Introduction
Super Smash Bros. Melee is the 2nd game in Nintendo's fighting series, Super Smash Bros. The series features characters and elements from all over the Nintendo universe.
Notation
Game Mechanics
Tiers
NTSC List
Top Tier:
Fox
Falco
High Tier:
Sheik
Marth
Peach
Middle Tier:
Captain Falcon
Ice Climbers
Samus
Doctor Mario
Jigglypuff
Mario
Ganondorf
Low Tier:
Link
Luigi
Donkey Kong
Roy
Young Link
Pikachu
Bottom Tier:
Yoshi
Zelda
Mr. Game and Watch
Ness
Bowser
Kirby
Pichu
Mewtwo
~SBR's latest tier list taken from smashboards.com
PAL List
Top Tier:
Fox
Falco
Marth
High Tier:
Peach
Captain Falcon
Ice Climbers
Sheik
Middle Tier:
Samus
Jigglypuff
Doctor Mario
Ganondorf
Mario
Low Tier:
Luigi
Link
Donkey Kong
Roy
Young Link
Yoshi
Pikachu
Kirby
Bottom Tier:
Zelda
Mr. Game and Watch
Ness
Bowser
Mewtwo
Pichu
~List loosely agreed upon by members of the UK community