However, aside from lower defenses and poor survivability, they also typically have some kind of heavily exploitable weakness: such as slow attack-speed, short-ranged attacks, poor approaches, and/or low priority, being easily outmatched by characters that can outperform them, or potentially vice versa. They can dish out damage very fast and often have superior range/mobility, both on the ground and in the air. Examples: Ice Climbers, Ike, Little Mac, Kirby, Greninja, and Ryu/Ken.Īlso known as lightweights, these characters have some of the most powerful attacks in the game, but at the expense of having minimal defensive capabilities. They tend to be less combo oriented than Rushdown characters, but boast from superior attack power. These characters excel at close range ground combat, having superior priority and/or speed on their attacks while on ground. Examples: Ganondorf, Kazuya, Bowser, Piranha Plant, King Dedede, Incineroar, King K. They tend to have bad recoveries and large hurtboxes. These characters often also have a more bait and punish playstyle due to high weight and high knockback. These characters are also extremely hard hitting, often KOing at low percentages. Examples: R.O.B., Cloud, Roy/Chrom, Luigi, Steve, and Bayonetta.Īlso known as Heavy Weights, these characters are hard to kill due to heavy weighted nature. They tend to have very high exploitable weaknesses, though, but are different from Glass Cannons as they do not suffer from low defenses. They have very formidable speed, but also a damage output that rivals even powerhouses. These characters are similar to Rushdown and Pressure characters, but with very high power. Examples: Zero Suit Samus, Mii Brawler, Sephiroth, and Sora. They can quickly disrupt opponents with their high speed and combos, completely dominating the battlefield while maintaining a safe approach. These characters are formidable combatants as they have a bit of everything, combining Rushdown, Pressurer, Hit & Run and Mix-Up tactics. Examples: Falco, Lucas, Ice Climbers, Rosalina & Luma, and Diddy Kong. However, they are not balanced to the extent that All-Rounder characters are, since they usually can't play defensively, and have much more obvious/exploitable weaknesses. They sometimes have mid to long range projectiles that allow them to zone well, and are generally more well balanced than Pressure characters. Perform best at close range, with versatile move sets based on tactics and mind games to exploit their opponent's weaknesses.

Examples: Captain Falcon, Greninja, Wii Fit Trainer, and Bowser. While they might not have many powerful attacks, with the few they have requiring good precision, they are quick enough to keep their distance and approach as fast as they retreat, punishing the mistake of their opponents. Examples: Pikachu, Pichu, Peach/ Daisy, Roy/ Chrom, and Kirby.įast melee characters that excel on getting in and out of their opponent range. Characters with this archetype tend to overwhelm their opponent and punish them with high damage combos, leaving no room for reactions. Examples: Fox, Sheik, and Wolf.Ĭharacters that focus on close-range combat, usually to exploit openings and weaknesses on their enemies quickly. Many of them are fast-fallers with good aerial speed. Purely offensive, sometimes with no projectiles, but even if they use some long range attacks, they're always on the offense. Game & Watch.įast characters that specialize in close range combat and combos/juggling. Examples: Mario, Yoshi, Pit/ Dark Pit, Ness, Ryu/Ken, and Mr. With that in mind they can do very well in both offensive and defensive play. Because of that, however, they are usually the 'jack of all trades, master of none' archetype, in that they don't really excel in anything, but are prepared for everything. Usually have both short range and long range attacks, as well as reliable KO moves, as well not having any major weaknesses. Also known as Balanced, they are usually easy to learn, with very balanced stats overall, being good at everything.

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