The MOST POPULAR Mains, According To Data! Smash Ultimate Tournament Analysis

You have your main, but do you know who the MOST POPULAR mains are in Smash Ultimate? This video uses data to show and explain who they are. The answers may be more surprising than you think! If you see a lot of these in a competitive Smash Ultimate tournament, now you know why. Or maybe you want to pick up one of them as your main! Either way, I hope you enjoy this data science/data analysis video.
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[@derivative3704]

Is the music a spoiler? Maybe. But it's too much of a banger to not use.

[@code_X1]

Life will change really is a banger.

[@respectpig3874]

I wish you couldn’t fast travel through palaces. Because of it, this banger song only plays for a minute before the boss fight. 🥲

[@raiden8929]

​@@respectpig3874 you do not fucking wish for that, think slightly harder duck.

[@legendaryiguess]

@@respectpig3874 and with daredevil in strikers…

[@respectpig3874]

@@legendaryiguess I only beat the second jail because I didn’t like the story gameplay etc so I have no idea what your talking about

[@sullivanish]

Zelda being a solo main is just comical but it makes sense😊

[@sm_ked]

As a zelda/ryu/ken player its pretty funny seeing zelda being solo'd i personally couldnt do it

[@drdepression4605]

I main zelda brawler and pit/corrin( they trade slots constantly). I think zelda can do it but its just harder Amd why work harder when you dont have to

[@knifeonhand231]

Well someone's gotta teach you an up lesson😂

[@slandergames9494]

What's a solo main?

[@sm_ked]

@@slandergames9494 It means just maining one character only

[@PkGroundOmega]

As a ganandorf main. that ganandorf broke the "I can confirm"text with warlock punch

[@maxgiga1328]

Doryia!

[@billnye8760]

How is this related to the video at all.

[@KJV_Enjoyer.]

@@billnye8760 you just don't get the joke

[@billnye8760]

@@KJV_Enjoyer. no, I get the joke, but the only relation to the video is them saying the word "main". they did'nt come up with this comment for this video, they've been waiting for a time to use it

[@KJV_Enjoyer.]

@@billnye8760 no people in the comments would be like, as a joker main, I can confirm... So he was making a joke to kind of point out that it's an overused saying sort of thing.

[@hurri.]

holy cow lucas actually gets to do something im so proud of my depressed little child

[@brianmccrary5369]

Yes! When I see these I'm just happy this little man is included. Glad he's my main

[@realhypnotic]

@@brianmccrary5369 same.

[@Stoopid420]

Let's gooo

[@soapkingIII]

Agreed

[@airflowvr]

Yeah ima Lucas main ness and Lucas are built different

[@Mythical_8]

Of course Sora is #13, the conspiracy continues

[@Rahnonymous]

Sora is MoM confirmed?!? (gone wrong) ⭕️👈

[@roxas5071]

Oh my fucking god why did you have to make me realize that

[@mori_san8206]

The number 13 can't leave him...

[@Ufo3208_]

bruv nothing is wrong with the number 13

[@roxas5071]

@@Ufo3208_ clearly this person didnt play a kingdom hearts game

[@coasterthekid8867]

As a melee player who is only recently getting into ultimate, it’s insane to see Ness, Roy, and Bowser in the top 10 most popular mains.

[@AmahdBreazell]

As a lucas solo main this makes me happy

[@CJ-nz4wq]

Same

[@2weekoldpickle]

Same, seeing Lucas on any top ten makes my brain go Ooga Booga

[@thelogxd8812]

Same! Arise Solo Lucas mains!!

[@TheMoonPersonTV]

@@2weekoldpickleoh my god we’re all so damn starved for any lucas representation even something like this makes us happy bro there’s something broken in all of us

[@mwzngd1679]

If I was a Lucas solo main then it would've made me sad lol

[@collective2007]

Wow! I didn't realize kazuya was popular enough to even be in top 10!

[@nemonus4279]

If people can get Electric Wind God Fist inputs correctly, they’re likely to give Kazuya a spin

[@IMIGHTbemessmer]

​@@nemonus4279 as a tekken god omega kazuya is my life

[@nemonus4279]

@@IMIGHTbemessmer How much simpler is SSBU Kazuya than the most difficult Tekken Kazuya, do you know?

[@collective2007]

@@alexanderlane2971 words cannot describe how disappointed I am with your assessment

[@collective2007]

@@alexanderlane2971 what other character has a 7 frame jumpsquat, i11 OOS as the fastest option, or must master a 2 frame window move to use the character reliably? Also, Luigis grab is a rather spammable disjointed combo starter and kill confirm.

[@BryceMeurling]

Lucas makes so much sense to some regard, especially if you are looking at it tournament wise. Im suprised to not she sheik in solo mains tho

[@hurri.]

we’re always sad

[@kestrelynn]

As a sheik player I have secondaries because I generally play lots of characters, many before shiek. Even the top level sheik reps like VoiD, Mr R, EIM, then kameme and even zackray that one time, all have plenty of great characters But also some matchups are bad and secondaries can be worth it. Then steve came out and secondaries are definitely worth it, really bad matchup for her

[@oetic5016]

Sheik is much too tedious to make sense

[@BryceMeurling]

@@oetic5016 nah. You just need fundies

[@TheMasterBlaze]

Has Sheik ever been a solo main character other than Melee? Because a lot of People in Smash 4 played Sheik alongside their preferred character from what I remember.

[@ToppyPotatosAnimations]

Everyone I know that plays smash mains Kirby. I’m surprised he wasn’t on the list at all, not even as an honourable mention.

[@The_Insane_Beaner]

Same here. And I used to main Kirby!

[@kie2]

It's from tournaments so I think it's pretty biased toward stronger characters and also to the sorts of characters people play after playing a lot of the game. Most Kirby players I experienced where newer players.

[@JustJayden22_]

SORA IS NUMBER FUCKING 13

[@meteornome2556]

I saw that, and I was like are you shitting me? This can't be a coincidence at this point

[@rcboss45]

Here’s a 13th like😉

[@thequeenvsslime1]

I dont get it

[@meteornome2556]

@thequeenvsslime1 Kingdom Hearts has a recurring theme with the number 13 (and 7), from the name of the game being 13 letters to the villainous group in the game. Smash Bros even honored this by making Sora the 13th DLC character and being released released 13 days after he was announced (Oct 5-18 2021) in update 13.0. He also was the 7th DLC fighter for Fighters Pass 2. Tl;dr 13 (and 7) are significant numbers in the series, so Sora being #13 in the list is both ironic and appropriate.

[@Quizzicalotl]

*cue 13th Struggle*

[@beelaxquay]

Sora being 13 is pretty fitting

[@Toon_Lucario]

Damn I wasn’t expecting Lucario to be here. There are only like 40 Lucario mains

[@asrieled]

We stand strong though 💪

[@jdmimikyu]

As a Shulk main I fully understand. Every Shulk main wants to unleashed the true power of the Monado

[@hyper_blade1477]

Me over here just chilling as a Sephiroth main.

[@aurain7994]

Same bro

[@jonmartin9686]

First time I ever used him I was shocked at how good he was I may be converted from Young Link to hin one day.

[@billysipe5040]

Same dude his side charge swing is soooo satisfying to land.

[@Voidedsins]

We are few but we are feared my brother

[@metashadow24]

We will never be a memory!

[@CobaltPerseverance154]

As a Lucas main, this brought me joy!

[@TurboToaster574]

Ay me too! 😁

[@CobaltPerseverance154]

@@TurboToaster574 Ay! Another Lucas main!

[@TurboToaster574]

​@@CobaltPerseverance154 I use PK freeze all the time

[@Estfireemblem]

I like to play as lucas kirbu and pit

[@HasanDaader]

@@TurboToaster574 PK freeze is the goat

[@Killerseed8835]

A trained lucas is scaryyy to play against

[@notfundy240]

PK FREEZE

[@briansmith369]

Yezzir!!!

[@hylianro]

My cousin and I would play against each other using Lucas and Ness whenever we decided to try hard and determine who is better 😂

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Bowser being in the Top 5 shows just how incredible he is in Ultimate

[@343Films]

He's the most forgiving fighter by a landslide. You can be average as hell at the game and still play bowser to his fullest because of how basic but powerful his kit is.

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

@@343Films Mhm. It makes him an amazing option for a main

[@desmondliart]

@@343Filmsu can do some cool stuff with bowser tho

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

​@@desmondliart That is true. Up-B Out of Shield is a classic

[@scientificapple69]

the speed tho 😬

[@KolMan2000]

Its a common thing you see that the popular characters are also often finger breakers. Joker is really strong and appears a lot in top play, but is so physically and technically demanding to play that nobody solo mains him.

[@SonTaro5]

Let's go Lucario is a great solo main

[@dustinalexis-eyelessjack4266]

F@KC YEAH!!!! HAHAHA

[@lmgmodefoxyakalugnut]

Yuhh

[@TempeRTroll]

As a King K. Rool main, I’m surprised people don’t know how easy and overpowered he is.

[@myguymonolo101]

he's bottom tier?

[@Xtreme-qk5qg]

As a sonic main, i can confirm we have city escape playing constantly in our heads.

[@youps3911]

Lucas top one of solo mains made my day, i'm proud of my main and our playerbase

[@musubi8885]

Sora being #13 is perfect

[@ski-meme-trash-k1ll3rsbane71]

I can already see Xehanort wavedashing towards him just saying “x-blade” again and again.

[@justaguy193]

I actually screamed LETS GOOO when i heard that lucas was the #1 solo main

[@derivative3704]

When one of my videos can get a reaction like that out of people, it definitely makes my day. Many thanks. :)

[@abra_escaped]

Mostly expected except for LUCAS WOOO

[@PK-Sage]

I can confirm being a good Lucas main isn’t easy at all

[@the_epic_gamr_boi]

I mean your not a good one so that makes sense

[@PK-Sage]

@@the_epic_gamr_boi im far better then you will ever be

[@the_epic_gamr_boi]

@@PK-Sage *defeats you* heh nice try kid

[@Estfireemblem]

@@the_epic_gamr_boi why so rude

[@Balou_560]

​@@Estfireemblemhes having his roleplay villian-arc

[@ChillCucco]

As a Ness main, I can understand how annoying PK Fire is, which is why I don’t spam

[@Klausweichen]

I play ness specifically to spam, normally i play joker or sephirot to

[@kie2]

Bruhhh... you gotta start spamming that move. Who cares if you annoy your opponent do what works. I can't even play Diddy Kong with some of my friends because they just refuse to put up with the nanner spam but I will not stop.

[@swagdaddy5387]

Same, if I’m getting destroyed I will though 😅

[@labcoatgorilla6784]

Steve Minecraft being barely in the top 20 of characters played but always being half of the top 16 means he really is that busted.

[@NotImportant791]

Steve my beloved

[@j.c.1452]

@@NotImportant791silence you bozo

[@NotImportant791]

@@j.c.1452 Steve my beloved

[@GinkgoPete]

Cloud is the perfect storm. He is CLOUD and he is super easy to pick up.

[@RoomWithJohnny]

As a Yoshi main, we are just built different

[@Banabulb69]

As a fellow yoshi main I can confirm

[@buoyantwatermelon8364]

we must unite

[@yeehaw8089]

you guys play yoshi because you don’t know how to play anyone else

[@vernationsmashybrosation]

as a yoshi main, we need to get rid of crafted yoshi

[@SgtGatorade]

@@yeehaw8089shut up

[@TheSharkAnt]

Good to see that my boy Mr. Game & Watch is one of the most solo mained characters in the game!

[@cailieisidro5758]

Proud he made the top 10 too

[@drillbitz2816]

On god. Guess flat zone 2 is just that Chad of a dong

[@bozomechanics2531]

I love gnw

[@Shadrag]

You cant tell me that the mayority of cloud and joker players werent inspired by Sparg0 and Mkleo

[@chomusuke3636]

I CAN tell you because they are MAD popular in general to begin with >:)

[@jaydenhohman2590]

​@@chomusuke3636As a joker main.. gonna have to disagree with ya there LOL. Whenever i was first getting into smash 3 years ago i saw a leo joker set and that shit looked fire, and id have to guess its that way for most jokers

[@chomusuke3636]

@@jaydenhohman2590 Yeah, i forgot that, Persona particularlly used to not be that popular

[@TheRandomLetsplays]

@@jaydenhohman2590 I guess Persona fans don't exist. Nope its only Mkleo fans.

[@vgrants1717]

The characters I play: Plant, Rosa, and Robin “Can I get mentioned once?”

[@PocketHealer21]

That's why I'm a Wii Fit main for the last 6 years!

[@The_Shaggy]

POV: you’re a Ganon main

[@tuckergoodin7684]

That would be me

[@mikomie]

Sora on 13th is just another perfection

[@spark1400]

Well you know what they say, everyone has a pocket Cloud.

[@megadunsparce3672]

Link mains are definitely loyal like that

[@blanexblaze6510]

No lie. We are pretty rare in competitive though. If only he got some good buffs😢

[@RufioTheThird]

My man Lucas being the #1 solo main 💪

[@Metahunt638]

Love ur pfp! I’m a ness main😊

[@Cedalus]

Such a beautiful coincidence that gnw is the 9th most solo mained character

[@Acid_Vixen]

Haha funni number go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@plaguekidd6902]

Glad to know my two mains, Ness and Lucas, are more popular than I thought

[@j.r.tomlin4265]

As a Ness main yall underestimate us a lot because we all don't spam pk fire

[@iantaakalla8180]

I will agree that Ness is better than his reputation and very technical, but he almost never gets results despite popularity.

[@kie2]

I don't understand why you don't spam pk fire. That doesn't have to be all you do but don't hold yourself back

[@j.r.tomlin4265]

@@kie2 spam is like 5 times or so but me I do 2 into grab combo works better at least for me because then they expect to be stuck in PK Fire for so long they mess up

[@breadcubeboi8849]

I'm a little bit proud that none of my mains made either list

[@The_Great_Letter_E]

Over here chillin' as a Snake main. Bouta go full calculus on someone' ass

[@Scallywaggg52]

Pichu mains, (all 10 of us), rise up

[@thepaintingbanjo8894]

Makes sense why people would play no one else but Shulk. Dude's playstyle is dense and deeper than a George RR Martin story and so commits so much time to learn.

[@inazumarai7690]

they're an endangered species

[@handsomeorange198]

As a kirby main... you all dont understand... kirby can kill every god effortlessly... 🐸

[@royemmer3703]

Ness is such a good character to start out with cause he is easy to use but also has tech to have that skill gap as well

[@ChronoSariel]

Nice to see my PSI wielding bois being absolute menaces.

[@Sickmmaner]

Sora was 13? At first I thought that didn't make sense (people saying he's mid), but now it makes PERFECT sense (Kameme bringing the hype, and also 13 being important in Kingdom Hearts)

[@nero8915]

Nice. Cloud main

[@Jackaboi124]

I love the fact that both Zelda and link are solo mains

[@retierashia]

Do bottom 10!

[@kicksyo2171]

I'm almost sure one of them will be Daisy because I mean both her and Peach, but I started focusing more on her just because she has less representation.

[@basil1913]

As a mewtwo main I can tell you that mewtwo is bottom 3 fosho, even ganondorf is used than him

[@343Films]

​@@basil1913also duck hunt, rosalina, and mii swordfighter

[@ItsNoelleNow]

@@basil1913 I doubt Mewtwo is that low. I see more Mewtwo rep than Duck Hunt, Mii Gunner, or Dark Pit.

[@PKRStarstormer]

I’ve been a Lucas main since the brawl era, it’s heartwarming to see that he’s #1 for once, not forgotten like the countless times before; LUCAS MAINS RISE UP

[@ItsNoelleNow]

omg, also been maining Lucas since Brawl! Rise up!

[@iwantbellpeppers]

and then there's ninten

[@Acid_Vixen]

@@iwantbellpeppers he's dead HUH! EARTH-BOUND! NINTEN'S DEAD! EARTH-BOUND!

[@Sleepless_Sam]

As a Dedede main, I'm happy people are having fun with their characters.

[@Poppy_AndFriends]

This is seriously the most high quality Shorts on KZbin. So information dense and complete, like bro this must've taken so much work I hope you make a full vid out of all this data too. Even if it's long and redundant it's cool to hear you talk about this shit lol

[@derivative3704]

Thanks a ton! I really appreciate it. I have data-related Smash ideas on the back burner that I plan to get to as soon as I can.

[@TheResidence.mp4]

Sadly dense doesn't mean easily digestible, I had to watch back a few times because of how fast he was going. Kind of hard to absorb the information

[@psikinesis9193]

I remember when I mained both Ness and Lucas...

[@Yuki-lx3ps]

The reason why steve is #19 despite being the most common in most top 50s is because that character is FUCKIN BROKEN

[@emanuelsanchez2501]

I’m a Lucas Main this is crazy lol I love it 😂😅

[@saltysalmoling8055]

G&W being number 9 is just too funny

[@remykill8381]

LETS GOOOO THE BLUE BOMBER MEGAMAN!!! ❤

[@mikestrikes195]

Exotic Ryu main here 😭

[@Wista13]

I love Lucas!

[@Lyco_Beatz]

(Dark)Pit. Just live with it, I play (Dark)Pit and no one's gonna stop me from winning one after another battle.

[@AndresAndr95]

This is dope thank you for this info

[@DaRealKir]

Bro im a cloud main since 2019 and i cant still believe

[@MosesX-Labs]

I mostly play Joker and Roy, but not because they are the best characters but because I like the characters in general.

[@charlieblanchard5644]

Yeahhhh, I've been maining joker, and I feel bad because I know he's top tier, but I just like persona 5 man

[@Estfireemblem]

I play the characters who I like in their series

[@FairtrynumberIforgot]

I play zss because i like playing zss and will playher even tough i consider her top 15.

[@inazumarai7690]

as you should bro

[@someonenamedblue4893]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who mains Byleth and Pythra

[@EnterMidnight0]

And then theres me who plays Kirby

[@mizukittyakinyama]

same. my friend called me basic for it when he mains one of the top 3 on the first list..

[@Acid_Vixen]

@@mizukittyakinyama which of them?

[@mizukittyakinyama]

@@Acid_Vixen joker, but me and him aren't friends anymore

[@Acid_Vixen]

@@mizukittyakinyama Honestly, good. Calling one basic for their choice in the funny Nintendo kerfuffle game is not cool.

[@mizukittyakinyama]

@@Acid_Vixen it's actually for entirely different reasons related to a different fandom lol but yeah

[@Mixer_123]

there's some good suprises up here, especially Lucas, Yoshi and MegaMan. I'm glad for those lads.

[@memenatsuki2577]

I have so much respect for solo lucario mains, even if they’re bad. They deserve a good fight!

[@ThatOneScienceGuy]

Bowser and Capt Falcon are surprising.

[@MrSaturn.]

Ness and Lucas are just sigma like that.

[@Instafail]

While I don't main Lucas, I am an avid Lucas enjoyed at least. It gladdens me to see him do something right.

[@lucas34886]

*Wait I’m Lucas.*

[@jasonmcbride637]

Joker having every move combo into itself, a hitbox smaller than pikachu, intangible limbs on every attack, frame 2 kill moves, and a fursuit supermode that rewards a player for being ass. Hmm.. wonder why he and steve are the only S++ characters

[@Slithering-Pyro]

As a Terry main, I find it surprising how often Terry is played considering his rep as absolute dog-water. There are very few really good Terry’s out there, and I sincerely wish there were more.

[@PixelatedCatMan]

I don’t care about him or fatal fury, but i love playing as him his moveset is so cool.

[@Sun_God_Apollo]

One of my favorite online fights was with a good terry user, i still won, but it was fun!

[@zenderdravnn4421]

sora being 13th is just a KH reference

[@Lakjager]

Wait, I'm a solo lucas main, damn I'm basic

[@BoneTea]

Nah common solo mains =/= common mains

[@jeanic6167]

Aye four of my mains made it onto these lists! Link, Sora, Lucario and Joker! Though I do also main Hero. Love him too

[@edwardgamerx9061]

Cloud best RPG protagonist.

[@jerryborjon]

Easily better than Aegis, but that’s not saying much

[@Acid_Vixen]

Mario, Peach, Bowser, Mallow, & Geno

[@edwardgamerx9061]

Cloud, Sora, Joker, Hero = Bestos!

[@SupCortez]

As someone who completed the google certification and loves smash ultimate dearly ... I cannot express how much i love this short... I need more!! Wish i had friends to play smash or do some data vis with

[@bastion2805]

Fellow Lucas mains, rise!

[@JavierEscuella_Real]

DK/GANONDORF MAINS RISE UP

[@mr_inconspicuous]

Where's my Samus mains at?

[@343Films]

In the hospital being treated for cancer.

[@Alexrun902]

Notice that Ness was in the top ten of both lists. This characters infamy transcends online.

[@diogonetoheaven5044]

wow both my mains lucas and ness are on the top of the tierlist 😮

[@i.Sapphired]

i love ness being at the top in both categories, and the lucas representation too!

[@lger_tp9582]

I main the wii sword fighter

[@chopinguds2964]

cool

[@Samati1631]

you dont exist

[@Raider07513]

Falco my biggest bird at number 16

[@isaacbaker574]

Lucas is by far the coolest character in my book and also one of the hardest in smash in general.

[@reviewspiteras]

Being a Lucas main is a life style we are that dedicated. In smash I could say "Lucas mains are the most opressed class" xD

[@phoebe5114]

Can we get a ten least popular characters and ten least popular solo mains? :D

[@ratabreak3902]

Me encontré el canal de Train un par de meses antes de este Reviewlocke y vi todos sus retos Ya de por si me rayaban muchísimo sus cortes (y que encima en los retos de Escarlata y Púrpura skipea TODOS los dominantes y comandantes del Team Star) así que no esperaba menos de tu reacción

[@reinersfattits]

It’s so ironic that Byleth ranks higher than most dlc characters/ultimate newcomers who were begged for years, despite obviously having the biggest backlash of any character. It just goes to show that most fans just want their favourite character in the game and don’t think about how well the moveset will translate over and if they’d even be any fun to play.

[@BeanieFlare]

I’m so proud to be a lucas main

[@Jeffthetrueboss]

My MAIN main is Joker and my secondary main is Greninja

[@TheGreatCalsby]

When you play ranked matches, you need sweaty characters. But when you play solo, you play the coolest characters 😎

[@Linkirby]

Bro I straight up hate cloud. Constantly mashing aerials

[@benjamindover7936]

Thats the fun part tho

[@fluffydemon1]

​@@benjamindover7936 not when youre against him

[@benjamindover7936]

@@fluffydemon1 then dont be against him, be him 😹

[@fluffydemon1]

@@benjamindover7936 no he's cringe

[@benjamindover7936]

@@fluffydemon1 bro has never played ff7