you guys in the mood for some.... TIERSLOP? I couldn't find any tier lists that had the updated art so I had to find a big one with every character ever. Safe to say, it took a while, but I got it here!
I liked the cast of this game and the charm they provided (with 1 obvious exception), so naturally most of these characters are on the higher ranks, though I'll only really get into the nitty gritty of a couple choices I made.
Many people will wonder as to how this guy got snubbed out of the higher rankings, when he is easily one of the most popular characters. And I get it. He's a nefarious threatening businessman but also a "good guy deep down". He has cool aesthetics in his outfit and his room. He idolizes Lysandre since he helped him as a downtrodden kid. His theme's a banger. Scolipede's a cool mega. And that's all well and good, worthy of a higher rank. But two words dilute that.
DLC overexposure.
They must've seen his popularity, right? The DLC might as well be the Corbeau show. He spearheads the Hyperspace Lumiose situation, giving him all the screentime in the world, and all the time for his novelty to wear thin. "
I wanted Emma, but I mean... he was fun in the base game, so can I really say no to more content?" I thought at first. But over time, I just really,
really got tired of it. And y'know, there was this one scene that where it's implied he ALSO knew
Giovanni??? Who taught him Hoenn myths??? What necessitated this lore drop? Especially when Lida, a
Hoenn NATIVE, was also present for potential exposition purposes??? I swear the gameloop must be getting to me or something, though he can thank Philippe for taking the brunt on my frustrations with special scans.
I know this is a whole lot of talk for a guy who's still ranked plenty high on my list, but just know--he's not higher for a
reason.
"Wow, they made me like Lysandre."I'm definitely not the only person who has thought that but wow, they really did.
Ok listen listen listen, I WAS aware he would make a return thanks to leaks. I was not aware that he's on Zygarde cell community service working his way through both memory loss and a 3000-year life sentence. Which makes him really REALLY fun. That's right, this former omnicidal billionaire is now ominously talking from a dog-shaped organism. How the mighty have fallen...
Some may think of it as a cop-out for him to basically be a new character, but that's fine considering the old him was just... Worse Cyrus. Him also doubling as the "Volo-esque" superboss was also nice, what with the amazing banger theme and new additions to his team (Seriously, Florges should've BEEN on his team, he's always yabbering about beauty, right? And he's distantly related to AZ, too). We're probably never seeing him again like Volo, but if there's ever a game set in the far, far future PUH-LEASE! I need to see him again.
You guys, huh. They're the best gender-based rival, but that's a bar from the all-new 9th circle of hell they invented for that bar specifically. Most people would fry them for the debt thing, but the part that really kinda irked me was the whole tower situation where you win. Like yeah, they needed to go up there to be trapped in Ange instead of us, but seriously? We couldn't have found a better way to get there?
And man, their main motivation really DOES just comes down to basic do-goodery. "Help" this, "Help" that. At some point, I just expect a heel-click and arm-swings to really just sell how heckin' HELPFUL you are! It sorta works for the rogues, but for Lumiose in general? Ugh. It's probably just a Pokemon writing thing, but a lot of these characters in the game had some bite to their dialogue, and I LIKED that. And don't even get me started on the jacket arc. They're just lucky that unlike someone else, it's not their ONLY point of actual relevance in the story.
The real heart and soul of Team MZ, ladies, gentlemen, and others. Their back-and-forth banter between them is so damn funny and I actually kinda vibed with their mini-backstories. I think the DLC also worked in their favor with their sidequests, giving them a little extra oomph and making me feel like them. Awww, you guys just GOTTA follow your dreams, even if one of you has a dumbass Mega Starmie on their team and the other is a tier of Canatic that'd make Gwynn jealous (even though that category practically includes all Canatics, like damn no one's taking her from you). Go, team!
LIGHTNING ROUND!
What can I say that hasn't been said, she is EVERYTHING. Her personality, her looks, her battle junkie levels played even better than Nemona could dream of, her everything, really. I even started liking Mega Clefable where previously it was a big whatever for me. That's what Jacinthe PR does.
Also Lebanne is here because her existence is Jacinthe upscale. Nothing much to say about her other than that her mask-off vibe reminded me of Undyne from Undertale. Neat.
Look, if worshipping you is the personality trait of three whole characters, you better really sell it. And sell you do! Her being kind of a brat really makes her shine in my eyes. Though, did we really have to fight her three whole times with the only variation in your team being levels? We couldn't have updated to at least five team members? Oh well.
Ignoring your dumbass fit for a bit to say that you also have similar basic shonen do-gooderism vibes as Urbaunie, but that's just more of the same with you. I will say though, why the hell was the Lucario Z stone post-Rayquaza? It literally leaves only one Z-mega available through normal gameplay...
Most people pick up on the Team Flare vibes immediately, but not that they're actually relevant. He fulfills his role nicely, though if we had a little more time with him I'd be content.
Possibly the second funniest character in the game if we don't count the SBC duo. This man is a walking danger to public property with a (theoretical) voice like thunder and a heart of gold. How can you not love him? He's basically like a Golden Retreiver that punches through steel doors.
I mean, you certainly are There most of the time. I certainly do enjoy how rather than a "villain" of some sorts, the gamereally doesn't pull any punches in letting you know that This Is All Az's Fucking Fault. Again. I will say though, the death kinda caught me off guard and I don't know if it was the best decision to simply cut to his grave after credits. Like... sure?? I guess? Maybe we could've had an actual scene of Urbaunie finding AZ's lifeless body sitting on one of the roof chairs... maybe mid-credits perhaps.
baby :)
