Donnie is a bad ass. But he isn't important enough to the story arc to make it (even if he is one of the best early game)

Winter 2014 and Holiday 2014 are basically the same.

The part that looked like Ike's smash was really Robin's. If you listen you hear Robin yell for Chrom then the two of the beat the Captain to a pulp.

Awakening is a great opening to the series. Any backstory you might need is well explained. If you have a 3DS you can download the demo for free and give it a shot.
If you don't have a 3DS, I am a big fan of Sacred Stones as well which came out on GBA.

I think that might be the point. The inclusion of Roy and Marth in melee really helped bring a western awareness of the franchise and kicked started localization the game westward.
There will be a few people saying "who are these people they look cool" and discovering Fire Emblem because of it.

I could be Robin's final smash, where Robin summons Chrom and the beat the hell out of whomever they caught. But here to hoping I'm wrong!

The roster is pretty well sized right now. But they said its just about full there are probably only a handful of people left to announce and that will be it.

Nope the default name is Robin!

I think that was just naming the moves. The trailer for Palutena said all her moves as she performed them. I think its the same style so they'll mostly stuf while in combat.

Its odd that Robin can use Dark Magic. I mean he can in the game if he is classed that way, but as a tactician /grandmaster he can't use it. And I actually can't think of a class that can use both dark magic and swords.

If he doesn't say that after his final smash with Chom (read: pair up) I'm going to be very disappointed.

Now that's strategy.

She's pretty badass, but the problem is she isn't important to the story line at all. Is totally possible for kill her and have NO idea who she is, or like me never really use her on the field.
The other three are impossible to miss though.

Which is the same as Marth's. The popular idea is that Lucina and Marth are the same player, just different skins.
(Or its possible she will be separate and have the same move set as Marth, but stronger or faster like Roy was)

What exactly are you asking? You can play as male Robin or female Robin, just like how you can play as a male wii fit trainer or a female wii fit trainer.

The Captain didn't because he isn't a newcomer. Chom will just be in the final smash or Robin I imagine. (Judging by the fact he was down in the trailer and said I guess I'll get my chance another day)

I'd call Robin more of a mage than a swordsman, and I imagine they will play more towards that style as well (well as long as they have a tome.)

See the problem with those charters (as awesome as they all are) they aren't vital to the story at all. Some plays may have even killed Tharja before she joined the party or never used her, so she (and the others) are little more than a face. Chrom/Lucina/Robin on the other hand are vital to the story like even if you…

Looks like it will be the default getup for male/female. Which is a shame, but understandable.

Part of Robin's final smash, not Lucina's. (You can hear Male Robin yell Chrom! Right before and then you can seem them both murdering the Captain.