His main weakness is that he has a steep learning curve, like Olimar.
Snake is the 3rd heaviest character in the game, below Bowser and Donkey Kong, and just above King Dedede and Samus, which comes as a total surprise because he isn't slow and lumbering at all. The main advantage to being heavy, let alone being a super heavyweight, is that it takes ridiculous damage to KO them. They also pick up items quickly and throw them very far, on top of having a lot of KO power. This comes at a price.
*Typically a huge target that people can hit a mile away.
*Slow movement.
*Slow attacks.
*Poor recovery.
*Fall slowly, allowing them to be intercepted and juggled.
The dude has all of the advantages of being a super heavyweight with none of the disadvantages. His size is that of a middleweight, his attacks have ridiculous reach, knockback and speed; he has a lot of long range offensive and defensive options, he has amazing recovery, he falls fast, and he can lay flat on the ground like Kirby to avoid most damage but can also move this way. His final smash seems to last forever and juggles enemies into oblivion.
See: 1/3rd the target of Donkey Kong and only slightly lighter.
He also has arguably the best "taunt" in the game.
No wonder he was ranked S tier for so many years, before people developed effective counters that put him down to A tier (not that tiers matter). In tournaments where Meta Knight was banned, Snake reigned supreme because he was always 2nd highest, and was legal.
Snake's counter is Pikachu.
My three favorite fictional characters all happened to be in the game: Luigi, Samus, and Snake. To make it even more fitting, Snake seems to have a thing for Samus and is protective of Luigi.![[face_silly]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.ignboards.com/styles/ign/ign/smilies/classic/silly.gif "Silly [face_silly]")
A match made in heaven, it seems. Everything was just right with Snake's involvement.
Snake is the 3rd heaviest character in the game, below Bowser and Donkey Kong, and just above King Dedede and Samus, which comes as a total surprise because he isn't slow and lumbering at all. The main advantage to being heavy, let alone being a super heavyweight, is that it takes ridiculous damage to KO them. They also pick up items quickly and throw them very far, on top of having a lot of KO power. This comes at a price.
*Typically a huge target that people can hit a mile away.
*Slow movement.
*Slow attacks.
*Poor recovery.
*Fall slowly, allowing them to be intercepted and juggled.
The dude has all of the advantages of being a super heavyweight with none of the disadvantages. His size is that of a middleweight, his attacks have ridiculous reach, knockback and speed; he has a lot of long range offensive and defensive options, he has amazing recovery, he falls fast, and he can lay flat on the ground like Kirby to avoid most damage but can also move this way. His final smash seems to last forever and juggles enemies into oblivion.
See: 1/3rd the target of Donkey Kong and only slightly lighter.
He also has arguably the best "taunt" in the game.
No wonder he was ranked S tier for so many years, before people developed effective counters that put him down to A tier (not that tiers matter). In tournaments where Meta Knight was banned, Snake reigned supreme because he was always 2nd highest, and was legal.
Snake's counter is Pikachu.
My three favorite fictional characters all happened to be in the game: Luigi, Samus, and Snake. To make it even more fitting, Snake seems to have a thing for Samus and is protective of Luigi.
A match made in heaven, it seems. Everything was just right with Snake's involvement.