Editing User:TheNuttyOne/Sorting Theory

Considering the debates we've had with character sorting, I thought I'd make my own ideal sorting style. Obviously I don't intend on the wiki using it, but I thought it would be an interesting thing to come up with.

'''The twelve original characters are based on their roster position in the first game, but with the unlockables being moved to the end and their position being relative to fellow unlockables.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}

'''Luigi and Jigglypuff are moved to be next to Mario and Pikachu, respectively, to keep all series together.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}

'''Yoshi is moved to be between Luigi and Donkey Kong to show the Yoshi series' relationship with the Mario series. He is listed before Donkey Kong due to the larger connection (with several Mario characters being featured in Yoshi and vice versa, whereas only a few of DK characters have appeared in Mario games and no Mario characters appearing beyond cameos in DK games).'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}

'''Now all Melee characters are added. New characters to an already existing series are placed into their series, with placement relative to their position on the roster, while new series are added with placement relative to their positions on the roster, resulting in something like this:'''

{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser|g=SSB4}}{{head|Peach|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Young Link|g=SSBM}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Falco|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBM}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4}}{{head|Roy|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}}

'''Clone characters are moved to be to the right of their original. This keeps originals and clones together, while still having Mario listed first. Ganondorf is moved to his Brawl roster position in order to keep him with his fellow Zelda characters.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser|g=SSB4}}{{head|Peach|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Young Link|g=SSBM}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Falco|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBM}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4}}{{head|Roy|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}}

'''Zelda and Sheik are moved to be between Young Link and Ganondorf, keeping Link, the main character of the series, as the first character listed.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser|g=SSB4}}{{head|Peach|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Young Link|g=SSBM}}{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Falco|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBM}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4}}{{head|Roy|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}}

'''Now we add the Brawl newcomers. Like Melee, newcomers to a series are added relative to their position with that series while completely new universes are added relative to their roster position. The Wario series is placed between Yoshi and Donkey Kong due to Wario Land being based nearly directly on the Mario series.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser|g=SSB4}}{{head|Peach|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Young Link|g=SSBM}}{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4}}{{head|Toon Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pit|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4}}{{head|King Dedede|g=SSB4}}{{head|Olimar|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Falco|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wolf|g=SSBB}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBM}}{{head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBB}}{{head|Lucario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4}}{{head|Roy|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ike|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucas|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}}{{head|R.O.B.|g=SSB4}}{{head|Snake|g=SSBB}}{{head|Sonic|g=SSB4}}

'''Toon Link is moved to be next to Young Link since he is similarly a different form of Link, but has more differences from Young Link. Peach is moved to be before Bowser to reflect her placement on the Brawl roster and her more important role as a protagonist in the Mario series. Sonic is moved in front of Snake due to his closer connection to Nintendo. Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard are added due to Charizard's return appearance as a solo character.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Peach|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Young Link|g=SSBM}}{{head|Toon Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pit|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4}}{{head|King Dedede|g=SSB4}}{{head|Olimar|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Falco|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wolf|g=SSBB}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBM}}{{head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBB}}{{head|Squirtle|g=SSBB}}{{head|Ivysaur|g=SSBB}}{{head|Charizard|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4}}{{head|Roy|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ike|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucas|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}}{{head|R.O.B.|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sonic|g=SSB4}}{{head|Snake|g=SSBB}}

'''Now we add Smash 4 newcomers. Same as the last two games, positioning is relative to blah blah blah. Dark Pit and Lucina are placed next to Pit and Marth, respectively. Lucina is between Marth and Roy due to Roy's Luigification as DLC. Yoshi stays outside of the Mario series despite his placement on the roster to make a firm separation between the two universes. Duck Hunt is moved to the end, despite their roster placement, to be with Ice Climbers and R.O.B., fellow NES-era characters. Shulk similarly goes towards the end as a second-party character.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Peach|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser|g=SSB4}}{{head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Little Mac|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Young Link|g=SSBM}}{{head|Toon Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pit|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dark Pit|g=SSB4}}{{head|Palutena|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4}}{{head|King Dedede|g=SSB4}}{{head|Villager|g=SSB4}}{{head|Olimar|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Falco|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wolf|g=SSBB}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBM}}{{head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBB}}{{head|Squirtle|g=SSBB}}{{head|Ivysaur|g=SSBB}}{{head|Charizard|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Greninja|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucina|g=SSB4}}{{head|Roy|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ike|g=SSB4}}{{head|Robin|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucas|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}}{{head|R.O.B.|g=SSB4}}{{head|Duck Hunt|g=SSB4}}{{head|Shulk|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sonic|g=SSB4}}{{head|Snake|g=SSBB}}{{head|Mega Man|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pac-Man|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ryu|g=SSB4}}

'''Rosalina & Luma are moved to between Peach and Bowser to group the protagonists and antagonists of the Mario series together. Mega Man and Pac-Man are moved before Snake due to their closer relationship with Nintendo, while Ryu is moved next to Mega Man as a fellow Capcom character.'''

{{head|Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Peach|g=SSB4}}{{head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser|g=SSB4}}{{head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSB4}}{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Little Mac|g=SSB4}}{{head|Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Young Link|g=SSBM}}{{head|Toon Link|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pit|g=SSB4}}{{head|Dark Pit|g=SSB4}}{{head|Palutena|g=SSB4}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4}}{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4}}{{head|King Dedede|g=SSB4}}{{head|Villager|g=SSB4}}{{head|Olimar|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4}}{{head|Fox|g=SSB4}}{{head|Falco|g=SSB4}}{{head|Wolf|g=SSBB}}{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBM}}{{head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBB}}{{head|Squirtle|g=SSBB}}{{head|Ivysaur|g=SSBB}}{{head|Charizard|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucario|g=SSB4}}{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4}}{{head|Greninja|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucina|g=SSB4}}{{head|Roy|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ike|g=SSB4}}{{head|Robin|g=SSB4}}{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ness|g=SSB4}}{{head|Lucas|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}}{{head|R.O.B.|g=SSB4}}{{head|Duck Hunt|g=SSB4}}{{head|Shulk|g=SSB4}}{{head|Sonic|g=SSB4}}{{head|Mega Man|g=SSB4}}{{head|Ryu|g=SSB4}}{{head|Pac-Man|g=SSB4}}{{head|Snake|g=SSBB}}

So that's my basic layout. Feel free to talk about it on the talk page, although I'd like to avoid people just saying "yeah no". If you actually have criticism or like it share. But if you're just gonna say it's bad then don't. I'll make an assumption based on the lack of people talking at all.

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