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Arutema Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#1: Oct 2nd 2014 at 5:53:40 PM

This one relies way too heavily on the caption to give any explanation. The image itself doesn't give any indication of who the player characters are or that they are even fighting.

I think we may have to go with a two-part image here. It's take me a little time to screen cap it, but I'd suggest a pair of screenshots from Mega Man X5. Top: The character select screen to establish X and Zero as player characters. Bottom: Their Boss Battle from the same game.

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#2: Oct 2nd 2014 at 7:29:56 PM

Yeah, that's pretty weak...I'd like to see some suggestions before making a decision on replacing it, though.

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#3: Oct 2nd 2014 at 7:44:15 PM

I'd call this JAFAAC. I wouldn't mind pulling.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#4: Oct 2nd 2014 at 7:54:33 PM

Suggestion. I cropped up the pic myself.

Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#5: Oct 2nd 2014 at 8:04:16 PM

It's okaaay, but it's too tall, please for the love of god don't save it as a JPG, and it seems like it could be more concise. Much better than the suggestion, but I'm a bit meh on it.

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Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#8: Oct 2nd 2014 at 8:13:09 PM

Better, but you should take those screen grabs again. Once an image is saved as a JPG, the quality is permanently reduced. See that noise around the character in the top? That's why you should never save anything as a JPG. Always always always save images as PNGs.

edited 2nd Oct '14 8:13:15 PM by Rethkir

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#9: Oct 2nd 2014 at 8:24:51 PM

No problem, third's time the charm.

edited 2nd Oct '14 8:28:20 PM by VeryMelon

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#10: Oct 3rd 2014 at 2:07:52 AM

9 is better than the current.

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#11: Oct 3rd 2014 at 2:46:01 AM

I think the Pokemon games generally make for bad images, but 9 kind of works.

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#12: Oct 3rd 2014 at 3:40:37 AM

9! I choose you!

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#13: Oct 3rd 2014 at 5:45:10 AM

Does it actually count when it's the character from a previous game? I mean, some games have a character pull a Heel–Face Turn in between games and become the Big Bad, but I wouldn't count that.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#14: Oct 3rd 2014 at 9:46:42 AM

The trope page says this:

May overlap with Previous Player-Character Cameo if it takes place in a sequel. May or may not be a Duel Boss encounter.

So I say it's alright.

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#15: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:31:43 PM

I don't like 9 because the new guy isn't dressed differently enough. For all I know it's the exact same person fighting his doppelganger. Yeah, the cap is backwards, but he has a cap and what we see of his shirt looks to be the same design.

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#16: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:35:53 PM

Get a screencap of Kris (Pokemon Crystal) or Lyra (Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver) going up against Red, and problem solved.

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#17: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:44:22 PM

Once more, with feeling.

edited 4th Oct '14 12:04:41 AM by VeryMelon

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#18: Oct 4th 2014 at 1:54:24 PM

So is everyone okay with 17?

MrL1193 Since: Apr, 2013
#19: Oct 4th 2014 at 2:09:56 PM

[up][up] Good enough, for lack of anything better. It's definitely better than the current image.

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#21: Oct 4th 2014 at 5:49:51 PM

Either 9 or 17 are good.

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#23: Oct 4th 2014 at 6:18:26 PM

Yes, but in the top screenshot, move the cursor to point to "RED" instead of "new name".

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#24: Oct 4th 2014 at 6:47:47 PM

I agree, though that can be done without taking a new screenshot.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#25: Oct 4th 2014 at 6:53:13 PM

I dont know, it feels a little off. I think it needs to be more clear that you played as him there are many games where you name the villain or other things that are not a player character and such.

Maybe a picture of Red's status screen instead? or a picture of Red fighting something? Heck I think the next line after naming 'so your name is Red' would work better than current suggestion.

edited 4th Oct '14 6:54:28 PM by Memers


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