Well, a return of Kid Icarus really doesn't surprise me at all. I mean, Marth and Roy were basically the reasons for Fire Emblem games being released outside of Japan. And if I recall correctly, Roy's inclusion in SSBM was largely a marketing ploy to increase his popularity for his soon-to-follow Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi. So I'm guessing that's kinda what is being done here with Kid Icarus? Many claim not to like him, but his popularity is a given; he's (almost) every SSBB newbie's dream come true. He is loved, used, and abused by many. He got famous within 24 hours of Brawl's release in America (and probably even before that) So the way I see it, it stands to decent reasoning that they'd try to revive his inclusion in the Nintendo gaming franchise.

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