What the hell does "and rising" mean? Does that mean that Mars People is progressively moving up the tier list?
I believe that per region he's considered lower mid-tier, but because of his somewhat "new-found" potential, he can be raised in the tier listings a bit higher than where he was placed... Most tier lists as you might find overtime will "evolve" either because of something new that was found, or because they differ based on how strong that character is in a particular region (like how Angel is strong in Mexico, but not so in US or Japan [check me on the Japan part]).
After putting a great amount of time into him (and Neo-Dio), I feel he's pretty strong of a character... Granted, he's not as strong as he was in SvC Chaos (some move properties have changed), but Mars People has alot of mixups that allow him to rush down somewhat safely to get in close for a command grab, or retreat and zone if needed... His
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super allows him to get out of the corner, and it serves as a starter in his mixup game... There are a few people with moves that can stop this like Kyo's air kick special, but for the most part, if Mars can keep a projectile (preferably
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His real problem is getting caught in the corner... He doesn't have a standard method for getting out of it, and you can hit him out of his teleports... Both teleports if done in the corner will keep Mars close to the opponent, which isn't always a good thing, because he can either get thrown back in the corner (if the throw isn't broken), or a massive combo can ensue, probably killing him in the process...
As far as the other characters go, Mr. Big can also vary in the listing. He's considered strong for alot of reasons. His combos alone do massive damage, his lariat (
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doesn't trip, which can make it a good poke, because it can cancel into anything to either keep him safe, or if it his he can link it to anything else... His torpedo move (
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Kisarah, although missing from the list, is about A tier in Japan, and C tier pretty much elsewhere in the world... She's a really solid character, but takes tons of time to really get good with her, so the skill level between Japan and elsewhere is different. Japanese players have broken her down so much that they know all about her in terms of what to use for punishing moves, combos, mixups, etc... But in America, there may be quite a bit of Kisarah players (and maybe 1 or 2 really strong Kisarah players) but overall she's not that strong of a character in the American region... Hopefully that can change...
Also, even though there is a tier list, and you'll find people who automatically go with the "Kim/Big" team that doesn't mean they're unbeatable... Hanzo is a solid character that in the right hands can OCV a Kim/Big team...