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| | == Tiers Don't Exist! == |
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| | '''SSBM tier list'''
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| | '''<font color="#009900">Top tier</font>'''
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| |[[Fox McCloud (SSBM)|Fox]]
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| |[[Falco Lombardi (SSBM)|Falco]]
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| | '''<font color="#336600">High tier</font>'''
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| |[[Sheik (SSBM)|Sheik]]
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| |[[Marth (SSBM)|Marth]]
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| |[[Princess Peach (SSBM)|Peach]]
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| | '''<font color="#5F5F00">Middle tier</font>'''
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| |[[Captain Falcon (SSBM)|Captain Falcon]]
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| |[[Ice Climbers (SSBM)|Ice Climbers]]
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| |[[Samus Aran (SSBM)|Samus]]
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| |[[Dr. Mario (SSBM)|Dr. Mario]]
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| |[[Jigglypuff (SSBM)|Jigglypuff]]
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| |[[Mario (SSBM)|Mario]]
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| |[[Ganondorf (SSBM)|Ganondorf]]
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| | '''<font color="#663300">Low tier</font>'''
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| |[[Link (SSBM)|Link]]
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| |[[Luigi (SSBM)|Luigi]]
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| |[[Donkey Kong (SSBM)|Donkey Kong]]
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| |[[Roy (SSBM)|Roy]]
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| |[[Young Link (SSBM)|Young Link]]
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| |[[Pikachu (SSBM)|Pikachu]]
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| | '''<font color="#990000">Bottom tier</font>'''
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| |[[Yoshi (SSBM)|Yoshi]]
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| |[[Zelda (SSBM)|Zelda]]
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| |[[Mr. Game and Watch (SSBM)|Mr. Game and Watch]]
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| |[[Ness (SSBM)|Ness]]
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| |[[Bowser (SSBM)|Bowser]]
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| |[[Kirby (SSBM)|Kirby]]
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| |[[Pichu (SSBM)|Pichu]]
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| |[[Mewtwo (SSBM)|Mewtwo]]
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| | '''SSB tier list'''
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| | '''<font color="#009900">Top tier</font>'''
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| |[[Pikachu (SSB)|Pikachu]]
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| |[[Kirby (SSB)|Kirby]]
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| |[[Ness (SSB)|Ness]]
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| | '''<font color="#336600">High tier</font>'''
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| |[[Fox McCloud (SSB)|Fox]]
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| |[[Captain Falcon (SSB)|Captain Falcon]]
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| | '''<font color="#5F5F00">Middle tier</font>'''
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| |[[Jigglypuff (SSB)|Jigglypuff]]
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| |[[Mario (SSB)|Mario]]
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| |[[Yoshi (SSB)|Yoshi]]
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| | '''<font color="#663300">Low tier</font>'''
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| |[[Donkey Kong (SSB)|Donkey Kong]]
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| |[[Luigi (SSB)|Luigi]]
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| | '''<font color="#990000">Bottom tier</font>'''
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| |[[Samus Aran (SSB)|Samus]]
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| |[[Link (SSB)|Link]]
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| A '''tier list''' is a ranking of each [[character]]'s [[metagame]], based on 1-on-1 battles with [[tournament legal|tournament settings]].
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| == [[Super Smash Bros.|SSB]] tier list ==
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| This list is cited from a [[GameFAQs]] post and generally reflects the sentiments of top-level SSB players.
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| == Current [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|SSBM]] tier list ==
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| This is the eighth [[Smash Back Room]] [[NTSC]] tier list since its inception. This list is current of 7/10/2006, but is subject to change at any time.
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| == Controversy of the Existence of Tiers ==
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| Controversy arises periodically over the existence of tiers, most notably during the "tier wars" at [[GameFAQs]] and [[Smashboards]]. Some smashers, called "anti-tiers," argue that every character can be played equally well. In support of this argument, they claim that the tier list creates a cycle in which players choose only higher-tiered characters, and thus only those characters develop an advanced [[metagame]], thereby reinforcing the tier list.
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| The unanimous consensus of competitive players, however, is that tiers do exist. They argue that it would be almost impossible to balance a game of unlike characters - without specific redesign, characters would have the tendency to fall into tiers, by dint of their myriad variables (differing attack power, running speed, etc.). Furthermore, the developers cannot foresee top-level strategies, and thus even their deliberate efforts could fail to balance the game at a professional level. Years of empirical results support this conclusion as well; national tournament-winners of [[Melee]] almost always use [[Marth]], [[Fox]], [[Falco]] and [[Sheik]].
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| The list itself, of course, is subject to change at any time: the metagame shifts largely, changing the tier list throughout the years. Anti-tiers use this point to argue that the tier list can't be true if it changes. Pro-tiers respond by pointing out that it may be true for a particular, static metagame, and that this argument doesn't weigh against the ''existence'' of tiers themselves, but merely against a particular meta-game.
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| Tiers exist at all levels of play, though the rankings are highly changed from casual play to competitive play, due to different strategies and a different [[meta-game]] from the tournament level.
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| == See also == | |
| *[[List of previous tier lists|List of previous NTSC tier lists]]
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| *[[Smash Back Room]]
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| *[[Tires don exits]]
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| *[[PAL Tier List]]
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| *[[The Last Tier War]]
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| == External Links ==
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| *[http://www.freewebs.com/xiffer/tiers.html XIF's Tiers Essay]
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| *[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=77926 Current Tier List Revision]
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| *[http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=198854&topic=29412145 SSB Tiers]
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