Why Geno Is So Popular

Today on The Mega Man Cave, we do some exploring in order to figure out what all the fuss is about concerning Geno.

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[psyc]

I think one of the things that made Geno such a standout was that he resembled more of a Square Enix character. Mallow wouldn’t look out of place in the mainline Mario series, but Geno looks more like something out of Chrono Trigger.

[bluebirdsigma]

The problem is that a lot of people forget he is a Square-Enix character... he had to compete with Cloud, Hero and Sephiroth

[shantakidd]

After hearing Geno for smash for years this video has finally informed me that he was from a Mario game this whole time.

[theminiyosshi]

Imagine if they added Mallow as a playable character, and add Geno as an assist trophy

[brettzforeman]

Geno was a dark horse favorite because he is mysterious, charismatic, noble, and enigmatic.

He has no fleshed-out backstory. His appearance is that of a child's doll blown up to a near-adult size. His strength is not physical; his little toy body is full of the tremendous strength of its occupant's spirit. He is brave, kind, and humble. He is optimistic but resolute. He is nobody powerful or important where he comes from, but he serves the universe itself.

His presence in the party is a rescue mission of the stars on behald of the whole universe. He chooses the child's favorite toy because his belief makes it powerful, and he knows he'll need to fight in order to save the day. He sets out to engage Bowyer alone because he's super brave. He never loses sight of the party's uniting cause. Geno is a fantastic ally, who supports the player with style and grace, without ever being overwrought or too much. He's just a spectacular character.

[KrypticxSaintz]

I feel like geno is one of those characters a lot of people want in smash, but if they got him, would stop using him after a few days.
edit: i come back after five months, just to realize somehow this comment is my most popular, but i don't quite care. it is a little interesting to read some of the comments you guys left though, so I got bored and watched a playthrough of mario rpg since i didn't know anything about him until people mentioned him for smash. Geno i'd say is a likable character, but he's not really a character that would fit into smash in my opinion. The fact of the matter is that while some people would love him to be added and would main him, majority of smash players would maybe try him out and then quickly stop playing him. I got a friend who loves byleth since he's a fan of fire emblem, and i still find byleth a character that's enjoyable, but that's only because I already played FE characters like ike and roy. Every other friend I have hates byleth and thinks they're overpowered . The characters i'd like to see in smash are doomslayer and dante, but that's from before the memes, and I figured they'd probably be popular since their characters are iconic, but I also know they probably won't get added.

[nehemiahsaipaia]

"When Geno was announced in smash" *laughs in sephiroth*

[kylestubbs]

5:34 I think the _real_ reason it chose the Geno Doll was to avoid that kind of confusion.

[thekrakenexperiment]

A popular theory around the origins of Geno is that he actually works for Rosalina. Geno is a star being that serves a "higher authority". This authority could be the god-like Rosalina, making Geno a Luma or at least related to the Lumas. Mario RPG even has items that look awfully similar to Star Bits from Mario Galaxy as seen at 3:49. If this theory was true, it would then create interesting parallels to Pinocchio. If Geno is a living puppet like Pinocchio, then Rosalina is the Blue Fairy that gave the puppet life.

[paulhand]

The best Geno moment for me is right before you encounter Smithy, when he says, "And when the time comes..." and bows his head for a moment. It's the closest he comes to showing emotion, and only he knows what's going to happen. He's crossed continents, recovered stars, and gone on one side quest after another with these heroes, watched them have life-changing moments, and now on the cusp of the ultimate goal he knows the time is near when he has to say goodbye. And then he quickly comes back to the moment, and it's time to go kick Smithy's ass.

[lasercraft]

I'm gonna bet that Geno was a home-made/custom-made doll of the mushroom kid's OC... Which is also why he's the "most powerful" of the dolls. What little kid _wouldn't_ make their character an overpowered flawless hero?

[Sjono]

The greatest tragedy is that Geno didn’t return in Mario Hoops 3 on 3 or Mario Sports Mix

[PressStartToContinueYT]

Hey everyone thanks for checking out this episode of The Mega Man Cave, where we're exploring the origins of one of my favorite video game characters, in hopes of discovering why he is so popular! I hope you enjoy!

[darcidious]

"What makes him popular?"

Me: He's a possessed doll with a literal hand-gun and a one shot move... Nuff said

[marvin]

Who is here after the Nintendo direct revealing the remake of this rpg

[TheSuperPlayer]

To me it's the concepto of the character that buy him to us. He's literally the Toad kid's wishes coming real, and it's linked to one of our biggest desires we once had as kids: to see our own hero, one created by ourselves, one that own to us, taking life. It's something really personal and somewhat private, plus related to something that anyone did at least once like "make your own hero", and I'm sure that's the reason of why this character connected with such amount of people.

[MILDMONSTER]

Let's be real most Geno fans have never even played SMRPG. Like why haven't they asked for Geno in the mario spinoffs like in Mario Kart or Party?

[ThePalacios]

I had not even played Mario RPG and I think that Geno is a good addition to smash, he is a very nice character, the color and the personality.

[nicolasflamelflamel]

I agree with your reasons that nostalgia and that Geno being cool as he is are valid enough for him to be considered for Smash; but, also, I do think there are a lot more:
1. His moveset potential. It's astronomical. Not only all of the moves from Mario Rpg could be easily represented in Smash via the B button combinations and tilts and power attacks, but let's not forget that Mario Rpg shines on its timing to deal more powerful and precise attacks. Sakurai's all for that. He has said again and again that a character is added not due to relevance alone, but because of how unique his playstyle could be.
2. Mario Rpg alone. The game is important to both Nintendo and to Square: the latter couldn't achieve what the former had been doing for so long: being popular in the West; while the former benefited from having its eponymous character featured on a genre that not even themselves had brought successfully here, the Rpg. Remember that Fire Emblem was a pretty obscure franchise on its onset, and thanks to Marth's and Roy's inclusion in Melee, the franchise picked westerners' curiosity. So, Mario Rpg is important in videogame history for that fact alone and Geno could be considered tha main protagonist alongside Mario.
3. In addition to the later, I do think that Mario Rpg is more Geno's story than Mario's, as the fate is not merely to rescue Princess Peach, but to fix the very core of what make wishes come true. As such, it's a crucial event in The Mushroom Kingdom history. Geno is popular because his character is a vast expansion on the lore of the Mario universe, and I think few games have truly delved into that.
4. As you pointed out, Geno is mysterious and enigmatic. Almost a kind of incognito type of hero. We recognize its doll form, but, what does he really look like? How does Gaz know the Geno doll before the Geno spirit actually came down to our world? If so, on who is based the Geno doll in the first place to actually be sold as a doll to a kid? Those are deep questions.
And there are more reasons, as a bonus:
4. Geno is important to Smash history alone. Many gaming icons are as well, and many are already included in the game, the most recent being Steve and company from Minecraft. But, really, aside from Ridley, who comes from the Nes era, and Banjo, who is representative from the N64 era, and Ryu/Terry, who are legends from the fightning genre, which other truly retro DLC character has been added in? Most of the DLC characters added so far are pretty recent. That's why we need Geno. He represents extremely well the Snes Rpg era, which was itself made out of gold, retro games and the biggest and most daring collaboration Nintendo and Square had ever worked together.

[jamesdime]

I think there is a handful of reasons but overall Mario RPG is nostalgic for fans who loved the game and he was the fan favorite of the game.