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Mario is considered to be worse overall in the current melee meta especially with DK and Link having recognized niches

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 ===Tier placement and history===
-Very early in the ''Melee'' [[metagame]], when few players knew the potential of now-top tier characters, Mario was considered one of the best characters in the game, ranking as high as 5th on the first tier list. This could be attributed to Mario's simple but effective [[combo]] setups, strong attacks, low learning curve, and lack of any outstanding drawbacks due to being well-rounded, as well as his extendable [[recovery]]. As the metagame advanced, however, Mario's average statistics were magnified as the potentials for many other superior characters, such as {{SSBM|Peach}}, {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, and the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}, were discovered. This caused Mario to slowly slip down the tier list as time progressed, as well as lose significant placing in large tournaments; eventually, {{Sm|Mango}} (under the alias "Scorpion Master") was the only person who placed anywhere significant with him, but even he rarely placed high enough to earn money from playing Mario, cashing in at 25th place at [[Apex 2010]] instead of his usual top 8 placements when using better characters. On the current [[tier list]], he ranks 15th place in the C+ tier; on the other hand, his clone {{SSBM|Dr. Mario}} and semi-clone {{SSBM|Luigi}}, who were once widely considered worse than Mario, have surpassed him in placements. Despite the tier differences, some players, such as Shroomed, believe Mario could potentially be better than Dr. Mario, due to his faster aerials, arguably better recovery, and longer reach and disjoint in some of his attacks, such as forward Smash and down Smash, supplemented with {{Sm|A Rookie}}’s respectable representation with the character. However, other Luigi and Dr. Mario mains have since achieved stronger competitive breakthroughs (exhibited with Luigi’s bigger player base and Franz’s rising success), which influenced most top players to view Mario’s standing otherwise.
+Very early in the ''Melee'' [[metagame]], when few players knew the potential of now-top tier characters, Mario was considered one of the best characters in the game, ranking as high as 5th on the first tier list. This could be attributed to Mario's simple but effective [[combo]] setups, strong attacks, low learning curve, and lack of any outstanding drawbacks due to his well-rounded toolkit, as well as his extendable [[recovery]].
+As the metagame advanced, however, Mario's average statistics were magnified as many other players discovered superior characters's potential, such as {{SSBM|Peach}}, {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, and the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}. This caused Mario to slowly slip down the tier list as time progressed, as well as his metagame to quickly stagnate in return. A primary example comes from {{Sm|Mango}}, who, under the alias "Scorpion Master", was the only person who placed highly at majors and supermajors. Even so, he rarely placed high enough to earn money from playing Mario, cashing in at 25th place at [[Apex 2010]] instead of his usual top 8 placements when using better characters. Other Mario mains like {{Sm|A Rookie}} and {{Sm|KoopaTroopa895}} have either failed to place consistently highl in majors and supermajors, dropped Mario for better characters, or have stopped playing entirely, resulting in his metagame stagnating. Conversely, Mario's semiclones like {{SSBM|Luigi}} and {{SSBM|Dr. Mario}} have had their respective metagames pushed in a deeper scale compared to Mario, with {{Sm|Shroomed}} (and later, Franz) achieving consistently high placements in majors while {{SSBM|Luigi}} players have achieved consistent top 64 placements in numerous majors.
+On the current [[tier list]], he ranks 15th place in the C+ tier. Since the post-Slippi era, Mario has failed to live up to his early successes in the 2000s to early 2010 era and his metagame has continued to remain rather stagnant, while characters like {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} and {{SSBM|Link}} have had their own metagames continued to be pushed. While Mario is widely agreed to be a terrible character, he is considered to be outclassed overall, with most players considering his semiclones of Luigi and Dr. Mario widely considered superior in regards with their advantages states and neutral games.
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