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It was not until the the first half of 2016 that Palutena's tournament presence started to improve. After the buffs gained by updates [[1.1.5]], tied with the previous ones, players like {{Sm|TLTC}} and {{Sm|Prince Ramen}} started placing higher within their respective regions. Even after {{Sm|AeroLink}} dropped her in favor of {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, these results were sufficient enough to improve her perception within the community, and became more prominent after game updates [[1.1.5]] and [[1.1.6]] brought nerfs to top-tier characters like {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, and Bayonetta. In addition to rendering her tier placement debatable, players also started to notice that most of Palutena's matchups against the top-tier and high-tier characters were not as unfavorable as considered before, largely thanks to the advancements brought to her non-custom metagame. Palutena's tournament presence gradually improved by mid-2016, with her most promising showings occurring at [[CEO 2016]], [[EVO 2016]], and [[Super Smash Con 2016]]; CEO was particularly notable after Prince Ramen scored a major upset by defeating {{Sm|ZeRo}}, arguably the best ''SSB4'' player in the world, while all three tournaments saw Palutena players place 33rd. With these improved results, the vast majority of the community no longer saw her as one of the worst characters in the game, which was reflected by her being ranked 40th on the second tier list, with her rise being tied with {{SSB4|Cloud}}'s for the fifth largest between the first and second tier lists. | It was not until the the first half of 2016 that Palutena's tournament presence started to improve. After the buffs gained by updates [[1.1.5]], tied with the previous ones, players like {{Sm|TLTC}} and {{Sm|Prince Ramen}} started placing higher within their respective regions. Even after {{Sm|AeroLink}} dropped her in favor of {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, these results were sufficient enough to improve her perception within the community, and became more prominent after game updates [[1.1.5]] and [[1.1.6]] brought nerfs to top-tier characters like {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, and Bayonetta. In addition to rendering her tier placement debatable, players also started to notice that most of Palutena's matchups against the top-tier and high-tier characters were not as unfavorable as considered before, largely thanks to the advancements brought to her non-custom metagame. Palutena's tournament presence gradually improved by mid-2016, with her most promising showings occurring at [[CEO 2016]], [[EVO 2016]], and [[Super Smash Con 2016]]; CEO was particularly notable after Prince Ramen scored a major upset by defeating {{Sm|ZeRo}}, arguably the best ''SSB4'' player in the world, while all three tournaments saw Palutena players place 33rd. With these improved results, the vast majority of the community no longer saw her as one of the worst characters in the game, which was reflected by her being ranked 40th on the second tier list, with her rise being tied with {{SSB4|Cloud}}'s for the fifth largest between the first and second tier lists. | ||
Due to Palutena's still sparse tournament results, however, she then saw a slight drop to 42nd on the third | Due to Palutena's still sparse tournament results, however, she then saw a slight drop to 42nd on the third tier list. Although her good results have recently resumed due to TLTC placing 17th at [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]] and 33rd at [[EVO 2017]], and Death Arcana placing 49th at [[GameTyrant Expo 2017]], she once again dropped to 45th on the fourth and current tier list. Furthermore, opinions on Palutena have shifted back to her being a poor character, mainly after the expansion of the tiers reassessed her as a mid-tier character; many smashers have argued that Palutena's strengths are not as great as they were deemed before, and that her weaknesses owe to how she should have been ranked not only as a low-tier character, but also even lower on the tier list. | ||
==[[List of Super Smash Bros. 4 character trailers#Palutena and Dark Pit|Reveal trailer]]== | ==[[List of Super Smash Bros. 4 character trailers#Palutena and Dark Pit|Reveal trailer]]== | ||