Fio Germi

Fio Germi
RACKET LAWNCHAIR!
Gender	Female
Series	Metal Slug
Debut	1998
Tournament Berths	2 (2019, 2021)
Best Result	Finals / Runner-up (2019)

Fiolina "Fio" Germi is a playable character who first appeared in SNK's 1998 run-and-gun video game Metal Slug 2. She is considered one of the four main characters of the Metal Slug series, alongside fellow Metal Slug 2 debutante Eri and male protagonists Marco and Tarma.

While the series isn't well-known for its characters compared to its gameplay, Fio stands out as the most popular character among fans because of her cute, brunette-with-glasses appearance, making her a common subject of fan art (especially of lewd nature).

Tournament History

Fio is one of the consistently stronger competitors in 4chan's Queen of /v/ character tournament due to her attractiveness and Metal Slug's positive reputation on the board. However, some anons call her a "literally who" because of her relatively less popularity compared to girls from mainstream games - but these statements are almost always shot down by other anons. She was the runner-up of the first Queen tournament in 2019, which saw her defeat a quite impressive roster that included Futaba, Jill, Shantae, and Midna, before falling to Samus Aran in the finals.

The soldier returned in Queen of /v/ 2021, qualifying in the bracket at seed 10. After breezing past the first 2 rounds, she decisively beat Pokemon's Cynthia in round 3, then overcame Ace Attorney's Franziska von Karma in round 4 to re-affirm her place in the Elite Eight - all without garnering as much fan art as other competitors did in those stages. However, she was eliminated by eventual runner-up Madotsuki in the quarter-finals, and later settled for 7th place overall.

Fio's next eligible edition will be in 2023 per the Elite Eight rule.

Results

Queen of /v/
2019 - Unseeded
Round	Opponent	Votes	Series	Pct. For
Ro128	Faris Scherwiz Faris Scherwiz	126 - 24	Final Fantasy V	84%
Ro64	Camilla Camilla	170 - 126	Fire Emblem	57.4%
Ro32	Futaba Sakura Futaba Sakura	165 - 105	Persona 5	61.1%
Ro16	Jill Valentine Jill Valentine	166 - 123	Resident Evil	57.4%
QF	Shantae Shantae	165 - 142	Shantae	53.8%
SF	Midna Midna	145 - 135	The Legend of Zelda	51.8%
Final	Samus Aran Samus Aran	184 - 255	Metroid	41.2%
2021 - seed 10
Round	Opponent	Votes	Series	Pct. For
Ro128	(119) Felicia Felicia	676 - 348	Darkstalkers	66%
Ro64	(55) Muffet Muffet	792 - 443	Undertale	64.1%
Ro32	(23) Cynthia Cynthia	699 - 513	Pokemon	57.7%
Ro16	(26) Franziska von Karma Franziska von Karma	627 - 505	Ace Attorney	55.4%
QF	(31) Madotsuki Madotsuki	651 - 828	Yume Nikki	44%
5th-8th	5th-8th Match Result Name 5th 6th 7th 8th Total Alice Alice 425 168 180 485 1258 (100.0%) Curly Brace Curly Brace 370 381 357 150 Fio Germi Fio Germi 252 410 418 178 Shantae Shantae 218 278 280 482