NOTE BEFORE I CONTINUE: This is just my opinion. You are allowed to agree, disagree, or use whoever you want. I'm just telling you who I prefer and for what.
Anyway... These are what I think of the characters in Brawl. I know there are 40-41 characters, but I'm just going to start with the original 8.
Mario
Strength-C+
Special Skills-A-
Final Smash-A
Star Rating: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Recommended: Yes, for single player and multi-player
Mario is a great character to use in my opinion. His strength is decent, his speed is all right, he's the typical all around character. If you get hit by his Final Smash, you better hope you get hit into a wall; because that's all that can save you. My only problem is with the fact they replaced Mario Tornado with F.L.U.D.D. The F.L.U.D.D is a really bad replacement for his original Down-B move.
DK
Strength-B+
Special Skills-B
Final Smash-A+ If you can control it; C+ If you can't
Recommended for: Single Player and Multiplayer; but you might be hated a bit if you play Multi-player as DK
DK is an offensive powerhouse. His grab where most people jump off an edge while carrying someone gets a lot of glares and bad remarks, but DK's an actually good character. My concern is you might be dissapointed with DK's Final Smash if it can't be controlled, but If you can, it can be devastating!
Star Rating: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Link
Strength-C
Special Skills-D+
Final Smash-A+
Recommened for: Single Player
Star Rating: :star: :star: :star:
Mario and DK I can recommend for Multi-player, Link not so much. If you want to you're going to be plagued with awful Special Skills, painfully average strength, and decent speed. But if there's anything you can say about Link that's good, It's definetly his Final Smash. Pray you aren't on the recieving end of it. But that's really the most you can say about Link. But if you still want to use Link, not like I can stop you.
Yoshi
Strength-C-
Special Skills-D
Final Smash-B-
Recommended for: Nothing really
Star Rating :star: :star:
I could at least recommend Link for Single Player. I'm not sure whether or not at all I recommend Yoshi for anything. Painfully average strength, terrible Special Skills, he somehow rates lower then Link in that department, mainly since at least Link has a recovery move. His Final Smash makes up for a bit of it, but not enough to get more then a 2 star ranking. But If you want to use Yoshi, be my guest.
Fox
Strength-D
Special Skills-C
Final Smash-A
Recommended for: Single Player and Multi-Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Fox isn't a really strong character, but I can recommend him somewhat. His skills aren't really amazing, but he has 2 recovery moves; if you can master using Side-B as a recovery move. His Final Smash; Landmaster; opens up a variety of KO opportunites. If the final smash doesn't take down your foes, it should damage them to the point a regular smash move can finish the job.
Kirby
Strength-D
Special Skills-B
Final Smash-B
Recommended for: Single Player and Multi-Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Kirby! Everyone's favorite puffball! I can totally recommend Kirby for just about any role in a team. His Final Smash can create a lot of useful items. His ability to jump 5 times slightly removes the need for a recovery move, but he has one anyway, and it's really useful. He can copy opponents powers, so hope you aren't a character like Capt. Falcon or Ganondorf. He's not real strong though, but I'm not concerned about that. Totally recommendable.
Pikachu
Strength-D-
Special Skills-C
Final Smash-B-
Recommended for: Single Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Pikachu has one thing going for him. That's his speed, but I really don't care about that too much. Pikachu isn't strong, but his special attacks are alright. They are pretty easy to dodge I'll admit. His Final Smash can deal a lot of damage, but It is very hard to control. I say pass on Pikachu for multiplayer but if you can control his Final Smash it can be quite devastating.
Samus
Strength-C
Special Skills-D
Final Smash-B-
Recommended for: Single Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Samus is average strength, but her special skills are really lack-luster. Her Final Smash turns her into Zero Suit Samus, who I think is a worse character. Pass on Multiplayer for sure, but again that's just me.
The next set of characters will be the 8 challengers from Melee.
Anyway... These are what I think of the characters in Brawl. I know there are 40-41 characters, but I'm just going to start with the original 8.
Mario
Strength-C+
Special Skills-A-
Final Smash-A
Star Rating: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Recommended: Yes, for single player and multi-player
Mario is a great character to use in my opinion. His strength is decent, his speed is all right, he's the typical all around character. If you get hit by his Final Smash, you better hope you get hit into a wall; because that's all that can save you. My only problem is with the fact they replaced Mario Tornado with F.L.U.D.D. The F.L.U.D.D is a really bad replacement for his original Down-B move.
DK
Strength-B+
Special Skills-B
Final Smash-A+ If you can control it; C+ If you can't
Recommended for: Single Player and Multiplayer; but you might be hated a bit if you play Multi-player as DK
DK is an offensive powerhouse. His grab where most people jump off an edge while carrying someone gets a lot of glares and bad remarks, but DK's an actually good character. My concern is you might be dissapointed with DK's Final Smash if it can't be controlled, but If you can, it can be devastating!
Star Rating: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Link
Strength-C
Special Skills-D+
Final Smash-A+
Recommened for: Single Player
Star Rating: :star: :star: :star:
Mario and DK I can recommend for Multi-player, Link not so much. If you want to you're going to be plagued with awful Special Skills, painfully average strength, and decent speed. But if there's anything you can say about Link that's good, It's definetly his Final Smash. Pray you aren't on the recieving end of it. But that's really the most you can say about Link. But if you still want to use Link, not like I can stop you.
Yoshi
Strength-C-
Special Skills-D
Final Smash-B-
Recommended for: Nothing really
Star Rating :star: :star:
I could at least recommend Link for Single Player. I'm not sure whether or not at all I recommend Yoshi for anything. Painfully average strength, terrible Special Skills, he somehow rates lower then Link in that department, mainly since at least Link has a recovery move. His Final Smash makes up for a bit of it, but not enough to get more then a 2 star ranking. But If you want to use Yoshi, be my guest.
Fox
Strength-D
Special Skills-C
Final Smash-A
Recommended for: Single Player and Multi-Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Fox isn't a really strong character, but I can recommend him somewhat. His skills aren't really amazing, but he has 2 recovery moves; if you can master using Side-B as a recovery move. His Final Smash; Landmaster; opens up a variety of KO opportunites. If the final smash doesn't take down your foes, it should damage them to the point a regular smash move can finish the job.
Kirby
Strength-D
Special Skills-B
Final Smash-B
Recommended for: Single Player and Multi-Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Kirby! Everyone's favorite puffball! I can totally recommend Kirby for just about any role in a team. His Final Smash can create a lot of useful items. His ability to jump 5 times slightly removes the need for a recovery move, but he has one anyway, and it's really useful. He can copy opponents powers, so hope you aren't a character like Capt. Falcon or Ganondorf. He's not real strong though, but I'm not concerned about that. Totally recommendable.
Pikachu
Strength-D-
Special Skills-C
Final Smash-B-
Recommended for: Single Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Pikachu has one thing going for him. That's his speed, but I really don't care about that too much. Pikachu isn't strong, but his special attacks are alright. They are pretty easy to dodge I'll admit. His Final Smash can deal a lot of damage, but It is very hard to control. I say pass on Pikachu for multiplayer but if you can control his Final Smash it can be quite devastating.
Samus
Strength-C
Special Skills-D
Final Smash-B-
Recommended for: Single Player
Star Rating- :star: :star: :star:
Samus is average strength, but her special skills are really lack-luster. Her Final Smash turns her into Zero Suit Samus, who I think is a worse character. Pass on Multiplayer for sure, but again that's just me.
The next set of characters will be the 8 challengers from Melee.