Hey Fantendo, Afro here again! As you already know, Nintendo is hosting a Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot, which contains unlimited votes for your favorite characters to become considered for DLC or a future Smash installment. I, myself have been supporting quite a few characters, mainly Daisy, a second F-Zero rep, Ashley Mizuki Robbins, Solid Snake, and Ayumi Tachibana! Anyways, Ayumi's fanbase have decided to have a contest on Smashboards to garner support for Ayumi in the fighter ballot as DLC, and in the hope that the Smashified team led by ArtsyOmni will Smasify Ayumi! It's called Operation Tachibana, and the goal is also to gain more interest in the West about this character.
Why Ayumi Tachibana? Do we really need another Japanese School Girl in a fighting game?[]
For starters, Ayumi has appeared in the Super Smash Bros. Series before in Melee. Many of you should remember that trophy right?
But did you know that when Melee was being developed, Ayumi was going to be on the roster? Sakurai himself confirmed this during a recent interview, but she didn't make the cut for the same reason that Takamaru didn't, "a lack of Western familiarity." No joke, look it up!
Blah, Blah, Blah, get to the free Lucina Amiibo already, damn it![]
The man in charge of this video project will explain the deal with the Lucina Amiibo....
"Denoxkun: I am currently waiting for a negotiation on my 2nd Lucina with the Robin with a friend and I really hope to come in an agreement with him soon. Once we do, I should be getting the 2nd Lucina Amiibo for the contest.
The contest I plan to do is NOT only a fanart contest but a free for all one that would require you to make something creative out of Ayumi Tachibana like animations, figurines, 3D Art, etc. Use your wildest imaginations. Once the video is made, more details on the contest will be explained on how I want it to be executed.
The point of this contest is to insure exposure of Ayumi Tachibana in the west. I want the Ayumi video to be spread like wildfire and will also require anyone who wishes to enter to send me a screenshot of you voting for Ayumi and the reason why. You will know her history in that video before you are told to do so.
Even if Ayumi does not appear in Smash, but we can create a bigger demand on reviving the Famicon Detective Club series and introduce it to the west. Plus there is a Lucina Amiibo on the line for the overall lucky winner of this contest who shows the most epic piece of work out of Ayumi Tachibana will win the prize.
The only drawback is that at the moment, the Lucina Amiibo prize is US/Canada/PR exclusive due to the high cost of shipping the amiibo internationally and being in a tight budget at this moment. But even if you are outside of the US, I encourage you to still participate if you have a strong desire to because YOU are guaranteed to get a shoutout and acknowledgement in the video when the winner is announced no matter how good or bad the content you make for Ayumi Tachibana.
The last thing I will say is that once the video is uploaded, the contest will begin! This will last until August-September 2015 to give artists and creators enough time to make a masterpiece out of her. So be prepared for it coming because this contest will guarantee that Ayumi will be a lot more popular in the west than it ever been before BUT I would need your help to help spread the word of this contest!"
There you have it folks, if you have any questions about this contest, please visit the Ayumi Tachibana support thread on Smashboards, Afro out!