Kagaribi 10 GRAND FINALS - Acola (Steve, Pyra Mythra) Vs. Spargo (Cloud) Smash Ultimate - SSBU

[@ForzasPanda]

Hungrybox predicted this would be the Grand Finals before even getting to TOP16, and after telling Sparg0 that no NA player has ever won a Japanese major, Sparg0 said *"I'm gonna be the first"* the rest, was history.

[@gaelson_]

Spargo is Mexican bro, NA still hasn’t win a single Japanese major lmaooo

[@AdriVolKatina]

@@gaelson_ NA is North America and Mexico IS in North America,dude

[@gaelson_]

@@AdriVolKatina yeah maybe for competitive smash is true, in reality Mexico don’t belong in NA.

[@oafmondombeano1477]

@@gaelson_ what are you talking about, Mexico is geographically in NA

[@gaelson_]

@@oafmondombeano1477 nope, it’s centre America, at least here in Mexico it is, I don’t expect to Americans know that tho

[@Zippybobjoe]

Spargo winning this tournament was the best thing that could have happened at it. Our boy has come so far. Waking up to Spargo having won the whole thing made me entire day.

[@sg21yt]

Argghhh agreed matey

[@xenophacilus5895]

A Character with Limitless potential VS a Character who breaks the limit

[@leonorman9564]

Underrated comment

[@ProwersEdits]

You cooked with this one

[@cosoden]

said perfectly 🔥

[@xXunknownXx0000]

🔥🔥✍🔥🔥

[@KUNUx1]

Unmovable object vs unstoppable force

[@RainbowAceOfSpades]

Don't let the results make you forget that Sparg0 is 17 and acola is 16. Both of them being able to perform at this level and in contention to be the best in the game is astounding. Both of them are crazy good at this game, regardless of their character choices. They will get better too. Let's just leave it at that.

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

That’s the scary thought, this probably isn’t their prime

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

Acola couldn't even play Kazuya and Pythra, like those are among the the easiest and best Characters in the game. He can only win with Steve.

[@harb1ng3r82]

Gonna push back on that a little bit. While their poise at their age is impressive, children have more time on their hands than adults, with lesser workloads and fewer responsibilities in terms of maintaining and paying for housing and putting food on the table. Once they get out of school and do a bit of homework they can grind Ult. Not trying to take anything away from these incredible players and their accomplishments, because the amount of guys better than them at this game don’t even fill one hand. However, the wunderkind narrative was always weird to me.

[@donny3940]

@@harb1ng3r82 fax, tbh this might be their peak, we already see mkleo slowly losing gas

[@mercurysnake274]

@@jannomeeuwessen4886 Every character is hard at top level

[@yeraldoiriarte6445]

It was beautiful how spargo destroyed the most broken characters in the game

[@Deaddragon64.]

With a undercover broken character, no less. The Steve punishment is always a beautiful sight though

[@melomitchell8714]

Cloud is broken af himself

[@izzygarnelo]

Idk why people get surprised when Sparg0 annihilates Acola's Steve. It is by far Steve's worst matchup. -2 or arguably -3. Cloud has every single characteristic a Steve player does not want of their opponent including mobility, range, large weapon coverage, etc. Almost no one else in the cast can just bair a minecart and not only destroy it but punish Steve too. Same with anvils and a long lasting up air. If you ever play Steve yourself, you'll see how nearly impossible this matchup is when playing someone at your level. Clouds moves essentially make him invincible to all of Steve's burst options when timed properly.

[@Do_What1]

Cloud is pretty good but not broken, y’all chill lol

[@melomitchell8714]

@@Do_What1 no Cloud is broken he's fast af got range and kill power and his recovery isn't as bad as people say it is.

[@ChriPhenix]

Sparg0's game intelligence just grows more and more, and it is so awesome to watch. I respect the character switch from Acola, but Sparg0 was like "Mains only, plz." 🤣

[@juniperrodley9843]

Yeah, main or otherwise, Acola wasn't gonna win this one. Sparg0 was just too far ahead of him this set.

[@h0m3st4r]

@@juniperrodley9843 Sparg0 is Acola's bracket demon.

[@Oggre]

Acola went from broken character to broken character but Sparg0at kept destroying them one after another 🙏🏾

[@nellio3981]

dude fr!! tbh not sure why he switched to kazuya since spargo destroys riddles like on the daily guess it shows how nervous he was

[@dripfoe_3307]

​@@nellio3981 I wouldn't say on the daily, Riddles and Sparg0 go back and forth. Sparg0 won their last 2 encounters and before that Riddles won 2 as well.

[@KidAL0]

Yeah I maintain the opinion that Acola isn’t carried (low key I feel “carried” isn’t even really a thing) but it is kinda funny his desperation takes him on a jog through S+ tier lmao

[@juniperrodley9843]

Didn't work cause he wasn't losing from character weaknesses. Sparg0 just... kept hitting him. And not getting hit back.

[@nellio3981]

@@dripfoe_3307 I was exaggerating a bit too much 😂 but all I'm trying to say is that Spargo knows the match up very well since riddles is the top kazuya

[@Neith3r]

Please make all videos louder so my eardrums don't explode when an ad comes

[@l.n.3372]

Didn't catch this tournament live because of the time difference. But I caught the stream highlights and this set was insane. Congratulations Sparg0!

[@nachot6592]

Watch the Asimo match. The ending was hype.

[@doolosss]

@@nachot6592 which one?

[@Kyselito]

@@doolosss Spargo Vs Asimo

[@Popinazo]

Y acá esta, aquel que una vez nos sorprendió por ser tan joven en un torneo, derrotando a los más fuertes del mundo como se había predicho

[@josemiguelsalazarvega3166]

Pero si desde el año pasado ganaba casi todos los torneos a los que asistía

[@Popinazo]

@@josemiguelsalazarvega3166 Si, pero en japon están a otro nivel, pocas veces se puede pelear contra los mejores pues a USA solo van contados jugadores Japoneses. En esta ocasión Spargo tuvo que derrotar a muchos y aún así salir victorioso.

[@josemiguelsalazarvega3166]

@@Popinazo y de echo le ganó a los mejores que hay Japón,yoshidora,asimo,zacray,Ken,acola, miya,a Tea no lo enfrentó pero lo tiene de hijo en NA, solo le faltaría protobanham que a mí parecer sería el que más me hubiese gustado ver

[@edgardorenemezagonzalez8612]

Y derrotandole a los 3 dlc mas rotos 🙌🏼

[@Diddykong8775]

@@Popinazo Los Japos están sobrevalorados.

[@lloydaran]

Please post Yaura's 3-0 that sent Sparg0 to Losers. I absolutely want to watch how on Earth that Samus managed to dominate this insanely skilled player.

[@gyro3341]

Here it is: kzbin.infoId41mbROeOk?feature=share&t=2972

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Honestly, it just felt like Spargo wasn't warmed up yet. Although I do definitively think that Yaura is the best Samus player at this point.

[@ClockWorksb]

That boy was fucking moving, his Samus refuses to sit still

[@mv2664]

​@@legrandliseurtri7495i think that sisqui is not that good, so its not that hard to take that title off as best samus, quik made a better job when he used to went to major tournaments but now he is in the shadows.

[@dripfoe_3307]

Yeah Yaura was twerking with Samus. 😂 and I meant "twerking". He was all over the placed and mixed Sparg0 to kingdom come.

[@SeriousStriker]

SPOILERS Sparg0 is now the first North American player to win an Ultimate Japanese supermajor.

[@soundwave7855]

SparGod

[@Oggre]

​@@soundwave7855 SparG0at

[@mv2664]

NA? But he is mexican 💀

[@darkpharaon1230]

The best player in Mexico* It's like telling Acola the best in Asia SparGOD is the best

[@kristocampos2848]

@@mv2664NA includes Mexico, is not South America

[@sethlee17]

Congratulations to young Sparg0 for being the first non-Japanese smasher to win a major on Japanese turf, all with ZERO game 5's in top 8. So cool to see NA biting back against the best region, and in such a dominant fashion. This tournament was very uplifting and excites me for the future, especially considering the negative weight and gravity that we've felt in the Smash community the past several months. Also, shoutout to Yaura for "Japanese majoring" Sparg0 and knocking him to losers in a swift (but close) 3-0, and also for taking out Tea, who usually top 8's.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

To be fair, Samus counters both of Tea's characters really well, so the fact that it was a game 5 set is impressive.

[@WhisTea-l1c]

Mexico* Hold your L N/A got pummeled.

[@peashooter6628]

@@WhisTea-l1c me when I don't know basic geography

[@Similarity_]

​@@WhisTea-l1c mexico is na 💀💀💀🤡🤡🤡

[@user-ju5nw6bv6g]

​@@WhisTea-l1cMexico is NA😭

[@BenRiley83]

Wow!!! That was one of the most dominant Grand Finals I’ve ever seen!!

[@the_bookworm8281]

Geez, I have never seen acola switching off of Steve in a last ditch position before, and both of his secondaries definitely didn't seem to be up to par. I did notice that he was dropping so much stuff throughout the set that he normally gets with no problem, likely either from exhaustion and/or tournament nerves, so I guess he needed a change of scenery going to Kazuya and Aegis. Sparg0 is proving to be a massive bracket demon for him. But in the end, Sparg0at came in and cleaned up the tournament without much issue. After his set with KEN, everyone in his path was swept up without much issues. If acola won this tournament, then he is #1 this season no questions asked. But now with Sparg0 taking the tournament over acola, the conversation for #1 in the world is now contentious again, a question that will be answered with Battle of BC coming up soon.

[@j.prt.979]

100% nerves not exhaustion. We’ve seen Acola play very nervously vs Sparg0 before.

[@BrianTDG]

The fact that acola went all 3 most broken characters in a row makes me believe he needs it 😂 good for spargo

[@jamesb5479]

They don't care about your entertainment. They care about competition.

[@BrianTDG]

I care for your comment as much as they care for my entertainment

[@jamesb5479]

@@BrianTDG Rude...

[@yeahmaybe1177]

@@jamesb5479 well yes, that does seem to be the point-

[@jamesb5479]

@@yeahmaybe1177 Thank you! So many people just don't understand this!

[@DenDhur]

Genius play from Sparg0, he's a smash surgeon

[@Psilocybina]

This is the most insane play I've seen from spargo, outsmarted every movement from Acola!

[@damianfernandez9702]

Spargo is HIM!!! He was on another level. Super athlete level state of mind and focus.

[@10cesc4.]

Sparg0 is the best player in the world. What a clutch performance after summit. I love MkLeo but this was special. That dlc 2 warrior is got bodied. Viva Mexico 🇲🇽 cabrones!

[@Bladieblah]

Aegis is fundies based, it's only Steve and Kazuya that are the problem

[@hexhiaa]

@@Bladieblahtrue but her frame data, range, and honestly just general cheese make her considered one of the “broken dlc” characters

[@eyyy2271]

Now Acola knows how Onin felt at LMMM, but still, let’s go SparGOAT!

[@SeriousStriker]

Also reminded me of Leo vs Maister at Frostbite 2020 in how bad of a whooping it was. Maister even switched characters to Pichu too.

[@WhatsGoodLu]

Damn acola popped off for one win and got bodied the rest of the set, that honestly makes me so happy😂 spargo is a beast, I’m glad to see him win a Japanese major that’s a huge accomplishment GGs

[@AlanJHPlata]

Acola really did pop off as if he had won the tourney already rofl

[@WhatsGoodLu]

@@AlanJHPlata honestly once spargo won the set I was dying laughing, always respect your opponent🤦🏻‍♂️

[@juniperrodley9843]

@@AlanJHPlata Yeah I'd pop off too in his position. What, you think getting bodied for the rest of a set makes each win less exciting? Nah, that's the opposite of how it works.

[@WhatsGoodLu]

@@juniperrodley9843 that’s corny, that pop off made him loose lol

[@defectivesickle5643]

This is the first win he got over the course of 2 sets. This was a sign of hope for him

[@RetroEternal]

Respect to Acola, but Spargo, MkLeo, & Tweek are truly in a league of their own. It’s gonna be so hype seeing them battle it out for that #1 top spot.

[@mercurysnake274]

Unless Leo completely farms BOBC and gets wins on his bracket demons like Gluto and Tweek, he’s not in conversation for #1 right now lol

[@fiber1881]

I would like to see MkLeo return to the peak but if I were to seed the Battle of BC top 8 seeds right now it would be: 1. Spargo 2. Acola 3. Tweek 4. MkLeo 5. Miya 6. Riddles 7. Light 8. Sonix MkLeo doesn't deserve to placed ahead of the 3 ahead of him based on 2023 results right now.

[@daimajin266]

​@@fiber1881 Yeah

[@Ramon_olivares0105]

Mkleo uses op character to win.

[@SeriousStriker]

@@ABC-ik9vj If you're saying that it's not recent, then he isn't the best in the current season. Leo is undeniably the GOAT, there's no arguing against that, but he's not the best in the current season.

[@nonamesonme1]

Was rooting so hard for Spargo. Huge fan. Yes simply amazing gameplay

[@disboundedx8038]

Acola trying to figure out which dlc character can carry him

[@h0m3st4r]

If Acola's so carried, how come he's the only Steve main in the world to consistently win major tournaments?

[@celiafrostborn]

​@@h0m3st4r Because of the stigma about playing him, everyone knows he's the most busted character but doesn't want to be harassed for playing him. Sure their are other top tiers but Steve is the tip of the iceberg and no fun to play against or watch...

[@Cheddur]

@@celiafrostborn im sorry but i think you might have severe brain damage LMAO

[@h0m3st4r]

@@celiafrostborn Evidently, your definition of fun is Melee Fox dittos, and most pros don't care about stigmas whatsoever. They play to win, not to entertain the likes of you. The simple fact of the matter is that Acola is the only Steve main in the world to consistently win major tournaments because he's one of the best players in the world regardless of which character he mains or how much you fan dumb continue to pollute this community.

[@Htiy]

@@h0m3st4ronin steve

[@plsrematch4071]

Spargo really said “enough of this DLC bs, come catch these hands”

[@AJ-lm5dl]

Cloud himself is originally DLC.

[@SonGokuXDZuperZaiayinVlu]

Sparg0 was winning by so much that the best Steve was forced to switch to kazuya and pyra/mythra but still only managed to win one game Grande sparGOAT

[@daimajin266]

The switches were so desperate. Like his Kazuya and Aegis are no where near his Steve level, with Steve he might have at least had the chance to take 1 more game

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@daimajin266 It's hard to tell. At the same time the first game of the reset wasn't close at all. Acola must have felt like he needed to try something else.

[@juniperrodley9843]

@@daimajin266 IDK, Sparg0's racking up an increasingly scary record against Acola's Steve

[@nemi9217]

I legit think that the DK would’ve done the best here lmao, that’s probably the best character in Acola’s pool at this MU, Sparg0 even thinks DK is “even or losing” for Cloud

[@michaelchr4239]

feels good to see steve and kazuya get rekt. gives me a lil bit of hope for ult

[@h0m3st4r]

There's no hope for Ultimate as long as you fan dumb are around.

[@nyukjustacommenter857]

Imagine being so built different that you completely fucking ignore tiers and just win

[@Nefaliss]

Acola may be considered the #1 result wise (for now). But mechanically and in terms of skill, Sparg0 and Tweek are the best players as of now. (Props to Zackray as he is slowly but surely making his way back as one of the very best!)

[@Ramon_olivares0105]

Zackray have low reflexed.

[@soundwave7855]

I was hyped when Tweek beat Proto on summit

[@michaelchr4239]

skill-wise acola isn't top even top 5 (maybe not even top 10)

[@blablablabla3878]

That's recency bias, acola has a Sparg0 problem like Leo had a Tweek, Gluto, or Shuton issue, but his status for best player was never reclaimed because of his results.

[@WhisTea-l1c]

No it's mkleo

[@esbluetheprototype]

My man pulled out the entire Fighter's Pass 2 and still lost.

[@MrAnca]

Imagine trying to cheese spargo with the most broken characters and getting completely humiliated lmao

[@CarlosAsRayMax]

At least he tried 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@h0m3st4r]

Clearly, you never saw Brawl Meta Knight, Melee Fox, or 4 Bayonetta if you think Steve is broken.

[@RealGodskinDuo]

@@h0m3st4r oh we have and Steve is still cheese. As a witness of smash 3 MK and smash 4 Bayo, Steve is just as tilting as these 2 besides the campy MKs.

[@netherspecter8870]

​@@RealGodskinDuo Smash 3? 💀

[@RealGodskinDuo]

@@netherspecter8870 brawl you fucking walnut

[@verbage432]

Anybody else surprised by how many combos acola dropped here? 18:14 he whiffed a 0% down throw combo?

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

The nerves got to him so much here.

[@-nn-3886]

Is not imposible for Acola to win against Spargo. Is just that Spargo capitalized to much in the little advantage against Steve, and Acola just let the nervous or exhaustion take the better of him. The mentalify is an important factor, look how Acola pop up in his win versus Cloud, he maybe was able to sweep with this new mentality, but Spargo just make Karma happened and start to rush down him.

[@memeaids4766]

Honestly, was praying for Dabuz to overcome spargo and get to grands purely because of how he got to top 8 (ik he's never won against spargo, it just woulda been hype). But this was SO good. SparGOAT Number #1.

[@cloudsong-gj4xj]

El primer extranjero y mexicano en ganar un supermajor de Japon SPARGOAT!!!🇲🇽

[@prjnce64]

25:05 They already had the final score point added in. 😂😂😂😂 Cloud just powered through few of the most vicious DLCs in the game. That is deserving of an applause. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@kyallon1213]

Something about hearing 3 former 2gg commentators watch sparg0 (who first popped up at MSM’s and WNF’s in 2019) beat the current best player in the world just feels right

[@ウッウ-p6k]

01:42 quick F-air 01:47 slow F-air

[@xanander4693]

Stuff like that really just shows how talented Spargo is at this game.

[@Flexclipsss]

charles is such adaptive announcer. he hears these guys are no nearly well versed in this game like charles. so he doesnt just ramble. he matches their energy and speaks when he thinks it necessary

[@MonsterXIII-2]

I really don’t want to disrespect Acola since he’s a super respectful kid, but man, the first thing that came to mind watching this set was “Pure grind and talent vs cheese”. Spargo played out of his mind on this finals, Jesus, hoping he’s the next one that gets the best player in the world crown. Sets de los gods maestro🙌🏻

[@Tent112]

I think you can think spargo the best while also acknowledging acola has talent and he’s a grinder too, regardless of Steve you don’t dominate a whole region unless you have skill plus he was taking names when he was playing dk and Luigi

[@lifeoftoast1864]

​@@Tent112 carried by Steve doh

[@Tent112]

@@lifeoftoast1864 to an extent everyone is carried by their main and at the end of the day everyone has the same character selection screen

[@lifeoftoast1864]

@@Tent112 disagree, Sparg0, Tweek and Leo are winning tournaments with mid tier characters and have won tournaments with multiple characters consistently. Acola is just a really proficient Steve player. So I wouldn't say Sparg0 is carried by Cloud. He just happens to main cloud but is really good at the game. Acola is pretty good at the game, not a top player, who mains a specific character that equalizes the playing field with top players. Most people understand that. Thats why his Kazuya and Aegis were two stocks, not even competative games. Its an overall skill difference.

[@Tent112]

@@lifeoftoast1864 all three of them play high-top tier characters and acola has gotten wins in the past with donkey Kong and Luigi and his kaz and aegis have taken sets off of top 20 players recently, without Steve I don’t think he would be number 1 but he would still be at least a top 20 player we shouldn’t diminish that just bc he plays Steve

[@PolkemanTV]

México in soccer: 😎👍🏽 Mexico in SSBU: ☠️

[@cube8479]

my god 18:25 that movement and spacing on that bair and fair was immaculate

[@mercurysnake274]

I’m sure this comment section will be completely civil and not at all disrespectful towards the loser of this set

[@mv2664]

One guy called acola shrimp 💀💀💀

[@DrCorndog1]

Dude, did you just call Acola a loser?

[@doge8153]

@@mv2664 😂

[@mercurysnake274]

@@DrCorndog1 You know what I meant

[@mercurysnake274]

@@mv2664 I saw that ☠️

[@SmoothReviews]

They Forgot to put Kazuya in the Title 💀

[@dopeflamingo8812]

In all fairness, Spargo is definitely Acola's bracket demon

[@giovannysolis1943]

Lo que hace spargo derrotando acola es algo deberás increible, barrió con todos los personajes mas rotos del juego.

[@JacobAnderson-jt8du]

Acola and Tweek at summit was incredible, but Spargo made that look easy.

[@jessexmartinez1332]

Holy sh!t!! Sparg0d is from another world!! He didn't care about broken DLC characters, he played godly everytime.

[@mordeymay3739]

Smash community try to be civil challenge(IMPOSSIBLE)

[@andrebaxter4023]

​@MordeyMay , right? So much whining in the community instead of people just overcoming bad match-ups, etc

[@Ban-cj8en]

​@@mordeymay3739 for real lol

[@omega_dip_wod]

Smash is one of the most expressive and unique fighting games that can be a joy to watch. Cola coming in to the game to prove everyone wrong and show just how lame this game can be.

[@Nefaliss]

Acola was Trashed so awfuly in this Grands that he swapped off Steve into Kazuya and Aegiss! I don't think we have ever seen this before and I wonder what Acola is going to do character-wise considering that he officialy has a Cloud problem.

[@l.n.3372]

*Sparg0 problem. No other cloud is on Sparg0 level.

[@Lavi_BT12]

​ @l.n.3372 Yup, there's been other japanese Clouds that have taken games off Acola but never the set. Spargo has straight up dominated Acola for their past 3 sets now and at this point is Acola's bracket demon.

[@l.n.3372]

@@Lavi_BT12 Sparg0 is just peak cloud played right.

[@BryGuyJohn]

I honestly don’t know either. I don’t think Acola stands a chance against the top players with anyone but Steve. He just doesn’t have the skill to effectively pilot any character with fewer tools at that level.

[@Lavi_BT12]

@BryGuyJohn I kinda agree, Acola has essentially come across what is now his bracket demon and is contemplating even using Steve against Sparg0. When he switched to Kazuya, you could immediately notice how much more scared he was playing compared to how Riddles or Tea play Kazuya. He lost the moment he switched off Steve, there was now way in hell his Aegis or Kazuya were ready for Sparg0 of all people but it doesn't they can't be ready in future.

[@NukePower217]

For everyone who still doesn't know. Mexico is in fact part of North America.

[@Kamer.Sounds]

15:20, 16:34, 18:43, 25:07.... insane plays from Sparg0

[@patoa3481]

GG's Sparg0 you truly are a beast and I'm sure Acola will come back stronger

[@josemiguelsalazarvega3166]

Si Acola usando a los tres personajes mas rotos de smash no pudo con spargo que mas pruebas quieren para saber quién es el mejor 1vs 1

[@nexusguncaster3094]

Dude had to come back to watch this whoppin! Damn acola got bish-slaped! Props to Japan! Props to the new KING Sparg0at!!!

[@JackOLanter]

No Pay to Win here, boy! This is actual talent. ❤❤

[@mordeymay3739]

Most respectful commenter.

[@JackOLanter]

@@mordeymay3739 😍

[@h0m3st4r]

There's no such thing as pay to win in Ultimate, or else, there'd be nothing but FP1 and 2 in competitive play.

[@JackOLanter]

@@h0m3st4r It's a form of speech, kid.

[@sharsasuke01]

The Kagaribi flame on the ceiling kinda clean tho.

[@josuemolina6124]

As a Cloud main player, this gives me hope, elite smash waits for me, when I get time to get back in the game though

[@lifeoftoast1864]

We on top

[@josuemolina6124]

@@lifeoftoast1864 we can do it!

[@xrayvisin]

Never noticed that Steve turns into Herobrine for a quick moment when he perfect parries at 2:56

[@SvanTowerMan]

I've seen your profile pic before, but I'm not sure where.

[@sirunknown6688]

spargo making it look easy bruhh, ggs both players

[@EdgadusOmegaSlayer]

Let this be a lesson for everyone, not because you use broken characters makes you the best in the world. MKLeo and Sparg0 proved it. Sparg0 is the next successor to Leo.

[@عبداللهالفهيد-ي3م]

what does broken charcter mean?

[@sobanoods9454]

The Sparg0 Cloud is the only thing I trust to beat Acola’s Steve. No answer for that Cloud bair.

[@jorgeadansorianohernandez9547]

Sparg0 beating steve, kazuya and aegis showing us it's up to how good you are you with fighter. Mexicans are everywhere a huevo 🎉

[@Yo_soy_Annna]

Crazy that Sparg0 is probably a bit under slept and jet lagged, what a pro ✨

[@inked9361]

The matchup is a slight win for Cloud, pretty doable for Steve and pretty sure the Spargo factor is important here, not everyone or any Cloud could beat Steve that well. amazing tournament !

[@trymacs4511]

Steve cloud is definitely Steve favored lol, let’s not forget that sparg0 carries cloud

[@inked9361]

@@trymacs4511 true!

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@trymacs4511 No way it's Steve favored. It's definitively Cloud favored. By how much is the question.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Indeed, not any Cloud could do it. Last week, Acola beat Nao, a mario main with a cloud secondary(which he used for the full set against acola), and it wasn't really close at all.

[@boobaahsworld8282]

Bruh its legit cloud favored. The argument of Sparg0 carrying cloud, the same can be said about acola with steve. As broken as the character is I dont see other steves in contention for top 10-20 (global)

[@himmyneutron3560]

The most satisfying moment in ultimate history. Sparg0at Single handedly saving this game. I don’t think the smash community could handle another steve (Acola) W.

[@nampm4902]

lol, the disrepect, not even waiting for the last game to conclude they just update the score the moment Cloud got an F-smash

[@walkerscoral]

Acola bustin out the three literally most broken characters in the game vs the spargod

[@burnpisces7733]

This mf just back aired all the most jank characters in this game. Is beautiful.

[@6qishi48]

Anyone notice the boost at 3:34? How did Cloud move so fast?

[@junkyyard2273]

anvil does that on fast chars

[@beansiii7852]

Why did bro aegis against the best aegis player

[@juanmartingutierrez3524]

Despair of been unable to stop this monster in your home

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

It was a desperation pick.

[@izzygarnelo]

Acolas Aegis was just as bad of an option as sticking with Steve. Heck, his Aegis did better than half of his Steve games so was it really "a bad pick"? Acola did collect some data and also Sparg0 says Aegis beats Cloud so I could see Acola winning with Aegis in the future. Either that, or it'll be Aegis dittos.

[@boobaahsworld8282]

Isn't shuton best aegis player? Genuinely asking.

[@mv2664]

​@@boobaahsworld8282I thought it was between leo and spargo 💀

[@JamesArmington]

Bro when Acola went Kazuya and got DEMOLISHED the first 2 stocks i imagined Tea being like "WTF MAN!!? That Kazuya gives me nightmares and this kid is bodying him!" 😂😂😂

[@-nn-3886]

The Acola Secondaries aren't a Joke, but he just was against the wave. The mentality chance wasn't enough. But yeah, he got bodied, the experience of Spargo in his sets versus Riddles really shine there

[@Yokai_Yuri]

Sparg0 is just Leo 2.0, he is also the main character.

[@LALIUX2208]

Super por Spargo, demostrando qué acola nomas es un acarreado. El talento de verdad lo tiene este muchachon tan fregon

[@たいたい-j9o]

No😂😂😂

[@dennisritchiewest]

Spargo es muy bueno, tremenda paliza que le dió ha Acola.

[@MidianVGC]

Spargo be like "Steve who?" For real who the hell beats up a Steve this badly? And that was the world's best Steve by a mile. What the heck does his mom feed him? o_o

[@burnpisces7733]

Nah bro. Acola was sandbagging so people stop saying Steve should be banned.

[@LinkMaster5555]

Much respect and support for Steve Annihilaters 👏 🙌 🙏 👍

[@LeoRizoLeon]

I wonder who has been better. 2019 mkleo joker or 2023 spargo cloud? IMO nothing has touched mkleo 2019 joker. That thing was an absolute work of art.

[@nemi9217]

Sparg0 got the worst placing possible at summit, 5th at Genesis, and only 2 major wins. That’s not even close to Leo’s level who got AT LEAST second at everything he appeared in

[@davidc.]

People above are stupid. Result wise mkleo is better but skill wise 2019 mkleo would lose to most of these top players today. The scene as a whole has gotten a lot stronger then it was. Hell his current joker would beat his old joker. Spargo absolutely destroys him.

[@nemi9217]

@@davidc. I think the wording of the comment “who has been better” is referring to who has been more dominant, and it was Leo. 2023 Spargo is obviously better than Leo skill-wise lmao

[@justanothermanontheinternet]

I watched this live, and then rewatched it slowly to take note of things, Acola played terrible. He looked very shaken and nervous from the very start. He usually plays with thought and intentionality but this GF he didnt play well. Personally, I prefer steve losing, but I hope Acola is able to overcome his nerves in the future.

[@mv2664]

I came here hoping to that black screen problem gets fixed in the las stock in kazuya's set... but it doesn't 💀

[@bounce9568]

let’s go spargo! feel a little bad for acola, being the last chance for japan to keep na from getting their first japan win, fighting someone who he’s struggled with before, the nerves are totally understandable. but like damn, spargo is crazy.

[@psyduck8025]

Bam, Strides, Charles, legendary commentary trio. Congrats Spargo!

[@alucardong]

Didn't MKLEO won a Japanese EVO before?

[@emmanueld4649]

Yes, back in smash 4.

[@A-K1raMUSIC]

The reason I think Sparg0 is the best SSBU player is because he’s a true character fundamentalist and has conquered his bad matchups and broken DLC using base roster Cloud. His fundamentals and pure creativity with this character have stood the test of time. While players like Mkleo can’t squeeze out consistent wins without heavy reliance on fighter pass. No hit to any top players skill, but sticking to your day 1 main and still landing 1st place finishes 6 years later really says something

[@petrinonelson1992]

17:46 can someone please tell me why does steve has intangibility when he regrabs the ledge?

[@junkyyard2273]

anvil counts as a restand

[@petrinonelson1992]

@@junkyyard2273 Steve's so broken 😅

[@junkyyard2273]

@@petrinonelson1992 No fucking shit

[@RoseFielden]

And to my knowledge this is the first non-Japan player to not win a tournament in Japan. Crazy stuff.

[@devonjordan853]

Acola sure the hell does play the 3 most broken characters in the game LMAO, and still couldnt stop the train that is Spargo With that being said, Steve is still a bs character and needs some patches cause the amount to things he has to embarrass other characters is ridiculous. Acola is a great player but steve is an otherworldly character

[@ArmedTaco]

Most brutal domination / skill issue I’ve seen in a final in ages. I love seeing block man getting bodied.

[@defectivesickle5643]

These people are putting up results as best in the world and are YOUNGER THAN YOU. Make a name for yourself

[@HeavensMystery]

Question mark profile picture gang rise up

[@pwizandtheween3652]

Watching Steves get demolished is like watching the Packers get demolished. Incredibly satisfying.

[@retierashia]

*”THAT’S WHY HE’S THE GOAT!! THE GOOOOAAAT!!”*

[@jaredporter2228]

"THAT'S WHY HE'S EVERYTHING"

[@izmizzle]

Crazy how hard cloud has to work to outplay these fighter pass 2 characters

[@poisenbery]

NGL, Acola swapping from Steve to Kazuya is the most shameful thing I've ever seen in a pro match. Is there any other way for a player to demonstrate that they are carried????

[@nemi9217]

Tf is he supposed to do if his main is clearly not working and Kazuya is the closest thing he has to a secondary?? It’s a last ditch effort, there’s no reason to get on his ass because he wants to at least try something because the other stuff isn’t working. It’s more respectable than shameful

[@oscarvilla8166]

​@@nemi9217 No, its the fact that he went to the next broken character on the list. His "secondary" is an illusion, he doesnt have a secondary. He picks whatever is the most broken and thats why he earns very little respect from the community.

[@foxolocation3853]

@@oscarvilla8166 secondary is secondary. Regardless of how broken the character is.

[@nemi9217]

@@oscarvilla8166 you really wanna hate on him because he plays these characters huh

[@oscarvilla8166]

@@foxolocation3853 So you're saying that him going Kazuya as his secondary is purely coincidence? Not because he's obviously overpowered? If you do, you're naive. Fact of the matter is that Acola will go for whatever is busted, not what fits his play style or attachment to a character, like other pro players do. But its ok, this happens in every other game, people wil deviate towards what can bring you the most cash, but also you cant criticize the people who have no respect for these people.

[@brianzhuang4319]

It’s crazy how Spargo wasn’t sponsored until recently. Faze has themselves a legend

[@natejohnson1083]

Bro had him in the infinite tsukuyomi with those mixups

[@dripfoe_3307]

Underrated comment. Also Sparg0 must've learn it from Yaura because he also had Sparg0 trapped in the mix ups 😂.

[@omermilo4871]

I've never seen acola so lost in a set before. What an insane performant from Sparg0.

[@iluminaciondelcielo.995]

? Mkleo le ganó 3-0 dos veces en un mismo torneo. No es la primera vez que vemos ese desempeño de su parte.

[@Caleb-zl4wk]

Every time I look at a comments section I'm disappointed at the sheer density of non-competitive players who just look at a character in a video game and get so angry they take turns mercilessly dunking on a 16 year old... who could beat them with Lucario if he wanted to. Where have we gone as a community?

[@MrStopthetrolls]

dude is carried by the most broken characters who gives a sht if hes 16

[@h0m3st4r]

@@MrStopthetrolls First of all, if you think Steve is broken, you clearly haven't seen Brawl Meta Knight in action. Second, people like you are what's killing Smash Ultimate, not anybody who uses Steve.

[@Caleb-zl4wk]

@Pabz Steve is broken in theory. In practice... well you just saw. The character demands a very particular and intentional style of counterplay but clearly the people who are good at this game are willing and able to make that adaptation. And further, the tech that people talk about with Steve is functionally very difficult to utilize, potentially beyond reasonable human expectations. Being able to win with this character is a product of skill. Look at the past two busted characters in the history of smash and ask yourself if for those two, that was the case.

[@Caleb-zl4wk]

@Paul Hikari I don't think they're killing the game, they're doing numbers, it's just the culture's shifting.

[@xanander4693]

@@h0m3st4rSteve is literally broken. It’s not even fair to compare him to meta knight in brawl.

[@aaronrenick4680]

I love coming back and rewatching this to see Acola get dumpstered

[@bienbenuto]

Sparg0 totally ate Acola's soul and self faith... XD

[@Vallite_God]

Sparg0 actively shutting down the most P2W characters in the game lol