Broly
Smash Lord
Before I begin, I would like to introduce myself to everyone here that may not know me. I am Mike Begum, or Broly, or, more currently, Brolylegs. I have a disability called Arthrogryposis which is a condition that has affected my muscles growth since birth. Therefore, I cannot walk, or use my arms/hands fully such as grab physical objects, bend my fingers or push/pull them. That said, I have adapted to my handicap and have played video games since the age of two.
Anyways, I played Melee competitively around 2004 and have played Brawl in its first two years. Each game, I mained Marth exclusively. I cannot play on a 3ds, so SSB 3DS was impossible and I had to wait on Wii-U. After watchig my matches at KiT15, most of you have asked why I decided to play Lucina rather than old faithful, Marth. Well, there's two reasons. As a disclaimer, I do not intend to prove who is better or use this thread as a persuasive article to choose Lucina over Marth. This is strictly for people to know my reasoning.
Reason #1 Lucina is a female. Now, before this reason gets me blown up, it's mostly me trolling, and having a preference. Marth was always considered, ''girly'' and I decided, ''Well they made a girl Marth. So be it.'' Most games I choose females, and decided to keep the trend going although I do 2nd Bowser Jr.
Reason #2 The difference between both characters are too small, in my opinion, to warrant a change. This reason is a more serious answer, so pay attention. Yes, I know Lucina is worse than Marth, but they are both bad, or Marth is at least worst in this game compared to the other versions of himself. Since they are both bad, I did not feel like choosing one over the other would give me a strategical advantage other than some stage selections and specific matchups. Most people explain that Lucina lags on every move blocked except perfect d-tilt and Marth has better tools. Yes, that is true, but those flaws can be managed. I'm used to spacing out my opponents pretty well with my character, and Lucina can be used properly with great spacing. Although in my videos you can see a lot of mistakes, those can be cleaned up with practice. Another argument is that Marth kills easier/better than Lucina because of tips. Again, that is true. Marth tips hurt. And with my great spacing, Marth should be my character. However, fishing tippers isn't my thing. Back in Melee, I would have agreed that tippers would be the deciding factor, but SSB4 has made me convert my style to making reads and punishing opponents mistakes. I chose balance power over tippers solely on how I deal with opponents psychologically. Reading air dodges, rolls, and punishing blocked moves makes Lucina more of a brawler type of character than Marth's range style. Thus, having power in general makes killing more conveniently with Up smash or F-smash. My last note I want to add on this reason is that the lack of edgeguarding on stage makes Lucina a bit better than Marth in off the stage edgeguards. She has better knockback than Marth [unless tippers] in the air, so using this method to edgeguard just seems to fit better on how I play. I enjoy running off stage and f-airing my opponent away.
I will admit that I do intend to practice Marth more in-depth to find more differences in the two characters. Lucina will still be my main character until I find a character I am more comfortable with and that is a higher tier. All it comes down to is preference, and i'm pretty tired of seeing Marth on my screen anyway, lol.
Anyways, I played Melee competitively around 2004 and have played Brawl in its first two years. Each game, I mained Marth exclusively. I cannot play on a 3ds, so SSB 3DS was impossible and I had to wait on Wii-U. After watchig my matches at KiT15, most of you have asked why I decided to play Lucina rather than old faithful, Marth. Well, there's two reasons. As a disclaimer, I do not intend to prove who is better or use this thread as a persuasive article to choose Lucina over Marth. This is strictly for people to know my reasoning.
Reason #1 Lucina is a female. Now, before this reason gets me blown up, it's mostly me trolling, and having a preference. Marth was always considered, ''girly'' and I decided, ''Well they made a girl Marth. So be it.'' Most games I choose females, and decided to keep the trend going although I do 2nd Bowser Jr.
Reason #2 The difference between both characters are too small, in my opinion, to warrant a change. This reason is a more serious answer, so pay attention. Yes, I know Lucina is worse than Marth, but they are both bad, or Marth is at least worst in this game compared to the other versions of himself. Since they are both bad, I did not feel like choosing one over the other would give me a strategical advantage other than some stage selections and specific matchups. Most people explain that Lucina lags on every move blocked except perfect d-tilt and Marth has better tools. Yes, that is true, but those flaws can be managed. I'm used to spacing out my opponents pretty well with my character, and Lucina can be used properly with great spacing. Although in my videos you can see a lot of mistakes, those can be cleaned up with practice. Another argument is that Marth kills easier/better than Lucina because of tips. Again, that is true. Marth tips hurt. And with my great spacing, Marth should be my character. However, fishing tippers isn't my thing. Back in Melee, I would have agreed that tippers would be the deciding factor, but SSB4 has made me convert my style to making reads and punishing opponents mistakes. I chose balance power over tippers solely on how I deal with opponents psychologically. Reading air dodges, rolls, and punishing blocked moves makes Lucina more of a brawler type of character than Marth's range style. Thus, having power in general makes killing more conveniently with Up smash or F-smash. My last note I want to add on this reason is that the lack of edgeguarding on stage makes Lucina a bit better than Marth in off the stage edgeguards. She has better knockback than Marth [unless tippers] in the air, so using this method to edgeguard just seems to fit better on how I play. I enjoy running off stage and f-airing my opponent away.
I will admit that I do intend to practice Marth more in-depth to find more differences in the two characters. Lucina will still be my main character until I find a character I am more comfortable with and that is a higher tier. All it comes down to is preference, and i'm pretty tired of seeing Marth on my screen anyway, lol.