hmm tell you a better choice huh? let's see...Mega Man, Isaac, Toad, Skull Kid, Sora, Geno, K. K. Rool, too many that are better than captain olimar. the pikmin game was okay, i'm not dissing the pikmin games, i personally just don't think olimar should be in brawl. i could see him as an assist trophy, but that's about it.
Pokemon Trainer says you fail. Honestly.
First off, I love how you can say you'd rather see him as an assist trophy, I love how every olimar hater uses that SAME response. Ok then, with the movesets and originality he CLEARLY displays, tell me why he'd make a better assist trophy. now, as far as your "better and more original characters go, LOL! I have nothing against 90% of them (Still not a megaman fan, but it doesnt matter) but NONE of them will be more original than Olimar.
Do you know what ORIGINAL means? It means the factor that makes one character very different than the others. AI, plus Picking the Ai up in order to use Smash attacks is not something well see in ANY upcoming character, and while some of the characters you listed would be great characters ,(LOL TOAD, PEaches B move LOL) like K. Rool, he doesnt bring anything nearly as original as Olimar does. Even Machspeed, a heavy K. Rool voucher, would agree with me on that one.
Second, you claim he shouldnt be in the game, yet you provide no decent reason, because guess what? There is none.
1. Created by Miyamoto
2. A great series (You said this yourself) that had yet to have any representation outside of two trophys in Melee.
3. He was one of the most popular characters on the boards.
4. Brought major originality to the game. You cant honestly say he doesnt look like fun to play. Honestly.
I dont know what your major malfunction is, but I believe I just proved you wrong.