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.

Fio Germi
RACKET LAWNCHAIR!
Gender	Female
Series	Metal Slug
Debut	1998
Tournament Berths	3 (2019, 2021, 2023)
Highest Seed	10th (2021)
Best Result	Finals / Runner-up (2019)
Next Eligible For	Queen of /v/ 2025

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). As a result of this, she was the first tournament runner-up in Queen of /v/ and has thus far made three appearances in its Elite Eight.

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 appearance per the Elite Eight rule was in 2023. Despite being mostly silent aside from shared art with other girls and one fatposter around Round 4, she would quietly make her way back into the Elite Eight for a third time. This makes her one of two girls on /v/ (alongside Roll) to have a perfect Elite Eight streak for at least three eligible tournaments, and one of three to do this alongside Chel in Ms. /co/. In a twist of irony, she would end up facing Roll herself in the quarterfinals and lost by a decent margin. Other notable feats included knocking out the joke pick JPEG Dog in round 3 and the even more silent 2B in round 4. Fio ended up being rewarded 6th place after it was voted to base the Top 8 positions solely on the main / winners' bracket.

Results

Queen of /v/
2019 - Unseeded
Round	Opponent	Votes	Series	Pct. For
Ro128	Faris Scherwiz	126 - 24	Final Fantasy V	84%
Ro64	Camilla	170 - 126	Fire Emblem	57.4%
Ro32	Futaba Sakura	165 - 105	Persona 5	61.1%
Ro16	Jill Valentine	166 - 123	Resident Evil	57.4%
QF	Shantae	165 - 142	Shantae	53.8%
SF	Midna	145 - 135	The Legend of Zelda	51.8%
Final	Samus Aran	184 - 255	Metroid	41.2%
2021 - seed 10
Round	Opponent	Votes	Series	Pct. For
Ro128	(119) Felicia	676 - 348	Darkstalkers	66%
Ro64	(55) Muffet	792 - 443	Undertale	64.1%
Ro32	(23) Cynthia	699 - 513	Pokemon	57.7%
Ro16	(26) Franziska von Karma	627 - 505	Ace Attorney	55.4%
QF	(31) Madotsuki	651 - 828	Yume Nikki	44%
5th-8th	5th-8th Match Result Name 5th 6th 7th 8th Total Alice 425 168 180 485 1258 (100.0%) Curly Brace 370 381 357 150 Fio Germi 252 410 418 178 Shantae 218 278 280 482
2023 - seed 10
Round	Opponent	Votes	Series	Pct. For
Ro128	(119) Ankha	6722 - 483	Animal Crossing	66%
Ro64	(55) Kat	690 - 488	Gravity Rush	64.1%
Ro32	(23) JPEG Dog	573 - 549	Ace Combat	52.7%
Ro16	(26) 2B	577 - 575	NieR: Automata	50.2%
QF	(31) Roll	483 - 549	Mega Man	45%
5th-8th	5th-8th Match Result Name 5th 6th 7th 8th Total Malon 425 168 180 485 1258 (100.0%) Fio Germi 370 381 357 150 Ashley Graham 252 410 418 178 Taokaka 218 278 280 482