User blog comment:Lvdoomien/Smash Ballot/@comment-4080028-20150405044340

I'd nominate a pokemon, but since we already have Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Charizard, Mewtwo, Lucario and Greninja, that makes 6 pokemon in the roster. So sadly, I think I should pass on asking for more pokemon. Besides, my dream to have a playable Zoroark has been dashed, thanks to it being a Poke Ball pokemon instead. So that's dealt with.

My only real suggestions are as follows, but I warn readers, one is a massive spoiler in regards to the game, Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Firstly, Medusa from the Kid Icarus series, and hopefully enough, it'll be her Uprising portrayal, as that's the one I'm most familiar with and the portrayal I greatly enjoy. My reasons for Medusa's inclusion are probably because I noticed a few other series have a playable villain; Mario has Bowser, Link and Zelda have Ganondorf, etc. So why shouldn't Pit fight against Medusa in Smash? Plus, she's an iconic character from the game's history; being unanimously considered as Pit's ultimate nemesis. Like the Lex Luthor to Pit's Superman.

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And yes, I know she's only fought as a giant in Uprising, and only ever appears as such in cutscenes, and thus she'd be restricted for the same reasons as Ridley. However, I did some heavy thinking for a while and realized something: If Palutena's playable, then any Kid Icarus god or goddess can be playable. Thing is, thanks to one of the anime shorts known as Medusa's Revenge, we get to see both Medusa and Palutena tower over a human city. Now reflect on the fact that Palutena is only ever seen and fought in Uprising as at average human height. This implies Palutena can alter her size at will, if the anime is to be believed. And quite frankly, I could believe that. She's a goddess. Why can't she change her size?

So with that in mind, I also thought back to how this applies to Medusa. Thing is, Medusa's backstory says she used to be a co-ruler/co-goddess of Skyworld alongisde Palutena. Then, after Medusa's hatred of humanity caused her to fall from grace, Palutena cursed her to be damned to the Underworld as its queen of evil and darkness, and then changed Medusa's godly appearance to that of a cycloptic gorgon. Therefore, if Medusa was and can still be thought of as being equal in rank to Palutena, then she too could possibly change her size however she wants. And considering how villains love to get bigger in boss fights just to squash the heroes, it makes perfect sense to me why we always tend to see Medusa as being huge. She's just following standard villain code.

As for powers, well, I assume she'll have all those evil energy blasts and petrification beams of hers. Maybe some slashing attacks from her claws and possibly even strikes from her staff. I'm not entirely sure what her attacks would be, but those are definitely good for consideration at least.

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OK, here's the biggie I wanted to get at. Hades. One of my three TOP favorite villains in fiction of all time, and thus a character I'd die to have in Smash. His inclusion could replace Medusa's and vice-versa, so long as Pit has an evil adversary to face. Though personally, I would prefer Hades for aforementioned reasons. I assume that he too has size changing powers like Medusa and Palutena, so I suspect he could be fought on equal footing as with everyone else. Now as for powers, well it seems he's good at martial arts or at least superhuman physical feats, as proven in his boss fights with the Gomu Gomu no Gatling barrages he does and how he can run at impressive speeds and for a good amount of time when he chases down Pit in the Great Sacred Treasure. Plus, he seems to have claws like Medusa does (must be an evil god thing. Eh.) So I suspect he can slash at opponents too. And then finally, there's the evil energy blast and beam spam he likes to do. Hell, maybe like Dedede, Hades may spawn monsters as a special move (plus a good way to troll other players, as is Hades' style anyway.) Which brings me to another good point...

Hades' character. I swear, his personality and witty banter is so enjoyable, I consider it a standing point for his inclusion on its own. Hades is a troll, a showman and has one hell of a sense of dark humor (...eh, why not? Pun intended.) I dreamt of him having in game dialogue similar to Pit's, Palutena's and Viridi's, where he would insult, belittle, troll, or joke around with his opponent and other Kid Icarus characters. Ya know, the typical stuff you see throughout Kid Icarus: Uprising from Chaper 10 to 25. Honestly, with his powers, fighting style and personality, I would probably play as Hades more often than not. Even more so than Pit, Palutena and Dark Pit. I could go on and on, being the Hades fanboy that I am, but I guess you have the point now.

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OK, that should be it for now. If I think up anything else, I'll add on to this comment and say so. Here's hoping my wish list comes true somehow.