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Altruino on 23 January 2014
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Aielyn said:
IsawYoshi said:
Aielyn said:
I believe the images to probably be real (or a really good fan creation)...

... but I don't think Palutena will be playable. If anything, I'd expect this to be a scene from some sort of story mode (remember, he has only said "no Subspace Emissary style story mode"). Even just an "adventure mode" type, with Palutena showing up in a quick cutscene before the Kid Icarus inspired level, is plausible.

Basically, until it's officially announced, I will assume Palutena isn't going to be playable, if only because I don't think she's suited to combat (she has Pit for that sort of thing, after all).

Bolded: To be fair, they did add R.O.B, which isn't exactly a prime example of a creation suited for combat. 

True, but R.O.B is a key "character" from Nintendo history, and there is no other way to add a character from its IP. Also, my point about not being suited to combat wasn't so much about "it wouldn't make sense to have her fighting at all", as it was "it's why she has Pit - he's her avatar, her fighter". Having her as a fighter would be like having General Pepper from Star Fox as a playable character. I'm sure that Sakurai could create a moveset for her that would work... but her character doesn't suit it.

The same could be said with Peach and Zelda had we had this conversation before Melee came out as well as Rosalina before her announcement, and look where we are with that:

Don't go thinking a character can't hold their own just because most of their time was spent giving out commands or allowing someone to fight on their behalf. One way or another, even commanders can fight if it's their last resort or if they have no choice, and unless you never played Uprising's Chapter 20, Palutena CAN fight:

http://kidicarus.wikia.com/wiki/Palutena#Powers_and_Abilities Even if she was controlled by the Chaos Kin, she still had powers of her own.