After messing around with the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. on 3DS the past week or two, I'm ready to draw some conclusions about the characters. So I decided to rank every single currently announced character by myself. Keep in mind: this is entirely my own opinion. This isn't a tier list; this is just a dude who loves messing around in Smash Bros. with friends trying to figure out what his main character will be.

To simplify this, I've decided to break my list down into my own personal tiers.

The "I Just Don't Enjoy Playing As Them" Tier

• 33. Pikachu
• 34. Lucario
• 35. Fox
• 36. Yoshi
• 37. Sonic

The inclusion of Pikachu on this list kind of breaks my heart. Pikachu was one of my favorite characters to play as in Melee, but they changed something about him in Brawl that I didn't like all that much. At E3, I thought they made him more Melee-like, and for all I know, maybe they did. Either way, I don't like playing as Pikachu anymore. I like the changes to his Thunder move, but I just don't like playing as him in the new Smash Bros.

The rest of this list is a collection of characters I'm apathetic towards. Sonic's just boring to use. I hate Yoshi's lack of a good recovery move, especially since recovery is so important in the new game. While I've usually liked Falco in Smash games, I've never liked Fox. I can be good with Lucario when I play, but like the rest of this list, I just don't enjoy playing as him.

The "Well, I've Never Really Played As Them Ever" Tier

• 26. Kirby
• 27. Bowser
• 28. Donkey Kong
• 29. Shiek
• 30. Luigi
• 31. Pit
• 32. Diddy Kong

The bottom of this list just reeks of apathy. I don't really have a major issue with any of these characters. Sometimes, I can crush fools with Bowser Bombs or some Donkey Kong punches. I think I just can't get over how Bowser's side smash has this weird little forward movement.

Characters such as Shiek and Luigi are ones that I've never really played as and usually just had to deal with asshole friends who got really good with them. Pit's amazing recovery ability got tweaked fairly, which is nice, and I do enjoy the Uprising touches. I just don't like his normal form as much. Kirby's the one on this list that might have upward movement potential, if only because I might brute-force getting better with him because I loved Triple Deluxe and his new hammer attack is rad.

I nearly almost published this article before realizing I forgot Diddy Kong. I feel like that's a good metaphor for Diddy Kong's gaming career. Either way, I don't use him in Smash much.

The "Just Because You're New Doesn't Mean I Have To Like You" Tier

• 23. Mega Man
• 24. Charizard
• 25. Rosalina

While Mega Man has grown on me since I complained about his stiff controls, I still don't like using him that much. His moves are counter-intuitive to how I usually play Smash Bros., as his regular attack is a projectile. I generally prefer up close and personal attacks with the projectiles on specials. Still, I do love throwing Crash Bombs all over the place and flinging Metal Blades.

Charizard is okay, I guess. Rosalina is a weird one, mostly because she has a high learning curve. I think once I get the hang of Rosalina, I'll like her more, but the jury's still out on that one. I lose track of the Luma too often and still don't what the heck I'm doing.

The "I Want To Like You More" Tier

• 18. Dedede
• 19. Shulk
• 20. Toon Link
• 21. Samus
• 22. Olimar

If I could design Smash Bros., I'd probably make these five characters overpowered. Dedede's pretty close to that already, as he hits like a truck. He's slow and unwieldy at times, though. I want to like Shulk, but he just seems like the weakest sword-wielder. I think I could be better with him if I learned the ins and outs of the Monado Arts special attack, but I don't know if that's even worth it. Toon Link seems to hurt from Link's improvements, as he seems like a more colorful yet crappier version of Hyrule's hero. Samus hits hard, but she's slow. I love Olimar's new recovery move (it involves flying Pikmin picking him up) and feel like his entire move set has benefitted from restricting the amount of Pikmin on screen, but I usually just get my ass beat when I use him.