Do we need to have the platformer mascot vs RPG protagonist debate again? I thought everyone settled once they realised the two have the same amount of content in Smash.
Well, I wasn't going to get into it- but since this sentence above is factually incorrect, I will.
A few weeks ago, I wrote this whole long post about this subject.
To sum that post up- Mathematically, that statement is very innaccurate.
As far as series represented, number of characters, and number of DLC- RPGs are significantly more than platformers.
The number goes anywhere from about 1/3 more characters, to well... 2/19 platform DLC to 10/19 for RPG. It's only worth noting that of all DLC, there are only two series who have gotten more than one character, total. Fire Emblem- with three characters, and Final Fantasy, with two characters.
I did the math both with Mario + Pokemon, and without Mario + Pokemon (I don't think its fair to count either series, since they encompass every type of genre, but if they do, they mostly cancel each other out).
Anyway, there is significantly more RPG content than any other genre, including Platforming.
Some of the previous posts reminded me of how tiring the people who do nothing but complain that there's nothing but jrpg reps now are some of the most annoying "critics" for 2 of my most wanted (Demi-Fiend and Sora), and it only gets more annoying if it's for just realitically proportioned humans (then from my most wanted it also extands to Reimu, Phoenix Wright, Dante, Akira Howard, and 2B). News flash, while most of the dlc has been realistically proportioned humans, a very big chunk of previous fighters are more cartoony characters or anthropomorphic animals, with most of them coming from platformers. I get the fatigue of the genre, but it's also especialy annoying when this only removes the individual characteristics of the characters. So what if Demi-Fiend is a realistically proportioned humanoid character from a jrpg? He's still an half-demon that punches both gods and fallen angels in the face, has many unique magic and physical skills to make an incredibly fun moveset, and would bring many bangers tracks alongside himself, all the while representing a series that still has nothing in Smash, and this applies to so many characters that it's not even funny. The stigma of "anime style/jrpg bad for new Smash character" is tiring me beyond belief.
I agree with most of this- realistic humans encompass most new third parties, and even a significant portion of Nintendo games, now.
I think the call for cartoony characters has more to do with wanting characters from the 80s and 90s.
That said, we don't tend to get cartoonish characters as DLC. The only ones we have ever gotten are Mewtwo, Lucas, PP, and Banjo.
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