The Leak to End All Leaks

"The Leak to End All Leaks: Smash Ultimate Character" is a leak covered by LaxChris on July 15, 2018. Although certain parts of the leak were lucky guesses, this leak was proven fake by the August 8th, 2018 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct.

Content of Leak

 * 9 new characters
 * Including Ridley and Inkling
 * Simon Belmont
 * King K. Rool
 * Geno
 * Skull Kid
 * Playable Pokemon
 * Two other unknown characters
 * 13 new Echo fighters
 * Including Daisy, Lucina, and Dark Pit
 * Sonic Echo
 * Ike Echo
 * Donkey Kong Echo
 * Diddy Kong Echo
 * Mario Echo
 * Samus Echo
 * Sheik Echo
 * Inkling Echo
 * Little Mac Echo
 * Captain Falcon Echo
 * 2-3 DLC characters
 * Unknown amount of extra DLC Echo fighters

LaxChris' Thoughts
LaxChris did not believe this leak. He points out that nearly every leaker claims to have a source on the development team, so that isn't a point in its favor. His main theory was that someone made this for fun to see people talk about it for a bit. However, he did like the choices for characters in this game. Somewhat ironically, he did claim that he felt Simon Belmont would not be a good fit for the game and is thus unlikely for inclusion. He does point out that, whether or not it helps this leak, Masahiro Sakurai is unpredictable. Finally, LaxChris put forward the notion that the game was still very far away and it was unlikely that there was any credible sources out there yet for this game.

Video
The LaxChris video can be viewed here: