If he was planned to be a fighter, then why wasn't it just saved until later? It's also very likely that ALL the DLC fighters were chosen during the base game, since it was confirmed Steve took years to negotiate for, but he wasn't included until the second fighter pass. Nintendo had to negotiate with Square Enix for Geno during the base game.Sakurai tends to prioritise protagonists getting into Smash Bros which was shown with the Min Min presentation when he justified her inclusion by saying 'everyone is the protagonist' and when he chose Byleth over the other 3 Houses lords (as said during Byleth's presentation)

Geno is a one shot side character from a 1996 video game.Note: This does not apply to the founder, since he only finds Geno equally likely. (The person who did it doesn't mean all of us are like this, a lot of people vandalize things and I am sorry for what happened) They had vandalized it to speak only positively on the character, which goes against what this page is about. It should also be noted his 'fanbase' is a cult that worships the character and get very upset whenever someone speaks against their wooden puppet god, including this very page. However, there are some reasons on why Geno is not likely to be added into the game as of now. Since then, he has became a fan favorite and a very popular character request for Super Smash Bros by many Fans. He is a star possessing a puppet sent to protect the Mushroom Kingdom from Smithy and his gang with the help of Mario, Princess Peach and Bowser. Geno is a character from the SNES game Super Mario RPG. Geno Geno may be a fan favorite, but the long absences as a side character in an obscure game makes it very difficult for him to get into Smash.

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