Fio Germi
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
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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 |
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