You know after reading most of these forums one thing is always certain to find in each. Someone is too serious on a discussion thread, then gets an angry response, followed by someone taking offense and a sense to defend their original statement, then a pointless argument takes place. It never ceases to amaze me, but anyways on to the topic: I would personal love if it were Raphael but I am not keeping high hopes that it is. As for everyone flipping out about the little blonde girl, it is clear that she is a ninja but NO ONE said it was Taki's replacement so Taki players relax, but hey change in cast will happen so it's best to sit back and watch how everything turns out, and keep in mind that Namco can't please everyone so sorry to bust the bubble on that one, but be prepared to lose some people's mains and favorites......(RIP Raphael T_T haha)