Wow, I was gone for one day and we're up by 11 pages... holy crap....
So, the haters are back, huh? Every "argument" they post here has been skinned alive and readied for the virtual trash can, thanks to the sensible people in this thread.
...I always have to mention something completely irrelevent, so I better not beat around the bush.
What makes a character "deserving" to recieve a place in Brawl? Is it their popularity? The games they starred in? Or maybe just personal aspects of the character, such as personality or fighting ability?
People go around saying "OMG Geno's liek not deserving a spot like Megaman or Ridley GTFO the internetz fanboys!!1"
Do I even have to retaliate to that? I guess so, if I want to make a point.
To be deserving, in my unbiased opinion, would depend on the character's significance to Nintendo (i.e. game profitability, historic importance, etc.). The SSB series are dedicated to the "all-stars of Nintendo", which includes those that supported some of their most important games. This is expressed via the Brawl newcomers, such as these few for example:
Lucas, who starred in the final game of the very popular Mother/Earthbound series,
Dedede, the antagonist of nearly every Kirby game,
and Sonic, Nintendo's first worthy rival.
Add this to their demand on the poll and their fanbase, and bingo! You have a Brawler.
Geno's circumstances go summat like this:
He played a major role in a game that pushed the Mario franchise out of platformers and into greater games, such as its best-selling follow-up Super Mario 64 and later on the Paper Mario series. Pay close attention now: this means Super Mario RPG was a staple game in Nintendo's history.
We know Geno was not the main character of SMRPG. How could he be, in a game that had "Mario" in the title? Luigi, Yoshi and Donkey Kong had as much importance as Geno in their games as he had in his. Look at them now... if Geno wasn't owned by Squeenix he might be off doing bigger and better things. This fries the "only in one game" argument- he has the potential to be in so many other games, sans Square.
Geno = very, very deserving. Either my point is established, or I have to facepalm like they do in lesser threads.
*phew* Sorry if I made myself look like an ***. I just wanted to do something useful while at the same time post this:
"HOLY SH*T, GEN-O-LANTERN!"
@Hydde: I can't count your opinion until you play SMRPG. You're a good guy, but you've got to play it if you want to be in the true know on Geno.