And even then the people will still remember the Virtual Boy. It will be a piece of history that never will be forgotten, like a country and its story, it will be remembered for the good and for the bad even if they try to erase it.
Sure, it will never be completely forgotten, but that doesn't mean Sakurai is going to focus on it to the extent of choosing a character from one of its games.
So then we should expect only one retro character? Is what are you saying? So no more a pair of one retro character and one obscure and forgotten character?
We might only get one retro character this time, it's possible, but no, that's not what I was saying. However considering how I explained how much G&W and ROB differed from Harry, I assumed you'd be able to see how he wouldn't get in as the successor to them. If Sakurai prioritized finding an obscure and forgotten character above a character with large important ties to Nintendo's history, he'd have picked choices a lot more obscure than G&W and ROB (yes, there are Nintendo characters more obscure and forgotten than G&W and ROB), especially ROB, considering after MKDS he was once again fairly well-known. He'd have picked Sky Skipper, or Goku, or Mr. Stevenson, or yes, Harry, but he's shown no precendent of having chosen a character merely based on their levels of obscurity, while he has shown, twice now, that characters with strong ties to Nintendo's past have been included. That's why calling them WTF characters is a bit of a misnomer, because chances are they were chosen for reasons apart from just surprise.
Can you tell me if Sakurai has ever mention SNES characters in a interview, how it calls that particular character? Old, classic, retro, obscure?
No, Sakurai has never made reference to SNES characters specifically as a whole, at least in relation to Smash. Your guess at what he'd call them is as good as mine. It is very telling that when rattling off "classic characters" he's considered in the past, no characters other than those on the NES have been mentioned.
You say many other characters have an edge over him but lets think for a moment, Which classic, retro character can have an edge over Harry? Sheriff, Mach Rider, Donbe and Hikari, Hakkun, Prince Sable, Lip and many more, there is a reason many of those characters have never get a release in recent years (more than 10 years to be precisely) because for one they were not a successful hit, Nintendo didn' t seem to put more resources in continuing the series or they were replaced to appeal a western or eastern audience with a more iconic character or franchise in their game, making the character obsolete. The reason that I support Harry is because his first game was in the Virtual Boy a console that was failure and that didn' t have many years to promote the series, it would be interesting if they give an original IP for the Virtual Boy a second chance to get a new game and see if say character can appeal more to the recent crowd, especially with better graphics and like it or not the theme of Teleroboxer is almost the same as Real Steel a commercial movie (with the recent years of the success in making robots a hit in the movies, Transformers, Titans of Pacific and many more) I think it could get new followers and even new life to the series.
First off, just because Nintendo
could revive Teleroboxer doesn't mean they ever will, and certainly doesn't mean just because it could happen that gives Harry any sort of edge. Because if we're speaking of hypothetical series revivals, any character is eligible. Especially since, even though Teleroboxer never really got a chance, when it comes down to it it's still a largely unproven IP, and Nintendo, as a business, would use a more established and recognizable brand that already has a substantial market. If they wanted a new boxing game, chances are they'd go with Punch-Out, if they wanted a mech fighting game, they'd probably turn to Custom Robo. So yes, the characters you listed (well, most of the characters you listed) have an edge over Harry, not just because most of them are more popular and well-known that he is, but because in absence of popularity, Sakurai turns to series impact and character potential. Teleroboxer's overall series impact is clearly minimal at best, and as far as a boxing-oriented moveset, Little Mac is the clear choice (and you said they can both get in... but Sakurai clearly prioritizes diversity quite highly, it's fairly unlikely he'd add two pretty standard boxers in one game).
Well the thing is a NES Rep would be obviously Mario, Link, Samus, Ice Climbers even R.O.B., for a Game Boy rep is Kirby, SNES rep would be Captain Falco, Fox, Wii rep Wii Fit Trainer, so yeah there are many Reps from many platforms thats why if Sakurai ever thinks of a Virtual Boy rep it should be Harry.
Well by that logic it should be Wario them because he had the best VB game. Or Mario because he had the most VB games. Generally people don't think of characters who have had appearances on multiple systems as good reps for a single system. Ofc the whole "rep" idea in the first place is a bit misguided, as people tend to quite arbitrarily make up "reps" that Sakurai never would... like a VB rep.
If you need to represent the Virtual Boy with playable character in Smash, Which character will you choose to represent the system?
Harry. That doesn't mean he's in the same situation as G&W, which is all I was saying. Because G&W is actually a representation of his whole system, while Harry is just a single character from a single game. However the VB doesn't have any characters equivalent to G&W, most systems don't, so then really you'd have to turn to the character most closely associated with just the VB, which would be Harry.
But assuming there will be a "VB rep" in the first place is a flawed way of thinking.
So what that dosen' t mean they will forget about it? It was a horrible failure but still Nintendo is alive and kicking, Virtual Boy is part of them and should be considered a big part of history from Nintendo, it means that even in failure and horrible circumstances they can learn from their mistakes and get better.
It means Sakurai won't focus on it in Smash because due to it's short lifespan it didn't provide any characters that merit inclusion nearly as much as many others.
For the record Harry has been in the past in polls and if a read correctly even in one of Sakurai´s polls, so maybe by chance even if is slim it can be considered for a potential character.
I'm quite curious as to which polls Harry has appeared in before. A mention by a fan in the Brawl letters isn't a place on the poll btw.
