Mii Brawler (SSBU): Difference between revisions

The viewpoint on Mii Brawler was very positive before release, with players acknowledging the buffs and changes to their array of special moves, along with the engine changes suggesting that they would benefit immensely due to their speedy rushdown archetype. However, perception on Mii Brawler quickly became lackluster on release: many players quickly noticed the severe nerfs to their 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, they received nerfs to their 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, they were quickly considered them to be the weakest of the three Mii Fighters, as they had the ability to rack up damage very quickly, yet were unable to safely secure stocks.

Unlike the other Mii Fighters, Mii Brawler has received several notable buffs to their moveset over time that gave them a better combo game and KO power. The character also began seeing better results at a major level thanks to {{Sm|Rizeasu}}, who has used Mii Brawler to defeat top Japanese players. As a result of those buffs as well as a progressing Brawler metagame, Mii Brawler's perception has significantly improved, and several players such as {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, and {{Sm|Charliedaking}} have labeled Brawler as the best of the three Mii Fighters, with ESAM going as far as listing the character in his top 10. Further success as a secondary from players such as {{Sm|Bloom4Eva}} and ESAM has led players to place the character is a high-tier, leading to Mii Brawler's 37th placement on the current tier list.