King Harkinian

King Harkinian 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 thirteen thirdary newcomers.

King Harkinian is currently ranked 44th out of 113 on the tier list, placing him in the J tier. King Harkinian's primary strength is his large, disjointed range, courtesy of his dinner. In addition to his range, he also possesses some very powerful punishing moves, such as his forward smash, down smash, back aerial and down aerial, with the latter two also functioning as good edgeguarding moves. He has a slightly faster dashing speed, quicker moves and new knockback angles that allow short (though damaging) combo strings; coupled with his strength buffs and the introduction of rage, this supplements his extremely strong punish game, allowing him to rack up damage and KO opponents in a few well-positioned attacks.

However, King Harkinian remains held back by his relatively sluggish frame data. He has moves that are quite easily punishable if they are whiffed, while his heavy weight and slow mobility without super glide tossing render him vulnerable to combos, especially from the fast, rushdown-oriented characters that are prevalent in the metagame. King Harkinian's disjointed range is also short for a weapon-based character, making long-ranged combat risky without use of his tomes.

Overall, King Harkinian has returned to the very viable position, earning him strong representation and results, as well as the third largest tier rise out of the entire cast.