Hey yall cool little tip here. If you go from the main menu of smash ultimate to; vault -> records -> battle data, then you can see which character you used the most. Hope this helps :)
@@trial5750 Let me put it this way, say you play Smash with one fighter. You think that's the fighter you play the most, only to go into the records and see it's someone else. The subversion of expectations for a potential main, that's what the records will show. Now that's not to say it's the end all be all. A fighter who got the most KOs may not even be accurate to the current character you're feeling good with. Example, I main the Aegis gals, but my highest KO master is Terry. That shouldn't dictate that Terry should be my main, but it does give me pause to reflect, if I played Terry so much, maybe there's something there for at least being a secondary? Something like that. This explanation was a lot longer than I thought it'd be XO. Long story short, it gives a vague idea that you can build off of. I hope this makes sense, if not, well I'll do my best to clarify XD
You can be known for being the best at a character or even regarded as one of the best in the world, but it's a whole 'nother thing to be regarded as the pro who wins tournaments with only random. Now THAT is a power move
As a waluigi main in MK8DX, i actually did choose him because i liked him. The kart combo however was a meta pick, but mr scooty and roller does look really funny with waluigi so it worked out in the end
I totally agree with his “don’t worry about tier lists” and I can talk because I’m a Bowser Jr. main. A lot of people put BJ on low or low mid tiers and that’s fine. But if you also main someone who is put on lower tier lists and you want respect for your main, I would highly recommend becoming a tournament player so that people would respect your character a lot more.
Jr is so much fun!!! Definitely one of the characters I got a kick from when I played 😆 anything can work in play until you reach the highest possible levels of gameplay anyway, so that's why tier lists don't matter for literally any other player!!!
I quite like how he doesn’t say that you must dedicate your life to smash. Before I found my main, I was terrible at playing the game. So I looked up how to get better at smash and the video I found was someone who was trying to say that you shouldn’t dedicate your life to it but the things he listed was basically saying to dedicate your life to it. So I never touched the game again until I played the mega man games and thought: “what if I played mega man in smash?”. And there you go, I’m a mega man main now.
@@redshell9205 Same. I was the spamming pikachu online. I dropped the game for a little bit and then I tried it again after watching tournament players play and I wanted to try again
The individual perspective part is especially important, you might grab joker or someone just because they're a top tier, only to later start messing around or something and realize you get way better results with bowser or kirby or someone just because even though they're a worse character they're more synced with your brain and your playstyle. Whatever character you feel flows the most intuitively for you is probably gonna be a better choice than whatever the tier lists recomend.
its not because they're "synced with your brain and playstyle" its that kirby and bowser are 100x easier characters to play than joker. Joker is top tier but he's also one of, if not thee hardest character to play.
@@moodafan123 Yes but you're neglecting how much playstyle effects it. Some people woulf have a 50x harder time learning joker than they would a character like snake not because of the difficulty of learning the character themself, but rather because one feels more smooth and proper to play. There is a bit of a difference when it comes to how much effort is needed for the same reward, yes, but the factor of how comfortable the character is to you is also a very important aspect.
@@nutmegdoesstuff1339 I agree, I picked up sheik and immediately synced with her, I even remember making up combos on the spot. My friend was really trying, so I never broke it to him that that was basically (besides me maining her in my early bad at the game-don’t know the moveset stages) my first time playing her. That being said, I am really bad at bowser.
Thank you for this video, Red! I still don't have a main, but thanks to your videos I learned to accept the idea that I'm not stuck with a character even if I spent 'blank' amount of hours playing them. I am certainly less stressed about picking a main :). Also, I think a good example of this is Riddles. He was a Terry main for a long time, and recently he found that he really enjoys playing Roy and has been doing amazing with him. So yeah!
He didn't pick roy because he enjoyed him he picked roy because he felt like terry was trash and wanted to pick a top tier. Roy is probably the easiest top tier to play aside from pissra
@@sebaschan-uwu I dunno man, I was watching the videos he made around when he picked the character up. And to be honest it looked like he enjoyed Roy quite a lot, the possibility he picked him because he is top tier is likely a factor- I don't think he would have given the time he did if he didn't enjoy the character even a little bit though. I know he dropped the character now, but he still occasionally plays him on stream.
Are you a high IQ player? If so then I recommend characters like Link, Young Link, Snake, etc.. Are you a nair god? Then I recommend characters like Sephiroth, Palutena, LINK!!!, etc... Are you a combo-heavy person? I recommend characters like Sora, Daisy, Peach, etc.. Do you like extremely broken chars? Joker, Wolf, Roy, Isabelle, etc.. will do the job I hope this helps
@@sazerae Okay WHAT!? Isabelle is not even close to broken lmao. She PALES in comparison to joker, wolf, and the like. Also, high iq? Saying "Are you a high iq player?" Is a poor way to phrase it because no one walks around like "ah yes my play style is high iq". You can say more of projectile campy characters rather than high iq. For "Nair God", no one should pick a main bc they like one move. Nair God is not a playstyle. It will be very difficult to win with purely Nair. Nair is an important tool, yes, but not the only necessary one. Also Sephy Nair is not close to Link or Palu, especially since his is a panic option at close range as a get off me tool, compared to the functionality of the other two. I'd say gnw, wolf, Ike, ivysaur, Ness, etc would be better examples of characters that rely more on their nairs. Now, for combo, you listed 2 characters. Peach and Daisy are clones. You couldve said Mario, Falco, Falcon, Pichu, Kirby, etc.
I heard this in a video about Splatoon but I think it applies here too: even if it's not 'meta', enjoying a character is an advantage in and of itself. You'll play better if you simply enjoy how you play, and that shouldn't be underestimated.
It's kinda nutty how similar our mains have been through the years. I started off with Robin because I loved all the setups, then once I became better at the game his frame data was too slow and I needed someone else. Byleth was released, and despite never having heard of them I picked them up and fell in love with the moveset for years. Then, as the Meta progressed and I got better I started to secondary Inkling for the frame date and eventually main Inkling and secondary Byleth, because both characters are so dang fun! Just thought it was a cool parallel :)
Inkling has some interesting mechanics and some interesting moves (proceeds to roller over half of the 8 player lobby because yes, and then proceed to not actually have a follow-up as I'm too new to the game)
Great video, but an important caveat is needed. We mustn't forget that when Waluigi finally approaches, he becomes the only character the community plays as for at least two years
Well considering how many people play banjo, ridley, chrom, and k rool, I'm not optimistic, but as long as waluigi is relatively easy and fun to play, i would definitely drop everything to give my full dedication to him
Honestly having options IS more fun. I was a peach main for like... what... 15 years??? Played competitive and such in my area. But one day I randomly decided I thought Ike was handsome and I wanted to be good at him and it kinda cracked a seal for me to get to a comfortable level on every character LOL. That was the most fun I ever had with smash and I don't play anymore because now it feels kinda samey to me 😩
Agreed, Ace in all but master of none is a good way to go for some, knowing who to choose for certain matchups, but its disadvantage is that the skill ceiling is lower for the characters bc you wont play them all the time. But having a main is another thing, the skill ceiling can be really high when mastering techs, but its disadvantage is that certain matchups wont work like Duck Hunt vs Joker for example.
You have 10 characters you play, your main would be the one you play the most/decide to play the most. Like I play around 7-8 characters. Main initially was Isabelle, then Bowser, into Pikachu, into Byleth, and now... probably gonna settle on Fox. Of all these characters, I definitely have the most experience as Pikachu, but the main may end up being Fox as I'm opting to use him primarily nowadays.
Love your mindset on the subject! As someone who plays for fun but likes to compete in friendly matches amongst friends I've tested the whole roster multiple times to see who feels the most fun and natural to play. Of course, how strong I perform with a character from the start also affects my choice but isn't the end-all. Because despite Yoshi being my best initial character, the one I really wanted to succeed with was Dark Pit because of their overall kit. So Yoshi is used more as a secondary for particular kinds of matchups. In Brawl I actually mained Pit and from the little Smash4 I played I landed best with Yoshi (who I liked playing in Melee). Seriously though, I even tried the Miis and found the Swordfighter to have a similar playstyle to Pit so I actually play them a whole lot too as another Secondary!
I’ve always wanted a fast, powerful, and easily controllable fun character…that’s why Villager was my first Main. Then I started playing as Sonic and he’s everything I was looking for in a Main, same with Young Link!
Brilliant advice! As a player who has a main, I can relate to this a lot. Mains are who you’re comfortable with, no matter the reputation of their players or play styles. Having fun with it is the most important part, imo
I originally stuck with Sonic mainly out of obsession that he made it into Brawl back in 2008. Thanks to Ultimate I’ve started flocking to other characters. For a while Cloud fit my play style as I prefer rushing down opponents and giving them no breathing room. I’ve of course started using Sora and Steve. But in the end Sonic still feels the best to me, running in for hits, springing back and going for another opening, and finding that moment for the kill.
I used to play Sonic in Brawl, though I switched to Toon Link. How you play Sonic sounds similar to how I played Toon Link, though recently I switched to Sora and I try to juggle characters more often and go for ledge-guards because of Sora's crazy recovery. I think it's affected how I play Toon Link though, because I had a match with a friend where I 3-stocked his Hero and I was going for a lot more juggles and follow-ups rather than just resetting neutral after I get a hit.
Bruhhh. How did you pick some of the most annoying characters to fight online (just my opinion lol) play who you enjoy, a good cloud or sora is fun. Even Steve can be if they don't spam lol
I remember trying to be a dark samus main at first, to be in theme with my username. Dark samus’ kit did not resonate at all With me. I then cycled through so many characters, until I made the mii I use as my pfp by complete accident, and I realized I haven’t given mii gunner a shot yet. It was perfect. 3131 gunner is such a good match for my playstyle. I can go up close, or just spam projectiles. I can either be somewhat hype or the lamest player you’ve ever seen. It all depends on what mood strikes me and I love it. I just wish more people took the miis seriously, gunner in particular. They are not “sans fodder”, they are valid characters!
@@tdawg490 Did you even watch the vid? The character just resonates with them, they have fun with that character, so at the end of the day, it can be "Hype" with the right person and mindset for it.
I am so glad he brought up the Pikachu things so many tier lists are screaming at me that Piranha Plant sucks, but I really want to main him. Now I feel freer to do so. You earned a sub.
Just ignore tier lists and play whoever fits your play-style most. I main Piranha Plant, despite all tier lists saying they suck as their moveset just clicks with me more than other fighters do
I mean, did you see Peanut wrecking people with Little Mac? A character still considered one of the worst in the game (if not THE worst). The whole time watching Hungrybox was saying, "Guys, there is NO tier list!" At least until Grand Finals (yes, Little Mac made it to GF) against Pikachu, literally one of the best in the game (if not THE best). Then you could see a bigger difference.
Don’t listen to tier lists. But I have no idea why on Earth anyone would wanna main piranha plant. They character has no personality and isn’t particularly unique or good.
@@OminousBlast Erm, neither do Steve or R.O.B. (personality wise) but plenty of people main them. People main characters based on how they play and how much they enjoy the playstyle. If someone enjoys Plant’s playstyle, like me, then they’re going to make them their main.
I got Smash Ultimate because my friends got it and i started grinding all the characters. I mained Kirby because my friend used it so well so i thought that it was just a good character. To this day (even though i prefer other characters) my friends skill has made me use Kirby SO MUCH that it Skyrocket to the top of almost EVERY SINGLE STAT. Most Used, ANd every other one except the most self destructs. Now i enjoy using Sora, Joker, Steve and Roy (even though i suck)
This video helped a lot, I was thinking a rush down but I eventually found out that Shulk is starting to call for me, his Manado arts and length really fits being aggressive though having the disjointed hotboxes I like on swordies
The don’t worry about Tier Lists point is so important. People completely ignore anybody below B tier and just assume that they can’t get anywhere with a low-tier character. That’s why with all of my mains I just go through characters that interest me and if I like them then I’ll check them out a bit more. That’s how I have my current main right now! (And if you were wondering, my main is Mega Man)
@@dillon1440 Yeah I know that now but I’m saying when I was looking for a new main I didn’t look at a Tier List to see where he ranked. He just interested me.
I main incin, I love the counter, combos, and aggressive read based playstyle, but im starting to main Lucas as he grants me far more potential and options, while still letting me catch peoples’ mistakes and go crazy when I want to be, especially offstage.
hey, thanks a lot for this video! This made me have a better look on how to choose your main, and because of this guide, after playing for over 300 hours, I finally have a character that I actually really love: corrin. Thanks man!
When I was looking for a character, I wanted someone with 3 things. At least some range or projectiles, a counter, and an directional up special. Using this, I got comfortable with Sephiroth. Sometimes I’ll switch it up with Mii Gunner, preferably with the Sans skin, but yea, those are my mains. And those wondering what I use for the Mii Gunner, I use Charge Shot, Flame Pillar, the directional rocket up special, and the reflect. I’ve had success with this many times, hope it can help you.
As you say, my main chose me. A long time ago I was randomly and completely casually discovering smash bros on my 2DS, and Lucina appeared as a new character. After I unlocked her, I tried to play a bit with her to know what kind of character she was, and I noticed that I instantly understood how to play with her, and so she became my main.
This video is beautiful. I’ve been struggling to find a main for so long. I pretty much play everybody. And if I find it fun doing that, I should keep on doing it.
I personally know I'm a year late but I lobe the message this video sends, as I just recently got ultimate, I haven't even gotten the full roster, but I find it a lot of fun to currently main inkling, and I know as I get some of the dlc, and the rest of the roster I'll find a new one, but sticking to one and trying out more is a good thing to do in these situations
Never too late I only got smash ultimate this June. I don’t have a main yet but enjoy various different characters and enjoy the game in general, despite not being the best at it
Him: Maybe you chose Dr. Mario and once you get to a higher level, you see that he has some problems that you never had encountered if chosen mario. Me: Encountered those problems and still kept maining doc
This reminds me of when a classmate of mine said that I should switch Pit to Dark Pit because his specials are better at damaging. Of course I kept using Pit-pat after that.
Used to go jigglypuff, but got tired of dying super early, my friends kept doing matches with me as i slowly changed from character to character, but one stuck out Ice climbers. They told me that ice climbers was completely trash and that they wherent worth it, im still learning how to do combos with them, but can consistently beat level 9 cpus (i dont have online unfortunately) thanks to whoever made this video :D
I've been using Rosalina consistently for about a year but I always want to explore more. It sucks though bc characters like Shulk and Steve require total dedication to get good at, but I don't want to drop Rosa
Maybe based since I'm a Luigi main but I recommend Luigi. He's simple to control and can pull off great moves if you practice right (which doesn't take a long time to master)
I personally think shulk would be a great secondary, not knowing the matchup charts for either character super duper well just in my experience, I feel like he would cover rosa’s bad matchups pretty well.
Reminder for the casual, non competitive, selective of your favorite game players, there is no right or wrong main fighter. One of the driving force of this very huge game is to simply go all out with several iconic characters in all out brawl in the most ridiculous worlds, items, and all sorts of hazardous fun. You can seriously kick ass with any character if the point is to just enjoy. No need to win or achieve anything if that's your worry. Even many of the best players legitimately have moments where they just don't care and will just go for the ride simply for the pleasure. That aside, your best main fighter for tournaments and competitive purposes has to fit with your style. Sure more are popular than others and there isn't really one size fits all approach. You just gotta know you. Are you obsessed with bashing them hard? Dashing around quickly and efficiently? Confusing the player? Build up for a burst of power? A combo lover? The counter/defensive type? Floaty? Mid air type? It's all up to you. There's many ways to win but many openings to fail. It's all good fun.
To think about it, I've been getting good with Luigi, Pyra/Mythra, Mii Gunner, and Sora, tbh. These four characters have been my best out of the 81 characters in the game. However, I'm still debating if whether Sora is really my main, because of the B-Neutral, since a few months ago. To simply put into words, it's usually separated into three categories going in a specific order; Firaga, which allows you to spam the same move with mild rapid fire, Thundaga, which is meant to launch opponents, but hit boxes are highly specific, then Blizzaga, which is meant to freeze opponents at close distances while reducing the opponent's shield.
@@__Diavolo__ they are lol. And you dont have to put the clown emoji, I can already tell you are one without having to see it. if you dont think luigi 0-death and zair + neutral b spam isnt carried. ESPECIALLY OFFLINE. Which pros do consistently, then you truly haven't fought a good luigi. Sora is more carried online than offline. But soras character is rewarded for mashing and doing simple fast fall combos that a 7 year old can learn along with the amazing control you have over his floatyness and recovery. Offline sora is not carried tho because it's easier to escape certain combos offline. And sora is completely neutral based.
Its been a very weird story. When pyra and mythra released, i really enjoyed playing them. I then looked into their home series, which i hadnt played and then bought xc2. Its still one of my all time favourite games and due to my love for xc2, i also just cant imagine playing someone other than pyra/mythra in smash. They are really fun to play to me.
Just found this video and I loved it. I’ve always had the mindset of trying to become the best, but setting myself the goal of just being the best of a character in my region feels much more comfortable. I’m thinking I’ll main Joker, purely because of the aesthetics tbh, but I do already enjoy his gameplay.
I BEG people to play as Bayonetta, there are billions of tutorials all over the place on how to play this character, and once you get good, you can actually be undefeatable! The Bayonetta community is one of the sweetest, and you will never get bored looking at Bayonetta montages. Her mixups are lovely and the fact that she has the best ladder combos is lovely! Her recovery is unbelievable, she can either be an on stage fighter or an off stage fighter (Both suit her uniquely). And most importantly, have fun!
After struggling to find a main for literally 2 years of constant playing, going through LITERALLY every character and learning all the different techs and combos. I finally ended with Falco. He’s awesome.
I just started story mode and stuck with the starting character. Kirby’s pretty good. I’ve obviously experimented with more characters, but most of my playtime is with Kirby.
I suppose I really gravitate towards gimmicky characters IE, Shulk, The FGC characters, Hero and Steve. I love how Shulk can shift play styles from his neutral, I love how the FGC characters have input commands, I love how Hero has a menu full of different moves that range from useful to useless, and I absolutely love how Steve can upgrade himself and how he has to mine to be effective.
Very wholesome and full of insight. I don't play Smash too much anymore, but I feel like this same mentality can apply to Splatoon 3 for choosing a main weapon, so thanks !
I’ve been maining Joker for around a year and a half but have recently switched to maining Shulk after realizing how much I loved his versatility/adaptability, neutral game, as well as seeing how good his character can be when played professionally. I’m having a lot of fun with Shulk although I don’t have the time to play Xenoblade. 😅
I've been on a character crisis since I started, getting more results with Lucina and Bowser, but seeing that I've been having a lot of fun practicing and learning about Pac Man, and seeing more potential with Pac Man, so this helped
2:25 As a Ness main, I don’t spam PK Fire. I instead use PK Thunder Headbutt and absolutely destroy others Also for Sudden Deaths, I just try to land a PK Thunder.
I actually use his airials and pk flash (with a few pk fire combos) most of the time. Works for me. I shred game n watch (who's supposed to be a bad matchup) and my alternative playstyle would probably screw with some comp players who are used to fighting *generic ness*
Wonderful video. I was a doc main in melee and still main him in ultimate due to familiarity, but unsure if there's someone else better for me now. I like your idea of the main choosing you and you'll know when you know.
I mostly play Kirby because I want to play Steve, but I feel like people would shame me for using a DLC character, even though I just love his grabs and wackiness...
For me it was Zelda and like you said "Your main picks you" she picked me, a couple months later Samus picked me. So my Main is Samus and Zelda is my secondary, Zelda felt like a stepping stone to Samus but Samus felt like she was rewarding me for learning the Zoner play style.
Never had a main, and never will. RANDOM is my true main, since it gives me a variety of characters on the fly, and the miis, since RANDOM cant select miis sadly... :/ But dare I say, that there is such thing as "comfort picks". Where if I can think of any character to just pick up and play, that would be K.rool for me lol
I can relate. I don’t have a main in any game in general. I simply play what I want to, eventually building my own “roster” of characters as there are always gonna be characters that I don’t enjoy using.
@@iijustafriendd Im glad I aint the only one then. ^_^ I have my characters that I dont enjoy playing as well, but either cause they are awkward like shotos or just the character is "EW" in a sense.
I am a veteran smash player and snake main, but decided to check this video out in case I want to refer new players to it. I loved the "like this video" plug, very clever lol
I'd still be looking for a main if Sephiroth didn't come into the game. I just fall in love with every character I play because everyone is unique in their own way. Just Sephiroth takes things from multiple characters, and I love the character itself. My goals: #1 Do cool stuff.... but I mean who doesn't. #2 Teaching friends how to play #3 Have some rivals #4 It's addicting being the 1 in a 1v2 or 1v3 Explanations for those who want to read a wall of text: For #2 and #3 - I've always loved teaching people how to play and love to see people improve, it makes me happy to have helped. One particular player made me want to have a rival. They were a Pikachu main since Smash 64, and I could kick their butt with any character I wanted to use when I first met them. Then as I gave them more tips they got better. After giving them some tips, I picked up Pikachu for 100 matches then fought him and we went rather even, but our gameplay was vastly different because his combos were pretty deadly due to having basically perfect control over his character. I couldn't input well at the time so I had to do what I'm better at with the mental game and just constantly beat him in neutral and keep him in bad situations. Then he started going to tournaments after that. Now he's so good he moves like the top players do, and if I do any slight mistake, he'll deal massive damage or take a stock. Ridley is usually an easy mode character for me, but my Ridley can barely touch his Pikachu. Nowadays the only characters that have a chance against him are Lucario (I'm good at staying alive, Pikachu can struggle to KO sometimes, so high aura often. Also more competitive players tend to lose focus when aura gets involved), Meta Knight (can't be gimped and just similar to Pikachu in a lot of ways, one of my favorite matchups), and Sephiroth (My main that emphasizes my strengths as a player). For #4 From Melee -> Smash 4 I've always been vastly better than anyone else I played, so I usually toyed with any opponents I would face. Hence why I tried out so many characters so there was a little more challenge. However, when friends wanted to play, we always had a blast pretending I'm sort of final boss as they try to gang up on me. For Glory in Smash 4 didn't help either, because it was usually once a week I would ever find someone on par with my skill level, but when that happens, they'd usually be a bit better (probably because they actually went to tournaments or have a training partner). As much as I hate not being able to swap characters/names in Ultimate, at least matchmaking makes things a lot more balanced than Smash 4, so I'm put up against good people frequently nowadays. So I feel like I'm not that great, I want to improve again so I can become that super boss that nobody can touch once again. For #1 I have to define what is cool to me, since what maybe cool to one person, may not be cool to someone else. So someplace to start is why I got into competitive smash. I got into it because of Link VS Snake matches between Izaw and Calzorz (Brawl looks so slow nowadays) because there's just chaos everywhere, projectiles cutting off locations for each player, while knowing when to use the projectiles to attack like you're playing chess or something. While I do love having lots of projectiles, I don't need them to feel maximum happiness. Off the top of my head Meta Knight, Ridley, Marth, Roy, Ike, Sheik, Fox are all characters that I love to play (and don't often use Ridley and Fox's projectiles) List of things I find cool: Lots of options, versatility for different playstyles, At least one satisfyingly strong (preferably flashy) move, Mind games, Feeling/causing "fear", Motion inputs, characters that feel like they show my knowledge of fundamentals, mobility, aerial, easy to use hard to master, character looks cool, nostalgia for the character, character is relatable in some way Things I'm not a fan of: Armor on too many moves (K. Rool), not letting my opponent play (ex. Mythra, campy Sonic, Ness PK Fire). Basically I like to feel like I'm actually fighting my opponent. Some characters I strongly look at if Sephiroth wasn't in the game and reasons why: Pichu - Strong moves, Feel fear because can die at any moment, cause fear because combos are insane along with oppressive speed, very mobile, very hard to master, character too adorable Lucario - Feels fundamental, Cause/feel fear because high aura, strong attacks from high aura (but only sometimes because low aura, which makes high aura feel more intense than playing characters that are strong 24/7), mobility, aerial, movie nostalgia, relatable because of the movie Ridley - Scary in general, I love seeing people's gameplay crumble once they get skewered even a single time, multiple strong flashy moves. Plays "fair" most of the time, but not too uncommon to pull a "cheap trick" if the opponent stops paying attention for a moment, nostalgia Inkling - mobility, projectiles, ink can cause some fear for some players, character is stylish af, nostalgia for the game Sora - Surprisingly lot of mix up type stuff, aerial, projectiles, feels like the best representation of what smash is all about funnily enough Wolf - Very fundamental overall (outside of top tier privilege and blaster being a bit strong for the tool it is), Many flashy strong moves, looks cool, nostalgia from assault Meta Knight - Strong flashy moves, aerial, mobile, dimensional cape is constant source for fear even if it never gets used, character that introduced me to the concept of duels, One of the coolest looking characters in the roster, my meta knight is like universally loved by every player that has ever fought it and I like making people happy since every other character usually gets complained about at some point for one reason or another Honorable mentions: Sonic, R.O.B., Byleth, Ryu, Ken, Terry, Kazuya, Joker, Snake, Belmonts, Roy, Marth, Hero, Fox, Mii Brawler, Sheik, Greninja, Ike, Pits, Mewtwo, Cloud, Pokemon Trainer, Links, Samuses, Robin, Pac-Man, Incineroar, Ganondorf, Duck Hunt, Wii Fit Trainer, Corrin As you can tell, I was having a massive character crisis before Sephiroth got in. I'm used to adapting to new playstyles to fit whatever game I play and mastering every gameplay style available. Playing new characters in hopes of discounting them in the future just made me fall in love making character crisis even worse. Reasons why I love Sephiroth so much: - Despite having a ridiculous range with his sword he feels fundamental and like he has to read the opponent constantly to do his thing. - Has projectiles that are flashy cause fear and help provide mix ups - Quite mobile with his speed and blade/octaslash and OWA, - Sephiroth's gameplay felt natural to me and it makes me feel good when it's incredibly rare to see a good Sephiroth despite his popularity -Lots of his moves are strong and flashy - One of the coolest looking characters in Smash - I have nostalgia for him. I haven't played FF7 yet and that's on my to-do list, but I've seen the cinematic cutscenes in games and movie, and love watching people fail fighting him in Kingdom Hearts. Growing up I always viewed him being one of the most "badass" characters to exist. Alucard was right there with him. Dunno why I like quiet polite long white haired guys in black outfits that are overpowered and super fast so much. Though I like Sephiroth a little more, he's always smiling and acts how I feel when I've "mastered" a video game, Alucard needs to cheer up a bit. - One of the most relatable characters in the roster, but with how simplistic most characters are in the roster, probably not too hard to do.
I remember when I first played SSBU. I started maining Dr. Mario after I saw someone use him in a one-on-one tourney. I even made myself a good combo for the doctor. Fast forward to present day, I have the blue blur himself as my main, running around at light speed and never giving the opponent a chance to breathe.
I have tried maining Pit because I like his playing style, and I think he looks pretty cool. While I'm just trying to be better in my friend group, this video has still helped me a lot. Thanks.
In every other smash game that Ive played (brawl/smash 4) theres always been one or two characters that I've stuck with but with Ultimate theres at least 10 and I think that speaks volumes to the sheer variety and creativity within the roster
i feel like some people forget what smash bros is about. i get a lot of hate for maining simon belmont, but i play as him because i grew up playing castlevania. Smash is about playing as the characters from franchises you love.
I’m mega late to the party, but here’s my two cents: Play around. See which characters mesh with your play style. Because truth be told, just because a character is ‘meta’ doesn’t mean that they’ll fit well with your playing style.
I’ve been looking for a solid main for a bout a couple years now. But now I’m gonna be searching for a *fun* main. Thanks for this man, helped a kiloton.
The ending is perfect. I play whoever I'm feeling in that moment. Only if I'm trying to be super competitive (usually I don't care) will I go my main, and even then, I have situational mains
My goal at the beginning was to be regionally ranked. I knew my main from day 1 so I was lucky, but as I started playing more and competing more, I saw the righting on the wall. If i want to be regionally ranked, I need to develop the ability to come up with gameplans for a lot of characters. This is very, very time consuming. As i played more, i found more things distract me from my main interest (smash) at the time. So, I changed my goal. To be able to intelligently talk about the game with other players that are much more experienced than I am. I have succeeded in that goal and for now I am happy with it. There may come a day when I want to compete more again and grind for a top regional spot but for right now, my ability to talk about literally anything in the game from different perspectives is enough for me. The community will always be there if I want to rekindle my passion for competition. Good luck on anyone's journey to rise the ranks.
I don't really have a main as I'm more of a jack of all trades person when it comes to Super smash. Tho my 8 favorites are Mewtwo, Bowser, Ike, Sero suit samus, Sheik, Lukario, Yoshi and Ganadorf. I also tend to play with just about any characters in more or less, some I play better with and other worse. :) I'm not really a competitive person so I don't really care that much about finding a main or having one that I play more than others.
I'd almost forgotten what stock Spring Stadium looked like- Why isn't it legal? It's basically a built-in skill check that puts you in disadvantage anyway
I main Kirby, but my secondaries include Bowser, Captain Falcon, Joker, and Sora. The funny thing is that I actually don't know how good I am against other players with them since my internet is garbage so I can't do online, and there aren't any Smash Bros tournaments in Sydney to play locally (That I can find).
This video is the only helpful one I’ve found. A new way I just thought of to try and determine your main in ssbu is to make a tier list combining the fighters u love and the ones that you want to be good at or like the idea.
Dr. Mario main here! Doc found me when I was playing World of Light and wanted to try him out to see how this guy actually works (since I had heard he wasn't good). Turns out, he ended up being super comfortable for me to play, with his relatively strong kill options and DSpecial being super fun to use. Tho, I do sometimes end up using Meta Knight/Pit if I want a more reliable recovery since they're also comfortable for me to use easily.
I'm not big on Elite Smash [wifi laggers, gremlins, etc.] So I actually started doing random squad strikes against random lv 9 cpus to vary up my experience. Yes yes, fighting CPUs isn't the same as a real opponent, but it puts me into the position to try and figure out more of the roster, both for my game play and learning what counter play might work.
Something I learned myself that is really important is not to try going for a character just because you think their strong. It did not work well for me with Pikachu, I was always at a loss for a while being beaten by my younger siblings. It was then that I decided to move on from the idea of strength and go random. That’s when one in particular called out to me, which I wouldn’t have anticipated: Yoshi. Not only could I navigate with him well, I found I could genuinely just have fun playing him when I wasn’t trying to be competitive. Im trying with cycling between multiple characters, some to practice using different moves and some just cause they seem cool to me. But Yoshi will always be my top main. Just go with what you like, don’t feel pressured to choose a main based on tier lists or anything like that. And it’s fine to have multiple mains, they’ll come to you if you just keep trying :)
I've never cared about tier lists, seeing as I main DK. I picked him because I love the Donkey Kong Country games, I love him as a character and I have fun with him. Sure. I get beat fairly regularly due to his limited potential, but even with that, I'm at 12,200,000 gsp because I know this character. I know how he works and how to bring out the best in him. So yeah, don't worry about tier placement
This video was very helpful as someone who does local smash tournaments I keep swapping characters trying to find someone who I just good with yet have fun with which is like never so thanks for giving me a different way of thinking about it other then u just gotta be the best but to have fun
I have a main, main, and a plain main. The plain main switches every few months. The main, main I always come back to and realize I get BETTER with by learning new characters. I feel like I've been growing much faster than if I was to just stick with one character.
I found my main in an interesting way. Me and my friends were playing Smash this one time, and we were all using random characters. This is why I believe the phrase "You don't choose your main, your main chooses you". We started a match with random characters, and the game gave me Meta Knight. I found myself doing really good with him and enjoying his move set. So when we stopped playing random and chose our own characters, I used Meta Knight. I adapted to his move set and started practicing combos with him. That's how I found my main. I hope to be able to learn more advanced combos and become a more intense player in the future.
I was a proud Bowser, Link and Snake main since I started back in Brawl. I expanded to Cloud at the later half of Smash 4, and I also got into Inkling a bit, but I'm not as good with her as I am with the other few.
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What are your goals as a Smash player?
i just hit clips 😭
Having gone to tournaments, I’ve found that I’d rather just have fun. I don’t need that stress in my life. 😂
Everyone in elite. The system is horribly set up but it’s not like I’ll ever be the best in the world so I don’t feel like doing tourneys
My goals are beyond your understanding
I want to play the rest of the DLC. Hero looks fun to me since he is goofy and not very serious
Hey yall cool little tip here. If you go from the main menu of smash ultimate to; vault -> records -> battle data, then you can see which character you used the most. Hope this helps :)
Ngl I think all the records and battle data is really interesting and fun to go through.
It doesn’t . Why would this help
@@trial5750 It will most likely help others, if it doesn’t apply to you then don’t say anything.
@@trial5750 Let me put it this way, say you play Smash with one fighter. You think that's the fighter you play the most, only to go into the records and see it's someone else.
The subversion of expectations for a potential main, that's what the records will show. Now that's not to say it's the end all be all. A fighter who got the most KOs may not even be accurate to the current character you're feeling good with.
Example, I main the Aegis gals, but my highest KO master is Terry. That shouldn't dictate that Terry should be my main, but it does give me pause to reflect, if I played Terry so much, maybe there's something there for at least being a secondary? Something like that.
This explanation was a lot longer than I thought it'd be XO. Long story short, it gives a vague idea that you can build off of. I hope this makes sense, if not, well I'll do my best to clarify XD
This will help ALOT!
Thank you!😊
It’s decided; I main random.
So your good at everything?
Like me
Real asf
You can be known for being the best at a character or even regarded as one of the best in the world, but it's a whole 'nother thing to be regarded as the pro who wins tournaments with only random.
Now THAT is a power move
The RNG gods will decide
“Don’t follow the meta. Use what character you like.”
If only we had a version of this for the Mariokart 8DX community.
I fucking choked🤣
Pain...
Mario Kart Wii fits here more
True we all just see waluigi's and wigglers
As a waluigi main in MK8DX, i actually did choose him because i liked him. The kart combo however was a meta pick, but mr scooty and roller does look really funny with waluigi so it worked out in the end
As a Mii User in Mario Kart, all I can say is I'm GOATed
I totally agree with his “don’t worry about tier lists” and I can talk because I’m a Bowser Jr. main. A lot of people put BJ on low or low mid tiers and that’s fine. But if you also main someone who is put on lower tier lists and you want respect for your main, I would highly recommend becoming a tournament player so that people would respect your character a lot more.
Jr is so much fun!!! Definitely one of the characters I got a kick from when I played 😆 anything can work in play until you reach the highest possible levels of gameplay anyway, so that's why tier lists don't matter for literally any other player!!!
"put BJ low" 😂
I have a friend that makes that character surprisingly terrifying to play against and rolls everyone when he runs Bowser Jr. lol
I quite like how he doesn’t say that you must dedicate your life to smash. Before I found my main, I was terrible at playing the game. So I looked up how to get better at smash and the video I found was someone who was trying to say that you shouldn’t dedicate your life to it but the things he listed was basically saying to dedicate your life to it. So I never touched the game again until I played the mega man games and thought: “what if I played mega man in smash?”. And there you go, I’m a mega man main now.
@@redshell9205 Same. I was the spamming pikachu online. I dropped the game for a little bit and then I tried it again after watching tournament players play and I wanted to try again
The individual perspective part is especially important, you might grab joker or someone just because they're a top tier, only to later start messing around or something and realize you get way better results with bowser or kirby or someone just because even though they're a worse character they're more synced with your brain and your playstyle. Whatever character you feel flows the most intuitively for you is probably gonna be a better choice than whatever the tier lists recomend.
its not because they're "synced with your brain and playstyle" its that kirby and bowser are 100x easier characters to play than joker. Joker is top tier but he's also one of, if not thee hardest character to play.
@@moodafan123 Yes but you're neglecting how much playstyle effects it. Some people woulf have a 50x harder time learning joker than they would a character like snake not because of the difficulty of learning the character themself, but rather because one feels more smooth and proper to play. There is a bit of a difference when it comes to how much effort is needed for the same reward, yes, but the factor of how comfortable the character is to you is also a very important aspect.
i play both bowser and kirby
yikes
@@nutmegdoesstuff1339 I agree, I picked up sheik and immediately synced with her, I even remember making up combos on the spot. My friend was really trying, so I never broke it to him that that was basically (besides me maining her in my early bad at the game-don’t know the moveset stages) my first time playing her. That being said, I am really bad at bowser.
@@epicsstuff9060same lmao
I feel like a lot of this advice can translate into real world scenarios that have nothing to do with gaming 💀
Thank you for this video, Red! I still don't have a main, but thanks to your videos I learned to accept the idea that I'm not stuck with a character even if I spent 'blank' amount of hours playing them. I am certainly less stressed about picking a main :). Also, I think a good example of this is Riddles. He was a Terry main for a long time, and recently he found that he really enjoys playing Roy and has been doing amazing with him. So yeah!
He didn't pick roy because he enjoyed him he picked roy because he felt like terry was trash and wanted to pick a top tier. Roy is probably the easiest top tier to play aside from pissra
@@sebaschan-uwu I dunno man, I was watching the videos he made around when he picked the character up. And to be honest it looked like he enjoyed Roy quite a lot, the possibility he picked him because he is top tier is likely a factor- I don't think he would have given the time he did if he didn't enjoy the character even a little bit though. I know he dropped the character now, but he still occasionally plays him on stream.
Are you a high IQ player? If so then I recommend characters like Link, Young Link, Snake, etc..
Are you a nair god? Then I recommend characters like Sephiroth, Palutena, LINK!!!, etc...
Are you a combo-heavy person? I recommend characters like Sora, Daisy, Peach, etc..
Do you like extremely broken chars? Joker, Wolf, Roy, Isabelle, etc.. will do the job
I hope this helps
@@sazerae Okay WHAT!? Isabelle is not even close to broken lmao. She PALES in comparison to joker, wolf, and the like. Also, high iq? Saying "Are you a high iq player?" Is a poor way to phrase it because no one walks around like "ah yes my play style is high iq". You can say more of projectile campy characters rather than high iq. For "Nair God", no one should pick a main bc they like one move. Nair God is not a playstyle. It will be very difficult to win with purely Nair. Nair is an important tool, yes, but not the only necessary one. Also Sephy Nair is not close to Link or Palu, especially since his is a panic option at close range as a get off me tool, compared to the functionality of the other two. I'd say gnw, wolf, Ike, ivysaur, Ness, etc would be better examples of characters that rely more on their nairs. Now, for combo, you listed 2 characters. Peach and Daisy are clones. You couldve said Mario, Falco, Falcon, Pichu, Kirby, etc.
@@ElariaFlori calm down its just a recommendation I only had like 1 week worth of SSBU experience
I heard this in a video about Splatoon but I think it applies here too: even if it's not 'meta', enjoying a character is an advantage in and of itself. You'll play better if you simply enjoy how you play, and that shouldn't be underestimated.
And something off meta can be unexpected and they’re probably not as well trained if trained at all against the character/weapon or whatever.
It's kinda nutty how similar our mains have been through the years. I started off with Robin because I loved all the setups, then once I became better at the game his frame data was too slow and I needed someone else. Byleth was released, and despite never having heard of them I picked them up and fell in love with the moveset for years. Then, as the Meta progressed and I got better I started to secondary Inkling for the frame date and eventually main Inkling and secondary Byleth, because both characters are so dang fun! Just thought it was a cool parallel :)
Was about to say, letting go of Byleth makes one a fool. Good on ya.
I swap between byleth and wii fit trainer 😂
Maining inkling is a good choice. Plus byleth is also really good.
Inkling has some interesting mechanics and some interesting moves (proceeds to roller over half of the 8 player lobby because yes, and then proceed to not actually have a follow-up as I'm too new to the game)
I never heard of practically any of the swordfighters/human characther which is like 50 procent of the characther
Great video, but an important caveat is needed. We mustn't forget that when Waluigi finally approaches, he becomes the only character the community plays as for at least two years
Well considering how many people play banjo, ridley, chrom, and k rool, I'm not optimistic, but as long as waluigi is relatively easy and fun to play, i would definitely drop everything to give my full dedication to him
I always felt a little weird about having like 10 mains, but I'm having fun, and more options is probably better than just one, thanks for the video!
Who do you main?
Same
Honestly having options IS more fun. I was a peach main for like... what... 15 years??? Played competitive and such in my area. But one day I randomly decided I thought Ike was handsome and I wanted to be good at him and it kinda cracked a seal for me to get to a comfortable level on every character LOL. That was the most fun I ever had with smash and I don't play anymore because now it feels kinda samey to me 😩
Agreed, Ace in all but master of none is a good way to go for some, knowing who to choose for certain matchups, but its disadvantage is that the skill ceiling is lower for the characters bc you wont play them all the time.
But having a main is another thing, the skill ceiling can be really high when mastering techs, but its disadvantage is that certain matchups wont work like Duck Hunt vs Joker for example.
You have 10 characters you play, your main would be the one you play the most/decide to play the most. Like I play around 7-8 characters. Main initially was Isabelle, then Bowser, into Pikachu, into Byleth, and now... probably gonna settle on Fox.
Of all these characters, I definitely have the most experience as Pikachu, but the main may end up being Fox as I'm opting to use him primarily nowadays.
The only time when “I paid for the whole [roster], I’m using the whole [roster]” isn’t a joke
Love your mindset on the subject!
As someone who plays for fun but likes to compete in friendly matches amongst friends I've tested the whole roster multiple times to see who feels the most fun and natural to play. Of course, how strong I perform with a character from the start also affects my choice but isn't the end-all. Because despite Yoshi being my best initial character, the one I really wanted to succeed with was Dark Pit because of their overall kit. So Yoshi is used more as a secondary for particular kinds of matchups.
In Brawl I actually mained Pit and from the little Smash4 I played I landed best with Yoshi (who I liked playing in Melee). Seriously though, I even tried the Miis and found the Swordfighter to have a similar playstyle to Pit so I actually play them a whole lot too as another Secondary!
I’ve always wanted a fast, powerful, and easily controllable fun character…that’s why Villager was my first Main. Then I started playing as Sonic and he’s everything I was looking for in a Main, same with Young Link!
Brilliant advice! As a player who has a main, I can relate to this a lot. Mains are who you’re comfortable with, no matter the reputation of their players or play styles. Having fun with it is the most important part, imo
What main is it? Mine is Luigi
"I'm looking at you Ness mains"
_sweats in Lucas main_
This is a very good video, and it's also cool that you added the Gaur Plain theme in the background.
I originally stuck with Sonic mainly out of obsession that he made it into Brawl back in 2008. Thanks to Ultimate I’ve started flocking to other characters. For a while Cloud fit my play style as I prefer rushing down opponents and giving them no breathing room. I’ve of course started using Sora and Steve. But in the end Sonic still feels the best to me, running in for hits, springing back and going for another opening, and finding that moment for the kill.
I used to play Sonic in Brawl, though I switched to Toon Link. How you play Sonic sounds similar to how I played Toon Link, though recently I switched to Sora and I try to juggle characters more often and go for ledge-guards because of Sora's crazy recovery. I think it's affected how I play Toon Link though, because I had a match with a friend where I 3-stocked his Hero and I was going for a lot more juggles and follow-ups rather than just resetting neutral after I get a hit.
I do like sonic for his speed, but I find him really hard to control
Bruhhh. How did you pick some of the most annoying characters to fight online (just my opinion lol) play who you enjoy, a good cloud or sora is fun. Even Steve can be if they don't spam lol
Just started main cloud
I remember trying to be a dark samus main at first, to be in theme with my username. Dark samus’ kit did not resonate at all With me. I then cycled through so many characters, until I made the mii I use as my pfp by complete accident, and I realized I haven’t given mii gunner a shot yet. It was perfect. 3131 gunner is such a good match for my playstyle. I can go up close, or just spam projectiles. I can either be somewhat hype or the lamest player you’ve ever seen. It all depends on what mood strikes me and I love it. I just wish more people took the miis seriously, gunner in particular. They are not “sans fodder”, they are valid characters!
Mii Brawler main (1232 and 1312). The Miis also have issues that need fixed (Brawler misses the autocancel window on a shorthop fair by 1 frame)
It’s actually not possible to be hype with mii gunner, just had to correct you there
@@tdawg490 you're wrong and loud. Crazy.
The mii players must rise up in the community
@@tdawg490 Did you even watch the vid? The character just resonates with them, they have fun with that character, so at the end of the day, it can be "Hype" with the right person and mindset for it.
I get bored so fast that I main seven characters at any given time
I am so glad he brought up the Pikachu things so many tier lists are screaming at me that Piranha Plant sucks, but I really want to main him. Now I feel freer to do so.
You earned a sub.
Just ignore tier lists and play whoever fits your play-style most. I main Piranha Plant, despite all tier lists saying they suck as their moveset just clicks with me more than other fighters do
Even though I'm a Kirby main (been one since Brawl) I can relate to that statement
I mean, did you see Peanut wrecking people with Little Mac? A character still considered one of the worst in the game (if not THE worst).
The whole time watching Hungrybox was saying, "Guys, there is NO tier list!" At least until Grand Finals (yes, Little Mac made it to GF) against Pikachu, literally one of the best in the game (if not THE best). Then you could see a bigger difference.
Don’t listen to tier lists. But I have no idea why on Earth anyone would wanna main piranha plant. They character has no personality and isn’t particularly unique or good.
@@OminousBlast Erm, neither do Steve or R.O.B. (personality wise) but plenty of people main them. People main characters based on how they play and how much they enjoy the playstyle. If someone enjoys Plant’s playstyle, like me, then they’re going to make them their main.
I mained Ike for a year but I think Meta Knight is my new main after watching this video. Keep up the amazing work!
I mained "Random Box" in friend arenas for a while until I fell in love with a plant.
Always love seeing a fellow Plant main!
I got Smash Ultimate because my friends got it and i started grinding all the characters. I mained Kirby because my friend used it so well so i thought that it was just a good character. To this day (even though i prefer other characters) my friends skill has made me use Kirby SO MUCH that it Skyrocket to the top of almost EVERY SINGLE STAT. Most Used, ANd every other one except the most self destructs. Now i enjoy using Sora, Joker, Steve and Roy (even though i suck)
This video helped a lot, I was thinking a rush down but I eventually found out that Shulk is starting to call for me, his Manado arts and length really fits being aggressive though having the disjointed hotboxes I like on swordies
The don’t worry about Tier Lists point is so important. People completely ignore anybody below B tier and just assume that they can’t get anywhere with a low-tier character. That’s why with all of my mains I just go through characters that interest me and if I like them then I’ll check them out a bit more. That’s how I have my current main right now!
(And if you were wondering, my main is Mega Man)
Megaman is high tier
@@dillon1440 Yeah I know that now but I’m saying when I was looking for a new main I didn’t look at a Tier List to see where he ranked. He just interested me.
I main incin, I love the counter, combos, and aggressive read based playstyle, but im starting to main Lucas as he grants me far more potential and options, while still letting me catch peoples’ mistakes and go crazy when I want to be, especially offstage.
hey, thanks a lot for this video! This made me have a better look on how to choose your main, and because of this guide, after playing for over 300 hours, I finally have a character that I actually really love: corrin. Thanks man!
since watching this, I've picked up Toon Link, and it's now my favorite character/main
When I was looking for a character, I wanted someone with 3 things. At least some range or projectiles, a counter, and an directional up special. Using this, I got comfortable with Sephiroth. Sometimes I’ll switch it up with Mii Gunner, preferably with the Sans skin, but yea, those are my mains.
And those wondering what I use for the Mii Gunner, I use Charge Shot, Flame Pillar, the directional rocket up special, and the reflect. I’ve had success with this many times, hope it can help you.
I've always liked Luigi even since the N64 version. When I got Ultimate I didn't think twice about picking Luigi
You don’t have to but with how that sounds you could also try and starfox charecter as well
Range or projectiles, a counter and a directional up special. Sounds like any star fox character
Corrin! :D
Imagine there is a person who never played SSBU and already has a main
As you say, my main chose me.
A long time ago I was randomly and completely casually discovering smash bros on my 2DS, and Lucina appeared as a new character. After I unlocked her, I tried to play a bit with her to know what kind of character she was, and I noticed that I instantly understood how to play with her, and so she became my main.
I have my mains, but I'm always looking for new characters to play so videos like these still help
This video is beautiful. I’ve been struggling to find a main for so long. I pretty much play everybody. And if I find it fun doing that, I should keep on doing it.
Yes, this. Believe it or not, fun is the way to go. Unless you're in money-tourney mode.
I personally know I'm a year late but I lobe the message this video sends, as I just recently got ultimate, I haven't even gotten the full roster, but I find it a lot of fun to currently main inkling, and I know as I get some of the dlc, and the rest of the roster I'll find a new one, but sticking to one and trying out more is a good thing to do in these situations
Never too late I only got smash ultimate this June. I don’t have a main yet but enjoy various different characters and enjoy the game in general, despite not being the best at it
Him: Maybe you chose Dr. Mario and once you get to a higher level, you see that he has some problems that you never had encountered if chosen mario.
Me: Encountered those problems and still kept maining doc
This reminds me of when a classmate of mine said that I should switch Pit to Dark Pit because his specials are better at damaging.
Of course I kept using Pit-pat after that.
Used to go jigglypuff, but got tired of dying super early, my friends kept doing matches with me as i slowly changed from character to character, but one stuck out
Ice climbers. They told me that ice climbers was completely trash and that they wherent worth it, im still learning how to do combos with them, but can consistently beat level 9 cpus (i dont have online unfortunately) thanks to whoever made this video :D
I've been using Rosalina consistently for about a year but I always want to explore more. It sucks though bc characters like Shulk and Steve require total dedication to get good at, but I don't want to drop Rosa
Maybe based since I'm a Luigi main but I recommend Luigi. He's simple to control and can pull off great moves if you practice right (which doesn't take a long time to master)
I personally think shulk would be a great secondary, not knowing the matchup charts for either character super duper well just in my experience, I feel like he would cover rosa’s bad matchups pretty well.
@@chloelittle7036 I mean yeah, her worst matchups are swords (especially pyra/mythra). The fact that shulk can outrange them would be helpful
Reminder for the casual, non competitive, selective of your favorite game players, there is no right or wrong main fighter. One of the driving force of this very huge game is to simply go all out with several iconic characters in all out brawl in the most ridiculous worlds, items, and all sorts of hazardous fun. You can seriously kick ass with any character if the point is to just enjoy. No need to win or achieve anything if that's your worry. Even many of the best players legitimately have moments where they just don't care and will just go for the ride simply for the pleasure.
That aside, your best main fighter for tournaments and competitive purposes has to fit with your style. Sure more are popular than others and there isn't really one size fits all approach. You just gotta know you. Are you obsessed with bashing them hard? Dashing around quickly and efficiently? Confusing the player? Build up for a burst of power? A combo lover? The counter/defensive type? Floaty? Mid air type? It's all up to you. There's many ways to win but many openings to fail. It's all good fun.
To think about it, I've been getting good with Luigi, Pyra/Mythra, Mii Gunner, and Sora, tbh. These four characters have been my best out of the 81 characters in the game. However, I'm still debating if whether Sora is really my main, because of the B-Neutral, since a few months ago. To simply put into words, it's usually separated into three categories going in a specific order; Firaga, which allows you to spam the same move with mild rapid fire, Thundaga, which is meant to launch opponents, but hit boxes are highly specific, then Blizzaga, which is meant to freeze opponents at close distances while reducing the opponent's shield.
Its cus those are carried characters except mii gunner
@@rang4889 imagine saying Luigi and Sora carry 🤡
@@__Diavolo__ they are lol. And you dont have to put the clown emoji, I can already tell you are one without having to see it. if you dont think luigi 0-death and zair + neutral b spam isnt carried. ESPECIALLY OFFLINE. Which pros do consistently, then you truly haven't fought a good luigi. Sora is more carried online than offline. But soras character is rewarded for mashing and doing simple fast fall combos that a 7 year old can learn along with the amazing control you have over his floatyness and recovery. Offline sora is not carried tho because it's easier to escape certain combos offline. And sora is completely neutral based.
@@rang4889 u just typed a whole ass paragraph trying to justify why u cant get good lmao. Tons of characters have 0-deaths, just learn the matchup.
@@__Diavolo__ lol u saying that just proves you've never went to a competitive scene ever. It's more than "knowing the matchup"
Its been a very weird story. When pyra and mythra released, i really enjoyed playing them. I then looked into their home series, which i hadnt played and then bought xc2. Its still one of my all time favourite games and due to my love for xc2, i also just cant imagine playing someone other than pyra/mythra in smash. They are really fun to play to me.
Just found this video and I loved it. I’ve always had the mindset of trying to become the best, but setting myself the goal of just being the best of a character in my region feels much more comfortable. I’m thinking I’ll main Joker, purely because of the aesthetics tbh, but I do already enjoy his gameplay.
I BEG people to play as Bayonetta, there are billions of tutorials all over the place on how to play this character, and once you get good, you can actually be undefeatable! The Bayonetta community is one of the sweetest, and you will never get bored looking at Bayonetta montages. Her mixups are lovely and the fact that she has the best ladder combos is lovely! Her recovery is unbelievable, she can either be an on stage fighter or an off stage fighter (Both suit her uniquely). And most importantly, have fun!
YESSSSS, HER FIGHT STYLE IS SO FLOWY AFTER UNDERSTANDING HER MOVES
I like yoshi more
my main is random and im proud
What is your main
@@minibobo1075 random
@@polydorasxatzi1345 oh
I fear you
After struggling to find a main for literally 2 years of constant playing, going through LITERALLY every character and learning all the different techs and combos. I finally ended with Falco. He’s awesome.
I just started story mode and stuck with the starting character. Kirby’s pretty good. I’ve obviously experimented with more characters, but most of my playtime is with Kirby.
I have played kirby the most and lets just say air down b and up b carries me
@@palo6199 wait you mean the Up B is actually good?
@@The_Shimp i like spamming it
@@The_Shimp It's got it's niche, but anyone with good reaction times can punish it. The main use is the projectile.
I started with Kirby, then Ike, then Ridley, then Dark Pit, and now, I have Ridley, Bowser, Wolf and occasionally Mario.
The way I picked my main is similar to how you picked Sora. I looked at Little Mac and thought “he looks cool” been playing him ever since.
You are litteraly the only one who have been able to help me choosing a main in 800h of playing
How do you see how much hours you’ve been playing ??
I suppose I really gravitate towards gimmicky characters
IE, Shulk, The FGC characters, Hero and Steve.
I love how Shulk can shift play styles from his neutral, I love how the FGC characters have input commands, I love how Hero has a menu full of different moves that range from useful to useless, and I absolutely love how Steve can upgrade himself and how he has to mine to be effective.
IE = Internet Explorer?
I basically have 3 mains ( here is them in order of favorite to least favorite): Toon Link, K. Rool, and (sometimes) Pit/Dark Pit.
I’m sorry…did that make any sense to anyone else?
Very wholesome and full of insight. I don't play Smash too much anymore, but I feel like this same mentality can apply to Splatoon 3 for choosing a main weapon, so thanks !
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"dont let a tier list change it" STEVE
I’ve been maining Joker for around a year and a half but have recently switched to maining Shulk after realizing how much I loved his versatility/adaptability, neutral game, as well as seeing how good his character can be when played professionally. I’m having a lot of fun with Shulk although I don’t have the time to play Xenoblade. 😅
I’ve been maining joker for a while too, use PT, young link and mythra as secondaries
I had enough time to play xenoblade 2 tho 😅
I've been on a character crisis since I started, getting more results with Lucina and Bowser, but seeing that I've been having a lot of fun practicing and learning about Pac Man, and seeing more potential with Pac Man, so this helped
2:25 As a Ness main, I don’t spam PK Fire.
I instead use PK Thunder Headbutt and absolutely destroy others
Also for Sudden Deaths, I just try to land a PK Thunder.
@@Scade_Duck YOOO SAME
I actually use his airials and pk flash (with a few pk fire combos) most of the time. Works for me. I shred game n watch (who's supposed to be a bad matchup) and my alternative playstyle would probably screw with some comp players who are used to fighting *generic ness*
Wonderful video. I was a doc main in melee and still main him in ultimate due to familiarity, but unsure if there's someone else better for me now. I like your idea of the main choosing you and you'll know when you know.
Byleth supremacy
Big faccs
Which one? ♀️♂️
@@luisreyes1963The non-binary one.
I mostly play Kirby because I want to play Steve, but I feel like people would shame me for using a DLC character, even though I just love his grabs and wackiness...
For me it was Zelda and like you said "Your main picks you" she picked me, a couple months later Samus picked me.
So my Main is Samus and Zelda is my secondary, Zelda felt like a stepping stone to Samus but Samus felt like she was rewarding me for learning the Zoner play style.
Shoutout to all my fellow Bowser mains out there! He may be a solid mid tier, but gosh darn it if he isn't the best heavy!
Also he’s just cool
Never had a main, and never will.
RANDOM is my true main, since it gives me a variety of characters on the fly, and the miis, since RANDOM cant select miis sadly... :/
But dare I say, that there is such thing as "comfort picks". Where if I can think of any character to just pick up and play, that would be K.rool for me lol
I can relate. I don’t have a main in any game in general. I simply play what I want to, eventually building my own “roster” of characters as there are always gonna be characters that I don’t enjoy using.
@@iijustafriendd Im glad I aint the only one then. ^_^
I have my characters that I dont enjoy playing as well, but either cause they are awkward like shotos or just the character is "EW" in a sense.
I am a veteran smash player and snake main, but decided to check this video out in case I want to refer new players to it. I loved the "like this video" plug, very clever lol
Ofc the character I feel best with is ganon, the worst in the game.
“I’m looking at you ness mains” (my brother is so annoying with pk fire)
I'd still be looking for a main if Sephiroth didn't come into the game. I just fall in love with every character I play because everyone is unique in their own way. Just Sephiroth takes things from multiple characters, and I love the character itself.
My goals:
#1 Do cool stuff.... but I mean who doesn't.
#2 Teaching friends how to play
#3 Have some rivals
#4 It's addicting being the 1 in a 1v2 or 1v3
Explanations for those who want to read a wall of text:
For #2 and #3 - I've always loved teaching people how to play and love to see people improve, it makes me happy to have helped.
One particular player made me want to have a rival. They were a Pikachu main since Smash 64, and I could kick their butt with any character I wanted to use when I first met them. Then as I gave them more tips they got better. After giving them some tips, I picked up Pikachu for 100 matches then fought him and we went rather even, but our gameplay was vastly different because his combos were pretty deadly due to having basically perfect control over his character. I couldn't input well at the time so I had to do what I'm better at with the mental game and just constantly beat him in neutral and keep him in bad situations. Then he started going to tournaments after that. Now he's so good he moves like the top players do, and if I do any slight mistake, he'll deal massive damage or take a stock. Ridley is usually an easy mode character for me, but my Ridley can barely touch his Pikachu. Nowadays the only characters that have a chance against him are Lucario (I'm good at staying alive, Pikachu can struggle to KO sometimes, so high aura often. Also more competitive players tend to lose focus when aura gets involved), Meta Knight (can't be gimped and just similar to Pikachu in a lot of ways, one of my favorite matchups), and Sephiroth (My main that emphasizes my strengths as a player).
For #4 From Melee -> Smash 4 I've always been vastly better than anyone else I played, so I usually toyed with any opponents I would face. Hence why I tried out so many characters so there was a little more challenge. However, when friends wanted to play, we always had a blast pretending I'm sort of final boss as they try to gang up on me. For Glory in Smash 4 didn't help either, because it was usually once a week I would ever find someone on par with my skill level, but when that happens, they'd usually be a bit better (probably because they actually went to tournaments or have a training partner). As much as I hate not being able to swap characters/names in Ultimate, at least matchmaking makes things a lot more balanced than Smash 4, so I'm put up against good people frequently nowadays. So I feel like I'm not that great, I want to improve again so I can become that super boss that nobody can touch once again.
For #1 I have to define what is cool to me, since what maybe cool to one person, may not be cool to someone else. So someplace to start is why I got into competitive smash. I got into it because of Link VS Snake matches between Izaw and Calzorz (Brawl looks so slow nowadays) because there's just chaos everywhere, projectiles cutting off locations for each player, while knowing when to use the projectiles to attack like you're playing chess or something. While I do love having lots of projectiles, I don't need them to feel maximum happiness. Off the top of my head Meta Knight, Ridley, Marth, Roy, Ike, Sheik, Fox are all characters that I love to play (and don't often use Ridley and Fox's projectiles)
List of things I find cool: Lots of options, versatility for different playstyles, At least one satisfyingly strong (preferably flashy) move, Mind games, Feeling/causing "fear", Motion inputs, characters that feel like they show my knowledge of fundamentals, mobility, aerial, easy to use hard to master, character looks cool, nostalgia for the character, character is relatable in some way
Things I'm not a fan of: Armor on too many moves (K. Rool), not letting my opponent play (ex. Mythra, campy Sonic, Ness PK Fire). Basically I like to feel like I'm actually fighting my opponent.
Some characters I strongly look at if Sephiroth wasn't in the game and reasons why:
Pichu - Strong moves, Feel fear because can die at any moment, cause fear because combos are insane along with oppressive speed, very mobile, very hard to master, character too adorable
Lucario - Feels fundamental, Cause/feel fear because high aura, strong attacks from high aura (but only sometimes because low aura, which makes high aura feel more intense than playing characters that are strong 24/7), mobility, aerial, movie nostalgia, relatable because of the movie
Ridley - Scary in general, I love seeing people's gameplay crumble once they get skewered even a single time, multiple strong flashy moves. Plays "fair" most of the time, but not too uncommon to pull a "cheap trick" if the opponent stops paying attention for a moment, nostalgia
Inkling - mobility, projectiles, ink can cause some fear for some players, character is stylish af, nostalgia for the game
Sora - Surprisingly lot of mix up type stuff, aerial, projectiles, feels like the best representation of what smash is all about funnily enough
Wolf - Very fundamental overall (outside of top tier privilege and blaster being a bit strong for the tool it is), Many flashy strong moves, looks cool, nostalgia from assault
Meta Knight - Strong flashy moves, aerial, mobile, dimensional cape is constant source for fear even if it never gets used, character that introduced me to the concept of duels, One of the coolest looking characters in the roster, my meta knight is like universally loved by every player that has ever fought it and I like making people happy since every other character usually gets complained about at some point for one reason or another
Honorable mentions: Sonic, R.O.B., Byleth, Ryu, Ken, Terry, Kazuya, Joker, Snake, Belmonts, Roy, Marth, Hero, Fox, Mii Brawler, Sheik, Greninja, Ike, Pits, Mewtwo, Cloud, Pokemon Trainer, Links, Samuses, Robin, Pac-Man, Incineroar, Ganondorf, Duck Hunt, Wii Fit Trainer, Corrin
As you can tell, I was having a massive character crisis before Sephiroth got in. I'm used to adapting to new playstyles to fit whatever game I play and mastering every gameplay style available. Playing new characters in hopes of discounting them in the future just made me fall in love making character crisis even worse.
Reasons why I love Sephiroth so much:
- Despite having a ridiculous range with his sword he feels fundamental and like he has to read the opponent constantly to do his thing.
- Has projectiles that are flashy cause fear and help provide mix ups
- Quite mobile with his speed and blade/octaslash and OWA,
- Sephiroth's gameplay felt natural to me and it makes me feel good when it's incredibly rare to see a good Sephiroth despite his popularity
-Lots of his moves are strong and flashy
- One of the coolest looking characters in Smash
- I have nostalgia for him. I haven't played FF7 yet and that's on my to-do list, but I've seen the cinematic cutscenes in games and movie, and love watching people fail fighting him in Kingdom Hearts. Growing up I always viewed him being one of the most "badass" characters to exist. Alucard was right there with him. Dunno why I like quiet polite long white haired guys in black outfits that are overpowered and super fast so much. Though I like Sephiroth a little more, he's always smiling and acts how I feel when I've "mastered" a video game, Alucard needs to cheer up a bit.
- One of the most relatable characters in the roster, but with how simplistic most characters are in the roster, probably not too hard to do.
This man sounds like a friend
I love daisy
I remember when I first played SSBU. I started maining Dr. Mario after I saw someone use him in a one-on-one tourney. I even made myself a good combo for the doctor. Fast forward to present day, I have the blue blur himself as my main, running around at light speed and never giving the opponent a chance to breathe.
Wanna have fun?
Use hero
I have tried maining Pit because I like his playing style, and I think he looks pretty cool. While I'm just trying to be better in my friend group, this video has still helped me a lot. Thanks.
In every other smash game that Ive played (brawl/smash 4) theres always been one or two characters that I've stuck with but with Ultimate theres at least 10 and I think that speaks volumes to the sheer variety and creativity within the roster
i feel like some people forget what smash bros is about. i get a lot of hate for maining simon belmont, but i play as him because i grew up playing castlevania. Smash is about playing as the characters from franchises you love.
I’m mega late to the party, but here’s my two cents:
Play around. See which characters mesh with your play style. Because truth be told, just because a character is ‘meta’ doesn’t mean that they’ll fit well with your playing style.
I’ve been looking for a solid main for a bout a couple years now.
But now I’m gonna be searching for a *fun* main.
Thanks for this man, helped a kiloton.
The ending is perfect. I play whoever I'm feeling in that moment. Only if I'm trying to be super competitive (usually I don't care) will I go my main, and even then, I have situational mains
My goal at the beginning was to be regionally ranked. I knew my main from day 1 so I was lucky, but as I started playing more and competing more, I saw the righting on the wall. If i want to be regionally ranked, I need to develop the ability to come up with gameplans for a lot of characters. This is very, very time consuming. As i played more, i found more things distract me from my main interest (smash) at the time. So, I changed my goal. To be able to intelligently talk about the game with other players that are much more experienced than I am. I have succeeded in that goal and for now I am happy with it. There may come a day when I want to compete more again and grind for a top regional spot but for right now, my ability to talk about literally anything in the game from different perspectives is enough for me. The community will always be there if I want to rekindle my passion for competition. Good luck on anyone's journey to rise the ranks.
I don't really have a main as I'm more of a jack of all trades person when it comes to Super smash.
Tho my 8 favorites are Mewtwo, Bowser, Ike, Sero suit samus, Sheik, Lukario, Yoshi and Ganadorf.
I also tend to play with just about any characters in more or less, some I play better with and other worse. :)
I'm not really a competitive person so I don't really care that much about finding a main or having one that I play more than others.
"looking at you, Ness mains"
Me: 😳
I'd almost forgotten what stock Spring Stadium looked like-
Why isn't it legal? It's basically a built-in skill check that puts you in disadvantage anyway
My main is incineroar but I always wanted to use other characters and thanks to your video I will
I main Kirby, but my secondaries include Bowser, Captain Falcon, Joker, and Sora. The funny thing is that I actually don't know how good I am against other players with them since my internet is garbage so I can't do online, and there aren't any Smash Bros tournaments in Sydney to play locally (That I can find).
This video is the only helpful one I’ve found. A new way I just thought of to try and determine your main in ssbu is to make a tier list combining the fighters u love and the ones that you want to be good at or like the idea.
4:38 Thank you, I actually needed to hear this
Dr. Mario main here! Doc found me when I was playing World of Light and wanted to try him out to see how this guy actually works (since I had heard he wasn't good). Turns out, he ended up being super comfortable for me to play, with his relatively strong kill options and DSpecial being super fun to use. Tho, I do sometimes end up using Meta Knight/Pit if I want a more reliable recovery since they're also comfortable for me to use easily.
you main Joker because he's top tier, I main Joker because I have an unhealthy addiction to Persona 5, we are NOT the same.
I'm not big on Elite Smash [wifi laggers, gremlins, etc.] So I actually started doing random squad strikes against random lv 9 cpus to vary up my experience. Yes yes, fighting CPUs isn't the same as a real opponent, but it puts me into the position to try and figure out more of the roster, both for my game play and learning what counter play might work.
I just got the dlc pass #2 and Jesus Christ Sephiroth really just clicked with me xd. I love his play style and I think he’s my new main.
Something I learned myself that is really important is not to try going for a character just because you think their strong. It did not work well for me with Pikachu, I was always at a loss for a while being beaten by my younger siblings. It was then that I decided to move on from the idea of strength and go random. That’s when one in particular called out to me, which I wouldn’t have anticipated: Yoshi. Not only could I navigate with him well, I found I could genuinely just have fun playing him when I wasn’t trying to be competitive. Im trying with cycling between multiple characters, some to practice using different moves and some just cause they seem cool to me. But Yoshi will always be my top main. Just go with what you like, don’t feel pressured to choose a main based on tier lists or anything like that. And it’s fine to have multiple mains, they’ll come to you if you just keep trying :)
I've never cared about tier lists, seeing as I main DK. I picked him because I love the Donkey Kong Country games, I love him as a character and I have fun with him. Sure. I get beat fairly regularly due to his limited potential, but even with that, I'm at 12,200,000 gsp because I know this character. I know how he works and how to bring out the best in him. So yeah, don't worry about tier placement
This video was very helpful as someone who does local smash tournaments I keep swapping characters trying to find someone who I just good with yet have fun with which is like never so thanks for giving me a different way of thinking about it other then u just gotta be the best but to have fun
I have a main, main, and a plain main. The plain main switches every few months. The main, main I always come back to and realize I get BETTER with by learning new characters. I feel like I've been growing much faster than if I was to just stick with one character.
I found my main in an interesting way. Me and my friends were playing Smash this one time, and we were all using random characters. This is why I believe the phrase "You don't choose your main, your main chooses you". We started a match with random characters, and the game gave me Meta Knight. I found myself doing really good with him and enjoying his move set. So when we stopped playing random and chose our own characters, I used Meta Knight. I adapted to his move set and started practicing combos with him. That's how I found my main. I hope to be able to learn more advanced combos and become a more intense player in the future.
You couldnt explained it any better. "Focus on your opponent rather than focusing on how to play the character."
I was a proud Bowser, Link and Snake main since I started back in Brawl. I expanded to Cloud at the later half of Smash 4, and I also got into Inkling a bit, but I'm not as good with her as I am with the other few.
That's such a cool and hopeful video! :)
Welp, I'm the type of player who just want fun. My mains are Bowser, Yoshi and Duck Hunt.