I beat Xenoblade recently, and count me onto the Fiora train. I think she'd honestly bring a lot to the table and I really enjoyed playing as her in the game. I plan on using her more on future runs (she kind of got the short end this time- Shulk/Dunban/Riki just was too effective, and I discovered she makes a good trio with Shulk and Dunban, but I discovered this right before I went to fight the last couple of bosses) because she's just fun to use. I'd also argue that, after Shulk, she's the most important character to the plot.
I might even give her my Smash Ballot vote, but we'll see.
Oh goody, using my two biggest pet peeves to bash a character- the Mary Sue "get out of legit criticism free" card and shipping wars. The way some people talk, you'd think Melia hated Fiora and that Fiora went out of her way to make Melia's life awful.
Let me guess- other arguments include the other "instant win," she's overrated? Thanks for giving me more reason to hate your guts, Dumblr.
I really, really loved Fiora. She's strong despite all she goes through and just has an adorable personality. Her relationship with her brother is especially sweet. Seriously, I loved all the trios with her and Dunban in it and their after-battle quotes. Her reaction to Riki in it is adorable, and the Shulk one is PRICELESS.
Heck, after her apparent death, I was heartbroken. I really loved using Fiora, and I was happy when she finally returned. She's just so adorable...
As a side note, what's the policy on marking Xenoblade spoilers here? Xenoblade, not X. I'm assuming we can leave everything up to Mecha-Fiora uncovered since- by the nature of this thread- it's inevitable? If not, I apologize and I will edit this post with spoiler tags.