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'''Snake''' ({{ja|スネーク|Sunēku}}, ''Snake''), is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He was unveiled at [[E3]] 2006 at the end of the ''Brawl'' reveal trailer. Snake is one of the two third party characters in ''Brawl'', the other being {{SSBB|Sonic}}.

Snake currently ranks 6th on the tier list (the second-highest ranked [[unlockable character]]). One of Snake's strongest attributes is his ability to quickly deal damage and [[camp]] with his explosives; his [[Hand Grenade]]s come out on frame 1 and explode when attacked (providing him protection from some [[combo]]s), dealing 13% each while producing very large explosions with high [[knockback]]. His Grenades, [[C4]], and [[down smash]] mines provide excellent stage control and can make the stage very difficult for opponents to traverse without being damaged. Snake has fast and powerful [[neutral attack|neutral]] and [[tilt attack]]s, and his forward tilt, up tilt, down tilt, and neutral attack all have low startup and ending lag, good [[range]], and deliver high damage and high knockback (in particular his up tilt), giving him a strong ground game. His disproportionately high [[weight]], strong [[momentum cancelling]] abilities, and far-reaching recovery make him one of the most difficult characters to KO, especially vertically. Snake can also use his [[DACUS]] to approach easily and give him very fast movement speed across the ground (sliding a very large distance at a speed similar to {{SSBB|Sonic}}'s dashing speed). Almost all of his moves have high KO power, and he can set up [[tech-chase]]s with his down throw that can deal lots of damage if he can [[read]] his opponent's actions. Snake is not without his flaws, however; his air game, due to his slow aerial attacks, fast falling speed, poor jumping height, and slow air speed, is among the worst in ''Brawl''. Due to his poor mobility and air game, Snake is very vulnerable to being [[juggle]]d (although using Grenades can remedy this to some degree), edgeguarded, and [[gimp]]ed; his [[Cypher]] recovery, while far-reaching, provides him very little protection from being edgeguarded. Because of his weight, he is also vulnerable to [[chain grabbing]] by characters such as {{SSBB|Pikachu}} and {{SSBB|King Dedede}}. Regardless of these flaws, Snake has strong matchups against most characters (being countered only by Pikachu and losing to only three other characters) and has been the second most successful character in tournaments after {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}.