How Broken Are Brawl's Top Tiers?

Here's how good Brawl's "Top Tier Characters" are... Falco to Meta Knight. A condensed breakdown of Brawl's Most Broken Characters.
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0:00 Brawl's Top Tiers
1:45 Ad
2:45 Falco
5:03 Snake
8:22 Marth
10:10 Diddy Kong
12:15 Olimar
14:41 Ice Climbers
16:51 Meta Knight
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[@ZachHonest]

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[@lukedl49]

I’m getting some tees now

[@GloryToComradeForster]

Marth should be able to reflect Falco's lasers like a lightsaber.

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

Marth should be able to grab from four character spaces away.

[@GloryToComradeForster]

@@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn Welp, guess Marth really is a Jedi

[@migmagson]

That’s the thing he has a sword

[@Captain1455]

We can only dream about him reflecting projectiles.

[@CipherKnighto]

That would be perfect

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

Justice for Snake's cake! Man was thicka than a snicka

[@redwarrior4226]

Bad news guys, when they added Snake to Fortnite his rear got nerfed in that game too

[@tonberry2670]

Dude. Just look him up on rule34 if you wanna see his ass that badly

[@Creepo_J]

​@@redwarrior4226 Old snake saved it kinda little not really

[@danielapirisi6243]

Zss's final smash is probably the worst final smash in the series, because not only it deals less then 30% but after the final smash you turn into a bottom 7 character

[@UmbreonMow]

Fun fact, I was the one who came up with ranking MK as SS tier. I got the idea from Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn weapon levels, which is the first game in the series to introduce SS rank weapons.

[@Official_BlaccGoat]

proof?

[@UmbreonMow]

@@Official_BlaccGoat nope, you just had to be in the MBR / SBR back then. This was like 2008. I'm not even sure those threads still exist on smashboards, and if they do they are restricted to mods.

[@risingshotz3607]

source: trust me bro

[@Official_BlaccGoat]

@@UmbreonMow I was too young at the time

[@SchizoCannibal]

Were you involved in PM or P+? I recognize my your name from somewhere, I just can't put my finger on it.

[@StanleySophana]

There's one thing I like about Snake in Brawl is that he had his own unique SFX for his punching and kicking moves. I wish they could've kept those SFX for him in Ultimate

[@vibemasterkorosu2469]

Other characters did actually have the same feature, but it was pretty rare

[@SSJPENGUIN]

Brawl's my favourite, in terms of sound design

[@vibemasterkorosu2469]

@@SSJPENGUIN Ye but I think some have aged kinda poorly

[@kyleflournoy7730]

I was one of the people that actually thought ics got artificially boosted by mk. There was a bunch of random mid tier characters that actually had solid matchups against them Ike could consistently out range them Sonic could evade them forever with a lead Rob and Yoshi had the mobility and projectile combo that allowed them to engage with ics very safely. Toonlink was floaty and always had a bomb in his hands so chances to cg him were very limited. But all those characters got dumpstered by mk, so most ppl never got the chance to notice. At that point, the tier list basically just turned into a mk matchup chart

[@NintendoTV64]

Brawl Diddy Kong was definitely one of my favorite iterations of the character. He may not be as utterly OP as the Smash 4 version, but his double bananas have endless potential for messing up your opponents.

[@Erasuma]

Great video, u seem well informed. Small tidbit I wanna add is that Falco side-b was a big part of his neutral and a big buff from Melee

[@JoshSaysStuff]

Thanks for making this, I missed out on the Brawl era and it’s pretty fascinating to look into!

[@PizzaTimeTheater690]

0:01 Honest Content Asmr Confirmed lol anyways awesome vid!

[@ZombieChicken1310]

Finally some shotouts to my boy Olimar 🌱

[@reydelacruz4220]

I like the falco idle impersonation :45 😂😂

[@mokeymok958]

i would love a video about brawl zss. easily my favorite character in all of smash. great mobility and really cool item play

[@lukedl49]

Ok opening with the original song. I dig it

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Brawl's top tiers are probably the strongest top tiers in the entire franchise. Brawl MK is still the strongest character in Smash, Brawl Snake is just a stage control monster, Olimar is just don't touch the ground, the Ice Climbers are just don't get grabbed, ZSS is just grab the items, Pikachu is just don't get grabbed again, Marth is just stay away, Diddy is just banana means you are F'ed.

[@mippymagic8317]

This channel is way too underrated

[@brent6470]

Love the sa2b music. Keep up the heat

[@PeppySweetheart]

This is such a homey channel. Its so simple and sweet

[@crocworks]

Hoping to learn more about mid tiers in another video. I'm certainly no pro at Brawl or anything, but something I'm curious about is why Toon Link is a mid-tier in Brawl. When I was a young kid, it always seemed like he was fast enough to just kite away anything that approaches, and the forward/back aerials were fast enough to knock someone away who tried to approach. Snake and Olimar are always praised for their projectiles, and yet Toon Link is even faster at clogging up the screen with them. And correct me if I'm wrong, but Meta Knight's sword has transcendent priority, meaning that projectiles would go through it if I understand correctly? So I always thought Toon Link did decently specifically in that matchup too. (To be fair, this is from many years ago, and I haven't touched the game in over a decade)

[@CosmykTheDolfyn]

Basically, Toon Link is mid high tier, 13th. He lacks KO power, easy to whiff punish if he does go for a Ko option, his smash attacks can be DI'ed out of so you never get the strong final hit and his lack of range means he has no options for Meta Knight. Meta Knight just hard counters him in every way. No grab game as well. But, as you mentioned, he has a lot of good traits as well and placed well in tournaments where Meta Knight is banned.

[@nahor88]

@@CosmykTheDolfyn Yeah, pretty much. I mained TL back when I played Brawl, and MK/Snake were always a foil. I honestly think Link did better against Snake, as bad as he was, since he's pretty heavy himself, and can counter Snake's camping with his own camping. His down-air was also incredibly powerful. If Snake did try to approach, zair was a good shut down tool.

[@cfino9]

His lack of KO power and predictable recovery. Powershielding is also much easier in brawl and His projectiles are very slow, add a very punishable grab into the mix and you’re left with a character design that is almost entirely shut down by good blocking. He also had some very polarizing match-ups like DDD.

[@HMZeroTwo]

We know the answer: really, really broken

[@Aeirion]

Handoffs, the long awaited sequel.

[@scooter9537]

Pikimin are based on the terrain, so youd get a lot more broken ass yellows on frigate for example

[@user-uk1xq1cf6z]

Meta knight's down smash in brawl was frame 5 on the first hit and frame 10 on the second hit, you are not going to belive this but in ultimate it was buffed to be frame 4 on the first hit and frame 9 on the second hit (and yeah, it's the fastest smash attack in the game and the series) in ultimate this move is as fast as his jab, is 1 frame faster than shulk's and incineroar's jabs (their fastest move) and even the back hit is 1 frame faster than king dedede's jab

[@CipherKnighto]

At least with Meta Knight people knew the matchup like the back of their hand early into the meta. So I think he must’ve been more tolerable for that reason despite being better than Sm4sh Bayonetta and Steve

[@SchizoCannibal]

Dude I've been getting into brawl recently and Meta Knight really IS as bad as people say he is. He just throws out moves and WINS. And the game is strangely balanced. But in like a bad way. Ganondorf is far from "viable", but he can stand his ground a lot better than you'd expect.

[@reddevn]

All u gotta do as falco is Short hop double laser in to BDACUS i main falco so i would know

[@krypto9071]

What's the song that plays at 0:20

[@ThrowAway-gu2lw]

Sonic Adventure 2 - Dry Lagoon theme

[@DrMDC]

Brawl Snake is my favorite Smash character of all time

[@jesuisunstroopwafel]

How broken are Diddy's banana peels as part of another character's kit? Or as a solo character?

[@cfino9]

There are many infinites and high damage combos.

[@0f128]

I miss brawl snake

[@emilyharrison5109]

Dang Zach can sing, wow

[@ToshisGarden]

"Snake is like a giant mobile tank." ... ... You mean, like.... METAL GEAR!?

[@ZachHonest]

God Tier Comment

[@ToshisGarden]

@@ZachHonest Thanks, I felt it just kind of wrote itself! XD

[@ninja1167.]

The flowers on olimar's pikmin actually don't help him at all, that's just aesthetic

[@Freeraining-og7uh]

I say the 2022 brawl tier list seems more accurate

[@impreza316]

you forgot to mention snakes grenade stripping. such a powerful (and broken) mechanic

[@sbsb7352]

He still showed it a couple times 6:19 for example. Tbh I think most people know the tech because Snake even has this stuff in other smash games

[@impreza316]

@@sbsb7352he def cannot do this in ultimate. and that’s the only other smash game snakes been in

[@sbsb7352]

@@impreza316 project m I meant but yea you right not ultimate

[@likelyhexoadine1343]

lmaooo that intro

[@CorbinLeonard-rp4et]

Getting chain grab in real life how long is this beat up going to take every one get this over with or we call the cops

[@vulpinitemplar5036]

Still love that Brawl's Meta Knight is basically just in the wrong game :b

[@ShaunMoore]

Snake Is The 3rd Heaviest.

[@giorgioguercio3331]

Brawl top tiers are the best in the series lol

[@Heartache2491]

Brawl is underrated and i love hearing about this silly game lol *up a, up a, nado, baby. MKs gonna take it home*

[@ShaunMoore]

Brawl Top Tiers are Winnable!

[@thepooroldsoul8179]

Meta Knight. *video ends*

[@whydoyougottahavthis]

WOOOOOOO COCAINE AND ROBBIN IS THE BEST SINGLE TRACK EVARRRR

[@isayahjenkins8922]

Hmmmm, up tilt

[@susiehaltmann3342]

I can explain snakes up tilt. “Whenever Snake is in a ten feet range his ASS CHEEKS become a lethal weapon. You see, within 6 frames, Snake will lift his leg causing his ASS CHEEKS to clap in quick succession. Because of how fast his ASS CHEEKS clap together, it creates a shockwave that travels to the opponent. And thus, the energy that comes from his ass via shockwave is so massive, that it sends the opponent upwards”- UR2SLOW Its so disappointing that snake’s GYAT is gone

[@SonicTheCutehog]

Very

[@Drko_Kane]

Falco is a brawler with a 🔫

[@Idk_idc808]

Bayonetta has a gun 4 fun Joker wields a gun ultimately

[@nathanmadox3364]

Still a better game than smash 4 and just about as good as ultimate

[@TheNadroj10]

Gameplay aside, brawl is a better game for than ultimate. It has way more content, Ultimate just has way better gameplay thats it honestly

[@rakanelafrangi161]

Your really coming into your own, you can make plenty of videos like this. Just change up and experiment with upload times and algorithm and I think you can be a big youtuber

[@cfino9]

Can confirm; olimar is the most annoying character to play against.

[@cfino9]

Also the flowers do nothing.

[@Quackra]

Came in at 69 viewers

[@DOC_951]

I think you should focus on just recording voice over… adding yourself on camera doesn’t really add anything or enhance your content. You come across as too nervous and shaming, and I you don’t know what to do with your hands. It’s just completely unnecessary and doesn’t seem to suit your personality

[@sbsb7352]

hard disagree