Name (aka Handle):
BlueFirebird A.K.A "The Wind Of Freedom"

How old are you?:
16

Which characters do you play in SSF2? Why do you play these characters? (Note: do not list characters that are not currently in the game):
I usually play with the following characters: and . Why I play these characters is because, I got curious about each character's unique of gameplay as I was bored with Sonic's gameplay style and decided to expand my metabase.

How much experience do you have with official Smash titles? (SSB64, Melee, Brawl. Include in this answer which characters you play/played.):
Smash 4: I have some knowledge of advanced competitive play. The characters I main are usually Sonic, Cpt. Falcon, Luigi, Link and Fox.

Super Smash Flash 2: I have lots of experience of this game due to playing it so long and I fully understand competitive play due to my experiences with other players. The mains I have for this game are the ones mentioned above in the "Characters I main in the SSF2" section.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Ok, so this game I have little experience with this game competitively but I do have an advanced knowledge for casual play. I usually main: and

Super Smash Bros. Melee: Now for this game, I definitely have a complete understanding of both casual and competitive play styles. I usually main: , , and


Have you ever attended any Smash tournaments? If so, give some details about the tournament (number of participants, which games, etc). How well did you place?
No, I haven't attended any tournaments as of yet.

When did you start playing SSF2?
I started to play SSF2 when I was in 5th grade in 2009.

What is your favorite stage in SSF2? Explain.
My favorite stage would be Shadow Moses due to the fact that it gives tech advantages to both the opponent and the player as well as gives them an equal amount of fair play.

Who, in your opinion, should be placed first on the SSF2 tier list? Under competitive settings why would this character perform on a higher level than all others?
Meta Knight due to the fact that he has the most advantages in a brawl on both air and ground. On a competitive level, this can bring many competitive advantages to an experienced player such as mix-ups, recovery options, follow ups, everything.

Who, in your opinion, should be placed last on the SSF2 tier list? Under competitive settings why would this character perform on a lower level than all others?
Sora due to many reasons in which I will not explain all of them but here are just 3 of them. Okay so first off, he seems to lack recovery options which can be , competitively, a disadvantage because besides the Side-B-which would be the only option he would have- I don't see any other ways to recover. The second reason, I mean his combo game seems to be good but there has to be assets that give him more advantages that give him more of an "oomph" to his attacks and grabs, you know, to really get a feel for the character. The third and final reason is: I will say this: his dashing/ walk speed needs a little more work to. I mean, what's the point of trying to catch up with an opponent to attack or run away from an attack on a competitive level if you don't have the speed to catch them. And NO, I'm not saying to make his speed increase too much but just to the point the character could catch them.

If you could make only one change to SSF2 as it currently is, what would it be and why?
Hmm...It would be character development. Now why I would say this is that it seems to be needing more a unique essence to make it different than the other brawl titles I've seen.

What is your view on items in competitive play?
To be honest, I think it is all dependent on the item and the way it is used but, I wouldn't recommend the Smash Ball though.

Do you have or can you download Skype? You don't need a mic or webcam.
Yes, I can download Skype but haven't gotten around to it yet.

Why do you want to join the Smash Flash Back Room? What will you contribute? Why are you an exceptional applicant? Be as detailed as possible.
Okay as for why, I want to be able to be more of an asset to the community and more of a help than just a player that is a fan. Now, for what I will contribute: I could make trailers , clips full of content, or maybe some digital art since I have strong skills on the computer but it is LIMITED in a way. Why I think I would make an exceptional applicant is because of my enthusiasm for helping other people and maybe making a difference a little at a time.

Additional information (Include in this section anything relevant to your application. This could include links to videos of yourself playing.)
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Wctw ... C3EaaF3HyQ
Google Account: [email protected]
Facebook account name: Khalik Crook
Smashboards account: http://smashboards.com/members/wild-whirlwind.341443/

Use the following stagelist to answer the questions below.

Starters
Battlefield
Final Destination/Nintendo 3DS
Yoshi´s Island
Smashville
Pokémon Stadium 3

Counterpicks
Tower of Salvation
WarioWare, Inc.
Dreamland
Castle Siege
Jungle Hijinx
Dracula´s Castle
Sky Sanctuary Zone



1.) What is Goku´s best and worst stage? Why?

2.) Imagine you are in a tournament, Bo3 set. You decided to go all Goku and meet an opposing Fox player. What stages would you strike for Game 1, and what stages would the Fox player strike? Why?

3.) Discuss the Goku vs. Fox MU. Make sure to take neutral, combo game, defensive options and offstage play into consideration and conclude with a MU ratio (e. g. 70-30 if Goku destroys Fox, and 45/55 if Fox has a slight advantage.

Be detailed in your responses.

Same stagelist as above for all questions.

1. You're playing Marth in a tournament, and you come across a Falcon opponent. How do you imagine striking will go? In what order will you and your opponent strike stages, and why? Assume you strike first.

2. You lose game one on Smashville (not that this is what I think is the final stage for question 1, just a random stage). Where do you want to counterpick, and what do you think they will ban?

3. Analyze the Marth-Falcon matchup in detail, including neutral game, punish game, offstage game, and anything else. Conclude your analysis with a ratio much like the one you gave for Goku-Fox.

4. Out of the characters you listed in the "Characters I Play in SSF2" part of your app, which one do you feel has the best matchup vs. Falcon? Why? (No need to be as detailed as question 3, just your choice and a couple sentences of justification.)

1. You're playing Marth in a tournament, and you come across a Falcon opponent. How do you imagine striking will go? In what order will you and your opponent strike stages, and why? Assume you strike first.

First, I think the order will either be: P1 goes first or P2 goes first depending on a coin toss. Then it will go: 1,2,1,2 order before each set.
As for stages I would strike it would be Battlefield and Yoshi´s Island. Why I would strike these stages is that if the player already knows the advantages of the space for his speed and possible techs and come from platforms as CF and Marth, I would need to make sure I ban the stages that he or she is possibly familiar with and somewhat pick a place where it would be more familiar to me than to the opponent.

Now my predictions for what stages the opponent would strike would DEFINITELY be Final Destination/Nintendo 3DS and Tower of Salvation.
And here's why: they would possibly know of Marth's full potential if I were to pick a stage with more space and the opponent would also know of Marth's edge guarding ability, which in this situation, would be good again a Falcon player who is trying to recover so they would try to minimize that possibility of Marth's edge guarding to be useful.

2. You lose game one on Smashville (not that this is what I think is the final stage for question 1, just a random stage). Where do you want to counterpick, and what do you think they will ban?
Where I would counterpick would be Sky Sanctuary Zone and where I think they will ban is either Dracula's Castle or Pokémon Stadium 3.


3. Analyze the Marth-Falcon matchup in detail, including neutral game, punish game, offstage game, and anything else. Conclude your analysis with a ratio much like the one you gave for Goku-Fox.

First the disadvantages of playing the characters:
Captain Falcon has problems with his accelerated falling speed (the second highest) and combined with his weight makes him vulnerable to combos and chain grabs. He lacks a projectile and reliable ways to deal with them giving him problems approaching. Marth has below average weight which makes it easy to be KO'ed horizontally easy or knock him off stage for an edge guard. He has problems killing his opponents, if he is not able to land the sweet spot of his finishers. He has problems in sweet spotting the ledge with his vertical recovery, Dolphin Slash. He has problems dealing with projectiles which gives him problems approaching. Due to Marth's height, he is able to be combo'ed and hit easily. Also, Marth requires perfect spacing, so his full power can be used.

Now for the advantages of playing the characters:
Captain Falcon has fast attacks, great grab game, combo ability and powerful finishers in his forward smash, back aerial, forward aerial (the Knee Smash), his up tilt and his signature move the Falcon Punch. He possesses the second fastest dashing speed, good walking speed and great air speed giving him amazing mobility. He can extend his recovery by using Falcon Kick to restore his midair jump.Marth has disjointed range, fast attacks, good combo ability, great ground mobility and finishers in his tipped smash attacks, tipped up aerial, tipped back aerial and Counter (depending on how much knockback the opponent's attack had dealt). Marth has a strong air game thanks to his fast, disjointed aerials and he can out space his opponents. Marth is also a good edge guarder, so breaking through his guard will be tough.

Okay now, my MU ratio, in my opinion would be: 60 (CF)/ 40 (Marth)
As for why, since Marth has a lot more disadvantages with his attacks, approach and recovery options, and he needs perfect spacing and CF doesn't even need any of those things since he has the most advantages in attack and defense in this freakin' matchup and he has little problems to combo Marth to death, recovering, and getting out of combos yeah, Marth is screwed.

4. Out of the characters you listed in the "Characters I Play in SSF2" part of your app, which one do you feel has the best matchup vs. Falcon? Why? (No need to be as detailed as question 3, just your choice and a couple sentences of justification.)

I'm going to be honest the only main in my SSF2 list that could match CF is someone with pojectiles (since CF has a huge problem with that..) and who can take advantage of his weight for free combos, grab and other follow-ups and it would be Link in the situation. Because of his specials, grabs, and recovery options, Link would be more likely to be a match for CF. And since Link has projectiles (to which CF has problems with.), he can use them to the fullest.

Thanks for applying! We have made our decision, and unfortunately, you have been denied. Feel free to apply once Beta is out. Id recommend not applying on Day 1, but give it some time to get a grasp of the meta. And next time, please dont Copy&Paste things from the wiki.