Well, I know I didn't face his Link. Forget whether or not he was using Samus earlier on.
He seemed adamant with choosing Sonic in the later matches, so either he's practicing him or he's just one of those people who thinks Sonic automatically wins all item matches. I joined in to make a 3-way matchup, took a few rounds to get my mojo working, and he later insisted on 1-on-1 (random sucky fact: You cannot register a new friend if all friends previously registered with you have left the match
). We fought a few when he was done with the other guy, he left for a minute, and I took notice of the No Items label in his description when setting up a new room, so I decided to humor him for one last match. He was still using Sonic anyway.
and full out memorized my fighting style with all my main characters. Only way I can beat him is using characters I normally don't use.
Well, the psychological game is as valid as any other. That's the main reason I started mixing Peach appearances into my online plays. Sonic works well for that too.
Random off-topic observation: Whoever made the Brawl model for Bowser needs a boot to the head. That hump looks ridiculous. He's the only character for which I actually prefer the Melee model (grew to like Peach's new dress).
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