Edge (Mario + Rabbids)

Edge is a major character who first appeared in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. She was created by Cursa and was once the leader of the Spark Hunters that captured Sparks and have their energy absorbed to break Rosalina's will due to her resisting its control, but due to free will, Edge ends up betraying her creator and left the evil group to save the Sparks and ends up joining the heroes. 
==What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?==
*Edge is known for being the only playable Rabbid who is completely original and not based on any Mario character, with her having only a few traits from Bowser and Princess Peach. 
*She is well beloved for her being a contrast to the Rabbids, even if they are more civilized and less destructive after Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, they still retain their comedic slapstick nature, Edge is the only Rabbid who has always been sane and more on the serious side with a few funny moments.
*She has the most unique traits that the Rabbids do not have, having large rounder eyes, orange mouth and tongue with a lack of cream color around it, sharp teeth, slender ears, and actually has footwear. 
*Edge is a badass swordswoman who wields a Flying Blade the same size as her body with ease. She is capable of throwing it and it acts like a boomerang, which it returns to her. And it really shows when she fought off the Stooges that were threatening one of the Sparks named Twinkle and during battles when she is active. 
**It also helps that several players find her to be a very effective hero to use in battle and when she is upgraded enough, she can not only perform four dashes, but each dash expands her movement that allows her more mobility to be able to reach cover and her Flying Blade can do extra damage on giant enemies too with it attacking enemies while moving away from Edge and doing more damage on the way back to her. 
* She was an inspiration of two other swordsman from other media such as Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII and Guts from Berserk, and while she is serious most of the time, what makes her stand out is that she cracks smiles much more often to express her confident or gentle side as well as be to prevent her from being too brooding. 
* She has gained a strong popularity that she has several dedicated fan art and plenty of fanfics that have her as the star in these stories.
* She has a dark and mysterious nature and has exhibited some foreboding traits such as letting out a sinister chuckle and showing her teeth when she gives an intimidating grin, which is chilling since this is an actual Rabbid doing this. It helps that Lexie Kendrick gave an outstanding performance as Edge.
* She is also notable for having the more friendly relationship with the beautiful ghost Rabbid, Midnite and to a lesser degree, the brutish Rabbid, Bedrock, while not getting along well with the devious Rabbid plant, Daphne. 
** It is also worth noting that Edge is very mature in how she handled being shunned by the Spark Hunters shown after she and the Heroes defeated them, instead of killing them when she has the chance, she instead spares them to show respect and decency and that she still cares and she does imply during the ending that they are still alive and searching for a new profession and calls them her old pals; a stark contrast to how Cursa handled their failures.
** While she initially gave off an impression that she has some nefarious intentions, her proper introduction shows not only how skilled she is, but she is also empathetic to Twinkle when it was scared of her and puts her sword down and extends her hand in friendship to show that she is there to help it. Her rare gentle smile is even considered adorable and she gives this expression again during The Last Spark Hunter ending.
* A good number of fans found it hilarious whenever Rabbid Mario first falls in love with her and spends the rest of the game trying to win her over, often ending in failure, with her getting annoyed with an eye roll, a blank stare, or even face palming. One scene involves Rabbid Mario jumping into Edge's arms in fear of a pursuing giant Wiggler and Edge making a surprised look on her face upon catching him. Even then, she does give a few possible hints that she might have some feelings for him such as when she and Rabbid Mario smile at each other during the ending of The Last Spark Hunter and when she smiles at him at the ending photo of Rayman in the Phantom Show.
* What fans found the most memorable about Edge is her shady past and how it steadily reveals who she originally was, and it shows when the Spark Hunter pays special attention to her during their pre-battle cutscenes, but she refuses to bring up the subject of her relationship with them and has become understandably angry when Beep-0 got a little too suspicious with her about her origins. As a result, Edge ends up taking the spotlight from the rest of the heroes for a moment when it happens. It is meant to build up to the eventual reveal and by the time Darkmess Edge (a cloned being created by Cursa), the plot twist is not really the fact that she was once a Spark Hunter, but it was really that she was their leader. In fact, characters who are revealed to have once been on the side of evil and admit the truth to the heroes tend to be the subordinates of the commander, but it is very rare that a leader of a group would betray the Big Bad in a twist reveal. Another thing is that unlike most villains who redeem themselves due to someone being kind to them, Edge redeemed herself due to gaining free will. 
** Edge is even given sympathy points as she expresses much remorse over her previous actions and her attempts to redeem the Spark Hunters fail when they turned against her instead and it has led to her avoiding personal topics with the heroes due to fear that they would stop trusting her. She still gained support from her new friends who let her know that her actions overshadow her villainous past and it feels cathartic when Edge is finally set free from it all. 
* Due to how popular she became, fans wished to have her in merchandise such in amiibo, plushies, costumes and cosplays, action figures, and Squishmallows and were disappointed that she did not get any of it, despite being a new character alongside Rabbid Rosalina. 
* She even has fans who would love for her to have her own game with her as the protagonist and would love to see her as a playable fighter in a future Super Smash Bros. game.
==External Links==
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