Welp, despite the fact that my formerly best character, Roy, is no longer in the fold, Ike does feel somewhat like Roy, albeit quite a bit different. He is slow, yes, but he does the DAMAGE! He's become one of my best characters in the game, along with Pit and Sonic. I'd also like to say that Lucas kicks Ness' butt any day of the week, and GET MOTHER 3 OUT HERE ALREADY.

... sorry, sorry, couldn't resist. Let me say this: This is definitely the best roster in the series thus far, and no character plays like another. Not even those that can be considered "clones" are that similar to each other... at least, I don't think. I haven't unlocked the entire roster just yet, so let me ask this question to anyone; do the "clones" feel anything like the characters off of which they are based? Personally, I don't think Luigi is even close to compare to Mario, and Ike is almost nothing like Marth. Lucas and Ness might be somewhat alike, but as I said, Lucas seems to be quite a bit more powerful than his Mother 2 counterpart. Falco has also become quite a bit different from Fox, methinks. What can anyone say about Ganondorf to Captain Falcon, Toon Link to serious Link, and Wolf to Fox?