Weight

Weight is a measure of how far a character can be knocked back horizontally by an attack, if damage is held constant. It affects the vertical knockback also, in concert with falling speed.

It is considered an advantage for a character to be heavy; however, extra weight can make characters slightly more susceptible to combos. A notable example in Melee is that characters with lower than 87 weight fall down when hit by Fox's shine, and thus are invulnerable to his shine combos.

Melee Weight ranking

Following are the characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee, ranked in order of heaviest to lightest. Metal weights assume that you multiply by 3 in order to achive them. Super mushroom weights are 1.6 times the original weight of the character and poison mushroom weights are 5/8 of the original weight.

Rank	Character	Weight (Poison) (NTSC)	Weight (Standard) (NTSC)	Weight (Super) NTSC)	Weight (Poison, Metal) (NTSC)	Weight (Metal) (NTSC)	Weight (Super, Metal)(NTSC)	Weight (Poison) (PAL)	Weight (Standard) (PAL)	Weight (Super) (PAL)	Weight (Poison, Metal) (PAL)	Weight (Metal) (PAL)	Weight (Super, Metal) (PAL)
1	Bowser	73.125	117	187.4	219.375	351	526.2	???	118	???	???	???	???
2	Donkey Kong	71.25	114	182.4	213.25	342	547.2	71.25	114	182.4	213.25	342	547.2
3 (NTSC) 4 (PAL)	Samus	68.75	110	176	206.25	330	528	68.75	110	176	206.25	330	528
4 (NTSC) 5 (PAL)	Ganondorf	68.125	109	174.4	204.375	327	523.2	68.125	109	174.4	204.375	327	523.2
5 (NTSC) 3 (PAL)	Yoshi	67.5	108	172.8	202.5	324	518.4	???	111	???	???	???	???
6-7	C. Falcon	65	104	166.4	195	312	499.2	65	104	166.4	195	312	499.2
6-7	Link	65	104	166.4	195	312	499.2	65	104	166.4	195	312	499.2
8-10 (NTSC) 8-9 (PAL)	Dr. Mario	62.5	100	160	187.5	300	480	62.5	100	160	187.5	300	480
8-10 (NTSC) 8-9 (PAL)	Luigi	62.5	100	160	187.5	300	480	62.5	100	160	187.5	300	480
8-10 (NTSC) 10 (PAL)	Mario	62.5	100	160	187.5	300	480	???	98	???	???	???	???
11	Ness	58.75	94	150.4	176.25	282	451.2	58.75	94	150.4	176.25	282	451.2
12-14	Peach	56.25	90	144	168.75	270	432	56.25	90	144	168.75	270	432
12-14	Sheik	56.25	90	144	168.75	270	432	56.25	90	144	168.75	270	432
12-14	Zelda	56.25	90	144	168.75	270	432	56.25	90	144	168.75	270	432
15	Ice Climbers	55	88	140.8	165	264	422.4	55	88	140.8	165	264	422.4
16 (NTSC) 16-19 (PAL)	Marth	54.375	87	139.2	163.25	261	417.6	53.125	85	136	159	255	408
17-19 (NTSC) 16-19 (PAL)	Mewtwo	53.125	85	136	159	255	408	53.125	85	136	159	255	408
17-19 (NTSC) 16-19 (PAL)	Roy	53.125	85	136	159.375	255	408	53.125	85	136	159	255	408
17-19 (NTSC) 16-19 (PAL)	Young Link	53.125	85	136	159.375	255	408	53.125	85	136	159	255	408
20-21	Falco	50	80	128	150	240	384	50	80	128	150	240	384
20-21	Pikachu	50	80	128	150	240	384	50	80	128	150	240	384
22 (NTSC) 23 (PAL)	Fox	46.875	75	120	140.625	255	360	???	73	???	???	???	???
23 (NTSC) 22 (PAL)	Kirby	43.75	70	112	131.25	210	336	???	74	???	???	???	???
24-25	Jigglypuff	37.5	60	96	112.5	180	288	37.5	60	96	112.5	180	288
24-25	Mr. Game & Watch	37.5	60	96	112.5	180	288	37.5	60	96	112.5	180	288
26	Pichu	34.375	55	88	103.125	165	264	34.375	55	88	103.125	165	264

Brawl Weight Ranking

Here is the order of characters' weights in Brawl (Note: Weights based on the weight calculations used in the link at the bottom of this page).

Heavy

1. Bowser
2. Donkey Kong
3. Snake
4. King Dedede
5. Charizard
6. Ganondorf
7. Samus
8. Yoshi
9. Wario
10. R.O.B.
11. Ike
12. Captain Falcon
13. Link

Medium

1. Wolf
2. Lucario
3. Ivysaur
4. Mario
5. Luigi
6. Sonic
7. Ness
8. Pit
9. Lucas

Light

1. Diddy Kong
2. Toon Link
3. Ice Climbers
4. Peach
5. Marth
6. Sheik
7. Zelda
8. Falco
9. Olimar
10. Zero Suit Samus
11. Fox
12. Pikachu
13. Meta Knight
14. Kirby
15. Squirtle
16. Mr. Game & Watch
17. Jigglypuff

References

• Brawl weight list and falling speed calculations