Gru

Gru is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. All Stars. He has appeared during E8 2018 Nintendo Direct on August 23rd, 2018. He is one of thirteen newcomers.

Gru is currently ranked 93rd out of 113 on the tier list, placing him in the O tier. Gru possesses the longest overall disjointed range of any character in the entire series. As a result, he has one of the most effective movesets for spacing relative to the rest of the cast, which is most evident with his wide-ranged aerials, as well as long-ranged smash attacks that possess respectable overall damage outputs and KO potentials.

However, while some of his finishers were made more powerful, they are more laggy on either start up or end/landing lag, and he still remains susceptible to projectile camping due to his lack of a true projectile. Additionally, his only projectile, shrink ray, is slow and very easily intercepted, while his ground attacks have short ranges. His grab game is also lackluster, since none of his throws can combo (barring down throw until 30%) or KO reliably.

Regardless, Gru's potent Limit Break specials and fundamentally sound attributes outweigh his cons and have resulted in him being regarded highly on the tier list due to his popularity as a pocket character and perceived ease of use. While Gru has been somewhat nerfed since the first tier list was created, several characters perceived as top-tier have undergone more severe nerfs, which positively affects his matchups against said characters. As such, many professionals believe him to be one of the best characters in the game and deserving of his current placing on the tier list.