- Snake uses grenades, remote missiles, C4s, grenade launchers, the cypher, and a mortar.
Advance Wars uses none of these things.
- Advance Wars isn't about setting traps. Advance Wars is a strategy game where you control various military units and capture bases. Having Snake's gimmick makes no sense.
It's not like Ganondorf, where the moveset doesn't fit, but his playstyle fits well. Sami would not only feel forced into Snake's moveset, but it wouldn't even capture the spirit of the game she's from?
- Sami using Snake's moves would be incredibly boring honestly.
All valid points. Since this is a debate, I'll provide some counter-arguments.
- Advance Wars does not, but Sami does. Again, Sami has almost always been depicted in official art with a weapon of some kind, it is not outside realm of possibility or plausibility that she could use weapon-based attacks. She's a soldier, it make sense for her. Give the Tankromancer moveset to Andy.
- What exactly is Snake's gimmick? She would not take Snake's moveset 1-1. She's the only character that could possibly fill his niche, and that doesn't mean she needs to be forced into it. She can fill it without losing herself. She's a lot like Ganondorf in how you described him, it fits her. And I'm curious as to what your ideal play style for her would be? Because I'm pretty sure Andy would be a better fit and Sami would be better with a moveset that does it her than being a clone or semi-clone of him ultimately, or vice-versa.
- I appreciate your honesty, but this comes down to subjective personal opinion. Maybe it would be boring, but not every character is fun to play, even if we love the character. But whereas you may consider the niche boring, Sami would be able to fill it, and if it's her best chance of getting into the game, I'd take it because I want to see her make it.