1st: Every actual Zelda character so far is in TP style, and playable characters is what we are talking about here. If you want to argue that this makes Sheik more likely as an AT, go ahead.But they do have facts. Being a pretty major role in one Zelda game is enough to warrant being in. Who's that blue dude with the hat that was in one Mario game that everyone is supporting and will probably get in? Oh right, GENO, who had a similar role to Sheik in the Zelda series.
the bolded points I don't agree with at all.
first bolded- If it was, why would the Zelda series get an item from oot and mm (Deku Nut) which wasn't an item in TP? Also the Tingle trophy isn't in TP style. This argument is very weak.
2nd- You have no proof of that. INFACT Sheik was shown before Zelda in one of the earlier trailors, that Zelda herself wasn't even shown in. And there are newer character? Really? Like who? Who "new" can fight besides Vaati? Tingle? Tetra? Midna? None of them are even close to being a fighter as Sheik, and Sheik has presedant of being in Melee and having no one else in her series able to "fill her moves" like Lucas/Ness.
3rd- I like Sheik not because she's good for "noobs" but because she is a unique character and still a unique concept in Brawl. No other character shown in Brawl can switch freely without any penalty. Samus can't switch on will, and PT comes with stamina. Zelda/Sheik relation is still unique to the Smash games.
4th- Again... there are? People need to understand Midna can't fight, she was no better than a parasite in TP. She would require Wolf Link, and evident from ZSS and Samus being the same character, it appears Sakurai wants to avoid putting more than one "form" of a character into the game. Tingle can't fight, by your logic Skull Kid isn't new enough and couldn't POSSIBLY be updated AT ALL the thought of updating a character from Oot. That leaves Vaati, and it Young Link AND Sheik are cut and only replaced by Vaati, that still leaves the Zelda series, a major Nintendo series, down by one character from the last game. Think about the Zelda series and how Link, Ganon, Zelda, Vaati and Tingle are probably the only reocurring characters with any real meaning in the game, and the latter really wouldn't work in Brawl.
People forget the logic behind them using TP Zelda. She ISN'T TP Zelda, she, for all we know, could just be an updated version of Oot Zelda. Brawl Zelda is merely Oot Zelda in Brawl style, and brawl style happens to be similar to TP. TP Zelda was an updated version of Oot Zelda, which brawl is also using to update oot zelda.
Seriously, the arguments against Sheik are just as weak, if not weaker than those for Sheik. Using facts like the lack of Zelda information, lack of playable Zelda, lack of Zelda updates like FS and moves and official documentation that Sheik is somewhere in Brawl, and in Brawl style.
2nd: Sheik did no fighting at all in her game. All her ninjaing was restricted to sneaking up on Link and later going poof. Tetra fought more. Midna fought more. Even Tingle has his own game where he swings a sword around and stuff. This part of your argument basically amounts to "OMFG NINJA".
On a side-note, I'm starting to get annoyed at people calling her a ninja in the first place. Can anyone here give an educated ( I repeat, "educated" ) analysis of what the similarities are between Sheikah and ninjas besides what Sakurai has made out of the concept in Melee?
3rd: "Without a penalty"? Turning into one of the worst characters in the game doesn't seem like a pro to me.
And I suppose there's a reason for the stamina thing applied to the Pokemon, which might just as well find its way into Zelda/Sheik for the same reason.
4th: *chortles*
Midna can't fight. Dear god.
I'll spare you the snide remarks I could throw your way for this whole paragraph.
OoT Zelda in Brawl style. That's... nice. And it... like... makes sense or something. Kind of. Almost. Well. No.
I'm looking forward to Ganondorf's revelation on the Dojo, with a TP look and TP abilities. I wonder how you are still going to justify that Zelda is OoT Zelda except not.