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Thing is, we know of 23 characters already.

11 Newcomers, 12 Veterans.

We can't really know how many Newcomers are in this game so let's look at the Vets.

there are 14 other characters (Sheik) that were in Melee that are not "announced" in Brawl. However, it is a foregone conclusion that some of them will make it, mainly the non-clones.

Luigi
Jigglypuff
Captain Falcon
Ness


Ganondorf has been pseudo-confirmed through an interview with a Zelda rep.

Marth has earned a large fanbase in Melee for his awesomeness, plays completely differently than Ike does (so the Ike point is moot), and a new FE remake is coming out that features Marth. I'd say Marth is a-go for Brawl.

Game & Watch...well you know the little icons on Dojo? You know, the Animal Crossing leaf, Pokeball, etc etc. Well, if you look at the url addresses for those, there is one missing icon yet to be revealed, between Ice Climbers and Fire Emblem icons. And after IC, all the new icons commence. A lot of people have logically deduced that this icon is reserved for GW as his icon is the only icon from Melee yet to be revealed in Brawl. So we can infer that GW is in Brawl.

Mewtwo...well I personally think he's in Brawl, he is unique, a badass villain, and THE bad guy for one of Ninty's three top franchises (Mario and Zelda are the other two). So I feel Mewtwo will be in.

Sheik...ehh. She has a huge fanbase, particularly in the competitive community. Personally, I think either she's a part of Zelda again or just a completely different character this time. Why wasn't Zelda playable at E4All? Hmm.........either way, Sheik has a good shot of making it in Brawl.

The clones...Sakurai has noted that he doesn't want all the characters from Melee returning, specifically the clones. This is not to say they ALL won't, I mean, Ganondorf has been "confirmed" and will most likely use a unique moveset this time around.

well we can say that Pichu, Y Link, Dr. Mario, and Roy are the worst clones and thus will be kicked out. xP

Falco...umm people like him, but personally I think he'll be replaced by Krystal...either way, I could see him returning and being left out.

Okay so of the 14 vets we don't know about, you can logically deduce that...9 or 10 of them will return.

Add that on to the 23 we already know of and...

32 to 33 characters in our Brawl "roster" already? Uh huh...well what about Newcomers?

In Melee, Sakurai revealed all 11 secret characters after release...don't you think Sakurai will keep some secret from us this time around as well? I would sure hope so.

And with this 32 magic number...then don't you think only EIGHT newcomers that have yet to be revealed is a tad low? It's even lower than Melee's secret character count. Even including Sonic and Snake, 11>10. I think all of you can agree that there will be more of everything in Brawl as there was in Melee. And I think this extends to hidden characters as well. I expect at least 15 characters to remain a secret to us until the game releases...which would push our total roster to a total of 47!

BUT wait...don't you think Sakurai is going to reveal some more new characters on Dojo? I think so...so let's take that into account. Even if he does so, I think the hidden characters until launch will remain in the mid-teens...thus, any new characters on Dojo would only add to our character roster, wouldn't it? As to how many...well, no one can say for sure. It's anyone's guess.

Point is, 50 characters is MORE than plausible and likely for Brawl. In fact, the total could even exceed that. But maybe that'd be pushing it. x)

Dude, you spend way too much time on the computer. This is logically pointed out. Good job. But it can easily be reversed into complete stupidity. The likely fact that Krystal will be in there is smaller than bringing Megaman. (Althought Megaman would be tight). GW is one of the worst characters in Melee, and the least favorite. Hardly a chance there. Sheik is part of Zelda, so that's -1 right there. As with the arrival of Lucas, it will be disapointing, but Ness may not come back. Luigi hasn't been anounced yet, and Mewtwo is also a hardly. Technically, Mewtwo is also a clone. Mew is in the game (inside a pokeball), and Mewtwo isn't one of the main villains. And WTF?! Jiggly? Falcon? Jiggly Puff is one of the worst characters (next to G&W), and Captain Falcon first made his appearance in Melee. Many original characters from 64 will return, but Melee won't. Ganondouruf (or however the hell you spell it) may come back, but may not. The possibilities are narrow for many. You act like there must be 50 characters. Melee only had around 30, and asking for 20 more without running into useless characters is pointless. Adn what about Masked Link? Hmm? He would be much better than any other clone. Case Closed. (My new saying)

Have you even tried to play as Jigglypuff? She has one of the strongest moves in the game! It's almost an instant knockout every time. I'm not the best at handling Jigglypuff, but she's not the worst.

And in the right hands, Game and Watch can be a force to be reckoned with.

say what you will about game and watch. his sewer cover attack is great. Then again, I play every character except pichu. I will continue playing every character in the new game as well.

To be honest I saw no faults in steelets statements. only yours.

I know Mewtwo is a clone in the pokemon SERIES. but not in smash brothers. And just because mew floats out of a ball and does nothing, does'nt mean they should take out mewtwo. I mean come on, its like you are nit-picking to take characteres out.

and to everyone saying stuff about game and watch, yes he is deadly. Man-hole is most likely everyones favorite move with him, just because its so strong. But his parachute move isn't anything to look down on either.

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Topic Dropped (but 50 still is an unlikely number).

Just a quick point for future reference, if you're dropping a topic you don't bring up your original argument again.