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We'll never know if he comes back until he gets confirmed or the game comes out and someone unlocked all of the characters. Anyone can make it into the game. Snake was completely unexpected when he was shown in the E3 2006 Brawl trailer because he was the first third-party character to appear in the Nintendo exclusive Super Smash Bros. series. People thought Mega Man was Sonic's replacement until Sonic was confirmed. Toon Link's appearance on the Spirit Tracks stage led people to believe Toon Link isn't returning. Anyone from Brawl can return in Smash Bros. 4, however Sakurai said there may be some characters from Brawl not returning. We should probably keep an open mind about who's going to be in the game. However, I doubt Sony-exclusive characters like Kratos appearing.