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===Most historically significant players===

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''See also: [[:Category:Mii Brawler players (SSB4)]]''

 

*{{Sm|Dapuffster|USA}} - The best Mii Brawler player of all time, finding success in the early metagame with 3rd at {{Trn|KTAR XII}} defeating {{Sm|6WX}} and 13th at {{Trn|EVO 2015}} defeating {{Sm|Tyrant}}. However the legality of the Mii's custom movesets eventually led to his retirement in late-2015, and he has only attended a handful of events since.

*{{Sm|Jesse Tranum|USA}} - Although known for being a {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} player during ''Smash 4''{{'}}s heyday, he played Mii Brawler in a few Super Smash Con events after ''Ultimate''{{'}}s release, placing 5th at both {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}} with solo-Mii Brawler, the best Mii Brawler major performances since Dapuffster. He had since switched back to Bayonetta.

 

The Mii Brawler was met with great expectations and considered by many to be a potential high-tier character in the early metagame, due to their highly aggressive playstyle that stood out in comparison to the other Mii Fighters. This was especially apparent with smaller variants of Mii Brawler, who had superior mobility and frame data to allow their aggressive play and punish game to shine even more. However, all three kinds of Miis were quickly looked down upon due to the controversy surrounding the allowance of custom movesets in tournaments, with the Mii Brawler's aggressive playstyle and recovery being adversely affected due to the complete ban on custom moves, as well as the banning of custom Mii sizes. This forced it to deal with weaknesses such as a very poor recovery, special moves with little utility, and difficulty approaching due to a sluggish projectile and short range on their moves.

 

While the Mii's choice for custom movesets and sizes was initially up to a [[tournament director]]'s discretion, when custom special movesets began to be discussed, the Mii's tier placements once again began to rise in the eyes of many players, and in the case of the Mii Brawler, many considered them to be, once again, a top-tier character (particularly the smaller variant) with extremely high potential. After the universal ban of custom movesets and Mii sizes post-EVO 2015, however, expectations of the Mii plummeted once again, and they would go on to being widely viewed as some of the worst characters in the game. Despite this, Mii Brawlers were considered to be more effective than their Mii Fighter counterparts due to their speed and combo ability, causing them to be ranked 48th on the first ''4BR'' [[tier list]], as the best kind of Mii. It would then see a notable drop to 54th on the second tier list, and 56th on the third tier list, though this time as the second best kind of default Mii for the last two placings. Some top-level players such as advocated that the Brawler was the worst Mii due to worse results and their weaknesses being more exploitable without the aid of custom moves.

 

Due to a very large stagnation of data on the Miis, as well as no response on whether or not they should be allowed to use custom moves, the Miis were excluded from placement voting on the fourth and most recent tier list, and with the game coming to the end of its competitive lifetime only a year after the tier list was released, it is unlikely that the Miis will be added to any official tier lists in the foreseeable future. However, tournaments near and after the end of the game's competitive life were more lenient towards the Miis having access to their custom moves, which would leave Mii Brawler in a better spot than in ''Smash 4''{{'}}s heyday.