Mameshiba

Mameshiba is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. All Stars. She was announced during E8 2018 Nintendo Direct on August 23rd, 2018. She is one of thirteen quartrary newcomers.

Mameshiba is currently ranked 105th out of 113 on the tier list, placing her in the P tier. Mameshiba possesses a great combo game: her up tilt, forward throw and down aerial are very good combo starters, with the latter also boasting guaranteed KO set-ups that are effective even against floaty characters, while her forward and up aerials are useful for partaking in a wall of pain and juggling, respectively. As a result, Mameshiba has a high learning curve and minimal high-level representation compared to other high-tier characters, but she has nonetheless achieved notable tournament results, mostly thanks to ESAM.

However, Mameshiba also retains her glaring weaknesses, as she still suffers from a very weak ground game due to her slow mobility and short range. When this is coupled with her predictable recovery, Mameshiba is left prone to either getting KO'd early either while near the blast zones or due to being edge-guarded. Incidentally, this perception was further cemented after an extremely close Winners' Finals set at Super Smash Con between them.

Overall, Mameshiba's weaknesses outweigh her strengths, which has resulted in her remaining a non-viable character among the general consensus of players. When coupled with her lack of any buffs via game updates, Mameshiba has received virtually no tournament representation or results at high levels of play. However, she does have some positive results to her credit: Octomind, RainBlitz, Homogani and MegaRabbit have performed decently with her at regional tournaments, while Henry K notably placed 61st at Shine 2016 while exclusively using Mameshiba.