Brawl is Broken

Yeah, it is.
I want to first off say this isn't meant to be a negative video. I aimed this to be informational about people that don't know much about Brawl (like myself prior). I had a lot of fun doing this project and appreciate both the scene and unique mechanics of this game. It appeals to a different audience than Melee, which is good. Please don't argue what Smash game is better. Each one is technically broken, honestly.
Thanks for watching. I probably put in the most man hours into this video than any other one I have done before (research took a really long time). However, if there is anything I have missed in this video or should've added, let me know. Also, I hope you guys are fine with non-melee content. This was like a breath of fresh air creative-wise. I definitely want to branch out more (Smash Ultimate). If there is any room for improvement, let me know. With that, thanks for 54k subs and 2 MILLION VIEWS on Melee is Broken. Insane. Let's keep on going.
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[@honeneko]

That thumbnail is the most Brawl image to ever exist

[@apairofsteeltoedboots4729]

It gives me nightmares

[@ChargedBonsai98]

Right?

[@lameboi1278]

It’s because the meta is knight

[@danielmclatchie2053]

He’s called META Knight for a reason here

[@hatsuneblacktrousers]

64: pikachu doing an insane combo on kirby melee: fox waveshining 4: bayonetta with rage on smashville ultimate: young link spamming arrows and up b out of shield on the wii fit stage or some other stage with walk offs and you try your best to do something but it is lagging and your dad in the other room hears you yelling and you know he's gonna be mad cause he comes out of the room with a negative expression and says something about work and now you lost the match and went from 5 million to 100,000 gsp and then you go online and the next guy you face is not only a smurf but also a pit player who keeps up throwing you and actually wins and you die of an aneurysm

[@dockingwater1713]

Sm4sh Bayonetta: You think you can stop me? Melee Fox: No, but he can. *Points over Bayonetta's shoulder* Brawl Meta Knight: Know my power.

[@antoniomartinez1682]

64 Pikachu: ........PIKA!

[@azthtj]

Ultimate Joker: Well I guess Arsene could help *loses fight* Brawl MK: Now, my power is without rival. Ultimate Joker: Okay maybe Arsene didnt help.

[@garrenstevison9005]

And then sans comes from outta nowhere

[@azthtj]

@@garrenstevison9005 no

[@geodespeil8276]

"Come!" "Come!" "Come!" "Come!" "Come!" "Come!"

[@justincoleman1692]

Meta knight is like the boss unlocked as a playable character but he just stayed the same

[@thenei1]

Underrated

[@wonderful_whiscash9534]

The boss: Brawl MK The boss when you unlock it as a playable character: literally the same thing, still MK, still broken

[@officersoulknight6321]

Considering how the Dream Friends in star allies are, I’d say that fits the home series.

[@Rek2en]

Double like button where

[@joeboi3146]

Your welcome

[@Yxuer]

"The entire meta of Brawl revolves around Meta Knight" Welp, he is honouring his own name. He's truly the Meta of Brawl

[@Cornin33]

Isn’t the term “meta” come from Meta Knight being busted, or is it just a coincidence

[@buycraft911miner2]

​@@Cornin33 coincidence, though I dont actually remember where it really comes from

[@Cornin33]

@@buycraft911miner2 Ah ok

[@yeetmahhotpockett1723]

@@Cornin33 most effective tactic available.

[@Speariture]

​@@Cornin33 I think it was from his name...

[@Quicktwister]

Not only is Meta Knight super OP without glitches, having them mastered and usable at any point makes him theoretically unbeatable..

[@yoyooo2008]

I hate meta knight since brawl

[@yoyooo2008]

@Time for another Crusade meta knight is finally is nrefed on smash 4

[@thatkidoverthere2564]

LucarioFanPlayer789 I don’t know if your just behind but we have ultimate and have for over a year

[@yoyooo2008]

@@thatkidoverthere2564 ultimate is same as smash 4 but some stuff are changed

[@curby5]

LucarioFanPlayer789 I’d say the only remarkable similarity between the two are the animations. Everything else is completely different lmao

[@nerdpiggy]

Ah, Brawl, my childhood game. My brother mained MK and as a 10yo with no concept of game balancing, I just thought he was a really good player. LOL

[@dylang1138]

Same here but with my dad, I just took it as more evidence that my dad was better than me at everything... *but then I found Snake*

[@perseus5656]

I actually still play this game with some friends and a friend of mine only plays MK the funny thing is he is the worst player I've ever seen xD

[@spalty6979]

Same here. Lol I mained mk and thought I was a god XD

[@-Archant]

My friendships were ruined due to me playing MK because i thought "Yeah, Sure, it's just my favorite character." Friendships came to an end by that decision.

[@Trackball_l]

Only because Meta Knight is more broken than the other characters, you still need to have skill to be able to use him but any good player can easily beat a Meta Knight.

[@memphazo4733]

Not gonna lie, I only mained MK because he looked the edgiest. I didn't know he was this OP

[@booperhero8982]

Same. I mained him in brawl. I just always thought I was really good at the game lol.

[@formeremployee1215]

I just mained him in brawl because hes meta knight. An edgy swordsman. From that point on he was my main Lol

[@infuryz.4306]

Memphazo Same, I wad just 9 or so lol. Now I dropped him.

[@thevengefulone57]

same here

[@KM-sc7pi]

I fought with him to get more comfortable with fighting lvl 9 cpu’s

[@8-bitsarda747]

"It's not over for you yet. Meta Knight, I grant you the power of Brawl SS tier"

[@velvetkekstein]

TerminalMontage reference. Nice

[@frightfulpath562]

**MetaKnight has reached his CHEAPEST form**

[@malenaavalos7829]

*insert angry borb noises*

[@NoahHalfSquid]

I mean his canon power is that of enormous proportions, he's stronger than kirby and galacta.

[@flexibleincarnate7064]

You are my most favourite creation

[@Alpharad]

Hey, Brawl isn't THAT bad. You can't trip while you walk and there's only a 1% chance it happens while running... haha...... see? it's fine........

[@BonecrusherApologist]

Okay.

[@gatorssbm]

Thank you Anywho it could still be bad with characters that could chaingrab but again 1% chance and you could choose to walk or jump so whatever. It would be rare that I would trip more than 2 times in any match and I dont even try to avoid tripping, its that uncommon.

[@yoshirpg8015]

Sorry to be "that guy" but while you're right, if you play luigi, you had twice the chance of tripping because mashedpotato soccerguy Said so. And while you're on ice, you had twice the chance of tripping. Basically, luigi had four times the chance of tripping.(btw love your vids, keep breaking rackets)also brawl is my second favorite smash game

[@peterthanos2209]

Hey alpharad do you live in Oklahoma? I saw you in the science museum there in one of your vids!

[@Aspi3Gam3r]

GAY TRIPPING....IS GAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

[@iitzBenzo]

When I was younger, I chose meta knight cause I thought he looked cool, I didn’t know he was down-right broken

[@franciss-]

omg, me 2

[@CatShapedDonut]

@@franciss- my brother played meta knight so i knew how broken he was

[@franciss-]

@@CatShapedDonut lol

[@Hedgee_]

I agree. I didn’t know he was broken until I touched the internet

[@ast3rickk31]

I chose him cause I thought the tornado looked cool

[@easyaspi31415]

Brawl doesn't have a metagame. It has a metaknightgame.

[@sleepingkirbo2393]

-1 point for bad joke

[@allmight9227]

brawl doesn't have a metagame because it doesn't have a competitive scene either

[@netheriux]

Literrally the "Meta" Knight

[@Someone-sq8im]

Oof

[@Mechagodzilla128]

So like Fox in melee then?

[@mr-cactus1519]

the phrase “know my power” makes the most sense in the game where the best character has no losing matchups

[@mrmrmeta3698]

It even makes sense in later games where he’s b tier He’s saying know what I used to be

[@aidenawe9359]

Yes

[@hereniho]

​@@mrmrmeta3698He nerfed himself because he got bored of winning too easily.

[@susiehaltmann3342]

Yep cause he has no weaknesses

[@whatssofunny9506]

Brawl Tiers: Meta Knight SS, Ganon FFFFFFFF Ultimate Tiers: A three year old can beat me with Ganon

[@99wins31]

What's So Funny?! A 2 year old can beast Pichu with Little Mac

[@TheNexus721]

That's 'cause Ult Ganon has the power of DORIYAH.

[@chillingacid1196]

What's So Funny?! Now byleth is in the game... it’s not even just 3 year olds anymore, a embryo can beat you with byleth no doubt

[@PikminAnd]

A 3-year-old could do well with the majority of the roster in Ultimate.

[@themaczter9024]

WHITESTRIPE99 - It’s “OH YAH”

[@aggrondsdude3402]

Kirby in Melee: gets nerfed from 64 Meta Knight in Brawl: *WHO HURT YOU?*

[@drsnowy2378]

Bayonatta

[@artificeisaac2]

me

[@peterpham9061]

Yourself

[@ZonePurifier]

Lol accurate

[@ninjiinc.8883]

So I can kill them

[@3lectronX]

The tier list for Brawl is wrong. Meta Knight exists outside the tier list as he has transcended.

[@ZesTofthelemon]

Not any more, Johtoroketti. Smash Ultimate's Yoshi is SSS tier.

[@soupchewer9213]

oh fukk we ded then

[@Hellzapopp1n]

Johtoroketti He forgot to include that you can just spam jab as Meta Knight and you’re practically untouchable (especially against younger and less experienced players)

[@doommaker4000]

@@ZesTofthelemon You mean Inkling?

[@k-leb4671]

@@ZesTofthelemon Is that sarcasm? I'm legitimately curious because I haven't played Smash Ultimate, but I doubt Yoshi would ever be so good (because he's never been particularly good).

[@teresaramirez1009]

I honestly think Brawl Meta Knight can defeat Goku

[@poweredvoltage3213]

He can destroy Goku without evening getting a scratch on his mask

[@thelegendarymarioman8461]

Everyone in smash can beat goku even olimar

[@bodigt0n35]

All MK has to do is press B and he wins.

[@seanpazdera6407]

If SSJ Trunks couldn't scratch Goku's finger with his sword, Meta Knight couldn't even get him to blink.

[@ZenoEditz.]

@@seanpazdera6407 bro it's a joke

[@eitanpery9421]

50% Video 50% Meta Knight

[@anaccident12]

just like brawl

[@wf4860]

A far better share than the game got

[@meta04]

more like 60/40 if you press 6 you go to a point almost directly after the start of the meta knight section

[@notsauer]

Seaweed. 50% Sea 50% Weed

[@benstaubitz1036]

I post brawl videos

[@danielandrade483]

The thumbnail is so perfect, it’s just mk chilling because literally nothing can stop it

[@noahtheboa177]

That was a trip

[@glitchedscreens4375]

Pika can. Its like MK's only bad matchup.

[@awesomedud3739]

@@glitchedscreens4375 No, Pika loses to MK, even ESAM agrees and that really says it all when even ESAM doesnt believe Pika can

[@JustSomeDoge]

Nah

[@neroidius6915]

It’s even more perfect when you realized he just tripped in the thumbnail

[@Kait16xo]

I didn’t even realize MK was broken as a kid. 9 year old me was just like: “hehehe evil tornado go brrrr”

[@chrislaf]

Exactly the same with me! He was just my favorite character in Kirby, so I played him!

[@RatQueen03]

I knew he was OP but my brain was to dumb to realize why so I played him because I liked his look.

[@FigureFarter]

NOOO!!1 You can't spam a move and expect to win! NOOOO!!!!!

[@Cheezy701]

@JOSHUA LEON ... Kirby Super Star Ultra?

[@rantranger1527]

@@FigureFarter *Haha neutral B go brr*

[@benjaminrichard4632]

I’m so glad my strategy when I played a few years ago was: Step 1: CHOOSE META KNIGHT Step 2: Spam jab Step 3: that’s it

[@theodoreho9200]

yeah if you spam jab that you can instantly become invincible and punish everyone who try to get close to you

[@edgyanole9705]

He has one of the worst jabs in the game

[@edgyanole9705]

@@theodoreho9200 no, you just hit him with any mildly ranged attack

[@benjaminrichard4632]

@@edgyanole9705 I was like 4 or something I had no idea what I was doing anyway

[@edgyanole9705]

@@benjaminrichard4632 fair

[@sezerkaradal269]

(M)ost (E)ffective (T)actic (A)vailable: Knight

[@gletchguy8806]

never imagined something so true

[@lordofsandvich3630]

Oh that’s what it stands for

[@CoffeeIssues]

@Mike Obannion 2 yes he does.

[@Vanessa_exe]

isnt it most efficient tactical approach?

[@3girlsandacomic166]

My smash main

[@mayodde]

me walking into brawl: OH BOY I BET THE GOD OF DARKNESS WILL BE THE BEST CHARACTER E- a kirby with bat wings: KNOW MY POWER MORTAL

[@davidmadureira45]

who's stronger? An evil pig wizard who is the physical manifestation of an angry dead god's hatred or A flying circle with a sword

[@inksaneluke7099]

@@davidmadureira45 The flying circle with wings to this day

[@notbutz9737]

Smash Ultimate Who will win? Am expertly skilled masked swordsman of Dreamland and Kirby's greateat archrival yet Or One disrespectful boi?

[@jaydentt]

@@davidmadureira45 a flying circle with a sword

[@LordTyph]

Meta Knight mains walking into Sm4sh: Oh boy, Meta Knight was amazing in Brawl, I hope he's just as good in- A Spiky-haired Emo: GEKAI NO KOERU A Magic Stripper Lady: So close~

[@Godzilla1282]

The official Nintendo guidebook rated Meta Knight a 6/10 in how good he was. Marth was 9/10 and Link was 7/10. Gives you an idea of how well they understood how far characters could be pushed.

[@SantaFishes101]

damn 6/10. .... :(

[@bdt2002gaming]

Where else could I find the full list of rankings? I wanna see how badly they butchered this 😂

[@Janon743]

@@bdt2002gaming yeah that’s what I’m trying to find

[@grunkleg.2934]

@@Janon743 I know they gave Wario like either a 5 or a 4, and Ganondorf was rated 6 alongside Meta Knight

[@commscan314]

@@grunkleg.2934 What did they give Snake?

[@thelunchking4069]

You know there is a SERIOUS problem when a game’s tier list revolves ENTIRELY around countering ONE CHARACTER

[@vellichor7676]

I'm reminded of Nintendo's mindset in the Wii era. Everything was very casual, with an attempt to appeal to non-gamers and non-hardcore gamers. In a Nintendo Power interview, Sakurai was asked, "which character do you feel that you dominate with?" He refused to answer, saying that he didn't view Smash as a competitive game that should be taken seriously, but as a sort of goofy, Mario Party-esque game where you could go from winning to losing in a heartbeat based solely on chance. I think he imagined a group of people sitting around and laughing happily when they trip and die, not spiking their Gamecube controllers into the floor. Even with that kind of mentality, I'm flabbergasted that anyone would program tripping into the game. Balls out insane.

[@KatToTheFourth]

trippping is funny and i like it

[@lmao2302]

Smash with items is basically mario party with combos.

[@marcusmcfall8167]

Smash never was (and never will be) a competitive fighting game. It was always meant to be a party game where people sit down and have fun playing

[@cloudninjamusic]

@@marcusmcfall8167 "Never will be" is a stretch. As ultimate is competitive friendly.

[@AllUpOns]

@@marcusmcfall8167 Wrong on both accounts. I don't understand why people think it has to be one or the other. Melee especially was well designed for both casual and competitive. Some of the trophies you unlock give you tips that are clearly aimed at more serious 1v1 play. Hell they even balanced patched the PAL version. It's like the gold standard of entertaining competitive fighters, and it was also an amazing casual experience.

[@lememegstudios7768]

[Screen goes black] Me: Hey, They missed the most I-“ *”KNOW MY POWER”* Me: Oh sh**

[@landlighterfirestar5550]

Here’s something that’ll trigger people Brawl Meta Knight was the very first character I played. Now I’m wrecked for life because I have to learn to play as a mortal

[@AbdullahKhan-el6xw]

@@landlighterfirestar5550 he was my main but i was a kid so i was terrible.

[@frankfrank3619]

Oh wow, as a kid i used to only play gannon.... No wonder i always lost....

[@flex499]

i used ganon always too, i thought it was a cool guy and i liked his voice, but in sudden death the warlock punch is mortal (even tho is so hard to hit it)

[@gregoryrodriguez5621]

Maybe you just suck

[@Lego_Bespin_Guard]

Captain is my main in all smash games edit:also I rushed this and spelled Captain wrong so it's edited

[@picklejar38]

I play meta Knight. Not for power, but just because he's the best character in my opinion owo

[@urgenci3032]

HA! Sorry mate.

[@lofikirbstar623]

"brawl is broken" "every 60 seconds a minute pass" "russia is located in russia"

[@Tumbleflop]

"Every 60 Minutes in africa, an Hour passes."

[@Terrazon]

@Tumbleflop Together, we can stop this.

[@GothicSoldier9000]

@@Terrazon By bombing them?

[@seanrabbitte755]

@@GothicSoldier9000 yes

[@hervon]

@@GothicSoldier9000 it's the most american thing I've ever heard

[@MMar_io]

it should have just been a 10 min video of a picture of meta knight

[@lapplandkun9273]

and ice climbers

[@MoekaChong]

And Pichu

[@Ze_eT]

And Items.

[@aIkaIi]

and him. This guy doesn't know how to play smash. He's bad and just blames it on the game.

[@Ze_eT]

Please tell me you are joking.

[@Anthonystuff1]

As a Meta Knight main in Sm4sh and Ult, I miss the sound effects of his slashes. It sounded way more sharp and deadly.

[@geromlarayos6696]

Meta knight is soo edgy that even his Edges have edges...

[@snt_m8628]

I agree deeply

[@picklejar38]

helLO

[@theeternaltumbleweed421]

*inhales* MY PEOPLE!

[@picklejar38]

ruby hardy yeS

[@notottomedic]

I don’t understand how meta knight’s brokenness went unnoticed by playtesters.

[@kirby7114]

Answer: there are no playtesters. If there were, then they would have noticed that ganon is borderline garbage.

[@bimasetyaputra8381]

@@kirby7114 borderline? You're too nice lmao

[@givecamichips]

Meta Knight is reverse Pichu, so your kid siblings can fight you on even ground

[@otherjacobyt]

The developers only really started to take the tournament scene into account with Smash 4

[@BoredLoserAlpha]

@Rane Fields I personally think that Brawl feels unfinished but what you said is basiacally what Sakurai himself said

[@RRRR-lr7ci]

"Listen here you cheeky piece of gum, I will not hesitate to go Mach Tornado!" - Meta Knight

[@Zenix78800]

4573% true

[@marche800]

It's really telling when almost half this video is dedicated to one character.

[@Mo-fz1to]

Adriano Fuoco Ya Meta knight runs that game in his own

[@αγρ-κ6λ]

Even the thumbnail shows him

[@ashley-i3f]

Thumbnail is a picture of metaknight tripping. That checks out.

[@huntertran2374]

Gaunt Brawl in one picture

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

Manly *stoic* *_OOF_*

[@YukiColburn]

I cracked the code! Tripping actually happens because Snake planted invisible tripwires on the map! That's why we aren't tripping in 4!

[@BonecrusherApologist]

So tripping is back in ultimate

[@YukiColburn]

Snowhue It is? Darn. Snake's back at it...

[@FirstLastname604]

Kojima: Don’t fucking move

[@dojacar2289]

“New and returning mechanics!” Oh no.

[@ayyimyou546]

NO! NO! NOOOOOOO!

[@calciumnitro7693]

As a Meta Knight main, it was a thing of beauty seeing me dominate my opponent who had months of experience by just spamming random buttons.

[@jmurray1110]

Also his sword is shorter his aerials are slower and the fucknado is just the mach tornado

[@mesotolioma5089]

You're so good

[@zombies4evadude24]

Angry Competitive Players be like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mneopIxjqNV0fdk

[@justafan9206]

How I play non platform fighters:

[@martinusmaas31]

“Thing of beauty” you’re a demon lmao. I can only imagine the frustration when playing any other character than MK and just getting invalidated by someone licking their controller. 😂

[@ryaquaza3offical]

I still find it great that the character called meta knight ruled the meta Kinda wish meta Ridley would now lol

[@cypher838]

He caused many metaknightmares.

[@no_4259]

Ryaquaza 1 there is no meta. Only meta knight.

[@cypher838]

@@no_4259 CoNeCtIoN lOsT.

[@burlyfoil1022]

@@cypher838 i understood that reference

[@Dexuz]

Heavies would never be meta, sorry.

[@CookieGal-]

Sakurai to his developers: Hey, know what would be funny? If we made the meta game around the character with meta in it's name. Developers: You a genius.

[@jacciswacc4335]

Meta’s the name, meta’s my game.

[@elreycharmeleon7522]

@@jacciswacc4335 Sonic when: Sonic when saving the whole Smash roaster with hehe, spin go brrr:

[@yuri_gabz4972]

@@elreycharmeleon7522 didnt understand shit

[@HappyXID]

The meta's based around Meta Knight, GENIUS!

[@commscan314]

@@elreycharmeleon7522 ROB and Snake are also pretty strong. My main character selection almost entirely revolves around Sonic, Snake, and ROB. Those three characters are ridiculously strong, with Snake being my most played due to his rockets allowing me to juggle, gimp, and edge guard while remaining grounded.

[@fight_and_die1573]

Why Brawl is remembered. Casual: Subspace Emissary Competitive: *this video*

[@sunburner_ray]

fight_and_die 157 all the casuals also remember that annoying friend who would always spam meta knight tornado

[@JTHECOMENTER]

Wrong,i still playing brawl and i use mk against my friends,and they dont say a shit about him

[@sunburner_ray]

J.THECOMENTER well this was before I learned about the competitive scene Pit and meta knight were the two best Multiple jumps, spammable moves, and rapid jabs were the qualifications for a good character

[@productions1203]

Dried Cranberries uh... hi

[@JTHECOMENTER]

Oh yes,the "competitive" part

[@gamingtoast7974]

Everyone gangsta till they here "Meta Knight" on the selection screen and you haven't chosen.

[@GrtGuy]

But then you realize you can also pick meta knight

[@MaybeNotARobot]

Meta Knight may be the most broken character in the history of Smash... But man, those sword sounds.

[@DannyMeasho999]

are they bad or good?

[@scritoph3368]

I can recognise the tornado from just it's sound. I have PTSD of being the younger brother when my older brother used MK. I don't think I ever beat him when he played MK.

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

*HUAHGHYAHUAHGHYAHUAHGHYAHUAHGHYAHUAHGHYA*

[@hypnobagels8634]

Smug Knuckles *Looks at Smash 4’s Bayo*

[@ppmusic1322]

Hypno Bagels **dies of laughter** No

[@williamsmith-l.4201]

Meta Knight was a higher tier than Tabuu on the hardest difficulty

[@sosukeaizen7056]

Too bad I never used him to fight tabuu in SSE

[@garper3254]

Tabuu is actually pretty easy to defeat on hardest difficulty. You just air dodge all his attacks. When he turns huge, you can stand right next to him and he can’t hit you.

[@-metaknight-1135]

Hehee

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

*b l u e b e r r y s w o r d s m a n f o r t h e w i n*

[@Endershock1678]

Garper 325 Yeah, somehow Ultimate Tabuu is harder, because I can't seem to defeat the damn giant Bayonetta spamming smash attacks.

[@MeboDotExe]

4:28 “KNOW MY POWER.” I think we all do at this point, buddy.

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

Try going back a couple of seconds bud.

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

4:27 is my guess

[@apairofsteeltoedboots4729]

Those words scare me

[@drsnowy2378]

Lol

[@user-eq5cl4up5s]

Me when i was 7 years old: *no*

[@rodenjaldinhartsough5739]

I literally just chose meta knight cause I liked the Kirby games and then I was like, damn I’m so good at this game.

[@TinyToadSage]

Same! I was 7 years old and addicted to Kirby games, then later Brawl came out. Blew away my 11 year old mind! I always played as Meta Knight, never knowing how broken/favorited by Sakurai he is lol.

[@CactusMan414]

The most impressive part of brawl was Mario's fully detailed overalls

[@ikagura]

Smash Ultimate?

[@sunny_dany]

The Almighty Villager Fax

[@bluryach]

The Almighty Villager kinda sad he no longer rocks the denim

[@longerhandleisntavailable]

The world isn’t ready for that level of detail

[@pairoftimberlands4236]

D E N I M the only reason why brawl is T for teens

[@redpenguin5602]

He is the Knight of the Meta, right in his name.

[@DedBox]

What if you made "Sm4sh WAS Broken" and went over all of the jank stuff that got patched out.

[@Nosretep]

TheDedBox Bayonetta,Corrin's Counter Surge,And Final Smash that's similar to Ike is used on certain stages can be an OHKO at 0%,Cloud,For Glory Hell and many others.

[@EverGreenTaiga]

Bayonetta

[@SchAlternate]

Wario's Vectoring lol

[@oledakaajel]

Hoo hah

[@getbenttt]

Sounds like a waste of time Bc it’s patched and not in the game anymore so what’s the point lol

[@tb.7788]

the thing about tripping is that it was put in to prevent it from being a super competitive game but it sucks even for casual players. it’s just a terrible thing to have in a fighting game. or any game.

[@ajduong]

Just realised, even though this game is over a decade old, its graphics still look pretty decent

[@boeing-747]

I mean, Heeew plays it in the Dolphin emulator which upscales the rendering to 1080p and beyond, but it's still pretty good on a normal 480p output.

[@minignoux4566]

@@boeing-747 upscaling only changes resolution poly count, color, light and overall graphics don't change

[@megadoyourmom64]

The super gritty, realistic textures are the most early 2000s things ever. They did this allegedly to counter how weak the Wii was graphically and considering how well this game aged, it worked.

[@inherentsteam5547]

Like a Wii game that's like 13 years old, these graphics bussin

[@Dylan2000YT]

THE AUDIO TOO THO I think the crowd/announcer is better than Ultimate in a lot of ways

[@shoopydoopy6062]

I love how this literal basketball with wings and a toothpick completely destroyed the brawl meta

[@ShadowSorel]

"destroyed the brawl meta" he IS the brawl meta

[@shinmalphur2734]

You know something is broken when “meta” is literally in the name

[@sergeantwasp6018]

Plot twist: Brawl Meta Knight is just how powerful Kirby characters are without being nerfed to everyone else’s level.

[@GA96_]

"If it got patched it could've been great" Project M is Broken when?

[@conradfalloff991]

Or Legacy XP

[@ikagura]

I love LXP

[@sauzeefy]

Xp is actually broken. Like the going to certain stages with certain characters will crash it kind of broken.

[@DarklinkXXXX]

Ivysaur is definitely broken.

[@Nosretep]

Since they decided to bring back Melee Reflector.

[@Heeew]

6:43 had to edit out the music because copyright, Tane no Uta how could you do this to me. Mistakes in my video: /u/Tetra-76 -**Tether recoveries were atrocious**, I wouldn't include them in "recovering is easy". If someone is already on the ledge, they simply won't latch on to it, so it's guaranteed death every time. One of Olimar's only real weaknesses, actually. -**Tripping really wasn't that big a deal competitively** /u/doublec72 Hitstun values are technically the same as they are in Melee and Smash 4, the difference is in Brawl the hitstun can be cancelled with airdodge (after 13 frames) or aerial attacks (after 25 frames), while these numbers are higher in Smash 4.

[@bananaborealis6064]

Heeew these are the kind of videos i like.

[@BlazingRaptor]

You don't trip if you walk.

[@ricaru]

This video was perfect, and you know it

[@MrPannuba]

7:01 *ALOT*

[@ikagura]

Tripping casually isn't that bothering

[@NRJee742]

I think heeew wanted us to know that Meta Knight contains the word *Meta*

[@hps362]

oh, how ironic...

[@luisvelaznunez1816]

hps362 the opposite really, it's not ironic lol

[@Gamesmarts194]

META KNIGHT META ...knight.

[@Star-fr4jz]

I guess he's the Metagame. No? *leaves*

[@gravity8120]

With a name like Meta Knight, did you expect him NOT to have The Meta revolve around him?

[@earthboundfan95]

“Show me your moves!” Meta Knight: *okey*

[@vive7955]

You forgot about the most broken item, the fan. You can infinitely spank someone by just mashing the attack button. Once a person is caught in it, they have no way of getting out.

[@paul_particularlyunhappynut]

(Was this not a thing in every other iteration?) Strange. I could've sworn my friends in elementary school said it was goldeen

[@4xzx4]

There's a reason Fan got removed lol.

[@vive7955]

RIP

[@lapplandkun9273]

even in casual play, brawl is still broken XD

[@yeetmo]

the fan was my favorite item

[@niko35320]

I heard the "know my power" I knew.

[@PK_LuiZi]

We all knew.

[@d4c_reznor470]

It was like the only way to introduce him

[@jadetealaaron2003]

Everybody knew

[@ericgarrett4391]

Fox: You can't defeat me. Bayonetta: I know, but he can. Meta Knight:

[@shardtheduraludon]

1:36 See? Melee and Brawl aren’t so different after all! Shine is brokenly wicked in both titles

[@TJ255]

The best thing about MK is He's available from the start of the game Edit: Holy schmoly, wasn’t expecting so many likes

[@whitemonoblos3605]

oof

[@mharvey3668]

Oh my gosh

[@DCBiscuit]

M Harvey you don't need to unlock Meta Knight like Jigglypuff or Ness. You start with him like Mario, Kirby, etc.

[@CinderellaCage]

And Sonic can be avaliable at the end of the storyline! Sonic has became a Legendary Pokemon!

[@professortrickroom3777]

The same can be said with Fox in Melee and Pikachu in Smash 64... ...yet no one bats an eye to that fact.

[@AuroraIceFlame]

Thumbnail: a tripped meta knight. That’s it. That’s all you need to know why brawl is absolute broken, fun, trash.

[@auraguard0212]

Fun trash is still fun xD

[@JacobSC_]

Now that he's done Brawl, that means we can expect Smash 4, Smash 64, and Ultimate when it comes out. I hope you haven't gotten too many requests for that, good video Heeew!

[@sunburner_ray]

Sonicraft118 I can do sm4sh Rage Jiggs rest D3’s terrible gordos and down B The surprising amount of throw into up air kill confirms Browsers pivot grab Pac-Mans grab Lylat Falco lasers Rosa ness/*Lucas matchup Luma in general The fact a patch based around nerfing bayo didn’t work Cloud up air Limit Little Mac recovery True shoryu Luigi cyclone gimps Greninjas counter that you can shield I probably missed some things Edit Witch time Only FD on for glory The miis Spin dash ZSS flip kick ZSS down smash Bouncing fish Corrpin Waluigi an assist trophy (also that is missing in this main video) My personal problem that isn’t that bad is yoshi’s fair spike isn’t strong enough. Would be the most satisfying move in the game if it was a little stronger

[@knojangles]

Graham really publicly humiliated me on stream Lucas/Rosa isn't that polarizing, the game endorses defensive playstyle but not to a brawl extent

[@sunburner_ray]

Juicebox you’re right about Lucas, forgot about his tether

[@genericstickman5967]

Brawl is Broken 2

[@acesamm]

Smash for Wii U and 3DS are not broken and Ultimate was not released

[@techngamin]

My cousin made the mistake of telling me Meta Knight was a good character when I was a little kid. This meant I mashed B and jiggled the D-Pad back and forth vigorously

[@igglyy3776]

“Fight me” -Meta Knight “Come back when you can put up a fight” -also, meta knight “Poyo” -kirb

[@phantom9831]

Hiiiiiiii

[@p1nkgldxxnauttputtpsucks289]

I can’t I wanna search up fantasize for the size of my Fanta

[@phantom9831]

Kirby: eishya! hey!

[@sosukeaizen7056]

Hahahaha! -Ganondorf

[@TheIceCreamWizard]

Dedede: hoop hoop hoop hoo hoo

[@jonasnathanielbriones7407]

SSB Brawl: *The META revolves at Meta Knight, **_META_** Knight* SSB Ultimate: *_OFF-META_** Knight*

[@mr.meestard164]

10-year-old me really thought I was good because I was able to win a bunch with Meta Knight LMAO

[@liolioliolio1719]

@Jake Martins i thought wario or fox or Lucas

[@beta4239]

I played Link and Lucario, and of course I thought I was amazing because I could beat lv. 5 cpus. Granted, I was 9, so of course I thought that.

[@happycamperds9917]

I though Meta Knight jab was why he was considered busted.

[@BlazingShadowSword]

I see the copyright on that one Japanese Pikmin song hit this video. Like it hits on anything that plays that one song. I had it play in my head and the Nintendo lawyers came over to my house and lobotomized me for daring to think about it.

[@sherbertshortkake6649]

I mean... it was top 10 in Japan when it came out... I'd imagine it's pretty important, even if it seems like another one of Nintendo's copyright thingos.

[@Aussie_Kirby]

All aboard the SS Meta Knight.

[@jamesfunnymorrison8305]

this is an underrated comment

[@BigWinner-ip9bw]

Nice pun.

[@jjs32stepstoenlightenment37]

You did good

[@eggboi4517]

kakaronicthemaximum1 good

[@alejandropetit6573]

or SS Halberd

[@mikasacus]

the legend returns

[@dragon76kids42]

Mikasacu I am rlly good at brawl so

[@anthonycintron2806]

BOOM

[@-syf33-69]

absolutely

[@kanakas12368]

Right.it was the best Game in the world

[@LugiatheOceanGuardian]

Mikasacus that’s why the whole META of Brawl revolves around META Knight!! I’m so dumb...

[@drfault1731]

"Many characters can glide" Meta Knight, Charizard and Pit can glide. That's 3 characters, out of 38 What

[@NaneRulz]

PTSD effects when you see MK frequently.

[@drfault1731]

J T R S H, Yeah I knew that, I just found it funny how he pointed it out like almost every character can glide, which couldn't be farther from the truth.

[@PoisonDuckAnimations]

DrFault Come to think of it, the fact that so few characters can actually use gliding is probably why it was removed.

[@dapperghastmeowregard]

DrFault Many of the characters are best boy Meta Knight :P.

[@MyKeal]

poisonduck P but now with Smash 4 there were a few others that coulda benefited from it like Dark Pit, Palutena, Duck Hunt (technically) and with Ultimate could also do Ridley

[@PG-sy6dh]

Despite how broken this game is, This is my personal favorite smash game.

[@LowIntSpecimen]

based beyond belief

[@Mr.L9]

And the story too!!

[@qunt100]

I always enjoyed this one to. But I am a more casual person by nature. But you still see competitions involving brawl as well, so it still has a competitive community either way. I remember just being saddened. My boy Roy did not get invited. And neither did Pichu. Sure Pichu sucked. But I wanted to play Pichu in a casual setting again.

[@thatoneannoyingtornadosire8755]

I've played both melee and brawl growing up, i love them both. I have some pretty fond memories of online in brawl though, and Emissary was honestly way more fun than it should have been tbh.

[@seven7een993]

I thought brawl is pretty ambitious with all the features it had, Maybe not a great competition game but it was a really fun smash bros game.

[@KombatGod]

Yeah the problem is these pro players who only think about the competition. Smash was never meant to be a competitive game, it was meant to be a party game! A very strategic game, more than a lot of fighting games actually (since the difficulty comes from knowing how each move works rather than the difficult in its input), but not a competitive one. In fact a large chunk of every game is always kept outside of tournaments, namely the items and most stages. Being unbalanced might even be part of the fun, because it's an extra challenge to play as Ganondorf, or to play against Meta Knight. And that should be the ultimate goal: fun. But nope these people just want to compete and feel special, and take this game so seriously that they end up looking like whiny children.

[@serglian8558]

Story is the best,an excellent redeeming quality. And metaknight is like an on command boss battle

[@Rhaemos]

@@KombatGod You're not being fair to competitive players, most of them just gave up the game after realising it wasn't competitively viable, and that's perfectly understandable, it's their livelihood. And no, imbalances are not fun, have you ever watched a competitive match of Brawl? The meta is so campy and dominated by a small part of the roster, that you don't even see enjoyable gameplay. Even if most people dislike brawl's gameplay, everyone acknowledges the great things it did for the franchise like Subspace, some of the mechanics, third parties, online etc. But when the core gameplay is bad, it's normal to be disappointed and to voice your concerns so that they don't also plague the next game. And they listened, Smash 4 is much more beloved by the smash community(ies).

[@KombatGod]

I don't have to be fair to people whose livelihood is playing games. If you say imbalances are not fun because they break competitive play then you're missing my point: competitive play is wrong and shouldn't be there in the first place! It's their fault for playing a party game competitively, they have nothing to complain about, they should just shut up and get a real job. Actually I just noticed: "The meta is so campy and dominated by a small part of the roster, that you don't even see enjoyable gameplay." You don't SEE enjoyable gameplay? Dude, you're not supposed to see gameplay, you're supposed to play it! Pleople these day watch games, instead of playing them, what is wrong with everybody?

[@Suumac_]

Facts, this guy is just a hater

[@risky399]

Finally put me in the description

[@Infectedbybloo]

martin polhemus wat

[@risky399]

Adam Fax I’ve been in quite a few videos, and he finally put my Twitter in the description

[@IronPineapple]

aw hell yea

[@elijahmcgrath5918]

Iron Pineapple! You play smash?

[@dadkwashere]

Elijah McGrath No. Ashen One confirmed. Echo fighter Giant Dad

[@tijnsvideohuis2747]

Iron Pineapple I watched all your for honor vids those were awesome! (You still are awesome)

[@Denzio.]

Iron Pineapple the pineapple himself, here in all his glory

[@subhanmahmood6580]

Watch the Smash Experience by ZeroLenny, there you will see his skill.

[@mxtoastytoad]

5:20 I love the way this is worded for some reason. "Spamming with this is a strategy" XD

[@versutus2699]

Brawl is definitely unplayable competitively, but brawl always has a special place in my heart since it was my first smash game. Especially subspace emissary

[@neintimesthegeek1337]

Will T. Wtf is wrong with you? Melee is barely unplayable, and yet you consider it competitively playable?

[@ikagura]

Neintendew What do you mean? Brawl is better for casual than melee

[@versutus2699]

Neintendew im confused

[@neintimesthegeek1337]

ikagura Melee is unplayable period. Controls are stiffer than a well placed steal beam. Attack range is shorter than a goldfish's memory. The game is too frame perfect on basically everything. Is like playing an old game, and glitching to play. Most characters have it a hard time just trying to connect 2 hits. And the worst part is the f*cking fanbase. You can't say a goddamn thing about Melee without having a Melee f*g skinning you alive just for saying that it's a bad game. It's a broken game that people hold on to nostalgia for instead of moving on.

[@versutus2699]

whoa calm down bro I didn't even say anything about melee XD let's just appreciate heeew making good content

[@carrotmaster]

Runs to bedroom to watch new video by Heeew. *Trips*

[@BonecrusherApologist]

And then meta knight up specials you

[@MrPmosh-vr2dt]

Underrated coment.

[@PK_LuiZi]

LMAO

[@zachywatcher2312]

you habe been cursed

[@LuciferSweet]

This needs more likes

[@revcer01]

Coming Soon 2028 "Ultimate Is Broken"

[@YaesPuppy]

Hell if, look how old Brawl is.

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

Brawl was my first smash game, I had so much fun with it and it’s introduced me to so many fun games and series It might be broken af but imo it had some of the best music

[@SamuelTrademarked]

It has THE best music. No one can listen to Brawl's final destination theme and say it doesn't have the best soundtrack.

[@Dreamynightmare]

Melee is very broken, as well. That game is only good because of it's glitchy gameplay.

[@austindoesvideos2244]

Metaknight is everything He’s all you ever wanted He can win a set now Even if you never won it

[@sosukeaizen7056]

Ganondorf is everything! He's all you ever needed He can kill you at 0 Even if he never wanted

[@hannes8978]

Clashes he always wins Trade they never gonna

[@ddee_ssbu]

Perfection, to anyone who is confused on this comment the song is “MetaKnight da bes” I believe

[@hannes8978]

You want him forever, any counterpick he's better on it

[@p1nkgldxxnauttputtpsucks289]

Meta knight fan:I don’t give a.. Meta knight:HOOOYAHAHA

[@AgentNine]

The entire meta game revolves around meta knight. META game META knight *"I Invented the term Meta Game."* - Meta Knight (And he wasn't lying)

[@azthtj]

Bandana Dee be in smash ultimate

[@alexanderharrison7421]

*All aboard the SS express* *This is your conductor, Meta Knight, Speaking*

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

SS ExpreSS

[@tthetlp3733]

Next Stop: Nazi-Land!

[@kirby7114]

Off to the camps you go.

[@thebiggestbird4372]

@@tthetlp3733 what does that have to do with smash

[@tthetlp3733]

@@thebiggestbird4372 6 months ago i thougt that this was funny because, SS was a Nazi-group LOLXD. But now that i see this again, it's not that funny.

[@devin5201]

Brawl is actually the smash game I have the most fond memories of.

[@poppy3660]

This was really enjoyable to watch. As much as I like your melee videos I'm enjoying seeing something new

[@mainiac791]

There's a reason he's called META-Knight

[@geromlarayos6696]

All that Training Truly paid off in Brawl... *And in the Anime, Kirby is following his steps...*

[@DynaDere]

Game may be broken, but I will stand by the fact that this games sound effects are the best out of all of them, there's just so much power behind each hit, all of that bassy goodness is in no other game, and if there were mods to replace the hitsounds in other games with Brawls sounds I would download it in a heartbeat.

[@mungdaalgaming]

but 64 sound effects tho

[@JesusMowsMaLawn]

Absolutely, Brawl's sound design and music were phenomenal.

[@mariobrax3501]

They’re super nostalgic too

[@retrogaming5485]

Brawl: Personally, i prefer the air, where i beat the crap outta ya (falco) Tr4sh: personally, i prefer the various noxious gases that float above our heads and make us live. They certainly are nice, since i can fly in it. Oxygen, nitrogen, thermosphere, its so amazing.

[@MrCastleburger]

DynaDere also Ike’s voice actor was much better in brawl compared to ultimate

[@KLightning18]

1:54 You see, when snake up tilts, he *claps* his cheeks, and the *vibrations* are so intense, that the opponent is sent into the air.

[@0rangepel378]

"Many characters can glide." Ah, yes, 3. Many. 3.

[@finch6078]

Orangepeel god, thank you. I hate this guy

[@KenjiAsakura09]

three too many it seems

[@Sam-tj8ts]

@@finch6078 ?

[@0rangepel378]

If they kept in gliding, Ultimate would have, what, 6 characters that could glide? That's still barely any, and one of them is an echo fighter.

[@0rangepel378]

@Blue Shy Guy Ridley

[@TehFoamy]

"Many characters can glide" You mean three

[@aIkaIi]

I know this guy doesn't know how to play smash and I agree that Brawl was bad and some characters are bad but not that bad. For an example, for Ganondorf. On all the places that he was "stuck" I was thinking of multiple attacks Ganondorf could have done yet this idiot just kept showing how Ganondorfn is "bad"

[@konfapooch]

@@aIkaIi Ganondorf is still terrible, but he's fun to use. Plus, Ganondorf isn't exactly the fastest character in the game, so his lack of mobility really brings him down. I'm not defending the way Heeew used Ganondorf, because the way he was going in against Ivysaur wasn't ideal, but Ganondorf is still really bad.

[@aIkaIi]

@@konfapooch yes, I agree he's bad. But if you know how to use him....DAYUM! He's Good! But that's *only* if you know how to use him. Thankfully, he will be more playable in Ultimate

[@aIkaIi]

@@konfapooch I never thought that I would pick Ganondorf as my main because from the surface like you guys, I thought this guy sucked. But after giving him a try (and you may still not like him after using him) but when I tried him out....like...it's almost as if he clicked. That's when I knew this guy was my main because I was always forcing myself to learn the "good" players. Now I'm winning most my matches with Ganondorf. What I'm trying to say is yes, he's bad, and from the surface he sucks. But if you know how to use him and dig a little deeper, he can be pretty good.

[@aIkaIi]

@@konfapooch if you're already use to a certain type of character you won't know how to use him and will think he's bad. But he is not a bad character. No character is bad if you know how to use it. It's just that top tiers are easier to use. You see with Ganondorf, he's slow and that's his biggest weakness but you have to know, not learn, KNOW how to use the character. Because I can tell you. You cannot learn to use Ganondorf. You can only know how to use him if he's gonna be effective.

[@TheMisterQuake]

*META* knight

[@jaripato]

MisterQuake Competitive Brawl in a nutshell

[@PoisonDuckAnimations]

They don't call him "Meta" Knight for naught don't they?

[@benro6564]

So strange how the guy with Meta in the title is the embodiment of it

[@smazey2309]

MisterQuake fight me

[@GtBlitz19]

*KNOW MY POWER...*

[@nssaneman]

Am I the only one who realized the outro music changed from a pikmin song to some royalty free tunes?

[@squate1254]

Ikr

[@dedalounity8844]

I love how half of the video is only about mk

[@gregoryent]

That's because 99% of why brawl is broken is meta knight, the other 1% is tripping, no hit stun, and chaingrabs

[@flyingrafts7287]

Are you really surprised though?

[@RavenShelton]

Kirby most Overpowered in N64, Metaknight super OP in brawl... Sakurai, I think I'm noticing a pattern.

[@filthycasul1804]

Kirby was second best in smash 64. Pikachu was the #1 best.

[@salvadorhenriquez4091]

@@filthycasul1804 some people says like in my country that pikachu it's the character with the best grab but in other things Kirby is the best

[@pandakekok9]

and kirby is the sole survivor in ultimate

[@turdnuggetme]

pikachu was most overpowered in n64

[@amer-du6qh]

Kirby's stone move is the most destructive thing that I love about him. It can split a whole pack in an instant with little evade time.

[@peterthanos2209]

As a kid. I loved brawl. Played it to death with my friends. In terms of content, best smash. Casual setting? Favorite. Music? The bomb. I’ve always wanted to ask Sakurai what he would patch if he could. Without chaingrabbing, meta knight, and tripping, it could be argued to be the best.

[@fuzz134]

Meta Knight is Brawl.

[@charlieharrington9555]

You’d need to fix the hit stun too

[@parttimelazy4593]

I will admit, Snake's DACUS is actually pretty cool.

[@joshbouman1654]

I remember buying this game on my 15th birthday and having all my friends over. Meta Knight was banned in casuals within 2 or 3 hours. None of us really played fighting games but you could just feel how OP he was.

[@CorKaboom]

Meta knight: exists Akuma: sweating profusely

[@StickMaster500]

PTSD Flashbacks of Tripping

[@eilon367]

My fAvoRiTe...!

[@kingcobra6766]

Oof

[@kyechimera]

It was way back in the great war against all the meta knight mains........ Many battles lost because of that invisible trip wire...... It scares me to this day, that if I trip even one more time, it may be my last.

[@casualcrusader1547]

is stickmaster500 like a 5th dimensional construct or something? i mean, he is literally everywhere...

[@danielulloa898]

StickMaster500 Vietnam flashback