Super Smash Strategies #3: Mario

SUPER SMASH STRATEGIES #3:  MARIO


GAMES FROM
Mario Bros. and almost anything owned by Nintendo

HOW TO UNLOCK
Starting Character

INTRODUCTION

Everyone knows who this guy is!  No matter what age you are, young or old, you recognize this short and chubby red hat and blue overalls wearing man.  It's Mario!  First appearing in the Donkey Kong games, Mario has become Nintendo's flagship character and "go-to guy" whenever they just needed someone.  Mario is one of the characters that has appeared in all three of the Super Smash Bros. games.  In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario is the most balanced character.  Though most people do not choose him as a character, his balanced stats makes him easy to use and is not too powerful nor too weak.

MOVES

STANDARD ATTACKS

SMASH ATTACKS

THROWS (all of which are performed after you grab someone)

AIR ATTACKS (all of which perform while in the air)

SPECIALS

STATISTICS

PROS AND CONS

PROS:

Mario is a very balanced character to use.  

His Final Smash is almost an instant kill

CONS:

Because he is so balanced, He is not a good character if you want super speedy or super strong.

Though he has two projectiles, neither of them are that good.

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESS
note: because Mario is such a balanced character, he is ranked about the same as a lot of characters.

STRENGTHS:

Mario is so much quicker than Donkey Kong.  However, DK is stronger up close.  This is a small factor though because Mario has his projectiles like fire balls and F.L.U.D.D.  

Peach is not very powerful with up close attacks.  In addition to that, Mario has better projectiles than she does.

Wario is slower than Mario is.  Just use more projectiles.  If Wario uses his motor cycle move, just get out of the way.

WEAKNESSES:

Fox is so much quicker than Mario is and that is a huge disadvantage.  Mario's projectiles are not very powerful either.  So Fox could attack him up close as often as he wants to and Mario will not be able to do much to get away from him.

Zelda and Sheik are more powerful than Mario is up close and quicker than he is too.  Zelda also has a powerful projectile move, which Zelda can control and that leaves Mario at a huge disadvantage.

Mario is not a very good fighter in the air.  Because of this, Meta Knight has a huge advantage against him.  If using Mario, stay away from the air.  The ground is your friend.

Ike has such a longer reach than Mario does.  Ike is also much more powerful than Mario is.

TIPS

Learn how to use Mario's cape move properly.  It reflects projectiles and comes in handy.  

Mario's smash attacks is where his real strength lies.  Use more smash attacks up close.

Mario's fireballs are better than Luigi's because they incorporate gravity and can move and they also go farther than Luigi's.  Use Mario's fireballs if your enemy is being a coward.

Grab an opponent, hit them with a basic combo move twice, throw them towards the ground, then jump and perform an upwards punch move.  This is a good combo move.

When your opponent does a move that makes them vulnerable, use FLUDD to push them towards the edge.