Kyu Puff
Smash Champion
I just played Brawl all day (tons of matches), and played almost exclusively Wario. I'll admit: For the most part, I was only able to play in FFAs or Team Battles because there was one Japanese Wii in the store, with a tourney-load of people. However, I did get a good feel for his move set and abilities, and can confidently say that there is no chance that he will fall lower than middle tier.
If you look at why low tiers were low tiers in Melee, it is obvious that they were all lacking something. Mewtwo was large, stupidly light, and lacked good KO moves. Pichu had absolutely terrible range. Bowser was slow, huge, and lacked mobility. Some characters, like Roy, just lacked good movesets and recovery.
Wario does not lack anything. Now, I can't be sure whether he will be "too balanced", like Mario was in Melee, or if he will be above average, but in the games I played, he felt very potent compared to other characters.
1. Wario is HEAVY.
2. Wario has decent range.
3. Wario can combo.
4. Wario can chain throw.
5. He has a GREAT recovery.
6. He has KO power.
7. He has good aerial mobility, and a good set of aerials.
Seriously, Wario is good. I didn't expect this at all. In fact, I predicted that Wario would be bottom tier, but it is so far from the truth. Wario lacks nothing; speed, comboing ability, KO power, and so on. With that said, feel free to disagree, or ask me questions about how he plays.
If you look at why low tiers were low tiers in Melee, it is obvious that they were all lacking something. Mewtwo was large, stupidly light, and lacked good KO moves. Pichu had absolutely terrible range. Bowser was slow, huge, and lacked mobility. Some characters, like Roy, just lacked good movesets and recovery.
Wario does not lack anything. Now, I can't be sure whether he will be "too balanced", like Mario was in Melee, or if he will be above average, but in the games I played, he felt very potent compared to other characters.
1. Wario is HEAVY.
2. Wario has decent range.
3. Wario can combo.
4. Wario can chain throw.
5. He has a GREAT recovery.
6. He has KO power.
7. He has good aerial mobility, and a good set of aerials.
Seriously, Wario is good. I didn't expect this at all. In fact, I predicted that Wario would be bottom tier, but it is so far from the truth. Wario lacks nothing; speed, comboing ability, KO power, and so on. With that said, feel free to disagree, or ask me questions about how he plays.