I wouldn't say Dark Pit is a lock, because Lucina is a totally different character from Marth in terms of voice, appearance etc. Whereas Dark Pit is just Pit in a different paint job. May as well just make him a paint job.
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Now's it's Shulk Time!While Dark Pit is possible, he only works if Sakurai can make him look fairly different from regular Pit. I'm not worried about the moveset bit, since it's not that hard, possibly make him closer to his Brawl self. But they look exactly alike. Some major differences need to exist between the two's physical appearances. Then sure, it'd work.(albeit, I prefer Medusa, but eh)
Shadow?If anyone stole Chrom's spot (lol, implying that he deserved a spot in the first place), it was Robin. Not Lucina.
Dark Pit's in a bit of an odd spot. He could definitely be a bonus character given his popularity, but on the other hand, he is a literal clone of Pit. The concept was born from Pit's "fallen angel" palette swap in Brawl. He could be either an alt or a bonus.
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Yeah if anything Robin took Chrom's spot. Lucina was going to be an Alternate costume for Marth but Sakurai changed his mind about having completely different characters be alternate versions of somebody else, so he made Lucina play slightly different.
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I think that was about Pittoo as his own character, not as an alt.
It'd be harder to differentiate than Mario and Luigi's colors, I think.
🏳️⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse AlberiaGoing by Sakurai's quote regarding why Lucina is a seperate character slot, I was satin that Dark Pit could be a costume for Pit
Dark Pit's name and voice may differ (voice, bit voice actor, mind), and he is a different character, rather than an alternate version of the same character (as with WFT, Villager, and Robin) but his combat abilities are identical, so he could be a Pit costume with a different voice pack. I'd be cool with that.
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They probably will, but "HI I'M DAISY" is the last thing I want to hear in Smash.

I'm curious to see how different Lucina is from Marth. That translations mentions her having the same strength, speed, and special attacks as him which seems to imply her normal attacks are different.