Editing Mii Brawler (SSBU)

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The '''Mii Brawler''' ({{ja|Mii格闘タイプ|Mii Kakutō Taipu}}, ''Mii Hand-to-Hand Fighting Type'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was confirmed as a playable character on June 12th, 2018 along with the other {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}} types, the [[Mii Swordfighter (SSBU)|Swordfighter]], and the [[Mii Gunner (SSBU)|Gunner]]. Mii Brawler is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #51]].

However, not all of his weaknesses can be mitigated by specials. Mii Brawler has exceptionally poor range, even compared to other close-range fighters like {{SSBU|Mario}} or {{SSBU|Wolf}}, and his combo ability starts falling off at higher percents, making it difficult to close off stocks due to his lack of reliable high-percent KO confirms. His fast fallspeed limits his edgeguarding and leaves him prone to long combos like {{SSBU|Fox}}, and his weight is the lightest out of the Mii Fighters, giving the Brawler the lowest survivability. Finally, his [[recovery]], while customizable and varied, can be rather lacking, as most of his recovery moves grant average distance apart from a few options, such as [[Feint Jump]], and his aforementioned fast falling speed further compounds this issue.

Overall, Mii Brawler is widely considered a well-rounded, close-range fighter with tools to deal with any situation. Most Mii Brawler usage have been as a secondary from players such as {{Sm|Rizeasu}}, however Mii Brawler has seen success as a solo-main, especially from {{Sm|KID}}.

 

Being the "up close and personal" Mii Fighter, the Brawler now possesses a good walking/dashing speed (tied with Toon Link and Mewtwo for walk speed and the 25th fastest dash speed) and the ability to wall jump in exchange for now being a middleweight fighter (sharing the same weight as {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Ness}}, and {{SSBU|Lucas}}) with a fast falling speed, an above-average air speed, and an average air acceleration. As a Mii Fighter, his specials are determinant on the player's choice. Like the other two Mii Fighters, he has access to 12 different specials: [[Shot Put]], [[Flashing Mach Punch]], and [[Exploding Side Kick]] (Neutral Special), [[Onslaught]], [[Burning Dropkick]], and [[Suplex]] (Side Special), [[Soaring Axe Kick]], [[Helicopter Kick]], and [[Thrust Uppercut]] (Up Special), and [[Head-On Assault]], [[Feint Jump]], and [[Counter Throw]] (Down Special).

As with other Mii Fighters, one of the strengths of the Mii Brawler is his diverse set of special moves. Many of his specials help rack up damage, improve his recovery, or possess fantastic KO power. Shot Put is a fantastic tool for edgeguarding due to its arc and strong knockback. Moves such as Burning Dropkick and Feint Jump both aid the Brawler's recovery, providing decent horizontal distance. Suplex serves as a potent mindgame special, as well as an excellent way of racking up damage, dealing about 20% for each successful Suplex landed, even when stale.

Accompanying his varying specials, the Mii Brawler is a fairly nimble fighter with great combo potential. His walking and dashing speed is above average and many of his normals have relatively low start-up and ending lag. All of his tilts and aerials (with the exception of down aerial) come out fairly quickly and are safe on shield when properly spaced or timed. Up tilt can lead to airdodge chases at very low percentages and chain into itself at low-mid percentages while down tilt can combo into forward aerial and neutral aerial at low percentages and other aerials/special moves at higher percentages. Neutral aerial is an excellent sex kick that boasts a wide range of utility due to its speed and extremely low landing lag, making it a very useful tool for edgeguarding, initiating, continuing, and breaking combos, and approaching. Forward tilt serves as a decent spacing tool due to it no longer having a sour spot and its ability to be angled while his down throw is a very good combo initiator, capable of comboing into a variety of moves. Dash attack comes out very quick and stays active for a long time while covering a large distance, making it extremely effective for whiff punishing or catching landing opponents. Additionally, Mii Brawler has a plethora of moves that have high KO potential. Forward smash deals extremely high knockback and can kill at low-mid percentages, and additionally be confirmed out of a landing neutral air at mid percentages. The initial hit of up smash is a potent finisher that has very low start-up. Many of his specials can secure early KOs as well, especially Thrust Uppercut and Helicopter Kick. Exploding Side Kick is as strong as Falcon Punch and is safe on shield, Head-On Assault, Suplex and Soaring Axe Kick can perform sacrificial KOs at low percentages (the first of which also breaking shields), and Counter Throw is among the strongest counters in the game.

In addition to his normals, All of Mii Brawler's throws except for back throw serve a purpose past positioning. Down throw is Brawler's strongest throw in most situations, as it confirms into almost any aerial until high percentages, at which point it can be used to confirm into Helicopter Kick or Thrust Uppercut. At extremely high percents (190%+) It will begin to KO opponents off the top of stages with lower ceiling blastzones. Forward throw also serves as a kill throw, capable of killing opponents at high yet reasonable percents near ledge, where they may be expecting another kill move like back aerial or up smash, adding to Mii Brawler's corner pressure. Lastly, while up throw does not kill or combo, it does the most damage of any of Mii Brawler's throws at 11% (13.8% in 1v1s), making it a useful tool for simultaneously dealing a large amount of damage and setting the opponent up for juggling.

Additionally, Mii Brawler has a plethora of excellent defensive tools. Neutral aerial serves as a quick out of shield option with its 6-frame start-up, factoring in the initial jump squat frames. Up Smash hits on frame 8 and has Mii Brawler's legs intangible for the first half of its active frames making it a great anti-air option. Finally, All of Mii Brawler's Up Specials also serve as great out of shield options with Soaring Axe Kick having excellent range to punish disjointed attacks and retreating aerials, Helicopter Kick coming out as fast as Up Smash while being reversable, and Thrust Uppercut being Mii Brawler's fastest OOS option at frame 3, allowing it act both as a punish to some of the game's safest moves and a pre-emptive anti-air against landing aerials and jumping opponents.

In terms of recovery, Mii Brawler has some good options. Soaring Axe Kick has great height but suffers horizontally. Burning Dropkick, Helicopter Kick and Feint Jump provide better horizontal recovery. Feint Jump, much like {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}' Flip Jump, is a good tool that can both mix up and extend Mii Brawler's otherwise lackluster recovery as well as aid in escaping juggles thanks to its frame 2 invincibility, a frame faster than his airdodge. It can also be used to cancel one's momentum in order to survive at slightly higher percents. However, if Mii Brawler is hit out of Feint Jump, he will be unable to use it again until he grabs a ledge or lands on stage. Burning Dropkick can be used multiple times and its decent travel distance can be further improved by [[B-reversing]] it in the air. Helicopter Kick travels at a low angle, giving it excellent horizontal recovery potential but weak height. Thrust Uppercut is a fast recovery option but is perhaps the most restrictive up special Mii Brawler has for recovery.

However, Mii Brawler does not come without his own flaws. In exchange for his decent mobility and speed, his middleweight status doesn't grant him high survivability. This is further exacerbated by his fast falling speed and susceptibility to combos. Furthermore, the Mii Brawler lacks tools to force approaches and has to make hard commitments with moves such as neutral air or dash attack when approaching due to a lack of safe options.

Another issue with the Mii Brawler is a lack of reliable KO confirms at high percents. At those percentages, many of Mii Brawler's combo setups stop confirming. Many of his KO options are flawed, being extremely laggy (Such as Forward Smash and Onslaught) or having poor range (Down Smash and Up Smash). What few confirming moves Mii Brawler does have at these percents in landing up aerial or neutral aerial can cause Mii Brawler to become predictable. Because of this, he must rely on back aerial, out-of-shield options, hard reads and tech-chasing to secure stocks without assistance from confirms.

Overall, the Mii Brawler is a jack-of-all-trades amalgamation of all hand-to-hand based fighters. The ability to mix and match several different special moves adds a unique layer of versatility by allowing several different playstyles and gameplans for the same basic fighter, making Mii Brawler among the most unpredictable to fight against. Depending on circumstances, The moveset of Mii Brawler can be updated to better combat an opponent, such as using Helicopter Kick for heavier opponents or Soaring Axe Kick versus characters with disjoints. However, all of the customizable special moves have a flaw to prevent them from being overpowered and/or are an inferior version of a similar move other fighters possess, such as Feint Jump to [[Flip Jump]] or Head-On Assault to [[Bowser Bomb]] . The character's very good frame data, above-average mobility, and a variety of moves that can combo, juggle, and secure KOs are held back by his poor range and limited off-stage presence due to his fast fall speed. While his strengths do overshadow his weaknesses, many players have considered the Mii Brawler to be generally inferior to characters who have a similar fighting archetype such as {{SSBU|Mario}} and {{SSBU|Squirtle}}.

The Mii Brawler has been the most extensively modified of the Mii Fighters. With his height and weight now being fixed, the Mii Brawler now has set attributes, now being a [[weight|middleweight]] fast faller with high mobility and effective close combat abilities, making his playstyle along the lines of other combo-oriented "footsies" fighters like {{SSBU|Little Mac}} or {{SSBU|Squirtle}}. The Brawler is also the Mii whose custom moves have been the most extensively modified. As a result of his moveset overhaul, the Mii Brawler has received a large mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition from ''SSB4'' to ''Ultimate''; while he was initially believed to have not been buffed enough to raise his standing on release, game updates would provide substantial buffs for the Brawler, and the changes to game mechanics have been mostly positive for him. Overall, the Mii Brawler was noticeably buffed in the transition to ''Ultimate''.

 

In terms of move changes, aside from some animation changes that set his moves apart from other characters, the Brawler's standard moveset has been noticeably improved. His moves' functionality has not been altered significantly, with quality-of-life changes like forward tilt losing its sourspot, forward aerial being faster, and moves such as his smash attacks and back aerial getting moderate to high increases in knockback. Similarly to the other Mii Fighters, the Brawler's default special moves have been buffed significantly: [[Shot Put]] has less endlag and sends at a lower angle that makes it more useful, [[Onslaught]] has increased KO potential overall, [[Soaring Axe Kick]] covers slightly more distance and the descending part now has to be manually inputted, and [[Head-On Assault]] can now KO and deals increased shield damage. These changes give him a larger abundance of powerful moveset choices, fixing one of the Brawler's former weaknesses and allowing the Brawler to function just as effectively without altered custom moves.

In addition, the Brawler is the Mii Fighter to have the biggest access to entirely new special moves, as each directional input (neutral, side, up, down) has a new special move that replaces another: [[Ultimate Uppercut]] was replaced by [[Flashing Mach Punch]], a powerful multi-hit move that renders the Brawler invincible should the move connect; [[Headache Maker]] was replaced by [[Suplex]], a damaging [[command grab]]; [[Piston Punch]] was replaced by [[Thrust Uppercut]], a variant with more recovery potential and combo ability but less KO power; and [[Foot Flurry]] was replaced by [[Counter Throw]], a unique [[counterattack]] with short counter frames, but low cooldown and a retaliating hit in the form of a command grab. Each of these moves now give the Brawler a new option to handle several different situations.

The Brawler also benefits significantly from some of the universal changes to the gameplay mechanics. The universally increased mobility has notably improved the Brawler's grounded mobility as it grants him a more respectable initial dash, as well as his ground-to-air and air-to-ground mobility due to his faster falling speed and gravity. The ability to [[Dash-canceling|perform any grounded attack out of a run]] and the universally lower [[landing lag]] also alleviate his notoriously poor grounded [[approach]]. These three changes have collectively improved the Brawler's [[neutral game]], which was a major weakness he had in ''SSB4''. The changes to [[air dodge]]s also allow the Brawler to catch opponents with more ease and potentially juggle them for a longer time, which is further compounded by the Brawler's improved mobility.

However, the Mii Brawler has also received some noteworthy nerfs. The Brawler's set attributes are a double-edged sword, as his lower weight, slower air speed, and higher falling speed and gravity makes him easier to combo and KO and renders his aerial mobility more polarized, while also removing his neutral and forward aerial's ability to autocancel from a short hop. Additionally, some of the Brawler's best moves have been nerfed: down throw's higher knockback scaling limits followups after mid percents despite the Brawler's streamlined jumpsquat, vastly reducing the KO power of his combo strings, save for Thrust Uppercut. The Brawler's best followup options from down throw also have weaker KO potential, since [[Helicopter Kick]] has lowered knockback and Thrust Uppercut's knockback is lower compared to Piston Punch. As a result, the Brawler must now use his tilts and aerial attacks in order to combo.

Despite Soaring Axe Kick's vastly improved utility and distance, some of the Brawler's other recovery choices have been nerfed in distance, making the Brawler's recovery less reliable than before: Onslaught travels a reduced distance if performed in the air, [[Burning Dropkick]] now has a fixed distance and cannot be charged (which also reduces its utility) and [[Feint Jump]] travels at a more downward angle, which when combined with the Brawler's increased fall speed and gravity gives the move less distance. The changes to the Brawler's special moves have also removed two of the Brawler's approach options, as the loss of Ultimate Uppercut removes a [[super armor]] option in exchange for invincibility when Flashing Mach Punch connects, and the loss of [[Foot Flurry]] removes one of his only approaching attacks in exchange for a counterattack in Counter Throw (though due to the Brawler's improved mobility, the loss of these two moves is overall alleviated). Finally, some of the changes to gameplay mechanics adversely affect the Brawler as well. The removal of perfect pivoting removes a useful microspacing tactic, while the changes to air dodges, while improving the Brawler's juggling and edgeguarding ability, also makes him easier to edgeguard.

In the end, the changes to the Mii Brawler's moveset have improved his moveset overall and allow more of his special moves to shine due to their new utility, allowing the Brawler to more reliably adapt to a combo-based hit-and-run playstyle, though at the cost of weaker down throw combos and his strongest special moves being put in-line with the rest. Of note is that the Brawler still retains some of his former weaknesses from ''SSB4'' despite them being toned down, such as a polarized neutral game due to his poor range and only passable projectile, trouble at landing his most powerful KO options, and a vulnerable recovery. Game updates, however, have provided the Brawler with some notable buffs, compensating for some of his initial nerfs and significantly improving his options in the neutral game. As a result, the Brawler has vastly improved from his appearance in ''SSB4'', and he is widely considered to be the most effective out of the three Miis.

The Mii Brawler has been significantly buffed from game updates. Update 2.0.0 improved the Brawler's offense by improving his neutral infinite, increasing the damage of up aerial and some special moves, extending up smash's sweetspot duration, and granting neutral and back aerials less landing lag. The landing lag decreases now make back aerial safer on shield, while giving late neutral aerial more followups, some into KO moves. [[Flashing Mach Punch]]'s increased damage is more rewarding on hit, [[Exploding Side Kick]]'s reduced ending lag makes it harder to punish, Onslaught's increased speed makes it easier to connect, [[Soaring Axe Kick]] is safer, [[Feint Jump]]'s kick has more knockback, and [[Head-On Assault]] deals more shield damage, making it possible to break damaged shields with its landing hit and shockwave.

Patch 3.1.0 gave a mixed bag of changes, with his neutral attack and Flashing Mach Punch connecting more consistently. The Brawler's notoriously high falling and fast falling speeds were also reverted back to his ''SSB4'' values, making him less susceptible to combos and juggles while also allowing forward aerial to autocancel out of a short hop. However, his [[airdodge]] and [[footstool]] animations were made laggier.

Patch 4.0.0 significantly improved the utility of what was commonly considered his two worst custom moves: Flashing Mach Punch was once again buffed by decreasing its startup and has more invulnerability if it connects, while also increasing the final hit's knockback, while [[Thrust Uppercut]]'s final hit has more knockback, allowing it to actually KO at reasonable percents. However, the Brawler's infamously fast falling speed from earlier iterations has returned, resulting in the Brawler once again being easier to combo, forward aerial losing its ability to auto-cancel in a short hop, and the Mii Brawler's recovery being worse, but making him harder to juggle in return, as well make his airdodge and footstool animations less laggy.

 

As a result, the Mii Brawler is significantly better than he was during ''Ultimate''{{'}}s release.

|neutralname=Feint Hook ({{ja|牽制フック|Kensei Fukku}}) / Feint Combo ({{ja|牽制コンボ|Kensei Konbo}}) / Hundred Rending Punch ({{ja|百裂パンチ|Hyakuretsu Panchi}}) / Hundred Rending Finish ({{ja|百裂フィニッシュ|Hyakuretsu Finisshu}})

|neutraldesc=Two quick punches, followed by a series of rapid punches, and ended with a side-kick. It is a useful close-range interceptor on the ground, but as it will only transition into the neutral infinite after the first two hits, it is punishable if shielded.

|ftiltname=Side Kick ({{ja|側面キック|Sokumen Kikku}})

|ftiltdesc=A roundhouse kick. The attack can be angled, dealing more damage if done so, and is the Brawler's longest ranged tilt. Unlike the version in ''SSB4'', it no longer has a sourspot, making it useful for creating space.

|utiltname=Jumping Uppercut ({{ja|跳躍アッパーカット|Chōyaku Appākatto}})

|utiltdesc=An uppercut. Sends the opponent upwards and slightly behind the Brawler, which is most noticeable at medium percents. As a result, it can juggle into itself at low percentages, drag the opponent closer for a grounded followup like a tilt, grab or up special, and set up aerial combos at medium percents, including back aerial. The move's hitbox can reach through the lower platforms of [[Battlefield]] and can hit prone opponents, but cannot hit opponents behind the Brawler. Additionally, it has low horizontal range, and usually sends too far to combo after 120%.

|dtiltname=Ground Kick ({{ja|地表キック|Chihyō Kikku}})

|dashname=Rush Kick ({{ja|駆け込みキック|Kakekomi Kikku}})

|fsmashname=Great Crushing Punch ({{ja|大撃破パン|Dai Gekiha Panchi}})

|usmashname=Cartwheel Kick ({{ja|大回転キック|Dai Kaiten Kikku}}, ''Great Spinning Kick'')

|usmashdesc=A flip kick. Its high speed (frame 8) makes it a good anti-air and grounded combo finisher at low percents, while boasting enough knockback KO at around 120%. However, the late hit (after the Brawler completes 3/4 of the backflip) has significantly lower knockback growth and only KOs at around 170%. Like up tilt, its hitbox can reach through the lower platforms of Battlefield.

|dsmashname=Great Front and Back Smash ({{ja|大前後スマッシュ|Dai Zengo Sumasshu}})

|dsmashdesc=Punches forwards and kicks backward simultaneously. Like up smash, it boasts a quick startup (active on frame 9), with the lowest ending lag of all the Brawler's smash attacks (FAF 43). Both sides deal the same damage, with the kick dealing more knockback, KOing 10% earlier. However, both hits have very poor range.

|nairname=Flying Kick ({{ja|飛びキック|Tobi Kikku}})

|nairdesc=A [[sex kick]], similar to {{SSBU|Mario}}'s [[neutral aerial]]. Its extremely high ending lag has been reduced from ''SSB4'', and the move can [[Autocancel|autocancel]] from a full hop. Due to its startup (frame 3) and low landing lag (frame 6), it is a useful combo breaker and starter, and the clean hit can act as a niche KO option at the sides of the stage at around 130%. As of the 2.0.0 patch, neutral aerial's landing lag is low enough for the weak hit to true combo into a multitude of moves, including neutral attack, [[Thrust Uppercut]] and [[Head-On Assault]] at low percents, or a forward smash or [[Helicopter Kick]] at mid percents. The strong hit is able to combo into down tilt, up tilt, neutral attack, and Suplex until mid percents and effectively sets up a tech situation at mid percents.

|fairname=Flying Double Kick ({{ja|飛び二連キック|Tobi Niren Kikku}})

|bairname=Flying Back Kick ({{ja|飛び後ろキック|Tobi Ushiro Kikku}})

|bairdesc=A swinging back kick. Very fast (frame 7) and is the Brawler's most reliable KO option in midair. It has a small chance of tripping grounded opponents at low percents. However, its hitbox is very brief. Autocancels from a short hop, which allows it to wall out opponents.

|uairname=Flying Up Kick ({{ja|飛び上キック|Tobi Jō Kikku}})

|uairdesc= A spinning crescent kick. Autocancels from a short hop delayed fastfall, has the second-lowest ending lag of all the Brawler's aerials (frame 10), and has a wide hitbox; the front hitbox is capable of hitting tall characters out of a short hop (such as {{SSBU|Marth}}). As a result, it is an excellent combo initiator or extender, as a falling up aerial can start grounded combos at low percents, or juggle into itself, [[Flashing Mach Punch]], or any up special move at mid to high percents.

|dairname=Flying Hammer Knuckle ({{ja|飛びハンマーナックル|Tobi Hanmā Nakkuru}})

|dairdesc=Swings both fists beneath himself in a double axe handle. The clean hit is a powerful [[meteor smash]], and sends grounded opponents diagonally upwards as a fairly strong kill move. However, it is the Brawler's slowest aerial in terms of startup lag, ending lag, and landing lag. Autocancels from a full hop and double jump fast fall.

|grabname=Grab ({{ja|つかみ|Tsukami}})

|grabdesc=The Brawler reaches in front of himself.

|pummelname=Grab Headbutt ({{ja|つかみヘッドバット|Tsukami Heddobatto}})

|pummeldesc=A headbutt. Average power and speed.

|fthrowname=Backhand Throw ({{ja|裏拳投げ|Riken Nage}})

|fthrowdesc=Launches the opponent away with a backhand. It is the Brawler's KO throw, though it does so poorly, KOing at around 144% at the edge of Final Destination.

|bthrowname=Kick Throw ({{ja|キック投げ|Kikku Nage}})

|bthrowdesc=Kicks the opponent behind himself.

|uthrowname=Launching Palm Throw ({{ja|突き上げ掌底投げ|Tsukiage Tenohira Soko Nage}})

|dthrowname=Karate Chop Throw ({{ja|空手チョップ投げ|Karate Choppu Nage}})

|dthrowdesc=Karate chops the opponent into the ground. This is the Brawler's combo throw, which can extend into aerials, up special moves, or multiple landing up aerials. Due to the changes to the Brawler's physics and the move's increased knockback growth, it has lost its infamous KO setups from ''Smash 4'' and quickly loses combo potential at high percents. Despite this, its combos into special moves are still formidable, as it is effective at the ledge: [[Helicopter Kick]] can still KO at around 60% if directed forward, [[Thrust Uppercut]] can kill at early percents on platforms from a down throw, and [[Soaring Axe Kick]] can act as a [[sacrificial KO]] so long as the Brawler has a stock lead. It can also be used as a last-resort KO option, as it does so starting at 200%.

|floorbdesc=Same as front floor attack.

|nsdefdesc=A shot is thrown into the air as an arcing [[projectile]]. Bounces twice upon landing, dealing less damage with each bounce; if it misses, the shot travels a set distance before disappearing. Very damaging and strong for an unchargeable projectile, which makes for a useful [[edgeguarding]] tool. The move also has a surprisingly generous [[B-reverse]] window, allowing it to be used as a landing mixup.

|nsc1desc=The Brawler performs five fast punches with a single hand. If any of these punches land, the move will extend into a flurry of consecutive punches before ending with an uppercut, with a maximum of 22 hits. The last hit deals good vertical knockback, KOing middleweights at around 115%. If the move lands on an opponent, the Brawler gains invincibility for the duration of the move, making the move hard to interrupt. Although it has respectably fast startup (frame 10), it has noticeable ending lag that makes it easy to punish if whiffed. If the first few hits are shielded or hit opponents under the effects of [[armor]], it will not transition to the looping portion of the move. The move doesn't lose power if used in the air, and the first use will stall the Brawler's descent. Subsequent uses will have the Brawler fall while punching, which can act as a niche landing option to catch approaching opponents. By inputting this move during Brawler's jumpsquat, it is possible to not stall during the first aerial usage, allowing Flashing Mach Punch to be used as an out of shield option and mix-up tool.

|nsc2desc=Stands on one leg and charges his other leg in [[flame]], before unleashing a powerful burning kick. Functions like [[Falcon Punch]]. The move can be reversed once anytime during the move; the window to do so is extremely lenient compared to other moves of its kind (9-30), allowing the Brawler to turn around right before the kick itself. The Brawler gains [[super armor]] just before the kick, even if started in midair, allowing it to function as a hard punish. For its power, it has surprisingly low ending lag, which was further reduced in the 2.0.0 patch; the move is safe on shield as a result.

|ssdefdmg=2% (hit 1), 2.0% (hits 2-6), 1.5% (hit 7), 7% (hit 8)

|ssdefdesc=Charges forward with his knee out. If the knee connects against an opponent, the Brawler will perform a series of blows (a knee strike, a kick with the opposite leg, a backhanded punch, a swinging fist punch with the opposite arm, a double-hitting axe kick, and a double axe handle) and conclude by a backflip kick. If whiffed, there is noticeable endlag, which also occurs if it is shielded or parried. In the air, even after attacking, Onslaught leaves the Brawler [[helpless]]. It has excellent KO potential (although the aerial variant is significantly worse at this), as it can KO grounded opponents as early as 95%. It deals weight-independent knockback, meaning KO potential is affected by fall speed rather than weight, notably shown by the fact that {{SSBU|Bowser}} dies earlier than {{SSBU|Fox}}, despite being much heavier. Onslaught's knockback also increases as the Brawler's damage accumulates, similarly to and separate from the effects of rage, but this multiplier lowers to 1x when the move is successfully used. Onslaught will go back to full power after approximately 8 seconds, indicated by a brief purple flash on the Brawler's shoes. Despite its in-game description, accumulated damage doesn't affect the damage of the move.

|ssc1desc=Extends both legs in front of himself, charging forward to deliver a dropkick while covered with flames. Unlike the previous iteration of this move, it is no longer chargeable, dealing set damage and knockback. Furthermore, it now covers a set, albeit vastly reduced distance, and can now miss entirely if started right next to an opponent. As a result, it has lost a majority of its utility from ''SSB4'', though it is still an effective approach option due to its quick startup, and can KO at high percents. Additionally, it is still a significantly better recovery option than Onslaught and Suplex due to greater distance and not inducing [[helplessness]] after the animation is complete.

|ssc2desc=A [[command grab]] in which the Brawler dashes forward a short distance with his arms out in a grabbing motion. If it connects, the Brawler will jump into the air, lifting the opponent with him, and do a backward suplex, slamming the opponent headfirst into the ground. The Brawler gains 14% heavy armor when grabbing an opponent, and any opponents nearby for the grab and slam will take collateral damage. The move has extremely low knockback scaling, but can be used to effectively rack up damage and set up juggle situations. If used in midair, the move causes helplessness (although it has vastly reduced total frames); it can grab foes near an edge and drag them off as a [[sacrificial KO]], though it will always KO the Brawler first. In addition, Suplex makes for a poor horizontal recovery option, as it travels less distance than Onslaught and halts the Brawler's momentum completely upon ending in midair.

|usdefdesc=Performs an upward flip kick. Similar to {{SSBU|Cloud}}'s [[Climhazzard]], a second press of the special move button will have the flip kick transition into an axe kick that meteor smashes aerial opponents. The move will snap to ledges during the rising portion, and can also snap during the downward kick after a bit of travel time. Both hits transition quickly, and the landing hit has enough knockback to KO at around 120% near the edge of Final Destination. The meteor smash is notably powerful, as it deals high, weight independent set knockback, allowing it to KO non-floaties before the Brawler (with the exception of [[Town and City]]). The move is also extremely disjointed, notably outranging Lucina's forward smash, making it an extremely useful out of shield option. It grants the most height out of all his up specials, making it the most effective recovery tool.

|usc1desc=Performs a flurry of spinning kicks while traveling diagonally upward, similar to {{SSBU|Fox}}'s [[forward aerial]]. Travels much higher if initiated from the ground. The trajectory of Helicopter Kick's final hit can be altered: holding forward will make its knockback diagonal while holding back will make its knockback more vertical, allowing the Brawler to choose how to launch the opponent. Allows for long horizontal recovery, but lacks vertical lift. While it is an excellent combo finisher out of aerials or a throw, its knockback has been heavily reduced from ''Smash 4'', though it can still KO extremely early near the sides of the stage.

|usc2desc=The Brawler rises upwards with a multi-hitting uppercut, at a slight diagonal trajectory. Similar to {{SSBU|Mario}}'s [[Super Jump Punch]]. The uppercut is followed by a second uppercut with the opposite fist. By angling during the ascent, it is possible to travel further horizontally, though the move has deceptively low recovery distance due to the move's animation. It has very fast startup (frame 3), and renders the Brawler's arm intangible from frames 3 to 7. Like Helicopter Kick, Thrust Uppercut is a reliable combo finisher due to its speed, though its trajectory is more suitable for ending vertical combos. However, it is much weaker than its predecessor, ([[Piston Punch]]), which was capable of KOing out of a down throw from 65%. As of update 4.0.0, it boasts commendable kill power on platforms, often killing from a down throw below 50%.

|dsdefdmg=6% (flip kick), 1% (multi-hits), 14% (landing), 16% (aerial hit, grounded opponents only)

|dsdefdesc=Leaps up with a backflip kick with both of his legs, before plummeting downward with a corkscrewing headbutt. On the ground, the initial leap sends the opponent into the main headbutt, while the aerial version has the Brawler simply perform the headbutt. In both versions of the move, the descending headbutt hits multiple times, and acts as a meteor smash. If the grounded version is used as a sacrificial KO, the opponent will be KO'd first. The grounded hit has moderate strength, being able to KO below 130% with bad or no DI, although proper DI makes the move unable to KO below 140%. It is extremely risky due to its overall lag. If performed in midair while facing a ledge, the Brawler will be able to sweetspot said ledge, allowing it to be used as an edgeguarding tool (although only when facing the ledge). The move does a very high amount of [[shield damage]], being able to break full shields, although opponents can simply roll out of the rising hit before the falling hit hits their shield.

|dsc1desc=Flips off the ground and, when the special button is pressed again, performs a dive-kick while surrounded by a blue aura. The startup offers three frames of [[intangibility]], starting from frame 2. Similar to {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}'s [[Flip Jump]], by landing on an opponent mid-air during the jump, the Brawler will automatically perform a kick which meteor smashes foes. The angle they are launched, however, is more diagonal, similar to that of {{SSBU|Ryu}}'s down air. The direction they are sent is opposite of the direction of the flip (i.e flipping to the right will diagonally meteor smash the opponent to the left, and vice versa). Both the jump and the kick can be reversed if the player taps in the other direction upon startup. Also similarly to [[Flip Jump]], the Brawler will perform a wall jump when pressing up on the Control Stick or the Jump button while touching a wall, with the maximum number being 5 times.

|dsc2desc=The Brawler enters a defensive stance, bringing his arms close to his face. Upon being hit, the Brawler will [[counterattack]] by grabbing the opponent and slamming them on the ground behind himself. The slam will lightly damage nearby opponents. Unlike other counters, Counter Throw has a short duration, but low ending lag, allowing it to be used more flexibly. It has a damage multiplier of 1.5×, tying it with [[Slip Counter]] and [[Gut Check]] for the second-highest damage multiplier out of any counterattack in Ultimate, surpassed only by [[Tetrakarn]]. However, unlike other counters, Counter Throw completely fails against projectiles and attacks that hit his legs (i.e. attacks from underneath the Brawler), and moves with sufficiently disjointed hitboxes will cause the retaliating grab to miss. As a result, the counterattack can be rather inconsistent.

*Lands with an explosion, performs two fast alternating punches followed by a spin kick, and makes a pose similar to his side taunt.

*'''Side taunt''': Moves his fists in front of him in an "X" motion and assumes an altered crane pose, before punching downwards and swinging his open hand outward, performing a knife-hand block stance.

*'''Down taunt''': Forms a grounded stance, then punches twice towards the screen using alternating arms.

*Unclenches his fists and hops on the spot, as if poised for battle.<gallery>

SSBUMiiBrawlerIdle1.gif|Mii Brawler's first idle pose.

SSBUMiiBrawlerIdle2.gif|Mii Brawler's second idle pose.

*'''Left:''' Performs a straight punch, followed by a backhanded punch and a high kick combo, then poses with his leg outstretched.

*'''Up:''' Punches many times in quick succession toward the screen (similar to his neutral jab infinite), then poses with his arm outstretched.

*'''Right:''' Cartwheels into the foreground, does a roundhouse kick, and poses with the same leg outstretched.

==In [[competitive play]]==

===Most historically significant players===

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

*{{Sm|Ghost|Australia}} - One of the best Mii Brawler players before dropping the character for {{SSBU|Steve}}. He has been ranked the best player in South Australia with the character and has won two regionals with {{Trn|Big Cheese 2}} and {{Trn|CouchWarriors Crossup 2}}, beating {{Sm|Jdizzle}} and {{Sm|Extra}} at the latter.

*{{Sm|KID|France}} - The best solo-Mii Brawler player in the world. His 5th place at {{Trn|King Con}}, where he defeated {{Sm|Marss}} and {{Sm|MKBigBoss}}, marks Mii Brawler's best performance at a major. He has also placed 5th at {{Trn|Sunrise 2023}} upsetting {{Sm|MkLeo}}.

*{{Sm|LeeT|USA}} - The best Mii Brawler player to solely use the character in the United States. He holds the highest supermajor placement of the character with 17th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}. He has not regularly competed offline since early 2020.

*{{Sm|Rizeasu|Japan}} - Known for using a variety of characters including Mii Brawler, and is the best Mii Brawler player of all-time. His win at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 4}} marks the only time a Mii Brawler has won a superregional, defeating {{Sm|Tea}} and {{Sm|Kuro}} in his bracket. He has also placed 5th at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 2}} where he defeated {{Sm|Yoshidora}} and {{Sm|T}} and has performed well at other tournaments alongside a slew of different characters with 7th at {{Trn|Kagaribi 6}} as an example.

===Tier placement and history===

Early metagame opinions on Mii Brawler were lackluster: many players quickly noticed the severe nerfs to his strongest and infamous abilities from ''Smash 4'', most notably the heavy nerfs to down throw (which could KO opponents at extremely low percents through the use of [[Helicopter Kick]] and [[Piston Punch]]). In addition, he received nerfs to his core moves (the smaller hitboxes of neutral and back aerials, and the loss of the [[autolink angle]] for forward aerial), and suffered from laggy and/or short-ranged moves, a poor approach, an ironic lack of safe KO moves, and a high vulnerability to combos and gimping. Due to this, he was quickly considered to be the weakest of the three Mii Fighters, as he had the ability to rack up damage very quickly, yet were unable to safely secure stocks.

As time went on, Mii Brawler received several notable buffs to his movesets that gave him a better combo game and KO power. Most notable among this was the buffs to [[Thrust Uppercut]], which gained some notoriety for being able to confirm from some moves, most notably down throw, and KO at early percents on some stages. In addition, the character saw success as a secondary or pocket character, especially from {{Sm|Rizeasu}}, who has won or came close to winning several events with Mii Brawler, as well as other players who have picked up the character on occasion such as {{Sm|Bloom4Eva}}. Although Mii Brawler's solo-main results remained underwhelming for some time, it has still seen some success thanks to the efforts of players such as {{Sm|Ghost}} in the early metagame and {{Sm|KID}} in the post-online metagame. Due to all these factors, opinions on Mii Brawler, as well as his representation in the metagame, have risen, particularly in the post-online metagame, and as such he was ranked 37th on the first tier list as a high tier, then 36th on the second tier list in the B+ tier.

Although the Mii Brawler doesn't appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (excluding {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

|{{SSBU|Final Destination}}

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Mii Brawler's fighter spirit is available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 Gold, but only if the player has a Mii Brawler. Unlocking Mii Brawler in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Unlike most fighters, the spirit for Mii Brawler only uses the official artwork from ''Ultimate''.

==In Spirit Battles==

| Skull Kid with Majora's Mask

|•{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} {{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Moveset [[Flashing Mach Punch|2]][[Burning Dropkick|2]][[Helicopter Kick|2]][[Feint Jump|2]], Ribbon Girl Mask, Ribbon Girl Outfit, Normal Voice Type 4)

|style="background-color:#EEE;"|•{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} {{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Moveset [[Flashing Mach Punch|2]][[Suplex|3]][[Soaring Axe Kick|1]][[Counter Throw|3]], Ninjara Wig, Ninjara Outfit, Normal Voice Type 5)<ref group="SB" name="DLC"/>

|{{SpiritTableName|Piglin|customname=[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Piglin Piglin]|size=64|dlcalt=y}}

|•{{SSBU|Villager}} {{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Pink}}<br>•{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} {{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Moveset [[Flashing Mach Punch|2]][[Burning Dropkick|2]][[Thrust Uppercut|3]][[Head-On Assault|1]], Toad Hat, Toad Outfit, High Voice, Type 7)

Mii Brawler unlock notice SSBU.jpg|Mii Brawler's unlock notice when obtaining him in [[World of Light]].

 

===Fighter Showcase Video===

* The Brawler is the only type of Mii Fighter to have a non-special move named in one of his tips; namely, his up smash, which is called "Cartwheel Kick".

*Mii Brawler's pose in the panoramic artwork for ''Ultimate'' resembles his [[neutral aerial]].

*Many of the Mii Brawler's special moves resemble the attacks of a variety of characters from different fighting games, such as [[Counter Throw]]'s animation resembling [[Geese Howard]]'s Jōdan'ateminage counter and [[Flashing Mach Punch]] resembling [[Ryo Sakazaki]]'s Zanretsuken. These similarities are taken further in Mii outfit showcases and [[Spirit]] battles, where the Brawler is seen using certain special moves as a homage to his outfits.

*The Mii Brawler from [[Adventure_Mode:_World_of_Light|Adventure Mode]] is the only Mii Fighter to be given an official name by Nintendo. [https://twitter.com/NintendoVS/status/1058003857924452353 According to a tweet by NintendoVS], his name is Chris.