FE_Hector, I'm a very new player who dabbles in playing Marth and Falco, and I'm just a little confused by some of your response stating that Marth and Falco are fundamentally similar characters. I would just like some clarification on a few points for my own edification about the game. I hope none of this sounds critical; I am just genuinely interested in understanding more about Melee and the two characters.
You say Falco and Marth "both want to have center stage and keep it. They need to threaten with whatever they have, and they both need a super high level of mental awareness."
Are there characters that do not, ideally, want to take the center stage and control it? I am aware that some characters like Jigglypuff and Peach are more comfortable off stage or near the edge than other characters, which means stage control might be relatively more or less important depending on the character. However, I had always thought that controlling the center stage was ultimately a priority for every character and that this was just a general, fundamental principle in Melee.
Are there characters that do not need to try to be as threatening as possible in any given situation? This also seemed like a general principle that one would follow.
Finally, are there any characters that would not require excellent awareness to be played well? Again, I assume that being highly mentally aware is a general principle of the game. Although, as with controlling the center stage, I can see how this might be relatively more or less important depending on the character.
If controlling the stage, being as threatening as possible, and having high awareness are indeed principles generally applicable to playing all or most characters, I do not see based just on these principles how Marth and Falco are any more fundamentally similar than any other two characters. Most of the rest of your post describes the dissimilarities in the characters in terms of technical skill and moveset options.
I hope you will respond to this, so I can better my understanding both of Melee fundamentals and the similarities and differences between Falco and Marth. Thank you for your time, and I apologize for the length of the post.
