Cheapie

Not to be confused with cheap characters, a Cheapie (also known as a cheapo or uber cheap character) is a type of character that far surpasses the cheapness levels of a regular cheap character, instead using code that breaks characters rather than overpowered moves and a lack of hitboxes. Also unlike regular cheap characters, cheapies tend not to attack directly, instead using helpers and various code workarounds to defeat the opponent, complete with many visual effects that are known to slow down older computer systems. For the most part, they're completely AI controlled.

A common trait with cheapies is the ability to hit a character that lacks hitboxes, as well as the inability to be KO'd via the debug keys, or through normal means for that matter.

Cheapie War
The Cheapie War is a term coined by the cheapie community. The war involves ongoing battles between cheapies to see which one is the strongest, typically the one with the "superior" code.

Types of cheapie
Cheapies are divided into several groups based on the method they use to defeat other characters.

Examples

 * A-Bomb
 * Angle Draw Sphere
 * Most (if not all) Ronald McDonald edits

Controversy
Due to not functioning at all like regular characters, their inability to be KO'd through normal means and that they cannot be controlled by the player, among other things, cheapies have been the subject of dispute outside the cheapie community.

More recent cheapies (known as Postman, malware or virus characters) use external .exe, .bat and/or .ini files to remove characters from the user's computer, but can also disrupt the system by removing important system files and causing it to behave erratically. Because of this, the MUGEN Database stopped allowing further cheapies to be added to articles to preventing the risk of malware characters being on the site.