Complaining about a character archetype being too frequent doesn't mean you don't like JRPGs. So yeah I think it's somewhat different.
(and Banjo-Kazooie is practically a Nintendo character)
It doesn't mean that, that's true, but anyone would be extremely naive if believes the complains against swordfighters come from people who is familiar or usually plays games with these kind of characters.
It's ignorance. Do you really believe that Hero was hated by Dragon Quest and JRPG fans? Or that Terry was called Hat Ken or literal who by SNK and fighting games fans?
Also. The complains about swordfighters mostly came because of Fire Emblem in Smash 4, and as I always say, these complains are pretty random? Using a sword doesn't mean you use it in the same way as other characters with swords, or do you really think characters such as Dante, Nightmare, 2B or Sora, to mention a few, would fight similarly to other sword users already in the game?
Not only that but it's not like swordfighters are like 50% of the roster, there are more characters fighting with punches and kicks than swords, so something seems fishy here if you ask me because I don't recall people complaining about that. Hey, not saying complaining about an archetype isn't valid, but to me it seems pretty clear that a good amount of the disdain and the hate for swordfighters came more for the anime and/or the JRPG aspect.
It's not like there's a conspiration against both things, I mean, anime and JRPGs are popular, but we also know that both things have haters. It isn't difficult to go anywhere in the internet and see people making fun of anything anime or in the context of videogames, people calling JRPGs boring, outdated and only for weebs.
Banjo is practically a Nintendo character? Maybe, but I don't think that has any relation to the whole point, or at least not anymore. Dragon Quest also has strong connections with Nintendo and yet Hero received a decent amount of hate... I don't really think the regular folk really cares for "Nintendo history" when Joker was better received than Hero. I'd dare say that some people uses the "Nintendo connections" card in a very arbitrary way.
Tales is an important series with a decent legacy. I'm not even a crazy fan of the series or an active supporter for a rep in Smash. You can like or dislike the franchise or their characters, that's okay, but downplaying the series isn't really necessary.