Best character in Sansad Showdown

Updated 10 November 2026

Why there is no real tier list

Tier lists for fighting games rank characters by how strong they are. In Sansad Showdown the numbers that would decide that are the same for everyone:

• Damage: every fighter, boss included, has a damage multiplier of 1.0, so the same punch or kick hurts the same whoever throws it.
• Super: every Super does 30% of the opponent's health. The animations are wildly different, the damage is not.
• Inputs: everyone uses the same specials (→J, →K, ↓K sweep) and the same combo strings. Only the names change.
• The exception: on Hard against the CPU, boss Mbapu gets double health, 1.15× power and a 40% Super, and heals after 3 seconds without being hit. That is a boss rule for the CPU fight, not a reason to pick him. It does not apply in online rooms.

So any "S tier" or "God tier" ranking you see in a video or on another site is opinion. The one real number gap is movement, and it is small.

Speed and jump for every character

These values come straight from the game's character settings. Higher walk numbers move forward faster; walk back is how fast you retreat while holding block. Fastest walker first.

The spread is narrow: forward speed runs from 2.1 to 2.4, and every regular fighter jumps 7.6. Mbapu is the only one who jumps higher (8.0). In a 60-second round, footwork and blocking decide far more than a 0.1 difference in walk speed.

Fastest character

Deedee is the fastest character in Sansad Showdown: 2.4 forward and 1.85 back, the top value in both columns. Yatra Boy and Fact Bhai come next at 2.35, then Mbapu at 2.3. The difference between the fastest and slowest fighter is only 0.30.

Strongest character

None. Since damage is the same for everyone, "strongest" really means the fighter you play best. If you mean the hardest opponent, that is boss Mbapu on Hard, where the CPU is also tuned to block far more often (block chance 0.75 against 0.45 on Normal) and to react faster. See how to beat Mbapu.

Picks by play style

Rushdown: you like to attack first

Pick Deedee, or Yatra Boy / Fact Bhai. A faster walk gets you into punch range a moment sooner, which helps you start strings like J J K before the opponent settles. A fast back-walk also lets you step out of range after a combo.

Defence: you like to wait and punish

Pick Tariff Taau, Ghar Mantri or Rail Raja. Their slow walk matters least when you let the opponent come to you. Hold the direction away from them to block, then answer with →J or a ↓K sweep. Save the Super for when they whiff.

All-rounder: you want a standard feel

MitraMan, Dozer Dada and Toll Man share the middle values (2.2 forward, 1.7 back). Sutti Babu is a touch quicker. These are good picks for learning spacing, because skills carry over to everyone else.

Jumping in

Mbapu has the highest jump in the game and a quick walk (2.3). He is selectable from the start in the current version.

New players

Start with any middle-speed fighter such as MitraMan, set the CPU to Easy on the select screen and learn the three specials and one combo. Then move up to Normal. Learning to block (hold back) will win you more fights than any character choice. The full key list is on the controls page.

Just for laughs

Pick the Super you most want to see. They all hit for the same 30%, so there is no wrong answer. Every Super is described on the characters page.

Does the pick matter online?

Even less. In online rooms Mbapu has no boss rules, so all 11 fighters play on the same damage and Super numbers. Speed differences still apply, and your connection matters more than either. See multiplayer for how rooms work.

Checked against the live game on 10 November 2026.