The roster SSBU provides us is way too big enough to pick a character of your likes, whether of its play style, game franchise or whatever the reason, you’ll end up having a lot of fun in every fight!
Its full roster contains 89 characters if you take them individually (For ex. Pokémon trainer counts as 3, Pyra & Mythra as 2). Some Echo Fighters are so similar to their Main Fighter that it feels more like another costume/skin because they play almost the exact same way and I consider those slots could’ve had a better purpose. Nevertheless, removing them will end up having more than 80 unique fighters, which is amazing!
Now then, let’s proceed to the Pros/Cons Section, but before we go any further I’d like to mention that I put some Echo Fighters with their Main Fighter together to avoid duplicating content.
Banjo & Kazzoie (DLC)
Top Players: Tweek, Zackray, Trela, Taa, Wolfen
Pros |
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2 projectiles (counting Rear Egg) |
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Extra mid-air jump |
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Good recovery |
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Disjointed attacks |
Cons |
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Up B has no hitbox |
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Side B only has 5 charges per stock |
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Laggy moves |
Bayonetta
Top Players: Frawg, TheMightyDialga
Pros |
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Excellent Mobility |
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Extended combos |
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Up B’s a fast OoS attack and combo starter |
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Good Recovery |
Cons |
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High skill character |
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Lacks kill power (except Smash Attacks) |
Bowser
Top Players: Leon, Mew2King, Hero
Pros |
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Heaviest character in the game |
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Low skill character |
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Hits like a truck |
Cons |
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Big hurtbox |
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Laggy moves |
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Susceptible recovery |
Bowser Jr.
Top Players: Mutama, Yoda Cage, Nationwide, Snormanda
Pros |
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Two projectiles (Counting Mechakoopa) |
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Disjointed attacks |
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Good mobility and recovery |
Cons |
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Big hurtbox |
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Slow grab |
Byleth (DLC)
Top Players: MKLeo, Rizeasu, Pink Fresh
Pros |
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Outstanding defense |
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Up B can spike characters above 50% |
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Disjointed attacks |
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Good recovery |
Cons |
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Grounded attacks are laggy |
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Lacks Mobility |
Captain Falcon
Top Players: Fatality, Marss, Nanika, Nick C
Pros |
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2nd fastest character (running speed) |
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Good combos |
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Nice mobility |
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So hype to watch and play |
Cons |
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Susceptible recovery |
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High precision character |
Charizard (Pokémon Trainer)
Top Players: Tweek, Pandarian, Ned, Atelier
Pros |
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Good power |
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Heavy Character |
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Extra mid-air jump |
Cons |
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Laggy moves |
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Big hurtbox |
Chrom
Top Players: MKLeo, Rivers, Mr. R
Pros |
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Good OoS attack |
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Disjointed attacks |
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“Chromicide” combo |
Cons |
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Exploitable recovery |
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Easy to gimp |
Cloud
Top Players: Sparg0, Kola, Tweek
Pros |
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Limit-Break feature (speed and weight buff, access to Finishing Touch and powered up versions of Cloud’s other Special Moves) |
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Disjointed attacks |
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Excellent OoS options |
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Fine projectile |
Cons |
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Mid to high skill character |
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Easy to gimp |
Corrin
Top Players:Â MKLeo, Ly, Pink Fresh
Pros |
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Disjointed attacks |
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Side B’s nice for poking at mid distance |
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Stun projectile |
Cons |
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Lacks combo throw |
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Lacks a good OoS attack |
Dark Samus (Echo) / Samus
Top Players:Â Teaser, Joker, Esam
Pros |
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4 Projectiles (including bomb & missle variations) |
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Charge Shot can take opponents by surprise |
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Up B’s a fast OoS attack (has 4 startup frames!) |
Cons |
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Floaty – Slow movement in the air |
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Struggles against fast characters |
Diddy Kong
Top Players:Â Tweek, Kept, Nelvin, Joe-J
Pros |
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Small hurtbox |
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Nice mobility and recovery |
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Dash command grab |
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Banana Peel’s good for starting and extending combos |
Cons |
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Short range attacks |
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Mid to high skill character |
Donkey Kong
Top Players: Chunkykong, DKWill, Tweek
Pros |
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4 Spikes (2 or 3 aren’t enough) |
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3rd heaviest character in the game |
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Decent attack range |
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Cargo throw |
Cons |
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Big hurtbox |
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Laggy moves |
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Susceptible recovery |
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Lacks vertical recovery |
Dr. Mario
Top Players:Â Lui$, Mabel, Ron
Pros |
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UP B’s a fast OoS and KO attack (has 3 startup frames!) |
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Nice power |
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Small hurtbox |
Cons |
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Short range attacks |
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Bad recovery |
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Easy to gimp |
Duck Hunt
Top Players: Raito, Sekai Doggo, Saijaku Inu
Pros |
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3 Projectiles |
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Side B’s good for starting and extending combos |
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Neutral B’s a nice pressuring tool and can extend combos |
Cons |
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Recovery move has no hitbox |
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Struggles against fast characters |
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High precision character |
Falco
Top Players:Â Tilde, Masa, Larry Lurr
Pros |
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Highest jump height in the game |
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Good combos |
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Nice reflector |
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Excels at chasing off the stage |
Cons |
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Susceptible recovery (Up B takes time to charge) |
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Mid to high skill character |
Fox
Top Players:Â Light, ZD, Paseriman
Pros |
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Super fast movement |
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Up Smash’s a fast OoS and Fox’s best KO attack |
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Good combos |
Cons |
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5th lightest character |
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High precision character |
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Susceptible recovery (Up B takes time to charge) |
Ganondorf
Top Players:Â Nairo, Smokk, Bloodynite
Pros |
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Incredible power |
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Dash command grab (can get you killed if used off the stage) |
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Low skill character |
Cons |
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Laggy moves |
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Struggles against ranged characters |
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4th slowest running speed |
Greninja
Top Players:Â MKLeo, Venia, Lea,
Pros |
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Nice recovery |
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Nice projectile |
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Good combos & mobility |
Cons |
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Short range attacks (except Smash Attacks) |
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High precision character |
Hero (DLC)
Top Players:Â Miya, Usukeza, Parappa, Dinnermancer
Ice Climbers
Ike
Incineroar
Inkling
Isabelle
Ivysaur (Pokémon Trainer)
Top Players: Tweek, Pandarian, Ned, Atelier
Jigglypuff
Joker (DLC)
Kazuya (DLC)
Ken (Echo) / Ryu
King Dedede
King K. Rool
Kirby
Link
Little Mac
Lucario
Lucas
Lucina
Luigi
Mario
Top Players:Â Prodigy, Dark Wizzy, Zenyou, Mastamario
Marth
Megaman
Meta Knight
Mewtwo
Mii Brawler
Mii Gunner
Mii Swordfighter
Min Min (DLC)
Mr. Game & Watch
Mythra (& Pyra, DLC)
Ness
Olimar
Pac-Man
Palutena
Peach / Daisy (Echo)
Pichu (Echo) / Pikachu
Piranha Plant (DLC)
Pit / Dark Pit (Echo)
Pyra (& Mythra, DLC)
R.O.B.
Richter (Echo) / Simon
Ridley
Robin
Rosalina & Luma
Roy
Top Players:Â Kola, Riddles, Tweek, Goblin
Sephiroth (DLC)
Top Players: Tweek
Sheik
Shulk
Snake
Sonic
Sora (DLC)
Squirtle (Pokémon Trainer)
Top Players: Tweek, Pandarian, Ned, Atelier
Steve (DLC)
Terry (DLC)
Toon Link
Villager
Wario
Wii Fit Trainer
Wolf
Yoshi
Young Link
Zelda
Zero Suit Samus
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