So I got to thinking, and I'm astounded that no one has yet attempted to compare countries/regions/cultures to Super Smash Bros. characters. Debating the relative merits of countries and talking about smash seem to be the two main passions of this forum, so I thought that this thread would make a nice, temporary place to duke it out, away from Social Thread clutter. Mods, if you must merge it, you may, and I'll only inflict mild Chlamydia on you.
Here's my list, with explanations. I'm plenty bias on all of these (i.e. I don't know much below the surface about fox or Japan, so they both reek of the unknown to me). Some of them I didn't really come up with anything good or else just had to go on a feeling. Post your own, and debate away. Simple comparisons devoid of deeper accompanying ones (i.e. Pikachu is the most powerful America is the most powerful Pikachu=America) are frowned upon.
America- Captain "Doug" Falcon. Brash, loud, tacky, manly, unsubtle, popular, and powerful.
Japan- Fox. bewilderingly complex and precise, arrogant (dat taunt), somewhat unusual (fast falling yet light, lasery playstyle) popular among Super Smash Bros. players.
China- Kirby. Frustrating, seemingly unbeatable, frightening, heart-breakingly superior to you in "unfair" ways that nonetheless are exactly the same as the ones you use, applied more ferociously. Acquires your good qualitites like a sponge and uses them against you in idiosyncratic ways.
Britain- Mario. Classy in irrelevant ways having to do with the past (Britain's colonial, imperial history, Mario's Nintendo superstardom).
Australia- Luigi. Interesting superficially, but containing crippling, disgusting weaknesses (high short hop=Adelaide). A less powerful version of Britain/Mario that's nevertheless cool for small, random reasons.
India- Ness. Kind of funny, doesn't seem like much competition, does his own thing (Bollywood=DJC shenanigans).
Africa- Yoshi. Female circumcision/Genital mutilation = the parry. Really weird, different from rest of world/cast. Not powerful, but still threatening/scary/sympathy-inducing.
France- Samus. Just surrenders.
Canada- Link. Weak, but generally considered to be cool. Very polite.
North Korea- Jigglypuff. Like Kirby/China, if Kirby/China had a lot more crazy and a lot less power. Pink (communist), ridiculously easy to kill but kind of maybe has Doug/America by the short hairs and a lot of really scary weapons that could lead to Nukes/Rest.
Spain- Pikachu. part of it wants to do it's own thing in the next game (Pichu/Catalonia) but that's a terrible idea for both of them. Vain and preening- like Aragon from Merchant of Venice.
DK- the United Nations. A big silly monkey.
Here's my list, with explanations. I'm plenty bias on all of these (i.e. I don't know much below the surface about fox or Japan, so they both reek of the unknown to me). Some of them I didn't really come up with anything good or else just had to go on a feeling. Post your own, and debate away. Simple comparisons devoid of deeper accompanying ones (i.e. Pikachu is the most powerful America is the most powerful Pikachu=America) are frowned upon.
America- Captain "Doug" Falcon. Brash, loud, tacky, manly, unsubtle, popular, and powerful.
Japan- Fox. bewilderingly complex and precise, arrogant (dat taunt), somewhat unusual (fast falling yet light, lasery playstyle) popular among Super Smash Bros. players.
China- Kirby. Frustrating, seemingly unbeatable, frightening, heart-breakingly superior to you in "unfair" ways that nonetheless are exactly the same as the ones you use, applied more ferociously. Acquires your good qualitites like a sponge and uses them against you in idiosyncratic ways.
Britain- Mario. Classy in irrelevant ways having to do with the past (Britain's colonial, imperial history, Mario's Nintendo superstardom).
Australia- Luigi. Interesting superficially, but containing crippling, disgusting weaknesses (high short hop=Adelaide). A less powerful version of Britain/Mario that's nevertheless cool for small, random reasons.
India- Ness. Kind of funny, doesn't seem like much competition, does his own thing (Bollywood=DJC shenanigans).
Africa- Yoshi. Female circumcision/Genital mutilation = the parry. Really weird, different from rest of world/cast. Not powerful, but still threatening/scary/sympathy-inducing.
France- Samus. Just surrenders.
Canada- Link. Weak, but generally considered to be cool. Very polite.
North Korea- Jigglypuff. Like Kirby/China, if Kirby/China had a lot more crazy and a lot less power. Pink (communist), ridiculously easy to kill but kind of maybe has Doug/America by the short hairs and a lot of really scary weapons that could lead to Nukes/Rest.
Spain- Pikachu. part of it wants to do it's own thing in the next game (Pichu/Catalonia) but that's a terrible idea for both of them. Vain and preening- like Aragon from Merchant of Venice.
DK- the United Nations. A big silly monkey.
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