It really depends on the branch of players.
For the casuals, it would be Kirby (almost always him), Bowser, Ganondorf, Little Mac (>.>), etc.
For the semi-casuals, it would be the general mid-tiers like Link, Mario, Ike, etc.
For the competitive players, it would be the high tiers within the specific game like 64 being Pikachu, Melee being Fox, Brawl being Meta Knight, and Smash 4 (currently) being Sheik.
Though I suspect the majority of the crowd for Smash is casual players so probably Kirby.