The "I was using <insert character> before he was cool/good" Smash Hipster Thread

[Chakra-X]

So I notice a lot of people like to jump the gun when a new Smash Brothers game comes out.Remember when YouTube comments were filled with "Omg wow so OP, Sakurai stop with the broken characters" during the Palutena reveal? And now she is, tentatively I am sure, regarded as a **** character? I am convinced that in early Smash times, people, including myself, don't know what the hell they are talking about.

The opposite is true as well. A "lowly" or unpopular character rockets up the ranks because people realized strategies to consistently be successful with them (hello Olimar). Competitive people play to win.

I get it and do it. Call be petty, but it irks me to see someone who previously discarded the usefulness of a character, only to hop on the pipe bandwagon because they see people playing that character and winning. Damn opportunists and such.So TL;DR, what are some characters you play as that you foresee gaining popularity because people initially underestimated them, and you were there rocking said character from the beginning?As of now, I find myself doing extremely well with and , all 3 who I rarely see online or spoken highly of (though I have heard some quips about Charizard recently). Shulk specifically I think will gain popularity once the rest of the people get used to the idea of switching Buffs on the fly.

 

[Collective of Bears]

I've mained Bowser since Melee, and I've had people gripe to me that I use him in SSB4 because he's OP. I feel like I'm gonna deal with a lot of this in the coming years. But I've paid my dues maining a bottom-tier for 10 years. I can use him if I damn well please.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Who cares what other people think? Play who you wanna play.

 

[Shog]

This thread shows what is wrong about hipster in general. Here is the living proof. Observe it, and learn from its mistakes.

 

[Muttley]

Yeah, I was using Marth before he was-- OH WAIT

 

[Kain6th]

I was using ROB before... wait he still isn't popular :\

 

[DoctorDub]

Zero Suit Samus.
Played her when Brawl first came out, really.

(She was always strong but never Smash 4 strong)

 

[mangamusicfan]

I play Who i wanne play I don't mind what other people think about it.

 

[TheDarkKnightNoivern]

I've mained Bowser since Melee, and I've had people gripe to me that I use him in SSB4 because he's OP. I feel like I'm gonna deal with a lot of this in the coming years. But I've paid my dues maining a bottom-tier for 10 years. I can use him if I damn well please.

I'm still waiting for zelda to become broken, although I get the feeling I'm gonna be waiting a while

But Either way I don't really care, I just play with characters I like, that's why I like Zelda, Ike, Lucario etc

 

[DoctorDub]

I'm still waiting for zelda to become broken.

Dude, there is a collection of Smash players who think Zelda is OP. My friend (whom I play smash with (also the biggest John ever)) is one of those people.
It's quite amusing the first time you hear it, but it's quite annoying too when you're told that your character is OP over and over. Especially when it's not true.

 

[Problem_GASH]

From the moment Meta Knight was revealed to be in Brawl, I wanted to main him. I set my mind on it regardless of how good or bad he was. Brawl is released, MK is super stronk, all my friends complain nonstop when I play him, and I ultimately had to give up on my main man. Now that Smash 3DS is here and he's incredibly nerfed, I can play him all I want and it's been fantastic.

 

[Saint Johns]

Falco in Melee
Meta Knight in Brawl

Since day one.

 

[ArhyLis]

Yoshi, hands down.

 

[Ffamran]

I guess, ? I'm a fan of The Legend of Zelda so... Anyway, I was a kid who didn't care who was good or not back then with 64 and Melee. All I saw was my favorite character and hero; I had to play as him.

I still played as him in Brawl even after noticing his sluggishness. 's just a part of my childhood.

 

[Shiliski]

Dude, there is a collection of Smash players who think Zelda is OP. My friend (whom I play smash with (also the biggest John ever)) is one of those people.
It's quite amusing the first time you hear it, but it's quite annoying too when you're told that your character is OP over and over. Especially when it's not true.

Zelda's not completly broken or anything, but she is at least viable. She has a lot more KO power and speed than she used to have.