First off, let's assume every character from the first one is returning (except for Dante who is replaced by DMC5 Dante, and also Kratos from GOW3 is replaced by Kratos in the most recent God of War.)
I have a few ideas in mind on who could be added though:
Rayman
Crash Bandicoot
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Spyro the Dragon
A Patapon (preferably a Hero Patapon from 2 & 3, but any would be cool.)
Dart (Legend of Dragoon)
The Hunter (Bloodborne)
Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn)
Delsin Rowe (inFAMOUS: Second Son)
Croc
Gex
Gabriel Logan (Syphon Filter)
Knack
Alundra
Wander (Shadow of the Colossus)
The Protagonist (Soul Sacrifice)
Alucard (Castlevania, and yes I know he appeared as an assist trophy but he'd be more fitting as a full character in this game anyway.)
The Messenger (Tearaway)
Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)
Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza)
Klonoa
Villains:
Dr. Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
Ripto (Spyro)
Mr. Dark (Rayman)
Lloyd (Legend of Dragoon)
Vergil (DMC5)
Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank)
Wendigo (Until Dawn)
Old King Allant (Demon's Souls)
Potential Bosses:
Dodonga (Patapon)
Gaius, The 3rd Collosi (Shadow of the Colossus)
Metal Gear RAY (Metal Gear)
Gender: Male Location: In Luna's mane, chasing STAAARS!
If Phil actually cares about it and Banjo joining Smash wasn't a happy accident, he'll understand how important Crash is to PlayStation fans and let the bandicoot join in their mascot brawler. The only problem left would be PlayStation itself.
And if they were to continue it being a platform fighter, changing Kratos' arsenal to shield & axe would be the sanest choice. The blades of chaos in that format are broken.
As for some ideas:
Ari & Stan (Okage Shadow King)
Hana Tsu (Fear Effect)
Chimera (Resistance)
Ultra V (War of the Monsters)
Jen (Primal)
Dante (DMC5)
Old Snake (MGS4)
Hunter (Bloodborne)
Tomba
Knack
Hatsune Miku
Cayde 6 (Destiny)
Velvet Crowe (Tales of Berseria)
Wander (Shadow of the Colossus)
Ico & Yorda (Ico)
Crash
Spyro
Lara Croft (classic) (Tomb Raider)
Lara Croft (modern) (Tomb Raider 2013)
[Anyone from Cloud's party in FFVII]
Jill/Claire/Leon (Resident Evil)
Delsin (inFamous)
Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
__________________ Thanks Scythe for the sig.
Last edited by Nemesis X on Feb 8th, 2022 at 01:27 PM
I'm kinda basing this on the fact that they'll probably take 1 character per franchise (maybe 2 characters from a franchise if there's a recognizable villain.)
He clearly says it right there that he wanted fans to THINK that SOTC is a prequel to ICO ("Yes, users have thought that Shadow of the Colossus is a prequel to ICO, and that’s my idea as well. I wanted to make it so the imagination is up to the user".)