I never thought of Dedede as having a lacking range.
It also seems like that everyone in the Internet world seems to agree with me without having me actually talk to them about the new characters.
Everyone is theorizing that Wolf and The Squid Kids or Inklings will release or be announced alongside Cloud. As for the Ballot most people are agreeing that we will probably get three "winners" Isaac, K. Rool, and a third party of some kind. People are thinking either Shovel Knight, Shantae, Bayonetta, or Banjo. I am putting my money on Banjo. It's worth noting that Shovel Knight is not out in Japan. A ton of people seem to think that since Cloud is in, anyone can get it. They don't acknowledge Cloud's Super Stardom and the concept that if a third party gets in, they will most likely be a super star like Cloud.
There are a lot of people assuming that Snake and Wolf will get in because the Cloud Trailer ended with a tease for the broadcast while playing the Brawl Opening theme. I want to debunk this theory by pointing out that the song that opens Brawl was Composed by the guy who composes all of the Final Fantasy games. So it could just be a measly Easter egg that flew over a ton of people's heads.
Edit: this article is a good read. http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/