Quillion
Smash Hero
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This has always baffled me. A lot of people cheered on the idea of Ganondorf finally getting his sword in Ultimate, on the grounds that it was his "signature weapon" after using some sort of sword in OoT (as Ganon), WW, and TP. And yet at the same time, a lot of people supported the idea of Zelda losing her Light Arrow entirely, despite that being her signature weapon after using it in some form in WW, TP, and ST.
Seriously, there is/was so much talk about Ganondorf getting his signature abilities, to the point that some still want Ganondorf's lightning ball to this day. But Zelda never comes up as a fighter that needs her moves changed on the grounds of lacking her signature abilities, even though the Light Arrow was unequivocally made her signature combat ability.
And before you say, "well Zelda's moveset was fitting to begin with and Ganondorf's wasn't," that is not true. Zelda's moveset is considered to be fitting for her because it portrays her spiritual grace, so by that logic, Ganondorf's old moveset portrayed his overwhelming power, so it was fitting already. And before you say that "Zelda doesn't have much canonical fighting material while Ganondorf does," in OoT, all Ganondorf did was punch the ground and throw energy balls, and the former was accounted for. 1/2 abilities wasn't bad.
It feels unfair that people got so up in arms about making Ganondorf's moveset "more canon" to the point of the developers acquiescing to that demand, but when it was revealed that Zelda lost her Light Arrow, there was no consensus about that being negative for her portrayal. NO ONE even wants the Light Arrow to be reworked as a regular special for Zelda.
If people moved on from Ganondorf's portrayal and started attacking Zelda's portrayal for not having her signature abilities, that would make sense (though I would still argue that having signature abilities isn't that important; see Mario and his lack of a stomp). But the fact that people support BOTH Ganondorf gaining a "signature ability" and Zelda losing hers makes no sense.
Seriously, there is/was so much talk about Ganondorf getting his signature abilities, to the point that some still want Ganondorf's lightning ball to this day. But Zelda never comes up as a fighter that needs her moves changed on the grounds of lacking her signature abilities, even though the Light Arrow was unequivocally made her signature combat ability.
And before you say, "well Zelda's moveset was fitting to begin with and Ganondorf's wasn't," that is not true. Zelda's moveset is considered to be fitting for her because it portrays her spiritual grace, so by that logic, Ganondorf's old moveset portrayed his overwhelming power, so it was fitting already. And before you say that "Zelda doesn't have much canonical fighting material while Ganondorf does," in OoT, all Ganondorf did was punch the ground and throw energy balls, and the former was accounted for. 1/2 abilities wasn't bad.
It feels unfair that people got so up in arms about making Ganondorf's moveset "more canon" to the point of the developers acquiescing to that demand, but when it was revealed that Zelda lost her Light Arrow, there was no consensus about that being negative for her portrayal. NO ONE even wants the Light Arrow to be reworked as a regular special for Zelda.
If people moved on from Ganondorf's portrayal and started attacking Zelda's portrayal for not having her signature abilities, that would make sense (though I would still argue that having signature abilities isn't that important; see Mario and his lack of a stomp). But the fact that people support BOTH Ganondorf gaining a "signature ability" and Zelda losing hers makes no sense.