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''SSB4'': Mario, Fox, Sheik, Mewtwo, Diddy Kong, Zero Suit Samus, Sonic, Rosalina, Ryu
''SSB4'': Mario, Fox, Sheik, Mewtwo, Diddy Kong, Zero Suit Samus, Sonic, Rosalina, Ryu


''Ultimate'': Mario, Yoshi, Fox, Pikachu, Peach/Daisy, Mr. Game and Watch, Roy, Pichu, Zero Suit Samus, Pokémon Trainer, Wario, R.O.B., Snake, Wolf, Greninja, Palutena, Mega Man, Lucina, Inkling, Joker ('''Edit:''' Ness, Diddy Kong, Cloud, Steve)
''Ultimate'': Mario, Yoshi, Fox, Pikachu, Peach/Daisy, Mr. Game and Watch, Roy, Pichu, Zero Suit Samus, Pokémon Trainer, Wario, R.O.B., Snake, Wolf, Greninja, Palutena, Mega Man, Lucina, Inkling, Joker


<span style="font-family:Formata Regular">[[User:RickTommy|<span style="color:red">Rick</span>]][[User talk:RickTommy|<span style="color:green">Tommy</span>]]</span> 03:35, July 16, 2021 (EDT)
<span style="font-family:Formata Regular">[[User:RickTommy|<span style="color:red">Rick</span>]][[User talk:RickTommy|<span style="color:green">Tommy</span>]]</span> 03:35, July 16, 2021 (EDT)
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:::I feel like you're taking OT's statements a bit too personally. While he's been rather adamant on keeping Wolf to 10, on the other hand none of us have really provided much of an argument aside from "''Ultimate'' has a large playerbase" and stuff like that. That's why I asked him which players in the list does he think would work, both to see what his opinions are and to see whether it's enough to persuade him to expand the section.  
:::I feel like you're taking OT's statements a bit too personally. While he's been rather adamant on keeping Wolf to 10, on the other hand none of us have really provided much of an argument aside from "''Ultimate'' has a large playerbase" and stuff like that. That's why I asked him which players in the list does he think would work, both to see what his opinions are and to see whether it's enough to persuade him to expand the section.  
:::Furthermore, I don't really see how the pandemic splitting the eras have to do with much since we're taking both offline and online into account. Yes, the pandemic cut stuff short, but on the other hand there's no use in wondering what would happen if the pandemic didn't exist. The reality is that the pandemic stopped offline play for a year, and as a result, we have to take into account the changes that happened because of it, and not what would have happened had offline continued as normal. The pandemic didn't "mess up" the scene; the scene simply went in a different direction than expected. [[User:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia;color: black;">Cookies</span>]][[File:CnC Signature.png|20px]][[User talk:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black;">Creme</span>]] 12:17, July 18, 2021 (EDT)
:::Furthermore, I don't really see how the pandemic splitting the eras have to do with much since we're taking both offline and online into account. Yes, the pandemic cut stuff short, but on the other hand there's no use in wondering what would happen if the pandemic didn't exist. The reality is that the pandemic stopped offline play for a year, and as a result, we have to take into account the changes that happened because of it, and not what would have happened had offline continued as normal. The pandemic didn't "mess up" the scene; the scene simply went in a different direction than expected. [[User:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia;color: black;">Cookies</span>]][[File:CnC Signature.png|20px]][[User talk:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black;">Creme</span>]] 12:17, July 18, 2021 (EDT)
Now that 1) updates have been done for a year, 2) Ultimate is just one day from surpassing Smash 4's competitive lifespan counting only Wii U, and 3) offline tournaments have not only been the norm longer than online ones, but have lasted longer than they did pre-COVID, I think we can revive this issue. (Fun fact: Ultimate Palutena has recently surpassed Melee Fox as the character with the most tournament results on this Wiki [https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Palutena_(SSBU)&namespace=102&limit=1300], [https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Fox_(SSBM)&namespace=102&limit=1300].) As for Smash 4, if two DLC characters can have more players, I think it's only fair that an initial-release character gets the same treatment. <span style="font-family:Formata Regular">[[User:RickTommy|<span style="color:red">Rick</span>]][[User talk:RickTommy|<span style="color:green">Tommy</span>]]</span> 20:25, December 21, 2022 (EST)
:The problem for ''Ultimate'' right now is that these sections, while "done" for a year, are still rather outdated/not completely cleaned out. Many sections still have players that are only notable at a regional level, or at least had a couple of good appearances nationally. {{SSBU|Robin}} is an egregious example of this. It currently sits at the max amount of possible players in these sections, yet out of the players on this list, the only players that I believe should definitely stay are Angel (strong results online plus some good results and wins offline), Jul (best Robin pre-pandemic), Ke-ya (one of the best Robins pre-pandemic), and Synergy (imo the current best Robin). That's 6 that I'd consider we should look at and/or clean out, and with Robin being a relatively unpopular character throughout ''Ultimate''{{'}}s competitive lifespan, there's no reason for this section to be at the max amount of players. Palutena itself still needs some players who debatably could be removed (eg Compact and marisa) while the only player that I think has an argument to be added into the section is Chase. At least for ''Ultimate'', there really is not a strong case for any of these sections to have a limit over 10. [[User:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia;color: black;">Cookies</span>]][[File:CnC Signature.png|20px]][[User talk:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black;">Creme</span>]] 21:25, December 21, 2022 (EST)
::Nice, but what about my other points? <span style="font-family:Formata Regular">[[User:RickTommy|<span style="color:red">Rick</span>]][[User talk:RickTommy|<span style="color:green">Tommy</span>]]</span> 20:57, December 22, 2022 (EST)
:::I don't really have many opinions on it, other than I still don't think anything should be extended unless we really need to. Diddy Kong currently sits at 9 and Sheik sits at 10, and from what I can tell these are all their most relevant players throughout ''Smash 4''{{'}}s history, as they were ranked on the PGR 100. Unless we agree that there are more players that should be added to these sections, I don't see a need to expand it. [[User:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia;color: black;">Cookies</span>]][[File:CnC Signature.png|20px]][[User talk:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black;">Creme</span>]] 03:58, December 23, 2022 (EST)
:Revive what issue? If you're going to suggest any character getting a limit increase, as I said before to you, you need to focus on a single character at a time and provide damn good reasoning why. "Look this character gets linked to more on the wiki!" and "two Smash 4 DLC characters got an increased limit, why not a base game character?!" are not legitimate points. For example, if you're going to claim Ult Palutena should have an increased limit, explain how there are more than ten Palutena players that are too important to her competitive history to not mention, specifically listing the players out and explaining why each of them are that important. If you can't make convincing arguments for why more than ten specific players belong for any character, then they don't need an increased limit. <span style="font-family:Edwardian Script ITC; font-size:12pt">[[User:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Omega</span>]] [[User talk:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Tyrant</span>]]</span> [[File: TyranitarMS.png ]] 04:17, January 22, 2023 (EST)


== Recommendation on historically significant players (Yoshi)  ==
== Recommendation on historically significant players (Yoshi)  ==
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Should I delete the "thread" then or?  
Should I delete the "thread" then or?  
[[User:Yakumo09|Yakumo09]] ([[User talk:Yakumo09|talk]]) 04:37, August 25, 2021 (EDT)
[[User:Yakumo09|Yakumo09]] ([[User talk:Yakumo09|talk]]) 04:37, August 25, 2021 (EDT)
:Posts on wiki talk pages aren't to be deleted, and even if people didn't agree this post is still helpful, giving editors players to keep an eye on for adjustments in the future. <span style="font-family:Edwardian Script ITC; font-size:12pt">[[User:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Omega</span>]] [[User talk:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Tyrant</span>]]</span> [[Image: TyranitarMS.png ]] 15:00, August 25, 2021 (EDT)
Since the only problem was the attendence and performance of national tournaments, do you think my 33rd place at the second largest european event (close to Albion 4), Temple Hermes (863 Players) with wins over PeW, Xetroz and Gin might be enough if we add it up with the other mentioned tourneys?
You guys pushed me up to perform very well this weekend lol
[[User:Yakumo09|Yakumo09]] ([[User talk:Yakumo09|talk]]) 11:14, September 6, 2021 (EDT)
:I still think we should wait more because it’s still just one national result, but I’m definitely less opposed than before, since 33rd at what’s effectively an S-tier is pretty good. [[User:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia;color: black;">Cookies</span>]][[File:CnC Signature.png|20px]][[User talk:Cookies and Creme|<span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black;">Creme</span>]] 10:02, September 6, 2021 (EDT)
To be honest I think it is historically significant getting 33rd at an S-Tier while also performing extremely good at C-Tiers and even having wins on top European players. If you compare it with the criterias that Bluesky got to get in (before Temple) it might even be slightly more impressive and there are a handful of Yoshi players who agree with me. I'd like to hear what the other staff members think about it, if they agree I'll just keep grinding up I guess xD [[User:Yakumo09|Yakumo09]] ([[User talk:Yakumo09|talk]]) 01:31, September 8, 2021 (GMT+1)
:I dont really have any strong opposition to inclusion but would like to see more people's opinions than just the three of us. We dont have Squerk or Raptor on the list currently even though they have some good national results (particularly Squerk). As to Raphy, King K. Rool doesn't have particularly good results as a character, especially in comparison to Yoshi. So its a little easier to meet the threshold of "historically significant." With Yoshi, I wouldn't be suprised if half of the list is different by the end of Ultimates lifespan.  Whereas, I doubt King K. Rool's list will be all that much different.  [[User:Wiifitkid|Wiifitkid]] ([[User talk:Wiifitkid|talk]]) 12:55, September 8, 2021 (EDT)
I'll agree with your statement Wiifitkid. But we could honestly cut out Bluesky and add Squerk + Raptor if results are the only criteria needed since they got way more and better results than us just by simply living in a continent with lots of big tourneys and notable players. It's obvious that Japan and NA will show stronger results since europe doesn't have super sized events thats often + not so many top players like in the US. That's why I argumented with "more europe representation" in my first message. If we already talk about slots we could just simply add more slots to more popular characters but I think that has been a discussion here already lol [[User:Yakumo09|Yakumo09]] ([[User talk:Yakumo09|talk]]) 14:50, September 9, 2021 (GMT+1)
== Charizard, Squirtle, and Ivysaur Ultimate sections? ==
Should Pokemon Trainer's pokemon be given their own competitive sections? Unlike Pyra and Mythra, these three have completely unique movesets and can stand on their own without transforming into each other. Do any notable competitive players use just one pokemon throughout the match? I personally know somebody who mains solo Charizard, but it could be difficult to properly say whether somebody mains one Pokemon or the Trainer. Perhaps just make the templates about their viability and forego having a notable players section for them? [[Special:Contributions/157.242.208.75|157.242.208.75]] 01:23, November 30, 2021 (EST)
There is no serious "solozard", or "solosquirtle"/"solosaur" player at high or top level, it's just not a viable playstyle, period (you are barring yourself from two thirds of your legitimately available moveset because...?).
Pyra and Mythra only have "their own" sections (which are identical since a template is used) because there is no master character standing in the background (such as Rex) that could have it.
Their competitive usage as part of the trio is already extensively covered on the previous sections (Attributes, Changes from, Update history), so I see another section about individual competitive viability, even without listing players, as vastly unnecessary since again these three characters do not function as individuals at top level. [[User:Rdrfc|Rdrfc]] ([[User talk:Rdrfc|talk]]) 03:05, November 30, 2021 (EST)
== Sora ==
He was revealed on October 5, and it's April 4 today. Should he be getting a competitive section soon, if not tomorrow, since he's been out for six months? Or is the fact that February is shorter than the other months going to make the date his competitive section goes up April 6-7? [[Special:Contributions/68.4.176.97|68.4.176.97]] 23:36, April 4, 2022 (EDT)
:It is supposed to be 6 months after Sora's release, which is on April 18th. [[File:Grand Dad.png|23x20px]] [[User:NaughtyPigMario|<span style="color: red;">'''NPM'''</span>]]  [[User talk:NaughtyPigMario|''<span style="color: blue;">Morr!?</span>'']] [[File:NaughtyPigBoi.jpg|23x20px]] 00:06, April 5, 2022 (EDT)
::Since the 18th is tomorrow, will the competitive section be added to Sora's page tomorrow (as in, is it prepared and drafted)? [[Special:Contributions/68.4.176.97|68.4.176.97]] 19:30, April 17, 2022 (EDT)
:::I don't believe the section has been prepared yet. I do know there aren't any consensus Sora players to list, so no player will be listed in the section. But the rest of the competitive section will have to be completed. [[User:Wiifitkid|Wiifitkid]] ([[User talk:Wiifitkid|talk]]) 19:33, April 17, 2022 (EDT)
::::You can expect to see preparation to the section made for some additions, but any additions will still have to be discussed and agreed upon on the talk page there. [[User:Black Vulpine|<span style="color: black;">'''Black Vulpine'''</span>]] the 🦊[[User talk:Black Vulpine|'''Furry''']]🐺. [[Special:Contributions/Black Vulpine|<span style="color: #CC5500">'''Furries make the internets go! :3'''</span>]] 23:15, April 17, 2022 (EDT)

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