User:RikoTheFoxKid

Hey, I'm RikotheFoxKid. There's some information about me in the box and some stuff below, so check it out!

Biography
I first played Super Smash Bros. in 2002 at a friend's house. At the time I was unaware of Melee's existance, probably due to the fact that I just learned about the first one.

Since I just started, you would expect I was really bad. The first person I ever played as was Pikachu, probably because I was obsessed with Pokemon (I still like it, but not as much). After a while, I decided to start using Kirby. Then I learned there were 4 secret characters, but I only knew about Jigglypuff and Luigi. Then that ended my playing of Super Smash Bros. 64.

Then about 2 years later, I go to another friends house and find out about Melee. The first person I played as was Ness. I don't know why I picked Ness, but it was probably because at lunch I would always imitate him, going "PK FIRE" and "PK THUNDER", but he's still one of my favorites (see the box). The first stage I ever played on was Temple.

Then another friend of mine got Melee, and I learned about all the secret characters. Out of the 11, the ones I didn't know were in the game were Dr. Mario, Mewtwo, Young Link, Marth, Roy, Ganondorf, Falco, and Mr. Game & Watch. At this time, I was TERRIBLE at Melee.

But then I got a Gamecube, and the second game I bought was Melee. Now I've gotten better at it.

Like just about the entire population of the world, I anticipated the release of Brawl, and on March 10th, one day after its release, I got it, and I cleared it within a week. To show how much skill I have, within that time, Sonic became my best character.

One of my best friends is also me greatest rivals in Super Smash Bros. We've been competing since I got Melee. He used Dr. Mario or Young Link in Melee, and in Brawl he uses Toon Link, Wolf, and Mr. Game & Watch. I am pretty close to him, but he has some serious skill in Super Smash Bros.

That's basically all that there is about me.

Choice of Characters
With a few exceptions, I'm good with just about any character

I'm mainly good with any character that uses a sword; the only character that was an exception to this for a long time was Meta Knight, until I trained with him; now he's one of my best.

I also prefer fast characters. The only five slow characters I can use are Falco (I consider him slow), Ike, King Dedede, Snake, and Ness.

Since the infobox above can only list four characters, I was only able to list four. I usually pick a balanced amount of the Tier characters. My four mains are each from different tiers: Falco (Top), Marth (High), Ike (Middle), and Sonic (Low)

Besides the four listed, other characters I use a lot include:


 * Captain Falcon
 * Sheik
 * King Dedede
 * Fox
 * Pokemon Trainer
 * Link
 * Zelda
 * Mario

These characters I can't use:


 * Jigglypuff
 * Peach
 * Ganondorf (but I can use him more than the others due to my skill as Captain Falcon)

Removal of Characters
On Yahoo! Answers, I found a question that asked why Mewtwo, Dr. Mario, Roy, Young Link, and Pichu were removed. Someone answered with a lot of reasons they believed incorrect, concluding they don't know why they were removed. I will state my opinion for each of these reasons:

1. "They didn't star in many games." That is a bunch of crap! Mewtwo is in every Pokemon game, Pichu is in every one starting from Gold and Silver, and Dr. Mario is on WiiWare now! I'll admit that Young Link and Roy didn't appear much, but neither did Ice Climbers, Ness, or Sheik. Heck, Mr. Game & Watch hasn't been seen since before Mario, and Pit is nearly as ancient!

2. "They were bad/unpopular." That's a total lie! Mewtwo sucked, but as far as I know, he's one of the most popular characters when not playing in a tournament! Dr. Mario was popular, and I have a friend who used to dominate as Young Link (he can't play Melee anymore because we're used to Brawl). I think that Roy is WAY superior to Marth, in fact, he's the only character in Melee that I can actually play as now! Pichu was pretty unpopular though.

3. "They were all clones of characters." Has it ever occurred to whoever said this that Mewtwo was NOT a clone? Also, has it also occurred to you that Ganondorf, Toon Link, Falco, Wolf, and Ness are clones of Captain Falcon, Link, Fox, and Lucas????

4. "They couldn't come up with Final Smashes." ...Masahiro Sakurai is WAAAAAY better than that!

5. "They were too much on higher or lower ends." With all these Nintendo (and now, third party) characters, there is no way that Smash Bros. characters can EVER be completely balanced. Also, Dr. Mario was in the Middle.

What I Think About Certain Stats
In the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Guide Book, each character gets a rating in 6 different stats. I have individual opinions for each of these stats:

Offense: I consider offense to be pretty useful, but one can win without it (R.O.B. is an example). If a character I use is based around offense, then I'll stick with them.

Defense: I don't consider defense a big deal, but if someone is a supreme lightweight (like Pichu or Jigglypuff), then I would probably suck as them.

Projectile: I consider projectile attacks pretty important and characters who lack projectiles have a big disadvantage against projectile users (thus, when I play as Sonic, I quickly rush towards the nearest Super Scope, Ray Gun, or Cracker Launcher).

Grab: I don't care much for grabs, but I do think use them frequently. The only time that I care about grabs is when I'm playing as Mewtwo.

Final Smash: Final Smash varies. If you're character is one of those who can kick the crap out of someone without a Final Smash, I really don't mind playing without them. But if you're playing as someone who lacks a good finisher (like Sonic), then you should go chase after that Smash Ball!

Speed: I consider speed very important. It's gonna be really hard for your opponent to kill you if they can't catch you!

Home-Run Contest
I'm not one of those crazy people who can go over 10000 feet in the Home-Run Contest, but I'm not terrible. Here are my rankings for each of the 35 characters in Brawl:

(This list is out of date, mainly because I have a new record with Lucas)

1. Ganondorf (2338.5 ft)

2. Ness (2097.5 ft)

3. Olimar (1874.7 ft)

4. Toon Link (1863.1 ft)

5. Wolf (1829.5 ft)

6. Ike (1801.5 ft)

7. Luigi (1797.8 ft)

8. Sonic (1780.4 ft)

9. Marth (1771.3 ft)

10. Mr. Game & Watch (1757.0 ft)

11. Snake (1749.8 ft)

12. Mario (1747.7 ft)

13. Peach (1739.2 ft)

14. Zelda (1723.8 ft)

15. Kirby (1718.2 ft)

16. Ice Climbers (1687.7 ft)

17. Jigglypuff (1683.5 ft)

18. Falco (1677.8 ft)

19. Fox (1676.8 ft)

20. Diddy Kong (1676.7 ft)

21. Wario (1662.9 ft)

22. Pokemon Trainer (1657.6 ft)

23. Yoshi (1642.3 ft)

24. R.O.B. (1637.9 ft)

25. Lucas (1626.9 ft)

26. Samus (1619.9 ft)

27. Pikachu (1611.0 ft)

28. Link (1604.6 ft)

29. Pit (1594.4 ft)

30. Lucario (1578.3 ft)

31. Bowser (1564.2 ft)

32. King Dedede (1513.6 ft)

33. Donkey Kong (1502.8 ft)

34. Meta Knight (1489.1 ft)

35. Captain Falcon (1364.6 ft)

Tier Lists
Okay, I'll be honest, until I found this Wiki I had not a clue that tiers existed! For that long I believed Jigglypuff was the best (REST IS BEAST!!!).

I like the newest update of the Melee List, which I think is a lot more accurate (though I'm still upset about the placings of Roy and Young Link). But I'm not one of those people who throws a fit about it. So if people think certain characters are better, I won't mind, because if you haven't noticed, my Melee characters are all considered the worst (except for Fox), and my second favorite even holds the honor of holding bottom place!

Another thing I would like to note is how the five different tiers are unbalanced. I mean come on, there are 26 characters! You could put 5 in the Top, High, Low, and Bottom, and then 6 in the Middle! But they decide to put 2 in the top and about 10 in the bottom!

Another thing, Mewtwo deserves to be somewhere other than the bottom! So his attacks suck, but his grabs are his main asset! Power and attack isn't everything! But he does have terrible approach, so I would say either Low or bottom of the Middle.

I generally accept the Brawl Tier List much more than the Melee Tier List. I accept the fact that there are some characters that are far superior to others and that it's smart to use high-tier characters. But I'd like to say that I'll laugh in everyone's face when I kick the crap out of you with Captain Falcon! XD

The only characters on the Brawl List whose placements I'm upset about are Toon Link, Ike, Yoshi, Sonic, Link, Jigglypuff, and Captain Falcon:


 * Toon Link is very good, and the SBR obviously sees that. But I do think that Toon Link has much more potential than Middle Tier.
 * Ike is way better than bottom of the Middle. I really hope they move him up. Not Top Tier, but definitely High Tier.
 * I bet most don't recognize Yoshi's potential due to his unusual play style and the fact that he sucked in Melee. If the SBR met my friend (who is GOD MODE with Yoshi), they'd probably put him higher. Also the fact that Yoshi is 50:50 with Meta Knight is gonna bring him up!
 * Sonic has an unusual gameplay and bad approach, guaranteed. And his lack of a good finisher is a big gimp, but if you can really play as Sonic, he's pretty much unstoppable.
 * Link should be Mid Tier. Aside from a terrible recovery, he's not much different from Toon Link.
 * Captain Falcon is definitely Low Tier, but not bottom of the list!
 * Unlike the others, who I want to be higher, I want Jigglypuff to be LOWER! Actually, bottom! Jigglypuff sucks!

My Tier Lists
I have made my own custom Tier Lists for all 3 games. 5 of my friends and I all agree they're pretty accurate, but I'll take suggestions:

There isn't much of a difference between my Brawl List and the real one.

SSB Tier List

SSBM Tier List

SSBB Tier List

SSB
May 20, 2008

SSBM
May 21, 2008

SSBB
September 28, 2008

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 * Mario: Mario's one of my best characters, but I don't use him in one-on-one.
 * Luigi: I like Luigi more than Mario, but I'm better as Mario. Negative Zone is awesome
 * Peach: I just can't play as Peach.
 * Bowser: I like how Bowser has become easier to use, but he's still too bulky for me.
 * Donkey Kong: Uh... he's okay...
 * Diddy Kong: I used to be good with Diddy Kong, but I don't care much for him.
 * Yoshi: I don't use Yoshi much, but I might use him when fighting Meta Knight.
 * Wario: Wario's okay.
 * Link: I am incredibly good with Link. He's my second best swordsman (behind Marth)
 * Zelda: I am moderately good at Zelda, but she's too floaty.
 * Sheik: When I heard Sheik was considered broken in Melee, I decided to start using her in Brawl. To my dismay, I found it a lot easier to use Zelda.
 * Ganondorf: UGH!!! I HATE GANONDORF! I only use him in Home-Run Contest.
 * Toon Link: I will admit that Toon Link is superior to Link. But I prefer Link's build, because I for some reason am better at Link than Toon Link.
 * Samus: I'm good as Samus at times. My skill with her varies.
 * Zero Suit Samus: I'm okay as her.
 * Pit: Pit is one of my best characters.
 * Ice Climbers: I don't do any of that desynching stuff, but I am still good with the Ice Climbers. I killed a Level 9 with only one Ice Climber... twice... in a row!
 * R.O.B.: Because most of my mains have a disadvantage to Snake, I use R.O.B. as a back-up. He is also one of my best characters.
 * Kirby: ...I'm okay as Kirby.
 * Meta Knight: Everyone says Meta Knight is the best character. I agree with them.
 * King Dedede: I'm okay as King Dedede. I use him, but I wouldn't use him competitively.
 * Olimar: Most of my friends think Olimar sucks. Me? I think Olimar ROCKS!!!
 * Fox: Fox is my favorite out of the Star Fox characters (that could just be because I like foxes), but I'm better as Falco.
 * Falco: Falco is my best character out of the Star Fox, and my second best character overall (behind Marth).
 * Wolf: I can kinda use Wolf, but I'm better with Fox and Falco.
 * Captain Falcon: This is gonna scare you, but I destroy with Captain Falcon. Scary, huh?
 * Pikachu: I am very happy at how much stronger they made Pikachu. Here's a tip. In Co-Op Event 21, USE PIKACHU!!! Keep Thundering in the center and you'll be done within a minute.
 * Pokémon Trainer: I'm okay with PT. Like Samus, my skill with him varies.
 * Lucario: I think Lucario is good, but you need to play as him A LOT to master him! But I would have preferred Mewtwo...
 * Jigglypuff: NO!
 * Marth: Marth is by far my best character.
 * Ike: Ike is awesome, but I'm way better as Marth.
 * Ness: I've always liked Ness. That isn't changing.
 * Lucas: ...but Lucas is better than Ness...
 * Mr. Game & Watch: G&W is one of my best and favorite characters.
 * Snake: Snake is incredible! Now if only I could use him!
 * Sonic: I'm regaining my Sonic skill! He is currently my favorite character!

Legendary Rivals
Super Smash Bros. is very popular. So, people try to make there own versions of it. ...I am partially one of those people.

I'm currently planning a game I am going to call Legendary Rivals. While very similar to Super Smash Bros, It'll have many traits that Smash Bros. doesn't. The biggest is probably the inclusion of characters. I include EVERYTHING! I have Nintendo, Sega, Square-Enix, and even Namco!

I would have to say my biggest competition is probably Super Smash Flash 2, but I've seen Super Smash Duel getting close. SSF2 has 46 characters and more to download. Now I thought... how can I beat that? And I concluded with this... SIXTY CHARACTERS!!! That's right... SIXTY!!!

But then, I decided against that, and now there are only 40 characters...

This game will probably be done by Early to Mid 2009. You can go to my Website for info on it, but it's pretty empty right now.