It's hard to believe that the complete roster for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is currently sitting at 74 playable characters, but there are more characters set to join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the near future. What's more, the roster will have grown to 80 total characters by February 2020 thanks to the game's Fighters Pass (which will add five new combatants and stages to the game) and the inclusion of Piranha Plant as a freebie for Smash Ultimate players.
On top of Piranha Plant, it was confirmed that Persona 5's Joker will join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the game's aforementioned Fighters Pass. This leaves four more slots open for new combatants to join the fray as DLC, which made us at Screen Rant begin to wonder just who has the best chances of joining the fight.
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If the future fighters are all as shocking as Joker and Piranha Plant then it'll be almost impossible to accurately predict what awaits fans, but that's really part of the fun. With that said, here's Screen Rant's top 10 most wanted characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC:
10. Geno
One of the co-stars of Super Mario RPG has long been a fan-favorite for inclusion. Fortunately, fans are closer now than they have ever been to seeing it happen, as a Geno Mii costume was included as DLC in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and he appears in Ultimate as a collectible Spirit. Since Square Enix technically owns the character and the developer is already onboard in Smash Ultimate with Final Fantasy 7's Cloud Strife as a playable fighter, Geno may finally see his day soon.
9. Banjo and Kazooie
This classic Nintendo 64 mascot has long been a desirable entrant in the Super Smash Bros. series. Having once been owned by Nintendo (which had majority ownership of developer Rare), Banjo is a character that gamers have wanted to see duke it out with Mario for years. However, despite now being owned by rival hardware manufacturer Microsoft now, this dream matchup may actually happen.
Spirits for the Rare-owned Jet Force Gemini and Blast Corps games have been found in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's code by data miners, and with Xbox head Phil Spencer giving his approval to the crossover it looks like this dream may become a reality.
8. Leon Kennedy
One of the main protagonists of the Resident Evil franchise actually has a deeper history with Nintendo than may initially meets the eye. Debuting first on the Nintendo Gamecube, Resident Evil 4 (which stars Leon Kennedy) arrived to critical praise for its over-the-shoulder camera and action-packed premise. Fast forward to 2018 and gamers are on the verge of a Resident Evil 2 Remake and a Nintendo Switch port of RE4, both of which happen to feature Leon.
With Capcom's Street Fighter and Mega Man franchises already in the mix for Smash, this is a no-brainer addition.
7. Rabbid
As a character that now finds itself intertwined with Nintendo thanks to the immense success of Mario + Rabbids Battle Kingdom on the Switch, a Rabbid would be sure to generate as much excitement as it would rage amongst core Smash Bros. players. Still, the blank palette nature of a Rabbid is exactly why it fits so well. Truthfully, there are a medley of additional reasons why a Rabbid makes sense, but a fun moveset and the opportunity to feature costumes for other Ubisoft icons like Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher and Beyond Good and Evil's Jade are just a couple of them.
6. Assassin
Perhaps a Rabbid is a little too expected given the fact that Spirits for a couple of the creatures already occupy Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and if Nintendo really wants to deliver a shocking announcement on par with Joker than an assassin from Assassin's Creed would certainly be the way to do it. The way we envision it, players would be able to rotate between selecting male and female protagonists from past Assassin's Creed titles when choosing the character – allowing them to select from a range of eight assassins including everyone from Ezio to Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Kassandra.
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5. Waluigi
At this point, Nintendo is well aware of the Waluigi backlash that's been caused by once again relegating the character to an Assist Trophy status in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The character has long been overlooked in the eyes of Nintendo fans who think that the antagonistic foil to Luigi deserves a spot amongst the playable all-star lineup in Smash. Only time will tell if this will be the case through DLC, but there's no doubt that Waluigi making the cut as an add-on would generate headlines and profits.
4. Helix
This is somewhat of an awkward followup to the above namedrop, but after it was confirmed that Spring Man was selected as an Assist Trophy it began to look as if ARMS wasn't going to receive any representation through a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. While others are now clamoring for Ribbon Girl, the loveable Helix may actually stand the best shot at righting this oversight and getting ARMS proper representation in Super Smash Bros.. That's not a knock against the the other fighters from that title, but Helix could provide something much more unique than just extendable arms thanks to its see-through green aesthetic, wobbly movements, and boulder-sized fists.
3. Crash Bandicoot
It's odd to seriously be writing about wanting to see Crash Bandicoot appear as a playable character in Super Smash Bros., but if there was ever a time for the character to make the jump into the fray then now is it. The numbers back this dream combatant up too, as Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy was the fastest-selling Switch game of 2018 prior to the release of Pokemon Let's Go and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Perhaps the most telling sign is that Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled will arrive day-and-date on Switch with other platforms next year, so there's actually a reason that Activision and Nintendo would want to promote the character.
2. Ryu Habusa
Hailing from the notoriously challenging Ninja Gaiden series, it's actually shocking that Ryu Habusa hasn't made his debut in Super Smash Bros. yet. Much like Castlevania, the franchise was integral to the success of the Nintendo Entertainment System, and that legacy helped secure Simon and Richter Belmont's appearance in the latest fighting game. Since Tecmo-Koei and Nintendo have been working together on crossovers with some of the latter's biggest properties (Zelda, Fire Emblem, and even Pokemon) in recent years, fans may be sleeping on this ninja's inevitable addition.
1. Paper Mario
Before we get called out for including three Super Mario characters on this list, it should be noted that two are highly requested newcomers and one is just criminally absent from Super Smash Bros. – the latter is Paper Mario. Sure, there are already two versions of Mario on the roster already, but there are also three versions of Link. At least Paper Mario would play much differently from the non-2D variants of the icon, as he'd have to be equipped with all of his companions and attacks from the RPG titles. This character is long overdue and it's time for him to finally take his spot in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.