Creatures Caves

As you can tell from my avatar, I, too, am a Smasher.

My mains have always been fairly consistent, with just a few variations; Yoshi, Mewtwo, Fox, Ice Climbers, Dr. Mario, Mr. Game & Watch, Random. Those have been the characters I used in every game they appear, generally in that order when it comes to frequency.

• Yoshi was the first video game character I ever chose back when I was a four-year-old playing Smash 64. I never stopped.
• Mewtwo and Fox—I'll be frank, I play them because I have a gigantic furry crush on both of them. This really should have been my first sign as a kid that I wasn't entirely straight.
• The Ice Climbers I just plain liked. I had no idea who they were as a kid, but hey, they were both adorable and fun to play as. They really got a raw deal when it came to Smash 4...
• Dr. Mario I picked up as a "tutorial" character when I was trying to get into Melee's competitive scene. I never got very far, but he stuck.
• Mr. Game & Watch just kinda fascinates me. I like the G&W games, and the way he's portrayed in the Subspace Emissary (at least behind the scenes) actually fleshes him out a bit.
• Random is what I use to hone my adaptability. I'm not good at reading/planning ahead, so I train myself to throw myself into any situation instead.

Single-game mains;
• Snake was just plain fun to play as. I miss that guy.
• Duck Hunt's just plain adorable. I never actively hated him like a lot of people, but his appearance in 4 made me like him a lot more and I want him to appear in more games.

As for the DLC characters, I like the concept, and I welcome five of them with open arms. There are just two I have a problem with;
• I don't like Cloud NOT because of who he is, but because they really could have done him a lot better. His gameplay's fine, but the Midgar stage and its songlist is just lazy, and—come on, they literally didn't even ASK his English VA to provide voice clips!
• I don't like Corrin because of the circumstances of his inclusion. Frankly, I feel kind of cheated by his presence; like, I feel like Smash 4 could've had a better farewell if Sakurai wasn't ordered to devote the development time to him.

I played all of the official games plus Project M and Super Smash Flash 2 extensively, though I mostly play the 3DS version now because I can't be bothered to march all the way to the Wii U and all that. Besides, I have a couple of accessories for my N3DSXL to make it a lot more comfortable.
• Smash 64, I still play sometimes. It has an arcade-y feel to it. Sometimes I even use an N64 controller in the later games with the help of an adapter because I want to get that same feeling.
• Melee, I USED to play, but its fanbase has really soured me towards it in recent years. I can't help but feel that there's some corruption going on among the top players, anyway.
• Brawl, I had fun with a lot for a while, but then I slowly began to realize its faults and then I just couldn't un-see them.
• I followed Project M because it took all of Melee's faults and fixed them. I can't bring myself to play it anymore, though. It just makes me feel too sad ever since it got C&D'd.
• Super Smash Flash 2 is the best fangame out there. I only don't play it more often because my cheap computer can't really handle it.
• Wii U, I adore for its customizability. I am a Stage Builder and Mii Fighter HOARDER, and I wish the game would let me store more of them.
• And, as I said, I mostly play 3DS now.

My NNID is "KarmaPilcrow", and my 3DS FC is 0344-9771-0514.
Preferences: I don't mind items, I just typically keep em on Low. I prefer to keep Customs ON, and I'm fine with equipment. I typically play with 3 stock and a 5-minute timer. I choose Custom Stages very often on the Wii U version.
Rules: No Wily's Castle, Gaur Plain (Wii U; 3DS is fine), or Pyrosphere. Those are my only actual rules. Literally anything else is A-OK with me.