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You forgot that he flies. That's just awesome in itself.

In theory. Doesn't make it any less awesome...

And I use it in fighting >.>

Middle Tier

Terra- I'm sure I'm gunna get crap for this, but when a smart human player uses Terra, she is untouchable. Her ultima combo not only rips a new hole in the enemy, but it causes the player to get nervous and back down a bit. The majority of the time when ultima is used, the player fighting against terra is drastically cut back in hp and pushes the player on the dfensive side where terra can start blasting away with flare and meltdown. When in esper form however, this is where her magic starts to really hurt. Her moves change but the chain stays the same with even scarier results. Only flaw, is a lot of her magic can be dashed through. 7/10

Cecil- Because Zidane was nerfed a lot, Cecil took his title away as the king of the sky. Though he is a tricky character to work with at first. Many people play favorites with cecil and try to be either form the entire time. Well in theory, DK cecil is stronger, but in reality, he draws strength form both forms. While DK cecil has great combos with dark cannon, he also excells with screwing with the enemy during ex mode. My expirence with Cecil has always been an odd one. I find myself shifting forms constantly to keep my enemy on their toes. While Cecil works better with flat areas, dark flame's homing effect makes it harder for the enemy to dodge in close spaces. 7/10

Emperor Mateus of Palamecia: Most people would put him higher, but in all honesty, he can vary from player and map. While I like to keep the enemy in a constant stun with snow crest and stickybomb, many people push flar while I make it impossible for the enemy to keep coming at me. Though he does get a special bonus in his stage, where his mystic crest blasts will bounce off the walls. To make a long story short, Mateus need a skilled player and a decent map to be considered high. 6/10

Squall- Well the best way to discribe Squall, is to call him a leech. And like all leeches, people figure out ways to be rid of them. Squall in theory can crush brave like that, but EVERYONE knows what to expect when fighting him. Fatal Circle and his air stab are the most common moves with him. Areial Rough divide is something we all come to expect and same with blasting zone. What people fail to realize, there are those who see these things and make sure they do something about it. While Squall doesn't have much recoil, a split second will be the end of him. 6/10

Zidane- A victim of the nerf. His BP-HP attacks now chain into Meo Twister. Free Energy has become a stand-alone HP attack. It comes out quickly, but it's heavily limited on range. If the opponent is too far or too close, it won't hit them. Grand Lethal is still a great move and has great tracking. Though he is still pretty useful in the air, Cecil took his spot. Poor poor monkey boy 5/10

Kefka- Kefka has been improved, but there is something about him that never changes. He cannot defend himself quickly up close. Havoc wings is easily read and can be countered with a really quick hit or dodged. He is a lot better than he used to, but he still needs someone who is super skilled to be played well. 5/10

Tidus- Hit the hardest in the nerfing localization. While Tidus still has good doging, half of his bv-hp chains, therefore, dropping him like a fly in my room. A lot of hims moves leav ehim open and his doging playstyle can be countered with a smart player behind one character. In ex mode, he does become super hard to hit with the haste ability. 5/10

Sephiroth- This is a character that many HATE with a passion. I among MANY use him and cloud as a punching bag, and because of that, Sephiroth became much easier to players who beat on him opposed to players who didn't. Sephiroth's moves are very predictable, though blocking is not advised when fighting him. His slashing moves leave his back completely exposed and many of his other moves are just useless such as black materia. Though many would get good with him, in all honesty, he is not a good character to rely on against top players. He along with Cloud almost always lose to Ex-Death. 4.5/10

Bottom of the food chain

Garland- Garland is a odd character. Thoug he cannot be brought up to kuja status on the list, he can be brought up to cecil standards. His moves are slow and easily seem coming, but with a smart player, these moves are used as a distraction. Garland is tough in his own way and it takes a lot of skill to win with him. Earthquake is a move that he needs. His accuracy sucks and getting a wide area is needed for him to hurt characters that are smarter than the average bear. 3/10

Firion- Well despite him being my favorite character in dissidia, he is the worst character. He is limited to ground combat only, and though I among many see it better to fight yourself to counter the enemy, many people see through that and make it so you cannot use wall. Reel axe and weapon master leave you open for a long tiome and is easily avoided. His ex mode does not make up for his weakness at all, which make Firon drop drastically. With a pro, Firion can win, but again, if two smart players face off, the better player wins. Timing is key with firion. 2/10

One thing about Cloud: He's not a character you're supposed to chase folks down with, since he's so slow.

The best way to use him is: Block ----> Counter ----> Omnislash Ver. 5.

His ground attacks are s**t, and are best used as counter attacks, since his range is ******** pitiful. Braver should only be used to trick the opponent into an awkward position where they'd attack, he blocks, and then Omnislashes. He shines most where mobility is limited, like Chaos' level.

He takes a great deal of skill to compete with top-notch players, being so damn terrible on the ground, and mediocre at best in the air. His best attacks on the ground are probably Meteorain, and Blade Beam.

Edit: Cloud becomes a lot better when a match is on the Chaos Judgment ruleset.

One thing a lot of people did was Cloud's infinities. That was taken out of the english version and made quite a bunch of people mad. Regardless of knowing what to do, in the heat of battle, not many people actually think things through. That's why squall was placed lower than that on the widely accepted tier list. Despite squall's low recoil, he leaves himself open and a character like bartz or tidus can swoop in and beat the tar out of him. When you got a monster like jecht rampaging around like a savage animal, it's hard to think of counters while he is rushing you.

Because the way jecht is played. He is stronger than most characters and though he plays similar, he lacks the predictability on attacking chains. While many people would use Omnislash version 5, Jecht can change combos and instea dof finishing off with an hp attack, he can go into anothe rbrave.

Ex-death is on the list, I believe iots on the first page.

For ultimecia.....oopse lemme fix that real quick.