This is probably what Sakurai's reaction to the US Smash Ballot results was probably like.
1. Goku - Sakurai: "Not a game character. Rejected."
2. Simon Belmont - Sakurai: "Konami won't return any of my calls..."
3. Shantae - Sakurai: "...Who?"
4. Shovel Knight - Sakurai: "Okay, now you're just making people up. Haha, nice joke, but no."
5. Bayonetta - Sakurai: "Meh. I guess I could write some fun Pitt jokes about her 'huge guns.' Hehehe... Actually, yeah, let's do that!"