Never may have been overstating it. He’s one of the last major players, yes, but I don’t think he’s popular at all which is more important for getting picked. Hugh, Gonzales and/or Wolt getting out of alt hell would probably do better on a banner. Or just a new character they add. Cath is definitely getting in next time, along with Niime, Juno or Elen. Niime being the most popular but least pretty of the trio so her odds even out. I would pay good money to see them try and make hot granny Niime though.
True, but I can see them doing so by giving older dancers alts, or by padding with OC’s like they did with the fairies. Especially if they do start putting more OC’s onto the main banners to pad for space. But I could be completely off the mark.