Super Smash Bros Brawl dissection: Ike

Ike is a character in Super Smash Bros Brawl that comes from the Fire Emblem game series that possesses great strength and some great moves which make him super powerful and an effective character to use. I tend to use him quite a bit actually. Pretty much every move he performs is extremely powerful, even his standard "A" attacks send other fighters flying. Of course, with a fighting game like this there has to be a fair amount of balance, so Ike even though Ike has great power, he is very slow. He also can't jump that high and doesn't dodge roll very far. Even so, he is still effective because his sword has a fair amount of reach to it and, even if he can't catch those speedy fighters like Fox or Sonic, he can still hit them. In the air, he doesn't jump all that high or far, but his attacks are just as good if not better than on the ground. His special moves also pack a punch. His standard "B" attack sees him holding his sword above his head and charging it with fire. When he slams it back down, it has a high damage small radius blast around him. But beware, charge it for too long and you damage yourself. His side "B" is another charge attack, only this time he dashes forward and slices his opponent. The longer you charge it, the further he goes. This can also make do as a horizontal recovery attack if you are too far away from the platform to do his up "B" attack. Ike performs his signature attack: the Aether, a move where Ike throws his sword upwards then jumps up to catch it and then plummets back down, slamming his sword into the earth. If anyone is caught in the move, they follow the same movement as the sword. This is his vertical recovery move, but has very little horizontal movement. His down "B" is a counter attack. Similar to that of Lucario and Marth's, this move needs to be time right otherwise you'll be a sitting duck. Basically, if Ike counters just at the right time, he takes the blow on his sword and swings it back at his opponent, dealing roughly the same damage as the move he blocked. The counter doesn't block Final Smashes. Speaking of which, Ike's final smash is a move powerful version of the Aether. He swings his sword and if it connects with someone, he throws them up into the air and hammers on them over and over with his fiery sword. Eventually, he slams it down with a huge explosion. Of course, if he misses the swing at the start of the move, then you've just wasted a smash ball. In conclusion, Ike is a great fighter to SSBB and a great addition to the series that everybody loves.