The Rebooted Evolving SSB Roster Game

[Otoad64]

(Captain Toad)(Waluigi)
(Cranky Kong)(Impa)(Tingle)
(Bandana Dee)(Susie)
(, Grovyle, Totodile)(Gengar)(Heracross)(Garchomp)(Lyn)
(Tom Nook)(Callie & Marie)(Chibi-Robo)
(Mike Jones)(Doom Slayer)(Red)(Crash Bandicoot)(Rayman)(Scorpion)

Additions: Crash Bandicoot, Rayman, Scorpion

 

[Louie G.]

(Excitebiker)
(Skull Kid) (Midna)
(Tom Nook) (Off the Hook) (Chorus Kids) (Max Brass)
(Lyn)(Isaac) () (Ring Fit) (Solaire)
(Arle) (Chun-Li) (Jill) (Athena) (Hayabusa) (Sans)

New: Ryu Hayabusa, Hero, Sans

Been busy and haven't had much time to think this through, so I'll act on a whim. Priority will be dealt toward companies and developers without characters on the roster yet. Hayabusa gets added first, giving Koei Tecmo a designated character as one of Nintendo's most loyal partners without one. As a slightly biased pick that I still think makes a ton of sense, I'm adding Sans and granting Smash its first true indie character from an immensely popular game worldwide. And as a direct contrast to Hayabusa's classic legacy, Sans joins Steve and Solaire as a character emblematic of the more contemporary era.

And despite my initial claim of prioritizing new companies, I'm just going to add Hero. I waivered on Kazuya or Snake here too, but Dragon Quest feels especially slimy to ignore and as for the others I'd just rather experiment with something new. Here's hoping I'll find the space to slide a few of the missing ones back in at the end, time will tell. Really getting down to the wire here.

 

[Pupp135]

I’ll leave this up for one more day for those who haven’t submitted yet

 

[Pupp135]

Sorry for the double post, and here are the rosters:

Pupp135
(Toad)(Toadette)(Waluigi)
(/)
(Tinkaton)
(Octoling)(Oatchi)(Ring Fit Trainee)
(Amy Rose)(Chun-Li)(Crash)(Rayman)(Tidus)(Sans)

BritishGuy54
[Paper Mario]
[Funky Kong][Ring Fit]

[Lyn]
[Alvis](//Pneuma)[Malos][Noah][Matthew]

[Dr. Eggman][Chun-Li]
[KOS-MOS]
[Rayman]

nirvanafan




(King Rauru)(Ravio)(Sami)(Ayumi)(Alear)
(Gholdengo)(Diancie)(Arceus)(Gardevoir)
(Nooklings)(KK Slider)(Oatchi)(DJ Octavio)
(Dragaux)(Shadow)(Eggman)(Tails)(Knuckles)
(Kiryu)(Nights)(Kefka)(Bartz)(Cid FF14)(2B)
(Chun Li)(Dante)(Kos-Mos)(Yoshimitsu)
(Crash)(Dingodile)(Master Chief)(Lara Croft)
(Hayabusa)(Sub-Zero)

BowserKing
Fawful, Dixie Kong
Birdo, Ashley, Midna, Mipha,
Dark Meta Knight, Susie, Krystal,
Glaceon, Archeops, Boltund, Frosmoth, Dragapult and Baxcalibur

Tails, Dr.Eggman, Chun Li,
Shantae and Ray-Man

Otoad64
(Captain Toad)(Waluigi)
(Cranky Kong)(Impa)(Tingle)
(Bandana Dee)(Susie)
(, Grovyle, Totodile)(Gengar)(Heracross)(Garchomp)(Lyn)
(Tom Nook)(Callie & Marie)(Chibi-Robo)
(Mike Jones)(Doom Slayer)(Red)(Crash Bandicoot)(Rayman)(Scorpion)

darkvortex
(Waluigi)
(Midna) (Bananda Waddle Dee)
(Meowscarada) (Gardevoir) (Bewear)
(Lyn) ( \ ) (Karate Joe) (Starfy)
(Ring Fit Adventurer) (Tom Nook) (Isaac)
(Crash Bandicoot) (Spyro)
(Master Chief) (Kratos) (Jill Valentine) (Rayman) (2B)

DragonRobotKing26
(King Boo) (Ashley)(Waluigi)
Dixie Kong(Bandana Waddle Dee)(Adeline & Ribbon)
(Heracross)(Gardevoir)(Weavile)(Meowscarada)(Tinkaton)
(DJ Octavio)(Porky Minch)(Rex)
(Bomberman)(Arle)(Scorpion)(Crash Bandicoot)(Rayman)(Master Chief)(Kratos)(Shovel Knight)(Sans)

Louie G.
(Excitebiker)
(Skull Kid) (Midna)
(Tom Nook) (Off the Hook) (Chorus Kids) (Max Brass)
(Lyn)(Isaac) () (Ring Fit) (Solaire)
(Arle) (Chun-Li) (Jill) (Athena) (Hayabusa) (Sans)

ninjahmos
(Geno)(Vivian)(Waluigi)

(Karate Joe)
(Bill Rizer)(Shadow)(Tails)(Knuckles)(Dr. Eggman)(Arle Nadja)(X)(Chun-Li)(Arthur)(Phoenix Wright)(Dante)
(Nightmare)(Tidus)(Crash Bandicoot)(Travis Touchdown)(Rayman)(Doom Slayer)(Ryu Hayabusa)

CrusherMania1592 (This is the prior round’s)
(Toad)(Dixie Kong)
(Midna)(Vaati)(Skull Kid)
(Meowscarada)(Ring Fit Trainer)
(Lyn)(Edelgard)(new FE spear lord)(Isaac)
(Knuckles)

Vote for your three favorites, where yours is not first.

1. Louie G.
2. OToad64
3. Darkvortex

Spoiler: Upcoming Rounds

Add four Nintendo fighters
Final Round: Add five fighters of your choice
Bonus Round: Cut characters return

I forgot to note that Louie G. won last round (5 points), OToad64 got second (3 points), and I got third (1 point).

Spoiler: Leaderboard

1. Louie G. 90
2. OToad64 34
3. Pupp135 29
4. Northsouthmap 21
5. Darkvorex 16
6. Nirvanafan 8
7. DragonRobotKing 6
8. CrusherMania1592 5
9. BritishGuy54, BowserKing 3
11. Ninjahmos 1

 

[ninjahmos]

1. Louie G.
2. Mine
3. Otoad64

 

[DragonRobotKing26]

1. Louie G
2. Myself
3. Otoad64

 

[BritishGuy54]

1. Louie G.
2. Myself
3. Otoad64

 

[BowserKing]

1.OToad64
2.Mine
3.LouieG

 

[darkvortex]

1. Louie
2. Me
2. Otoad

 

[nirvanafan]

Louie G
Myself
darkvortex

 

[Pupp135]

I’ll leave voting up until tomorrow

 

[darkvortex]

made a mistake positing mine early. fixed

 

[Louie G.]

1. Pupp
2. Me
3. darkvortex

 

[Pupp135]

Here are the votes

Here are the votes
Pupp135 3
BritishGuy54 2
nirvanafan 2
BowserKing 2
Otoad64 9
darkvortex 5
DragonRobotKing26 2
Louie G. 21
ninjahmos 2
CrusherMania1592

Louie G. wins this round (5 points), OToad64 gets second (3 points), and darkvortex got third (1 point).

Spoiler: Leaderboard

1. Louie G. 95
2. OToad64 37
3. Pupp135 29
4. Northsouthmap 21
5. Darkvortex 17
6. Nirvanafan 8
7. DragonRobotKing 6
8. CrusherMania1592 5
9. BritishGuy54, BowserKing 3
11. Ninjahmos 1

Round 24: Add Four Nintendo Characters
(Toad)(Toadette)(Waluigi)
(Skull Kid)(/)
(Tinkaton)(K K Slider)
(Octoling)(Oatchi)(Ring Fit Trainee)
(Amy Rose)(Chun-Li)(Crash)(Rayman)(Tidus)(Sans)

Skull Kid is a popular character from the Legend of Zelda, Mewtwo is probably the most popular legendary pokemon, K K Slider is a notable Animal Crossing character, and Falco is a Melee staple more or less

Spoiler: Upcoming Rounds

Final Round: Add five fighters of your choice
Bonus Round: Cut characters return

Spoiler: Barred Fighters

Pupp135: Rosalina, Bowser Jr., Daisy, King K. Rool, Sheik, Midna, Bandana Waddle Dee, Greninja, Byleth, Lucina, Veyle, Tom Nook, Noah, Min Min, Duck Hunt, Isaac, Bomberman, Snake, Tails, Master Chief
BritishGuy54: Rosalina, Bowser Jr., Young Link, Impa, Dark Samus, Bandana Waddle Dee, Falco, Ness, Alear, Palutena, Rex, Octoling, R.O.B., Little Mac, Zero, Ken, Shadow, Terry Bogard, Bayonetta
Nirvanafan: Luigi, Captain Toad, Ganondorf, Impa, Raven Beak, Magalor, Krystal, Genesect, Urshifu, Robin, Isabelle, Aegis, Mio, Big Man, Spring Man, M. Bison, Doom Slayer, Warrior of Light (FFXIV), Shantae
BowserKing: Daisy, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Bandana Waddle Dee, Wolf, Jigglypuff, Excadrill, Greninja, Tinkaton, Ness, Marth, Byleth, Tom Nook, Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B., Amy, Knuckles, Zero, Cloud, Spider Jockey
OToad64: Bowser Jr., Dixie Kong, Toon Link, Falco, Zoroark, Tinkaton, Lucas, Byleth, Palutena, Ashley, Oatchi, Villager, Aegis, Dragaux, Zero, Snake, Chun-Li, Tails, Shadow
Darkvortex: Paper Mario, Dixie Kong, King Rauru, Raven Beak, Meta Knight, Falco, Jigglypuff, Zoroark, Porky, Marth, Palutena, Ashley, Oatchi, Villager, Sami, Chun-Li, Alucard, Dr. Eggman, Sephiroth, Bayonetta
DragonRobotKing26: Daisy, Sheik, Midna, Zero Suit Samus, Falco, Krystal, Zoroark, Hatterne, Roy, Palutena, Isabelle, Octoling, Min Min, Duck Hunt, Lip, Isaac, Chun-Li, Alucard, Tails, Terry Bogard,
Louie G: Daisy, Toon Link, Wolf, Pokemon Trainer, Ogerpon, Lucina, Palutena, Oatchi, Octoling, Min Min, Ice Climbers, R.O.B., Mii Brawler, Ken, Tails, Knuckles, Leon, Sephiroth
Ninjahmos: Bowser Jr., Dixie Kong, Sheik, Falco, Jigglypuff, Pokemon Trainer, Quaxly, Lucas, Lucina, Roy, Min Min, Duck Hunt, Ring Fit Trainee, Ken, Simon Belmont, NiGHTS, Lara Croft, Kazuma Kiryu, Master Chief, Lloyd Irving
CrusherMania:

 

[BritishGuy54]

Round 24:
[Paper Mario]
[Funky Kong]

[Lyn]
[Alvis](//Pneuma)[Malos][Noah][Matthew]
[Ring Fit]
[Isaac]
[Dr. Eggman][Chun-Li][KOS-MOS]
[Rayman]

Additions: Isaac, Incineroar, King K. Rool, Chrom

This round is close to the end, and I figured I’d add some more popular fan picks here. Isaac is obvious, and is heavily demanded. And K. Rool was a heavily wanted character people wanted going into Ultimate.

Incineroar is more so a pick I figured would beef up Pokémon just that tiny bit more. Same goes for Chrom with Fire Emblem.

I think right now, a lot of franchises are in a VERY good position. DK, Fire Emblem, Pokémon, Xenoblade are all in good positions right now. And next round will mainly be rounding out other franchises present here.

 

[DragonRobotKing26]

1. Mario
2. Luigi
3. Peach
4. Bowser
5. Rosalina & Luma
6. King Boo
7. Bowser Jr.
8. Yoshi
9. Wario
10. Ashley
11. Waluigi
12. Donkey Kong
13. Diddy Kong
14. King K. Rool
15. Dixie Kong
16. Link
17. Zelda
18. Ganondorf
19. Samus
20. Ridley
21. Raven's Beak
22. Marth
23. Chrom
24. Ike
25. Kirby
26. Meta Knight
27. King Dedede
28. Adeline & Ribbon
29. Fox
30. Wolf
31. Pikachu
32. Mewtwo
33. Heracross
34. Gardevoir
35. Lucario
36. Weavile
37. Greninja
38. Incineroar
39. Meowscarada
40. Tinkaton
41. Ness
42. Porky
43. Captain Falcon
44. Deathborn
45. Ness
46. Porky
47. Inkling
48. DJ Octavio
49. Shulk
50. Rex
51. Villager
52. Pit
53. Olimar
54. Mr. Game & Watch
55. Pac-Man
56. Kazuya
57. Sonic
58. Arle Nadja
59. Mega Nan
60. Ryu
61. Simon
62. Bomberman
63. Cloud
64. Sora
65. Banjo & Kazooie
66. Master Chief
67. Rayman
68. Scorpion
69. Kratos
70. Shovel Knight
71. Sans

 

[darkvortex]

(Waluigi)
(Impa) (Midna)
(Bananda Waddle Dee) (Krystal)
(Meowscarada) (Gardevoir) (Bewear)
(Lyn) ( \ )
(Karate Joe) (Starfy) (Ring Fit Adventurer)
(Tom Nook) (Isaac) (DJ. Octavio)
(Crash Bandicoot) (Spyro)
(Master Chief) (Kratos) (Jill Valentine) (Rayman) (2B)

Added: Robin, Krystal, Impa, DJ. Octavio

Impa would be skyward sword inspired

 

[nirvanafan]

(King Rauru)(Ravio)(Ganon)(Sami)(Ayumi)
(Alear)(Anna)(Jr. Whispy & Kracko)
(Gholdengo)(Diancie)(Arceus)(Gardevoir)
(Nooklings)(KK Slider)(Oatchi)(DJ Octavio)
(FR Rex)(Dragaux)(Shadow)(Eggman)(Tails)
(Knuckles)(Kiryu)(Nights)(Kefka)(Bartz)
(Cid FF14)(2B)(Chun Li)(Dante)(Kos-Mos)
(Yoshimitsu)(Crash)(Dingodile)(Master Chief)
(Lara Croft)(Hayabusa)(Sub-Zero)

Newcomers: (Ganon)(Anna)(Jr. Whispy & Kracko)(FR Rex)

 

[BowserKing]

Fawful, King Boo,
Dixie Kong, Birdo, Ashley, Midna and Mipha
Urbosa, Dark Meta Knight, Susie,
Krystal, Glaceon, Archeops and
Boltund, Frosmoth, Dragapult, Overquil, Baxcalibur,
Starfy and
Tails, Dr.Eggman, Chun Li, Shantae and Ray-Man

 

[Louie G.]

(Excitebiker)
(Skull Kid) (Midna)
(Tom Nook) (Off the Hook) (Chorus Kids) (Max Brass)
(Lyn)(Isaac) () (Ring Fit) (Solaire)
(Arle) (Chun-Li) (Jill) (Athena) (Hayabusa) (Sans)

New: Rosalina & Luma, Falco, Villager, Jigglypuff

Not a super exciting round, just slotting in some staples and more glaring omissions. Rosalina is one of the more unique Nintendo characters I've left absent up to this point, and while I don't connect too much with her style of puppeteer gameplay... it's distinct, and her whole vibe is something pretty fresh. Villager should have been here a while ago, but I'm a contrarian and wanted to see how long I could ride with just Isabelle and Nook. My stance on Villager is that they're a good addition, and they were probably the right choice for Smash 4 - just, personally, I'd opt for the more defined characters first and I think they could represent more or less the same basic things. But since Villager is here, I don't know if I'd bother cutting him unless it gets really down to the wire.

It feels like it's about time for Falco or Jigglypuff. I like the dynamic both of them bring to the roster. Falco provides Fox with his friendly rival, and I really do love him. I opted for Wolf first because I like his moveset better but I do also really enjoy the creative liberties taken with Falco. And he's kind of the more standard series staple. Jigglypuff weighs out the Pokemon lineup a bit with an additional "cute" mon against the mold of cooler humanoid characters outside of Pikachu. Sure she's shown her age a bit by now, but I'd miss her.

Special shoutout to Lucas, I think I might throw him in next time I get the chance as a last minute self-serving pick. And Dark Samus, who nearly made it but I forgot I hadn't added Falco yet. Could have picked out a few newcomers too but I don't wanna overdo it, and I think I have a pretty decent spread already. With regards to Waluigi and Saki, who could maybe slip in later I dunno.

 

[Otoad64]

(Captain Toad)(Waluigi)(Cranky Kong)
(Impa)(Tingle)(Midna & Wolf Link)(Bandana Dee)(Susie)
(, Grovyle, Totodile)(Gengar)(Heracross)(Garchomp)
(Lyn)(Tom Nook)(Callie & Marie)(Chibi-Robo)
(Mike Jones)(Doom Slayer)(Red)(Crash Bandicoot)(Rayman)(Scorpion)

Additions: Midna & Wolf Link, Jigglypuff, Ice Climbers, Ike

 

[ninjahmos]

(Geno)(Vivian)(Waluigi)
(Skull Kid)(Bandana Waddle Dee)
(Elma)
(Karate Joe)(Isaac)
(Bill Rizer)(Shadow)(Tails)(Knuckles)(Dr. Eggman)(Arle Nadja)(X)(Chun-Li)(Arthur)(Phoenix Wright)(Dante)
(Nightmare)(Tidus)(Crash Bandicoot)(Travis Touchdown)(Rayman)(Doom Slayer)(Ryu Hayabusa)

Newcomers: Skull Kid, Bandana Waddle Dee, Elma and Isaac