LMBM 2024 - Riddles (Kazuya) Vs. Kurama (Mario) Smash Ultimate - SSBU

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[@mandalorianhunter1]

Damn this set was fire as hell, I just wanna watch this over and over again

[@doodoo2065]

I love non-commentated sets cuz i try and commentate em myself (which is extra hard cuz for some reason i try to do so in english lol)

[@thelastskywalker437]

I was watching gameplay with my friends and started commenting once

[@CoHzus]

🤣this is fun I am about to start this set and do this

[@anthonyodom7691]

​@thelastskywalker437 its so fun I always thought commentating would be fun haha making a character announcer voice lol 😂

[@victorivanrodriguezgonzale4689]

Lol this is top notch commentary, I'll try it myself 😂

[@CoHzus]

@@victorivanrodriguezgonzale4689 I’m having a blast

[@lanegaming31]

Imagine kurama not throwing away a stock for a failed spike in game 3. Just imagine.

[@probablynotleo4340]

Props to Kurama making Mario look like he's on the same tier as Kazuya

[@sirtoxic5147]

@@probablynotleo4340Don’t most people put Mario in top tier lol

[@probablynotleo4340]

@sirtoxic5147 high tier maybe, top tier defo not

[@kanyegrande4312]

@@probablynotleo4340Aren’t they both on the same tier on the official tier list? 😂

[@theblackbasketball]

@@probablynotleo4340Mario is top tier wdym

[@rodolfoanaya8941]

You’re telling me I get to Commentate two of my favorite players to watch. You know how educational this is as a mid player

[@_3444_]

Bro this match up is equivalent to watching goku vs jiren

[@yoxhi5044]

Riddles vs Kurama is a match to behold

[@cbass2238]

Mario gets 0-70: awww you’re sweet! Kazuya gets 0-70: HELLO, HUMAN RESOURCES??

[@FreakinSweet1987]

Mario takes actual skill, and the ability to adapt and adjust to situations on the fly. Kazyua gets you in a cutscene and does the same identical button inputs that result in an instant stock if he doesn't screw up.

[@mokl27]

@@FreakinSweet1987every character takes skill to play. and i'm saying this as a new player... i could go into quick play right now as an S Tier character and still get absolutely slaughtered.

[@FreakinSweet1987]

@@mokl27 As a competitive player with a few thousand hours myself, I understand and agree with that. But when it comes to Kazuya, he's one of, if not the only character where a simple combination of button presses results in a 0-death every single time with zero variation. The only time this isn't the case is when the read the DI improperly or drop the combo from making a mistake. No other character can do this with such a guarantee.

[@mokl27]

@@FreakinSweet1987 I played some kazuya the other day though and you have to get the grabs and the down special without being interrupted in the first place. I don't really have the game awareness yet to know when to do a grab or a down special so whenever I do it I get punished most of the time >< I appreciate your reply is not hostile at all though :) it is nice to have a calm debate with peeps online 🙏

[@FreakinSweet1987]

@@mokl27 Oh for sure, I'm always happy to talk about Smash. I never understand why people get to hostile over a conversation about video games, lol. But as for Kazuya, his weakness is definitely getting in on people. His speed is lousy unless you can use his specific movement abilities to your advantage. I play Sora and Sephiroth a lot, and he struggles getting in with both of them. But once he does, they're basically dead unless he decides otherwise. So while he's definitely got some detrimental features, he kind of makes up for it with his guaranteed K.O. potential. Unlike other characters with massive downsides, like Little Mac for example, who still need to utilize what's going on in that moment in order to find their openings and improvise on the fly in some capacity.

[@Amos-.daniel.]

I’ve never seen more “even play” in my whole life. I mean truly going back and forth on each other. Could never count either one of them out.

[@vyynn3072]

I can't believe Kurama threw g3 so hard. Mistake after mistake, from SD to fsmash whiffs. Holy moly that was frustrating, especially since he had such a strong lead, then throws two stocks in a row. edit: and he is clearly tilted in g4, you can see him not going for smart reads that he pulled off in g1 without a problem.

[@jeffersonian4]

Yeah, I don't blame him for getting tilted. He's clearly outplaying Riddles but losing anyway. Kazuya is bull crap. Shouldn't be allowed in competitive play. Risk-reward ratio is way out of wack

[@charles_6592]

​@@jeffersonian4 While he was outplaying riddles he did sd and whiffed alot which is why he lost. Also only 1 kazuya actually gets wins and that's riddles.

[@HawkTeevs]

@@charles_6592 Last year, Riddles stopped grinding Smash for a bit to grind Street Fighter and nobody talked about the character again up until he fully came back. It baffles me how some people sugarcoat their biases with “competitive speak” instead of just saying “I hate Kazuya”.

[@jeffersonian4]

@@farewell418 Lol, so much cope. Something that has always plagued the smash community is unwillingness to change. Competitive play (and spectatorship) would be greatly improved with a few bans. I'm looking forward to Rivals 2--We might finally get a game that is competitive AND not full of top-tier BS (well, we did get that with Melee, but IMO Melee eventually became stale)

[@jeffersonian4]

@TreyMM-qz4wg I usually play Marth, Sephiroth. The problem isn't zoning/winning, the problem is that it isn't fun, even from a competitive standpoint

[@SurrealSurreal]

Despite Kurama never winning a major yet I still think he's in the top 5 greatest Ultimate players of all time. Certainly my favorite.

[@Knivess0]

God Kurama is so good.

[@twelvenation6393]

You mean OP? He hit you 3 times and you are already 60% damage it’s a joke

[@deonoon4572]

@@twelvenation6393 read it again

[@twelvenation6393]

@@deonoon4572 oh

[@gamindamien8196]

I fucking love smash brothers. Look at this goddamn game! Mario fighting Kazuya from Tekken?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Fpl8646]

The Mishima Brothers fighting each other!

[@chucklebutt4470]

the second game where kurama KOs with cape reflected laser made me laugh

[@treycuret]

This MU looks like Smash64. Each player spams and mashes their best moves, then link into cookie cutter combos that produce no interesting gameplay. Watching Kazuya EWGF or Mario UAir half a dozen times in neutral is about as interesting as watching two people play Rock Paper Scissors with no fingers.

[@ellachino4799]

Based

[@PSimAsleep]

Real take

[@Kamedouken]

This was one of my favorite sets ever and I love the non commentary on matches this good it really does make it so much better imo

[@lilworldcup7192]

sooo much better tbh

[@homedepotindustrialfan936]

Their combo games are nuts. Great neutral.

[@scanny5374]

10:28 was that a slingshot up air by Kurama? Or and instant reversed one? It was so clean

[@AwesomeNick94]

It must be nice having so many different free kill confirms

[@ystar13]

I'm still in awe of how the creators translated Tekken / Street Fighter playstyles into the world of smash. This match was 🔥

[@gsharpshooter80]

5:04 😮 Wow what a solid read

[@himmyneutron3560]

Kazuya vs base game kazuya

[@mrb-btw]

that’s luigi

[@dredahalomaster1]

Am I the only one who hates the smash remix of Infinite Azure

[@whoisnikorain]

im there w u

[@kayosensei]

Riddles is godlike. Amazing Kazuya

[@LasincidenciasdeYsrael]

Rayos todos los comentarios están en inglés y no me funciona el traductor 😂😂😂

[@falconer8973]

Kazuya players have small pps, have to be carried by the DLC privilege

[@SEBAS-97]

Buen torneo 👍 Ahora a esperar pacientemente el Génesis 10 si es que se da.

[@gerrygooable]

mario with no sauce is lost but the same mario can get lost in the sauce

[@ShuffleAlliance]

Should have kept caping him on the ledge. Ik dying like that throughout the match would have been annoying like J.Puff's rest.

[@bocurtis1962]

Kurama, please practice neutral air dodge, and directional air dodge outside the platforms, that was your weakest point.

[@SonjaWilliams-jt5hp]

I used to have this game until I sold my game and I have a lot of stuff done on the game and I can give you a lot of stuff on your game

[@donbroly]

5:04 NICE!!

[@big_rednc.]

Dam u kazuya

[@keybearer26]

What's the name of the song they're playing in the beginning? I can't fully see the name

[@whoisnikorain]

Moonsiders 1st/ Infinite Azure from Tekken 7!

[@bireon878]

Knew the outcome before clicking on the video. Riddles will gain my respect when he plays a character that isn't broken. Sincerely hope they don't push pay to win characters next game they make.

[@alicepeak]

shit take ngl, riddles left ssbu a while ago and kazuya wasnt talked about again until he came back, kazuya isnt steve lol

[@Ratboy-xd]

Forgive my ignorance, but why doesnt kurama string an UP+B from an uair when kazuya is near the ceiling at +100%? Surely it kills and is true

[@HawkTeevs]

Up-B can be heavily DI’d I think, and down-air has just as much knockback (if not more) at that percent and can’t be DI’d as much

[@RobertYayo]

Good set

[@SonjaWilliams-jt5hp]

Cause you can get a birthday game

[@quiskeys3687]

Smash is so dope... extremely hi level play 2 diff play styles 2 diff characters but still all rushdown🤩

[@israel4786]

Both are rush down combo characters. It's not that deep

[@Fluffyudders]

It's a little frustrating watching this, cos Kurama is clearly the better player.

[@justmiyalmao]

cry

[@NaughtyPigMario]

cry +1

[@Andres_RPG]

Why kurama is a better player than riddles? Because riddles uses kazuya?

[@matthewpipes018]

"OMG! The player that lost is clearly the better player than the player that won!" I'm starting to see similar comments like this under almost every smash video when the most favorable player loses

[@joecool4872]

@@matthewpipes018 Its cus Kazuya like a lot of other DLC characters have a lot of DLC privilege, its definitely not as bad as someone like Steve, but its there, granted I don't think necessarily think Kurama is a better player but there are definitely instances in this set that just scream DLC privilege

[@ChimbzZ]

Love riddles, hate kazuya 🙃

[@GoharioFTW]

robbed

[@kylelemon4230]

Mario mishima right here

[@alicepeak]

RIDDLES W

[@spatialreverberation9066]

character diff

[@d0zeboy]

can we talk about 0:53

[@SonjaWilliams-jt5hp]

Dose anyone have a birthday 🎉🎉😂

[@stitischannel1963]

You? Happy birthday

[@juliocadenas5149]

5:03 LOL REFLECT!

[@tesustristus1656]

5:04 mhmmm tasty

[@crisvaz27]

❤❤!

[@isaacmarquez09]

I got 5 ads in this video so I’m disliking

[@BLGaVeryFlyGuy]

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[@isaacmarquez09]

@@BLGaVeryFlyGuyI’m disliking your comment

[@sethw777]

Watching kazuya sucks, but kurama is always fun to watch

[@ChisarUwU]

That first spike was sick!

[@aa-tx7th]

the reason why tha mario lost os cause he played so damn passively and defensively you NEVER play defense against an agression character you play MORE agressively i swear the standards for "pro"s in smash are under hell 🙄

[@Yarnooee]

2:29

[@yokezzy]

Riddles only know 4 movements and its all 😂

[@vzy8354]

Isn't it the first time Riddles beats Kurama?

[@marce_franko660]

Its not, its like the 3rd or 4th

[@vzy8354]

@@corgitoergosum8400 I thought Kurama was one of the most consistent player against Kazuya and a bracket demon for Kazuya mains until now. I cannot think of one set that Riddles won...

[@vzy8354]

@@marce_franko660 Oh ok, so I'm just totally wrong lmao 🤣

[@vzy8354]

@@corgitoergosum8400 There was one time at last Crown.

[@grimxdisstracks3178]

@@vzy8354crown the third?

[@asyra3059]

Zamn

[@israel4786]

Why does kazuya upB kill on contact. straight bs

[@doodoo2065]

I think it only kills if it hits at the start of the move

[@Mincy_43]

@@doodoo2065nah it can kill if you EWGF into it just standing on ground but it does less knock back, around 140-150 to kill most characters

[@kajin2422]

Does Mario Win the MU ?

[@stitischannel1963]

No. Kazuya win. If I believe a Mario that talk about it in the comments section

[@ourlordandsaviorramen9546]

No 💀

[@25aking]

I’m a Mario main and still have no idea why Karuma always chooses this character against the heavy hitters. Kazuya>Mario, Cloud>Mario.

[@SonjaWilliams-jt5hp]

Hi

[@Fpl8646]

Mario is more cringe than Kazuya

[@imhoong]

ragebait

[@kalebscott6564]

Can anyone let me know what type of placements was Riddles getting in tournaments before Terry and Kazuya were added to the game?

[@treycuret]

Is the fact that he's been playing a character released five years ago supposed to be a slight towards Riddles?

[@carloss7655]

hes always been cracked at smash, even since smash 4 lol

[@alexneuman600]

He got 13th at a major using Richter.

[@kalebscott6564]

PGstats says his best Matchup is Terry vs DK 😒 at 13-0. His most played Matchup is Terry vs Sonic where he is 32-53 (37%) 🤣🤣🤣

[@kalebscott6564]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@luiszvrchat6972]

Hermoso

[@dylanobrien5526]

Kurama is such a superior player. It’s a shame he’s still got some issue with the mental game - he throws a lot of big leads and gets tilted quite a bit and plays hectic. Game 3-4 is a perfect example. my favorite player to watch, but it frustrates me sometimes rooting for the kid.

[@n0pattern]

everyone can't win every time. Kurama wins a ton *shrug*

[@n0pattern]

what would be good enough for you anyway

[@garrettbecker2445]

Kurama really falling off 😞😞

[@dexART_75]

Nah, it's Kazuya...piloted by Riddles. One mistake at zero and you can die.

[@NaughtyPigMario]

KAZUYA MISHIMA

[@froakie1404]

he lost a very bad matchup against a player who is also better than him he will bounce back

[@willycheez7218]

This matchup sucks for Mario

[@BlastESJ2]

Yes good gameplay from Karriedzuya Mishima

[@alexneuman600]

Still doing this crap in fkn 2024? 😒

[@BlastESJ2]

Nice KaZzzuya gameplay bro

[@alexneuman600]

@@BlastESJ2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHipi2qAq92Kb8Usi=osl1byygEB1hcS5K

[@martinluther123]

@@BlastESJ2 Dude this was insane to watch. What a great set. Sad Kurama lost but Riddles played awesome.

[@israel4786]

Good callout

[@HowDoIDad]

I don't respect Kazuya players. Terry wins are legit. But Kazu wins don't matter.

[@NaughtyPigMario]

cry more

[@chrisa.4384]

Its mario. That character is spam cancer. He's on sonic and Steve level of "I hate this character". Up air up air up air up air up air up air up air up air and a few down airs that Trump fucking every move. So gay

[@BlastESJ2]

Terry is carried too like all fgcs

[@spreadwuvokay]

​@@chrisa.4384 worst smash take I've ever seen in my life

[@Hitokiri1469]

​@@BlastESJ2ryu and ken carried? Someone's been getting outplayed and likes to john it seems.