Cutting and Rebuilding Smash Bros - Build the Roster

For our annual Smash roster this year we're doing things a little different... and by that I mean I'm going to upset a lot of people.
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0:00 - Intro
4:29 - The Rules
10:43 - The Cuts
33:15 - The Roster
1:08:00 - Guest Characters
1:19:30 - Outro

[@ThorgisArcade]

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[@Maxgoober]

Kinda related but (assuming you make a sequel to the horror episode) 1. Make Scary Movie Ghostface an alternate costume 2. I. Will. FIND. YOU. If you don’t put the killer klowns in the next one 3. WE WANT THE REST OF THE DLC PLEASEEEEEE

[@elliotsturtplus340]

I will for the rescue core character don’t you mean Pikmin 4 I’m guessing you didn’t mean to say 3 😅

[@ghostraptor1741]

You wanna series that huge in Japan. Has been around since the 90s and has 100s of characters with several fighting games. Then check out Touhou. I know it’s mostly known for the shmups. But it has several fighting games with uniqu characters and I would love to see a build the roster for a touhou game

[@mrrunodan8119]

Next "Build The Roster" Suggestions: Nickelodeon All Star Brawl 3 Nickelodeon X Cartoon Network Studio Trigger Fighting Game SEGA VS CAPCOM PlayStation All-Star Brawl 2 Stages

[@pious83]

I just wanted to pitch an addition to you, Aaron: Cappy. One thing Smash doesn't have is a Mokujin. So how about the sentient hat? On the roster it would appear as Cappy with a silhouette beneath it. This would be a random (current or past) Smash character each time you choose them.

[@bulb9970]

“I’ve never felt Snake fit the tone of Smash all that well” *Adds fucking Doomguy*

[@dnmstarsi]

He DID say that he would contradict himself at the end plus Doom Slayer has more weight to his inclusion than Snake did arguably.

[@nathanrg5508]

Doomguy would be the last addition, which is the best time to just go, "Fuck it." and ignore any set tone or theme to put in a cool character.

[@alexfirefly1956]

Look, I’m also not happy about Snake being removed, but I would say the biggest problem for Snake is he is supposed to be a stealth character. Can’t really represent that in Smash.

[@pinkflare13]

​@@alexfirefly1956He was already in 2 Smash games and was represented well

[@dnmstarsi]

@@pinkflare13 He was also in Smash because Kojima begged him to be in it.

[@justinn8541]

If I had to remove a character, it has to be Ganondorf. The character I would replace him with is a Ganondorf with a proper moveset.

[@darkdoctor1915]

So essentially you would replace Ganondorf with Ganondorf

[@AloeHalo]

Ganondorf is probably the best character to declone in the entire roster

[@gregvs.theworld451]

I keep coping the next Smash will redesign Ganondorf to be more like Ganondorf.

[@darkdoctor1915]

@@AloeHalo, I would be fine if he doesn’t smash flash 2 version, no I want him to keep his original design, If he doesn’t get a new move said it should be based off of his newer appearance

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@darkdoctor1915. Which is probably the most likely; After all, TOTK is the newest kid on the block for the Zelda franchise and Shogun Mercerdorf is an easy rep to choose.

[@GeneralSecura]

No offense, but cutting Diddy and K.Rool only to replace them with Dixie and Funky is absolutely insane. That'd be like cutting Luigi and Bowser and replacing them with Toadette and Professor E.Gadd.

[@ronga8242]

Yep

[@schizophrenic_rambler]

It felt wrong to keep Pit or Dark Samus over Snake, Diddy, or Yoshi

[@soraandthegang1066]

⁠@@schizophrenic_ramblerNah Pit is important lmao. Kid Icarus Uprising as a cult following and you know fans will buy it (I do)

[@capstalker5539]

For Diddy that's true, but for K.Rool I doubt that he is important to Nintendo, in fact Dixie and Funky are more than he appears.

[@altermann1991]

Personally I felt it was weird to cut K.rool when he got in due to popular demand, but then also keep Banjo, because he got in due to popular demand...

[@brunoacuna4540]

Bro cut Yoshi and added Captain Toad 💀

[@INFERNO95]

What worst he cut yoshi to waluigi. That asinine.

[@EWOODJ]

Yoshi deserves to stay obviously, but don’t you dare insult Waluigi

[@HydreKenny]

He was so real for that

[@MarioGMan25]

Look man, it's okay. If Snake gets cut, people will always just blame Konami.

[@itsamekevin]

I mean yeah? Konami owns the Metal Gear IP so it's only logical to blame them

[@mechadeka]

@@itsamekevin Jumping to conclusions isn't logical.

[@itsamekevin]

@@mechadeka point still stands. It's not like you can turn and point the finger at Nintendo since they have no control over Konami's IP. That's like asking why a food item from McDonald's is not on the menu and then blaming Burger King for it

[@brandonwilliams6119]

I wonder if Bomberman would be a fine enough replacement, Snake mostly just uses explosives anyway, his Brawl Down Smash was an explosive.

[@pious83]

@@brandonwilliams6119 It's crazy that Bomberman wasn't a main roster member from the beginning.

[@Grunkle2210]

Removing Yoshi and having FOUR new Mario characters is weird.

[@Grunkle2210]

*FIVE new Mario characters. i'd definitely remove one of those newcomers to keep Yoshi. But that's my only real complaint, Midna, Chibi-Robo and Phoenix Wright make the roster great for me.

[@Itz_Jello]

Pauline???? Seriously??????????

[@dnmstarsi]

​@@Itz_JelloYou need that WTF inclusion and Pauline makes sense when they made Peach a character before Super PP and Showtime! so she makes sense.

[@Itz_Jello]

@@dnmstarsi this ain’t a Mario kart roster Pauline isn’t even a wtf inclusion since she’s literally in every Mario spinoff

[@dnmstarsi]

@@Itz_Jello Your logic doesn't work here since it's a Smash Bros roster and you're tackling her inclusion in a nonsensical way. Virtually any video game character within reason and plausibility have a shot to be in and Pauline is one that has a legit shot. Also she hasn't done much in the Mario franchise and hasn't appeared that much in Mario spin offs and alike.

[@glacierwolf2155]

The funniest part about adding in Cynthia as a newcomer and having her play like Pokémon Trainer is that she actually has a Lucario on her team.

[@TheRozenKnight]

Lucario for Cynthia and Mewtwo (who didnt got cut but could have) could be in Giovannis Roster.

[@MIrfanPerdana]

​@@TheRozenKnightOh, that's clever! I would really like that actually, yeah.

[@chakradarrat8832]

i would not put lucario in her team for this game. Spiritomb, Garchomp and Milotic would be my picks

[@banjo9158]

So Lucario might still stay, that's good to know.

[@Articfoxgamez]

@@chakradarrat8832 I can not even begin to imagine how Spiritomb would even work, bro's got NO limbs. (Granted sakurai has made weirder work before)

[@ChurroDoughnut]

My favorite part of every Build the Roster video is hearing how many names Aaron just cannot pronounce correctly.

[@oligarchies]

There's just no way it's pronounced Sah-moos, there's actually just no way.

[@ChurroDoughnut]

@@oligarchies Reminds me of how the Melee announcer calls her "Sumus".

[@verdragon5591]

@@oligarchies I've heard other people pronounce it like that, actually, and by other people, I mean Ian Flynn, writer of the Sonic the Hedgehog comics... _I_ don't pronounce it like that, but if I had a nickel for every person I've heard that _does_, I'd now have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@xiodtensei4149]

"Excuse me, waiter, can you explain why my 6 oz Sirloin is diced up already?" A voice resonates from the Kitchen, piercing through the ears of all the occupants. "IF I HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH CUTS..."

[@jarrickhillery8664]

Keeping Chrom over Robin is kinda insane imo. Robin was the main character of the same game and they’re also more mechanically interesting.

[@mythos6308]

His FE cuts hurt not only because he cut too many he decided to keep the most boring ones gameplay wise

[@peruinnsouvannavong7119]

Not only that but if you wanted to have a character to rep awakening.... lucina is easily the most popular characters from that game. Just give her a diagonal aether To his credit he admits he's shaky on the pre awakening fe games so he doesn't understand that Ike is genuinely one of the most popular fe lord in the franchise

[@jolitero]

Chrom is the main character of awakening though.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

⁠@@mythos6308Yeah even as a person who doesn’t really like how FE is represented, keeping Chrom over Robin is really weird especially when Robin has Magic and Weapon Durability which are actual FE mechanics.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@brandonwilliams6119 The problem is people have a hard time playing Robin because of that. I'm noticing that when ever Sakurai gives a character that standout like Sephrioth, Hero, and Joker, there's usually a downside. Hero's command select is inconsistent, Joker is not very strong without Arsene, and Sephrioth is light weight. I think the reason why there are so many Fire Emblem characters is because Sakurai or Nintendo wants more safe characters. The Fire Emblem movesets are not very flashy compared the other RPG reps, but it's done that way because they also don't have much weaknesses. Or at least their weakness's are not as egregious as Sephiroth, Hero, and Joker. In other words balance is hard.

[@MistromLuthane]

The Robin cut is crazy. Robin represents Fire Emblem mechanically, plays different than almost every other fire emblem character, has chrom represented in his final smash, and is the create a character/deuteragonist of Awakening, so hes just as relevant as Chrom. Keeping Ike and Roys moveset? Its all Roy with one ike move. And roys moveset, even after 4 changed him, isnt THAT different from Marths.

[@TheRozenKnight]

It is puzzeling from all Fire Emblem Characters Robin would be the last to cut as he is also sole represantative for Fire Emblem magic.

[@yoshistarhunter]

Honestly part of me wants to thought experiment a fire emblem fighting game. All the protags make it, we can have some laguz units that play differently, include good playatyle variety. I think it would work really well.

[@anankos795]

I mean, at least there’s some consistency. I tend to see plenty of videos involving roster cuts in which Corrin and Byleth are cut, but not Roy. I really couldn’t care about who is playable (my favorites are Corrin and Min Min, probably the two characters that the most amount of people will instantly say should be cut), and I like Roy, but it’s clear Roy tends to be liked for his overall rush-down playstyle, memes/Melee nostalgia, GBA representation, and the Super Smash Bros series giving him such a much different personality from his original one that the Fire Emblem series has been trying to merge the gap for years. Of course, there are people who like Roy for just being Roy and would pick him regardless of how well or poorly he plays. Regardless of people’s thoughts on the characters or the games they are from, Robin, Corrin and Byleth are the most unique by default with each of them representing core aspects of the Fire Emblem series [magic/weapon durability, dragons, and the weapon triangle (sort of) respectively; this also doesn’t consider how Corrin and Byleth incorporate the Fire Emblem itself through the Omega Yato and Crest of Flames respectively]. From the perspective of just keeping the most unique characters, they would be kept. However, obviously with cutting characters people would want other ones to replace them. Still want magic and weapon durability? Add Celica. Still want a dragon? Add Tiki. Still want the weapon triangle or just a character that uses at least 4 different weapons? Add the trio from Blazing Blade or Anna. These are characters that are argued to be more popular than Robin, Corrin and Byleth (at least given FEH polls). Plus, we can extend this argument to Roy. Still want a character with a flaming sword? I mean, Ike and Corrin are already there, and again there’s Eliwood. Anyone can make any reason for why a character “deserves” to be in or not; every character has fans, regardless of how many joke people like to make about a character’s supposed lack thereof. I get it, Super Smash Bros. is all about the playable roster. Almost every character is added to increase the series’ sales, whether that’s adding “fan favorites”, adding a character from a recent or upcoming game, or help Nintendo strengthen ties with other companies. It’s a product and money is the most important, and it’s the reason why instead of Dragon King we got Super Smash Bros. 64.

[@MrRedGreenBlue1]

​@@yoshistarhunterAlternatively, so 70% of the roster isn't sword lords, what if we had "classes" on the roster instead of individual characters, making each actual character a sort of "echo fighter" of one another based on their playstyle/function That way instead of having to choose between say Marth, Seliph, Roy, Lucina and Alfonse you'd just be able to select "lord" and pick from a list of available lords who all use variants of the same fundimental moveset?

[@shanegiorgio4713]

​​​@@MrRedGreenBlue1I remember thinking of something similar when I thought of a FE fighting game myself. Admittedly I feel like some sword lords do fight somewhat differently from others like Ike, Chrom, and arguably Alm all being a little more of a 'bruiser' than a 'fencer' like Marth, Eliwood, or Eirika, not to mention ones like Robin, Corrin, and Byleth either more commonly mixing weapons or having unique powers. Still, for basic classes I still think it's an incredible idea were such a thing to happen.

[@RenatoGPadilla]

As much as I love Soma Cruz, and I do, cutting BOTH Belmonts is INSANE.

[@__Soya__]

Not really

[@verdragon5591]

Honestly, I was fully expecting Alucard to be promoted to playable, and I feel like he serves as a viable alternative to the Belmonts given he 1. shows up in multiple Castlevania games, 2. was already an assist trophy, and 3. headlined Symphony of the Night and is one of the most iconic Castlevania characters

[@jmurray1110]

Also he’s in the Netflix show and that version could be a costume

[@bbreimm]

@@verdragon5591 Yeah I felt Soma instead of Alucard, even with the Nintendo connection clause, was a comment-bait pick. The character hasn't been relevant in ages.

[@lakenzie4924]

You know the platform fighter landscape is weird when my thoughts on the proposed idea for the Xenoblade 3 rep was "This sure sounds like The Angry Beavers."

[@dougtheghoul2845]

... Damn I miss Multiversus... I tried out Nick brawl 2 during its free weekend trial

[@jmurray1110]

So how’s that treating you and who’s your main

[@dbemerald4178]

I think it says a lot that people are more so focusing on the cuts and not the potential additions because my god some of these choices for removal are mind boggling. Like removing every other FE character aside from one of the original 2 and a clone not even based off of him is such a wild move that it almost hides the fact that multiple iconic characters like Olimar, Yoshi and K Rool got the cut while Dark Samus and Banjo got to stay.

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Particularly for K Rool. His reason for cutting K Rool makes very little sense seeing as the bastard was in the exact same position as Ridley: People were wanting the character in Smash for years. Also, I don't get the idea of keeping Chrom while cutting Robin seeing as the latter is a mage, which is SORELY lacking in Smash's list of Fire Emblem reps meanwhile 6 others are basic bitch sword users from a medieval fantasy franchise.

[@GeneralSecura]

Especially cutting K.Rool for fucking Funky Kong.

[@brandonkong4299]

@@GeneralSecurayet he cuts Diddy even though Dixie & Funky would have 0 chances getting in if Diddy gets cut which has been a rule Nintendo abides by

[@unbind_all]

As a big FE fan myself, I can handle cutting down the FE characters to 2 or 3, but of all the choices, Chrom is a really bad pick. Yes, he takes elements from Ike and Roy, but from an outsider’s perspective, he’s just another flavor of “blue-haired anime swordsman.” Robin would’ve been a way better pick as an Awakening rep. Heck, Byleth would’ve been even better in my opinion, since while Awakening was the game that saved the franchise and all that, Three Houses was a GIGANTIC hit, and went way more mainstream than any other game in the series.

[@mosorireayewale2820]

He cut Olimar for a more modern Pikmin character which is fair. He allowed Dark Samus *specifically* because she's an echo fighter, so it's really silly to make it sound like he thinks she's a more important character than Roshi or K Rool. Banjo is definitely more popular than those other two. K Rool cut sucks but if we're being honest he doesn't need to stay in that much, neither does yoshi (and keep in mind he has to cut 42).

[@dr.ninjake]

The immediate sadness I felt when you cut Daisy followed by the joy of you explaining exactly what I think should be done with Daisy gave me whiplash

[@voidenterprises]

i really sat through 34 minutes of roster removal only for the first 3 picks to be waluigi paper mario and fuckιng pauline im crying

[@__Soya__]

W picka

[@sparkleprizm199]

Pauline would be a perfect addition to the cast

[@__Soya__]

@@sparkleprizm199 If you really wanted to get crazy with it you could give Pauline Cappy.

[@ImTheGuy]

​@@sparkleprizm199you are a psychopath

[@fastvelocitor]

The Yoshi cut is crazy

[@jarelldavis31]

You truly hate to see it. Him and Diddy Kong being on the other side is sad.

[@bulb9970]

Ngl this episode has some unhinged choices, but Phoenix Wright kinda saved it

[@mr.bisness7617]

@@jarelldavis31 Cutting diddy to add dixie is bold lmao

[@jarelldavis31]

@@mr.bisness7617 Didn't people assume she'd be an echo fighter to Diddy at one point?

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

If you’re cutting back on Mario characters, Wario would make sense before Yoshi, and even that would be a bit crazy.

[@DjoingDalton]

I'm disappointed that you never actually made a mockup of the roster. I would've liked to see it.

[@darkdoctor1915]

I think that makes it very hard to tell what he’s talking about it

[@brandonwilliams6119]

He probably didn’t want to upset fans of cut characters even more, hence why half the comments is just people complaining about some of the OG 12 getting cut, he did emphasize that tough cuts had to be made, but aside from all that I too would’ve loved to see a mockup of this rebuilt roster.

[@UnderTheUmbrella_]

Watching those roster cuts were PAINFUL my gosh

[@castform7]

I thought that I had gotten used to roster cut content so they wouldn't phase me as much but seeing Yoshi as the FIRST cut was not something I was prepared for.

[@UnderTheUmbrella_]

@@castform7 And then it only got more painful from there. Diddy, K. Rool, Byleth, Simon, Lucas, and a couple others all just felt wrong to leave off even with these strict rules.

[@__Soya__]

@@UnderTheUmbrella_ Cuts had to be made🤷

[@bulb9970]

@@UnderTheUmbrella_I felt Lucas the most. When Smash 4 first came out with only Ness it felt so… wrong. He was the most exciting DLC announcement for that game to me.

[@INFERNO95]

​@@__Soya__ Cutting popular characters for less popular characters is asinine. Does anyone whit a brain thinks waluigi is anywhere close to begin popular like yoshi. He not even more popular then daisy. You don't cut characters that gold and replace them for characters that are trash.

[@sonicdragon813]

In the case for Sora, Disney did mentioned that they wanted Sora in Smash right from the start of Ultimate. They would totally say yes.

[@pablocasas5906]

Disney owns sora, but they had to get Tetsuya Nomura's confirmation to include him, since he's the one behind the KH games

[@Shi_gai]

They put Wreck it Ralph in Sonic All Stars Racing and Jack Sparrow in Sea of Thieves, it still baffles me that people thought they wouldn’t allow Sora to be included despite him being much less important of a character to Disney than the aforementioned.

[@verdragon5591]

Yeah, it was actually Nomura who was more trouble on that front than the House of Mouse, and most of Nomura's issues were with keeping Sora's Smash appearance congruous with Kingdom Hearts canon (which does not make his appearance in Smash _canon_, Nomura just wanted to make sure it didn't actively _contradict_ anything)

[@sev1120]

​@@pablocasas5906 Disney and Square Enix both own sora. Disney was on board, it was getting Square on board that made Sora take do damn long

[@markmorales7958]

“Cloud, keep” Square Enix: Oh really?

[@brandonwilliams6119]

>Keeping Hero Squeenix: “Not on my watch”

[@shinzouwosasageyo9717]

So we are gonna ignore the relationship that square and Nintendo has right now

[@elgatoqueopina8304]

​@@shinzouwosasageyo9717 even if they have a good relationship, they are still one of the most greedy corporations ever

[@BigBossMan538]

I highly doubt any of the Square characters will be in the base roster. Sakurai confirmed that Cloud was hard to get into the game, and Square could demand more licensing fees by making Cloud or Sora dlc. If I had to pick one to return, I’d pick Cloud.

[@banjo9158]

@@elgatoqueopina8304 Japanese-wise they're the greediest.

[@SsjkidsSaveCosmo08]

Imagine booting up the next Smash game, no Yoshi or Diddy But Pauline is in it 😭

[@curlydolltv]

yea he’s a lil delusional coming from a pauline fan

[@paulinetrivago.7540]

I mean, yes it'd be weird, especially no yoshi, but like Pauline is effectively the first lady of gaming, she predates Peach, Ms Pac Man, Chun Li or literally any other famous female video game character. Frankly the way she was underutilized by Nintendo over her nearly 40 year existence prior to Odyssey is a slap in the face to the character herself. Yes there was female video game characters prior to Pauline but Pauline was the first one to hit the big time, she deserves a spot based on legacy alone

[@curlydolltv]

@@paulinetrivago.7540 that doesn’t warrant a spot unfortunately. Being an icon> legacy. her and peach’s impact isn’t even debatable Peach is that girl when it comes to Mario and Pauline isn’t even beating Rosalina in popularity polls u getting way ahead of yourself

[@paulinetrivago.7540]

@curlydolltv if other characters such as G&W, Duck Hunt, and ROB can get in, there is plenty of room for Pauline. As for getting ahead of myself, I agreed Yoshi was a weird cut, and personally I'd keep Daisy and Rosalina because of popularity. My comment was me simply saying Pauline is certainly deserving of a spot and listing the reasons why. Me bringing up Peach, Chun Li, and Ms Pacman wasn't me saying Pauline deserves a spot over them (especially Peach) but more so me saying she deserves a spot along side them

[@curlydolltv]

@@paulinetrivago.7540 Oh i agree then

[@megmed8741]

Cynthia is a really easy way to add back Lucario

[@apex2000]

Garchomp, Spiritomb & Lucario?

[@glauciarochelle]

cynthia can be the second rosalina in smash bros

[@Goldenbukkit-ep1vi]

Cuts character bloat, Proceeds to add 4x the character bloat. 👍

[@gavincarroll1259]

most "reboot" rosters are like this i hate it so much also the "ThOuGhT ExPiErMeNt feels like a lame saftey hoop to avoid critique

[@justinn8541]

Because Ganondorf was not cut due to "his" moveset, he needs to have a moveset change. Just have that F-Zero villain with horns(Dark Shadow) be the true Captain Falcon clone.

[@workemail8723]

No. Have Captain Falcon's actual evil clone have that old moveset and make him the echo. Dark Shadow should have his own so he stands out. LIKE A BOSS SHOULD.

[@justinn8541]

@@workemail8723 Now everyone's happy. The F-Zero fans basically gets 2 characters and everyone else finally gets Ganondorf.

[@user-mt5io1pu5g]

Just make him his totk form everybody loves that. A little too much.

[@strangelynormal9561]

Toad is a species, there's also a character named Toad. Captain Toad is also notably NOT the character known as Toad. This has been confirmed by devs Also yeah no, Nintendo doesn't own geno. They just collabed with square again, that'd how they could use him.

[@shinzouwosasageyo9717]

So they can collaborate with square to put him easy

[@Volvagia1927]

Which, still: Cloud, 3 of the Smash Ultimate guests and the Mario RPG remake imply a MUCH friendlier relationship than during the Melee or, relevantly, Brawl eras.

[@dextra_24703]

I get Funky Kong is like on the same level of originality for moveset design as Dr.Mario, but your points made him sound more like an echo fighter than Dr.Mario would ever be.

[@pious83]

Funky can also be representative of the Retro Studios series.

[@mamodokod4613]

I can't believe he took out the Belmonts to add...Soma Cruz...Castlevania is literally ABOUT THE BELMONTS

[@__Soya__]

Pretty sure it hasn’t been about the Belmonts for awhile

[@Lira_orpheus]

Yeah. I love Soma so much. But yeah, is just absurd to not have the name Belmont im there. If Simon is going, maybe we could use Leon instead? Or Julius if we really want to go for the GBA/DS era.

[@stevenbart2375]

I mean, cutting one so you can add someone completely different to get some variety I can understand, and I actually really liked Aria of Sorrow. But at least keep the OG.

[@tedgonzalez985]

​@@__Soya__ The Belmonts are THE most well known characters from Castlevania. My sister who hardly plays games knows who Simon Belmont is. She'd have no idea who Soma Cruz is. You see the problem yet?

[@grunkleg.3110]

Even if the Belmonts were to get cut, Alucard's basically the mascot of the series outside of his father, his breakout hit is considered one of the most influential games of all time, and he's known outside the realm of gaming thanks to Netflix Castlevania. No reason to pick Soma over him

[@unbind_all]

I understand the point of your “cut and replace” rule, but I feel like this hurt the roster more than help it. Many of the cuts and keeps felt like they were being controversial for the sake of it. For example, getting ALL the guest characters we got was amazing, but I don’t think a fighting game made by Nintendo should be bringing back *10* of the 18 guest characters while leaving out company icons like Yoshi and Diddy Kong.

[@mariobrosgoat6007]

10 is too little guest characters, i'd say 16 more is suitable

[@mosorireayewale2820]

Diddy Kong is not a company icon lol if not for smash the vast majority of gamers wouldn't recognize him

[@adamnakamura8003]

On the topic of picks being controversial for the sake… I’m going to put this out here now, before it’s too late… The bit with “Majora’s” segment… *YIKES!!!* Why is it always Smash that brings out this inner pride, comp. or not?

[@Bear0601]

@@mosorireayewale2820He sits comfortably next to Donkey Kong in representing his 2D platforming games. He’s what’s Luigi is to Mario. What Tails is to Sonic. Diddy is definitely iconic enough to keep a spot

[@mariobrosgoat6007]

i LOATHE these types of smash videos where these youtubers will removes popular characters just for their own selfish gain.@@adamnakamura8003

[@Clownbelt-u2s]

Man having Yoshi and Diddy cut is crazy. Also I don’t exactly see Pauline and the Squid Sisters as fighter material but to each their own ig lol. Also side note: wouldn’t it be better to combine Diddy and Dixie as a duo character like how they were planned in Brawl. I’m assuming with a new smash bros the next best thing after Ultimate is to remake movesets and this would do just that.

[@__Soya__]

That wouldn’t of be cutting a character though

[@puzzledhypnoshroom1004]

I said the exact same too characters Yoshi and Diddy.

[@altermann1991]

Personally I would have kept Robin to represent Awakening. Sure Chrom has moveset elements from both Roy and Ike, but Roy is already a second Marth echo in disguise, making Chrom essentially "blue Marth, but with Ikes up special". Robin is far more unique.

[@TransformersFanCo328]

Actually, having Shadow in this roster also makes sense from a 'Nintendo history' standpoint. Remember, Sonic Adventure 2 was one of the last, if not THE last, big first-party titles for the Dreamcast, Sega's swansong for console manufacturing. Then, a few months later, SA2 Battle hits the Nintendo Gamecube. In other words, Shadow the Hedgehog represents the exact moment in time when Sega went from Nintendo's primary rival to Nintendo's partner as a third-party game developer. It's not too far off from how Bayonetta became a Nintendo franchise when you think about it. Plus, you know, Sonic Movie 3 means useful cross-promotion.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

It makes it all the more strange how Shadow, The Ultimate Life Form, is not a playable character in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

[@blaykay-4797]

It's a nintendo party game, not a Sonic ad

[@brandonwilliams6119]

@@blaykay-4797 You’re completely missing the point, by your logic, it’s not a Street Fighter, Castlevania or Final Fantasy ad yet those series got two reps, if you’re gonna double dip on those series at least let Sonic have a piece of the pie too.

[@jalapenoofjustice4682]

I think the main way to make a new smash feel worth it would be to revamp all the older characters. Luigi gets Luigi's Mansion stuff, Ganondorf gets his trident, and most older characters would get some tweaks.

[@Juju2927]

Yeah, feels like most characters could be fun with a moveset that evolves with their game, like how Link changed slightly to fit better BoTW.

[@bulb9970]

My idea is to massively remake all the characters with outdated movesets (pretty much all the ones before Brawl). And only cut the actually unnecessary inclusions that only made sense at the time (the Links, a lot of Pokemon and FE characters…). Then replace these with fan favorites that didn’t make it yet (Waluigi, Bandana Dee…)

[@SsjkidsSaveCosmo08]

Bro did not just cut Yoshi

[@darkdoctor1915]

I’m afraid so

[@mechadeka]

Absolutely would never happen.

[@darkdoctor1915]

@@mechadeka, I would get extremely mad if that happened

[@megarayquaza2240]

He cut yoshi... and added in Pauline.

[@darkdoctor1915]

@@megarayquaza2240, why

[@SKsuprakirby]

Ryu is not just Mister Fighting game, he's also Mister Crossover. almost every fictional character has appeared alongside Ryu, or someone who appeared alongside Ryu. even Bin Laden is only a few people away from meeting Ryu

[@RebelTrooperHoth]

Truly unhinged yet safe choices here, all around confused and upset

[@itsamewow3100]

Make all the characters goombas, instant classic

[@Maxgoober]

Super smash bros ❌ Goomba goomba goomba ✅

[@MrDp115]

Good lord imagine a tournament of Goombas

[@CoolPlayersVic]

Super Smash Bros except none of the fighters have watched the Super Mario Bros Super Show

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Super Bash Sisters where we dig a female or heroine from each franchise. To start off: Ashley from Another Code Ayumi Tachibana from Famicom Detective Club Jill Valentine from Resident Evil

[@itsamekevin]

Super Smash Bros. Goomba

[@BerenElendilAPGaming]

I'm gonna leave this here, since it's lingered in the back of my mind for a while now. Everybody's always complaining about so many Fire Emblem characters being in the roster for Smash, but that mainly comes down to how many characters are introduced with every entry. What's the other major series under Nintendo's publication that has so many "characters"? Pokemon. Turn Fire Emblem characters into a separate Assist Trophy archetype, like the Pokeballs, and use the colored gems from Fire Emblem Heroes to summon them out. That way you get more representation in the game, and you don't have to make full movesets for them!

[@hihigocat]

they should use the rescue staff instead of the summoning stone, would be funnier

[@shanegiorgio4713]

​@@hihigocatI could go fight my opponent myself...OR I COULD USE THE WARP STAFF (Rescue makes more sense but this is the funny line)

[@icecontrol1]

The thing is that Pokemon is a juggernaut compared to Fire Emblem which is why they get the privilege of having a subset of Assist Trophies (even if technically the Pokeball in Smash was first) exclusively to them Like no joke, pick a random Pokemon and you will find it has more merchandise and marketability that any Fire Emblem character

[@squallleonhart9387]

Nah “Everyone is Here” is also part of the reason why we ended up with so much Fire Emblem bloat.

[@KStarPR]

The biggest problem with FE representation in Smash is there's a lot of Marth-adjacent characters (moveset, family, or just hair color) and almost all are swordfighters. Getting a lance or axe unit, a mage like Robin, or heck give us a pegasus knight. I don't know enough to know who'd be iconic enough to make it in, but they all feel very homogenous. Byleth probably wouldn't have been such an upsetting addition if it weren't for all the others in already. Byleth isn't strictly a sword user & came from a recent breakout title. They could've been a big hit.

[@sloppydog4611]

When you cut Olimar I became the disappearing emoji meme

[@__Soya__]

Ya but is reasoning kinda sorta made sense.

[@oceanman6915]

no @@__Soya__

[@__Soya__]

@@oceanman6915 yes

[@edpocalyps]

@@__Soya__ I understand the thought process however, Olimar serves as a much better rep to the series as a whole considering his prominent presence in every Pikmin game (other than bloom)

[@peacorptv6502]

Honestly, I thought you were joking about cutting Yoshi, that's just insane.

[@5ashll303]

Same

[@puzzledhypnoshroom1004]

Me fkn too I was so upset. Not only as a yoshi main and him being one of my favorite characters in Nintendo but just of how iconic and how much of a staple he is.

[@Grungypunkrockhalloween]

The entire cast of NES pro wrestling needs to be in smash bros.

[@supersonicsandshrew9742]

W

[@amadeus.7436]

The characters in NES Ice Hockey too

[@Finamajig]

Best take I’ve seen in my whole life

[@edpocalyps]

This is single handedly the best roster choice I've seen in a while 🙏

[@MarioGMan25]

...Is this the first time we've heard you say Samus...?

[@bulb9970]

I had to do a double check for that pronunciation too lol

[@popplio7891]

Melee must have been a big part of his childhood

[@jacobw618]

I love how most of the newer additions could be summed up as most of the assist trophies getting a promotion

[@jazzjazzjazzo]

what a clown show, cutting Yoshi because "his new games aren't very well received" or "he's just an assist anyway". Also real bold newcomer choices here going with Waluigi, Isaac and Geno like every other wish list post instead of trying to get more creative like Sakurai did with Piranha plant.

[@apex2000]

Got you talking. So it worked.

[@puzzledhypnoshroom1004]

Pissed me off severely.

[@andresperez9301]

can you make a built a roster for Shonen Jump charaters

[@just4_star]

a with a roster (hypothetically) better than jump force would be amazing

[@deadshields8561]

We already have that as a game, but I still agree. A Jump Force sequel or complete redo would be good to see.

[@patriciomendoza19]

I would love a video covering a Shonen FighterZ type game.

[@noukan42]

​@@just4_stari honestly don't think you can do much better in the current era. There are just too many manga at this point. Kinetsu no Yaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsawman all demand at least 2 characters each on a roster that is already missing important pieces. And you can't make rosters of 60 characters. The only way i can think they can make it work is by stricly limiting every manga to 2, or 3 characters at the most. Wich would make very difficult to pick the characters from some of them(even when i made the attempt i felt i needed to artificially split Dragonball and Dragonball Z)

[@gregvs.theworld451]

@@noukan42 Could always do the modern option of having a lot of DLC picks pre planned. Launch a modest 20-25 character Roster, with the hope and intention that towards the end of it's life cycle they'll have 50-60 characters.

[@retrojohnny1899]

Cutting Yoshi, Diddy and Olimar but keeping Little Mac is a mind numbing decision.

[@Black_Yosh]

Fr

[@verdragon5591]

I'm okay with cutting Olimar ONLY because he was replaced with another Pikmin rep (who could just as easily have an alt skin that is the Leafling on Moss, and if you know the plot of Pikmin 4, you know why I'm saying that); Little Mac sticking around is also fine with me, Aaron gave a pretty good rationale as to _why_ he could stay, though I don't agree with cutting Yoshi or Diddy either. My personal biggest gripe is that of the three weird Nintendo history representatives (G&W, R.O.B., and Duck Hunt), he kept the one that, in my opinion, was the least worthy of being kept, since Game & Watch and R.O.B. have series seniority on Duck Hunt and I feel have a bigger fan following, plus they are even MORE obscure than Duck Hunt and, at least in the case of Game & Watch, represent different _hardware_ from Nintendo (R.O.B. is a peripheral like the Zapper, but I think the fact that he was marketed as a toy harkens back to Nintendo's earlier days as a toy company, thus making R.O.B. important for those reasons, plus he was inexplicably in Mario Kart DS _BEFORE_ Brawl, and I think that makes him a better pick to stay than Duck Hunt)

[@PhosPhryne]

I just realized that the Doom Crossing thing was the original Barbenhiemer.

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

“Yoshi is only an assist in the Mario games” So, I guess Mario 64 DS and SMB Wonder don’t exist anymore

[@NealFowler]

Chun li is the most obvious guest character inclusion imaginable. I love it.

[@ytchip21]

Cutting Olimar, Diddy, and both Belmonts out completely is wild, but cutting Yoshi is criminal. I do agree with cutting Jigglypuff, I don't care that it's the original 12. Choosing to keep Chrom over Robin is wild. But I think one of the wildest things you said was that we should keep Ridley because we fought hard for him (true) but not keep K. Rool, who we also fought just as hard for. Sure Ridley was "too big" for awhile, but he was less obscure than K. Rool, which made the fight to get these characters was more or less equal.

[@dnmstarsi]

Honestly, I feel like those cuts could work if you repacked them as new characters even if it's cheating a bit. I think he was going for that with Rescue Corps if Olimar was an alternate skin but if you cut out Diddy, bring him back through Dixie as his partner as opposed to Kiddy and with Yoshi, bring back though Baby Mario (which I'd probably swap over Pauline. Good WTF choice but the price was too high IMO). As for the Belmonts, it's subjective but I don't mind it if you replaced it with another cool CV character even if you took out 1/3 of the Captain N crew (unless you count Palutena and Duck Hunt as Lana and Kevin's Dog and Zapper). Much like how I would cut Kazuya but bring his son Jin in to replace him. I know tough cuts had to be made but I feel like some of these choices could have been salvaged a bit even if it meant playing safe and ruining the point of this video by bringing back the axed. LOL

[@Mike-di3mo]

There are so many more reasons to keep puff its one of the most recognized pokemon and one of the most inconic you really just hate puff

[@markthomaskiec2453]

So there's a lot of backward logic in the video that I think sums up my whole feelings about cutting the cast this drastically for the next game so let me just list off some of the big ones to prove my point and leave it at that. "Yoshi is just an assist in the Mario games" - *looks over at the newest games where he's playable in 4 separate colors with their own unique gimmick* are you sure about that? "They haven't done a lot with Rosalina in the past few years" Not only does adding Pauline to this hypothetical make this point meaningless, but she's essentially been upgraded to the core Mario cast in the spinoffs, which have made a point to include her in base in EVERY GAME. spin-offs like Mario Kart are just as, if not more important sometimes than the base games. "I'm cutting Daisy because we don't need 2 peaches" When Daisy got added as a new character in Mario Wonder, that was a big deal, and as you said Peach is getting some new stuff to play with in Showtime so, in actuality, there wouldn't BE 2 Peaches in the first place as drastically changing one and not the other gives us 2 pretty different characters. "Do I even need to explain why I cut the Links?" Yes, I feel like you do, because that's a iconic look to the main character that appears just as often as the adult form. It has as much reason to stay as the current version of Ganondorf. "Cutting Lucario in general"- No, absolutely not, that's one of the worst ones on here. Not only is he constantly coming back with new stuff at his disposal, the guy is one of the most popular Pokemon period, hell, I'd say he's as iconic now as Charizard. He is a necessity. "cutting Diddy" What possible reasoning could you have for making this decision, he's arguably been playable for more games than DONKEY KONG HIMSELF. "Cutting K.Rool but keeping Ridley" Your reasoning is ass backwards, people have arguably campaigned harder for K.Rool than Ridley because he has proven international demand compared to the largely US-based Ridley.And if you want to talk about relevance, hoooooooooooooooooooo boy was DK more relevant than Metroid for a loooooooooooong time. "Cutting every Fire Emblem character besides Marth and Chrom" okay that's just overkill, yes I agree Fire Emblem has a lot, but it's huge again and the one's you cut are the faces of the ones that matter. Doing all of them is too much.I say the best way to go is Marth Ike Robin Lucina and Byleth as that's all the unique ones with a lot of popularity, relevance to the game and unique moveset styles. "I chose Chrom because he keeps the moveset of Roy and Ike alive" He literally only has a single move from Ike how is that keeping Ike's moveset alive? And need I remind you, the main problem people have with Fire Emblem isn't just there's a lot but that MOST OF THEM PLAY LIKE THE SAME GUY? so keeping the echo of the semi clone but ditching the original movesets feels even worse. "A lot of cuts happening because you feel like you have to" That's the laziest excuse to cut somebody and it appears a lot, stop it. "Cutting Ice Climbers" Do you not even remember the fan outcry these guys had when they were cut last time? "Wii Fit Trainer is cut because nobody uses the Balance Board" by that logic get rid of Duck Hunt because nobody uses the NES zapper, Wii as a whole is arguably the most iconic new era of Nintendo and this was a HUGE part of that, she's more important than you think. "Cuts Kazuya because nobody knows who they are" The series sells MORE THAN SMASH the fuck you mean? The whole idea of cutting everyone to replace them with the exact amount of new characters" You want to talk about unrealistic and uncalled for, this is it right here. This whole idea is blatantly unnecessary, especially when half the new cast is leagues LESS important than most of the cuts. There doesn't need to be a ton of cuts in the first place, honestly you could cut a 3rd of the roster and it'd still make sense.

[@petesoys6348]

Just felt like bringing this up for your last argument as an add on, but Teken and Smash are both made by the same company, Bandai Namco. So I'm pretty sure the push for Kazuya to return would be huge.

[@anankos795]

I kind of found it funny that you added “popularity” and “relevance to the game” before mentioning “unique gameplay styles” when justifying what Fire Emblem characters you would keep, as if you expected people to ask why Corrin wouldn’t be kept considering how unique they are currently and how they arguably have more potential for moveset changes than Ike and Lucina. Not saying I disagree or agree (I couldn’t really care who is made playable because ultimately any character can be called “deserving” of being playable), but it’s always a tad humorous to me seeing the instant trashing on Corrin in these discussions even as someone who loves the character. :P

[@hamstersandwich9917]

I agree with you but i feel you need to calm down a bit. This video was stated to be a thought experiment more than anything. a badly executed one, sure, but a thought experiment nonetheless

[@markthomaskiec2453]

@@hamstersandwich9917 Perhaps I was a bit harsh, but tihs frustrations comes from an overall frustration the community has brought out in me with the general concept of cutting down the roster in the first place. So many people cut it down waaay too much with very little thought put into it and often use the excuse of "wanting to make the old characters like newcomers" which feels like unnecessary work considering most of the old characters are relatively fine all things considered.

[@markthomaskiec2453]

@@anankos795 I don't even consider Corrin because the fatigue started with him, Sakurai openly stated he was too much in an interview after his reveal, and most don't seem to even like him

[@danielbarnes1241]

Bro cut literally every character I even like I'm fuckin sick.

[@PrettyKoolCrocodile]

Ikr

[@jojomond7828]

Honestly making a smash roster where you have to cut characters is probably one of the biggest difficulties I've ever had to do when making a fighting game roster to the point that I've never been able to make my own smash roster cause when making a smash roster it's extremely subjective what somebody thinks is "necessary" for the roster and what is "cut worthy" cause what if the character you cut is a good portion of peoples mains or hell most of the characters you cut is somebody mains in some way no matter what you're always gonna to have somebody main missing which is why I am never able to make a roster that felt satisfying to me even if I add a bunch of requests somebody probably gonna miss their old mains since they're gone

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

As one of those few, crazed Sin and Punishment fans, thank you for remembering Saki. I’ve wanted him in since the Brawl days. Back when his assist trophy was revealed, Sakurai advertised the Wii shop channel release of the game on the Brawl Dojo, which is how I and many others got into the franchise. It’s also a big reason that the re-release did well-enough to justify a sequel.

[@luigiRobs14]

The funny thing about Sora is that he is owned by Disney and to get him in Sakurai needed approval from them and Tetsuya Nomura who writes the Kingdom Hearts games and so many people said Disney would be the issue but it turns out they said yes right way but Nomura wasn't sure since he wanted to make sure Sora being in Smash could fit in the lore of Kingdom Hearts.

[@Ceoofsonic06]

Man still hurts sometimes how Sonic was one of the first third party characters in Brawl and been in every smash since but never got another rep with him while Cloud, Ryu, etc are more recent and got a fellow rep so easily 😵‍💫

[@XTheGamerZeroX]

Fun idea: Give Black Shadow Brawl Ganon's Moveset and completely remake Ganondorf's moveset

[@trentsticles6198]

I’m guessing you watched PJiggle’s video too?

[@omarmendez0402]

Black Shadow would be low tier

[@bbreimm]

Give Ultimate Ganondorf's moveset to Samurai Goroh. He's the more popular character being one of the original 4 and having a flamboyant personality and more recognizable imagery. Plus he'd also already have a Sword to translate the Doriyas while being still slow, powerful and sluggish because of his physique.

[@HairyAlien3]

Cutting Yoshi and Diddy should be illegal. That is just so unrealistic and crazy.

[@mariobrosgoat6007]

TRUE

[@kami_in_the_skye]

Counterpoint: They suck and deserve to be cut, actually.

[@PrettyKoolCrocodile]

And so should K. Rool ngl

[@bupendrakumaran4054]

But the worst part is that he cut these two but added PAULINE

[@HairyAlien3]

@@bupendrakumaran4054 ong

[@justinc.5591]

I’ve seen a lot of fan Smash rosters and I’ve literally NEVER seen anyone cut Yoshi. Points for originality I guess.

[@1234_Flux]

This man really cut YOSHI, Bowser Jr, Rosalina & Daisy to add Paper mario, Pauline, Captain Toad & Waluigi.

[@__Soya__]

I’m ok with that🤷

[@YouCanCallMeIz]

@@__Soya__

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Yoshi getting cut was a massive punch to the stomach. I have to hope he gets a new game soon so he can get some better representation in the next Smash. Plus Yoshi as a character is alot more popular than Wario. Edit: So now the game has four plumbers :/

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Yoshi fans waiting for years to get a new character in Smash, only for Warioware to finally get Ashley 😐

[@brandonwilliams6119]

And that’s a good thing that Wario gets a new character, the Warioware series is ongoing and gets new games, getting two on the Switch with Get It Together and Move It, but if say, Wario Land was still ongoing Captain Syrup would’ve been a great pick since we got rid of K. Rool.

[@MarkiplierMeatMuncher8]

@@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17 "Yoshi fans waiting for years to get a new character in Smash" 💀💀💀

[@elliotsturtplus340]

@@MarkiplierMeatMuncher8oh you know Blue Yoshi (jk)

[@gregvs.theworld451]

I'm still huffing copium that Nintendo stops sniffing glue and reveals a new DK game where K. Rool gets to return as the series primary villain.

[@Lawarot]

I don't buy that the Smash playerbase didn't know who Kazuya was. Tekken is just as big as Street Fighter, if not bigger. (Look at the sales of the games) That, and the fact that Tekken is the king and sole survivor of the 3D FG genre, means Kazuya absolutely deserves to stay IMO.

[@GamerTowerDX]

I have a bunch of smash fans myself and at best their response was "Oh, that guy, from like uuuuuh, that game".

[@hipkiddo1252]

Silly lawarot, Smash fans dont play videogames!!

[@emperormegaman3856]

I think many smash fans do knows who Kazuya is (not all of them, obviousely, but any who is familiar with the fighting game landscape), but i do think many casual smash players don't. Tekken is probably as big as SF, but overall i think someone not specifically familiar with both would recognize Ryu more easily.

[@jmurray1110]

Smash players basically never play traditional fighting games so your better thinking in terms of general ziatguist or Nintendo brain and tekkens in neither unless you count pokken If you want a recognisable fighting game character then it’s either street fighter or mortal kombat and since MK is banned in Japan scorpions out only leaving street fighter SNK gets the brazil nod but not universally

[@RebelTrooperHoth]

Your idea for Noah and Mio is basically how the angry beavers work in nasb2

[@satanus_369]

The moment Yoshi (the literal only character has surpassed Mario in popularity polls) was cut I knew this video would be trash lmao see ya 👋

[@personalalt317]

Yoshi is one most iconic gaming characters of all time. Cutting him (especially over less known picks like Banjo or Captain Falcon) is crazy.

[@mayaruiz8538]

1:20:12 Actually me and my friend tried to do a roster for a sequel of Jump Ultimate Stars and I even tried my best Thorgi's impression as we looked at the DBZ rooster and said "Oops all Saiyans"

[@trickmaster5632]

Travis Touchdown should be in there started on Nintendo consoles has a new game on the switch and more no more heroes games are on the way. Just because he's a little unknown compared to everyone else doesn't mean he doesn't have huge ties to Nintendo as a whole

[@ninjadudezack]

Bro cut yoshi and added Pauline I am NOT watching the rest of this video😭😭😭

[@Neoxon619]

No Ring Fit Trainee feels like a glaring omission given how well RFA sold (over 15 million units, more than every Splatoon game). No Three Houses rep also makes no sense for a similar reason, it’s the most successful entry in the franchise today. If anything, you can ditch Alear for a 3H rep considering how the game didn’t end up expanding FE’s audience like Intelligent Systems was hoping for.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

Honestly would be a funny spiritual successor to the Wii Fit Trainer. New moveset, but also kind of like they never left.

[@carlosemilio5180]

yes, but do you see anyone actaully talking about rfa?

[@brandonwilliams6119]

I do agree Ring Fit Trainee should’ve been that obvious replacement for Wii Fit Trainer’s removal. I mean he already replaced some cut Xenoblade reps with others.

[@Neoxon619]

@@carlosemilio5180 Maybe not within enthusiast circles, but definitely in mainstream ones. Remember, a lot of people overlooked Isabelle’s odds before she got in. Generally speaking, Smash has a bias towards successful new EPD franchises (Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, & even ARMS). RFA is basically the next Splatoon in this case, & over 15 million units isn’t something you can very easily ignore. In fact, I’m so confident that they’ll get in that I’d put actual money on it.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@carlosemilio5180 the thing is, the ppl that made RFA huge aren't the type of folks that regularly discuss video games online as part of their daily life much if at all lol. A lot like Wii Fit. It was impactful and touched the larger audience outside hardcore gamers that for better or worse are a lot of the heavy hitters in the industry make their money, and given the general fitness craze the past few years, I think RFA is still a very relevant game where it matters for Nintendo. A lot like Wii Fit in that regard. Of course not a lot of fandom discourse like you'd usually see but high chance it was played by and would he recognized by more ppl on the street than your favorite Nintendo series

[@SagashiIndustries]

Yeah, I’m gonna disagree on cutting Min-Min for Twintelle. There was a popularity contest held in ARMS for who the favorite is. Twintelle wasn’t even Runner-up. The runner-up was Ninjara. The winner? MIN-MIN

[@TonyJenn]

CAKE...lol

[@MizunoKetsuban]

Not to mention that Min Min already had a leg up on the other characters, no pun intended, by the fact that she was the only one that had additional moves in the form of kicks, giving her moveset more spice than just Little Mac but Long

[@GlitchanBlack]

There was also a popularity contest held for Street Fighter (though I’m sure we’re already aware of who the winner and runner-up are for that… and IT IS NOT RYU AND CHUN-LI).

[@brandenhercules9503]

And an ARMS representative using their hair doesn't feel right

[@DragoSonicMile]

Those cuts... That is the most metaphorical damage I have taken this month.

[@sonickhable]

Majoras mask isn't the first Zelda game where ganon isn't the villain. Links awakening was two games before

[@middleman5484]

U technically bring Lucario back via Cynthia. Have the team be Spirittomb or Togekiss, Lucario and Garchomp.

[@Pwrplus5]

Thorgi talking about how much he loved Golden Sun and not giving Felix the Alph treatment with half of the costumes only to turn around and do literally that for Sin & Punishment right after is some truly nasty work

[@dnmstarsi]

At least he put Isaac in plus he's just dropping ideas in general. Also Felix could be the assist trophy so there's that.

[@KelvinMalpass]

Everyone is pissed

[@thecoolcongle5128]

I know, it's all just about him cutting Yoshi every other comment

[@KelvinMalpass]

​@thecoolcongle5128 no it's the fact that he cut k rool

[@edpocalyps]

Yes, Louie should have been added as an echo of Olimar along with Mike Tyson as an echo of Sephiroth

[@popplio7891]

This video was really disappointing. You usually go into these with much more depth and with a clearer vision of how both the game and characters would play. The part with your cuts mostly made sense and was interesting. But it felt like for the newcomers you were just listing off popular Nintendo characters who amounted to: “they can summon another fighter to do this thing”. I also understand that smash’s roster is already so perfect that there aren’t many Nintendo characters you could add that would live up to them, but some of these picks ranged from generic to genuinely god awful. Geno, Dixie, Doomslayer, Skull Kid, Raven Beak, excellent choices. Paper Mario, Waluigi, Ashley, okay. But Pauline, Anna and both Cynthia and Giovanni as just “fistfighters” are so bad, I genuinely thought you were setting up a bad joke. Someone else in the comments said it, but this video felt both “unhinged” yet “completely safe”. It’s very disappointing because you make videos about franchises I have no interest in and you manage to make it sound so exciting and whimsical that I get genuinely excited at the thought of these hypothetical fighting games. I didn’t get that feeling at all in this video. I hope I don’t sound too negative, I just didn’t like this video.

[@allissonassisalliassis6123]

A build the roster for a disney smash would be cool

[@novameowww]

you know i'm maining Grunkle Ford any day of the week

[@369destroyer]

Just saying, If Cynthia played like PKMN Trainer, she could use LUCARIO!

[@marvelfantasy472]

Lusamine would have been a better choice for a Pokemon trainer fighter since she can fuse with Nihilego and can use its moveset and actually physically fight.

[@calebopossum5023]

I was questioning some of the Cuts, but when you said Chun Li in Smash Bros, I was jumping for joy 😁😊

[@ultrawhitebread]

Hungrybox is rapidly approaching your location

[@rebeccadoyle600]

If I could put in my own two cents? E.M.M.I would make an AMAZING Metroid rep. The kill animations could make for great moves, the way they crawl around the stage- you know thise videos of “can you cross the underside of insert stage here with insert character here?” Make THAT E.M.M.I’s main gimmick. Have them be able to stick to the sides of the stage for a limited time so it’s not *too* broken, to really evoke that energy of being outsmarted and hunted by E.M.M.I.

[@MooseKINGstudios]

Slight correction: bayonetta is NOT only on Nintendo consoles. Bayonetta 1 is on almost all other platforms too. PC, PS3-4, Xbox 360-One.

[@dextra_24703]

Wow that Chrom thing really sounded like the MvCI dude going the people like the function and not the character, Robin would be the best fit for all awakening fans, if we can be fun we might even add a new assist meter to Robin to call in chrom for setplay attacks, to spice things up.

[@dnmstarsi]

Yes and no. Chrom is not only very popular and his game saved the franchise but people also liked playing Roy and Ike so it makes perfect sense to have him act as the middle ground. Robin should've also stayed in but we got Anna and the current main protagonist to fill the void.

[@dextra_24703]

@@dnmstarsi yeah, that is all good points, i guess its just the weird feeling of there not being a lot of Spellcasters

[@dnmstarsi]

@@dextra_24703 I get that though I feel like this was a case of picking just one Awakening rep and Thorgi decided to go with the fan favorite who also has qualities taken from two popular FE inclusions as safe/obvious of a choice that was. Though Robin is just as good (more so IMO) given the Mage fighting style you mentioned plus his FS did include Chrom so there's that.

[@ILikeNerdShit]

Chrom isn't the middle ground. Chrom has one move from Ike, his up special. All the rest of his moves share Roy's animations.@@dnmstarsi

[@dnmstarsi]

@@ILikeNerdShit He kinda is. He still shares traits from other characters axed and you can expand upon them much like how certain characters can be reworked if you paid attention to this hypothetical roster, dude.

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

Bravest KZbinr on the internet for cutting Diddy

[@marioramirez9656]

Professor Thorgi: Ok, it's time to cut some people's mains. Please don't be mad. Me: I'm a grown man. I'd never be mad at a fun concept like Build The Roster. Professor Thorgi: Incineroar and Ike are out. Me: *Surprised Pikachu*

[@xKOSATx]

I love how he took the FullMetal Alchemist approach to this roster. Deconstructing it and completely reconstructing it into something else

[@PopeBrandonBrownson]

Man, I love Build the Roster! I try to get into other roster videos but the little challenges that you throw in every episode really do add that extra pizzazz. Smash was well worth the wait, real curious to see what thing you'll be Smashing next year Also, don't forget that, as established a few years ago, Segata Sanshiro is also a hidden character in this game so hopefully that makes up for (insert cut here)

[@cozmoozmo131]

My disappointment is immesurable and my day if ruined.

[@__Soya__]

Womp Womp

[@lunamaria8788]

*Replaces Daisy with Waluigi* *Violent Welsh cat hissing*

[@anthonygerardotorresgonzal6269]

Nia: What The Bloody Hell is This?, Why the Doronbow rip off is in, While an Adorable Princess and Luigi's Special One is out...That's Idiotic.

[@Sylvieboy72]

This guy is on Crack for Cutting Yoshi, i dont care how many years go by without a new Yoshi game, he AINT getiing Cut! Edit: also im surprised he didnt mention Digimon as im sure alot of people would by Hype for Pokemon and Digimon in the same game!

[@Juju2927]

I don't think that Digimon has enough ties with Nintendo games to be considered. Also the Pokemon company may want no "competition" in the game, hence why no Yokai watch characters either.

[@TheRozenKnight]

@@Juju2927That didnt stop them before. Also Digimon and Pokemon are not that competitive overall. Digimon is very mallable and tends to be something different with each game and has its roots in Tamagochi-like things. Pokemon is very focused on there core formular with some spinoffs and side games. But they are both multimedia products but Pokemon far far outshines Digimon in that regard.

[@psychicchicken5263]

On crack is a huge understatement.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Me: it's Thorgi, I'm sure this will be decently well researched on all the characters and the series they come from and won't be anything rage inducing. Thorgi: *first cut is Yoshi* Me: you cruel, horrible man. In all seriousness though, a fun idea indeed. Of course I had disagreements on choices and some of the logic, but comes with the territory.

[@lovelydumpling]

Y'know, a dream crossover Build the Roster a la Project X Zone or Smash's guests could be fun. Highly unrealistic, but fun to try to fit as much of gaming's entire legacy into one limited roster.

[@jim2269]

It's really frustrating for me that you don't have a 1 million subscribers. You make such fantastic content.

[@S4turn-yt]

“Lets include your player character from pikmin 3” i shall’nt let that go unnoticed.

[@user-mt5io1pu5g]

Same

[@Jmanintendo]

I think I might make my own video on this now, thank you for this format!

[@HyperSuck771]

I feel like the approach of this was kinda wrong. They would just return to a normal smash cycle where they cut some characters, keep some others, and add some new comers. They wouldn’t do 86 (or technically 83) characters for a base roster of smash 6, probably 50-65. Fun concept, but you cut yoshi so ill never forgive you

[@orvillewright9246]

Shouldn't we keep robin? He plays differently from the others. That's why he was picked instead of Crom. However, Happy Crom is in. it's funny because he was not in the other games

[@GrouchMan21]

Wow. That was awesome. I always love Build the Roster. As someone who has been building fan rosters since 2018, I knew I would love this series from the moment KZbin recommended it to me