Why is there such a large difference between doc and Mario?
I agree that Mario is too good to be THIS far away from Doc from what I see in the October (outdated) tiers and the tier-ries (Get it? Tiers? Theories? Tier-ies? ...Nevermind)
But I suppose in the recent metagame, easy KO potential is what matters more and since Doc has more power with tad less comboability...
But it think that range-based standoffs are becoming prominent (Jiggs _airs, anyone?) and I'm sure with Mario's greater range (sans the cape), he'll at least catch up to be 1 spot lower rather than 2 or even several spots below as tier-ries show. Also, I think Green Mario and DJN are pretty legit more than ever now so yeah.
Aside from my 2nd main, let's talk about Falco. Fox became at the top of the list because a "perfect" Fox had everything to **** everyone else into oblivion. But it seems like Brawl, the leader of the Starfox team might be overthrown by his feathered friend having better rep and skill than then. This is apparent with "Happy Feet 4".
Now I know my tier-ries suck (see like 50 pages back or so for proof) but for the most part, I honestly believe that Top, High, and Mid is gonna enter a new era, specially cause as said in a topic here in SWF, Melee will never die :D