Re: Super Smash Bros. Melee Fan Corner
My preference in combatants would have to be Luigi/Falco.
Luigi's faster than Mario, can jump higher, and his taunt hurts people! It only does one damage, but boy do you love it when it connects. Plus, you get an award for it. The only problem with Luigi is that he slides around way too much. He gets great hangtime with his jumps, but if you're trying to get an item on a lower platform above you before someone else, it can be a problem.
On to special moves. The Luigi Tornado (down+b) is a great way to scatter opponents, and you can move a lengthy distance horizontally. The Jumping Uppercut (his up+b, aka Flaming Fist of Fury) is your win button. If you use it while inside the opponent, it turns them to flames and makes a pleasurable "Cring!!" sound, like a home-run bat. It's not uncommon to see your opponent fly after they only have 80%. Then you have the Fireball (neutral B). I love this pic:
Next the Green Missile (side+b). A great recovery move, and damage maker. It has a 12.5% chance of misfiring, shown here:
God, I love that move. On to Falco.
Falco is fun to use. I like him better than Fox, maybe because he's harder to use. I don't know, that's just me. But he does have advantages over Fox. His side+A charge smash does 1% more damage than Fox's. That's it, though. He also has longer reach, and his aerial down+A is the best spike/meteor smash move in the game. Falco is very agile, and he can jump to amazing heights. But he has low endurance, weak first strikes, and he falls very, VERY quickly.
Special moves. His Falco Phantasm (side+B) not only sounds cool, but it can be a helpful recovery move, and it's very fun to use in a place like Fourside. Why? Because when you use it in midair and it connects, it sends your opponent straight down! The Fire Bird (up+B) sounds cool as well, but it's practically worthless compared to Fox's Fire Fox. It doesn't travel as far, as well as it doesn't do damage to those around him. It still does good damage, though. The Reflector (down+B) is, well, a reflector. It's also good when there's a giant orgy around you, just use the reflector, and it hurts everyone touching you. Now for the COOLEST move Falco has to offer, the Blaster (neutral B). To illustrate my point:
Oh yeah. It's also the niftiest edge-guarding tool in the game.
So there you have it.