Yeah, I completely agree with this. And this is coming from a Hispanic kid btw.
Don't get me wrong, we definitely need more representation of a wider group of people in games and media in general and it'd definitely be great to see. Some statuses or traits shouldn't be considered the norm, only because it's presented through fiction as it.
However, if I'm being honest, it really doesn't mean anything in terms of likeability or relatability of actual characters. It just doesn't actually matter.
A well written, or in this case for Smash, or interesting character and design means much more than the race or the sexuality they are. Like for instance, Ike, Lucina, Shulk, Cloud and the rest of the other RPG protagonists. Them being a different race or different gender doesn't make them any more or less interesting to the players that are attached to them. It's the qualities of the character itself. Someone could have lesser represented traits, but just not be intriguing or even a likeable character. A single trait may pull in someone, but it definitely won't be enough to keep them sticking around.
You can even extend this to characters like
, :ultrobin, and maybe even
. It doesn't matter if they're a certain appearance or skin color, or whatever. They still do a great job in personifying the player and making them feel that they're going on an adventure, and in the case of someone like Red who later became a canon character, as someone fascinating for fans of the series.
Like I said before, I do believe we desperately need various amounts of representation of different groups in media. And I hope that with this changing climate we get there, but for existing characters and even for Smash itself, they aren't quotas that
need to be fufilled or met. But hopefully, they will be naturally.
Anyway, to steer from this topic to keep it more Smash related:
Anybody going to use their amiibo to unlock some characters right from the gate?
