CR4SH
Smash Lord
OK, so this starts with luigi's BEST quality, and that is clear. Aerial game? no. Speed and priority? no.
The one thing that makes luigi stand out is his GLUT of killing moves. Luigi's killing range starts at 50% (35% on the lightest characters). So that means any time you might legitimately be thrown off the stage by a move, luigi can kill you.
The next part of this issue is that brawl is a game of punishment. Reading your opponent and capitalizing on their one mistake is the crux of this game. The more mistakes you can capitalize the more likely you are to win.
The kicker is that luigi has ways of getting ALOT of damage off of one mistake. From a jab, a single mistimed airdodge on the opponent's part can give luigi an opening to do 50+ damage. That means luigi can bring an opponent into killing range from ONE mistake.
The extrapolation of this, is that luigi is potentially the character that can get a KO from the fewest mistakes made by an opponent. As few as 2 small mistakes can lead to death, if they're in terrible places. Most characters need a mistake to get in one hit, and this is at times the case with luigi. Using previous data i've compiled, and the assumption that 100% is generally the "danger zone" for any character, most toons need at least 10 solid mistakes made by an opponent to take a stock. Luigi needs 2.
WTFHAX. Hey everyone get way better, hope meta gets banned, luigi can be BEASTLY.
I just thought of another thing, Luigi has a decent Killing move in every category. Specials, aerials, smashes, tilts, grabs. Thats just goofy ridiculous. Why isn't luigi top tier again?
The one thing that makes luigi stand out is his GLUT of killing moves. Luigi's killing range starts at 50% (35% on the lightest characters). So that means any time you might legitimately be thrown off the stage by a move, luigi can kill you.
The next part of this issue is that brawl is a game of punishment. Reading your opponent and capitalizing on their one mistake is the crux of this game. The more mistakes you can capitalize the more likely you are to win.
The kicker is that luigi has ways of getting ALOT of damage off of one mistake. From a jab, a single mistimed airdodge on the opponent's part can give luigi an opening to do 50+ damage. That means luigi can bring an opponent into killing range from ONE mistake.
The extrapolation of this, is that luigi is potentially the character that can get a KO from the fewest mistakes made by an opponent. As few as 2 small mistakes can lead to death, if they're in terrible places. Most characters need a mistake to get in one hit, and this is at times the case with luigi. Using previous data i've compiled, and the assumption that 100% is generally the "danger zone" for any character, most toons need at least 10 solid mistakes made by an opponent to take a stock. Luigi needs 2.
WTFHAX. Hey everyone get way better, hope meta gets banned, luigi can be BEASTLY.
I just thought of another thing, Luigi has a decent Killing move in every category. Specials, aerials, smashes, tilts, grabs. Thats just goofy ridiculous. Why isn't luigi top tier again?
Range you say? Hush, you.