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A character roster for my idea of a new Super Smash Bros. game, which I call Super Smash Bros. Next, stylized as "Super Smash Bros. NeXt" and codenamed "Super Smash Bros. for Wii Thrii". The character roster screen itself is modeled after the one I used for PlayStation All-Stars Round 2 and Microsoft Legends Battle Zone X, however, there are a few differences to take note of, namely the design of the banner at the top of the screen and the character "portrait cards".

The design of these "cards" are as follows:
1. Player Number: In the top-left corner of the portrait is the player's number, which indicates whether a player is 1P, 2P, COM, etc.
2. Custom Moveset Icon: In the top-right corner is an icon indicating that the character is playing with a custom moveset. This replaces the character rank icon from Round 2 and Microsoft Legends as Smash Bros. Next would only keep track of amiibo leveling up. All three games would have moveset customization, however, Smash Bros is the only one that doesn't have a rank up system, other than the one used for amiibo figures.
3. Character Portrait: At the center of the portrait is, of course, the selected character, with an outline highlighting their render to indicate which player is controlling them...This brings us to the next notable visual...
4. Character-Specific Background: As with Round 2 and Microsoft Legends, this game would actually have different backgrounds for each character. However, keeping true to the Super Smash Bros. series, it would also bear the character's universe symbol that has been popular in every game.
5. Character Name: In the bottom left corner, above a black bar, is the character's name. A staple for any fighting game, obviously it tells you who you're playing as...
6. Ready/Confirm Indicator: Located above the character's name is an indicator that will read as "Confirm" if a player has not selected their fighter and "Ready" once a character has been selected. This replaces the Smash Bros series' banner that displays the "Ready? Press Start" message.
7. Online ID/Player Nickname: In the black bar below the character's name is the player's nickname. As with the previous games, this represents the nickname of the player playing the game, as well as the online ID of the player when playing online. Unlike in previous Smash Bros games, the character limit for nicknames is the same as online ID's from PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, allowing players to use the same nicknames they use online when playing in offline modes. Additionally, since this is a Super Smash Bros game, a small icon to the left of the player's username will appear indicating which controller they are currently using, whether it's a Gamepad, Pro Controller, Gamecube controller, and so-on...

The costume icon present in the PlayStation and Microsoft games is not present in this one. As Super Smash Bros groups characters' alternate colors and costumes together, the icon is not needed, and therefore allows more room for the character names to appear.
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PlayStation All-Stars Round 2: leehatake93.deviantart.com/art…
Microsoft Legends Battle Zone X: leehatake93.deviantart.com/art…
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The characters chosen for this match-up are Link from The Legend of Zelda, Zero Suit Samus from Metroid, Red & Charizard from Pokemon, and Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney series. Unlike in PlayStation All-Stars Round 2 and Microsoft Legends Battle Zone X, the Nintendo characters do not rank up, as that is reserved for their amiibo counterparts. Instead, they simply have custom moveset icons.
Their descriptions are posted below:

1. Link: Link uses his design from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which would be an alternate costume, as his default would be the same design from Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS. His background is a screenshot from Breath of the Wild with the Triforce as his symbol. His player is playing with the system's Gamepad and their nickname is "Triforce-of-Courage", based on the Triforce that Link bears.
2. Zero Suit Samus: Zero Suit Samus uses the same design she had in Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS. Her background is just a simple image with the ScrewAttack as her symbole. Her player is playing with a Pro Controller and their nickname is "Metroid_Maniac", which references her series "Metroid".
3. Red & Charizard: Red is rendered after his trophy from Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS, which is based on his design from Pokemon FiredRed/LeafGreen used in Super Smash Bros Brawl, and Charizard uses his design from Pokken Tournament. Their background is a map of the Kanto region with a PokeBall as their symbol. Their player is playing with a Gamecube controller and their nickname is "Nuzlocke-Master", which references a fan challenge for playing Pokemon games.
4. Phoenix Wright: Phoenix Wright's default costume is based on his appearance in recent games, namely Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice. His background is the defense bench from the District Courtroom of the Ace Attorney series, and his symbol is the flashing icon that appears in the logo of every Ace Attorney game in the series. His player is also using a Gamecube controller and their nickname is "Turnabout_Smasher", which references how nearly episode in the Phoenix Wright games is called "Turnabout [something]" and the Super Smash Bros series. It also sounds somewhat like "Turnabout Sisters", which was the first time Phoenix met Maya Fey.

Without further ado, I present the full roster. Unlike in All-Stars Round 2 and Microsoft Legends, Super Smash Bros. NeXt actually has 72 characters instead of 71, which I admit are mostly carried over from previous Smash Bros games, with only a handful of newcomers compared to the massive roster increase in All-Stars Round 2.
As usual, the characters are listed from left to right, in rows:

ROW 1:
1. Paper Mario (Super Mario Bros)
2. Mario (Super Mario Bros) (also playable as Dr. Mario)
3. Luigi (Super Mario Bros)
4. Peach (Super Mario Bros) (also playable as Daisy)
5. Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy)
6. Bowser (Super Mario Bros)
7. Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Bros) (also playable as the seven Koopalings)
8. Wario (WarioWare)
9. Yoshi (Yoshi's Island) (also playable as Yarn Yoshi)
10. Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
11. Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong)
12. King K. Rool (Donkey Kong)
13. Little Mac (Punch Out)
14. Link (The Legend of Zelda)
15. Young Link (The Legend of Zelda) (also playable as Toon Link)
16. Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
17. Sheik (The Legend of Zelda)
18. Tetra (The Legend of Zelda)
19. Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
20. Marth (Fire Emblem) (also playable as Lucina)
21. Roy (Fire Emblem)
22. Ike (Fire Emblem)
23. Robin (Fire Emblem Awakening) (Playable as Male and Female)
24. Corrin (Fire Emblem Fates) (Playable as Male and Female)
25. Isaac (Golden Sun)

ROW 2:
26. Red & Charizard (Pokemon)*
27. Pikachu (Pokemon) (also playable as Pichu)
28. Jigglypuff (Pokemon)
29. Mewtwo (Pokemon) (also playable as Shadow Mewtwo)
30. Lucario (Pokemon)
31. Greninja (Pokemon)
32. Moon & Decidueye (Pokemon)*
33. Kirby (Kirby)
34. Meta Knight (Kirby)
35. King Dedede (Kirby)
36. Fox (Star Fox) (also playable as Falco)
37. Krystal (Star Fox)
38. Wolf (Star Fox)
39. Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
40. Ice Climbers (Ice Climber)
41. Mr. Game & Watch (Game & Watch)
42. Duck Hunt (Duck Hunt)
43. R.O.B. (Nintendo Robotic Operating Buddy)
44. Ness (Earthbound)
45. Lucas (Earthbound)
46. Pit (Kid Icarus) (also playable as Dark Pit)
47. Palutena (Kid Icarus)
48. Samus (Metroid)
49. Zero Suit Samus (Metroid)
50. Villager (Animal Crossing) (Playable as Male and Female)

ROW 3:
51. Olimar (Pikmin) (also playable as Louie and Alph)
52. Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit) (Playable as Female and Male)
53. Shulk (Xenoblade Chronicles)
54. Fiora (Xenoblade Chronicles)
55. Cross (Xenoblade Chronicles X) (Playable as Male and Female)
56. Inklings (Splatoon) (Playable as Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy)
57. Keita/Nathan (Yo-Kai Watch) (also playable as Fumi/Katie)
58. Wonder Red (The Wonderful 101)
59. Zael (The Last Story)
60. Takamaru (The Mysterious Murasame Castle)
61. Tabuu (Super Smash Bros Brawl)
62. Chase McCain (LEGO City Undercover)
63. Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight)
64. Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
65. Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
66. Mega Man (Mega Man)
67. Ryu (Street Fighter)
68. Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) (also playable as Apollo Justice)
69. Professor Layton (Professor Layton)
70. Cloud (Final Fantasy VII)
71. Bayonetta (Bayonetta 2)
72. Mii Fighter (Nintendo/Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS)
---- Random Select Slot (Because Smash Bros only uses one)

*Denotes that Pokemon trainers would be playable in all variations.
-Red can switch to all of the Male Protagonists from the main series of Pokemon
-Moon can switch to all of the Female Protagonists from the main series of Pokemon
-Red is playable in his Classic, Modern, and Alola designs.
-Brendan and May are playable in their Ruby/Sapphire, Emerald, and ORAS designs
-Lucas and Dawn are playable in their Diamond/Pearl and Platinum designs
-Ethan is playable in his Gold/Silver/Crystal and HeartGold/SoulSilver designs
-Both Lyra and Kris are playable
-Green (also known as Blue and Leaf) is playable in her FireRed/LeafGreen design, as well as her Generation I concept design
-Hilbert, Hilda, Nate, and Rosa are all playable representatives of Unova
-Calem and Serena are playable in their default designs
-Sun and Moon are playable in their default designs from both Sun/Moon and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Description
A character roster for my idea of a new Super Smash Bros. game, which I call Super Smash Bros. Next, stylized as "Super Smash Bros. NeXt" and codenamed "Super Smash Bros. for Wii Thrii". The character roster screen itself is modeled after the one I used for PlayStation All-Stars Round 2 and Microsoft Legends Battle Zone X, however, there are a few differences to take note of, namely the design of the banner at the top of the screen and the character "portrait cards".

The design of these "cards" are as follows:
1. Player Number: In the top-left corner of the portrait is the player's number, which indicates whether a player is 1P, 2P, COM, etc.
2. Custom Moveset Icon: In the top-right corner is an icon indicating that the character is playing with a custom moveset. This replaces the character rank icon from Round 2 and Microsoft Legends as Smash Bros. Next would only keep track of amiibo leveling up. All three games would have moveset customization, however, Smash Bros is the only one that doesn't have a rank up system, other than the one used for amiibo figures.
3. Character Portrait: At the center of the portrait is, of course, the selected character, with an outline highlighting their render to indicate which player is controlling them...This brings us to the next notable visual...
4. Character-Specific Background: As with Round 2 and Microsoft Legends, this game would actually have different backgrounds for each character. However, keeping true to the Super Smash Bros. series, it would also bear the character's universe symbol that has been popular in every game.
5. Character Name: In the bottom left corner, above a black bar, is the character's name. A staple for any fighting game, obviously it tells you who you're playing as...
6. Ready/Confirm Indicator: Located above the character's name is an indicator that will read as "Confirm" if a player has not selected their fighter and "Ready" once a character has been selected. This replaces the Smash Bros series' banner that displays the "Ready? Press Start" message.
7. Online ID/Player Nickname: In the black bar below the character's name is the player's nickname. As with the previous games, this represents the nickname of the player playing the game, as well as the online ID of the player when playing online. Unlike in previous Smash Bros games, the character limit for nicknames is the same as online ID's from PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, allowing players to use the same nicknames they use online when playing in offline modes. Additionally, since this is a Super Smash Bros game, a small icon to the left of the player's username will appear indicating which controller they are currently using, whether it's a Gamepad, Pro Controller, Gamecube controller, and so-on...

The costume icon present in the PlayStation and Microsoft games is not present in this one. As Super Smash Bros groups characters' alternate colors and costumes together, the icon is not needed, and therefore allows more room for the character names to appear.
--------------------
PlayStation All-Stars Round 2: leehatake93.deviantart.com/art…
Microsoft Legends Battle Zone X: leehatake93.deviantart.com/art…
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The characters chosen for this match-up are Link from The Legend of Zelda, Zero Suit Samus from Metroid, Red & Charizard from Pokemon, and Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney series. Unlike in PlayStation All-Stars Round 2 and Microsoft Legends Battle Zone X, the Nintendo characters do not rank up, as that is reserved for their amiibo counterparts. Instead, they simply have custom moveset icons.
Their descriptions are posted below:

1. Link: Link uses his design from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which would be an alternate costume, as his default would be the same design from Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS. His background is a screenshot from Breath of the Wild with the Triforce as his symbol. His player is playing with the system's Gamepad and their nickname is "Triforce-of-Courage", based on the Triforce that Link bears.
2. Zero Suit Samus: Zero Suit Samus uses the same design she had in Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS. Her background is just a simple image with the ScrewAttack as her symbole. Her player is playing with a Pro Controller and their nickname is "Metroid_Maniac", which references her series "Metroid".
3. Red & Charizard: Red is rendered after his trophy from Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS, which is based on his design from Pokemon FiredRed/LeafGreen used in Super Smash Bros Brawl, and Charizard uses his design from Pokken Tournament. Their background is a map of the Kanto region with a PokeBall as their symbol. Their player is playing with a Gamecube controller and their nickname is "Nuzlocke-Master", which references a fan challenge for playing Pokemon games.
4. Phoenix Wright: Phoenix Wright's default costume is based on his appearance in recent games, namely Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice. His background is the defense bench from the District Courtroom of the Ace Attorney series, and his symbol is the flashing icon that appears in the logo of every Ace Attorney game in the series. His player is also using a Gamecube controller and their nickname is "Turnabout_Smasher", which references how nearly episode in the Phoenix Wright games is called "Turnabout [something]" and the Super Smash Bros series. It also sounds somewhat like "Turnabout Sisters", which was the first time Phoenix met Maya Fey.

Without further ado, I present the full roster. Unlike in All-Stars Round 2 and Microsoft Legends, Super Smash Bros. NeXt actually has 72 characters instead of 71, which I admit are mostly carried over from previous Smash Bros games, with only a handful of newcomers compared to the massive roster increase in All-Stars Round 2.
As usual, the characters are listed from left to right, in rows:

ROW 1:
1. Paper Mario (Super Mario Bros)
2. Mario (Super Mario Bros) (also playable as Dr. Mario)
3. Luigi (Super Mario Bros)
4. Peach (Super Mario Bros) (also playable as Daisy)
5. Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy)
6. Bowser (Super Mario Bros)
7. Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Bros) (also playable as the seven Koopalings)
8. Wario (WarioWare)
9. Yoshi (Yoshi's Island) (also playable as Yarn Yoshi)
10. Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
11. Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong)
12. King K. Rool (Donkey Kong)
13. Little Mac (Punch Out)
14. Link (The Legend of Zelda)
15. Young Link (The Legend of Zelda) (also playable as Toon Link)
16. Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
17. Sheik (The Legend of Zelda)
18. Tetra (The Legend of Zelda)
19. Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
20. Marth (Fire Emblem) (also playable as Lucina)
21. Roy (Fire Emblem)
22. Ike (Fire Emblem)
23. Robin (Fire Emblem Awakening) (Playable as Male and Female)
24. Corrin (Fire Emblem Fates) (Playable as Male and Female)
25. Isaac (Golden Sun)

ROW 2:
26. Red & Charizard (Pokemon)*
27. Pikachu (Pokemon) (also playable as Pichu)
28. Jigglypuff (Pokemon)
29. Mewtwo (Pokemon) (also playable as Shadow Mewtwo)
30. Lucario (Pokemon)
31. Greninja (Pokemon)
32. Moon & Decidueye (Pokemon)*
33. Kirby (Kirby)
34. Meta Knight (Kirby)
35. King Dedede (Kirby)
36. Fox (Star Fox) (also playable as Falco)
37. Krystal (Star Fox)
38. Wolf (Star Fox)
39. Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
40. Ice Climbers (Ice Climber)
41. Mr. Game & Watch (Game & Watch)
42. Duck Hunt (Duck Hunt)
43. R.O.B. (Nintendo Robotic Operating Buddy)
44. Ness (Earthbound)
45. Lucas (Earthbound)
46. Pit (Kid Icarus) (also playable as Dark Pit)
47. Palutena (Kid Icarus)
48. Samus (Metroid)
49. Zero Suit Samus (Metroid)
50. Villager (Animal Crossing) (Playable as Male and Female)

ROW 3:
51. Olimar (Pikmin) (also playable as Louie and Alph)
52. Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit) (Playable as Female and Male)
53. Shulk (Xenoblade Chronicles)
54. Fiora (Xenoblade Chronicles)
55. Cross (Xenoblade Chronicles X) (Playable as Male and Female)
56. Inklings (Splatoon) (Playable as Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy)
57. Keita/Nathan (Yo-Kai Watch) (also playable as Fumi/Katie)
58. Wonder Red (The Wonderful 101)
59. Zael (The Last Story)
60. Takamaru (The Mysterious Murasame Castle)
61. Tabuu (Super Smash Bros Brawl)
62. Chase McCain (LEGO City Undercover)
63. Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight)
64. Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
65. Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
66. Mega Man (Mega Man)
67. Ryu (Street Fighter)
68. Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) (also playable as Apollo Justice)
69. Professor Layton (Professor Layton)
70. Cloud (Final Fantasy VII)
71. Bayonetta (Bayonetta 2)
72. Mii Fighter (Nintendo/Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS)
---- Random Select Slot (Because Smash Bros only uses one)

*Denotes that Pokemon trainers would be playable in all variations.
-Red can switch to all of the Male Protagonists from the main series of Pokemon
-Moon can switch to all of the Female Protagonists from the main series of Pokemon
-Red is playable in his Classic, Modern, and Alola designs.
-Brendan and May are playable in their Ruby/Sapphire, Emerald, and ORAS designs
-Lucas and Dawn are playable in their Diamond/Pearl and Platinum designs
-Ethan is playable in his Gold/Silver/Crystal and HeartGold/SoulSilver designs
-Both Lyra and Kris are playable
-Green (also known as Blue and Leaf) is playable in her FireRed/LeafGreen design, as well as her Generation I concept design
-Hilbert, Hilda, Nate, and Rosa are all playable representatives of Unova
-Calem and Serena are playable in their default designs
-Sun and Moon are playable in their default designs from both Sun/Moon and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon