It's an overused meme that lost its cleverness. I get it, it was funny initially. I don't deny how disgustingly hypocritical it is of ZSS mains to trash-talk other mains un-ironically. I'm guilty of this myself. Okay, so my genuine disdain for Sonic mains is finally starting to fade away, but my reluctance towards calling Megaman anything
but a "
spam" character is as strong as ever. With all this said, I don't deny that I truly believe I/ZSS mains have
every right to be pissed at the Zero Skill Spamus meme. Like, sure, I'm no fan of the Blue Bomber, and after a few frustrating matches I may find myself questioning the inclusion of the character, but I have no intentions to go on every Megaman video I see on Youtube, and make a comment simply stating "**** those Megaman mains, man."
I'm well aware the common refutation is, "Well, it's a fictional character. Why do you care so much?" Is it really such a big deal? Am I overreacting? Maybe, I wouldn't be able to give you a clear answer. I'm biased. The way I see it, acting like a scumbag is acting like a scumbag, topic withholding. There's just something inherently wrong about being able to say, "Zero Skill Spamus mains are braindead and should feel bad," and get standing ovation in my book. Guess this is what it feels like being treated as the scapegoat. I realize that the original intent of the joke was all in jest, but it's a pet peeve of mine that Youtube commenters think they're sooo clever by using it. "Zero Suit Samus? More like... Zero Skill Spamus ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Get it guys? Zero Skill, as in her mains don't have any skill? 10/10 dunut steel." Pretentious af.
Whatever, maybe I am just overreacting to a game after all.