Easiest Character to Pick up?

[ZAxel]

I'd go with Pit. I told my friend who had never played before to try Pit, and he has never used anyone else since.

 

[Oblivion129]

Of what I've seen, new ppl to smash normally use Fox and MetaKnight to start off.

 

[DragonRider-ofSmashBros]

Depends on her style... or just who she likes. That simple

 

[Golem the Stern Father]

I would recommend Mario. Probably the most "balanced" character in the Smash roster, his moves are very simple and seem to be the best for a newcomer.

 

[eodeth]

any of the original 12 except ness,yoshi and captain falcolni[they arent easy to start with]
they are mario,lugi,pika,jiggs,samus,kirby,dk,fox,and link [incase you didnt know]

 

[Ramgigon]

Just let her pick who she wants, of course. Some people have easier times with certain characters... She might just be able to use Snake effectively. Who knows.

But not Ike. He seems to encourage C-Stick mashing... My little sister can attest to that.

 

[mR h0pkinS]

definitely metaknight. he's a top tier char that's easy to pick up. just trust me on this one. Also, mario, kirby, and jigglypuff. Definitely not ike though. why is everyone saying that??? he's too slow.

About to say that.

 

[RednaXale]

Someone she likes. If she doesn't care who to play, get her to play Samus.
Samus seems pretty balanced and my little sister likes her.

 

[orintemple]

She may be 10 but that doesn't mean she is incompetent. If she is used to playing video games I think she would be fine with any except maybe the really awkward or hard to use characters.

All in all I would say that anyone besides Snake, Lucario, Pokemon Trainer, Wario and maybe Olimar would be OK for her.

Marth, Ike, Pit, and maybe ROB would be the best choices.

Also, I am surprised people are saying Metaknight. MK is hard to learn how to kill with. She will be able to rack damage quickly, but learning to kill with him is hard, and gliding throws you for a loop when you first start playing the game.

 

[DanGR]

Edit: DANGR, your sig is hilarious.

~thanks

I don't think his 10 year old sister is concerned with tiers....

i wasn't talking about it that way. I was assuming y'all would understand.

High tier = her having less frustrating time playing + better competition?

 

[Lone Shadow]

I'd suggest Toon Link or Pikachu, they're not too hard to get decent as plus they'd probably appeal to younger players because they look fun, that's just my two cents though XD

These were one of the first characters I played with and they were very easy to play with and become a asset when getting better, again my two cents ><

 

[Looper]

i would suggest kirby as well, because he's generally a cute character and can fly

 

[127crazie]

Meta Knight easily. He's extremely fast, simple to understand and hard to make beginners' mistakes with.

Of course, you could just go to Mario - they did design him to be the most balanced character in the game for crying out loud.

 

[HarryTheChin]

Marth

Reasons why:
1) Long Range Smashes
2) Pretty Fast
3) Easy to use Recovery
4) Counter

 

[Clear171]

go with pit, hes got great recovery and projectiles, and good speed and range.

 

[Spire]

It's pretty easy to pick up Jigglypuff - she's a balloon!

 

[Zarckoh]

Meta Knight its an easy one to start IMO.

 

[boss8]

metaknight any noob can win with him...

 

[Makai]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Snake.

 

[SquallLion90]

I'd say Ike, Pit, Mario, and Metaknight are the easiest to pick up and play with because their moves are pretty simple.

 

[thewiredknight]

Ike is easily one of the easiest pick up and play for casual play. But definetly one of hte hardest to actually get good with.

 

[superglucose]

Pit is easy to pick up, or at least he was for me. Metaknight as well. Fox, Luigi...

 

[Dark Aether]

Ike, Pit, and Metaknight.

 

[SiegKnight]

Kirby is really likable among non gamers. Pit's great to learn. Uhm~ heh. Meta's simplistic. Hard to master well though. Just let her pick up an awful Pit side b spam habit till she gets used to the game totally and then she can decide if she wants to keep being one dimentional.

 

[boom-man97]

howz mario sound?
he's supposed to be the most balanced character...

 

[6footninja]

Metaknight.

 

[Shibby]

metaknight any noob can win with him...

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[frankisvital]

In this case, Pikachu is probably your best bet. Ike and Snake require more than just button smashing to use effectively, and although Metaknight is another possibility, Pikachu just seems to fit your needs better.

 

[Reyairia]

Kirby.
He's pink and puffy and whose moveset is simpler than MK's.
MK would be easier but it takes time to learn knockback.

 

[Grandeza]

Well I taught my dad how to play and he's doing ok with Dedede.

 

[OmegaXXII]

I wish I could say it was Bowser, but I would have to say either Pikachu or Kirby since he's top-tier

 

[momochuu]

Pikachu (for spamming... >.>)
Pit (Same reason...)

 

[House M.D.]

someone she enjoys playing. if there's a tie between characters, someone who requires tech skill to play.