Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Ike

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Ike.

Ike's strategies revolve around Eruption and his Aether, as well as some grabbing. Normally Ike is a hit-and-runner, due to his slow speed. But when the opponent's damage is high, then that's where being as Ike is fun. As the point of brawl is to KO people, you have to attack people. Naturally people will come near you, and that's where you can use your Eruption to your side. This attack grows when charged, and will also rise people up. When they are up in the air, you can wait for them, and grab them. You can repeat by throwing them up, and attacking with your Aether attack, to rack up a good 25% damage. Another thing to do after you use Eruption is to use a Quick Draw attack, or when you feel like enough, to hit them with a smash attack to gain a point. With the possibilities of three follow-ups, this will leave your opponent thinking, and that's the time do make them lose a stock.

Many of Ike's strategies revolve around Quick Draw. Try to stay away from your opponents but close enough that you can unleash Quick Draw at any time. This is where the fun begin…instead of Attacking with quick draw, every now and then cancel the attack and use a Smash attack or something. Because canceled Quick Draw has very little recovery time, you can throw in any type of attack, and this confuses your opponents as to whether you're going to use Quick draw or cancel it. But that's not all…if you're charging Quick Draw, your opponent may try to attack, so cancel it and use Counter instead! For a character with Medium-Slow attacks, you can get the advantage in almost all your situations, and this makes you rule the field in a 1-on-1 (during a free for all it's not quite so simple, but it still works).

Because of this strategy, Ike can out-do almost all his opponents if they're heavier than him, and it works against many medium characters too. On smaller, faster characters however, it's not quite the same.

Standard Attacks

Wii Remote + Nunchuk	Wii Remote (sideways)	Wii Classic Controller	GameCube Controller	Standard Attack	Info
Smash +	++	(Smash +) or	(Smash +) or	Sword Thrust	He thrusts out his sword in a powerful swing.
Smash +	++	(Smash +) or	(Smash +) or	Upward Blade Attack	He whacks things above him
Smash +	++	(Smash +) or	(Smash +) or	Spin Blade	He swings his Sword around

Special Attacks

Wii Remote + Nunchuk	Wii Remote (sideways)	Wii Classic Controller	GameCube Controller	Special Attack	Info
				Eruption	The longer this fire attack is charged by holding down the right button, the more powerful it becomes but when this move is fully charged you get 10% damage.
+	+	+	+	Quick Draw	Ike dashes forward, swinging his sword at whoever he runs into. Also a charged move.
+	+	+	+	Aether	Ike tosses his sword into the air, leaps up, and plummets downward. He doesn't flinch while tossing his sword into the air.
+	+	+	+	Counter	If an enemy attacks Ike while this move is active, the attacker receives 120% damage depending on the attack Countered. Ex. 20 Damage Becomes 24 Damage.

Taunts

Wii Remote + Nunchuk	Wii Remote (sideways)	Wii Classic Controller	GameCube Controller	Taunt
				He holds out his sword in front of him and grunts as his cape blows in the wind.
+	( or )+	or	or	He holds his sword to his side and says "Prepare yourself!"
	+			He thrusts his sword into the ground and goes "Hmph," as his cape blows in the wind.

Final Smash

Great Aether

Great Aether: Ike throws the enemy to the skies with a slash and starts hitting and slicing the enemy savagely (similar to Link's final smash but can trap up to three opponents) and finishes with an eruption attack in the air.