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After the music update, I've gotten alot of hope for this guy. Seeing that X is japan only, and has good music, I feel X needs to be a PC. Seriously though, the music opens up a new door. I'm pretty sure no one even knew about him before his update, but look at Ashley.
Here's why X needs a rep in my opinion
1. It's a precursor to the great Star Fox series of sorts
2. It's one of the 4 most influential Game Boy games according to Famitsu
3. One of the first 3D games for the Game Boy
4. The first game to feature Totaka's song
5. Yoshio Sakamoto's works need more representation
6. Brawl needs more space ships.
7. It could bring a revival of the X series
8. It's popular in Japan
By The Way, Club X. stands for X.
By RDK.
Here's why X needs a rep in my opinion
1. It's a precursor to the great Star Fox series of sorts
2. It's one of the 4 most influential Game Boy games according to Famitsu
3. One of the first 3D games for the Game Boy
4. The first game to feature Totaka's song
5. Yoshio Sakamoto's works need more representation
6. Brawl needs more space ships.
7. It could bring a revival of the X series
8. It's popular in Japan
By The Way, Club X. stands for X.
By RDK.
I am truly amazed at how delusional these Ashley fans are.
It seems that it has gotten to the point, where it is simply impossible to reason with members of the A.S.H.L.E.Y club, because in their minds she is already a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Even though it may be futile, and I will just get flamed and cursed off, I'm going to try it anyways.
I'll start by saying and stating;
Ashley does not deserve to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Please, before continuing onwards with this post; reread the sentence in bold which I just wrote. Pay close attention to the word I underlined... deserve. I want you to really understand the point I am trying to get across, and I know it might be difficult for fans to hear this since I do not mean to offend or insult any of you.
Let me start first by saying that Ashley is a fantastic character. After all, Who could possibly hate a little witch girl Lolita? She has the potential to have a very well thought-out move set, and not to mention boosts the female character portion of the game. I do not hate the character in any way imaginable, like I said earlier, I just feel that she is not deserving of a playable character spot.
I'll start my argument with a diagram, that hopefully everyone will be able to relate with;
(Imagine if you will, that Ashley is not a 2D Concept Art model)
Just take a look at the known character roster for Super Smash Bros Brawl. Take the time to pan through every single portrait, and every time make a mental note of how the character has not only made a profound impact on the Nintendo Universe, but how the character has made an impact in each of their own represented Series.
Just look at all the portraits around Ashley.... We've got Mario, who is Nintendo's most famous mascot, and basically drove them to their success. Peach and Bowser who have always played an intricate role in driving the storyline for the Mario games since the first title ever. Yoshi has been Mario's partner since Mario World, and even ventured off on his own to star in many of his own games. Donkey Kong was Mario's first true enemy when it came to kidnapping the princess, and since then he has gone onwards to be the star of his own franchise which has blossomed tons of sequels, not to mention his right-hand ape Diddy Kong. Samus (and her Zero Suit) also joins the cast being one of the notable female protagonists in the history of video games (never mind just Nintendo). The star warrior Kirby appears, as well as his enemy cohorts and rivals Meta Knight and King Dedede. Dedede has been the "Koopa" of Kirby since the first Kirby game, up until the last. Meta Knight has also been an intricate part of the story for Kirby, with his enigmatic "friend or foe" mentality that has always kept the player on edge. Pikachu does not even need an explanation, as probably the entire population easily recognizes the cheerful "Pika Pika" which comes from this rodents mouth. The silent protagonist of every Pokemon game, the Pokemon Trainer, has also been around to be the voice, eyes, and ears for the player in the Pokemon World. Link, being the star of arguably one of the greatest games of all time, along with his Princess Zelda are a part of the cast as well. Ike is the rising and most recent star of the Fire Emblem series, starring the main protagonists role in 2 FE games on his own (I believe a Fire Emblem first), coupled along with Lucas, who is one of the most underrated, but truly deep main characters in the Mother series, which was one of the most sought after GBA titles in Japan. Fox who was the first to bring his pseudo-3D to the 2D-Era, along with Wario who was great enough to branch away from being Mario's rival, to being his very own anti-hero in his own series. Pit and Ice Climbers bring a distinct retro yet updated feel to the game, which only the most profound Nintendo fans could truly enjoy. and for Sonic and Snake... well that's pretty much self-explanatory.
*whew*
Surely, you can see how Ashley just DOES NOT belong with a cast of this caliber?
Make note that in the entire cluster of character descriptions I made above... None of the reasons involved Gender, Moveset Capabilities, How Well they Fit with the Rest of the Cast, or the general characteristics of the character (in Ashleys case, the fact that she is a witch is very cool).
Yes, Ashley is a Witch Lolita which is quite awesome, but it does not merit her a position as a playable character on the roster.
Yes, Ashley could have a spectacular moveset, but it does not merit her a position as a playable character on the roster.
Yes, Ashley is a female which the Smash roster is lacking, but it does not merit her a position as a playable character on the roster.
Yes, Ashley would easily fit into the cast of fighters (being a spellcaster), but it does not merit her a position as a playable character on the roster.
Yes, Ashley already has her own theme song which sounds great, but it does not merit her a position as a playable character on the roster.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
The list goes on and on about all the great things which many of you adoring fans love about Ashley. But none of these are valuable enough to allow her the privilege of being a PLAYABLE character on the Roster.
Can't you see it yet?
Ashley has made absolutely no mark on the world.. not only in the Nintendo Universe, but in the entire Video Games Industry as a whole. To become a playable character in Smash Bros, the character first has to break the barrier which separates "Character" from "Iconic Video Game Symbol".
There isn't a single character on the current roster which has not broken these boundaries, and been globally acknowledged as an Iconic Symbol in Video Game History. Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Samus, Peach, Yoshi, Pikachu... heck and I know you are going to bring it up to counter me, but yes Ice Climbers and Kid Icarus did make their mark back in their days (just did not keep it going as the rest of the cast did).
Saki Amamiya, Lyn, Stafy, Waluigi, Little Mac, Mr. Resetti... These are all perfect examples of characters who have not broken through the boundaries. Particularly in the cases of Saki Amamiya, and Lyn who were both the main protagonists in their games, yet didn't achieve the status of icons for whatever reasons.
Unfortunately for the fans of Ashley.... She has NOT broken these boundaries with her minor appearance in WarioWare. Ashley has not made a profound enough influence in peoples lives, and Ashley has not been the driving force for any series in particular. Wario does NOT need another representative. Wario is the symbol of the Wario Ware series. Having Ashley right beside Wario would not benefit or deter the WarioWare representation in any way. Wario is a big enough (no pun intended) character to stand his own ground and represent himself on his own. That's just the problem with Ashley fans, and its why I sympathize with you all so much.
Ashley is exactly what you all make her out to be... a fantastic character. Nothing more. Nothing Less.
Sadly, being a fantastic character does not make you into the roster. Being a world-renown video game icon does.
I warn you now Ashley fans, do NOT get your hopes too high in Ashley being a Playable Character. Because of the reasons I mentioned above, I would expect at most that Ashley makes her way as an Assist Trophy, simply because of the popularity she has in Japan.
I also want to apologize in advance.. I just felt the need to get this off my chest, since everyone was bickering about the subject. I don't mean to cause a gigantic flame war... I just want to clear up the air on some clouded judgement.
"ZOMG X CONFRMIED" OMFG! OMFG! OMFG! OMFG!....OMFG! X is in teh Bralwz, he replace Luiig! OMFG! OMFG! OMFG!
