Being realistic, even pessimistic, isn't unwelcomed here and people have expressed doubts about Geno and that he could be a costume many times. The only real time a pessimistic user was unwelcomed is because they would be pessimistic about EVERYTHING, even non-Geno stuff, essentially looking like they were contradictory for the sake of being contradictory regardless of the topic, and even then it took months before people here were tired of it.
But this is a support thread, and like many other support threads, the general tone will be positive for a character's chances. And not saying you are doing it, but there are several people who routinely pop in here, with some doing this being the ONLY time they come in here, to bring up that Geno isn't a lock and other scenarios can happen like the costume or his standing amongst other picks etc, to the point where its like they want this thread to meet a weekly Disappointed Fan Quota. And the fact that there are several users here who do have an axe to grind against this fanbase and actively do try to bring support down. So people here get annoyed at that because they aren't bringing up counter points for honest discussion, but instead to stick it to the thread. But Devil's Advocate arguments to Geno and potentially not happening have come up here often. Heck, there was a long one the other day, and that had several regs here taking that stance.
Rex and Pyra are brought up here from time to time. I actually feel that Nintendo kinda owes a spot to Xenoblade in Smash after how they badly handled Rex with Base game.
But...about that section I bolded. Honestly, that comes off as a bit rude and insulting, insinuating that this thread isn't realistic or open minded. It hasn't helped that usually when a counter point is made from some people, its in a passive aggressive tone or expressed in a way to be mocking. So that's why some people are usually given an unwelcomed response here from time to time, not because they questioned Geno's chances, but because they presented rudely.
And as much as this thread gets vilified as being crazy and cult-like, the 'other side' can be just as mean-spirited, off-putting and echo chamber-like, like a user going into another thread to positively speculate and was told to get out because of drama OTHER users cause. For all the times people say the pro-Geno side is unhealthy obsesses about him getting in, the detractors are just as unhealthy obsessed about him getting rejected. There's a non-Smashboard site with threads dedicated to monitoring this thread and rush in here to keep it in-line, ie, make sure people are disappointed in his chances, but its the pro-side that gets called out as being cultish.
