Lucas

Lucas is a character from the EarthBound/Mother series, who debuted in the Japan-Only game, Mother 3. He will be appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as a playable character, representing the Earthbound series. Although none of his moves have been confirmed yet, he appears to have many normal moves that are similar to Ness's attacks, making it dubious if Ness will appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as there are to be no "clones" in the game.

Trivia

 * Lucas was originally meant to replace Ness in Super Smash Bros. Melee. However, Mother 3 (at that time, known as EarthBound 64), was delayed for 2006 for release on the GameBoy Advance. As such, Ness was kept in Super Smash Bros. Melee to avoid confusion.
 * Although Masahiro Sakurai said he would be keeping most Japan-only characters out of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Lucas is indeed a Japan-only character - his game, Mother 3, was only available in Japan.