Bowser (SSBU): Difference between revisions

Upon the game’s initial release, Bowser was immediately viewed as a viable character. People took little time to realize Bowser’s improvement on his super armor on his tilts and most of his smash attacks, as well as how the universal changes to landing lag and jumpsquats had toned down his greatest weakness. That said, players also took notice of the other super heavyweights such as Ganondorf and King Dedede received even more improvements than him. Initially, all super heavyweights were thought to be viable, with all of them being thought to be a high mid tier or a high tier. Bowser was no exception, with him generally considered a high mid tier character, similarly to his ''Smash 4'' incarnation.

Unlike his ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'' incarnations, however, the overall perception of Bowser’s viability has improved even further as the meta progresses. As players such as LeoN had achieved strong results from tournaments, Bowser’s improvements were realized to be a lot more significant than it originally seemed. People noticed that Bowser’s strengths from ''Smash 4'' were not only maintained, but also improved. The sudden decline of all other super heavyweights has greatly benefited Bowser, due to the fact that he lacks most weaknesses of other super heavyweights that drastically hampered their results and representation while also having most of their strengths. Furthermore, King Dedede, who was considered to be just as good as Bowser received nerfs via game updates whereas Bowser remains mostly unchanged. As such, Bowser is near universally considered as a high tier and the best super heavyweight in the game, making him a popular option across all levels of play.