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Hokutomaru | Freeman | Kevin | Marco Rodriguez | Hotaru Futaba |
Kim Dong Hwan | Kim Jae Hoon | Jess Young | Kuan Konta | Daniel Hale |
Terry | Ed Palmer | Dolvic Bourne (AKA Boss Fur) | Geki Kibao | Billy |
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Storm | Iceman | Colossus | Magik | Rogue | Gambit |
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Genuinely my only suggestion would be to swap Ball for a Game & Watch Gallery
Okay, so funny story about this - I was originally going to do a Game & Watch Gallery game (probably one of the GB ones), but I decided against it since I wanted to give Mr. G&W a game with him in it. I forgot that he technically is in the G&W Gallery series through their classic modes (at least G&WG 4).
Waluigi didn't exist in 1997.
waluigi does not abide by mortals' perception of time
we are all Waluigi when you think about it
Waluigi is supposed to be a parallel to the Tails Doll here, who was an original creation for Sonic R, much like Waluigi would have been if he appeared in 1997.
DLC Fighters 1:
Philosoraptor should be DLC
Okay, a bit of an odd concept, and one that I'm expecting to get hate for. Memetic Fauna Melee: a platform fighter focused around various different animals that have become cemented in meme culture. I'd like to stress that I don't promote animal abuse or anything of the sort, but I'm purely making this concept based on the fictionalised "characters" that have come about as a result of the memes.
Let's get into them: but first, a couple of notes on my choices, specifically in terms of one very well-known frog.
I considered Pepe.
I really did.
Originally, I had him in mind as a representative of rage comics and the like, but the sheer amount of controversy surrounding the character these days is just... yeah, it's best not to touch it. It's a bit of a shame, but I guess it's for the best. (I do, however, still have a semi-controversial pick. We'll get there.) Also, I didn't want "characters" here that feel more like, well, characters - so sadly, no Barry B. Benson or the "MY LEG!" guy from Spongebob. I'm as sad as you are.
#01: Grumpy Cat. An iconic meme of the internet, and in my mind, a sort of "lolcats" representative as a whole. If there's any character here that represents early meme culture, or the endless streams of cat memes, it's Grumpy Cat - sort of acting as a composite of them all.
#02: Dat Boi. I wanted an MLG rep somewhere, and I wanted at least one amphibian, and Dat Boi was the perfect pick to me. My thought process is that he'd represent a ton of different MLG-based memes, though his vibe is somewhat uninterested in the stuff he's doing.
#03: Eggdog. A more recent meme - I think Eggdog could be pretty fun. I'd imagine his moveset focuses on him stretching his body around like in those animations of him, as well as being able to create clones of himself through the process of osmosis.
#04: Cheems and [DORIME]. I considered a normal Doge for this pick, or just the "buff doge" with a knight-inspired moveset, but eventually went with the JoJo-inspired Cheems and [DORIME]. As you can imagine, Cheems isn't particularly powerful, but [DORIME] massively powers up his moves as needed.
#05: BLÅHAJ. I wanted at least one "fish pick", and a shark felt like a solid choice - so why not go with the trans icon, BLÅHAJ? I imagine his moveset is more focused around a semi-summoner archetype, with him using various IKEA furniture to do battle, as well as "doing crime" as required.
#06: Pigcasso. Meet Pigcasso. He's a painter, and I felt like the idea of a pig with a cool disjointed hitbox would be fun, as well as paint as a whole being able to be his mechanic. I mean, it works well for the Inklings, right?
#07: Beelion. A more obscure pick, but I wanted to represent the whole "humerous photomorphs" thing here, as well as insects of some form. Whilst I considered Lucas the Spider for this role, I felt the idea of a bee fused with a lion lended well to some really fun, but dumb, fighting potential.
#08: Stoned Fox. Despite being one of many memes associated with awful taxidermies, I'm picturing Stoned Fox playing exactly like Fox McCloud from Melee, with the main difference being that all of his sound effects are pulled from What Does the Fox Say? by Ylvis. Oh, and his recovery turns him into the fox seen on the Firefox browser.
#09: Buff Beluga. This is kind of the main reason I changed "Buff Doge" to Cheems and [DORIME]. There's a lot of memes about buff whales out there, but I think this is a fun niche to represent, as well as representing another sea creature and having a powerful bruiser archetype.
#10: Screaming Goat. I'd like to take a little inspiration from Goat Simulator here, but this isn't the goat from that game. Rather, it's focused on both kicks and licks, as well as powerful AoE attacks using its screaming to its advantage.
#11: Hampster. I wanted at least one "retro rep" here, and though I originally had the more modern Hampter pegged for the roster, this felt too good not to include. In terms of moveset, it'd take inspiration from dancing and house/club music, as well as other 90s/00s websites of its kind.
#12: Armed Eagle. Another rep of the "animal photo morphs" group seen with Beelion, I wanted the Armed Eagle to represent memes associated with America. Essentially, it's this ridiculously manly eagle with guns, incredible strength, and so forth. Also, it brings in a Ford F-150 for a meter attack.
#13: Spherical Cow. Whilst this is a partial non-sequitur meme, I also wanted to represent the niche of "science/math memes" here somewhere, which is why the Spherical Cow gets in. It comes from a common joke in science in relation to oversimplifying things, and a cow was a welcome inclusion here.
#14: Harambe. The controversial pick. My idea for Harambe is that he's presented similarly to Jesus, returning back to the world in order to bestow upon the world peace and order. As such, he has a lot of light-based moves, and a healthy bit of Jesus iconography, though nothing too overt.
#15: Nyan Cat. Pre-Order Bonus! Yeah, I wanted a logical pre-order bonus that would really interest people. Nyan Cat is pretty simple in concept - though I'd like to represent the greater RAWR XD aesthetic with them, because why not?
DLC's an interesting topic, because hey - there's new animal memes all of the time. I've got a couple of ideas though! The Round Seal could be a fun inclusion, though they'd need to be differentiated from the Spherical Cow. I also considered the inclusion of the Screaming Ferret and one of the rats from Jerma's Rat Movie, but felt they'd not quite... fit. So yeah, hope this is interesting!
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Decided to my take on World of Light with these fantasy rosters.