Say what you will about Fates, but one thing we can all agree with is that it had a great soundtrack! It makes sense to play one particularly awesome song that was delivered by none other than the character we're rating herself for the occasion.
Ah, I forgot how good this track is. It really puts me in the right mood for this rating.
Azura
Chance: 5%
Azura is a very popular Fire Emblem character from her own series. She managed to score
8th amongst the females in the first Choose Your Legends poll and
5th amongst the same group in the second CYL poll. She also scored fourth amongst the Fates females in the official Fates popularity poll from a while back. Her popularity if also evidenced in Fire Emblem Heroes, where she currently has three versions of herself in the game: one in her normal outfit, one in her special outfit from Conquest, and one in a yukata for New Years).
She also has the advantage of standing out as a unique fighter. Being a mix of spear fighter, a singer, a dancer, and a manipulator of water powers, she would be quite a standout if she were added.
Those two things aside, there's a lot going against Azura right now. For starters, Fates is losing relevancy. It's no longer the newest Fire Emblem game: Echoes holds that title, and even that game might lose the claim soon enough to FE16. This makes Alm, Celica, or even the FE16 candidate more likely right now.
And there's also the major issue that Corrin already represents Fates, and he/she was added to promote her game before its international release at the time. Ever since Corrin was added, Azura's support amongst the Smash fanbase has seen quite a decrease too. Yes, there is a slight chance she could usurp Corrin's slot on the roster, but considering all of the factors that I previously mentioned, it is very unlikely.
Want: 80%
Her role in Fates story was underwhelming in the story. She mainly served as a walking plot device/deux-ex-machina where she sings her magical song to solve all of the obstacles the characters run into during the plot, she doesn't open up when it's necessary, and she brought a crystal ball that turned Conquest into the worst story of all the Fire Emblem titles. Because of these things, I don't like her as much as other characters.
But those things aside, I do like Azura in her supports. There, we see more of her introverted side, learn about her harsh upbringings, and see open up to others in some heartwarming ways. Some of my favorite supports in Fates even involve Azura (like those with Kaden and Arthur).
The real reason why I have Azura rated this high for a want score is because of what she could bring to Smash. I think she'd really stand out in Smash. Mixing a spear fighter, water-bender, singer, and dancer together into one moveset, you'd have a truly unique and really fun character to use! To get an idea how she could play out, here's a video showing her Fire Emblem Warriors moveset:
It mixes the elements I previously mentioned. Admittedly, she is one of my favorite characters to use in the game because of that.
I'll even admit I wanted Azura to be the Fates rep back in the Smash 4 DLC days before we learned about Corrin's inclusion (I wouldn't even mind if she replaced Corrin as the Fates rep for Smash 5). I still would really like to see her in Smash, but my interest in her has declined in favor of other characters as of late. Heck, she's no longer my most wanted character in Fates: that title goes to Takumi (even though I'm well aware how even more unlikely he is to be added as a Smash fighter).
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Predictions
Sans (Undertale):
1.32%
As popular as he may be amongst the Undertale fandom, he's not even in the main character of Undertale.
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Nominations
Corrin (Fire Emblem):
x5
but I don't see Corrin leaving. (Personally I'd keep F!Corrin, and delete M!Corrin as an entity entirely or swap them so F!Corrin's the default) Fates, while an well-selling title, doesn't exactly have a good history with many players (especially Smashers), so I doubt we'll see another Fates character like Azura.
