Lucas, please dont crucify me, but Lucas is my best character, he has the power of Ness in an easy to control package
my second favorite is Sonic, he is fast, decent power, and if you know how to control him, you can make the smoothest comboes out of any attack (for example hit either the down or side b attack, AS SOON as you knock someone into the air, hit A to jump into the air and hold the stick left or right (NOT up or down, cuz that will ruin the combo) towards the person you hit, and once you are next to them, hit a side-A air attack to knock them away)
number 3 has gotta be Olimar, he's powerful and small, so he is very dangerous once you get used to playing as him
Also, Meta Knight is cheap as hell, and I hate him for it, all his attacks hit everyone near him, and most of his attacks make him fly
trust me on my choices, i have unlocked all the characters and played with every one of them extensively, so i know what im talking about
also, i use wiimote + nunchuck, i dont know why but i play best with it
and my friend code is 5241-1593-3298
see you on Brawl