PlayStation X Nintendo Roster

It's been a while since the last time I've made a character roster like this, so I decided I would try to get back into the style of making them with my own personal wishlist for a crossover of Super Smash Bros and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. I realize, of course, that the likelihood of this ever becoming official is slim to none, but I still enjoy the idea of these companies collaborating on making the ultimate crossover fighting game. Without further ado, I'll give a description of this roster design.

For starters, the overall design of the roster is heavily based off of the character selection screen from Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, including several blacked-out character slots at the bottom. Unlike Naruto, these slots don't represent support-only characters. To be honest, they're basically just space-holders for now, although I am playing around with the idea of either making them secret/unlockable/DLC characters, special ''final forms'' that are only playable in certain game modes, or making them custom characters like in Soul Calibur. Aside from that little detail, the selection screen does share a few similarities with the Naruto games.

The numbers above the characters' heads represent their costumes, with ''1'' being their default appearance, and ''2'' and ''3'' being their alternate costumes. Replacing support characters are hidden characters, indicated by the additional characters marked by the "L2" and "R2" buttons seen over the young Link and Mewtwo models. These characters are actually individual characters with their own movesets and costumes, separate from the original character. In Link's case, the selection icon is hovering over Toon Link's portrait, but the character shown is Young Link from both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, the latter of which his moveset is based on. In Mewtwo's case, players are able to either play as Mewtwo or Lucario, and both characters will have their own unique fighting styles and Final Smashes. This is my solution to many people who request one character in contrast to requests for another. Both characters are playable, but share a slot to make room for other characters to fill the roster (something that I believe the Naruto series should try, as well).

Also, you may notice that the characters no longer show a background behind their model. This is due to a new feature in which all characters are rendered with 3D models, much like in Naruto: Storm 3. Each character will display an idle animation (seen in the picture), and will strike a second pose once they are selected, similar to both Naruto: Storm 3 and Street Fighter X Tekken. As for the background, it is a combination of the Rival Arena from PlayStation All-Stars (with Polygon Man briefly visible behind the XMD waves), and Subspace from Super Smash Bros Brawl.

Controls (Reference being a PlayStation 3 controller):
Left Analog Stick: Navigation
Circle (O): Deselect/Back to Main Menu)
Cross (X): Confirm Selection
Square ([]): Swap Colors
Triangle (^): Random Selection
Select: Open Settings (From here you can change the victory conditions and choose between Battle Royale and Team Battle, as well as manage Item Appearance, Stage Hazards, Controls, and other options)
Start: Open Social Menu (From here, you can manage online options, such as voice chat and manage your invites, viewing game invitations and sending game invitations)
L1 & R1: Navigate Costumes
L2 & R2: Swap Hidden Characters (If applicable)
Right Analog Stick: Switch Player Slot (If playing against CPU opponents, this will allow Player 1 to switch between them, changing the character's settings as if they were their own character)
Start + Select: Proceed to Stage Selection

Now that that's settled, I'll name the characters in the roster:

PlayStation Side (from Left to Right):
Kratos (God of War)
Zeus (God of War)
Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)
Calypso (Twisted Metal)
Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
Cole MacGrath (inFamous)
Evil Cole (inFamous)
Delsin Rowe (inFamous: Second Son)
Jak and Daxter (Jak and Daxter)
Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Joel & Ellie (The Last of Us)
Ratchet & Clank (Ratchet & Clank)
Chimera Hybrid (Resistance)
Emmett Graves (Starhawk)
Nariko (Heavenly Sword)
Jodie Holmes (Beyond: Two Souls)
Colonel Radec (Killzone)
Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil)
Spike (Ape Escape)
Toro Inoue (Together Everywhere!)
Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
PaRappa (PaRappa the Rapper)
Fat Princess (Fat Princess)
Dart Field (The Legend of Dragoon)
Kat (Gravity Rush)
Raven (Gravity Rush)
Knack (Knack)
Kutaro (Puppeteer)
Wander (Shadow of the Colossus)
Tigershark (Invizimals)
Heihachi Mishima (Tekken)
Dante (Devil May Cry)
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
Trevor Phillips, Michael De Santa, and Franklin Clinton (Grand Theft Auto V): Only Trevor is seen on the selection screen, but all three are playable.
Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

Nintendo Side (from Right to Left):
Mario (Super Mario Bros)
Luigi (Super Mario Bros)
Peach (Super Mario Bros)
Bowser (Super Mario Bros)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong)
Yoshi (Yoshi's Island)
Wario (WarioWare)
R.O.B. (Nintendo)
Ice Climbers (Ice Climbers)
Pikmin and Olimar (Pikmin)
Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Zelda/Shiek (The Legend of Zelda)
Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
Toon Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
Falco Lombardi (Star Fox)
Wolf O'Donnell (Star Fox)
Kirby (Kirby)
Meta Knight (Kirby)
King Dedede (Kirby)
Fitness Trainer (Wii Fit)
Villager (Animal Crossing)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Jigglypuff (Pokemon)
Mewtwo (Pokemon)
Trainer Red (Pokemon): Team consists of Blastoise, Venusaur, and Charizard
Ness (Earthbound)
Pit (Kid Icarus)
Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Mega Man (Mega Man)
Marth (Fire Emblem)
Ike (Fire Emblem)
Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
Mr. Game & Watch (Nintendo Game & Watch Gallery)

Hidden Characters:
These characters share a slot with other characters
Kessler (Cole MacGrath)
Vampire Cole (Evil Cole)
Daxter (Jak and Daxter)
Clank (Ratchet & Clank)
Nathan Hale (Chimera Hybrid)
Jimmy (Spike)
Kuro (Toro Inoue)
Lammy (PaRappa)
Ico (Wander)
Classic Dante (Dante)
Raiden (Solid Snake)
Dr. Mario (Mario)
Wolf Link & Midna (Link)
Majora's Mask Link (Toon Link): Can transform into a Deku, Goron, and Zora
Zero Suit Samus (Samus Aran)
Male Fit Trainer (Wii Fit Trainer)
Female Villager (Villager)
Pichu (Pikachu)
Lucario (Mewtwo)
May (Trainer Red): Team consists of Treecko, Marshtomp, and Blaziken
Lucas (Ness)
Roy (Marth)
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Iota (Sackboy)
Rosalina (Princess Peach)

UPDATE (11/7/2013): Due to his recent reveal, Marth's icon has been changed to that of his artwork for Super Smash Bros Wii U/3DS
UPDATE (1/19/2014): Forgot to mention, due to Roaslina's announcement in December, I've added her as a hidden character for Princess Peach. To balance this, Tearaway's Iota has been added as a hidden character for Sackboy. Neither are shown in this screenshot, but both have different movesets from the characters they share their slot with.