So you're saying if she gets in as an echo I get to be an insufferable ***-hole
You're doing a pretty good job of that already.
Anyway, just some points to make about the last few pages:
1 - Everybody knows there is a distinct possibility that Dixie could be an echo, nobody denies that. The point is that none of us (or few of us) believe she should be, because her unique playstyle to Diddy has defined her as a character. You can’t compare that to somebody like Daisy, who had no moves of her own, and a unique moveset would have had to be pulled out of thin air. Coming in here and scolding us for not accepting her as a Diddy echo with open arms achieves nothing. It’s just condescending to keep reinstating those points, especially under the guise of ‘protecting’ Dixie fans from disappointment. We know she could be an echo, we don’t think she should be, and we hope that Sakurai knows that too. If you can’t accept that, maybe don’t come into her support thread.
2 - If anyone thinks that Dixie fans are going to lash out or send death threats, you clearly have not been reading this thread very much, or you’re not familiar with what Dixie fans have been like for like… 10 or so years now. I have seen the Dixie Kong fanbase be incredibly gracious and mature after many defeats. Perhaps if we did kick up more of a fuss, and made our voices louder, she’d have had a better shot? Who knows.
3 - It’s true that Dixie isn’t as popular as many other characters… on the Internet. She is not the type of character to whip up a huge bellowing fanbase, her demographic is different that the one usually found on these kind of boards. Simply put, she’s a young girl that appealed to young girls and boys of that age, so she’s not a Waluigi or a Ridley that would have a gigantic rowdy support group demanding her inclusion. So Geno and Isaac may appease Internet fans more, but I guarantee you, the average casual Nintendo player will remember Dixie Kong much more than almost any other character not yet in Smash. That’s what Dixie fans hold on to, that her legacy will be given the respect we feel it deserves.
Ultimately this thread should be about supporting Dixie, we don't need to continuously argue over her potential status as an echo. Even those who would like her as an echo agree that she should have at least a few attacks on her own anyway, since her hair has always been vital to her playstyle. Nobody is going to change their stance that she
shouldn't be an echo, whether she is or not is another question. But don't come in her if you're just going to be antagonistic.
