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I need help with countering the following characeters.

BlueTier

Smash Apprentice
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I Main: :4rob::4mario::4falco::4ganondorf::4megaman:

I have problems with the following:

:4sheik: Needle spam and unapproachable
:4lucario: Insane recovery and aura ball spam
:4dedede:Gordo spam
:4littlemac: Obvious

So any tips on besting them? Or a good characeter to main for this.
 

Freduardo

Smash Champion
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For Mario:

Against Sheik: Cape Needle span and use your Up Air when she's trying to come down on you from above. Also air dodge past her and back kick when possible. If she's coming straight at you as a run, Fireball spam.

Against Dedede: Cape his up B if you can. Catch it right and it's funny. Dodge Gordo's. Dodge it like Piccolo told you to dodge.

For everyone else... hit them more than they hit you then hit them really hard with a side smash.
 

rabbit.soaring

Smash Journeyman
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You main a lot of characters, so I'll just say things about facing the ones you're having trouble with in general:

:4sheik:: Needles don't do a lot of damage(if they're being spammed as quickly as possible, 1%), and as such put very little pressure on shield, even fully charged. Try running up and shielding. Shiek is far from unapproachable.

:4lucario:: Lucario's pretty light, and a good one can be scary, but if they're spamming aura, they're probably not. Most of the characters you main don't really have huge power issues, so it could be as simple as switching up your playstyle a bit and throwing out a few more kill moves. As for recovery, :4mario:'s Nair in particular is pretty good for gimping because of the sustained hitbox. :4falco:'s also got the best reflector in the game if aura sphere is a problem.

:4dedede:: Hit them back. Also, bird's reflector.

:4littlemac:: What's important to remember about :4littlemac: is(unless you're also :4littlemac:) that he has the best ground game of the entire roster, and trying to control center stage is generally not a good idea. What you really want to do is shieldgrab, then try and gimp, :4littlemac:'s got terrible recovery. Ledgecamping's generally the way to go.If they do something stupid like Jolt Haymaker back onstage, run up and throw them back off. If you're playing :4rob:, :4littlemac: might whiff a DA to grab your gyro, so make sure you're in position to punish that if it happens.
 

Jabejazz

Smash Ace
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I Main: :4rob::4mario::4falco::4ganondorf::4megaman:
:4dedede:Gordo spam
A good Dedede will only gordo spam if you can't deal with it, and dealing with it is actually extremely easy.

3 of your 5 characters have reflectors (Technically 4, if we count Megaman's custom Down B). Not that you need it in the first place against gordos, but this should be a no-brainer.
But Gordos all in all are a terrible projectile. Any attack that deals 3% or more will effectively reflect the gordo. So a jab, ftilt, or basic projectile will reflect it. In your case, good options are :

:4rob: :
-Jab (1 and 2)
-FTilt
-Laser
-Gyro
-Side-B (Forgot the name)

:4mario: :
-Jab (1 and 3)
-FTilt
-Fireball
-Nair
-Cape

:4falco: :
-Jab (1 and Finisher(?))
-Ftilt
-Laser
-Nair (1st hit)
-Reflector

:4ganondorf::
-Jab
-Ftilt
-Nair

:4megaman::
This one probably has the least quick and reliable options, due to his jab, ftilt and nair all being pellets, dealing 2%, but you still have :

-Metal Saw
-Lead Shield (thrown)
-DTilt
-Fair
-FSmash, due to its good range
 
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