Who's your Super Smash Bros. Melee character?

[KBMaster]

Mine used to be peach, but then I unlocked Roy and now I play as him. ^_^
So, who's your character?

[Slater]

I ALWAYS chose random. lol

[cbwing0]

I don't own a Gamecube, but when I play with friends, I usually choose Donkey Kong or Samus.

[AngelSakura]

I do Zelda, but then I make her Sheik. But sometimes I use Link. ^^

[skynes]

In order of preference:

Samus
Link
Mewtwo
Falcon
Peach.

Yeah I use Peach.

[Spencer]

I always use Samus. Always. I guess Link or Yoshi are my second and third choices.

[DrNic]

Pikachu and Ganondorf. Both ends of the spectrum.

Note: Normally I love all things Zeldary, but I can't stand Link in SSBM because my m8s that use him both button bash their way to victory.

[Inferno]

My main characters is eather Roy or samus.

[Raiden no Kishi]

Zelda/Sheik, Young Link, and Kirby are my favorites. Occasionally I use Captain Falcon.

Rai

[Hurricane]

Fox is totally the best!

[Riku777]

nu uhhhh mr. game and watch and captin falcon and roy are the best!!! lol i'm usally game+watch

[Golden_Griff]

I don't have this game, but I would probably play as Kirby more than anyone else. Kirby was my favorite from the first SSB I thought he was the easiest to control.

[Debitt]

Shiek (PWNATION! >D)
Young Link
Marth.

[uc pseudonym]

Kirby. I originally chose him because he has so many jumps, but now I've grown used to using him in many ways. If you know when to use his Up+B move it can be very effective, and Down+B works very well when two others are busy hitting each other. When I can pull it off, a Helix Kick and Down+B combo works very well.

The Melee version is a bit more complex, and I haven't gotten as much of a chance to use him. But his flaming move can be pretty good, when you know how to use it.

[Yojimbo]

Zelda(Shiek)
Fox
Samus

[*Hope*]

Kokoro, you're the only one who uses Marth!! I love Marth! *fangirl squeal* Finally, someone who plays as him! Lol. I also like Pichu (I always put him in the aviator goggles) and Shiek.

[Link Antilles]

Ah, the game you can't possibly get bored of and do.

Anyways...

Fox, speed is the key and a bit of stupid luck. I'm pretty good with all the others. Normally, I just pick random characters.... keeps the game interesting.

[Bokushi_Ash]

I'm almost always Zelda, but I'll switch to Marth if I feel like it.

[Omega Amen]

Ganondorf is my favorite character. Since he is so powerful and slow, he forces me to exercise some strategy and skill in timing and placing hits, which I find to be a satisfying playing experience.

[Debitt]

Kokoro, you're the only one who uses Marth!! I love Marth! *fangirl squeal* Finally, someone who plays as him! Lol. I also like Pichu (I always put him in the aviator goggles) and Shiek.

Pichu's adorable in the aviator goggles! XD

I can own with Marth. ^___^ Counter will smite you all!

[Raiden no Kishi]

Kirby. I originally chose him because he has so many jumps, but now I've grown used to using him in many ways. If you know when to use his Up+B move it can be very effective, and Down+B works very well when two others are busy hitting each other. When I can pull it off, a Helix Kick and Down+B combo works very well.

The Melee version is a bit more complex, and I haven't gotten as much of a chance to use him. But his flaming move can be pretty good, when you know how to use it.

As though I needed MORE evidence why UC rocks.

I use Kirby's Down+B move all the time. I use most characters' Down+B moves a lot. Especially Link and Young Link's bombs. I have found against relatively slower foes, alternating between Young Link's Bombs and Fire Arrows is a good way to rack up damage. It doesn't work with Link, because his Arrows don't cause stunning fire damage.

And of course, Kirby's Copy ability is great, especially when you're fighting a foe with a good, quick B move, like Zelda, Young Link, and to a lesser degree Sheik. And the forementioned Stone move. The Hammer move is a favorite, because the giant mallet is one of my favorite anime cliches.

Captain Falcon's a good all-around character, with his ample speed, respectable jumping ability, and punishing special moves. The Falcon Punch (as well as Ganondorf's cooler-looking Warlock Punch) is best used as a team move, with a teammate that has a good stunning move like Young Link (the aforementioned Bombs and Fire Arrows), Mewtwo (with the Disable move) or even on its own with the Raptor Boost/Gerudo Dragon.

Zelda and Sheik are both great fighters in their own rights, and complement each other well. Nayru's Love not only reflects projectile assaults, but works well as a melee-range attack, interrupting an opponent's combo. Din's Fire works best when Zelda is a good distance away from her foes. Farore's Wind is a little hard to predict, since Zelda disappears momentarily, but provides the elven princess with a good amount of extra air. A note of interest is that Zelda has some punishing throws.

Sheik is, in all but name, a ninja, and so you must use her as a ninja, staying mobile and getting in hits where they present themselves. Needle Storm works well do buy yourself another second or so to grab an item, but it's nothing to rely on for heavy damage. Chain takes some finesse to use effectively, but if you an hit your opponent with the very end right, it will give off a nasty shock. It's fun to use on AI characters. Vanish is, for all intensive purposes, a shorter-range Farore's Wind, but with a "ninja vanish" explosion. If an opponent gets too close, the bomb hurts a little, but it's funky timing makes this rare. Of course, the beauty of the two characters si that you can play as both within a round, giving you a vast array of normal attacks, and 6 different special attacks (OK, 5, Farore's Wind doesn't hurt any).

Rai

[Mr. SmartyPants]

well at first it was Roy, then ti moved to Link, but I'm getting a bit rusty. I like to use sheik and pretend to be in some sort of "beserk" mode

[PrincessZelda]

Link and Zelda... Oh, and Pikachu.

[uc pseudonym]

I found Omega Amen's rationale to be particularly intersting. This is meant in a positive way, and I approve of it.

Meanwhile, my cheapest trick as Kirby: in the air, suck up an opponent and leap the edge. Near the bottom of the arena, I spit out my opponent. I can fly back up... most others can't jump that well.

[Lehn]

Link. I've always played as Link.

And of course, I use the bombs like mad.

[Iona]

The order of my chars from best to well, the last of the best:

Pikachu (my very first rockin' char) and Zelda/Sheik tie for first
Ice Climbers (you WILL quake before my hammers of death!)
Pichu
Bowser (I always did want a "big and bad" char...)
Marth
Roy
Falco (only use one attack, hehehehehe)
Kirby (variety is the spice of life)

-.- I think I got a little carried away...well, Pikachu is my fav anyway.

[Lobo]

i am best with roy followed by ice climbers. with roy you just smash atk them to death and when they go flying you guard the edge with his flare blade. with ice climbers you try to keep nana and popo together and use there smash atks or try and get 2 of certain items

[Raiden no Kishi]

I found Omega Amen's rationale to be particularly intersting. This is meant in a positive way, and I approve of it.

Meanwhile, my cheapest trick as Kirby: in the air, suck up an opponent and leap the edge. Near the bottom of the arena, I spit out my opponent. I can fly back up... most others can't jump that well.

What some call cheap, I call tactics. Hence, the Bomb-Fire Arrow trick with Young Link.

Another good tactic is to use eithr Falco and Fox or two Falcos, and pelt a foe with Blaster fire. Falco keeps the opponent at bay, while Fox racks up the damage. Of course, if you get the timing right with two Falcos, then the enemy has no chance to survive make your time.

Rai

[Scribs]

Pikachu

I Sneak up below when folks are fighting and i Unleash my fury! It hurts them while I am safe below!

[Nate]

Pikachu's actually pretty strong, especially the Headbutt (if ya can pull it off). I use him the most. Pichu's moves hurt itself and it's more lightweight, but I use it on occasion.

I use Kirby the next most. He's got a wide variety of moves and I love copying abilities. After that is probably Samus, even though her Screw Attack is nowhere NEAR as cheap as it was in the original Smash Bros.

Actually I think the cheapest character is Jigglypuff. The Down+B move knocks out opponents in one hit almost all the time! Of course if you miss you're absolutely screwed...