Every SUPER SMASH BROS ULTIMATE Character Ranked: Good to Evil

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Every SUPER SMASH BROS ULTIMATE Character Ranked: Good to Evil

From the calming and light-hearted Animal Crossing to the decidedly more mature Bayonetta, the Super Smash Bros universe holds one of the largest and most diverse casts of characters in all of media. But now that everyone is finally here, we have to ask: how do all of these varied characters stack up with one another in terms of morality? Which of these hopeful heroes has the highest honors and which is the most malicious monster in the multiverse?

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Voice Over and Produced by Kyle J. Beauregard

Script Written by PTDevil
Production Leads / Polish Editors: Luka Lalosevic & Kristijan Vukovic
Video Editing by Md Asad Al Hossain
Media Team: Clemarjon Laguardia, Trixia Salonga, Kristijan Vukovic & Luka Lalosevic
Produced by: Kyle J. Beauregard

[ZRP_Guy]

Here's their ranking with timestamps:

Good:
1. Marth 1:43 (Gold Medal Of Good)
2. Sora 2:32 (Silver Medal Of Good)
3. Pit 3:19 (Bronze Medal Of Good)
4. Zelda 4:06
5. Palutena 5:27
6. Chrom 6:40
7. Simon Belmont 7:27
8. Lucas 8:23
9. Lucina 9:12
10. Link, Young Link and Toon Link 10:21
11. Mario 11:34
12. Fox 12:18
13. Megaman 13:20
14. Roy 14:20
15. Shulk 15:05
16. Kirby 15:53
17. Yoshi 16:27
18. Diddy Kong 17:15
19. Hero 17:46
20. Samus Aran 18:13
21. Princess Peach 19:23
22. Pyra and Mythra 20:15
23. Robin and Corrin 21:41
24. Joker 22:40
25. Ike 23:23
26. Pokemon Trainers 24:17
27. Sonic the Hedgehog 25:06
28. Rictor Belmont 25:51
29. Princess Daisy 26:54
30. Banjo and Kazooie 27:24
31. Ness 28:12
32. Alph 28:45
33. Luigi 29:19
34. Pacman 29:55
35. Isabelle 30:27
36. Falco 30:57
37. Meta Knight 31:37
38. Dark Pit 32:15
39. Cloud Strife 33:09
40. Bayonetta 33:57
41. King Dedede 35:04

Grey Area:
42. Rosalina 36:02
43. Dr. Mario 36:48
44. Wii Fit Trainer 37:18
45. Ice Climbers 37:53
46. Inkings 38:23
47. Solid Snake 38:55
48. Captain Olimar 39:40
49. Villager 40:10
50. Duck Hunt Duo 40:54
51. Ivysoar, Squirtle, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Pichu, Lucario and Greninja 41:34
52. Terry Bogard, Minmin, Little Mac and Ken Masters 42:47
53. Mii Fighters 43:26
54. Steve and Alex 44:08
55. Charizard 44:48
56. Byleth 45:26
57. Captain Falcon 46:27
58. Ryu 47:12
59. Mr. Game and Watch 47:57
60. R.O.B 49:12

Bad To Evil:
61. Inceneroar 50:16
62. Wario 51:22
63. Wolf O'Donell 52:08
64. Piranha Plant, Zombie and Enderman 53:04
65. The Koopalings (Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy and Ludwig) 53:45
66. Bowser Jr. 54:11
67. Mewtwo 54:44
68. King K Rool 55:47
69. Bowser 56:23
70. Kazuya Mishima 57:03
71. Dark Samus 57:59
72. Ridley 58:51 (Bronze Medal Of Evil)
73. Sephiroth 59:38 (Silver Medal Of Evil)
74. Ganondorf 1:00:50 (Gold Medal Of Evil)

Sinner Medals:
Darwin: Piranha Plant, Zombie and Enderman 1:01:36
Lust: Bayonetta 1:01:45
Envy: Dark Pit 1:01:57
Wrath: Ganondork 1:02:08
Glutton: King Dedede 1:02:15
Sloth: Princess Peach 1:02:27
Pride: Kazuya Mishima 1:02:35
Greed: Wario 1:02:45

Nitpicks:
Yoshi and Luigi should be higher than Mario. Neither of them have as big of an ego as him. Luigi saved Mario from 3 mansions and Yoshi puts up with baby Mario's annoying crying. Let's not gloss over the fact that Yoshi gives an extra jump to Mario when needed.
The Enderman should be in the grey area. It is confirmed in the Minecraft handbook that they are neutral, not hostile like zombies. They'll only bother you if you attack them (which could be argued as self defense) or if you stare into their eyes.
Ganondorf shouldn't have the gold medal of evil. He was always destined to be evil. Unlike Ridley and Sephiroth who had the ability to do good but chose not to.
Also where is Donkey Kong, I saw him in the box before Diddy Kong after they said Yoshi's ranking.
44:38 The Enderdragon should have the pronoun "she", not "it". This is because she lays an egg upon defeat, meaning she's a female.

[GEMerc-succ]

Mario I find is actually what I like to call a "half-silent" protagonist. Sure, he may not speak as much in his mainstream games, but in others such as Mario Kart, Sports, or even other games such as the Luigi's Mansion trilogy, he does have a few moments of dialogue in between, and he's definitely more of a speaking protagonist than say Link for example.

[coca-colatrackhousewarrior]

The Good
1:44: Marth (#1)
2:33: Sora (#2)
3:19: Pit (#3)
4:06: Zelda (#4)
5:27: Paultena (#5)
6:40: Chrom (#6)
7:26: Simon (#7)
8:23: Lucas (#8)
9:12: Lucina (#9)
10:21: Links (Present Young Toon) (#10)
11:33: Mario (#11)
12:18: Fox (#12)
13:18: Megaman (#13)
14:20: Roy (#14)
15:05: Shulk (#15)
15:53: Kirby (#16)
16:27: Yoshi (#17)
17:14: Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong (#18)
17:47: Hero Quartet (#19)
18:18: Samus (#20)
19:21: Peach (#21)
20:14: Pyra and Mythra (#22)
21:41: Robin and Corrin (#23)
22:41: Joker (#24)
23:23: Ike (#25)
24:17: Pokémon Trainers (#26)
25:07: Sonic (#27)
25:52: Richter (#28)
26:55: Daisy (#29)
27:24: Banjo Kazooie (#30)
28:12: Ness (#31)
28:45: Alph (#32)
29:19: Luigi (#33)
29:55: Pac-Man (#34)
30:26: Isabelle (#35)
30:58: Falco (#36)
31:37: Meta Knight (#37)
32:14: Dark Pit (#38)
33:09: Cloud (#39)
33:57: Bayonetta (#40)
35:05: King Dedede (#41)
The Grey
36:03: Rosalina (#42)
36:48: Dr. Mario (#43)
37:18: Wii Fit Trainers (#44)
37:54: Ice Climbers (#45)
38:24: Inklings (#46)
38:55: Snake (#47)
39:40: Olimar (#48)
40:11: Villagers (#49)
40:53: Duck Hunt (#50)
41:34: Ivysuar Squirtle Pikachu Jigglypuff Pichu Lucario Greninja (#51)
42:48: Terry Min Min Little Mac and Ken (#52)
43:26: Miis (#53)
44:08: Steve and Alex (#54)
44:48: Charizard (#55)
45:28: Byleth (#56)
46:29: Captain Falcon (#57)
47:12: Ryu (#58)
47:57: Mr. Game and Watch (#58)
49:13: R.O.B (#59)
The Evil
50:16: Incineroar (#60)
51:22: Wario (#61)
52:10: Wolf (#62)
53:04: Piranha Plant Zombie and Enderman (#63)
53:45: Larry Morton Wendy Iggy Roy Lemmy Ludwig (#64)
54:12: Bowser Jr. (#65)
54:45: Mewtwo (#66)
55:48: King K.Rool (#67)
56:23: Bowser (#68)
57:02: Kazuya (#69)
57:59: Dark Samus (#70)
58:51: Ridley (#71)
59:39: Sephiroth (#72)
1:00:50: Ganondorf (#73)

[thegreatestever]

Wolf should be in the grey area, he'll take evil jobs but he's still willing to do good as shown in Assault and Command

[kylebauer]

I've dreaming of this list for a long time. I'm so happy with how it turned out. You guys are the best.

P.S: you skipped over Donkey Kong.

[Jasmineschizo]

You forgot Donkey Kong’s placement, which I would argue goes in the lower end of the Good section, in that he is naturally inclined to protect his home and his fellow Kongs in the DKC games, but also plays an antagonistic role in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, though most of his motivation for that is simply to get his hands on toys rather than anything truly villainous.

[Owenmaher]

I think Link’s place on list is wrong, even when he’s silent he shows emotion in lots of the Zelda games especially in Twilight Princess where we see him literally go insane from the darkness imbued in him from the Twilight realm and and trying to save Ava.

[clueless]

What happened to Donkey Kong? He's mentioned in the subtitles but was never described or shown in this video. :(

[marche]

I would argue that Solid Snake has much more agency that he's given credit for. Sure he is a Soldier but that only really applies to Metal Gear 1/2 and Solid, in Metal Gear Solid 2 he's acting as a free agent actively working to deter war and free Raiden from the SSS program. The same can be said about Metal Gear Solid 4. He might not consider himself a hero but he is mainly altruistic when put to the test. Not to mention even in cases like Metal Gear Solid the only reason he was involved with that mission is because he himself chose to come out of Retirement to prevent Nuclear War, something that is in the best interest of everyone and is far less morally ambiguous that most conflicts in War.

[shonenbois]

I really feel Kirby and Yoshi should’ve been higher in the good list they’re both really wholesome/caring characters and Kirby is even the embodiment of positive energy

[davidpacifico]

I think the Koopalings should’ve been separated, since they have wildly different characterization:

Good to evil:
1: Larry koopa.
He is never portrayed with evil maliciousness and genuinely likes bowser and would risk his life for him although he can come off as sassy or ignorant. He is also a bit short-tempered, as seen when his stature is insulted in M&LPJ.

2:Ludwig von koopa
He is a respectful opponent who, while being a bit of a show-off, is secretly humble and respects everyone around him, even Morton. He takes on responsibility and hates it when Larry (his best friend) gets hurt.
Also seems to have an artistic hobby and likes composing music in peace (which Mario is implied to disturb).

3: Morton koopa jr
He is a kind fella if you get to know him, but he is too destructive and enjoys destruction way too much for him to be any higher.

4:Wendy O. koopa
She wants the best for the group, but is extremely quick to anger and lashes out on others.

5:Lemmy and Iggy koopa
Since they basically are on the same wavelength, they can be grouped together.
Iggy and Lemmy seem to enjoy Marios struggle more than any other koopaling, the two of them are also crazy and have some implied maniacal tendencies. They don’t do anything particularly malicious however.
They are not evil by volition, they are just crazy and disregard morality for fun.

6:Roy koopa
He commonly mocks everyone around him and doesn’t respect anyone (unless they beat him), which often backfired on him. He however is loyal to his friends and doesn’t want to seriously hurt them.
The only koopaling I‘d say is evil, the others are just misguided by bowser.

[kirbyleggington]

I was so relieved when you put Dedede at the end of the good section. He's had some impressive development over the series, and that one scene in FL where he saves the Waddle Dee who tripped and fell just cemented him as a true king.

[marceloquintamar]

I still believe Kirby deserves the Gold Medal, he is after all, the literal multidimensional incarnation of positive energy and love in his franchise, yeah, for those who don't know, that is canon.

Edit: Holy sht 100+ likes in just one day.
And yeah yeah, i understand that a lot of times the succ ability doesn't seem very heroic, but im pretty sure that as a baby he seems at the end rather than the means, which means he isn't aware of the things he does, he will pretty much moderate himself when he is mature.

[yasser]

I think Ridley is a lot more evil than ganondorf honestly

[johnandsoon]

It's interesting that you singled out Mega Man wanting to kill Wily. I'm pretty sure most of the other characters have killed evil enemies. Including those above him. Like the Fire Emblem characters.

This channel also has a habit of including unrelated factors to figure out morality. How does Peach getting kidnapped all the time affect how good or evil she is? That kind of thing always annoys me when I watch these videos.

I also dislike implications that blood relations have anything to do with morality. It was only mentioned, but I hate "sins of the father" logic that much.

I know they had a lot to work through, but I feel like the ranking is all over the place. They kind of just put characters wherever and I disagree with a lot of their decisions.

[Mr__Jack]

Here’s the big thing about Rosalina: what - in universe - is the star cursor? Basically, if you don’t know, Super Mario Galaxy has a mechanic where aiming a Wiimote at the screen gives you a little cursor to also control to help Mario on his adventure. That - in universe - is most likely Rosalina using her power to help Mario. It’s a blue star cursor and Rosalina even controls it in one of her moves during Smash to protect herself. By that logic, even though she isn’t there physically, she is guiding and assisting Mario to do things he couldn’t do otherwise (such as operate pull stars).

[Springdude]

I feel like you should've acknowledged Olimar's personality when talking about him, since all the games, even Hey Pikmin, do give some degree of attention to it, with his notes sometimes during and at the end of the days in Pikmin 1, Treasure Notes in Pikmin 2 and Hey Pikmin, and Data Logs in Pikmin 3, all giving information about Olimar's personality and life.

[DucMean]

Let's be real here, the actual reason Ike didn't got placed any lower on the list is because he fights for his friends.

[TTastic-pbnt]

I new this day would come. I'm so happy you guys are doing this. Thank you.

[davidtrottier]

I personally believe Isabelle should be placed far higher. She isn't heroic because she doesn't need to be. I'm sure if there was an ever looming threat to the animal crossing universe, she would do what she could.