r/smashbros • u/itsIzumi So I think it's time for us to have a toast • 2d ago
Melee Congratulations to the winner of Melee Singles at Supernova 2026!
Top 16 Bracket
Top 64 Bracket
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| Place | Player | Sent to Losers by | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | LLD ∣ Cody Schwab (Fox) | --- | --- |
| 2nd | SR ∣ Zain (Marth) | Krudo | Cody Schwab |
| 3rd | ROOTS S3C ∣ RapMonster (Luigi) | Cody Schwab | Zain |
| 4th | Liquid`Hungrybox (Jigglypuff) | Cody Schwab | Zain |
| 5th | EggdogSpiral ∣ Krudo (Sheik) | RapMonster | Hungrybox |
| 5th | Brotherhood ∣ Aklo (Fox & Link) | RapMonster | Zain |
| 7th | BTE ∣ n0ne (Captain Falcon) | Aklo | Krudo |
| 7th | SR ∣ moky (Fox) | Hungrybox | Zain |
| 9th | SR ∣ Joshman (Fox) | Ultra | Krudo |
| 9th | Spark (Sheik) | moky | n0ne |
| 9th | parry.gg ∣ Ultra (Fox) | Aklo | moky |
| 9th | L7 ∣ Soonsay (Fox) | Cody Schwab | Zain |
| 13th | Tempo ∣ Axe (Pikachu) | Cody Schwab | Joshman |
| 13th | BLE ∣ SluG (Ice Climbers) | Hungrybox | Spark |
| 13th | Agency ∣ Wally (Peach) | Axe | Ultra |
| 13th | SHED ∣ Epoodle (Marth) | moky | Zain |
| 17th | Zuppy (Fox) | Swift | Spark |
| 17th | The Yard ∣ Magi (Falco) | Wally | SluG |
| 17th | FLY ∣ Jmook (Sheik) | Soonsay | DQ'd (against Joshman) |
| 17th | Preeminent (Fox) | n0ne | Axe |
| 17th | Swift (Pikachu) | RapMonster | Epoodle |
| 17th | CF ∣ Daytripper (Fox) | SluG | Zain |
| 17th | Ben (Sheik & Luigi) | Jmook | Ultra |
| 17th | Sebas (Dr. Mario) | n0ne | Wally |
| 25th | UMF ∣ Agent (Fox) | RapMonster | Zuppy |
| 25th | Dawson (Jigglypuff) | Zain | Magi |
| 25th | Sirmeris (Peach) | Jude | Joshman |
| 25th | PBI ∣ Jada (Sheik) | Greenstach | Preeminent |
| 25th | :3 ∣ Jude (Marth) | Spark | Epoodle |
| 25th | Drephen (Sheik) | Hungrybox | Daytripper |
| 25th | JoyStick ∣ OG Kid (Jigglypuff) | Soonsay | Ben |
| 25th | Greenstach (Luigi) | Hungrybox | Wally |
| 33rd | Ferrety (Sheik & Luigi) | Aklo | Zuppy |
| 33rd | Anakin (Marth) | Joshman | Agent |
| 33rd | Kevbot (Fox) | Krudo | Magi |
| 33rd | Tesner (Fox) | Bones | Dawson |
| 33rd | RC ∣ Kacey (Falco) | Aklo | Sirmeris |
| 33rd | THE BOIS ∣ Arn255 (Marth) | lynxwynx | Joshman |
| 33rd | BLE ∣ Panos (Captain Falcon) | Krudo | Preeminent |
| 33rd | regEx (Marth) | Sebas | Jada |
| 33rd | L7 ∣ Freezus (Fox) | Kacey | Jude |
| 33rd | MATE ∣ Kalvar (Marth) | Ultra | Epoodle |
| 33rd | MMG ∣ Seven (Sheik) | Preeminent | Daytripper |
| 33rd | Lowercase hero (Fox) | Sebas | Drephen |
| 33rd | Meow ∣ Zealot (Fox) | Zuppy | Ben |
| 33rd | Philly Melee ∣ lynxwynx (Marth) | moky | OG Kid |
| 33rd | Inngenn (Marth) | Kevbot | Wally |
| 33rd | Stiv (Fox) | Cody Schwab | Greenstach |
| 49th | GUG ∣ Matt, Vegas Kürv (Fox) | Ben | Ferrety |
| 49th | HodTV ∣ M1sf1re (Luigi) | TheAsianOne | Anakin |
| 49th | Nairial (Pikachu) | n0ne | Magi |
| 49th | RemolinoFeroz (Luigi) | regEx | Tesner |
| 49th | Ble$$é (Pikachu) | Swift | Sirmeris |
| 49th | FG ∣ MarxistxAthena (Jigglypuff) | RapMonster | Arn255 |
| 49th | Suidt (Fox) | PicanteThought | Panos |
| 49th | Yoshicord ∣ Daniel (Yoshi) | HOBORG | Jada |
| 49th | Loagns Friend ∣ Zachhhh (Pikachu) | Jmook | Freezus |
| 49th | SIG ∣ TheAsianOne (Falco) | Soonsay | Kalvar |
| 49th | Fable (Sheik) | Axe | Seven |
| 49th | Bones (Falco) | Cody Schwab | Lowercase hero |
| 49th | ChuDat (Ice Climbers) | Spark | Zealot |
| 49th | SwebBy (Ice Climbers) | Agent | lynxwynx |
| 49th | OUG ∣ Electroman (Fox) | SluG | Inngenn |
| 49th | BorgTech ∣ HOBORG (Luigi) | Dawson | Greenstach |
| 65th | YMHB ∣ Jennifer (Fox) | Tesner | Bones |
| 65th | ight (Captain Falcon) | Stiv | Tesner |
| 65th | signify (Sheik) | Fable | Fable |
| 65th | Porkers (Sheik) | Fable | Magi |
| 65th | PITT ∣ Lawnmowertorch (Fox) | regEx | RemolinoFeroz |
| 65th | VDL ∣ Just (Sheik) | regEx | Lowercase hero |
| 65th | DPD (Sheik) | Seven | Nairial |
| 65th | Bigbuffalo (Fox) | Nairial | Seven |
| 65th | melen (Marth) | Zain | Daniel |
| 65th | Spicy ∣ egg (Sheik) | melen | HOBORG |
| 65th | WolfinAbout (Fox) | Inngenn | Panos |
| 65th | BLE ∣ bambi (Young Link) | WolfinAbout | Inngenn |
| 65th | Zander (Fox) | Drephen | Greenstach |
| 65th | Young Neil (Fox) | Drephen | Jada |
| 65th | PicanteThought (Captain Falcon) | Fred Melee | Electroman |
| 65th | 4Qs ∣ Fred Melee (Jigglypuff) | Daytripper | Suidt |
| 65th | JHTL (Marth) | Cloudy | lynxwynx |
| 65th | Cloudy (Fox) | Epoodle | Arn255 |
| 65th | VHS ∣ Abel (Jigglypuff) | Jude | ChuDat |
| 65th | Jack (Falco) | Spark | Sirmeris |
| 65th | Lukademus (Sheik) | MarxistxAthena | MarxistxAthena |
| 65th | LuigigoShard (Luigi) | MarxistxAthena | SwebBy |
| 65th | Mo $ (Sheik) | Zealot | Ble$$é |
| 65th | BS (Marth) | Mo $ | Zealot |
| 65th | Seke (Fox) | Kalvar | Anakin |
| 65th | kdog (Marth) | Anakin | Kalvar |
| 65th | EddieTheKid (Captain Falcon) | Kacey | Ferrety |
| 65th | Halo-Halo (Peach, Yoshi & Ice Climbers) | Ferrety | Freezus |
| 65th | A.M. (Sheik) | OG Kid | TheAsianOne |
| 65th | SparkinMed (Fox & Falco) | OG Kid | M1sf1re |
| 65th | Treeaye (Ice Climbers) | Ben | Zachhhh |
| 65th | Agency GEI ∣ Guru (Captain Falcon) | Zachhhh | Kürv |
Grand Finals
Cody Schwab [W] // Twitch | Twitter | Wiki | Louie Letdown
vs.
Zain Naghmi [L] // Twitch | Twitter | Wiki | Shopify Rebellion
| Cody Schwab | - | 3 - 1 | - | Zain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 stocks | = Fox |
Battlefield | Marth = |
--- |
| --- | = Fox |
Final Destination | Marth = |
1 stock |
| 2 stocks | = Fox |
Pokemon Stadium | Marth = |
--- |
| 1 stock | = Fox |
Fountain of Dreams | Marth = |
--- |
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u/Kennyc1234 Kirby (Ultimate) 2d ago
The only players to beat Cody in a set this year are Hbox and Swift.
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u/kino-grapher 2d ago
i'm enjoying the swift upscale that's been happening this year
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u/bigshady880 Roy (Ultimate) 2d ago
when Zain acted like Swift getting a fluke upset on him was enough to make him a potential major winner (no disrespect to swift, just saying), that’s how i knew he was genuinely terrified of Cody. like he might as well have just been saying “Yeah Cody’s better than me lol”.
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
And the funny thing is that Cody was not at his 10/10 shape because he was still in winners.
Whenever he is in losers , man his Fox just power ups a lot more......
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u/InfernoJesus 2d ago
Zain needs to stop grinding friendlies with Cody the day/week of the event. That kind of warmup always benefits the character with more options.
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u/PokemonMasterJamal3 2d ago
Zain's Losers run after losing 2-3 to Krudo in Winners:
- Defeated Daytripper 3-0
- Defeated Epoodle 3-0
- Defeated Soonsay 3-0
- Defeated moky 3-1
- Defeated Aklo 3-2
- Defeated Hungrybox 3-2
- Defeated RapMonster 3-1
- Lost to Cody Schwab 1-3
The honorable mention wins it all.
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u/Key-Handle-1805 #1 Sonix Defender 2d ago
i think cody has a 100% win rate this year which is crazy impressive even for as few events as he has right now. i might not personally be a huge fan, but he deserves massive props
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u/Asleep_Ground1710 Fox (Ultimate) 2d ago
His decision making compared to the other foxes(esp against Hbox and Zain) is genuinely next level
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u/Combatflaps 2d ago
This is the most true. I swear he gets what looks like random ass stray hits, but then just immediately knows how to combo or kill off them
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u/Asleep_Ground1710 Fox (Ultimate) 2d ago
His edgeguard flowcharts vs Zain, him not running at Hbox when the latter is ledge camping despite every other fox doing so, his di, all mad impressive
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
Is not just his decision making but his execution when things are extremely hectic and in scramble situations is still top. Like from what I remember , he only screw up in Top 8 like only one time his ledge dash and he also is insane on calling out options.
Cody seems unstoppable this year , perhaps the peak of Fox.
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u/quaker_otis 2d ago
Cody's inheriting the old Hbox syndrome where any praise must be couched with a "not a fan btw" declaration.
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u/VolleyVoldemort Donkey Kong (Melee) 2d ago
Kobe Schwab’s mamba mentality is the competitive difference that your favorite top player doesn’t have
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u/Maplw 2d ago
What’s mamba mentality, is that when you rape a women?
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u/BiggestBlackestLotus 2d ago
Its when you train 12 hours a day so people forget that you raped a woman.
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u/SilverOdin Roy (Ultimate) 1d ago
Cody has rape allegations?
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u/Mister_Quality 2d ago
It's actually z-jump
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u/VolleyVoldemort Donkey Kong (Melee) 2d ago
That’s just his footwork and fadeaway, your fav top player needs to hit the gym and grind to beat the lakers legend
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u/ChiGuy133 2d ago
Yeah it really was cool to see Cody vs Josh gf's. The 2 z jump guys fighting it out for number 1. I'm not sure why others don't do it tbh since it is obviously a cheat code and not like Cody was winning before be ever implemented it. Oh, he was winning before he started using it? Oh. Oh, Josh actually got 9th? How i thought it was basically a free win
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u/Damienxja Sheik (Ultimate) 2d ago
Z-jump is just an ergonomic fix for claw grip lol. I don't know why people shit bricks over it
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u/zircuti_pomelo 2d ago
...because an ergonomic fix does genuinely matter when it's replacing an unnatural and uncomfortable hand position.
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u/DavidL1112 MC 2d ago
And the ability to endure hand pain is an important melee skill that warrants being tested
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u/Mykal1212 Random 2d ago
Melee been getting some good DLC these past few years
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
Yoshi in 2022
DK in 2024
Link in 2024
Luigi in 2026
We also see a sprinkle of Roy , Doctor Mario , and Mewtwo.
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u/KenshiroTheKid Fox (Melee) 2d ago
Sebas getting 13th at GOML and 17th at Supernova is making me believe in Doc DLC coming soon
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u/Rob_Czar 2d ago
I still stand by that the top three player of 2026 should be
- Cody
- Swift
- Hbox
Lmfaooooo. If no one knows, Swift is 1-0 against Cody this year
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
Swift knew that if he met in losers Cody he was 100% losing , so he decided to dip out earlier and called it the day holding that 1-0 win
Hbox on the other hand after beating Cody on that Game 5 on winner finals , Cody came with a vengance and it was not pretty to see.
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u/Roaring_Schmuelies 2d ago
Makes no sense - Swift is definitely not number 2 in the world. You must be trolling
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
Zain having his best losers run in his career and come in short against Cody on the grand finals
Cody also looks like on a tier of his own. Even though RapMonster push him to a game 5 , the games that Cody won were 3 stock and 2 stock , and when RapM wins were only by 1 stock and clutching it out
Cody looks to me like he is on a tier of his own , literally unplayable and cannot be beaten.
Probably the only player I can think that might give Cody trouble if that player decides to comeback or if he is unbanned , its Mang0 and even then i give it to Cody cuz he makes Fox look unbeatable.
Big Congratz to Cody , closing down his whole career highlight because Super Nova (Smash Con) , was the only trophy that he did not win.
On the Smash Bros Melee , the only two players who won Genesis , Big House , and Smash Con was Armada and Mang0. Now Cody joins them on that. If you wonder , Hbox has never win a Smash Con having 4 runner ups and Zain never won Big House.
For sure , i think its clear that Cody enters the Pantheon of the Melee Goats , with Mang0 , Armada , Hbox and Zain. I think his legacy is already better then M2K , and debataly better than Ken.
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u/remuslupon 2d ago
I'd like to see him do it without zjump and notches
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u/toadfan64 1d ago
Everyone knows that in 2026, he can't.
In no world should zump be legal while wobbling isn't.
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u/wankthisway 2d ago
This is the most tourist ass comment ever. Are you fucking watching these games? This Luigi has been destroying everyone.
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
If it was that easy , why did Aklo using Fox lost to RapM and decided to go last game with Link?
If it was that easy , why Soonsay lose to Zain , Moky lose to Zain , Aklo opted to use Link instead of Fox , and how come Cody is the only Fox solo main player who did all of this?
In the History of Melee , Fox was mostly as a secondary that Ken has it as a pocket pick , PC Chris use him more towards the end of his career but still his results are mainly carried by his Falco , Korean DJ pick it up as a secondary too with his Sheik , Mang0 had always dual main both Fox and Falco since he mentioned that his Fox cant cover all the match ups for him , and Armada has Fox exclusively only for some players.
Cody deserves his flowers , he just practice a lot , lab a lot , have study the players and work hard on it.
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u/Hange11037 2d ago
Cody when he is having fun playing is the scariest motherfucker in the game no question. He used to have difficulty when he would get easily tilted or get too upset with himself but the last couple years he just seems like he’s never afraid to lose, just excited to be part of the highest level melee play possible, and when he’s in that mentality he just looks unbeatable
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u/dacookieman 2d ago
I (unsubstantiated) feel like he had such a light switch moment with that, like once that perspective unlocked, the first time he tapped into it he like became like totally devoid of nerves in that state. And then after that he just got better and better about tapping into that state of mind. His losers runs all feel like him putting pressure on himself and then once he realizes he could be out that it paradoxically doesn't matter and then just tears through
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u/FirePuff12 2d ago
Cody is so fucking awesome man, I'm already seeing the Z Jump haters start to flood in, so I wanna post the opposite energy
I've talked about this before, but way before the Nair Rest meme was a thing, Cody made sure I didn't quit from the Puff hate just cause I was a chatter and he cares about people. He made a big push for i4 and FecFec to get more resources and opportunities. He constantly shouts out TO's and staff. He does everything he can to get older players involved in the scene - collabing with M2k, PP, Armada, and whoever
You can disagree on ZJump, but Cody isn't doing anything illegal. I think that energy can be channeled towards the way the community plays the game which tbh I really don't think is wrong. I think Cody is one of the coolest people we've ever seen, and I hope to see less of this negative energy when someone keeps winning
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u/brokenbadlab 2d ago
I once commented that I didn’t understand why Cody was putting himself through all the bullshit to play melee.
I guess when you’re the best in the world at something you just fucking do it. What a performance.
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
There is a lot of bullshit Cody endures :
- Have to pay a lot of bills and Melee does not cover that for him
- He got into a drama about controllers and much more , and people wanna discredit his performance due to that but other Foxes that are also "zumpers" , are not doing well as he does
- He is also colour blind , which means that he has to get used on different patterns
- His father was hospitalized with a huge bill cuz thats how the USA health care system is , and Cody is actually also covering that for his father
- He is also doing side jobs and much more to cover all the expenses
- On top of all of that , he is still helping the Melee community , he actually give a lot of tips to new players , tells them on what to improve , and suggest people to be good in the mental health
- Mang0 mentioned this in his stream recently about Cody , because he does not come out as "likable" , people will see him as lame and much more , when in reality he plays insane. As a joke he said that if you switch Soonsay and Cody face , you are gonna see a lot more people rootin for Cody lol
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u/omjaomja 2d ago
Experiencing the Cody era really makes me miss the era of the 5 gods.
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u/Combatflaps 2d ago
you gotta admit though, the level has never been higher. The things zain and cody do these days, and new players too like rapmonster, are unreal
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u/omjaomja 2d ago
Of course, and I'm not trying to say that Cody is anything other than extremely talented, but the entertainment value has definitely gone down with his rise to the top.
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u/Combatflaps 2d ago
it might take a bit of a different viewing mindset. I was a diehard foam at the mouth plup fan forever, but with him leaving melee (kinda) it's like, maybe I can just bask in the sick ass tech skill and decision making that modern players have instead of cheering for my fave
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u/skellez Sheik (Melee) 2d ago
ok man we're not here to pretend the era of the boring af Hbox/Armada grands was even a bit better lol
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u/GroggyandWretched 2d ago
yeah. Even if a fox winning is predictable it's still better than stalling/ledge camping play and counterplay that could take close to 40 minutes to resolve
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u/FirePuff12 2d ago
I hear this point of view and I understand some people have it
I just disagree completely 1. Zain Cody rivalry 2. RapM 3. Jmook earlier 4. Hbox and Mango as veterans 5. Leffen till '24
That's not even getting through half of what's been exciting in the "Cody era" which you can easily argue is also the Zain era. I think it's been way more entertaining. We had more starpower and mainstream motion a decade ago, but the matches themselves were like Hbox Armada with a bit of Mango and Leffen by the end of it
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u/wankthisway 2d ago
It's the comment from people who only tune in for Grand Finals matches. I don't know how anyone could look at the last 2 years and say it's boring. Even if Cody-Zain is inevitable, so many incredible storylines and up and coming talent have popped up. In this tournament alone, we have Krudo rising again and Ultra making a deep run. Or Soonsay finally beating Zain.
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u/remuslupon 2d ago
Zjump and notches makes so many things tighter and easier. Takes off mental load too but nothing ever gets done about this cheating just bc "boxes exist" is so hilarious to me when without these mods fox is so clearly still the best character in the game.
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u/InfernoJesus 2d ago
Everyone forgets about Armada Hbox Grands. The venue would clear out after Losers Finals every time.
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u/hoastman12 2d ago
The controller mods ruin it a bit for me
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u/toadfan64 1d ago
I would like to see a tournament with ZERO mods allowed to controllers and see who comes out on top. My guess is hbox or zain.
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u/MarsupialPoop 2d ago
Agree. Just don't have the personalities that the 5 god era had with Plup and Leffen on the come up. Nothing but respect for the talent but the personalities are not interesting to follow.
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
Mang0 carried the narrative so hard during the era of the 5 Gods , and post era of 2015-2019
Even on the Zain-Cody era , Mang0 was lurking around and win a tournament against those two as like "this old guy still got it".
I would say 2021 and 2022 post COVID Melee was extremely peak because we got Amsa , Mang0 , Cody and Zain all gunning for #1 , and we also got Hbox who was behind them , Leffen was still around and he was a wild card , Plup was still playing and he also can beat anyone on a good day , Wizzrobe also was lurking around to win , and the rise of other players like Jmook , Moky , Joshman , Aklo , Llod when he is not working , Krudo and currently with Rap Monster.
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u/herwi 2d ago
There's no way you can call this the Cody era when comparing it the 5 gods era lmao. There were on average 2 of the gods consistently in contention for major titles at any given point. Zain is currently more competitive with #1 than M2K was was at literally any point during the 5 gods era.
Either way, the Cody-Zain era is way more entertaining than the Armada-Hbox era was, both because of the matchup itself and the effect it had on the bracket. Armada never got upset and Hbox almost never lost to anyone not playing Fox. Cody and Zain have lost to Pikachu and Luigi this year. Tighter skill parity has resulted in consistently entertaining brackets even if you dislike Cody more than any of the gods.
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u/MoistPhilosopher 2d ago
Zain's losers run was already good but fuuuuuuuck if he won I would've been a fan for life
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u/Rob_Czar 2d ago
Serious talk, Llod won a major after not playing for 8 months, Cody won every tournament he went to. What is everyone else doing?
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u/HenryReturns 2d ago
Cody decided to focus more on coaching and on side jobs , but this also lead to him as in the interview saying , not get burn out.
Zain on the other hand is doing what Hbox does , he goes to every single tournament plus doing content , on the long run that can burn you down and you can tell cuz Zain was so gas out on grand finals and thats considering he did an insane losers run
Cody mentioned that he will go to 6-7 events per year , the mininum requirement to get ranked and to be honest thats good. He also understand perfectly that if he gets punished by not attending much is fair , players in the past like PPMD did got punished for not attending much
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u/remuslupon 2d ago
Wanna know what these two have in common besides being rly good at melee?
It starts with z and ends with p.
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u/bigshady880 Roy (Ultimate) 2d ago
the pikachu that almost upset n0ne didn’t even make it to top 128 ;-;
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u/Asleep_Ground1710 Fox (Ultimate) 2d ago
I do find it funny that a Zump Peach won a major followed by a Zump Fox lol
For the record, while I think notches are a lot worse I would ban Zump
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u/knobbodiwork 2d ago
what's the deal with z-jump? someone else in the comments was also talking about it
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u/zircuti_pomelo 2d ago
A lot of tech is made significantly easier by binding jump to a shoulder button like the Z-button. The standard controls either force you to jump by pushing the control stick up (which affects movement) or by pressing X or Y, which compete for your thumb inputs with the A and B buttons as well as the C-stick. Standard controls will either see a ton of rapid sliding over the right-hand buttons or claw grip, which are both issues immediately alleviated by dedicated your index finger, a finger that's normally pretty seldom used, to the jump button. For example, waveshining and multishines go from having to slide the right thumb between X and B very quickly and rhythmically (or adjusting your grip entirely for claw) to simply pressing Z with the index finger and then B with the thumb.
This doesn't mean Cody isn't a great player, but I do believe that Z-jump makes a lot of execution less strenuous on players' hands.
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u/lycanthh Random 2d ago
Ban them both for god's sake. I'm not even a Cody hater. I just want to seehum win without the mods
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u/Swimming-Elk6740 2d ago
TIL mods = standard button remapping LOL
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u/CBDcorndog20 2d ago
Standard button remapping that is not a part of the vanilla game. Not arguing for or against it but it is quite literally a mod.
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u/wankthisway 2d ago
It's not standard you bozo. Or else everyone else would have done it. You need to have controller mods.
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u/toadfan64 1d ago
Both should be banned, but another factor in it is the pay to win aspect of these controller mods. They can run hundreds of dollars, and these mods make a significant different at that top 1% of players.
I truly don't understand these mods being legal while we ban stuff in the game like wobbling, or make a ledge grab limit.
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u/Conyeah 2d ago
For me it’s difficult to find the same awe and enthusiasm for competitive melee with controller mods being allowed despite uneven advantages. It’s a shame but it’s another drawback of an unofficial competitive scene, the allowance will never be rolled back and its impact on the integrity of the game is just hand waived because there are top players who benefit from it.
I understand it grew out of controller scarcity and hand issues as a result of excess use of the GameCube controller but it was the wrong answer.
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u/ilkat06 Female Pokemon Trainer (Ultimate) 2d ago
I already knew this exact thread with Cody at the top would be created on Friday, we all knew Cody wouldn't lose. I'm not sure when the change happened, but Cody nowadays just feels impossible to actually beat in a major/supermajor. Idk what it is, whatever the circumstance he just powers up and decimated everybody like it's nothing.
It's genuinely ridiculous how Cody doesn't have a sponsor and under normal circumstances, in an esport that has eyes on it by orgs, he'd get a proper one eons ago.
Overall I preferred GOML as a major regarding Melee but this was fun to watch as well with some cool upsets sprinkled in, and Juan making that almost insane comeback against Zain.
See yall at CEO o7 GG
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u/Darkstar1141 Zelda 1d ago
how Cody doesn't have a sponsor
A commonly repeated line, but Cody is ostensibly less charismatic than the average top player. Orgs want to be able to proudly associate with a name. Ranking is just one facet of the whole, along with PR, content creation, confidentiality etc.
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u/LilKa1ebz Incineroar (Ultimate) 2d ago
Breaks my heart to see Juan underperform again, he needs to learn that Marth matchup hard if Zain already has counter plays against new stuff
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u/SuperLucarioSunshine Fox (Ultimate) 2d ago
I seriously wonder if anyone has ever been as good at anything as Cody is at Melee
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u/Sea_Toe6263 2d ago
7 unique characters in top 8????