SmashWiki:Featured content

The next featured article gets chosen on July 1, 2016. The current vote leader is Roy with a total of +12.

Featured articles are considered to be the best articles on SmashWiki, as determined by our editors. Before being listed here, articles are reviewed at featured article candidates for accuracy, completeness, and style. A small, stylised Super Smash Bros. logo with a star on an article's page indicates that the article is featured, or has been featured in the past.

You can view all featured article snippets on SmashWiki:Featured content/Full.

Rules and regulations

• Feature articles will be chosen quarterly: on the first of January, April, July, and October.

• New suggestions may not be added in the month leading up to the next featured article (e.g. no suggestions in December because it's a month before January).

• Feature articles will be chosen based on vote count alone.

• The article with the highest vote total (supports being +1, opposes being -1) will be chosen.
• In the event of a tie, an admin picks which article gets used.

• Suggestions expire:

• a year after they are given, should they not be chosen.
• quarterly if they have a score of less than 0.

• There may be no more than 10 suggestions at any one time.
• All suggestions will be archived when they pass or fail (see here).

How to request that an article be featured

To propose an article be featured, please do the following:

• Create a heading under "Proposed featured articles" that looks like this: ===Article Name===, where "Article Name" is the full name of the article you believe is worthy of being labeled as a featured article.
• Briefly explain why this article merits featured article status.
• Be sure to sign your proposition with ~~~~

Proposed Featured Articles

The 10-suggestion cap has been hit. Please do not make any more FA suggestions.

Roy

Roy is arguably one of the most popular Smash characters (and was one of two most wanted veterans to return to Smash, alongside Mewtwo). Additionally, Marth and Roy both contributed to bringing Fire Emblem to the western audiences, making their inclusion in Melee a very smart decision on Sakurai's part. Honestly, as I think about it, I don't know anyone who DOESN'T know who Roy is. Even some of my non-Smash playing friends know who he is. Disaster Flare (talk) 16:51, 26 January 2016 (EST)

I think FAs are supposed to be how good the article is, not what the article is about. -- Ethan(Discussion) 13:46, 27 January 2016 (EST)

Well then in that case, this was pointless. :I Disaster Flare (talk) 13:47, 27 January 2016 (EST)

If the article is as good as Marth's, than it should be a FA. How does this article stand out, how informative is it, etc. -- Ethan(Discussion) 13:51, 27 January 2016 (EST)

Despite the fact that its reason for nomination isn't relevant for featured articleship, I do support this. Roy's page is very well written. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 14:39, 3 February 2016 (EST)

weak support Poultry(talk) the fluffy 17:02, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Same as Poultry Somewhat of an odd an unknown character, but very long and useful, and gives a great impression on people looking to this wiki for info. Penro ...that's all. 15:58, 28 February 2016 (EST)

Remember, it's about the article, not the subject. But I support. -- Ethan(Discussion) 16:37, 28 February 2016 (EST)

Neutral leaning towards support. Not quite as good as Marth's; it goes into too much detail IMO, but still an excellent article. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 18:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Neutral His popularity status and well developed character articles makes it a good article for FA but Ethan7 said it. Dots (talk) The Greninja 19:13, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Support. Well, he is one of my Melee mains. RickTommy 22:46, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Please read the reminder above. Penro ...that's all. 23:04, 3 March 2016 (EST)

Support; It's well written, and flows quite nicely. BaconMasterLuck o' the Irish. 19:57, 3 March 2016 (EST)

Weak oppose In all honesty, we just had Marth so perhaps we put this one on the back burner. We're not Sakurai, we don't love FE that much. RobSir zx 07:45, 4 March 2016 (EST)

Oppose I can't help but feel like having Roy be a featured article out of all the FE characters would feel very biased to fans, because everyone has a different preference on what character comes to their mind when they think of Fire Emblem in general. 15DollarsWentSouth 15:48, 6 March 2016 (EST)

In that case we shouldn't have any articles on any Fire Emblem characters. Weak support, it doesn't stand out, just like Fireball doesn't, but it's second-best in comparison to all other nominees. MuteSpittah (talk) 19:08, 6 March 2016 (EST)

I was more so referring to the reasons given on why he should become a featured article. "I don't know anyone who DOESN'T know who Roy is" sounds heavily biased to me. 15DollarsWentSouth 14:17, 7 March 2016 (EST)

Oh ok. Well it's more of an assumption than a biased statement. A biased statement is just a statement slanted by personal opinion. MuteSpittah (talk) 22:47, 7 March 2016 (EST)

SupportI think Roy is a capable fighter for the feature article as he is truly an underrated veteran and smasher. It's also a very good article. cAKE(talk) 8:12 PM, 8 March 2016 (AEST)

Roy isn't a smasher, he is a fighter. A smasher is someone who plays smash. -- Ethan(Discussion) 11:53, 8 March 2016 (EST)

Support The page is very well written and thorough. It's good to give a relatively lesser-known character some more publicity. Not that it matters too much, but the page also looks very neat. --Andymii (talk) 20:22, 17 March 2016 (EDT)

Strong Support Roy is possibly the most popular character in Melee. His return in SSB4 was very hyped. Besides, I LOOOOOVE him. One of my favorite characters in SSBM and SSB4. Besides, I agree with Andymii. Swagman, the Green Swordsman 08:15, 29 March 2016 (EDT)

Strong Support One of the best Fire Emblem characters in Smash! Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 16:32, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Strong Support My own love for the character aside, this is a very well written page that would do a solid featured article. Ragnarok320, The Toa of Fire (talk) 19:30, 1 June 2016 (EST)

"Strong Support" Ever since his re-inclusion in SSB4, Roy's fan base has continued to grow Indefinatley. As one of the most popular characters from Melee, I think it's time our red haired Boy continues to hold the spotlight. Maineroadfan (talk) 10:14, 4 June 2016 (EDT)

You are supposed to vote by the article's quality and not the subject. Anyways, welcome to SmashWiki. -- Ethan(Discussion) 10:42, 4 June 2016 (EDT)

Palutena's Guidance

A fun and detailed page on one of the elements of Smash that really makes it unique. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 13:24, 27 January 2016 (EST)

Support: I don't see why not. Serpent King 22:45, 27 January 2016 (EST)

weak oppose its a great article, just that it is to minor to be a FA in my opinion Poultry(talk) the fluffy 17:01, 7 February 2016 (EST)

But like, it's not about the topic of the article? First of all, Palutena's Guidance isn't really minor. Secondly, even if it was, if it's a "great article" it deserves to be featured whether or not it's a major one. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by cupid♥. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 20:29, 7 February 2016 (EST)

I would like to hear a response to this, given that it's currently hindering this page's chances of being featured for a reason I believe is false. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by cupid♥. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 20:54, 13 February 2016 (EST)

Yes, the major flaw of going by vote count alone...I agree with DNK, though. If you are going to oppose an FA, you should at least have a semi-valid reason for doing so. Serpent King 21:07, 13 February 2016 (EST)

sorry for this late response but i think that if codec wasnt featured, why should PG be (codec for the win!) plus codec is much more detailed about all the metal gear references Poultry(talk) the Pumpkin Pie 16:49, 28 February 2016 (EST)

That's... not a better reason. Besides, PG doesn't have nearly as many references as the codec does, so it can't be more detailed. It has all of the relevant information listed. Besides, you can re-nominate Codec if you want. But judging this one based on the fact that an article you liked wasn't seems unfair. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 13:04, 1 March 2016 (EST)

i said that i think that codec is a better article in all qualities, i dont think this one should be featured if a completely better article was not featured. Poultry(talk) the Pumpkin Pie 18:38, 5 March 2016 (EST)

Support. I love her Guidance. -- The 70's called. They said BeepYou was here :v (talk) 17:30, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Weak oppose. Not quite enough prose SmashWiki editors actually wrote. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 18:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Weak support Honestly pretty interesting subject but somewhat minor. Dots (talk) The Greninja 19:13, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Support. It's funny, which is fitting, considering the feature will start on April Fools' Day. RickTommy 22:46, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Weak oppose. Doesn't have much written other than quotes. Codec Conversations has more notes even though Brawl has less characters. -- Ethan(Discussion) 23:21, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Oppose. While it's accurate, complete, and has good style, the majority of it isn't "written" by us, as it is mostly direct quotes from the game. MuteSpittah (talk) 18:53, 6 March 2016 (EST)

Support: Palutena's Guidance is my favorite Smash Taunt, and my overall favorite taunt. (Luigi's down taunt is a close second.) Green Machine (talk) 11:30, 16 March 2016 (EDT)Green Machine

Support The taunt is nice in this game so, I will agree! Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 18:40, 12 April 2016 (EDT)

Satoru Iwata

Short, to the point, gives all necessary information without overdoing it. Also a nice sentiment of respect to the former Nintendo president. Serpent King 16:26, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Support for reasons stated ScizorSteelix 16:36, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Strong support for every possible good reason. BaconMaster 16:37, 7 February 2016 (EST)

on my business card, i am a CEO, in my brain, i am a game developer, but in my heart, i am a gamer (support)

Poultry(talk) the fluffy 16:58, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Dat strong support tho. -- The 70's called. They said BeepYou was here :v (talk) 17:29, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Weak support. It's an okay-written article, but given that it's arguably relevant to Smash (the only things Iwata has over Tatsumi Kimishima is that he was somewhat involved in the creation of Smash Bros. and was featured in the Mii Fighters' trailer), I don't know if it really should be on SmashWiki (not I'm going to suggest deletion, but) much less featured. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by cupid♥. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 20:32, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Obligatory Support Iwata definitely was a big part of Nintendo; which means he was directly a part of smash. Terrible puns aside, he did quite a bit of coding for 64 and Melee if I'm not mistaken. One problem I see here is that it might be too little, too late. Perhaps opening scabby emotional wounds of the past isn't such a good idea. RobSir zx 21:55, 7 February 2016 (EST)

Extremely strong support Let's do it in memory of Iwata. Disaster Flare (talk) 22:46, 7 February 2016 (EST)

I just wanna say that doing a FA doesn't have anything to do with the subject, so copying quotes he said (Poultry) or saying to do it in honor of him (The D) doesn't seem like a valid point. However, I Support per Serp King's former point. Penro ...that's all. 15:58, 28 February 2016 (EST)

Support per SK. Drill Blaster Mark 2 (talk) 08:27, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Support echoing SK. Aidan, the Wandering Dragon Warrior 15:48, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Absolute support per literally everyone. Ganonmew, The Evil Clone 17:28, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Leaning towards oppose; I deeply respect Iwata, but I have to admit the article itself is nothing particularly special. It's also a bit short to recommend as a FA, by my judgment. Miles (talk) 17:39, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Do you want me to count this as neutral or oppose? Serpent King 18:18, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Oppose. I respect Iwata a ton as well, but I think the ship has sailed for SW to have given a tribute to him. In addition, the article is pretty basic and short in length, and nothing really stands out to me that leads me to think that it should be a FA. MuteSpittah (talk) 18:58, 1 March 2016 (EST)

I just want to point out: Since when has it been a bad thing for an article to be short? Serpent King 19:02, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Nothing. It's just that, and I'm not sure how everyone else feels about this, but if there's going to be a featured article I'd expect it to me meaty. Not particularly long but not particularly short. Long enough to cover the topic, short enough to keep it interesting. There's not enough meat on the bones of the article for it to be something interesting enough to be something featured. That's just my sentiment though. I know it's not a requirement. MuteSpittah (talk) 19:11, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Except the article does cover its topic, and its interesting in my opinion (of course I could be biased as a wrote the thing, but...) Serpent King 19:18, 1 March 2016 (EST)

It could be better and more interesting. That's all I'm saying. I didn't mean what I said originally (I was trying to echo Miles), but what I really wanted to say is that, it could be better, have more details, and more interesting stuff. MuteSpittah (talk) 21:08, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Really the only page on a person that's actually somewhat satisfactory is Sakurai's. Albeit, this is because he is the person most relevant to Smash, so obviously there's gonna have to be more written about him here, and people less relevant to Smash (Miyamoto, Itoi, Sugimori) are gonna have far less written about them and that's that. So Iwata's page can't be all that meaty in comparison to Sakurai's, but it could be far better given his roles in the original Smash game. If I were to use an analogy, I'd say that Sakurai's page is perfectly short skirt quality, while Iwata's page is like a speedo. It could cover more. MuteSpittah (talk) 21:17, 1 March 2016 (EST)

I support SK: it doesn't need to be long to be featured. -- BeepYou, a user with no grammar at all :v (talk) 19:24, 1 March 2016 (EST)

Oppose. A good article, but it's frankly not on the level of a Featured Article IMO. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 18:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Oppose as well. I'm going to have to agree with Nyargleblargle and Miles on here. Developer articles are not really important to this wiki. Dots (talk) The Lax 18:58, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Oppose. Too insensitive for a feature that starts on April Fools' Day. RickTommy 22:46, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Change to oppose for the reasons given by Nyargle, Miles, and myself. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 23:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Changing to oppose I said myself it might be too little, too late. RobSir zx 07:45, 4 March 2016 (EST)

Oppose With all due respect, other than its subject, this article isn't all that special. Luke • Talk::: 18:28, 6 March 2016 (EST)

Highest Support! If you are forgetting, he received a special thanks in the first two Smash games. He also was in the mii fighter trailer! And in some Nintendo directs. Swagman, the Green Swordsman 09:52, 11 March 2016 (EST)

It's about the article, not the subject. I oppose, the article could probably have more information, like the special thanks you talked about. -- Ethan(Discussion) 13:15, 14 March 2016 (EDT)

Oppose As people have said, just because Iwata is an amazing person doesn't mean his page is. The page is pretty run-of-the-mill; there's nothing that makes is outstanding. It's pretty short as well, especially considering everything Iwata did. --Andymii (talk) 20:19, 17 March 2016 (EDT)

I agree with Serpent King, a short article isn't bad. Besides, he WAS a major developer in every game. Swagman, the Green Swordsman 19:50, 18 March 2016 (EDT)

It isn't a bad article, it just isn't outstanding. Him being a major developer has nothing to do with the article, but the subject. -- Ethan(Discussion) 19:57, 18 March 2016 (EDT)

Oppose Very good article, but it's not featured enough. Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 07:19, 4 April 2016 (EDT)

Fox

He is notorious for his waveshine combos. He is also one of the fastest characters in the series. He is also EXTREMELY popular competitively. Swagman, the Green Swordsman 08:42, 2 April 2016 (EDT)

Look, we do not make pages featured articles because of the thing they are about (the subject, which in this case, is Melee Fox), we make them on the quality of the article (how clean it is, how much info it has, etc.). This article is rather good in my opinion after looking at all the information it has in the introduction, "Attributes" and "In competitive play". It could have more in "Changes from Smash 64 to Melee", though. -- Ethan(Discussion) 11:41, 2 April 2016 (EDT)

Support 20XX featured article Poultry(talk) the Team Liquid 12:34, 2 April 2016 (EDT)

Support. Covers everything it needs to in a surprisingly concise manner. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 17:58, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Super Strong Support Very nice article and good details. Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 18:15, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Considering how Fox is Competitive Melee's mascot, this won't be a bad idea although maybe push Fox as a whole. It isn't just Melee that he's beloved, he's a favorite among all smashers and although in my opinion he kinda gets more annoying within sequels (seriously Fox's voice in Smash 4), you have to admit that he's an awesome character to use in any Smash game. Dots (talk) The Justice 19:31, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Some wording issues here and there but overall good article, would support this or Fox in general. MuteSpittah (talk) 22:52, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Support This is the kind of article that needs featured at some point, especially since it only changes every 3 months. To outsiders, this may well define competitive smash. It is well written, gets to the point, and is fairly unbiased, which can't be said about most Brawl character pages. (There are straight up opinions in those articles someone should clean it up lol). RobSir zx 23:49, 7 April 2016 (EDT)

WOMBO COMBO level of support because that ain't Falco :V -- BeepYou, a user with no grammar at all :v (talk) 00:10, 8 April 2016 (EDT)

Support Very clean and well-written. Penro 19:51, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

Smasher:ZeRo

Besides being the best Smash 4 player, it actually is a very good article. It is neutral, has lots of information, and is very accurate. Poultry(talk) the Team Liquid 17:44, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

That deserves a support. This is a good article! Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 17:49, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Weak oppose. The format is incredible and most of it is stellar. The big problem with it is that the history section is too long and harps on specific results. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 17:58, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Oppose If we were to do a smasher page as a featured article, sure along with Mew2King but its uncomfortable otherwise (though if we do, I wonder how would ZeRo react on Youtube to us). Dots (talk) The Doc 19:20, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Bump. Dots, we every single FA ever was casual, give the competitive scene a chance Poultry(talk) the Team Liquid 07:10, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

Every featured article isn't related to causal play. Marth and Fireball, for example, could be related to causal and competitive play. And it's not like the competitive scene is in trouble and needs more publicity. -- Ethan(Discussion) 21:29, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

Mario (SSB4)

A good article. Nice wording, good images, and perfectly well done for me! Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 21:01, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Hope you don't mind me doing this. I am changing the title to display the "(SSB4)" so people can know which page you are talking about if they don't click it. -- Ethan(Discussion) 14:54, 14 April 2016 (EDT)

Oppose. Some of the prose is too unprofessional or awkwardly-worded. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 15:50, 14 April 2016 (EDT)

Oppose ^ Serpent King 20:27, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

Robin (SSB4)

A well-written page that covers the character in a clear and concise manner, also very clean and demonstrates everything a fighter page should be. MuteSpittah (talk) 22:46, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Support This is good indeed. I like it so much. Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 07:20, 4 April 2016 (EDT)

"Victory poses" has an incomplete tag in it. -- Ethan(Discussion) 14:42, 7 April 2016 (EDT)

Yeah. That's pretty minor though. Marth also had an incomplete tag while it was featured for a time as well. MuteSpittah (talk) 14:47, 7 April 2016 (EDT)

Just saying (no one really voted for Marth anyways). -- Ethan(Discussion) 14:57, 7 April 2016 (EDT)

Weak support. Great, but a bit too long, especially the opening paragraph. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 15:50, 14 April 2016 (EDT)

Link

Has a lot of info, is clean and has many nice images. -- Ethan(Discussion) 23:38, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

Support A good one indeed. Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 14:01, 14 April 2016 (EDT)

Weak oppose Solid, but could be more concise. Take, for example, the Smash 64 section. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 15:50, 14 April 2016 (EDT)

Support! I mean, come on! It's Link! He is a good fighter and the theread is clean, very nice, and has (like any other thread or whatever you call it. ∆_∆) much info! Hello! (talk) 12:22, 2 June 2016 (EDT)

Stale-move negation

Describes everything in full detail and tells it in a very clean way. Plus, very well known, and somewhat detailed. Penro 20:14, 5 April 2016 (EDT)

Support per Penro. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 15:50, 14 April 2016 (EDT)

Support for this reason. Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 16:18, 14 April 2016 (EDT) Support for this reason. Awesomator77: I think that many people who don't know about this can learn from it. Also, I don't really know how to format this, so help needed.

Target Blast

One of the stadium games in Smash 4. It has a good entry! Dragonfirebreath25 (talk) 10:12, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

Oppose, nothing special, only decently written. MuteSpittah (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

Oppose It has a similar issue that the Announcer article had, that there's not a whole lot going on for the intro of the article and things will have to be pulled from other sections in order for it to work. Not only that, but I also have to parrot MuteSpittah here. Disaster Flare (talk) 18:42, 12 April 2016 (EDT)

Oppose Not really a notable thing in Smash 4. Its not that very popular anyways. Dots (talk) The Lamp 19:06, 12 April 2016 (EDT)

Weak oppose mostly per MuteSpittah. It's also a bit short. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 15:50, 14 April 2016 (EDT)