Whew, I haven't been online for *GASP* almost a whole day! I have so much to respond to!
Gangsta Kirby:
._. then dont, videos speak louder than text.....
im going to make a video guide for how to use every characters powers with kirby in ways that are effective... expect it in a week or two
make videos that prove me wrong...
Here are the problems:
-Not all of us have recording equipment.
-You can make videos of things working, but it does not mean they would work against good players. Case in point: You can show yourself gimping ICs with Ice Blocks, but a good IC player won't have that happen. On top of that, Dair will always be a better gimping tool against them, as will inhale and just about every other move you have.
You could also show yourself edgeguarding a G&W with the pan, but a good G&W will utilize their invul frames from their UpB or bucket it as they get close.
On top of that, regardless of mindgames, some of the information you gave is just plain wrong. For example: Ganon's WP reaches farther than Kirby's by a longshot, though it is higher off the ground and can be crouched. Oli spams better since he can do it in the air and his pikmin actually stick around to hump your face, which in turn forces you to stop spamming or eat lots of unnecessary %s. Lucas and Ness have absolutely no trouble with the PK copy moves, especially Lucas who can magnet pull to recover and heal at the same time.
I think I've made my point.
Almost every power that is worth taking can be punished with a D-air.
And, your putting a neutral B-move as a Game Changing Tactic that will win you the ****ing Game. Plz stop it with the Mindgame talk. I'm doubtful of you even knowing what it means. Taking a B-move does not in any way change the match up in a way that you could win it in an otherwise loose able situation.
But not everyone knows they can, not to mention starshotting a few times can mix them up on what to do (for yes, getting multiple inhales is very doable in a high level game if you know when to use it.).
Also, some powers do change the matchups to a certain extent. I can't think of anything gamebreaking, but taking Pika's power definitely switches the matchup from 50-50 to something in Kirby's favor.
As for useless powers.... ehhhh... Everything has a use, that shouldn't be in question. The real question is wether or not it's usable enough to be worth taking or worth replacing inhale for. Some moves, like the Warlock Punch, are so situational they aren't worth taking (the only real use being in the event of a shieldbreak, and how often do those occur?).
Also, in a lot of cases, Inhale works a lot better than the opponent's B move does.
...I think I lost track of which power we were discussing now...
EDIT: Asdioh, that's not fair. It looks like Lou didn't know he could bucket Kirby's sausages. However, one plus to this was that in certain parts of the stage, it was very hard to see you, and even harder to see your hitboxes, especially when you Baired. This power might be useful on certain stages (like Lylat) for this reason.