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Reasons for choosing Zelda

Sonic The Hedgedawg

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It's interesting really.

Here's the reason, but it involves going all the way to smash 64.

Back in the day, I played Link until I relized how bad he sucked, so I switched to Ness who was quite good. However, I started winning WAY too much with ness. So much so that my sisters wouldn't play with me.

To assuage this problem, I picked up Jigglypuff as a third main. seeing how easy she was to kill, my sisters were appeased by this and Jigglypuff became my main.

Once Melee came out, I experimented with most of the cast and the only one of my three previous mains that I could still viably play was Jigglypuff The others just weren't good enough.

Unfortunately, Jigglypuff had a few really bad matchups in the forms of Samus, Link and Marth in particular so I picked up shiek as my secondary because he was easy to learn and could hold his own fairly well against Jigglypuff's main troubles.

I figured, as long as shiek was connected to Zelda, I should learn how to play her too, besides, I ALWAYS like the magic users and Zelda is Smash's sole magic user.

I enjoyed playing zelda and played with her once in a while, but Jigglypuff and shiek were really the only characters that I played that viably could play at a high competitive level.

Finally brawl comes out. I love sonic so much and can;t wait to play him, but I have to wait to unlock him, so I pick up my old mains Zelda/Shiek and Link and pick up PT while I wait for Jiggly and Sonic.

Once I unlock them, I find that I hate most of the changes made to Jigglypuff.

I play sonic for a good long while. I start working on developing strategies for him and I do fairly well with him. I actually was getting good enough with him to win more often than not. But whenever I do I fel like it's an uphill battle.

I look at all my characters: Zelda/Shiek, Link, Ness, Jigglypuff, Pokemon Trainer, Zero Suit Samus, Peach and Sonic and decide that Zelda is just the best.

I really do like ALL of them, but Zelda just happens to be the best. Once again, I play the game's magic user.
 

napZzz

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zelda has an amazing air game, probably one of the best in the game if you get that sweet spot down on all of them. And dins fire is so easily abusable
 

MASword

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I absolutely love her playstyle, and like someone else said, there's something just plain graceful about it. The combination of power and finesse with generous range and magical prowess just oozes style.

Also, Zelda Kicking someone in the face and then waving bye to them with a taunt never, ever, ever, ever gets old.
 

PwnyRide

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I prefer sitting down and having a cup of tea. >.>
WHY isnt that Shiek's taunt? :S

If it was i'd main Shiek.

Anyway back to the question, with Zelda's playstyle, i can be a total b*tch. I know, that did sound exceedingly lame, but stopping someone in their tracks with the new useable F-smash, practical projectile immunity, the "mine's bigger" factor on Din's fire (i mean come on, it eat's other projectiles, it counts, and it completely knocks Snake's missle at a 70 degree angle), instant d-smash, ability to trip the enemy and then run away (which is always funny), and last but not least, possibly the most annoying n-air EVER, what's NOT to like.

It goes back to my GuildWars days as a Mesmer (wiki it :p), who's job was, primarily, to annoy the enemy (turing off every skill they have has it's benefits), and make them rage, breaking the third barrirer and affecting the opposition directly. The same deal with Zelda. You can afford to toy around with enemies and flick them off when you're done playing with them. Breaking the third barrier? That's real power :]
 

XFadingNirvanaX

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Really off topic, but I'm looking for experienced Zelda users to practice againest. PM me if you want to brawl.
 

SilverPaladin

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Her playstyle is very odd. Most people will have lots of practice against Marth, Metaknight, Snake, etc. but she's an oddball that few people have experience playing. In a tough matchup against a better player, this can score you a life in a 3 life match.

My main is Marth, but I second Zelda. If I get killed badly as Marth, I'll swap over to Zelda and usually I'll get 1 or 1.5 lives before they figure out how to fight her. Going from SH Fair Spam and Sword Dancing to Din's Fire Spam and keepaway is quite an adjustment and I find myself winning a lot of those second matches.

I really like her playstyle. It's all zoning and reading people; hitting someone with Din's Fire isn't hard; using Din's Fire to control your opponent's approaches is awesome and rewarding. Nothing like knocking an Ike out of his F+B because you placed it perfectly.

You also get a few % of life out of frustration. Playing against Zelda is tough. You finally make your approaches against her jumping Din's Fire to close the gap, then she hits you with a D+Smash and you're knocked back out and have to spend another 15 seconds trying to close in. You make lots of mistakes in that situation and Zelda really abuses that.

Overall, I think she's one of the best counterpick characters in the game.
 

Hughalicous

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Zelda games are the best, they rival/are better then Smash for me. Also as Zelda, you get the Lightning kicks, your friends *** gets wooped by a chick(They're imature, ok) and you can play as a Ninja. What more do you want, cept a recovery that is more lag free
 

Mike B

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Chasing airborns with Usmash, spamming Din's, kicks, edgeguarding, filled with KO moves, sassy looks...

Zelda's the biggest betch, moreso than Jiggly... so I picked her <3
 

JigglyZelda003

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lol this must be quoted its too funny. i mained Zelda in melee so that carried over into brawl. (sheik was too fast for me to control very well then and she wasn't as good in FFA and teams as Zelda lol.) I'm not a major LoZ fan but i've always liked Zelda almost as much as Daisy...lol
 

gyzmo392

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i like zelda for a couple of reasons
1. awesome projectile that cant get sent back at you
2. three sweet spots and a good up air
3. great smashes and tilts (fast down smash for good camping)
4. destroys annoying ice climbers.
 

Heartz♥

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So I heard you all Zelda?


I played Melee a few ago and I just was not as valiant with her as I am in Brawl. Her mechanics were boosted a great deal.
 

Tezmata

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There's a sort of mystique and honour about her in her games. Even in games where she isn't present, her name is still in the title. She receives great respect and praise from her subjects in every game in which she's been. Those were the reasons to pick her up in the first place.

I main her because she's got a unique playstyle. Her attacks are vastly different from one another, unlike a character like Ike, where everything is a slow yet powerful slash, or Pikachu, where everything is a fast electric shock of some sort. She's got a great projectile, a reflector, two long and powerful multi-hit smashes, aerials with sweetspots, a deadly-fast down smash, a tilt that trips, a n-air that rocks booty, and when all else fails, a verrrrry useful down-B. What's not to love about that?
 

Darkmusician

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Why did you choose to play as Zelda or and Sheik?

I like her playstyle, but mostly because she's one of my favorite nintendo characters. Along with Link, Pikachu, and Samus.

Her sweetspots are another reason why I chose to play as her and of course you get 2 characters in one which comes with a bunch of bonuses.
Zelda and I make a good team. :]
 

Brinzy

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Truthfully, when I played her in Melee, I used to talk trash about her because she was so bad. I kept saying, "How the hell can you make anything decent out of this? Make her decent and we'll see if I'll use her."

Then Brawl came out.
 

RedSnowman

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In Melee I chose Zelda because 1) I feel like girl characters are underplayed so I always main a girl in most games. 2) I also like choosing less popular or unique characters/character builds. 3) I love her lightning kicks 4) She had good smashes. 5) She fits my playing style which is not an aggressive air combo style, but rather a slow spacing punishing mind game style. My secondaries were Falco and Ganondorf.

Then Brawl came and I play Zelda for all of the same reasons listed above except for they made her better in Brawl so now it is easier to own as her. My secondaries in Brawl are Falco and Ike. I don't play Ganon anymore because they really nerfed him imo and he's... well... just not good anymore.
 

XFadingNirvanaX

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OMG I thought this thread was shut down

XDDDDDDDDDDD

I'm surprised to see it again. lol

EDIT: I dropped Link, Samus and pika basically now. I'm using just Zelda atm.
 

Heartz♥

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OMG I thought this thread was shut down

XDDDDDDDDDDD

I'm surprised to see it again. lol

EDIT: I dropped Link, Samus and pika basically now. I'm using just Zelda atm.
You are welcome, Luke. It has been since June when it died. I had to hear more. Hah
 

Lingy

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I chose her in Melee cause I liked using her Farore's Wind. Hurr hur.

Then I found more about the game and decided to stick with her (:
 

Scott!

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Well, I main Marth, but Zelda's my secondary. I definitely like playing as her because she, like Marth, needs that spacing, at least with her aerials. I find it fairly easy to go between them. She's also the best Zelda character in Brawl, for me at least, and it's my favorite game series. I like Link too, but he just can't recover, or win, for that matter. Toon Link is cool, but he just doesn't do it for me, and Ganondorf is just... not fun for me. Plus she got a lot more awesome from Melee. I went back one day, and Din's Fire made me very sad. As did every other move of hers. Lightning kicks just about make my day.
 

Super Angry Luigi

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Well, back in the early Melee days (around 2001-2003), I actually used to hate Zelda (I don't know why, I just didn't like her), and she was my primary punching bag. Over time I got over that, and for some reason I liked to put her on my team when I did team battles, and then after Brawl came out, in early April, I played this one guy who had an unstoppable Zelda at the time, and then I finally decided to try Zelda myself, and before long, I got addicted to her, and now I absolutely love using her.

Zelda is now my 2nd main and my 2nd favorite Nintendo character (the only character that I still like more than her is Luigi).
 

Phat Yoshi

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Oddly enough Zelda feels more Mewtwo like to me then Lucario, eh. :confused:

I had no interest in playing her until I just happened to try her during some FFAs with friends. It was like a light went off in my head, the playstyle just clicked.

I still enjoy Sheik more for the time being, but Zelda is a close second.
 

Z1GMA

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1. She's sexier than Snake, Link & Cpt.Falcon ;P
2. Uair
3.Fair & bair
4.dair
5. The sound she makes when using Dsmash *Ye!*
 

XFadingNirvanaX

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I've heard some people use her for those sounds she makes when she gets KO'd <.<
.....sounds like an osm..*cough cough* or so I've heard.
 

Heartz♥

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I've heard some people use her for those sounds she makes when she gets KO'd <.<
.....sounds like an osm..*cough cough* or so I've heard.
YOU are the firestarter of that, I believe. >_>


A-Anyway, I also love the sound of electricity (Kakashi's Lightning Blade, Pikachu's Dsmash, etc.) So her Lightning Kicks pump me up when I KO someone. I cannot see why she is low-mained (lo mein. XD)
 

XFadingNirvanaX

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YOU are the firestarter of that, I believe. >_>


A-Anyway, I also love the sound of electricity (Kakashi's Lightning Blade, Pikachu's Dsmash, etc.) So her Lightning Kicks pump me up when I KO someone. I cannot see why she is low-mained (lo mein. XD)
it wasn't me. I heard someone in the chatbox say it then i started talking about it 24/7 lol
 

M@v

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Zelda is one of my seconds. I mained her and sheik together in melee. In Brawl I never really caught on to them. I would just play them periodically, until recently. I'm a fan of the "rack with sheik, kill with Zelda" strategy.
 

Facet

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Took the summer off, recently began playing again. I main Zelda for many reasons. Some of them are superficial, like her graphically impressive moveset. Some of them are more cutthroat - to me Zelda is one of the better characters in the cast, much better than where her current tier-placing reflects.

But most of all, I play Zelda because IMO she is the most satisfying character to play. She requires precise timing and spacing. She has excellent mind games. She has a seemingly limitless number of special 'tricks.' She combines awesome strengths with critical weaknesses - she is the epitome of the high-risk/high-reward style.
 

RoyalBlood

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Took the summer off, recently began playing again. I main Zelda for many reasons. Some of them are superficial, like her graphically impressive moveset. Some of them are more cutthroat - to me Zelda is one of the better characters in the cast, much better than where her current tier-placing reflects.

But most of all, I play Zelda because IMO she is the most satisfying character to play. She requires precise timing and spacing. She has excellent mind games. She has a seemingly limitless number of special 'tricks.' She combines awesome strengths with critical weaknesses - she is the epitome of the high-risk/high-reward style.
<3

Well my reason is... becauswe she's Zelda duh! she's my favorite character in Nintendo so far ^_^
 

Jo0

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I use her because of her move set. Her smashes last a long time and her tilts have amazing KO ability. Lightning Kicks and Down Kicks are just simply amazing weapons to save you when you are at high %s. Plus I'm quick with her so my play style (hit hit hit kill) fits perfectly with her now that I'm used to her move set and timing (i just cant seem to pull off a down smash on the spot) I'm planning on getting a video up soon I think I suck though :(
 

BLI7ZARD

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I dont know what lead me to zelda. I decided to keep zelda in melee and never go to shiek no matter how better shiek was than zelda. Now Zelda is so much better so im glad i didnt switch to shiek. I also loved how her tilts could ko at like the same percentages as her smashes
 

Heartz♥

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*transforms*

sTARz: I yooz Zelduh beecuz her moovz r cheep and ovrpryoritizd n maykes her a gud spamer.

*transforms back*

...Sorry. T T
 
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