| Latest revision |
Your text |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{ArticleIcons|series=y|competitive=y|unofficial=y}} | | {{ArticleIcons|series=y|competitive=y|unofficial=y}} |
| [[File:FoxOnlyMeme.png|thumb|An example of the meme, making fun of playing on [[For Glory]].]]
| | '''"No items, Fox only, Final Destination"''' is an [[wikipedia:internet meme|Internet meme]] that pokes fun at [[competitive play]]ers of the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. The origin of the meme is not clear, but its components are: tournaments are known for having [[item]]s turned off, {{SSBM|Fox}} has been the highest-ranked character on ''[[Melee]]''{{'}}s [[tier list]] for several iterations and is by far the most used character in ''Melee'' tournaments, and [[Final Destination]] is known as the most competitive play-friendly stage in the series (which while not necessarily true in practice, it is still well-known for it). Combined into a phrase, it is quoted by Internet users as a sort of catchphase for competitive play in general, under the implication that competitive play is "less fun" than "regular" or "casual" play. |
| "'''No items, Fox only, Final Destination'''" is an {{s|wikipedia|internet meme}} that mocks [[competitive play]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], particularly ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The origin of the meme is not clear, but it was built on three assumptions: that tournaments have all [[item]]s turned off, that {{SSBM|Fox}} is the most frequently used character in top-level ''Melee'' tournaments and has been the highest-ranked character on [[List of SSBM tier lists (NTSC)|''Melee''{{'}}s tier list]] for several iterations, and that {{SSBM|Final Destination}} is the most frequently played stage in tournaments due to its complete lack of platforms or hazards. Combined into a phrase, it is quoted by Internet users as a generalization for competitive play in general, under the implication that competitive play is "less fun" than "regular" or "casual" play.
| |
|
| |
|
| Another possible origin is from a former Smashboards member named Dylan Tnga, who only ever played ''Melee'' on Final Destination with no items, though his preferred character was [[Captain Falcon]]. Dylan frequently picked fights with both casual and competitive players, tried to force his playstyle on others, and would complain obsessively about changes made from ''Melee'' to ''Brawl'', even making death threats towards casuals and [[Masahiro Sakurai]] on occasion. Though even the competitive community considered him extreme, his behavior led many a casual player to assume that all competitive players were just as obsessive and elitist as he was.
| | The phrase is ubiquitous to the point of not being exclusive to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Players of other games may use a variation of "no X, Y only, Final Destination" to refer to competitive play of their game, with X often being a feature disabled in tournaments while Y is a character that high-level players tend to succeed with the most. "Final Destination" is sometimes replaced with a native stage of competitive fairness, but is more often left as-is as the "anchor" of the phrase. Oddly enough, despite the original phrase being ''Melee''-specific, corresponding phrases for other games in the series are effectively unheard of. |
|
| |
|
| The phrase is ubiquitous to the point of not being exclusive to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Players of other games may use a variation of "no X, Y only, Final Destination" to refer to competitive play of their game, with X often being a feature disabled in tournaments while Y is a character that high-level players tend to succeed with the most (or alternatively, a character that has the physical features of a fox). "Final Destination" is sometimes replaced with a native stage of competitive fairness, but is more often left as-is as the "anchor" of the phrase. Oddly enough, despite the original phrase being ''Melee''-specific, corresponding phrases for other games in the series are effectively unheard of. | | The phrase's pervasiveness has arguably been noticed by the producers of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. In both versions of the upcoming ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', the two online modes playable against non-friends are [[For Fun]] and [[For Glory]]. For Fun allows any stage except Final Destination and has all items on, while For Glory turns off all items, allows 1v1 fights instead of just free-for-alls, and makes other stages resemble Final Destination. |
| | |
| The pervasiveness of this supposed competitive ruleset appears to have been noticed by the developers of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. In both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', the two online modes playable against non-friends are [[For Fun]] and [[For Glory]]. For Fun allows any stage except Final Destination and has all items on, while For Glory turns off all items, allows 1v1 fights instead of just free-for-alls and only allows Final Destination and the [[Ω form]] of stages (i.e. existing stages restructured to have Final Destination's stage design). However, any character can be used instead of just Fox.
| |
| | |
| This meme has been embraced in a joking and ironic manner by the competitive community; it is often branded on T-shirts from sponsors and on parodies of the ''Melee'' box art. On the occasion that a Fox mirror match occurs on Final Destination, commentators may reference the meme. However, professionals maintain that while their ruleset is more restrictive than "regular" play, it still allows far greater degrees of freedom than what this meme suggests competitive play to be. They further discredit the original argument the meme was based on, stating that Final Destination is not more frequently played than any of the other legal stages in the [[Tournament rulesets (SSBM)|''Melee'' ruleset]] (the most played stage being {{SSBM|Battlefield}}) and is in fact one of Fox's worst stages in certain matchups.
| |
| | |
| ==Trivia==
| |
| [[File:No_Items,_Fox_Only,_Final_Destination.jpg|thumb|The meme in the opening cinematic for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
| |
| {{clrl}}
| |
| *A shot in the [[opening movie]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' depicts {{SSBU|Fox}} standing alone on {{SSBU|Final Destination}} with no items in sight. This could possibly be a homage to the meme.
| |
| **Another possible reference can be seen in Fox's {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} route in ''Ultimate'': a battle against his pseudo-clone {{SSBU|Wolf}} on the [[Ω form]] of [[Venom]] with no [[item]]s.
| |
|
| |
|
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *[[Smasher:Hax#Trivia|20XX]] | | *[[20XX]] |
|
| |
|
| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-7gmds2njg Final Destination, a video by swordsman3003] | | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-7gmds2njg Final Destination, a video by swordsman3003 that protests against ''Smash Bros.'' Competitive play.] |
| *[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-items-fox-only-final-destination Entry on Know Your Meme]
| |
Log in
