NeoMAX Coolness Tier List

[marchefelix]

In this topic, you get to rank NMs in terms of how cool they look. You can make up your own way of classification, but I'll use this way of ranking:

Badass Tier
Awesome Tier
Cool Tier
Okay Tier
Meh Tier
Lame Tier

Here's my tier list:


Badass Tier

Maxima
Iori
Ralf
EX Kyo
EX Iori
Saiki



Awesome Tier

Kyo
Athena
Elisabeth
Duo Lon
Hwa Jai
Joe



Cool Tier

Mature
Vice
Ryo
Daimon
Benimaru
Ash



Okay Tier

Takuma
Leona
Mr. Karate
Clark
Kensou
Shen



Meh Tier

Mai
Kim
K'
Terry
Yuri
Billy



Lame Tier

Andy
Kula
Robert
Raiden
Chin
King



If you want explanations as to why I placed which NM where, I'll be happy to give you my opinion.

[Tikok]

Love EX Iori's for the awesome laugh <3

[the7k]

I personally think Mai, Iori, Saiki, Athena, Kula and Mr. Karate have the best looking Neo Maxes.

Mai (Full screen dive attack that has her flying all over the screen, forming the kanji for 'woman', then huge explosion while she poses. Coolness Factor comes from the posing while in front of an explosion.)

Iori (Gigantic slash with an inhuman grunt. Coolness Factor comes from the red-on-black, which visually implies there being large quantities of blood being shed.)

Saiki (Turn into the boss and perform a massive attack that blackens the entire screen, then turn back. Coolness Factor comes from becoming the freaking boss as well as the transition that takes place when Boss Saiki reverts back to Human Saiki while the black goo washes away from the screen.)

Athena (All the versions of Athena attack. Coolness comes from nostalgia.)

Kula (Both of Kula's 'big sisters' attack the opponent, setting up for her to unleash a mass wave of ice. Coolness comes from the suspension of the opponent in mid-air - the pause that separates Diana & Foxy's attack from Kula's helps build some suspension.)

Mr. Karate (A quick punch followed by a ghostly image and eerie feudal Japanese music before a powerful final smash. Again, the pause between attacks builds suspense.)


Robert, Raiden and Duo Lon's NeoMaxes are the most ridiculous/out of place to me.

Robert (The powerful air-to-ground kick + explosion were good... however, the 'surfing' he performs afterwards is very out of place and just ridiculous.)

Raiden (The powerful haymaker was good... however, the amount of times the opponent spins in mid-air would be ridiculous enough even if it weren't animated so strangely.)

Duo Lon (A bunch of spirits pop out of the ground... there's really no indication that these spirits are actually attacking the opponent aside from the hitsparks. There's just no "Ouch" factor at all.)

Most of the rest are fairly typical and don't really do anything for me. I certainly understand Kyo's, Terry's, Andy's, Maxima's, but they are just too straight-forward to leave any lasting impact.

[sibarraz]

SSS: Ichigeki (Ryo) LARIATOOOOOOOO (Raiden)
SS: Goro
S: Leona, Andy, Iori, Shen, Duo Lon
A: Mature, Vice, Clark
B: The rest

Ichigeki is so simple yet precise, raiden bomber is cool to see, Goro Earthquake is awesome. the rest of the neomax are almost all the same, a big explosion which will destroy the world and that's it, but I put some of them for coolnes in the S and A tiers

[solidshark]

Let's see

S: Ryo, Iori, Andy, Kim, Athena, Robert, Kula, Elizabeth

A: Kyo, Mai, Mature, Terry, Joe, EX Kyo, EX Iori, Mr. Karate, Hwa Jai, Billy, Maxima, K', Ralf

B: Raiden, Clark, Leona, Kensou, King, Duo Lon, Daimon, Vice

C: Yuri, Takuma, Saiki, Ash, Shen, Benimaru, Chin

[Sharnt]

SS: Beni, Ryo, Takuma, Leona, Ralf
Beni for the Kimanatan ... RAIKOKEN
Ryo ... no comment
Takuma because each time i'm screwed up by the guard change twist and I east it when he lands.
Leona for the Sayonara
Ralf because gear 2 > *

S: Hwa (Drunk), Kim, Iori, Goro
Hwa for the tongue dance
Kim because often some opponent say "few it won't kill" before the last hit and I answer "it will" like a boss when it land hahahahah
Iori because with the SDM before you have the impression the nm does like 500dmg after reduction
Goro ... Goro

A: The rest
B: Hwa far animation, kyo, yuri

I think a poll is needed lol

[Ky0]

Yeah, poll's needed! =D

GodTier: Ralf & Goro  def.! lol
S: Clarck, Elisabeth, Takuma, Kyo, Terry, Maxima, Robert, Iori
A: Mai, Athena, Leona, Hwa, Kim, Benimaru, Joe
B: King, Yuri, Ryo, Shen, DuoLon, Andy, Chin, Saiki, EX-Iori
C: Rest

[marchefelix]

You guys want a poll?

That's gonna be one big-ass poll, then!

[BioBooster]

Yeah nice. Would be about the same size as on the 50% thread I'd imagine.

Heh, ttytt, was going to start a thread on this topic some time ago (and then forgetting to do that took over)... thanks for doing it man.

[marchefelix]

How do I add poll? =/

[BioBooster]

Do you see 'Add Poll' at the very bottom of the page?

Should work for you.

Let us know if that's not the case.

[marchefelix]

Poll added.

Start voting!

[Delta]

I don't know, but only 1 vote per member is not enough, specially with 30+ options to choose from.

[BioBooster]

Yeah let's make that sucker at least 3

[marchefelix]

I don't know, but only 1 vote per member is not enough, specially with 30+ options to choose from.

Yeah let's make that sucker at least 3

But guys...

The question clearly states which is your one fave NM? Thus only giving you guys one vote.