Indie Power Hour
Character-Specific Tech
The Worst of the Best
Where Are They Now?
One ____ Away
100

This is Super Smash Bros. made in a flash by Brawl and anime fans alike.

Super Smash Flash 2

100

The tipping point to ban this character in major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments was their ability to cancel their own hitstun.

Steve

100

The only major issue with this BlazBlue: Central Fiction character is that they are not Carl.

Relius Clover

100

Despite this familial pair both "dying" at the end of the story of the Guilty Gear X games, one managed to return for Guilty Gear -Strive- while this fighter stayed dead.

Kliff Undersn

100

A common shorthand for a top tier blade duo from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate AND one letter away from a combat android who battles with a Persona.

Aegis (Aigis)

200

This underrated fighting game contains a playable and assist roster of VTubers.

Idol Showdown

200

This Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 character was already top tier, but the accidental discovery of a way to make their best move unblockable brought them even further beyond.

Johnny

200

This Guilty Gear -Strive- character's only real weakness, despite what downplaying you may hear, is their very committal stepdash.

Johnny

200

One of the many missing fighters from Street Fighter III, fans of this character felt betrayed when they instead added his sister as a new character in a future game, replacing both him and Blanka.

Sean

200

A bombastic grappler in the Street Fighter series AND one word away from an infamous unbalanced mod for Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Rainbow Mika (Rainbow Edition)

300

This fighting game allows you to beat up Son Wukong as Jesus Christ.

Fight of Gods

300

This BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle character could kara cancel their counter DP to get easy TODs off of any hit from the opponent.

Elizabeth (Kara Mind Charge)

300

One of the most infamous top tiers of Melty Blood Actress Again, their only real weakness is a lack of reliable reversal options.

C-Kohaku

300

This fighter from the King of Fighters series was rumored to be omitted from the series' roster for over 20 years due to copyright issues.

K999 (K49)

300

One of the original characters in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 AND one word away from one of the "original" characters in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle.

Ruby Heart (Ruby Rose)

400

This fighting game started as an official My Little Pony fighting game before the copyright owners backed out on the project.

Them's Fightin' Herds

400

This Under Night In-Birth character has routing designed for re-jumping to give you enough time to hold up, enabling further extensions with a unique special move.

Vatista

400

A contender for top 1 of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, it is impossible to play this character on anything other than point due to their awful assists and abysmal DHC hyper combo.

Zero

400

Upon not returning for Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, the developers attempted to quell the cries for this fan favorite character by claiming that he was simply a "function."

Magneto

400

I-No's command grab super in Guilty Gear -Strive- AND one letter away from a popular boss theme in Undertale.

Megalomania (Megalovania)

500

This is an utterly broken, unbalanced fighting game with a joke name that's commonly alright enough for chatroom.

Ultra Fight Da!! Kyanta 2

500

This Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code character recently revitalized people's confusion for the game's bullshit with the discovery of a combo with a -1 frame link (bonus points for moon type).

F-Warachia

500

This is one of the most annoying zoners ever created in a modern fighting game, and they aren't even in the top 3 zoners of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R.

Wonder of U

500

Despite appearing every prior Mortal Kombat game for the past 30 years, this Special Ops agent did not appear in the latest game as a playable character (2 possible answers).

Sonya Blade, Jackson "Jax" Briggs

500

A common shorthand for a top tier's 100-meter super in the BlazBlue series AND one word away from an easter egg encounter in the original Five Nights at Freddy's.

Golden Tager (Golden Freddy)

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