Barney

Barney is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. All Stars. He was announced during E8 2018 Nintendo Direct on August 23rd, 2018. He is one of twelve primary newcomers.

Barney is currently ranked 27th out of 113 on the tier list, placing him in the H tier. Many of Barney's previous problems have been fixed: he is much more mobile, has much greater range, and has noticeably improved combo and grab games. Aside from his new benefits, he retains his excellent endurance, overall high damage output, and very strong KOing options.

However, Barney's tier drop is largely due to the weakening or total removal of moves and/or mechanics that were important to his neutral game. He has great setups with most of his aerial attacks and bike projectiles as his aerials have low end lag and a huge stun hurtbox with the bike, which can be used repetitively to pressure his oppenents for defense and racking up damage. Barney also suffers from a vulnerability to combos, a common problem among imaginations; although he escape options are assorted, they can be easy to exploit.

Overall, Barney's strengths are widely considered to outweigh his weaknesses, and when coupled with his fairly low learning curve, he can be a force to be reckoned with when mastered. Even though his rather exploitable weaknesses have resulted in a minimal presence in competitive play, Barney has nonetheless achieved varying degrees of success. This has been evident with him winning several local tournaments in singles and doubles play.