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Western Frontier’s Baton Wielding Cheerleader – Brigadier Betty
Question of the Week: What Icon would Brigadier Betty Have?
Who Is Brigadier Betty
FOR GOD SAKE, DO NOT GOOGLE IMAGE HER WITH SAFE SEARCH OFF!
Brigadier Betty can be summed up as Battalion Wars’ poster girl, whom thus far has made it into two Nintendo games.
A lot of people assume Battalion Wars is part of the Advance Wars series, although initially it was going to be called Advance Wars: Under Fire. Yet I would consider it part of the Nintendo Wars series rather than the Advance Wars. The main reason is due to the major difference in gameplay. This being that Advance Wars is turn-based strategy (Fire Emblem with guns) whilst Battalion Wars is real-time, also there is no crossover between the two.
Her first appearance being Battalion Wars on the Gamecube, released in late 2005. In which Brigadier Betty plays as the most common Commanding Officers, in which she at times gives missions but more prominently gives the player aid at what to do next. However Brigadier Betty does not ever enter the battle herself, thus meaning she is never controlled by the player herself.
Her final appearance is in Kuju Entertainment’s second instalment in Battalion Wars, BWii (released 2007.) We see Brigadier Betty get a makeover, in which her baton and cheerleader outfit (see alternative costumes) are replace by her wearing a Grunt helmet and a bit more revealing outfit and she also has a different voice actor. Brigadier Betty this time isn’t the main CO in the game; however we do see her make an appearance in some missions, doing the exact same roles from the previous Battalion Wars. However if one looks at the marketing/promotion of Battalion Wars II, one does see that Brigadier Betty is still Battalion Wars’ poster girl. The image below the title is the only unique artwork for the game (with units and other Commanding Officer’s getting artwork, however they consistently have a white background.) Another point is on the official website (http://www.nintendo.com/sites/battalionwars2/) one can see on the initial page Brigadier Betty makes an appearance. Showing it was intentional to have Brigadier Betty to still remain one of the standouts of the commanding officers in Battalion Wars.
Why Should She Be In
Firstly I’m not going to lie, but Brigadier Betty isn't a popular character, in fact in the Pre-Brawl days (I had an account back then, but I have no way of accessing it) she had no support at all. However let us follow suit with the French and have a REVOLUTION. We've heard enough of Ridley, King K Rool and Little Mac; it’s time for an unexpected newcomer to suddenly boost with popularity. Anyway:
What she got going for her:
·She is a female, and in Super Smash Bros land, there is lack of it.
·She has appeared in two games
·For the American patriots, one can see a character he is influenced by Americana.
·There is also no characters with a theme based around modern military/war.
·A lot of freedom with her moveset (all she does is appear in a couple of cut scenes and yap on about whatever during battle.)
·Nintendo Wars lacks a representative.
·Kuju Entertainment (the makers,) is a company from the West, and there is lack of Western made Nintendo characters.
What she hasn’t got going for her:
·Andy from Advance Wars is a more popular character (see below on why Andy won’t make it to Smash)
·Battalion Wars is less popular than Advance Wars
·Overall Battalion Wars isn’t a well-known series
Moveset
Coming Soon
But for a rough idea her A-attacks involve the baton, whilst her B attacks will be her using weapons from Western Front’s infantry.
Alternative Costumes
Battalion Wars 1 Costume
Battalion Wars 2 Costume
Could someone with Photoshop skills do alternative colours for Brigadier Betty, it would be greatly appreciated