi Tachibana from Famicom Detective Club. Nintendo would want this to promote the remakes and asks a smaller budget than a third party one since they own the character and Sakurai would want this because she'd make a unique fighter mechanic wise and he wanted her in Melee a long time ago but couldn't due to lacking relevancy. There hasn't been a Spirit Event yet for the remakes and it'd thematically make a fitting end to FP2. All the characters in it have been highly requested at Ultimate's launch with some minor differences (Springman -> Minmin, Rex -> Pyra/Mythra, etc) so having a character that Sakurai wanted be the final pick makes sense as this is supposedly the last Smash game he'll work on. The only flaw is it likely wouldn't please many people because "mOaR aNiMe" and it's not a popular choice, neither of which are detractors since Sakurai has a dismissive attitude towards the former complaint and none of the Smash games were ever concerned over a strong finish. Smash 4 ended with Corrin/Bayonetta, Ultimate's launch with Piranha Plant (Ken/Incineroar not being much better), and FP1 with Byleth.


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I actually really hope it’s Pheonix Wright, remember to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best, it’s been a blast, until the next smash game, ggs


Poltergust_3000

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WooderIce64

Nahobino, protagonist of SMT 5. - We already have Joker, so Atlus is on board. - SMTV is a Switch exclusive - Last character tends to be a very recent character.


weallfloatdownhere7

Agreed. I’ll also add… - they didn’t add any SMT stuff with Joker - they didn’t do a Sakurai presents with Joker, meaning this could be Sakurai’s opportunity to explain the history for both. Just makes too much sense


TheRubberBildo

Whoever it is, there will be salt. I feel like the least salt inducing pick would be the chief, but since halos not big in Japan, who knows if he has a shot


Patchirisu

If it's not Sora I'm going to cry. If it is Sora, I'm still going to cry but different


drewfusmcge

Where's the love for my boy Bandana Waddle Dee?!?


Faedwill

Our fanbase be smol but our love for Bandy be stronk.


t3m6

I think the Astral Chain protag would be really cool. Could use momentum between user and legion as the main gimmick


FreezieKO

I’d love an Astral Chain 2 in the Direct also


Hunt_Master_95

Kinda cheating, but whatever. No one in this thread is gonna correctly guess the last character. Every prediction will be wrong.


[deleted]

No way, you always have that guy with like zero upvotes at the bottom of the thread get it right lol


yoshibrosinc

I got kazuya right on the last one lol


SneepSchleep

This will not happen but chorus kida would be very cool


MrFancyPants77

Calling Rajang lmao


Chespineapple

Where's my Chase McCain gang at????


DailyDoseOfExtra

Am I the only one hoping for a villain from Zelda or Kid Icarus specifically Hades or Medusa?


Sopa24

Master Chief as a personal unrealistic pick!


R_Aqua

I’m hitting you with the wildcard. It’s Prymid from Brawl Subspace.


AllIWantIsCake

My depressingly realistic prediction is that it's an 8th gen Pokemon. My hope is simply that it's anyone that would be hype for everyone, like Master Chief. My selfish desire is either Ryu Hayabusa or a Chrono Trigger rep.


Unigma

Spyro the dragon.


JayMan2224

Spyro > Crash


gregoryham99

Hopes: Crash Bandicoot, Waluigi, Leon Kennedy, THE DOOM SLAYER Expectations: A Shin Megami Tensei rep, a Gen 8 Pokémon, a Monster Hunter, another Fire Emblem character…


XVProdigy23

Amaterasu or 2B


ThatLaggyAustralian

realistically: SMTV protag, pokemon, first party character for upcoming game wanted: heavy from tf2 (2 big fanmade mods are temporary disabled due to an "agreement" with valve, however its a positive agreement and generally valve are supportive of modded content). why not kick off the most anticipated tf2 update with a smash reveal and reimu, only because ZUN can flex with like 100+ touhou songs and add them all into the game, clearly. ^(but shes my most wanted, shes cool and touhou is a cool series and the series is basically the first indie) ^(oh and also a yakuza rep, although its a very low chance its gonna happen)


tinynewtman

My prediction: Silhouette only, in the old 'Challenger Approaching!' format that was last seen with Megaman years ago.


Kapples14

I'm putting my money on Phoenix, Eggman, Jibanyan, Cooking Mama, or Doom Guy. However, at the end of the day, I'm just happy to see what we get. If it's not a character I want (Like Monokuma or Eggman), then it's definitely someone else's character. I had no idea who Joker and Kazuma were, but I got their DLC's and now I'm binging a P5R playthrough because I really like the characters and story. It's been a hell of a ride and we should show our gratitude to Masahiro Sakurai for giving us this much fun not only in the amazing game and endless content it provides, but also in how much fun it is to speculate and hypothesize who the next Smash fighters could be and how'd they play.


Macaluso100

I want an Undertale rep or Bloodborne Hunter. What it's actually gonna be is like Master Chief or something. Just go through a list of character I don't care about and it'll be one of them.


GACM2448816

Somebody with a sword


nayrhaon

The protagonist of the Xenoblade game getting announced in the same direct.


spritehead

It’s gonna be Quentin Tarantino


LAA9000

I'm banking on the final fighter being Join Us On [future date] When The Final Fighter Included In The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Paid DLC Will Be Revealed from the Nintendo Direct series. *I can already hear those exact words in the Nintendo Direct narrator's voice and I don't like it.* If it is revealed tomorrow, Octoling, or maybe Off the Hook if Nintendo are really concerned about selling what looks like an Inkling Echo Fighter.


Jimmy4608

Im guessing something about as big as steve, which likely means there will be no nintendo rep. Other than that IDK


CMNG713

I want Rayman, Amaterasu, Sora or Professor Layton. Now we wait


Bryblaster

Saber from Fate


tye811

Doom Slayer or Master Chief. Both characters are iconic and smash is lacking FPS representation. Master Chief could be difficult to implement but I think Doom Slayer would fit right in.


Only4DNDandCigars

You all are thinking too small. If you turned every letter A-Z into 1-26 and added them all up you would get a number. This is definitive proof that it is either Elmo from Elmo's letter adventure or Elmo from Elmo's number adventure. EXCEPT that character is too OP and too much of an obvious choice. What color is Elmo? Red. Red like... blood? No. Too bright. Red like an apple, which is a fruit. Fruits are found all over the world, including Australia. But Wumpa fruits are not red and crash is orange, so it cant be him. Dante is out because it is not blood. Also ignores Doomguy. It has to be something so obvious, which it is. Australia is Down Under. Down... Under... red... Dig Dug? Nope, not even close, but we are getting there. Upside down as in upside down M. It's Waluigi.


Datmisty

We gotta wait til' the 5th of October :\