Okay, so is this the official Sheik thread now or what? I'm tired of waiting for the official update thread.
First off, bah. Continuity and logic are squirming on the ground in pain after that mallet to the nuts that Sakurai gave them.
But, that can be tolerated.
Now the only thing left to do is hope. For a world in which Sheik is just an accessory to Zelda used for racking up damage. No godsmack. No killer needles. No smashes more powerful than Zelda's. No more reliable recovery than Zelda. No chainthrowing. Just combos and speed.
There is no reason why it should not be so. Because in spite of all evidence that Melee offers, I am hoping that Sakurai is not a god**** ******.
This Sheik looks somewhat different from the original one ( hur hur boobs ). I suppose that means the game won't claim that they are one and the same person. If so, I can accept her.
Sheik was meant to be a fast combo-character, not an overpowered everything character. If it will be so, I can accept her.
If Zelda is actually a powerful and defensive character who can KO others well and it is not impossible to switch from Sheik to Zelda for the KO or Zelda can at least offer some combos or at least defensive capabilities, and she is not required to dress up and hide her femininity in order to be a completely useless ditz, I can accept her.
I will admit that my hopes were in vain. I don't usually want to join in on heated fighting ( although it seems rather lukewarm right now ), but considering how vehemently I argued against Sheik, it only seems fair.
However, if anyone dares to wish for a new overpowered Sheik, I will make them swallow their own feet.