My story of maining Lucas is probably going to be one of the weirder ones. The Gamestop down the street a little way from here was going to have a tournament Sunday morning as a kick off celebration for Brawl, and all night before I had been debating over what character to use. Although I had no plans to win it, mostly because I wouldn't be able to attend the second round of it, I wanted to at least make it past match 1. I had considered Pit and Meta Knight, but I knew everyone would use them, and from Melee I wasn't really familiar with any of the returning (starting) characters. Finally I decided that I would play Lucas.
Playing as him had crossed my mind before anyone else because of one thing, Mother 3. Some of you who wished for The Masked Man (Claus) being in Brawl might remember me from his support thread, so if you do, you know I'm a serious Mother fan. And after even I had wished for Claus to the point of almost severe disappointment when it was confirmed he wouldn't be in, I felt it would be wrong to just shrug Lucas off without even giving him a try. Sure, he might be an exact clone of Ness, but there is the chance that he isn't, and could even be better, right?
So the next day I went and when my round came up, I selected Lucas. My friends advised me against it, but I kept my decision. Even with the Wiimote, it felt right to play as him. I won that round and advanced all the way to the semi-finals (and I would have won if Meta Knight isn't so good at running away :/) And ever since I've played as him. I win most of the matches I play even now against friends both at my house and online.
So yeah. It all boils down to the fact that I main Lucas because I'm a huge Mother fanboy, and for once, being one pays off. And that's why I'm here now. I want to get in on the ground floor of Lucas' advanced techniques and learn how to make him as good as possible, combined with my own unique style of gameplay to create a little monster worthy of showing people that just because he's from Mother doesn't mean he's Ness with blond hair.