Super Smash Bros. For Wii U/3DS - Top 10 Characters I Want in SSB4

In 1999, Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64, a game in which all of the biggest icons of the video game company's history come together in one giant battle royale. Since then, SSB has become one of Nintendo's best-selling franchises to date and kick-started the brawler genre.

But the absolute best thing about SSB is the roster. Every great fighting game needs a great roster and with the release date for the fourth installment slated for this year, I've decided to give the 10 characters I want to see in Super Smash Bros.

James Bond

10) James Bond - Goldeneye 007 64, Rare
Goldeneye 64 was one of the best-selling games for the Nintendo 64 home console. With it's enraging multi-player and super-fun Cheats Mode, this game was a true classic and with the latest installment's roster always consisting of characters that influenced Nintendo's history, why not include good-old 007? Sure, there would be some dispute for the rights to the character but hey, Capcom let Nintendo get away with Solid Snake. Why not Bond?

9) Waluigi - Mario Franchise, Nintendo
When Wario debuted as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl back in 2008, it's no surprise that Luigi's evil counterpart should join the fight himself. Though we did get a glimpse of him in Brawl as anSSB4, I still would like to see what he would bring to the table.
Assist Trophy, and although Masahiro Sakurai did confirm that Waluigi would still be an Assist Trophy is

8) Shadow the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise, SEGA
Much like Waluigi, we did get only a glimpse of Shadow as an Assist Trophy in Brawl. But even so, Shadow would make an amazing fighter. Shadow's Wikipedia page says he was created by "...Professor Gerald Robotnik who designed Shadow to be the "Ultimate Life Form", a first step towards achieving the goal of immortality, but the government deemed Project Shadow a threat..." Plus, SEGA needs more representation in SSB, not to mention Shadow probably has just as many or even more fans the Sonic himself.

Palutena

7) Palutena - Kid Icarus Franchise, Nintendo
When a stage in SSB4 was revealed via Miiverse of a stage based on Kid Icarus: Uprising that featured a statue of the goddess and leaked photos of realistic-looking footage of Palutena brawling it out on the 3DS version, the Internet began to wonder if Palutena would be a character in the next iteration. I do have my doubts the leaked photos are fake but I do want the Goddess of Light to duke it out against Mario and Mega Man. Why? BECAUSE WHY NOT.

6) Rayman - Rayman Franchise, Ubisoft
Think about it: Nintendo is a family-friendly company and having delivering the best way to experience Rayman Legends on the Wii U console, I would totally geek OUT if Rayman makes the cut. He's the most family-friendly character Ubisoft has to offer and he's already designed in the cartoony style much like everyone else in SSB. Plus, his move set would be UNSTOPPABLE. No limbs? No problem.

5) Ripley - Metroid Franchise, Nintendo
Admit it: you want Ripley. Everybody wants Ripley. He's a giant pterodactyl from space ready to murder everyone. But the issue most people have with Ripley is that he would be "too big" for the game. Well, in a recent posting from Sakurai on Miiverse, size in Smash has never really mattered. I mean, Little Mac is smaller than Samus and she's 6ft 3in tall. That's about the height of a regular human being.  Also, Bowser is approximately the same size he was in Super Mario Sunshine, which also happened to be his largest form in the Mario franchise. So SCREW SIZES, JUST GIVE ME RIPLEY.

4) Dr. Robotnik or Dr. Willy - Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man Franchises
Mario's got Bowser. Link's got Ganondorf (who still has yet to be confirmed or not) and Kirby's got King Dedede. When you include major franchises like Sonic and Mega Man into Smash, you gotta have their corresponding villians. It would make sense. Plus, we need more villians in the roster anyways. Sure, their move set would probably SUCK but hey, this is jus my opinion, so does Mr. Game-and-Watch's move set.

Pac-Man

3) Pac-Man - Pac-Man Franchise
It's no surprise that when people found out Namco-Bandai was helping Nintendo develop the next iteration of SSB that they want Pac-Man and to be honest, I totally agree. Including Pac-Man into Smash would be GREAT and besides: Nintendo and Namco-Bandai have worked together on games before. Heck, there's even an arcade series version of Mario Kart in Japan(?) called Mario Kart Arcade that even features Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Blinky (if I remember correctly). This should give Sakurai enough ground to include Pac-Man in the game. Neck, put him in as an Assist Trophy for all I care! JUST GIVE ME PAC-MAN!

2) Blue - Pokemon Franchise, Nintendo
Nobody was expecting the Pokemon Trainer (or as I preferably call him, Red) to join the roster in  Brawl. So it would make since that there should be Blue in SSB4. He would still have the same Pokemon he did in the games but as I mentioned before, we need more villians in the game. If this were to happen, though, he'd probably be an alternate skin but we'd still see our good-old rival Blue in there somewhere. Ah, nostalgia.

1) Miis - Multiple Games, Nintendo
Nintendo has done a great job with promoting customization in there latest handhelds and consoles with the introduction of Miis. Miis have had their own spot in games like Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Wii Party and even Mario Kart Wii. So when Brawl came out for the Wii, it was a surprise to me that the Mii option wasn't available. If the Miis were available, you'd  have the option to make your move set before battle, earning new abilities just for your Mii character much like you recieved Stickers in The Subspace Embassy in Brawl. Except you teach it to your Mii like you would to a Pokemon: Like an HM or a TM. But still, being able to see me give Link a great beatdown would be SO COOL and SO MUCH FUN. Besides, when they announced the Wii U, they said they want to still make a console for everyone but still be made for YOU, right?

Well, that'll end my Top 10 Characters list. Tell me what characters you'd like in the Comments below .
And As Always, Gamers of the Nations, RAGE ON! And I'll see you next time.