Dart! vs. Wizzrobe - RIP Captain Falcon

[@Ubermunki3]

This video was an absolute blast. Thank you so much for featuring me! I also want to take this moment to thank wizzrobe for being an amazing player and good sport. The kids nice and I'm proud to say we stood toe to toe on the field of battle ⚔️

[@PhilipWalker]

Hi, just wondering, are you Dart33 on Slippi? If you are I played against you a few weeks ago!

[@Bones0]

Legend.

[@DoctorCyan]

Aw that’s sweet

[@natecallon9755]

ur fuckin amazing dude

[@prof_jelly]

Hats off to you good sir

[@albyrt_]

I love these mini docs about these crazy hidden narratives in melee

[@SuperMrSuperHero1]

“Losing sucks” *swaps to idbw cam” 😂

[@OGKidMelee]

LMAOO

[@E-Brightvoid]

“HE QUIT COLLEGE FOR THIS” -Vish

[@crooker23]

that final fist bump was an attempted murder

[@vapedragon983]

It was FORCEFUL. There was some kinda energy in that hand punch

[@Lowrholler]

F....Falcon Punch

[@MultiAsdasad]

for real, but its disrespectful after all, so much no sense hate there lmao

[@genericdeveloper3966]

@@vapedragon983 Just seems like Dart has some anger issues.

[@archivelibrarian6818]

@@MultiAsdasad hows it disrespectful? obviously youre going to have emotions running through your head right after beating the best falcon player in the world

[@MaxwellWilliams42]

I love how human these stories are. It makes them a great window into the melee scene for somebody like me who knows how smash works but has never been interested in actual competition.

[@dodosilent]

In case you don’t know it yet, I strongly recommend the videos about Axe and Apex 2015 by Turndownforwalt. Same energy, beautiful stories

[@jman2050]

Dart: “I have to kill Falcon. It’s not a hope, or a dream. It’s like a hunger. A thirst…”

[@arJunebugSmash]

Solid vid, Dart is sick; he gave me dope Falcon v. Marth tips as well Goes without saying, but Wizzy also told me back at SnS Dart was by far the best Marth he had ever seen in that matchup lol

[@turtlechamp8325]

Best marth at the MU, not Falcon

[@prof_jelly]

Dart is a fucking badass. Driving three hours to take down a god. Hats off.

[@AlmostProGaming]

Great video, I always enjoy the lore of little rivalries I didn't know about in the melee scene. Thanks for the upload!

[@ilovebluestorm]

The way Scar couldn't handle the comments of Laudandus at the start is absolutely golden.

[@Br0k3nS41nt]

This is literally the only time I’ve seen wizzy even closely angry at the close of a set. Everyone rates him as one of the nicest people in melee.

[@Dzuh]

Amazing video, makes me wanna share a personal story: This is back in 2015; I'm a Dr Mario player, and I had the same absolutely vitriolic hate but for Marth. We'd host a national tournament in London every month or so called Kickstart, and 2 weeks before Kickstart 2 I got knocked out of locals by a Marth player. Absolutely fuming about it, I decided all I was doing for the 2 weeks leading up to it was figuring out Marth. I was on smash ladder, at the locals, only playing against Marth, taking notes about Marth, and malding about Marth. Come to the national, and I get put in a pool with... only Marths. I lose to the top seed, but beat the pants off every other Marth in my pool and make it into bracket for the first time in my life. I'm absolutely over the moon about it, and go get a sandwich to relax and wait for bracket proper to start. I get back to the venue, sit in the communal area by the friendly setups, and suddenly I hear behind me: "Dude Doc's down smash is so broken." I turn around, and it's one of the Marths I beat from my pool, playing friendlies. He doesn't realise I'm there, and I get to listen to a Marth player complain about my character the way I always complain about theirs. A sandwich has honestly never tasted so good ☺️

[@TylerjX5]

Haha, that's great

[@TheCinemaphobic]

The irony of a Sheik player complaining about lame characters is absolutely hilarious

[@mlalbaitero]

it’s complaining about one character

[@mattcupp8506]

I mean Captain Falcon is just as lame as Sheik. Its just that he gets cool animation on the knee.

[@Lenno94]

@@mattcupp8506 Sheik shieldgrab galore proved me otherwise

[@sleepyhead4627]

@@mattcupp8506 can be just as lame* but only if you don't try to get creative with your combos

[@mattcupp8506]

@@sleepyhead4627 I think that can be applied to sheik as well.

[@pacnb]

Marth players getting Falcon throw combo'd with literally every different arial because they can't DI: "God Falcon is so lame and braindead" Marth players doing a combo invented in 2004 that's 7 fairs in a row to a guaranteed dair: "Damn I'm so custom"

[@jakefromstatefarm6969]

Marth players: Random knee so stupid Also Marth players: Random fsmash tipper

[@Zetts]

Damn!!! I never knew about the Rubicon rematch, I got chills during the part of this! Fantastic work as always boys

[@RiahGreen]

AND YOSHI! YOSHI AND PIKACHU ARE THE FACES OF MELEEEEE

[@alecschwartz5242]

i love how these mini docs kind of feel like satire. melee docs love to make these story lines feel epic but these make them seem so ordinary but weird enough to be interesting.

[@SSB_Seal]

It's awesome to see Dart get the recognition he deserves for his ridiculous ability in the matchup, and also for being the only player to ever defend Chicago at a Rubicon! I'm really glad that more people will know about this story from my local scene, and especially from such a quality Melee Stats video. Thanks for making this one!

[@Nebuchadnezzar_Hekatonkheires]

The funny thing is that he wasn't in Chicago anymore when he won XD

[@irishjet2687]

@@Nebuchadnezzar_Hekatonkheires Yeah, but he was still living in Illinois. Close enough!

[@trevork7420]

Flashback to SCL2 week 2, Wizzrobe fighting Zane, best Marth and best player in the world. No prep, no sweat. There's only one Marth that Wizzrobe fears, and he's confined to the midwest.

[@richcast66]

He must have a friend that mains falcon like I do. I've been fighting falcon like he's my archenemy for like 15 years, even across multiple smash games

[@jamiecal11]

The complete lack of sympathy towards Wizzy and his medical condition is astounding to me. Based on this vid alone you'd swear he goes out of his way to wind people up.

[@eftorq]

Imagine calling Falcon lame while being a Marth main - this post was made by a lame Falcon main

[@narhwallord6985]

@@bigslaps Eh. Every character is sickk tho. Except Peach. Armada ruined Peach looking sick. No hate on him. He just made her look like a flowchart of destruction.

[@KasranFox]

be sure to stay hydrated if you're gonna be consuming this much salt

[@sdw-hv5ko]

Every (good) Melee character is fucking sick as hell and also broken and stupid. It's beautiful to watch

[@lorenzoricci4551]

Really cool video as always. I got to admit, it feels so weird to be in 2021 and hear Falcon called broken, how many years has passed where everybody shittin on him, or sayin it won't win a major or is not viable. Really cool video, I'd like to watch other stories like this one I didn't know, much love to everyone who plays melee in the world

[@stanz]

this video is so good LMAO

[@MrCalpolkid]

Minesweeper king himself blessing SSBM

[@eternalstar4352]

Ah man Final Fantasy X music. Don't hear that often in videos, as background noise. Had no idea Falcon was so disliked lol. From my casual perspective, he's quite fun to play as and against, but of course I've never played comptitive smash. These types of moments are so interesting. RIP all Falcons who faced off against Dart.

[@_Majunior]

Every character is disliked tbh lol

[@Boss_Firo]

@Starbreaker56 I think it’s FF7 music

[@lzls4379]

@@Boss_Firo It's mostly FFX but the Cosmo Canyon remix is 7 obviously.

[@parkerargyle4112]

I loooove these local stories - thanks for giving them a voice!

[@Faulheit]

stc having a breakdown rn

[@lagalil]

Smash bros melee stories to relax/study to. Really, this video is so calming to listen to while being extremely engaging

[@raincatchfire]

This video held my attention the whole way through!

[@valentinperrot35]

Melee Stats, everything you put out is at such an absurd standard of quality. If anyone makes it, I really hope its yall. Chills at every video.

[@robinrai4973]

When you git gud against one character out of pure pure spite I fucken love it

[@vietnamgamer9490]

This really highlights the difference between playing and spectating. As someone who exclusively spectates I still like him. Stomp knee is stupid but it’s fun to watch.

[@lzls4379]

Thanks for the music feature! Huge melee fan. The world isn't ready for my story of getting bodied by Anther in my first tournament back in 06-07.

[@anokhpalakurthi9628]

just so you know; I listen to your remixes pretty much every day at work. when you release a new FF remix, it's the highlight of my week. you've probably seen me comment on your videos before and I pretty much cite you as a constant in all the Melee Stats videos I work on. the fact that you're a Melee fan too (!!!!!) makes it so much cooler that your music fits well with the stories I want to tell. bless sincerely, the creator of this video

[@lzls4379]

@@anokhpalakurthi9628 yeah dude! Definitely recognize you. I'm finally back to work on my FF8 mix after taking a bit of a break so I should hopefully have some new stuff to share soon. Keep making melee magic; as we all know, melee is sick.

[@ethanmurdock2734]

Such a great vid. Always incredible how the Melee Stats folks can find and tell these stories

[@matthewzakrzewski1797]

That mini rant was very vindicating as a falcon hater. For years the narrative has been that not only is falcon the coolest character in the game, but that he's underpowered, so that falcon players could do guaranteed shit and then act like the underdog when a sheik techchases them to death. Wizzrobe is my favorite falcon for being the "lamest" yet being far and away the best for such a long period of time.

[@alicon852]

Whenever I get mad at smash I watch one of your videos, cuz everything about the way their presented, the stories they tell, and the way they make you feel, they just make me wanna play the game.

[@Simikins]

The little stories you guys pick out are awesome. Keep it up.

[@nathanzavala2861]

Falcon didn't expect for the moves to be shown

[@33kappa1]

>tfw marth mains complain about anything as if their character isn't the easiest character in the game to be good with >EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HIS MOVE'S IS GOOD IN ALMOST EVERY SITUATION *"fair fair nair fair OUU SIDE B fair fair nair dair COUNTER dair fair nair up air up air up air up air bair up air"* at least fox takes some time to learn smfh. i hate it when marths hit me with the taunt after f smashing my recovery 3 times in a row as if that took any fucking thought like WOW UR SO COOL. the audacity it takes to complain about something like stomp knee when fucking anything into everything works 100% of the time as marth is astronomically insane NOT EVEN TO MENTION THAT falcons downthrow tech chase game is useless against marth and upthrow rarely ever leads into anything. vs marth is one of the few matchups where dash back or full hop can actually be a death sentence cause his fucking giant sword catches EVERYTHING FOR FREE. marth is literally easier to play than puff and you can't prove me wrong ok im done sorry for being so salty i had to get this out of my system

[@supersylveonplushgaming]

I love these melee documentaries that tell the narratives behind the game

[@RawwestHide]

This is what it's all about. Props to y'all for showcasing local legends and stories Also, as somebody who mained Marth and had a Falcon training partner, I felt this entire video hard.

[@gmoner]

your videos make the melee scene history like an anime

[@TaiSharTanner]

Amazing content, this channel needs more attention ASAP!

[@sigurdtheblue]

This is another motivating video. I might hate Pyra in Ultimate, but it could become the reason I beat the character better than others.

[@beniderentspannte8506]

This is probably one of the best videos I've seen in a while

[@Ruckus790]

Whenever I watch this channel I glance down at the sub count and wtf this channel is too good to be below 100k

[@youtubeobserver]

So let me get this straight: Puff is lame because bair spam and planking Peach is lame because cc downsmash and generally defensive play Marth is lame because of FD counterpick and ledge cheese Ice Climbers are lame because of wobbling Sheik Falco is lame because the netplay falco community Fox is lame because of the over-abundance of top players that use him Pikachu is lame because chaingrab and upair gimps Low and mid-tiers are lame because “you’re not taking the game seriously” And now falcon is lame because he has combos and because people like him? lmfao Sounds like we play a pretty lame game

[@timwinterhalter5233]

I think that's the rhetoric at hand here. "Melee is actually lame but thats okay"

[@youtubeobserver]

@@timwinterhalter5233 I think he was toying with that idea too but I think the reality is that the community is lame and wants to discredit absolutely everyone and everything Like unlikely people winning tournaments is always “got lucky in bracket” and people hitting combos that punish bad DI or missed techs is always “where’s the techs?” as though they tech and DI everything optimally It’s just a shitty habit and it really leaves me with a “why bother?” kind of mood

[@timwinterhalter5233]

@@youtubeobserver Melee Stats generally makes content that challenges or subverts melee culture as it's existed which is fine as long as it doesn't throw the baby out with the bathwater and start associating "hype" with melees worst excesses as a scene

[@iamspikefire]

So what you're saying is Yoshi is the most hype character in the game

[@youtubeobserver]

@@iamspikefire that’s actually exactly what I’m saying, yes. But I actually have met this one dude that absolutely hates yoshi and does try to discredit yoshi players so I’m pretty sure we’re out of characters at this point

[@ReddestRosa]

Fantastic video! I always get excited when there’s a MeleeStats notification

[@jaredbowers9503]

So masterfully done. I love every upload 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jarroddobben]

Props Edwin, this is some good stuff

[@kuwabara_ssbu8389]

Only the real ones know about my boy Hanky Panky 2:36

[@sagacious03]

Pretty neat video! Thanks for uploading!

[@Belive7heHype]

The look on wizzys face when he lost the first time was like nah this isn't okay lol

[@kdot9527]

"I love these mini docs about these crazy hidden narratives in melee" - Albyrt [he just said what I would say so...]

[@irishjet2687]

As always, fantastic mini-doc, but something caught me off guard: it wasn't until Rubicon 8 that an Illinois player won the Chicago regional. As someone from northern Indiana, why don't Chicago, and to a lesser extent Ohio, have better Melee scenes? Whenever there's a regional crew battle series at a large tournament, it's always Michigan players who carry our region. KJH, Duck, Ginger, etc. Chicago's the third largest city in the US, and Ohio has a surprisingly high population. So why aren't there more great or really good players from those states? It's always puzzled me.

[@jazionpurnsky1185]

Situation in Chicago makes it tough to just chill and play a 20 year old party game all day.

[@christomanci]

@@jazionpurnsky1185 ?

[@ricardoludwig4787]

I live for these types of rivalries: The absolute titan that for some reason struggles with the seeming random nobodies

[@mustachewalrus]

3:23 Edwin trying to fake yell so he doesn't wake up his wife.

[@cooolbigguy]

Awesome video. First one of yours I came across. I'm the total opposite though. My love of captain falcon's speed draws me too this old game.

[@jackclay5565]

This was fantastic! thanks for this video

[@SkeletonSSBM]

Great video! Very inspiring the way Dart destroyed Wizzrobe. Not that I hate Wizzrobe, or Captain Falcon, it's that it's nice seeing the underdog win.

[@aidantrerise3437]

Great work! Please keep making videos! :)

[@Dee_micl]

Gotta love Edwin budding

[@andrewwebb624]

Captain falcon in melee is actually my favorite character in any fighting game, I just love how balanced he is I actually think he's the only character in melee that is juuuust right like, his strengths are good and well defined, and his weaknesses are the same and it's what I love about fighting games. I hate fighting games where every character is the god damn same(like ultimate where everyone is a fucking floaty and everyone has a good recovery, and everyone has a 3 frame jump squat except ONE) so balance wise, my favorite character. I see falcon as a lot like a grappler but with a fast ground and air speed which is something you really don't see and I love it. My favorite characters have always been the struggles in neutral, really tanky, really hard to kill grapplers who destroy you on impact and I think falcon emphasizes that roll really well, basically if you ever see how fab the guilty gear player takes Potemkin and just absolutely makes it a slog to kill him while he touches you once and you die is what I love.

[@DarwinDing]

incredible script writing, had no idea about this storyline LOL

[@jakifio]

yo your channel is very very good such an inspiration to make content and play smash! thank you for explaining all of this!

[@williamzen1654]

I like how the onscreen dialogue jokes alters the tone of the video

[@SmileGayming]

I think the reason why a lot of players hate falcon these days is that a lot of newer players and people who don't know a lot about the game think that falcon is cool because his animations are cool, like he's playing a whole nother game than the rest of the cast. When the truth is falcon really is just playing the same melee as everyone else.

[@SmileGayming]

That doesn't mean it's not okay for newer players to like falcon for his cool animations, it's just that as you play the game more, it's harder to focus on those animations more than the game that you're playing.

[@bananastan714]

I think falcon's defense and recovery lack a bit compared to the other top tiers. So its fun watching falcon mains try to fan the flames in neutral, and capitalize on their punishes.

[@Jupitec]

great work as always !

[@NickyG_vz]

What a satisfying watch. What a hero Dart

[@Tarti_offi]

this doc was absolut fire like the others !

[@Alexouais]

Bobby’s face in the first minute hooked me

[@Hitmonchu]

Babe wake up, new Melee Stats post

[@griffendesai2039]

If captain falcon is lame, who isn’t lame?

[@Shing_]

The players

[@sebin5216]

@@Shing_ It’s one thing to say Falcon is lame because you think tournament-viable characters, in general, are lame. But it’s another thing to say that Falcon is lame because of his moveset and play style. Falcon loses neutral very easily, has trash out-of-shield options, poor shield pressure options, is combo food, and is very easy to edgeguard. You’re damn right he gets touch-of-death privilege

[@Shing_]

Huh, when did I claim any of the stuff you said lmao. I just said the players make the character hype.

[@sebin5216]

@@Shing_ Your response implied that he is lame, so I was just saying why he isn’t. But if you didn’t mean it that way my bad

[@Shing_]

@@sebin5216 ​ @Sebi N I'm more someone that thinks every character can be lame, but the players themself are making the character hype. Understandable if you assumed that I think Falcon is lame with the reasons you mentioned. If you want a quick tl;dr on my opinion on Falcon, he's both cool and lame depending on the MU and player. I find him a little more lame as I'm biased to have a bad MU against him, and seeing people overly hype him for some simple stuff has made me think him a little overrated in term of hype.

[@aidantrerise3437]

Love the videos! Please keep it up

[@Tulsy_Grape]

As a Marth main both historic and current, this matchup is definitely very frustrating at times. Despite this, I highly enjoy the matchup. My favourite part of the matchup is that both characters can beat the fuck out of each other. It is directly because of this that I regard the matchup as 60-60. Both characters have an advantage, and matches can feel like a tennis game with all the back and forth of stocks. (Also yeah I know 60-60 doesn't make sense, it's half a joke)

[@ImHitch]

This is a really well done video man! YOu deserve so many more subs

[@E-Brightvoid]

Chicago Melee is a mystery to me and I live here

[@deep_cuts2019]

This mini doc was sick

[@TylerjX5]

Great content. It's funny, when I was a Falcon player I always enjoyed this MU. Now i play Marth and Falco. I can understand why falco players would dislike Falcon, but it seems silly a Marth player would

[@metroid1117]

I love Dart, this was an amazing watch.

[@metricleader8243]

I think that Nintendo no releasing F-Zero games since 20 years was enough to poor Captain Falcon.

[@ggpnkrs]

RIP Captain Falcon, killed both by Nintendo and competitive smash

[@skipdiner9972]

bro your content is so good

[@jessie4351]

fire stuff again as always

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Ah I was trying to remember which channel was Edwins. This is it. So good.

[@jarroddobben]

All these great little universes connected by a glitchy old game. And it's beautiful.

[@flixtwif]

great video as always!

[@jacob4colts]

Ive never heard anyone bad mouth wizzy or falcon before. What a hot take

[@everydavid]

Great video!

[@uetzel]

Man, do I love spite!

[@nxxdle_]

New Melee stats vid and AsumSaus today we’re eating

[@bobbycool2815]

Yep, another underrated video

[@cheesekimbap2996]

that hbox playing a guitar clip KEKW

[@thegreatergoo7842]

I'm a huge Wizzy fan, but props to Dart he's a legend

[@Adolesence]

underrated

[@boxcarTV]

the hanky panky vs dart crossover scene

[@calebrobinson6406]

Wizzy is coming to RC8!! Dart: Hold my beer

[@smoceany9478]

havent watched it but its gonna be good

[@smoceany9478]

it was