Ever since I joined Smashboards, my profile picture has always been one of Mewtwo, in a show of support for my favourite Smash character ever - even after I found out that he was seemingly nothing more than a trophy in Smash Bros 3DS.

I still bought Smash 3DS of course, but my hype faded away... I didn't play the game half as much as I thought I would, I wasn't counting the days until the Wii U version anymore, and I stopped checking Smashbros.com, Miiverse and Smashboards. That's not to say I didn't enjoy the game, but it lacked the one thing that I had been looking forward to and hoping for the most.
I was always aware that DLC would be a possibility for Mewtwo, but it seemed like such a long shot that I didn't rest any real hope on it... and now it's a reality. I only just heard that he was under development. It feels so surreal, to have essentially given up on hope... and then, all of a sudden, to learn that my Melee main is returning.

Maybe this sounds like an overreaction... and well, maybe it is, heh. But I grew up watching the Pokémon anime and movies (including the first Pokémon movie), playing the Pokémon games (my first video games) and catching Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave… and then there was the day when I saw that familiar silhouette accompanied by “Challenger Approaching!”, and discovered that Mewtwo was in what was probably my favourite GameCube game of all time. I still have great memories of messing around on Melee with my brother when I was a kid. Along with Pikachu and Mario, Mewtwo was one of my favourite characters in it.

Later on, when I was a bit older, Brawl's announcement had reminded me of that wonderful game I had on GameCube. I dug it out of my collection, and me and my brother began to play again - this time, Mewtwo was fully cemented as my main, and I began to eagerly anticipate his return in Brawl... but, well, we all know what happened next. I didn't think his absence would be too jarring at first, and indeed Brawl quickly became another one of my favourite games. But it always felt a bit... hollow, to me, as my favourite character was gone, taking some of the memories and nostalgia of Smash with him. Also, despite being a massive Pokémon fan, I could never really enjoy playing as the other Pokémon characters in Brawl, for some reason - all I could think of was that they were here, and Mewtwo wasn't (though I was never one of 'those guys' who accused Lucario of replacing Mewtwo).

But now, the void is filled – and I couldn’t be happier.

I hope I’ve made it clear why I am so happy Mewtwo is on his way back, and I also hope that this opens new doors and gives renewed hope to fans of Ridley, K. Rool, Isaac etc. that your most wanted character may yet be included. I now know that mine is going to be.

Thank you Sakurai. You put the hype train firmly back on its tracks.