NeonZ
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The thing that confuses me the most about Lucina originally being an alt is that sakurai outright stated that separate characters wouldn't be alt costumes.
Sakurai never said that. Here's the quote that originates that misunderstanding.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/13/wii-u-and-3ds-smash-bros-will-not-have-cross-platform-play-wil/
Each version will interact with one another, however, as announced back in 2011. Specifically, players will be able to take characters they've customized and transfer them to the Wii U version.
He wouldn't elaborate on exactly what those customizations are, saying only that they won't be costumes and they won't be something that players have to unlock through repetitive tasks. Different costumes, he said, would take away from what makes each character unique.
It's just denying costume customization. Many people thought that it actually meant no alternate costumes at all, but the whole character stuff is a completely senseless leap.