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@Wiz and Itakio: Sonic will be easier to counter than you guys think. He's essentially entirely close combat based, so all you really need I would think is to be able to shoot him while he's charging you, or have someone with a quick close combat strike that isn't too close to their body. Think of it along the lines of Jigglypuff's rollout or Pichu/Pikachu's skullbash: They hurt a lot if you get hit by it, and it moves quite fast, but a well timed hit can still get them.

@ The whole Luigi topic: You can't wipe Luigi from brawl, plain and simple. He's been playable since the beginning and as such can't really be pulled from the game. Same with the likes of Jigglypuff. It's like they're filling a quota or something.

But at the same time, I doubt he will inflict much damage per hit.

We haven't really seen a good example of his per-hit damage anyway. LEt's face it, the guy who was playing Sonic (assuming it wasn't computer controlled) sucked. Most of the gameplay videos sucked. Not because of the game, no. The players themselves, sucked.

Anyway. Yeah, I've said my piece, sort of. I'm just not sure what to say now. sweatdrop

They said he would be hard to control, so it would be expected that the guys playing him for the first time would have no idea what to do, while the other characters are compatible with past melee experience.

I think his damage output will be lower, but the number of hits he will get in due to his speed, I believe, will be higher than the more powerful characters.

Not for some characters.
Final Smashes are more interesting to me, anyway. We know a lot of characters' special attacks.

I would also like to see some smash attacks. In the advanced melee, other than for recovery, special attacks were usually only used if they could be canceled somehow, because for the most part they were hella laggy and very punishable if they missed. Special attacks just seem more interesting because they have properties that look fun and useful at first. Some are. Some aren't.

Yes, normal smash attacks are in brawl! And yes, i want Luigi return cause he was in it from the beginning. But i just really hope that Ganondorf will return and his final smash could be he turns into the great beast ganon or the ganon from Ocarina of Time.

I didn't say he's out, nor do I want him to be. (Okay, i did say he wasn't there, and I have played regular SSMB, and Melee, I just don't own it. stare ). I just said that they haven't showed him and yet and for some goddamn reason he was a costume for Mario. I don't really get it either.
Besides, I'd choose Luigi over Mario any day.
About Sonic. Sonic is a fast character, and a good counter would be Samus or Pikachu. If Samus can avoid him long enough, she can charge up her blast, and unleash right in time when Sonic Charges in. As for Pikachu, this is more for me. I have a knack for using him against speed players. His electric shock and Thunder really comes in handy. Not to mention his quick attack. And that headbutt/skullbash/tackle is a bit slow and takes a little to charge.

I want Dedede.