With that said, I am going to make a post on my top 6 favorite SSB characters (because 6 is better than 5... sometimes). Now, these are my personal favorite characters to use in the SSB universe. I will be deciding based from all 3 current SSB games to date. Before we begin, here's a small 'honorable mention for those who I love to use, but didn't exactly make it to the Top 6:
- Captain Falcon: Falcon Punch, speed, and his sweet moves!
- Luigi: I like jumpers, and Luigi is no different. He's also strong, but Luigi isn't the easiest character to use either. But nonetheless, I can't deny that I love Mario's brother, whom I like more than Mario himself!
- Bowser: Powerful, hard to K.O., and I love giant reptile monsters like him!
- Lucario: One of my best (and favorite) Pokemon currently in the actual series, balanced, good movepool.
6. Toon Link
Not Young Link from Melee. Toon Link from Brawl. Why? Simple. I like this Link more. Anyone who has read my favorite Zelda games page on my Blog know that Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game to date, and since Toon Link is pretty much based from that Link... well, there ya go. I love the cartoon design, as opposed to the real life looking design (not saying that I dislike it, just that I like the cartoon look more). Also, I prefer the Master Sword's design from Wind Waker more personally.Aside from design, I like his move set better than the other Links (effectively being only Link and Young Link). He's light, can jump well, and still has ranged weaponry to work with (even though I feel like they are slower and lack some range as opposed to Adult Link). His attacks hit hard (especially that down thrust of his, like every other Links has been), and that up thrust can K.O. pretty hard too. I also like the fact that he can wall jump, and using the Hook Shot to get you back on the ledge is cool. Not always good for recovery, but it looks neat!
If there's one thing that I would like to change from Toon Link is to replace his current shield with the Mirror Shield from WW, but that's about it.
5. Yoshi
Yoshi and I go back during the times of SSB. He was always my default character until halfway through Melee onward. Back when SSB and SSB Melee were among the few games I constantly played, I was really good with Yoshi. I especially remembered when we had a 'Peddler's Market' thing going on at our school when I was in Jr. High, and there was a booth where SSB Melee was a big hit at the time. It costed 50 cents to play, and you get to keep playing as long as your win each match. Otherwise, you had to pay 50 cents to play another round. I only had to pay the 50 cents until I had to be in class. I was at my prime with Melee, and Yoshi was my default and best character for me to use. A great jumper, and a heavy hitter. No one could stop us!With the boastful story done, now I can say that I am not as good as I once was, as I actually play a wide variety of games today (Nintendo games mainly still). In fact, I have gotten rusty since I stopped playing Brawl regularly for a few years. And as such, Yoshi isn't my best because of it, but he's on here for both still being a favorite, still one of my better characters, and just pure nostalgia. Never underestimate the green happy dinosaur, because this guy can still hit very hard and has amazing jumping capabilities.
4. Ike
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Once I found out that he was going to be in Brawl, I couldn't help but be excited. Once I got my hands on the game and played... I was happy! While Ike isn't the fasted character to play with, he is a very strong and capable fighter. Not only that, but he can move averagely quickly and isn't easily knocked out, especially if you know how to use him. He became one of my default characters in Brawl.
Ike's strong, and it helps that he isn't terribly slow. His special B moves are pretty sweet, and his Final Smash move is one of my personal favorites! I only wished that his sword Ragnell would be able to fire ranged attacks, as it has that same capabilities in his FE titles. Oh well, I'm just glad that he made it in Brawl as a playable character, and I enjoyed using him a lot (and still do today).
3. Pikachu
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Pokemon is one of my favorite gaming titles to play, and Pikachu is one of my favorite Pokemon. Not my most favorite, but I do like him. He's had his moments in the anime, and is very popular. Although, he isn't too terrific in his original gaming series, even with the help of the Light Ball item, it's great that the SSB universe has been incredibly kind to this yellow mouse, sometimes even considered 'broken'.Pikachu may be very light and somewhat easily KO'ed, but his speed, great recovery, and heavy hitting power makes up for this. A friend of mine used him all the time and was pretty good with him. I see why he used Pikachu a lot, as he is very good. I enjoy using him.
His electric attacks are dangerously tough, especially Thunder. Quick Attack is such a great recovery, Thundershock has good priority, and that speed... I could repeat on with this, but I just enjoy using Pikachu a lot. And besides, it would be wrong of a Pokemon fan like me not to use a Pokemon in the SSB universe.
2. Falco
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Now, I could choose Fox here, but 'personally, I prefer the air'... sometimes. Falco is really good with that. He can jump really good, has good air control (at least I think so), and the fact that he can use good attacks in the air makes it worthwhile (not to mention that his blaster fires faster in the air).Now, with land fighting it's almost no different. Falco is really good on land too, as his attacks work nicely and hits hard! And I like that he has a wide variety of utility moves to work with, suck as the Reflector (which I like that he kicks it, making it like a boomerang in Brawl), as it helps reflect projectiles and such, and his Falco Phantasm (great recovery, especially in Brawl). The Fire Bird could still be better, but it works nonetheless. And I do prefer his Blaster over Fox's, as his stuns the enemy.
Fox and Falco have their perks (examples being that Fox is fast and Falco jumps better), and between the two... I will always pick Falco!
1. Marth
This guy (and Roy) are what helped me get interested in the Fire Emblem series... and I am glad that it did! Fire Emblem still remains as my favorite video game series to date! I am glad that Marth and Roy came to America's SSB Melee, as it got players interested in the series too! Now, with that said, why else is Marth my number one?Needless to say, Marth is awesome! In Melee, he works real well as a nicely balanced character. He's fast, his attacks have good speed and priority, and his array of sword techniques is nice! Dancing Blade has some great combos in there, provided you time them right. Dolphin Slash makes for a decent recovery, and a very good attack. His Shield Breaker sticks to the name. After a full charge, it will break the opponent's shield regardless of how fully charged it is. Not only that, but it hits real hard once fully charged! And one of my personal favorites: Counter. Just simply having your opponent's attack countered against him always brings joy to my heart!
I also like that Marth's blade, Falchion, is best when the tip of the blade is used. As a fencer, I can attest and say that it suits my playing style, especially since nearly all of Marth's moves is based on sword attacks and techniques.
I honestly wish he was this good in his own Fire Emblem gaming titles. I like his character, but he always seems to be weaker than some other good characters (it's such a shame that he can't promote). But, he's still awesome, and is great in the SSB series so far. I am excited to see how he turns out in the 4th installment!
So there's my top favorite SSB characters to date! If you have personal favorites that are similar/different from mine, leave them in the comments below! :)
