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Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#27401: Nov 17th 2013 at 10:29:51 AM

I would be going out on quite the limb to suggest that Anom was merely joking.

Rosalina is popular because functional goddesses are awesome.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#27402: Nov 17th 2013 at 10:40:37 AM

She's also a heavyweight in Mario Kart, which sets her apart from the typical female archetype.

(but I'm pretty sure she is a princess. That crown isn't just decoration)

CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#27403: Nov 17th 2013 at 10:43:09 AM

Why a princess, and not a queen?

Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#27404: Nov 17th 2013 at 10:44:24 AM

[up][up]She's never addressed as anything but "Rosalina" in the games, though.

[up]Same reason as usual, I'd suppose.

I sure said that!
NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#27405: Nov 17th 2013 at 10:58:29 AM

I'd rather Rosalina be an Assist Trophy, that seems to be the role she'd fit best. She'd probably be similar to Gardevoir, or at the very least do something with barriers.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#27406: Nov 17th 2013 at 11:30:33 AM

Rosalina would be best as a Peach alternate costume. I personally don't see any major moves outside of the spin attack which would differentiate her.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#27407: Nov 17th 2013 at 11:34:16 AM

Fictional queens get a bum rap.

Queen of Hearts, The White Witch, Queen Beryl, Queen Hipployta, Shadow Queen, Bomb Queen. All evil, or mostly antagonistic.

vs.

Princesses Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Sapphire, Sally, Zelda, and Sailor Moon. Mostly heroines, or supporting good guys.

Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#27408: Nov 17th 2013 at 11:35:29 AM

[up][up]She could even use a Luma as her down-B instead of Toad.

edited 17th Nov '13 11:35:58 AM by Zarek

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CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#27409: Nov 17th 2013 at 12:02:12 PM

[up][up]Why do you list Rosalina? Does it say she's a princess anywhere?

Lemurian from Touhou fanboy attic Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#27410: Nov 17th 2013 at 12:15:12 PM

Apparently, her official Super Mario Galaxy bio says:

"Not much is known about Rosalina, the lonely princess who wanders the cosmos in the Comet Observatory, a giant starship that travels the celestial expanse. She is a great friend of the Luma, taking them in and caring for them as if they were her children. But there is a sadness behind her eyes. What has she lost out among the stars?"

Source.

It's a bit odd though, since she's not referred to as one in the game itself, not even the storybook.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#27411: Nov 17th 2013 at 1:17:48 PM

Rosalina seems to have been a princess considering the picture book has her with the same crown she still wears, but there isn't anything in Galaxy 1 where she is considered a princess other than being the "mother" of the Lumas.

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Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#27412: Nov 17th 2013 at 1:24:59 PM

Honestly, she never struck me as anything more than a Physical Goddess that just happens to greatly resemble Princess Peach because the devs got lazy and character designing is hard for some reason.

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#27413: Nov 17th 2013 at 1:26:43 PM

Hey, you can't say Sailor Moon does the good princess - bad queen thing when Neo/Queen Serenity is right there.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#27414: Nov 17th 2013 at 6:38:58 PM

She's also a heavyweight in Mario Kart, which sets her apart from the typical female archetype.

Thinking about it, the main reason Rosalina is one of my favourite Nintendo characters is Mario Kart. She was my main in Mario Kart Wii because her weight class was so useful.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#27415: Nov 17th 2013 at 6:43:10 PM

Well, yeah, the heavyweights tended to be pretty OP in Mario Kart Wii. Funky Kong. tongue

...I hope Mario Kart 8 does something about characters being objectively faster. I forget if characters had any effect on performance once Double Dash introduced kart selection, but I wouldn't mind characters being mostly aesthetic within a weight class and the kart determining more about performance.

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CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#27416: Nov 17th 2013 at 6:44:30 PM

I wish I'd gotten into Super Mario Galaxy. Can you play it on the Wii U gamepad?

Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#27417: Nov 17th 2013 at 6:47:08 PM

I believe an update a few months ago allowed it so that you can play any Wii games on the gamepad. It'll just be a little awkward trying to collect starbits (which is mostly done with the Wiimote being pointed at the screen—it's the easiest way, at least) and, I assume, doing the spin jump (since you need to shake the controller to do so, so good luck not looking like a spaz shaking the Wii U gamepad around tongue).

But by all means, go ahead.

edited 17th Nov '13 6:47:25 PM by Odd1

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#27418: Nov 17th 2013 at 6:48:33 PM

Anom: I would rather that not happen. Character variation and cart customization are there to accommodate every playstyle. Playing Rosalina is very different from playing Bowser.

edited 17th Nov '13 6:48:45 PM by BadWolf21

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#27419: Nov 17th 2013 at 7:00:13 PM

I was just wondering if that's how it always was or not.

They could stand to balance them, at least.

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#27420: Nov 17th 2013 at 7:01:48 PM

They are balanced. Increases in speed are usually mitigated by decreases in handling and/or weight. It's just that there's always going to be a combination that is least objectionable.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#27421: Nov 17th 2013 at 9:41:58 PM

In Mario Kart Wii, there was no reason not to use Baby Daisy/Daisy/Funky Kong, pretty much.

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Demonfly birdie fairy Since: Jul, 2012
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#27422: Nov 17th 2013 at 9:46:45 PM

And bikes. Don't forget bikes.

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#27423: Nov 17th 2013 at 9:50:08 PM

That's because Mario Kart Wii was extremely unbalanced. But the entire series isn't the actual epitome of balance either. It's closer to trying to be about fun and craziness.

Shadow?
Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Still just awesome like that
#27424: Nov 17th 2013 at 11:25:07 PM

[up][up]Meh. I always played with the GCN controller, so I had no reason to use bikes.

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CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#27425: Nov 17th 2013 at 11:40:04 PM

Mario Kart...How about a kart from Mario Kart as a playable character? :3


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