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Yuri_LowelI posted...

Team Rocket Elite posted...

UltimaterializerX posted...

So why isn't Mario SFFing Samus this time around despite Odyssey behind him? Samus has had literally zero reason to boost.

Based on Tifa vs Sephiroth, Mario is still SFFing Samus. It just isn't nearly as bad as it was in 2005. It seems like users just aren't as willing to fall in line as they used to. While Link still put the hurt on Ganondorf, it wasn't anything like their 2004 match.

I think female power in general has to be factored in as well.

Why is Zelda and tifa all of a sudden so strong now?

Female characters are more respected than 15 years ago when he site was still full of sexist nerds.

Yeah that's probably a factor, I think people get more receptive to female characters as they mature, just like we get more interested in sophisticated stuff like character development. It's less about wanting to see badass things and more about wanting to see different types of storytelling, and female characters deliver on that when you are someone who is used to male protagonists all the time.

That and popculture as a whole just got more used to female characters in lead roles, and we are reflecting that trend in our preferences.