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I would be very happy with a smaller character roster in the new Smash tbqh. Not drastically smaller, but 58 is huge.

You could probably get rid of Dr. Mario, Bowser Jr., and Dark Pit and no one would be upset. Then I would say it wouldn't be a bad idea to also cut Toon Link and Lucas just because they're semi-clones and they aren't really necessary. Maybe get rid of ROB just because he doesn't hold much of a relevant place in Nintendo right now.

After that, Cloud probably isn't coming back, Ryu might not be coming back, and Pac Man and Mega Man idk. Let's just assume Bayonetta stays in because of marketing for Bayonetta 3. I could live without the Wii Fit Trainer and one or two of the Fire Emblem characters (probably Corrin or Robin is the one I would go without, although from a game design perspective I'd get rid of Lucina and then give Ike a slight moveset overhaul).

So if you get rid of all of those, you have 12 or 13 slots open. I'd probably get rid of Roy and Duck Hunt too to make 14 or 15 slots lost from S4, but for some reason I'm doubtful that they get cut.

Add in a new Fire Emblem character or something, add in the Inklings, add in a character from ARMS, and then add in a new representative from Donkey Kong. A guest character can be in the mix too (like maybe Yooka-Laylee or some other wild pick). Make one or two of those new characters DLC (I'd say the Fire Emblem character and the new rep from DK) and you've got yourself a good new roster.
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