Final Fantasy Rep: Black Mage
One of the most iconic designs in all of gaming history, I honestly don't think there's a single character to better represent this franchise than the Black Mage.
Street Fighter Rep: Chun-Li
Chun-Li is one of the most iconic fighting game characters of all time, and even though Akuma could complete a little trio of similar fighting styles, I feel like she's the best choice.
Metal Gear Solid Rep: Liquid Snake or Revolver Ocelot
I feel like Liquid is the more likely to make it in, but either one would work, honestly. I also threw in a pic of Liquid Ocelot, lets call that a compromise. Anyway Big Boss should be a skin for Snake.
WarioWare Rep: Ashley
Wario 👏Should👏Be👏Based👏On👏WARIO LAND. The character is one of the most desperately in need of a rework, based on his platfoming games. You know. Where you actually play as him and he does stuff. But in terms of WarioWare? Ashley would work best.
Kid Icarus Rep: Medusa
While not my FAVORITE villain from the series, Medusa is the OG villain of Kid Icarus, and could make for a fun dark parallel to Palutena!
Fire Emblem Rep: Lyn
I would literally trade every Fire Emblem character that isn't Marth and MAYBE Roy to add Lyn to Smash.
F-Zero Rep: Samurai Goroh
Black Shadow could be added as an echo fighter to replace Ganondorf's cloned moveset. As for original characters? There was NO other option. This guy would be a great fit for Smash.
Pokemon Rep: Gengar
There are no ghost themed characters in Smash, Gengar is among the most iconic of all Pokemon, AND he has a huge variety of moves. The fact he's my all time favorite doesn't hurt, either. ;)
Kirby Rep: Waddle Dee
Pleeeeenty of potential Kirby reps, but this little guy has well earned his spot as the fourth main member of the Kirby ensemble, and his multiple tools could make for a fun little moveset!
Yoshi Rep: Poochy
The Yoshi series doesn't feature too many characters who feel uniquely "Yoshi", most are just borrowed from the usual Mario fare. Poochy is not only an exception, but he'd also add an oh-so rare quadrupedal character to the Smash roster!