Just like a lot of people noticed already: every character will be revealed shortly before the release of the new title of their franchise. So Captain Falco will be revealed at the same Nintendo Direct, they also reveal the new F-Ze-mimimimimimimi
Just looking at the character model, you don't realize how much of a step above Brawl it is until you also see the animation and pay attention to the details.
I thought Brawl looked great but SSB4 will easily trounce it both blatantly and subtly.
There is properly a small, funny detail hidden here:
Those animations are properly both from Dedede's Jet-Hammer attack. In the first screenshot he looks in front on him, but in the other he breaks the fourth wall and looks asking at the player. Since the Jet-Hammer explodes, when charged up too much, Dedede properly gets nervous, if the player waits too long.
Yeah, Mass Attack seems to be the only game that references the anime at all (aside from music from the anime in Air Ride but whatever). It even has Escargoon!
Just like a lot of people noticed already: every character will be revealed shortly before the release of the new title of their franchise. So Captain Falco will be revealed at the same Nintendo Direct, they also reveal the new F-Ze-mimimimimimimi
Marth was revealed randomly with no game to tie in with, so some characters like Ice Climbers, Falcon and the Star Fox crew (amongst others) will just randomly show up I think.