Post by Blade Unlimited on Feb 15, 2021 18:49:38 GMT -8
Captain N: The Game Master is a series that has achieved the potential for Whitelisting due to it's unique and iconic connections to both the Nintendo brand and countless games under its label during the 90's. Unlike other series that we've whitelisted in the past, Captain N comes from the unique situation of being an officially licensed and produced television show, serving as the cornerstone of Nintendo's animated universe in the early-to-mid 90's. While it itself is not a game, it's entire premise is centered around the interactivity of a conglomerate "Videoland," populated by household names of the Nintendo brand such as Kid Icarus, Metroid, Donkey Kong, etc, and filled with Nintendo-themed gadgets (Ex: The main character's primary weapon being an NES Zapper and controller).
A point of contention over the series and character, that has previously disallowed their presence from SSB:Li, lies in the fact that while Captain N is one of the most iconic pieces of accessory Nintendo media of it's time, its source material is not in and of itself a videogame (despite Nintendo games being the source of its content and presence.) However, the staff have come to the conclusion that Captain N is an iconic enough aspect of Nintendo and Video Game history to warrant whitelisting.
In the hopes of addressing some of the simpler criticisms against the admittance of Captain N: The Game Master characters, here are some notable questions and answers concerning the viability of this series that I've prepared to simplify things:
- Isn't Captain N/Kevin Keene played and portrayed by a real person/actor, making him ineligible for playing?
The character of Captain N(intendo), as well as his primary depiction, originates from the Nintendo Power magazine. On top of this, outside of the 20-second clip of his origin shown in the first two episodes of the show (and subsequently re-used in the opening sequence for every subsequent episode of the first season) Captain N has absolutely no appearances in Live Action. None the remaining 34 episodes of the television run, nor the issues of his comic series. Rather than the character being a portrayal of a real life actor, this case is practically the opposite: Where the actor is instead a real-life interpretation/depiction of Captain N for those few scenes. And again, I do mean few. If you've watched the opening to the series proper, that is quite literally the only footage ever filmed in live-action for the character. - Will Captain N's lore be applied to Li/canon characters?
Absolutely not! Just because the character would be whitelisted, and its (considerably inaccurate) depictions of videogame characters were considered official at the time, it does not mean the same would be forced on Li. Site canon and Smash Bros canon will always take precedence, so just because you play Pit or Mega Man (for example) doesn't mean that they'd be retroactively re-associated with or forced to recall the events of Captain N. The Life Sphere won't suddenly become a part of Videoland, and Mega Man will still be blue (when he wants to be). For all intents and purposes, the Captain N incarnations of these characters are AU counterparts. Rest easy, for radical rebellious-teen Alucard will not be haunting your Castlevania-themed missions.
Now, In these whitelist tests, we the staff need to see reasoning as to Why, or Why Not these characters should be added onto Li. We Primarily look for Aesthetic reasons 'Would these characters stand out/Look out of place on Li', 'Can these characters Add to Li and give Interesting materials for Li?', And of course 'Is this material suitable for Li.' We are not looking for, And will ignore arguments against the Whitelist System in general. Just Arguments for or Against the series!
