Character Data
Confused about how to decide how to draft your characters? Don't know some of this odd terminology? This is where all your questions will be answered!
1. Character Home Stages
First, we'll talk about characters' home stages. Home stages are used to determine what stage two competitors will battle on. For example, if Team Blue is the home team, the home stage for whatever character Team Blue picks to play in that game is the stage the two teams will play on. Here is the list of home stage for each character; anything in red is changed from last season:
|
Dr. Mario |
Mushroom Kingdom 2 | Jigglypuff | Poke Floats |
| Mario | Rainbow Cruise | Mewtwo | Battlefield |
| Luigi | Mushroom Kingdom | Mr. Game & Watch | Flat Zone |
| Bowser | Yoshi's Island | Marth | Fountain of Dreams |
| Peach | Princess Peach's Castle | Roy | Dream Land (PS)* |
| Yoshi | Yoshi's Story | Alternative Luigi | Princess Peach's Castle |
| DK | Kongo Jungle | Alternative Yoshi | Yoshi's Story (PS)* |
| Capt. Falcon | Mute City | Alternative DK | Kongo Jungle (PS)* |
| Ganondorf | Brinstar Depths | Alternative Captain Falcon | Big Blue |
| Falco | Venom | Alternative Ganondorf | Battlefield |
| Fox | Corneria | Alternative Fox | Venom |
| Ness | Onett | Alternative Ice Climbers | Rainbow Cruise |
| Ice Climbers | Icicle Mountain | Alternative Kirby | Fountain of Dreams |
| Kirby | Green Greens | Alternative Link | Temple |
| Samus | Brinstar | Alternative Young Link | Great Bay |
| Zelda | Temple | Alternative Pichu | Pokemon Stadium |
| Link | Great Bay | Alternative Jigglypuff | Dream Land (PS)* |
| Young Link | Jungle Japes | Alternative Mewtwo | Poke Floats |
| Pichu | Fourside | Alternative Mr. Game & Watch | Mushroom Kingdom |
| Pikachu | Pokemon Stadium | Alternative Roy | Yoshi's Island |
* PS stands for Past Stage
2. Top 10 Characters
How about that first pick? That's a tough choice, isn't it? This list should help you decide what kind of character to draft first:
| 1. Luigi - Average speed, excellent jumping, average power - Most KOs in Winter Season 2002-2003 (61) - Most combined points from all games in Winter Season 2002-2003 (420200) - Tied for best winning percentage in Winter Season 2002-2003(18-9, 66.67%) - Good record in any kind of situation - Good hit percentage - Most SDs in Winter Season 2002-2003 (19) - Peak Damage always below 200 |
| 2. Marth - Good speed, good jumping, low power - Few falls and SDs (35 falls, 5 SDs) - High hit and throw percentages - Good win percentage (13-8, 61.9%) - Poor performance in away games - Low amount of points on average, but surprising in some games - Little damage given on average - Few Smash Attacks |
| 3. Peach - Poor speed, excellent jumping, average power - Most Damage Given in Winter Season 2002-2003 (9993) - Many KOs, few SDs (60 KOs, 9 SDs) - Does Many Smash Attacks (132) - Excellent performance in home games - Good win percentage (18-10, 64.29%) - Good throw percentage - Average performance in away games - Much damage taken on average - Many falls |
| 4. Samus - Average speed, low jumping, good power - No SDs in Winter Season 2002-2003 - High peak damage on average - Good in home games (on Brinstar) - Good win percentage (13-8, 61.90%) - Low amount of points on average, but surprising in some games - Average Peak Damage - Low Damage Given, High Damage Taken - Average amount of Smash Attacks |
| 5. Mr. Game & Watch - Poor speed, good jumping, good power - Most Smash Attacks in Winter Season 2002-2003 (152) - Good amount of KOs (47) - Average peak damage around 200% - Average performance in home games - Poor win percentage (9-13, 40.91%) - Poor performance in away games - Many falls, high Damage Taken, low throw percentage - Low amount of points on average, but surprising in some games |
| 6. Link - Poor speed, poor jumping, good power - Long range attacker - Best throwing percentage in Winter Season 2002-2003 (50.02%) - Good amount if Smash Attacks - Excellent amount of KOs (60) - Good amount of points - Good win percentage (16-12, 57.14%) - Average performance in any situation - High amount of SDs (14) - High Damage Taken |
| 7. Captain Falcon - Excellent speed, poor jumping, good power - Highest peak damage in Winter Season 2002-2003 (277) - Good amount of KOs (49) - Good Damage Given - Good amount of points per game - Excellent performance in home games - Good win percentage (15-12, 55.56%) - Poor performance in away games - Very high Damage Taken - Many SDs (15) |
| 8. Ganondorf - Very poor speed, average jumping, excellent power - Most wins in Winter Season 2002-2003 (20) - High Damage Given (9473) - High amount of Smash Attacks (116) - High amount of points per game - High amount of KOs (59) - Good performance in any situation - High amount of SDs (16) - Poor hit and throw percentages |
| 9. Dr. Mario - Poor speed, average jumping, excellent power - Best hit percentage in Winter Season 2002-2003 (57.25%) - Average peak damage of about 200 - Good performance in home games - Average win percentage (6-7, 46.15%) - Poor performance in away games - Low amount of Smash Attacks |
| 10. DK - Poor speed, poor jumping, excellent power - Average performance in any situation - Average win percentage (5-5, 50%) - Low amount of smash attacks |
3. Home vs. Away
Some characters have better luck in home games than in away games. Others, vice versa. If you draft one of each, you'll be ready for any kind of situation. Or how about both and neither? One of each strategy appeared in the playoffs last season:
|
Home |
Away |
Both/Neither |
|
Captain Falcon |
Bowser | DK |
| Dr. Mario | Falco | Fox |
| Game & Watch | Jigglypuff | Ganondorf |
| Ice Climbers | Luigi | Kirby |
| Marth | Mario | Link |
| Ness | Pikachu | Mewtwo |
| Peach | Roy | Young Link |
| Samus | Yoshi | Zelda |
4. Stock vs. Time
This is interesting. With the new rules, one league will have all stock games and another will have all time games. Everybody will play in each league, but how will you prepare for this?
| Stock | Time |
| Captain Falcon | Bowser |
| DK | Falco |
| Dr. Mario | Fox |
| Ganondorf | Game & Watch |
| Jigglypuff | Ice Climbers |
| Kirby | Mario |
| Link | Marth |
| Luigi | Mewtwo |
| Ness | Pikachu |
| Peach | Roy |
| Samus | Young Link |
| Yoshi | Zelda |
So there you have it. What will your strategy be come time to draft your characters? What will your first pick be? (POLL ON THE MAIN PAGE) I wish everyone good luck and happy smashing!