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Maybe, but I don't expect it to factor into Nintendo's decision at all. If Nintendo wants a character, they'll ask for them regardless of their game's rating.
Depends, if we get someone from an FPS, maybe the often discussed Master Chief or Doom Slayer could count. Though Halo's about as violent as MGS. Travis Touchdown's been a fairly popular choice since around the later Brawl days from what I remember. And Mortal Kombat would always be welcome in my book. I think KI was always T rated, but I forgot the rating for KI1 and KI2 off the top of my head.
Byleth was a straight-up exciting addition for me.
I think we get one or two in this pass.
I'm of the opinion that Byleth's sins aren't his own, and that if there were less Fire Emblem characters, they'd be seen as a pretty hype addition.
That's fair. You're allowed to like whatever you want, It's just an annoying personal thing with those two characters for me because for base-game I straight up remember thinking "I'm ok with pretty much anything now that Simon and K.Rool are in, as long as it's not another Pokemon. And then they did that. And then later on the exact same thing happened where I said "I'm ok with pretty much anything now that Hero and Banjo are in, as long as they don't pull another Corrin with Three Houses". And then they did that. It's just super frustrating that out of hundreds of possible choices it has to be the one thing I very specifically did not want, twice.
You get used to it.
That's fully understandable - you were 10 - 12 around Brawl's development and reveals yes? I was smack dab in that age range when Melee came out (and I got into Smash). I had the same kind of reasoning and opinions around characters then.I'm gonna rate the reveals based on how I felt about them at the time, at least to the best of my memory. I've mellowed out a lot since and would place a lot of characters much higher, but that's not nearly as fun as stupid hot takes from over a decade ago.
Brawl:
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I'm not even gonna bother defending this list, because it's pretty awful, but this is what I thought back then as far as I can remember. I wasn't very old, so shallow arguments like "I'm tired of hearing about him" and "This isn't Ridley" are what I used to justify my negative opinions. If I had to re-do this even just one or two years after Brawl's release, it would look very different and probably only be comprised of three tiers, I think every inclusion brought something good with them.
: Mewtwo was the Smash character for many kids then. Me included, The 24-hour unlock requirement just added to his mystique. And yes, I remember the OG Pokemon craze. Get off mah lawn!/: "A unique transformation-based character? Neat! Controls weird though, but she's still great.": I quickly learned to love his jump arc and down-airs.: Quickly became a casual favorite because of how hard he hit.: "Another unique character! Shame that their stage is so bad...": Was expected, but 11 year old me was still impressed by his moment in the opening (okay, the entire opening. This was with my love for the Matrix still relatively fresh. But still.). Was used decently often, and his Giga Bowser transformation was an actual shocker (no pun intended).: Another expected character, but the RNG Turnips and her general moveset made her fun to play casually. Not many strong opinions otherwise.: "Who is this dud- Oh whatever, he controls great!": "Huh, another one? At least he seems more energetic, still like him!" Didn't know he was promotional until years later obviously.: My 11 year old self made the connection to then-current Pokemon 2000 and knew this was a promotional pick. : Felt kinda strange to have two Links - and I didn't know about Majora's Mask. Thought it kinda neat to represent OoT fully though.: "A 2D fighter? Okay, wait, his stage. Oh, I get it!"
: "Huh, Mario in a Doctor coat? Why?" Still became a casual favorite down the line.*Coughs in Gordon Freeman*
To be fair, I haven't played Pokemon since gen. 3. I would have been fine with a Fire Emblem Three Houses character (it wasn't like Smash 4, where they doubled the size of the FE roster before DLC and added a character whose game wasn't released outside of Japan yet), but I thought that Byleth was the blandest possible option out of the four main ones. (I would have preferred Edelgard, or maybe Claude)
You've forgotten Wacky Wahoo Pizza Man - I am disappoint.
As someone who thinks they’re both really cool this thread is becoming very annoying to read as people are ‘rating the reveals’ yet they’re putting Ken and Incineroar in separate tiers.
and female byleth”
My girlfriend and I popped the **** off when Byleth was revealed. We both had them on our most wanted list, but since FP1 was entirely third-party up until that point, we both assumed that trend would continue.
Yeah recent Halos have been T rated because it's not actually that violent despite some of the assassinations. They were always really soft M ratings before hand
I thought Byleth would be pretty much a lock for FP2, but I guess they really wanted to make sure they got it in! I was super happy about that.
If it helps, I like Incineroar quite a bit. Just compared to guys like Mega Man, Ridley, Simon and Terry Bogard he's gonna be a bit lower on the list in comparison.
Apologies, but I have a raging vendetta against both college instructors and professional wrestlers ever since Professor Neiman subjected me to an Argentine backbreaker and Norwegian-suplexed me through a 25-story building my freshman year for failing my english exam.
Oh no, i'm not trying to come off as that way at all. Sorry if I did.
No one should pretend to be happy.
Damn I never thought about that move, that's the only move that doesn't involve head, fists or feet I'm guessing? Might not be a big deal if that's the case but it's hard to tell without seeing it in action.
I know it won't happen but if Dante ends being part of Smash someday it would be hilarious if they use this dance as one of his victory screens. Or even better, they should reveal him with this and then, just at the end when he says YEAH, "Dante joins the fight!".
I think it would be fitting if Dante was the first (and probably only) character with a taunt that would not end until you released the button.
Or if they had Byleth in Fighter Pass 2 especially starting it.
I think that would've turned a lot of people off, especially if the first pass ended up being all third-parties.
I see your Byleth and I raise you a Corrin.
