I'm really good at bandwagoning and being bored at work so I'm gonna list a few folks in a big post and be off-topic because that's just how it be.
First off, I wanna say that this thread was a delight to hang out in during pre-release. I know I'm mostly in the Newcomer Speculation forum now that the game is out but through all the highs and lows this thread provided tons of laughs, smiles, and definitely the heated debate or two. Weird yelling people who hate World of Light, Grinch infighting, people who like Wave Race and other obscure wants as much as I do, dumb jokes and puns and wacky theories, all of it made my foray into the deeper Smash fandom for the first time since Smash 64/Melee a blessing.
Shoutouts to
Noipoi
for the art and avatar. You're a positive force and this place is better for having you.
Shoutouts to the people I see in the support threads jamming about headcanons and theories and generally having a good time even when the chips are down, people who I've really grown to treasure the opinions of like
Luigi The President
osby
Rie Sonomura
Ramen Tengoku
Pyra
NineS
Shoutouts to the people who I just love reading whether it's because they make me laugh or they always have something thought-provoking to say -
Cutie Gwen
Scoliosis Jones
ClaTheBae
@Onereasonanddone
Shoutouts to the folks I've met through this thread and hang out with in the Joker discord -
Robertman2
DaybreakHorizon
Nekoo
And a special shout-out to the people who don't always see eye to eye with me but always are down for a spirited discussion and a good time - particularly
GoodGrief741
and
@Alastor017
And of course plenty more people who I'll feel bad about forgetting later.
See all y'all in various support threads, maybe the new thread, and just around. And hopefully, maybe, maybe the Ryota Hayami/Wave Race thread? Eh??
Seriously though, this place has been a blast. It's been almost a decade since I've become part of a new online community and almost two since I've been involved in Smash and I've loved every second of it and yeah, this thread is a huge part of it. Nothing but love, now and in the future.