User blog comment:BHCreations/Underused Characters in Sm4sh/@comment-24357950-20150321195326

If I interpreted your complaint correctly, you're criticizing the fact that the constant overvaluation of certain popular characters by fans decreases the values of other characters, thus fans tend to avoid using other characters and consequently never get to experience their full potential, leading to certain characters to be overlooked by fans.

I can think of exactly two characters there. The Wii Fit Trainer and Donkey Kong. According to tier lists, those two are as good as always part of the lowest tier, especially the Wii Fit Trainer. I've given both a chance and I must say, once you learn how to use them properly, they're absolutely fantastic. The Wii Fit Trainer has weird looking moves and was very hard to control, but in the end she turned out to be very fast, very flexible (especially because she hits opponents from both sides with most of her attacks), an extremely powerful air combatant, a decent long-range and an even better close combatant as well as fit for survival challenges despite her lack of weight. I always liked her as a character but I strongly doubted her capabilities because of her constantly low positions in tier lists. However, I gave her a chance and she turned out to be an excelllent combatant that I personally consider better than the majority of supposed A and S tier characters. As for Donkey Kong, I have realized that he exceeds even Bowser in certain areas. I admit that I still consider Bowser a superior character, but Donkey Kong happens to be a both very quick and very powerful character with barely any lethal weaknesses. He's less likely to give his opponents an opening despite his weight, giving experienced gamers a huge advantage. I had my doubts about him too, but he really is more than just a decent character who certainly does not deserve to be part of the lowest tier.