User blog comment:Rocketslime 1 1/New SSB Character Contest - Round Three/@comment-4237188-20130701160433/@comment-3448772-20130702012721

He is still in the tournament because people want him in the game. If people really wanted the Mc. Donald's mascot to be in the game then he would've been in the tournament. The tournament doesn't take into account if a character could actually be in the game, but if people want them to be in the game.