Counter (matchup): Difference between revisions

A '''counter''' or '''hard counter''' is a character that holds a strong advantage against another.  It is always used in relative terms; in ''Melee'' for instance, {{SSBM|Peach}} is often said to be a hard counter to the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}; Peach '''counters''' the Ice Climbers. An example in ''Brawl'' is that the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} are a hard counter to {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}. A hard counter usually has a combination of the following elements, such as an infinite or "zero-death" (from zero damage to death) [[combo]] or [[chain throw]], an especially high imbalance in the characters' abilities, the ability of one character being able to KO the countered character considerably early or gimp them with considerable ease, and the inability for the countered character to approach effectively, that makes the match extremely difficult for the countered character. A hard counter is usually considered to be a matchup that is 35-65 or worse.