Forward notably invented the aerial Falco shine into platform wavelanding to begin a combo, a staple of any Falco with a half-decent punish game in this day and age. He played Fox a lot. Chillin’s legacy frequently flies under the radar because of his reputation as an entertaining streamer and personality. I also think m2k can pass Ken with 2 more years in the top 5. 4th at Pound 2016 7th at MOAST 3 With a truly creative and groundbreaking style, King burst onto the scene in 2006, showcasing aggression with the pink puffball that was rarely seen and continues to be a scarce sight in today’s day and age. He also had an aggressive, read-heavy and flashy style, which contrasted what many assumed were Sheik’s inherently defensive characteristics. I actually find myself considering Ken overrated instead of underrated cause of that, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 2nd at MLG Las Vegas 2006 Here's a brief FAQ on our project: What is the Smash History Top 100 Melee… But armada also had his 2 year dominance from genesis 2 to apex 2013. He doesn’t take competing as seriously as he used to, but to this day, only he can truly claim the title of laser guru.
Now at the height of his playing skills, S2J has to show us if he can consistently stay in the “demigod” tier of play. 9th at Canada Cup 2016 One of HugS’ greatest accomplishments didn’t even come at a national.

( Log Out /  Here's a brief FAQ on our project: What is the Smash History Top 100 Melee Players… In order to rank players, we collected a list of every player ranked within the Top 25 of SSBMRank, mentioned within RetroSSBMRank and every player who placed in the top eight of a supermajor since Game Over in 2004, what we consider the start of competitive Melee as we know it today. Also I love lovage but my old school melee knowledge is lacking so why does he deserve top 10 player status?

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This is a really monumental undertaking you guys took amongst yourselves. However, Chillin can. 9th at I’m Not Yelling! 17th at APEX 2010. 7th at Zero Challenge 2. During his fifth place run at Paragon Orlando 2015, Plup gained the first big set win of his career when he defeated Leffen in winners quarters. Heck, even Zain could be higher as well. When it comes to singles though, Lucky still isn’t a slouch. His monumental success in the face of adversity is something to be admired, as he has consistently made top eights at even the biggest majors for his entire career. Along with Druggedfox, Cactuar and many other players, KirbyKaze was known for being a Smashboards guru, frequently helping smashers improve and giving them tips on how to use their character.

3rd at Winter Gamefest VI Since then, he’s always been among SoCal’s five best players per ranking period. In some ways that's not as flashy as the old Mango brand of dominance where he would just sandbag and drop out of tournaments that he didn't care about and then just come through with exciting losers bracket runs where he got to run through a boss-rush of top players to win the whole tournament "when he cared."

Armada has always been so humble and unassuming in his dominance. 2nd at Smash Rivalries Even 2015 is arguable- Hbox over Leffen in 2015 is arguably the most controversial ranking in the post-doc era, and I think Leffen clearly takes it. Hbox can pass him if he becomes 1st this year, at least I think so. Wizzrobe currently stands as one of the ten best players in the world. A competitive Melee focused extension of the reddit Super Smash Brothers community. I feel like hboxs blurb kind of skipped over the past two years where he went from "contender for best player in the world" to "incontestable the best in the world." Originally hailing from Rutgers University, Swedish Delight actually started off as a Samus main before in 2008. 7th at MLG Orlando 2006 His egg-stalls, punish game, lightning fast parries and impressive platform movement led to an upset over Mew2King at Kings of Cali 4, a year after taking a game off of him at at Evo 2013. Today, we'll be going over the players ranked 21-30. 3rd at MLG Orlando 2006 KirbyKaze’s legacy is backed up by a long history of impressive supermajor results, including nine top eight showings. He’s also one of two players in 2007 to hold a winning record over Mew2King in the year. Still a top player today, the current Japanese No. 3rd at Revival of Melee 3 Even Westballz has called Lambchops one of his favorite players. In our last post, we uncovered the players ranked 6-10. Pikachu942 and Anokh “Edwin Budding” Palakurthi first created the All-Time Melee Ranking as a top 100 list in 2018.

4th at Gettin Schooled 2 2nd at Cataclysm 3 Not even Shakespeare could have written Hax’s career.

Today, we’ll be going over the players ranked 21-30. 4th at Winter Gamefest VI 13th at Winter Gamefest VI

6 of the post-Brawl era. 9th at Pound 3. I mean Armada and Mango are the best players to pick up a controller. 5th at Cataclysm 3 Many newer players have probably never seen or heard of Jman, so they might be wondering why he is so high on the list. One has a higher peak while the other is much more consistent.

7th at Smash Rivalries Prior to his exceptional run at TBH4, Lucky was known for being Mango’s best friend and doubles partner.

We’ll be back with 51-60, coming soon! 7th at APEX 2010. And it's a kind of greatness that lots of people don't appreciate enough. 1st at MOAST 3 He was the only one to pose a consistent challenge to the king of smash during his prime. We're always gonna look back and laugh at the level of play 10 years ago but his dominance lasted years only to end with his retirement. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, DOUBLE BACK WHEN YOU GOT IT MADE 30 RACKS OF WEED NO FAT IN THE.

Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. How well did a player perform at the biggest majors of their era? Hello, everyone! An avid pop culture fiend, Anokh is also a Super Smash Bros. Melee, NBA, NFL, film and music enthusiast. Years after many thought his prime was over, Zhu made an epic run to ninth place at Evo 2016, where he beat Darkrain, ChuDat, Lucky and Laudandus. Follow him @edwin_budding for more! In late 2010, Jman earned the biggest accomplishment of his career by finishing first at Don’ Go Down There Jeff: a NorCal major that featured Mango, Hungrybox and top talent from the entire West Coast. Because until someone else helps write over 300 pages of Melee history on a personal website for free, we feel like we’re about as qualified as anyone can reasonably be. He also honed and mastered pretty much every other aspect of the character, and what Forward showed with the blue bird can still be seen in any Falco, be it from the Golden Age of Melee or the modern times. For years, many wondered if he could ever overcome perceived mental barriers, as smashers postulated on his habit of laughing mid-set. Many today viewing him as one of the great what-ifs in Melee history, due to his academic responsibilities keeping him from competing as much as many initially expected. KoreanDJ enjoyed a brief comeback period from 2012 to early 2015, where he stayed as a constant Top 50 level player and even garnered a Team Liquid sponsorship before eventually retiring for good, due to hand pains and a lack of competitive motivation. 5th at EVO West 2007 Dave’s impact on Melee went beyond being a Falco forefather. SFAT is one of Melee’s smartest and most dedicated competitors, making a name for himself in the post-DBR era of NorCal.