Now that I've got the standard and conventional guess out of the way, I'm going to go out on a bit of a limb here. It's a character that's been the subject of a lot of speculation about his possible involvement in the game as of late. I'm talking about none other than the blue bomber himself, Mega Man!



Moveset

B: Fire Weapon - Mega Man fires whatever weapon he currently has equipped. If he's gut the Mega Buster equipped, he can charge the shot up. A fully charged shot will do a maximum of 20% damage. A non charged shot will do a maximum of 3%, but the amount of damage will decrease quickly.
< or > + B: Rush Attack - Mega Man whistles for Rush, his robotic dog friend. Rush flies onto the screen and Mega Man jumps onto him. They rush (no pun intended) in the direction pressed doing a maximum of 12% damage.
^+B: Beat Lift - Need a lift? Mega Man summons Beat to his aid with this move. This move doesn't dish out any damage, but it can save you from crashing and burning by lifting up in the air for 3 seconds. You can even modify the direction Beat will come flying in at!
v+B: Change Weapon - This is another move that doesn't do any damage, but it gives Mega Man a large variety of options in his fights. He can cycle between the Mega Buster, the Leaf Shield, the Time Stop, and the Copy Vision.

The Leaf Shield comes from the sky to surround Mega Man in a razor leafy shield. The leaves absorb 1/3 of all damage taken from attacks and will disappear when dealt a maximum of 30% damage. If Mega Man hits an opponent with the leaves, (either by summoning them when below an opponent, or by getting very, very close) it'll deal a maximum of 18% damage. This is Wood Man's move from Mega Man 2.

The Time Stopper will stop all of your opponents for 2 seconds. It doesn't do any damage, but think of the possibilities! This is Flash Man's move from Mega Man 2.

The Copy Vision creates a copy of Mega Man that can't be damaged, and that stays in one place. This copy does whatever attacks Mega Man is doing at the time, however the damage from the copy is reduced by 1/3. This is Astro Man's move from Mega Man & Bass.

Final Smash: Ultra Super Mega Man - Mega Man joins together with Rush and Beat to achieve ultimate power. Mega Man grows to 1.5 times his normal size and can now fly. While flying he can shoot missiles by pressing B, and he can shoot an electric beam by pressing A. The missiles move slow and hit for a maximum of 22% damage, and the electric beam moves fast and hits for a maximum of 15% electric damage.

Ultimate power is achievable for Mega Man, but only in the world of Super Smash Bros.!

Mega Man's Stage:

Mega Man gets a pretty basic stage. It'll be similar in lay out to the Battlefield stage with some key differences. The stage will also be themed like the opening level in Mega Man 8.



This level allows Mega Man enough room to get away and charge up a Mega Buster shot while also allowing him to get in close to get off some Leaf Shield attacks. The middle of the base platform is also unstable, and if it takes enough damage it'll be destroyed! Once this happens, we've got a five platform stage.

Hazards:
On the bottom platform there are two hard hats that will periodically pop out to shoot some energy pellets towards the middle of the screen. They behave like they would in a Mega Man game, except they don't move at all and can't be destroyed. If you decide to stand on the hard hat while it's hiding, it'll send out an electric shock that'll do 5% electric damage to you, and will knock you off.

Fans of the Blue Bomber have been rallying behind the idea of Mega Man appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl recently thanks to his 20th anniversary. Mega Man was an iconic Nintendo character, even appearing in the Nintendo-centric Captain N. (However, he did look and act much differently than expected.) One of the Nintendo's very best games was Mega Man 2, and Capcom and Nintendo seem to be on pretty good terms with each other. It's not a far stretch to imagine Mega Man going toe to toe with Pit in a classic Captain N grudge match. Then again, there is this... Well, let's keep our (mega)fingers crossed!

Come back tomorrow for more rampant, unfounded speculation as I count down the days until the US release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl!