Who should've been on Brawl?

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If it meant the HIDEO screen coming up to interrupt a fight, I'd be for it.

Also, I wouldn't rely too much on what happens to DK characters in the Mario Sports games to form an opinion...they're Mario Sports games. Character choice might not rely on notability in the DK series (Heck, Funky's in Mario Kart Wii).

K. Rool may not make as much sense in team sports games as the Kong characters because the Mario cast hasn't really dealt with him enough and he's an archenemy of the Kongs. Even though he's in Sluggers, there's a Side-Quest that helps explain why he'd help the Kongs, and the Kritters probably work well with him.