For me, I have three characters.
Waluigi
He's the only one of the four that hasn't appeared in any main games. The closest he's had to a starring role is as the villain in Mario DDR. Where Wario is motivated by greed, in games like Mario Party 3, and Mario DDR, Waluigi has been shown to have evil rivalling Bowser, yet cunning too. Along with his slightly inhuman appearance, he exhibits supernatural powers, such as glowing red eyes, or the ability to swim through air.
As for genre, I think what would suit him would be a Third Person Shooter, but before you even think of mentioning the words "Shadow the Hedge-hog", here's my argument. Super Mario Sunshine. That game can easily be considered a TPS/Platformer hybrid, leaning more towards platforming. I'm thinking a Waluigi game could do the same thing.
Option two for me, is the Star Wolf Team
We had a taste of using them in Starfox Command, but what I really want is a Star Wolf game. They're mercenaries, just like Starfox, so there is no reason that they can't end up working for Corneria. They did in Assault.
Lastly, Metaknight
Who here has heard of the game MetaKnights Revenge? In it, MetaKnight took the Halberd, and attempted to take over Dreamland. His reasons were to end the corrupt rule of Dedede, and bring order to Dreamland, ruling it as a regimented state. He was foiled by Kirby once again, but this time Metaknight had good intentions... as always. In almost all the Kirby games that MetaKnight appears in, Kirby's quest is actually due to naivette and delusion, and in the end generally escalates the problem before ultimately resolving it. Many times it is MetaKnight who is working hard to stop the situation from becoming worse, and Kirby is an unfortunate wrench in the works.
I'd like to see an RPG. MetaKnights revenge from MetaKnights point of view, but have the Shadow orginization show up a quarter way through, and re-route the story, forcing MetaKnight to work with King Dedede. And of course Kirby could come too.
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So, what unsung heroes, or background characters, hiding in the shadows would you like to see brought to the forefront in their own game? I'm curious to see how many people will say Raiden.
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