S Tier Interviews: Pikachu
Boldface: Master Hand
Normal: Interviewee
Italics: Mario
Please, state your name for the record.
Pikachu!
Okay, Pikachu, I will now ask you some simple questions, and I would like you to answer two "Pika"s for "yes" and one "Pika" for "no". Are you ready to begin?
Pika pika!
Pikachu, is it true that you were on the S tier in the first tournament?
Pika-pika.
Were you ranked first on the tier list?
Pika-pika.
In the course of the first tournament, have you ever felt happy and proud to be at the top?
Pika, pika.
Did you ever feel superior to your fellow Smashers at any point in 1999?
Pika.
Were there any tensions between you and the lower-tier fighters in 1999?
Pika.
Based on your ranking in 1999, did you feel that your wins were guaranteed?
Pika.
Have you ever felt or displayed saltiness in the event of a loss in 1999?
Pika!
Did you try to use someone as a scapegoat in the event of a loss in 1999?
Pika!
And did you ever feel immune to losing at any time during the first tournament?
Pika!
Mario, do you bear witness to what Pikachu has said?
Yes, I do.
Thank you, Mario. Now, Pikachu, these next questions will focus on your relationship with a certain fighter on the roster. I would like you to respond as truthfully as you can.
And remember, nobody is accusing you of anything.
Pika pi!
Pikachu, Mario told me that you hit it off quite well with Luigi. Is that true?
Pika, pika.
Did that change when the tier list was released?
Pika.
Did you believe that Luigi was useless on the battlefield because he was ranked last?
Pika.
Is it true that your friendship with Luigi survived after the tier list was put up?
Pika, pika.
Did you ever poke fun at Luigi regarding your respective rankings?
Pika.
Did you ever bring up the fact that you were polar opposites in battle against him?
Pika.
Did you ever sense that Luigi's low ranking adversely affected his morale and self-perceptions?
Pika, pika.
And did you try to console him?
Pika, pika!
Is it true that you gave him free hugs on the day the tier list was put up?
Pika, pika!
Did you think Luigi was a little guarded in interacting with you?
Pika, pika.
In succeeding days, did you notice Luigi starting to recover from seeing his position on the list?
Pika, pika.
In succeeding days, did you notice Luigi beginning to fight back from the negative connotations associated with his low ranking?
Pika, pika.
Have you ever thought that Luigi wasn't staying in his place?
Pika!
Were you glad that Luigi was sticking up for himself?
Pika, pika!
Did you condone Luigi's reaction to an insult directed at him by a higher-ranked fighter?
Pika, pika.
And did you condone the actions Luigi took against the tier list itself?
Pika, pika!
Master Hand, Pikachu has introduced for your inspection a colored-pencil drawing of him and Luigi, dated a few weeks after you put up the tier list. As you can see, they are very friendly and loving, and no competition has arisen between them. I also bear witness to what Pikachu has told you.
Pikachu, do you certify that your answers are the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Pika, pika.
Mario, do you verify that Pikachu's responses are the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
I would like to thank both of you for the time you put in today. Pikachu, you are dismissed.
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