I know I'm a few days late, but hey, better late than never xD. I could talk about the direct entirely, but there would be so much to talk about that I'm not sure if I could finish it.
Let's start off with Simon.
Castlevania was a big name back in the NES days, so it's cool to have that franchise represented in smash. He's interesting because he's the first fighter to fight with a whip. I know Zero Suit Samus has the Plasma Whip, but she only uses it in her Side special and up smash (and formerly up special and side smash). Simon uses it for his basic attacks. It looks like it'll give him longer...