Rhythm Heaven is definitely significant enough to warrant recognition, but it's not a series that actually has any iconic characters that could actually represent it, is it? I don't think there are any fighters included who aren't actually the "face" of their respective series. It would feel like something of a cop-out to pit "some wrestler from one of the little games whose purpose is to grunt and pose" against the likes of Mario and Sonic. So a stage or somesuch would be appropriate.
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I think it could count the video I posted mentions that when you think of Rhythm Heaven there faces are the first you picture because they are on the boxart.
A character from Rhythm Heaven is just weird enough to work. Frankly, rather than run around in circles with endless debates about Metroid characters, I'd much rather get characters from franchises that have none into the game first.
The exception to this is Fire Emblem. They should really have three reps. The series is long-running, has consistently had new games made, and features literally hundreds of playable characters, and dozens of ones plot-important enough to be included in Smash Bros.
See, yeah. In theory, there's a massive number of unique characters to choose from for Fire Emblem reps.
But really, who will be chosen? Marth, Ike, and Chrom. Now are they all the same, no. But the choice for characters is not nearly as varied and unique as it could have been.
That's why we should look to other main characters (Robin, Micaiah), Lords with nonstandard fighting styles (Hector, Eliwood on his horse), other important characters who'd bear different fighting styles (Tiki, [insert name here]), and villains (Nergal, Validar, Grima)
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edited 19th Apr '14 10:25:31 AM by Demonfly
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Chorus Kid probably the most strikingly bizarre choice there- Rhythm Heaven is awesome, but it's also extremely recent and extremely niche, yet lacks hardcore appeal like a character from Xenoblade would. I've heard a lot of "oh, but Wii Fit Trainer" but she's from an incredibly popular series, which alone justifies her.
edited 19th Apr '14 7:20:53 AM by Pulse
I sure said that!