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PLAYABLE FIGHTING GAME CHARACTERS IN A GAMEFAQS MATCH BEFORE SHEIK:

Lets change speed a bit from series and companies to genre -- time to compare Sheik against the rest of the playable characters we've seen from fighting games:

PLAYABLE ORIGINAL FIGHTERS (25):

Akira Yuki (Virtua Fighter)
Akuma (Street Fighter, SFxT, Versus Capcom)
Chun-Li (Street Fighter, SFxT, Versus Capcom)
Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter, Versus Capcom)
Guile (Street Fighter, SFxT, Versus Capcom)
Heihachi (PlayStation All-Stars, SFxT, Tekken, Soul Calibur)
Iori Yagami (King of Fighters)
Ivy Valentine (Soul Calibur)
Jin Kazama (SFxT, Tekken)
Kasumi (Dead or Alive)
Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear)
Kyo Kusanagi (King of Fighters)
Lu Bu (Dynasty Warriors)
M. Bison (Street Fighter, SFxT)
Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers, Versus Capcom)
Nightmare (Soul Calibur)
Peacock (Skullgirls)
Ragna the Bloodedge (BlazBlue)
Sagat (Street Fighter, SFxT)
Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
Siegfried (Soul Calibur)
Sol Badguy (Guilty Gear)
Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Tina Armstrong (Dead or Alive)
Yoshimitsu (Soul Calibur, SFxT, Tekken)

PLAYABLE ESTABLISHED FIGHTERS NOT IN SMASH (91):

2B (Soul Calibur)
Adol Christin (Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki)
Albert Wesker (Versus Capcom)
Alucard (Castlevania Judgment)
Amaterasu (Versus Capcom)
Amy Rose (Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Battle)
Archer (Fate/unlimited codes)
Bartz Klauser (Dissidia)
Big Daddy (PlayStation All-Stars)
Bomberman (DreamMix TV World Fighters)
Captain Viridian (Indie Pogo)
Cecil Harvey (Dissidia)
Chie Satonaka (Persona 4 Arena)
Chris Redfield (Versus Capcom)
Cirno (a Touhou fighter spin-off)
Cole McGrath (PlayStation All-Stars, SFxT)
Commander Video (Fraymakers, Indie Pogo)
Dante (PlayStation All-Stars, Versus Capcom)
Daxter (PlayStation All-Stars)
Dr. Robotnik (Sonic the Fighters)
Dracula (Castlevania Judgment)
Earthworm Jim (Clayfighter)
Estelle Bright (Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki)
Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Soul Calibur)
Frank West (Versus Capcom)
Gilgamesh (Dissidia)
Geralt (Soul Calibur)
Golbez (Dissidia)
Haseo (.hack//Versus)
Isaac [Binding of Isaac] (Blade Strangers)
Isaac Clarke (PlayStation All-Stars)
Jade Curtiss (Tales of VS.)
Jak (PlayStation All-Stars)
Jecht (Dissidia)
Jill Valentine (Versus Capcom)
Kain Highwind (Dissidia)
Kat (PlayStation All-Stars)
Kefka (Dissidia)
Kite (.hack//Versus)
Knuckles (Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Battle)
KOS-MOS (Soul Calibur)
Kratos (PlayStation All-Stars, Soul Calibur)
Kratos Aurion (Tales of VS.)
Kuja (Dissidia)
Lightning (Dissidia)
Lloyd Irving (Soul Calibur, Tales of VS.)
Locke Cole (Dissidia)
Luke fon Fabre (Tales of VS.)
Marisa Kirisame (a Touhou fighter spin-off)
Mega Man X (Versus Capcom)
Metal Sonic (Sonic the Fighters)
Mike Haggar (Versus Capcom)
Nathan Drake (PlayStation All-Stars)
Nemesis (Versus Capcom)
Noctis (Dissidia, Tekken)
PaRappa the Rapper (PlayStation All-Stars)
Phoenix Wright (Versus Capcom)
Poison (Street Fighter, SFxT)
Protoman (Power Battle)
Rayman (Brawlhalla)
Raiden (PlayStation All-Stars)
Ramza (Dissidia)
Ratchet (PlayStation All-Stars)
Reimu Hakurei (a Touhou fighter spin-off)
Rinoa Heartilly (Dissidia)
Roll (Versus Capcom)
Ryu Hayabusa (Dead or Alive)
Sackboy (PlayStation All-Stars)
Servbot (Versus Capcom)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic Battle)
Sheena (Tales of VS.)
Shovel Knight (Blade Strangers, Indie Pogo)
Sigma (Versus Capcom)
Sly Cooper (PlayStation All-Stars)
Squall Leonhart (Dissidia)
Strider Hiryu (Versus Capcom)
Tails (Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Battle)
Terra Branford (Dissidia)
Tidus (Dissidia)
Tifa Lockhart (Ehrgeiz)
Vaan (Dissidia)
Vergil Sparda (Versus Capcom)
Viewtiful Joe (Versus Capcom)
Vincent Valentine (Ehrgeiz)
Yu Narukami (Persona 4 Arena)
Yuna (Dissidia)
Yuri Lowell (Tales of VS.)
Zack Fair (Ehrgeiz)
Zero (Versus Capcom)
Zeus (PlayStation All-Stars)
Zidane (Dissidia)

ESTABLISHED PLAYABLE CHARACTERS IN SMASH (64):

Banjo
Bayonetta
Bowser
Captain Falcon
Captain Olimar
Charizard (+ Pokken Tournament)
Chrom
Cloud (+ Dissidia, Ehrgeiz)
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong
Duck Hunt Dog
Falco Lombardi
Fox McCloud
Ganondorf
Ike
Isabelle
Jigglypuff
Joker
Kazuya Mishima (SFxT, Tekken)
Ken (+ Street Fighter, SFxT, Versus Capcom)
King Dedede
King K. Rool
Kirby
Link (+ Soul Calibur)
Little Mac
Lucario (+ Pokken Tournament)
Lucina
Lucas
Luigi
Mario
Marth
Mega Man (+ Versus Capcom)
Meta Knight
Mewtwo (+ Pokken Tournament)
Mr. Game & Watch
Nana
Ness
Pac-Man (+ SFxT)
Palutena
Pikachu (+ Pokken Tournament)
Pit
Pokemon Trainer Red
Princess Daisy
Princess Peach
Richter Belmont
Ridley
Rosalina
Ryu (+ Street Fighter, SFxT, Versus Capcom)
Samus Aran
Sephiroth (+ Dissidia, Ehrgeiz)
Shulk
Simon Belmont (+ DreamMix TV World Fighters, Castlevania Judgment)
Solid Snake (+ DreamMix TV World Fighters)
Sonic (+ Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Battle)
Sora
Squirtle
Steve
Terry Bogard (+ Fatal Fury)
Toon Link
Wario
Wolf O'Donnell
Yoshi
Young Link
Zelda

GRAND TOTAL: 180

Sheik stands out strength-wise here -- there arent many who can compete with her. Eight of the Noble Nine are already represented in SSBU, and after that we're not ready to pick nine other characters previously playable in a fighting game to beat her. By that metric, she beats 90% of the fighters we've ever seen before.

We also don't know another GameFAQs fighting game snub who would beat Sheik. After looking at Blade Strangers, BlazBlue, Brawlhalla, Castlevania Judgement, Clayfighter, Darkstalkers, Dead or Alive, Dissidia, DreamMix TV World Fighters, Dynasty Warriors, Ehrgeiz, Fatal Fury, Fraymakers, Guilty Gear, .hack//Versus, Indie Pogo, King of Fighters, Mortal Kombat, Persona, PlayStation All-Stars, Pokken Tournament, Power Battle, Skullgirls, Sonic Battle, Sonic the Fighters, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter, Street Fighter x Tekken, Super Smash Bros., Tales of VS., Tekken, Touhou fighters, Versus Capcom, Virtua Fighter, Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki...is there a game character we haven't seen from any of these series who you would take over Sheik? Or maybe another fighting game series we haven't seen represented here yet? Really doubt it.

Nominating Sheik likely means nominating our strongest fighting genre snub, one so strong she places in the top 10% of fighting genre characters we've ever seen featured in a GameFAQs match. That seems pretty worthwhile! We just have to get her in.

Well? What are you waiting for? Sheiks ready for the fight!