I forgot about that new character. I love me some Blue Mary, but for the love of god why Heidern? You already put in Whip for the Ikari Warrior team. Other then people who love to spam a move would be happy I see no reason for him.
TWO Smash games, and no KoF? Pfff ... No MvC, either? Not that I'll miss it, but the lack of KoF is dissapointing, especially with new characters on the way.
The game's art director edited his twitter home page with the banner below, which led people to believe he may be implying that the next character is B Jenet (with that finger-pointing pose):
Supporting points: All the previous silhouettes were of the characters doing moves or attacks, and not win poses + previous Nobuyuki's (the art director) 3D render of the character
Opposing points: The silhouette resembles B. Mary more + B. Mary being one of the most requested characters
Another event with Xiaohai and ET going against each other:
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A playable demo featuring 3 new characters (Oswald, Heidern, and Najd) and stage (Saudi) will be available in AnimeJapan 2018 during the next weekend. I expect a reveal trailer on Thursday.