PixlBit

Before I start the main topic, here's a PSA and best of luck to Venezuela due to recent events that are taking place over the country.

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Now, on to the main topic:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is my favorite Fighting game. It's probably the game I had spent more hours and it feels like a work of love from Nintendo to its franchises, from the stages, music and other elements. Of course, we can't forget one of the main elements of the game, the characters. Though I don't often use all of them as there are some I don't like (Jigglypuff for instance) or some I still don't get (Diddy Kong), the rooster is varied and even if some have mostly the same moves (like the Star Fox rooster), they still have differences to stand on their own. Without dragging too much, here's my favorite characters:

Link:

Even if I care a less about it competitive play, I was still surprised how in the tier list for Brawl he is considered one of the worst characters in the game. Too bad, because he's my favorite character from the game. I just like Link's sword combat and the strong hitting attacks, and also using the down aerial attack for easier knockouts. It's also the fact that I managed to beat some of the modes with him. I beat Taboo on story mode with him, the two times I only ever managed to beat Boss Battles, I did it with him (the other was with the Pokemon Trainer) and I think I also beat the last mission with him.

Sonic:

What can I say, i'm a Sonic fan and I was excited to play as him, though it took time to master his movements. Because he's of course the fastest character in the game, using him was like controlling an RC Car without its medication, but once I managed to know how to move him, he has been a blast to play. I like his fast attacks and the combinations you can do with the spinnings and his Final Smash is one of my favorites of the game.

Lucario:

Ever since I saw Lucario, I always thought he's one of the coolest Pokemon ever made, and this kept proving my point once he became part of the Brawl rooster. Though the coolness is mostly why I use him, Lucario is still a capable fighter with its aerial combat, and he becomes much stronger the more damage you take. The Final Smash is also among my favorites.

Samus (Power Suit Variant):

Another character that gets a lot of flack on the tier list and competitive play, but I still love either way. What can I say, I love heavy hitting attacks and I like her versatile Special attacks. Even with Zero Suit Samus who is more loved in competitive play, I found myself liking Power Suit Samus more because I find her easier to control and attack.

Fox:

Among the three Star Fox characters in the game who share many similarities between each other but slight differences, I found Fox to be my favorite. I find that I like characters who are speedy or strong hiters and since Fox is the fastest of the three Star Fox characters in terms of attacks and movement, I find him the most fun to use and I think his set of special moves to be the better ones.

SNAAAAAKEEEEE!!!!:

Like I said, I like strong hiting characters, but that's not the only reasong why I love to use him.

He's a very interesting character to use because of the combination of close combat attack and the use of gadgets and explosives on certain attacks that make him unorthodox and fun to play. It also should be noted how they managed to bring him to Smash Bros. since his franchise is not kid-friendly and the differences on EVERYTHING. Then again, Smash Bros combines many characters that you wouldn't see each other and i've seen that Metal Gear is not exacly down to earth, so it's doesn't seem so weird now. The only thing I don't like is that I still don't know how to do the goddam CODEX conversations on Shadow Mosses Island.

Kirby:

At first I didn't care much about Kirby, but he became one of my favorites due to repeating uses of him back in 2010 or 2011 where everytime I played Brawl with one of my best friends, we would use Kirby a lot for some reason. I like his aerial combat, set of special moves and even if his domain is in the air, I think he's also fine in the ground. I think he's also good for anyone when starting to play Brawl since he's easier to use and dominate.

Ike:

Strong hiter, nothing to say on that. Okay, Ike is very slow, and at first so it seems his attacks, but they hit very hard and his special moves back him up. Really don't have much to say.

Lucas:

My most recent adition to my favorites.

Like Kirby, I didn't care about him, but I got encouraged to use him more after seeing The Runaway Guys Let's Play and tournament of SMBB, where Chuggaaconroy often used him and was quite great with it. After playing with Lucas more times, I also started to really like him. He might not be strong, but his aerial combat and PK powers make him an interesting character to use.

Before I finish, here's a small list of other characters I like to use:

• -Olimar
• -Peach
• -Mr Game and Watch
• -Toon Link
• -Marth
• -King Dedede
• -Wario
• -Donkey Kong
• -Pikachu
• -Pokemon Trainer

Anyway, that's all for today. Share your favorite characters in the comments if you want.