To all the people who actually expected Wonder Red and the people expecting a "meltdown" from this, I'm curious about something...
Have you even played Wonderful 101?
I'm one of the biggest fans of it and because I'm a fan of it, I knew there was no way Wonder Red was going to be playable.
The most iconic and distinctive aspect of W101 is the massive squad of people following you and the hilariously over-sized Morphs. Wonder Red is about the size of Mega Man and the Wonder Hand morph is three times taller than him at its smallest state. That would not work out at all for a game like this. The Morphs' attacks would cover an absurd amount of the stage and if they took the morphs out out or reduced the size it would take away everything that makes Wonder Red and Wonderful 101 itself unique.
That'd be like adding Simon Belmont but he wouldn't use the whip or side items. Could you even call that Simon Belmont? Could you even call someone who doesn't command an army of 99 heroes nor colossal sized morphs Wonder Red?
I think it's awesome he and more W101 characters are referenced. If anything, I'm amazed at how many people are expecting a meltdown or giving out patronizing "condolences" for this supposed-heartbreak reveal.
This "Sakurai trolls everything" meme is getting seriously out of hand. EVERY picture is a troll now.