5p - DK
4p - Olimar
3p- Ness
2p- Yoshi
1p- Ice Climbers

I juggle through all of these and a couple of others (Lucina, Jigglypuff, Robin, Pikachu, Kirby, Peach) for my main, but I enjoy playing as practically all the characters. So keen for the game to see how they actually feel in the new game. Excited for Daisy too.

Yea we'll just have to see. It's just rumors for now. But man imagine Simon in Smash. We'd get the whole cast of Captain N and the greatest collection of classic gaming icons (Mario, Link, Samus, DK, Sonic, Pac-Man, Snake, Cloud, Mega Man, and Simon). 

5p- Toon link (Main since brawl and I'll never stop using him.)
4p- Pokemon Trainer (So glad he's back and better than ever! I've missed you Squirtle and Ivysaur!)
3p- Lucas (Fun character prefer him over Ness.)
2p- Mewtwo (Never got a chance to play him but nows the time.)
1p- Ganondorf (Only here cause he's faster and I wanna try him especially since he looks interesting now.)

Honorable mention goes to Robin, Peach/Daisy, Pikachu and Roy.

As of now, this is my top 5.

5p Mega Man (tried maining him in Smash Bros Wii U, but I stopped playing as him over time. Will give him another chance.)
4p Mewtwo (I like playing as him as well as Samus)
3p Inkling (Looks like a lot of fun to play)
2p Samus (My secondary main)
1p Kirby (My primary main and that will never change. :) I like the return of his fireball running attack)

1p - Lucina chan

5p - Daisy (always my main everywhere! Finally she's here!)
4p - Link (played as Link on N64 and GC)
3p - Zero Suit Samus (fast and agile, nice contrast to Link)
2p - Inklings (new fighters!)
1p - Zelda (like her new design)

Correct.

Kirby 5p

Falcon 4p

Samas 3p

Ice Climbers 2p

Game n Watch 1p

5p - Snake
4p - Ganondorf
3p - Ike
2p - Young Link
1p - Wolf

5p - Ridley
4p - Inkling
3p - Zelda
2p - Duck Hunt
1p - Samus

Ridley because I've wanted him to be in the game since the intro video for Melee; at the time I was playing Melee I didn't have the internet so had no idea how many characters were unlockable or who they were. Inkling because it's a character were the moveset looks like it really reflects the game they come from, and hell, Splatoon is so stylish - I just hope the Splatoon stage has plenty of killer music and enters Splat Fest mode at the appropriate times. Zelda because I love the redesign (I approve of the Zelda characters in general, though wish Young Link had his Majora's Mask shield & sword as default) and hope she's better this time around - there's potential with her moveset. Duck Hunt because I got pretty good as him in Smash 4 before my Wii U broke, and Samus because I love Samus.

Is there a thread that requests newcomers in light of the game being properly revealed? Like, top 5 newcomers for Ultimate?