A few days ago, i opened a poll to see what the public thought about certain characters in Smash 4. Specifically, i wanted to know who they deem to be "low" and "bottom" tier. Historically, low or bottom tiered characters are considered NON-VIABLE.
When tier lists are created correctly, they reflect the following:
Top Tier (viable aka can win tournaments)
High Tier (viable aka can win tournaments)
Middle Tier (semi-viable aka might be able to win tournaments)
Low Tier (not viable. cannot win tournaments)
Bottom Tier (not viable. cannot win tournaments)
After polling 100 people (aka 100 votes) of all skill levels on FaceBook and here on Smashboards, here are the results. NOTE: For easier reading, i will put the least voted characters at the top. Do you agree with poll? See below!
1. Mario
2. Villager
3. Luigi
4. Peach
5. Sonic
6. Ness
7. Roy
These characters^ all received 1 vote. This means 1% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
8. Pikachu
9. Rosalina
10. ZS
11.Sheik
12. Yoshi
These characters^ all received 2 votes. This means 2% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
13. Fox
14. Diddy
15. Wario
16. Rob
17. Ryu
These characters^ all received 3 votes. This means 3% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
18. PacMan
19. Falcon
These characters^ all received 4 votes. This means 4% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
As you can see above, with the exception of a few, most of the characters would seem to fit in with the current metagame in terms of winning or placing pretty high. So far so good.
20. Toonlink
These characters^ all received 6 votes. This means 6% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 1st jump in percentages.
21. Pit
22. Dark Pit
23. Lucas
These characters^ all received 7 votes. This means 7% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
24. Metaknight
25. Lucario
These characters^ all received 8 votes. This means 8% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
26. DK
27. Kirby
These characters^ all received 9 votes. This means 9% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
We are about half way through the character roster. Who will be in the higher half of the last half of the roster?
28. MegaMan
29. Olimar
30. Greninja
These characters^ all received 10 votes. This means 10% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
31. Link
These characters^ all received 12 votes. This means 12% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 2nd jump in percents.
32. GW
These characters^ all received 15 votes. This means 15% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 3rd jump in percents
33. Marth
These characters^ all received 16 votes. This means 16% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
34. Shulk
These characters^ all received 17 votes. This means 17% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
35. Ike
36. Bowser Jr
These characters^ all received 18 votes. This means 18% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
37. Falco
These characters^ all received 19 votes. This means 19% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
38. Mii Brawler
39. Robin
These characters^ all received 23 votes. This means 23% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 4th jump in percents.
40. Little Mac
These characters^ all received 28 votes. This means 28% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 5th jump in percents.
41. Duck Hunt
These characters^ all received 30 votes. This means 30% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 6th jump in percents.
42. Bowser
These characters^ all received 31 votes. This means 31% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
43. King DDD
These characters^ all received 40 votes. This means 40% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is out 7th jump in percents.
44. Lucina
45. Charizard
46. WiiFit
These characters^ all received 42 votes. This means 42% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 8th jump in percents.
47. JigglyPuff
These characters^ all received 44 votes. This means 44% of the voters feel these characters are low or bottom tier.
This is our 9th jump in percents.
The last 8 characters are ahead in votes by leaps and bounds. Prepare yourself.....
48. Palutena (49 votes or 49% say this character is low or bottom tier)
49. Mewtwo (54 votes or 54% say this character is low or bottom tier)
50. Ganondorf (58 votes or 58% say this character is low or bottom tier)
51. Mii Sword (58 votes or 58% say this character is low or bottom tier)
52. Zelda (60 votes of 60% say this character is low or bottom tier)
53. Dr mario ( 67 votes or 67% say this character is low or bottom tier)
54. Mii Gunner (73 votes or 73% say this character is low or bottom tier)
55. Samus (75 votes or 75% say this character is low or bottom tier)
So if i was to create a "low tier" section of the tier list based off of these votes, i would place....
Lucina
Charizard
WiiFit
JigglyPuff
As for the "bottom tier" section?
Palutena
Mewtwo
Ganon
Mii Sword
Zelda
Dr Mario
Mii Gunnner
Samus
What do you think? Agree or disagree? Sound off in the comment section below!
Results:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-2Z6NQ8T2/