Seriously, why is King K. Rool NOT in Smash as his own character??

[GuyDuke]

Ultrashroomz said:

"Majority of gamers don't know or care about the franchise in the first place."

I think Awakening would like a few words with you.

Also, considering how K Rool hasn't appeared in any of the modern DKC games, I'd argue that he isn't any more iconic compared to Dark Pit or Lucina, considering those two appeared in recent titles on the 3DS.

What about that stupid ROB? or Sheik, for instance? Your reasoning could have been true, but it just isn't the case.