>>43996853Looking at fanart created in preparation for MSB:E release in Japan, it's pretty damn clear Japanese fans were expecting her to show up, no question. There was legit an official fanart contest held on pixiv (the Japan equivalent of deviantart) and like over 50% of the submissions included her despite having less than 10 minutes of screentime.
What a huge slap to the face it must have felt when she ended up getting shafted.