Man, I'm honestly really surprised that he haven't gotten a single leak or even tease yet. It's making me antsy for the week of the end already, and yet my birthday is tomorrow... so I don't want to rush it through it TOO quickly! Gah...
EDIT: And of course as soon as I say that, it appears we've gotten our first legitimate leak! Those are definitely screens I haven't seen before!
Well, Dr. Mario is grouped together with Lucina. We know Lucina essentially takes Marth (who was rebuilt from scratch like all vets) and modifies him slightly. So I guess Dr. Mario takes the rebuilt Mario and modifies him slightly, as well. In other words, it takes less effort to "bring back" Dr. Mario than it would, say, Mewtwo, since Mewtwo would be far more than a modification of anything already in Smash 4.
Yeah, that's the conclusion I came to too. Still doesn't make Dr. Mario any less a blight, though.
Dr mario not being an alt is the only issue I have with this roster.
Same here, pretty much. And... the lack of Chorus Kids, if they're not in.
I'm getting worried right now, where the fuck is Ness?
He was revealed in all the leaks a couple of weeks ago. Don't worry, he's in. (Assuming the leaks are real, which it's been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are.)
Out of the final roster, assuming the leak is accurate, and counting for veterans, which character looks like the one you never thought you'd want to play, but seriously want to play as now?
Mine's certainly Wii Fit Trainer. I never thought in my life I'd want to Smash with her, but damn, I'm excited to now to hell!
It used to be Wii Fit Trainer for me as well, and I'm still excited to play her, but after the leak (assuming it's true)... it's gotta be Bowser Jr. I've NEVER been a fan of the character and in fact have kind of actively disliked him in the past, but the way he's being implemented in Smash makes him look like a ton of fun to play!