Mini_Mac
Smash Apprentice
As of the past few months, I have been pitted against more bowsers than usual since the discovery of new combos and techniques in the game. Before that, I never really had such a difficult time fighting Bowser but now he is a character that can be extremely difficult to beat. I've used many of my primaries and my secondaries and I always seem to struggle against a more than decent skilled Bowser player. My question is not how you beat him but really my question is this.
Why is Bowser not higher on the tier list?
I mean for real though. I don't understand why bowser is only mid-tier. Since I started playing Bowser myself (I'm not that good with him), I realized their is a lot of hidden potential in his playstyle. In terms of his moveset and strategies (and this is based off of my experience so feel free to disagree with me), he is able to capitalize on reads, get rid of pressure quickly and effectively with his grounded down-B, land consitent grabs with a dash grab (since his run speed is relatively fast) and a pivot grab (which is janky like no other), he has a lot of weight making him difficult to KO at earlier percents, he has immense power that is able to kill a bunch of the cast pretty early, he has crazy damage-racking combos that occur after an up-throw, and finally, he has the INSANE kill confirm of U-throw -> U-air that can kill very early and is extremely difficult to escape.
So yeah. Can someone explain to me why this giant turtle is not higher on the tier list?
Why is Bowser not higher on the tier list?
I mean for real though. I don't understand why bowser is only mid-tier. Since I started playing Bowser myself (I'm not that good with him), I realized their is a lot of hidden potential in his playstyle. In terms of his moveset and strategies (and this is based off of my experience so feel free to disagree with me), he is able to capitalize on reads, get rid of pressure quickly and effectively with his grounded down-B, land consitent grabs with a dash grab (since his run speed is relatively fast) and a pivot grab (which is janky like no other), he has a lot of weight making him difficult to KO at earlier percents, he has immense power that is able to kill a bunch of the cast pretty early, he has crazy damage-racking combos that occur after an up-throw, and finally, he has the INSANE kill confirm of U-throw -> U-air that can kill very early and is extremely difficult to escape.
So yeah. Can someone explain to me why this giant turtle is not higher on the tier list?
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