Clearly there is not enough controversy in this thread! Considering Sakurai and his crew may limit the cast due to want to maintain an equal amount of characters in both versions of SSB (
http://kotaku.com/dont-expect-a-lot-of-third-party-characters-in-the-nex-513203533), it's time to determine who will be most likely CUT from the current (Brawl) roster!
Falco - Can you say "I DUN GOOF'D"?! I wish to retroactively state that Falco may actually be removed when you factor in Wolf. Wolf is by far the more unique when comparing him and Falco to Fox. Plus, it would make more sense to keep in the villain/rival to Fox rather than his belligerent partner.
Toon Link - [tornado fang]ing Link clones can honestly die in a fire. I much prefer to see TL's speed and agility infused into the original Link rather than have him return to hog a spot some more deserving sap should have. And wouldn't it be nice to see Link in a tier that isn't degrading to his pedigree?
ROB - He's out due to Wii Fit Trainer taking his role as 'quirky Nintendo property no one saw coming'.
Marth - Technically, he is out because he will probably be replaced by Female Sexy Marth, or Lucina. AND I AM PERFECTLY OKAY WITH THAT.
Jigglypuff - I already mentioned before that she has the best chance of being replaced of the Original 12; but once again, this can go either way.
Lucario - As cool as he is, Lucario was in Brawl for only one reason, cross promotion for Generation 4 (which was the Gen with the most precedence at the time). He will be replaced by a new humanoid promotional Pokemon from the current Gen, which is 6; so, in conclusion, Mewthree in, Lucario out.
Pokemon Trainer - I seriously cannot find a reason why this screechy twat was in Brawl in the first place. I mean, yeah the Kanto starters are cool and iconic but surely there is enough Pokemon in the roster right? Either way, this guy is most certainly out for the next game.
Lucas - Put down the pitchforks. And you in the back with the shotgun, seriously, don't. Though Mother 3 can be classified as a classic in the eyes of any RPG enthusiast, Nintendo doesn't really care. Lucas is out due to him being similar enough to Ness to be considered a clone.
Ike - I mentioned this in my comment on which newcomer will show up. Chrom will replace Ike because history repeats itself.
Mr. Game & Watch - I really don't want to see this guy go, he was so sweet in Brawl after all. However, the great grandfather of Nintendo mascots will likely be replaced by the horrifying abomination that is The Villager. His
murdering fighting style is reminiscent of G&W and behaves as wacky.
Snake - As the link above entails, getting 3rd party characters is a pain in the arse; And seeing that Hideo Kojima doesn't seem to care and the fact Mega Man, Pac-Man, and Sonic will be in, no need for him.
Olimar - Don't fear, he will, with high probability, be replaced by one of the 3 new playable Pikmin 3 characters, Brittany, Alph, or Charlie; my money's on Charlie, seeing he is the captain.
Who do you think will be cut? And what's your thoughts on the 3DS version of SSB possibly (keyword is POSSIBLY, Sakurai was pretty vague on that) gimping the roster of the Wii U version?