Here are some of my thoughts on your comments. If I didn't quote it, I didn't have a comment for that section.
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Side Tilt: Snake uses his knee to attack. Low damage and virtually no knockback, but the trick is to press A right again. Snake will swing down his arms, causing damage and knockback. The knockback is about the same as the Neutral A kick, but if both the knee and the arm swing connect, that’ll be a quick 20% damage! Great to rapidly up your enemy’s percentage.
This should be spammed. I don't know if any of you realize how insanely good 20% is for such a quick attack. USE THIS WHENEVER POSSIBLE! And what's even better is that sometimes it makes your opponent trip, so if you're offline and you catch your opponent tripping, you can wait and do another knee for a free 9% or whatever.
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Up Tilt: Snake kicks above him. Comes out fast and does surprisingly high knockback. May be a bit tricky to use since you have to get close to an enemy, but it works well right out of a dash attack or against enemies jumping up from the ledge.
This move is also insanely good because of it's hitbox. Seriously, go into training mode and look at how far away you can hit them from in comparison to the position of his leg. This should be one of your main kill moves.
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Down Tilt: Snake does a leg sweep. Pretty much the same as the Up tilt, but forwards and with a bit more afterlag. The range isn’t too bad, try using it on enemies charging at you.
Honestly, I wouldn't touch this move. It's useless compared to the forward tilt in terms of damage, and up tilt in terms of knockback.
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Side Smash: Snake takes out his awesome rocket launcher AND… Blasts it into the ground right in front of him..? What the hell?!? This may be awkward, but it’s still a great move. It hits in front and a little behind, does good damage and awesome knockback and is thus Snake’s strongest move. By far. Yes, it’s kinda slow, but it’s an awesome finisher and it will KO enemies around 80%.
I wouldn't touch this either, your opponent WILL see it coming and you WILL NOT hit them with it.
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Back Air: Snake does a backwards-drop kick. Comes out fast, with a maximum of 16% damage and good knockback. Great to finish enemies in the air without having to get too far away from the stage. This is also Snake’s fastest aerial.
This is probably Snake's best aerial. It's quick, good knockback, but high landing lag.
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Up Air: Basically the back air but upwards and a little slower. Use Snake’s recovery to get far up in the air and finish your enemy with this move.
I personally wouldn't reccomend going out of your way to hit somebody high in the air. They will almost surely see it coming, air dodge or whatever, and then you're above them and still in lag time. Not a good situation. Just stick to up tilting for vertical KOs. >_>
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Down Air: Snake stomps the air four times in a row. Similar to the neutral air, but it’s a bit harder to make all hits connect. The last kick does even more knockback than the one in the neutral air, so it’s definitely worth a try.
I honestly would not reccomend this move. You probably won't hit them with all four kicks, and almost definitely not the last one, which is really all that matters.
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Side Special: Snake fires a RCM. As it’s name may give away, you remotely control it. It slows down if you change the angle, but if it goes straight it will speed up and thus increase the damage it does on contact with the enemy. It will run out of “fuel” after a while and drop down, or you can just cancel the move by pressing R to make it drop down. Try dropping it on an enemy! Pay attention though, as snake is unable of moving while controlling the missile.
It's okay... if your opponent dodges it and is moving toward you, you're basically screwed.
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Up Special: The Cypher. Snake clings onto it and propels into the air. Great vertical distance, and you can even still attack after it. As soon as snake lets go of the cypher it will fly off, doing a little damage to what it touches. All in all a great recovery move.
In my opinion, this is a pretty bad recovery move. You don't pose the threat of doing damage to them for one, so any opponent who isn't afraid to go off the edge will get you (unless you are able to recover high above the ledge), and even then, if your opponent grabs Snake at the edge while he's doing his up B, he can't do it again unless he damages himself with C4.
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Down Special: If you place it in immediate vicinity of someone, Snake will attach the C4 to him. Great, since your enemy can barely do anything but wait for you to explode it in his face. It also works similar to a gooey bomb, if you touch a player with a C4 pack it will be passed on.
It should be noted that the gooey bomb effect can be taken advantage of in teams if friendly fire is turned on.
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Dash Attack: If you do an up-smash just as the dash attack begins, snake will do the up-smash instead and slide across half the stage with superspeed. It’s extremely hard to do without slowdown (try it in training mode), I was only able to recreate it a few times in real battles. Here’s how to do it: Run, then press down the C-stick to do the dash attack, and instantly after tilt it up and press Z at the same time. Sounds complicated and difficult, and it IS. There’s a much easier way though. Do the dash attack, and make sure you hit the enemy in the first few frames. You HAVE to hit the enemy to do this. Snake will be stunned in the air for a fragment of a second just as the dash attack hits. Now it’s the time to press up on the C-Stick. Snake will do the Snakedash. The optimal result would be the enemy knocked into the air by your dash attack and then finished by the Up Smash. This is extremely useful if done properly, and it’s definitely worth practicing for it. Here’s a video demonstrating it:
Snakedash (simplified) I find it easier to do it with a shoulder button set to "Attack" and tap jump turned off. Then simply Dash, C-stick down, hit up on the analog stick, and hit said shoulder button, and this should be executed in order, though almost all at the same time.
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Grabs: They’re all pretty average. Useful to hold enemies in place after using the up-smash or down-smash. I prefer the up throw because it looks awesome and does the most damage. Oh, and you can snap your enemy's neck by pressing A while he's in your grab. Looks awesome if used to finish enemies off in stamina matches.
I would say that down throw is his best throw, but to understand why you would first need to understand the concept of your opponent getting up after he has fallen since he only has 4 distinct options. If you predict a roll, you can follow up with a walk toward them and f-tilt for another 20%. If you predict an attack, shield, grab, down throw again. Same if they get up without an attack.
My advice: stick to the ground, Snake's aerials are generally very bad compared to what he can do while grounded. Also, recover high so people can't hit you as easily. This can be accomplished by double jumping and then immediately up B-ing, so your momentum carries you up and there is virtually no acceleration since you are already moving fast.
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