What does it mean to be "loyal" to a character?

[Morbi]

By definition, it means being faithful to a certain character. The specifics are, quite clearly based on this thread, subjective. In the competitive play context that you heard the term, it was probably more or less meant to convey that the player is dedicated to the character.

 

[High Entia]

Being a character loyalist means that their placement on tier list couldn't mean less to you. You will main this character no matter what anyone thinks.

I'm a bit of a loyalist freak. I'm loyal to: Ness, Lucas, Mewtwo, Rosalina, Shulk, Ice Climbers, and Palutena. I'm also psudo-loyal to Link and Zelda, except I only play them in the games featuring the Ocarina of Time incarnations. Call me stupid, but it's not the same playing as Twilight Princess Link and Zelda. My reasoning behind it is this. I love playing Smash competitively and analyzing it with a passion. There's nothing else in the world that's quite like it. However, amongst all of the analyzing and testing, I think that we tend to forget that Smash is the legendary battle of our favorite video game characters.

For example, to me, Ness isn't just a projectile based moveset with an amazing back throw. He's the PSI powered leader of the Chosen Four, who managed to visit the Eight Sanctuaries and defeat Giygas, the embodiment of evil, even when all hope seemed lost. For me, Smash is supposed to be about fighting as your favorite character. That's how I've always played it and that how I always intend to, even as a competitive player. I don't want to play as a moveset. I want to play as a character. In my mind, if you're into picking the best characters in the game, then great! Do that! However, I've always enjoyed Smash more when I play as a character I love. The only "exception" to this rule is Ice Climbers, since I don't like them because of their game. Instead, they were my very first main from way back when I first played Melee and, as a result, they'll always have a special meaning to me.

Well, that's my cheesy rant on character loyalty. Also, one final thing. Character loyalty doesn't make you any better than people who just pick characters because they're good. So, don't go thinking you're better than someone who dropped Diddy the moment he was nerfed because you've played the same character since day 1.

 

[Kulty]

Guys,

Is it wrong to be loyal to a character that you don't personally have memories with or play his games? I ask this, because I made a list of characters that I enjoy in all of his Smash games appearance which are:. Between these characters, Marth is the character that I have the most success in all of his appearances. Even though he's not that great in Smash 4, I still really love him and even want to consider him (even if I don't have too many results with him) as part of my mains and secondaries list. However, like I said in the beginning, I don't personally know Marth as a character, because I didn't play the FE games, but I really love Marth. The only connection I kinda have to him is that he feels like an anime character. Since I love watching anime, Marth kinda feels close to it. At the same time, my personal favorite character is Mario, but I don't have as much success as Marth overall in all the Smash games...

 

[Erotic&Heretic]

Is it wrong to be loyal to a character that you don't personally have memories with or play his games?

I don't think that's wrong. I'm pretty sure that I'll be loyal to , despite the fact that I didn't played FE Awakening (yet).

But I love twintails, so... That counts?

 

[DarkAuraful]

Playing and sticking them to your mains through five games straight because you like the character for who he/she is. Maybe speaking personality, or he/she has been a influential or significant part of your life, but it's continuing to smash with them no matter how hard they get nerfed. Character loyalty is something I have and really admire a lot too in players.

 

[Kulty]

I don't know, but it's just weird for me to really like someone that I don't know its origins or background story. Between them, I have memories withand(did not play FFXII, but watched the Advent Children movie). I did not play FE or Xenoblade Chronicles (), but I'm just so interested into them (again, because of anime-feel).

 

[NewFoundAbility]

Sticking with a character through thick and thin regardless of tier lists or public opinion of your character

I actually broke my character loyalty with Sm4sh.
I've played Pikachu in every game but just couldn't do it in 4.
- Never forget 1999 - 2014

Dude no way! I mained Pikachu from 64 to Brawl, too! I didn't play him in 4 for months and mained Yoshi, but after losing to him I decided to pick him up and man did I miss the little guy.

 

[Bowserboy3]

Well I main Marth in Melee, Brawl and PM. I stay loyal to him, dual maining him despite the nerfs he received.

I also knew that I would main Rosalina even before the game was released. I suppose that is being loyal...

 

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