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Originally posted by: Louieturkey
Has anyone talked about the idea of changing the different colors of the characters to different costumes. Such as instead of having Mario and Dr. Mario, you choose Mario and then choose the costume you want, such as basic plumber, Dr. Mario, Strikers Mario, Bee Mario, etc. I think it'd be a lot more fun to have different costumes than different colors. That way, you can have the clones without them seeming like clones. 
Of course, this has probably been talked about before. Oh well, I like the idea anyways.
That's been my opinion since Melee. Most modern 3D fighters have unlockable costumes for each character, and I think a history-rich game like Smash Bros should be no exception. I also agree that characters like Dr Mario and Young Link waste slots on the character select screen, when they should just be alternate skins for existing characters. I really hope they'll do that for Brawl, but we'll see.
On the other hand, it might be difficult to work in detailed alternate costumes in the face of some of the body-altering final smashes, but we'll see. Melee took a step toward it with Peach's Daisy outfit and the hats for the Pokemon, so hopefully they can go a bit further in Brawl.
I just hope Wario has the option to wear his traditional outfit, for one.