I kind of doubt they'd put in the actual Daisy - they have given Peach coloration changes to look like her before, I wouldn't be surprised if they do it again - if not only to keep another spot on the roster list free. Maybe, though! Who knows. It's not like anyone was expecting the wii fit trainer, and she's there. Lol.
I'm not sure about Klonoa. I had to look him up, I'd never heard of him before. xP
I'm definitely hoping for some better choices, this roster. They still have the classics, which is great... but I'm not excited for pretty much all of the new characters released so far, and some of the returning ones (I'm looking at you, Ike). I still have hope, but I'm a little concerned. ^^;
No no no, I mean the real Daisy as an alternate CHARACTER, not a completely new character. There seems to be 3 different catagories:
Palette swaps - which are just different colors
Alternate Costumes - which have actual different designs (like Wario in his regular clothes)
Alternate Characters - which are just different characters themselves with some aesthetic changes that wouldn't have to sacrifice a slot to get them in (like Dr.Mario, but instead of just being different clothes, he'd throw the pills and actually be called Dr.Mario)
This way more characters get in without having to lose a slot, but I was using Daisy as a good example.