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'''Ness''' ({{ja|ネス|Nesu}}, ''Ness'') returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. Ness was officially confirmed on October 3rd, 2014, alongside {{SSB4|Falco}} and {{SSB4|Wario}}, coinciding with the the North American and European release of [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]. As in every previous ''Smash Bros.'' installation, Ness is voiced by Makiko Ōmoto, who has now recorded new voice clips for both versions of the game. | '''Ness''' ({{ja|ネス|Nesu}}, ''Ness'') returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. Ness was officially confirmed on October 3rd, 2014, alongside {{SSB4|Falco}} and {{SSB4|Wario}}, coinciding with the the North American and European release of [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]. As in every previous ''Smash Bros.'' installation, Ness is voiced by Makiko Ōmoto, who has now recorded new voice clips for both versions of the game. | ||
Ness currently ranks 16th out of 58 characters on the tier list, resting at the end of the B tier, placing him in the middle of the high tier. This is a vast improvement from his 26th out of 38 in ''Brawl'', and his best placement over previous ''Smash Bros.'' games. Ness no longer suffers from having 10 extra [[grab release]] frames, which was a huge detriment to his survival. Besides that, Ness posseses arguably the best grab game among the entire cast (competing with {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}), with his forward and up throws leaving opponents on very unfavorable positions, his down throw being a great combo starter and his back throw being the most powerful throw in the entire game, on top of being difficult to DI properly. Other noticeable strengths include his effective [[projectile]] game with [[PK Fire]] and [[PK Thunder]], a formidable air game courtesy of his powerful aerials, and a pretty versatile combo game due to his throws and aerials. Another of his strengths include a high raw damage output despite being a mediumweight, a prime example being on his aerials and his PK Thunder 2. Finally, due to the strengths above, he also posesses very useful options to cover getup options. | Ness currently ranks 16th out of 58 characters on the tier list, resting at the end of the B tier, placing him in the middle of the high tier. This is a vast improvement from his 26th out of 38 in ''Brawl'', and his best placement over previous ''Smash Bros.'' games. Ness no longer suffers from having 10 extra [[grab release]] frames, which was a huge detriment to his survival. Besides that, Ness posseses arguably the best grab game among the entire cast (competing with {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}), with his forward and up throws leaving opponents on very unfavorable positions, his down throw being a great combo starter and his back throw being the most powerful throw in the entire game, on top of being difficult to DI properly. Other noticeable strengths include his effective [[projectile]] game with [[PK Fire]] and [[PK Thunder]], a formidable air game courtesy of his powerful aerials, and a pretty versatile combo game due to his throws and aerials. Another of his strengths include a high raw KO power and damage output despite being a mediumweight, a prime example being on his aerials, his forward smash, his PK Flash and his PK Thunder 2. Finally, due to the strengths above, he also posesses very useful options to cover getup options. | ||
However, Ness has rather sub-par mobility and rather poor range, which often forces him to be methodic on his approach, or play defensively in order to gain the lead, and leaves him at a disadvantage against characters with greater range on their attacks such as {{SSB4|Cloud}}. His KO power, while consistent, is relegated to only his back throw, as most of his powerful attacks are hard to land in the [[neutral game]]. Lastly, the last and the most problematic, is his recovery. Despite being greatly improved, however, remains quiet [[gimp]]able as PK Thunder's lightning bolt can clang with other attacks or characters can push Ness out of recovery. Despite having poor matchups against Cloud, {{SSB4|Rosalina and Luma}} and {{SSB4|Sheik}}, Ness's favorable traits have led him to be used by many top players, such as {{Sm|FOW}}, {{Sm|Shaky}} and {{Sm|NAKAT}}, and has seen strong tournament representation. Unfortunately, Ness's results have been very stagnant lately, mainly due to professional Ness players being considerably less active than before, most noticeably FOW, and his hardest matchups have push against him even further. As such, it is debatable if Ness is really as high as he currently ranked, or if he even deserves to be higher than characters who are doing noticeably better than him in the recent metagame, such as {{SSB4|Marth}}, {{SSB4|Toon Link}}, and {{SSB4|Lucario}}. | However, Ness has rather sub-par mobility and rather poor range, which often forces him to be methodic on his approach, or play defensively in order to gain the lead, and leaves him at a disadvantage against characters with greater range on their attacks such as {{SSB4|Cloud}}. His KO power, while consistent, is relegated to only his back throw, as most of his powerful attacks are hard to land in the [[neutral game]]. Lastly, the last and the most problematic, is his recovery. Despite being greatly improved, however, remains quiet [[gimp]]able as PK Thunder's lightning bolt can clang with other attacks or characters can push Ness out of recovery. Despite having poor matchups against Cloud, {{SSB4|Rosalina and Luma}} and {{SSB4|Sheik}}, Ness's favorable traits have led him to be used by many top players, such as {{Sm|FOW}}, {{Sm|Shaky}} and {{Sm|NAKAT}}, and has seen strong tournament representation. Unfortunately, Ness's results have been very stagnant lately, mainly due to professional Ness players being considerably less active than before, most noticeably FOW, and his hardest matchups have push against him even further. As such, it is debatable if Ness is really as high as he currently ranked, or if he even deserves to be higher than characters who are doing noticeably better than him in the recent metagame, such as {{SSB4|Marth}}, {{SSB4|Toon Link}}, and {{SSB4|Lucario}}. | ||