Most Iconic Moments in Melee History

I wanted to make a special video for the 4 year anniversary of when I first joined the Smash community, then I realized that I've never actually made a video of the overall most iconic/famous moments in Melee history, so here it is!
Thanks for watching!
Note: This is just episode 1. I definitely plan on making more of these in the future, which will probably include clips that almost made the cut for this video and iconic moments that happen in the future.
I can't list them all, but here are a few moments that almost made the cut:
Armada's 4 stock on Leffen at Beast 5
Mango's comeback on Plup at Smash Summit 2
Mango's side-b kill on Plup at Genesis 5
Ken's reverse edgeguard on Isai at MOAST 3
Darkrain's quintuple knee on SFAT at Melee-FC10R
The invisible ceiling glitch in S2J vs Abate's set at TBH5
Azen's comeback on Ken
And many, many more.
Special thanks to:
TheWaffle77: / @thewaffle77
CLASH Tournaments: / @clashtournaments
Evo: / evo
Pakman: / @pakmanoncrack
TourneyLocator: / tourneylocator
Blayd92: / @blayd92
Fuzzyness: / fuzzyness
VGBC: / vgbootcamp
Bifuteki: / @bifuteki
SaltyPlayground: / @saltyplayground
TeamSp00ky: / teamsp00ky
GeekyGoonSquad: / geekygoonsquad

[@RetroRetro23]

“Wombo combo” “Did he just” “Unplug yo controller dawg” things that are all still relevant to this day

[@NoNo-ky4lb]

Ha

[@majora919]

ha ha ha

[@notnobu6230]

lmao what about "did he just walk up, slowly, and down smash?"

[@masterblaster8354]

Who was the commentator that said that

[@mechc4902]

@@masterblaster8354 bobby scar

[@chariot2348]

1:26 “Up air, up air, up air, for- forward air FORWARD AIR-*IEHAHH* *demonic screeching*”

[@_Rndom]

That's pretty accurate

[@lorenzo689]

@Aris Velasquez annoying? Tf u talkin about? It was HYPE as fuck

[@lorenzo689]

@Aris Velasquez understandable

[@Herecomesdatboi12]

you can hear the moment when he's like "oh shit hes might bring this back"

[@deenice1256]

D1 is a friggin goat😂😂

[@TheMasterKrook]

If the announcers don't peak the mic, it's not worthy of being in this compilation

[@EliteAaron]

1:29 my favorite

[@bogusWasHere]

Holy SHIT it's the Lucio Overwatch guy

[@issabino9903]

The slow walk is the only exception

[@ikari570]

Oh hey Krook it's you!

[@thevenomoth3455]

0:58 the commentators popped off so hard at mango reading that roll that they broke the mic

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

I think the Armada meditation into 4-stocking Leffen belongs in here

[@kkokay4]

I agree. Shit was hype. Tbh theres so many iconic moments in melee

[@I_Rayne_I]

Or when Armada almost back-to-back 4-stocked Leffen in Fox dittos at Paragon 2015.

[@minimunch7]

he put that in the description

[@binusbechbips758]

I'm pretty that entire set held in Florida, was in fact one of the best sets of all time. And sadly, I was not mistaken.

[@whatlez]

To be fair, Leffen won that set so it's not really that iconic.

[@nakedflames]

how did i know it would start with wombo combo

[@hossxox7388]

cause thats an ironic moment and it cant be delayed ?

[@wiIIiamfancyson]

It was either gonna be the first clip or the last

[@kinanschannel6016]

naked flames same

[@Mierest]

did you mean iconic and not ironic?

[@asdasddas100]

Same LOL

[@Matt_Kole]

The vibes of old school melee tournaments is really unique, with the headset mic commentary where you can hear the crowd

[@iP0STcomments]

i better see bizzarro flame with the real life up tilt next episode

[@alejandroelizondo7078]

VεrτεX MK and the easy money

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

God damn that Apex was probably the best tournament I have ever seen, followed by Hbox's first EVO win. Back then, Salty Suites actually meant something.

[@emmanuelduran3801]

kind of expected his win vs armada to be here

[@alphajnitro0072]

We should also talk about the apex building almost collapsing And melee getting to evo 2013.

[@SIMIFU]

Part 2?

[@papabarstow8565]

1:31 when you hit the brakes real hard

[@Zapdosion]

LMAO😂 I was tired and i just was woken up by laughter.

[@Malmeister]

Nah this funny

[@Burnabyboy]

Is it me screaming or my tires screeching?

[@yourgoat_5302]

Where's "my B" And "EASYYY MONNNEEEEYYYY" 😂

[@emeraldcitycs6662]

This vid is just sucking off mango. Missed like every single iconic moment

[@alexmoriarty7265]

And it's time.to show some respect

[@itsOZone]

gotta leave content for most iconic moments 1-8

[@kinanschannel6016]

Or wobbles rage quitting breaking his controller

[@jasonfuentes3852]

Sir Annaig that's what i was hoping for as well.

[@dangereternally]

Wombo combo is actually insane. the way they kept him basically in a box for like 5 hits was insane

[@MozeXI]

Isn't it one v one and the cap falcon is a CPU?

[@leaffinite2001]

​@@MozeXIno

[@slayparty]

@@MozeXIunplug your life dawg

[@jordandwiggins1026]

@@MozeXIit was actually in an important doubles match in tournament

[@d9vid799]

Did he just...

[@LatinestJuan]

Walk Up...

[@Retro18Wall]

And ruined a comment chain?

[@kinanschannel6016]

I'm disappointed in grsmash

[@Flame_0119]

And Down Smash

[@DgamingDX]

He did...

[@hoffa.6198]

0:57 honestly, Peach is such a slept on character.

[@AMnotQ]

Nice

[@jaredwalla3064]

Alright you got me

[@FirePuff12]

LMAOOOOOOOOOO

[@xJabro]

Is he gonna get it before a minute... passes? Welp, let's see. He's right near the edge. Oh my god. DESTRUCTIIIOOOOOONNNN!!!

[@YayodelaRiva]

hi jabro

[@xJabro]

what's poppin Yayo?

[@ThePi314Man]

Take a drink every clip mango is involved.

[@lusijrf]

i'm on another country with 6 wifes by doing this

[@tooglianprimus15]

Take a drink every time you hear homemadewaffles on commentary

[@redwarrior118]

Legends say you'll turn into mango with all the alcohol

[@xvd901]

That's because mango is iconic

[@firebal6129]

Or everytime Leffen gets clipped

[@emmbeesea]

Alternate Title: "Top 36 Loudest Moments in Smash #3."

[@raymariopokenic1561]

well some of them were already used in a previous loud moments video

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

People tend to get loud when history is made.

[@themilkman7765]

The mic quality is truly the cherry on top

[@rens835]

Where’s EAAASY MONEEEYYYY

[@FeelingIT32420]

Rens Rape isnt allowed on youtube sadly

[@JohnSmith-ut7pi]

Part 2?

[@KingR098]

Rens My B is also a great episode of the anime that is Melee

[@Vargas3499]

I love how you can come back to these moments that happened years ago, maybe even a decade and we can still say “that was some good ass melee being played right there.” This is why I love the FGC

[@wopperaef4724]

Can confirm

[@DigitaIJustice]

This is basically a Mango highlight reel.

[@DigitaIJustice]

I didn’t even watch the video before I said this and I was right.

[@samuelvibritannia4831]

Digital Justice not really. A lot of it concerned M2K, and many of the Mango vs Armada clips also concerned Armada. Not to mention the countless clips that concern neither of them.

[@DigitaIJustice]

Samuel vi Britannia Oh, I didn’t see those. List them for me and give me time stamps.

[@kkokay4]

bro mango was by far in the most clips. So yeah op is right, it was basically a mango highlight reel with some other plays sprinkled in.

[@Prosper_Dean]

Digital Justice why would he do that when it's an 8 minute video you're already commenting on. just watch it lmfao

[@Mullkaw]

2:41 D1 yelling "you can't escape" doesn't sit well with me

[@hossdelgado3675]

Do you think D1 yelled DESTRUCTION when he was finished?

[@Celi0_Writes]

@@hossdelgado3675 have some respect for once

[@hossdelgado3675]

@@Celi0_Writes white knight detected

[@liot_7]

@@hossdelgado3675 Lmao dude

[@teejaay7609]

Cletus Deletus dude having respect for rape victims/survivors isn’t being a white knight. You’re just an ass

[@3xcalius]

How to get iconic moment: good play on screen + *HEAVY* *SCREAM* Love it

[@SeanTheShinigami]

Excalius The Formula.

[@DeOwn]

Be Mango*

[@ErikSeastead]

Excalius the audio is almost more important that the actual gameplay, let's be perfectly honest

[@dLzzzgaming]

Eh no.

[@errone.8544]

D1 = iconic moment judger 😂

[@toloz25]

8:00 goosebumps every time

[@george4k904]

What is a 4 stop? Is that what they're saying?

[@toloz25]

@@george4k904 they are saying "4-stock". Basically mang0 took the game without losing a stock

[@AxiomApe]

1:31 The sound of an angel

[@nubman41]

Axiom Ape ooOooOoOooI

[@hidethepainharold4256]

This did not age well.

[@plabcentral630]

Noah Katz eh not this guys fault

[@trancandy1]

god i love how HMW is essentially omnipresent in iconic moments. he is a herald

[@aug2873]

Number 1: Dunkey beat Sky in smash

[@NickLip09]

I wish this shit unfunny meme would die

[@aug2873]

Ben McGuire whoops! Thank you!

[@DragonOfMTL]

NickLip09 A lot of people don't find you funny either, but we don't wish you to die.

[@cablecar10]

Crimson Fucker with the wholesome disrespect. In a Smash comment section? Nice.

[@IzaakMyers]

remember that time...

[@caleblandgraf2238]

I love how in the "thats disrespectful mango" clip, hungrybox doesn't rage quit until mango adds like 60 percent and he keeps trying to play, then he leaves.

[@COStriumph]

6:27 Alex19's laugh gets me every time LMAO

[@owendispensa8953]

6:36 the silence before “unplug your controller dawg” is amazing

[@MindReader_PEI]

I'd argue Leffen vs Chillin would be part of the top 3 most iconic Melee moments, it should've been in this video imo

[@kevinanthony5296]

Video is doing specific clips

[@jspantonio8807]

grsmash doesnt like leffen

[@nogard0497]

We don't show live murders on YT

[@zeospark9715]

@@jspantonio8807 Don't blame him. Leffen is a "villain" in the truest sense of the world

[@tannorallison1223]

came to remember the good times

[@YamashitaTsubasa]

That M2K vs. Wobbles clip might be my favorite of all time, glad it made it in

[@YamashitaTsubasa]

UNPLUG YOUR CONTROLLER is here too, good shit

[@Krab17]

I've never seen that one before and it was the second best IC's moment I've ever seen.

[@Fabiocean2000]

Where's the Chillindude vs. Leffen saga?

[@kaabiiboy6513]

Murdercases aren't allowed on KZbin I think

[@bannanas117]

Kaabiiboy why? :/

[@N4ch0]

My b

[@kaabiiboy6513]

bannanas117 Murders of this level may be too violent for the audience (Idk about regular murders tho). I mean, he continued when the prey was already dead. He went for the total annihilation until there was no trace left. He went for fatality. He did not stop until he reached the 5-0. [insert more ways to say he killed him]

[@bleh192837]

Because GRsmash has a hate boner for Leffen. Leffen being the first person to take a major after beating all 5 gods should have been here too.

[@vjm3]

Wombo Combo is the first instance of competitive Meelee I've ever heard of.

[@SultanSaleh-b9o]

Same here buddy

[@rotzank669]

Melee is so amazing that we dont get tired of watching the same clips. Great video as always grsmash. I´m already waiting for part 2.

[@CrasherX2000]

Well it’s mainly the better side of the community that makes the best moments My favorite is Darkrain’s quintuple knee on SFAT

[@Riskofrain527]

Nope that's just your nostalgia. In reality melee is not a great game and is easily one of the most overrated games.

[@lubiehue7177]

@@Riskofrain527 cool!

[@MetaKnight68]

@@Riskofrain527 You forget that he's not talking about just the game itself. He's talking about the whole Melee scene and community. Both the most iconic and controversial moments rarely have as much to do with the gameplay itself as they do with what they represent for the community, and all the narratives and rituals of interaction and competition that exist beyond the code of the game.

[@IamGumbyy]

Amazing video, I've seen these all so many times and I still want to watch them more. I think Mango v Leffen at G4 could honestly qualify as iconic as its the first set I show anyone when I want to introduce them to Melee; specifically game 4 last stock. People were hugging and shit in relief after that game.

[@Skcoreip]

I better see Mango's disrespect laser on Taj. EDIT: Heck yeah.

[@raymariopokenic1561]

and you sir suspected correctly

[@raymariopokenic1561]

Oni Master why would he laser? It does no knockback whatsoever he could've done nair or bair to finish him off but he decided to use a move with no knockback and only 2% damage while still 4-stocking him that is kinda rude don't you think?

[@sein7181]

because he couldve finished him off with either a nair or a bair but instead chose to laser him on purpose which only deals 2% and does no knockback at all while 4 stocking him.

[@raymariopokenic1561]

SmashSai thats... What i said

[@ShutUpSceneKid69]

He made disrespectful moments in smash. Go watch those lmao

[@commanderkirbyceoofantihor3299]

Hands down, the most memorable smash moment will always be wombo combo when it was the hypest days

[@tiltking9645]

Watching this with a friend who's just getting into Melee. He saw the Axe match and said "I don't want to sit through an entire match". I said "don't worry, it'll take less than a minute."

[@yaeven4943]

In this episode of things that never happened..

[@jasonstroude1414]

Yaeven r/thathappened

[@tiltking9645]

He made a guess since it was the start of the game, not somewhere near the end

[@Spektrym13]

Tilt King Axe screenshotted this comment and tweeted it

[@tiltking9645]

Phoenix13 Holy crap he actually did. Amazing

[@marcosharm3344]

7:59 have you noticed D1 screaming DESTRUCTION out of mike? LOL

[@badrobot9620]

Never noticed that after all these years. First tournament I ever watched live 🥲

[@Mattaroni]

6:19 Most memorable laser

[@Mattaroni]

And quote by HMW lmfao

[@thecoolest6022]

The shot heard around the world

[@GARU7x]

This video should be in a museum.

[@r2dabes]

my favorite part of the "walk up slowly and down smash" clip is how you can hear the commentator nearly choke as he nervously laughed out of genuine awe and confusion

[@Zoo-Wee-Mama-Sq]

I love how you can hear exactly when D1 realized mew2king would kill PP at 1:27

[@marioisbusted]

WOMBO COMBO never gets old for me.

[@BrickFighter13]

"that ain't Falco"

[@Kryanide]

I haven't even watched the video yet but I will bet any amount of money that wombo combo is on it Edit: by god it's the first clip

[@codename-nai7426]

Are you god?¿

[@roxybox_]

Theres gonna be a lot of HMW isnt there...

[@Skatemore1243]

You say that like it's a bad thing?

[@d0pesmoker]

GOAT commentator.

[@roxybox_]

__ty94__ thats the opposite of what I said

[@Pedro-ho2xj]

Invalid_ the "..." make it look like you dissaprove the decision to put HMW there

[@vivianblue5332]

a lvl 3 mage kindaa?

[@Trystaticus]

WHY DID THAT BIRD

[@LAJay101]

This is why I love melee.

[@Pottinio]

Awesome trip down memory lane, looking forward to the next part!

[@vivianistheworst3212]

When the video starts with wombo combo

[@igotkeyzzz]

LazarusHAX 9 and doesn't include the leffen vs chillin saga

[@GoharioFTW]

Where is Eikelman vs Bizzaro Flame? The uptilt that was heard around the world

[@Leto_0]

REAL LIFE GIFYCAT MOMEEEENT

[@NimSentinel]

Alot of these moments changed so many peoples lives.

[@BrickFighter13]

Especially Wombo Combo

[@hitechnic7805]

If you decide to do out of game moments next time, you should include the crowd cheering for aMSa after he lost to Mango at Apex 2015. It might sound super cheesy, but that's where the old the adage "It's not about whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game" finally sunk in for me, and capped off one of the greatest cinderella runs in Melee history.

[@waffles5306]

THAT AINT FALCO

[@BrickFighter13]

OH OH OH OH OOOOHHHHH OH MY GOD WHERE YOU AT WHERE YOU AT WHERE YOU AT

[@mauriciom5555]

See Mango and Mew2King playing is insane, they are from another world!!

[@OscarJerico]

You forgot the best ones to date: Abate vs S2J at the Big House. And... *Leffen vs Chillindude829 at the salty suite.*

[@MattC-jg1yb]

OscarJerico GRsmash is kinda biased against Leffen

[@stardust_sonic]

+ Bizzarro Flame vs Eikelmann while Bizz is calling out Kage "A BIG FRAUD" And "Imma start shinin' 'til he starts cryin'"

[@ARavingLobster]

I'm sure we'll get a part 2, not to worry

[@Justpassingby204]

Agreed

[@reaganomicslamborghini1329]

"kinda" lol

[@timnoskill]

half of the commentary is "Oh" "oH" "OH" ""oOHh" "OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH"

[@corpseleet]

happy 4 years to this iconic video

[@ScottCaslow]

IS THIS MAN THE TRUTH?

[@santinodelgado281]

The Melee commentators are so hyped for the game. If other games applied this commentary their public would skyrocket.

[@cocohyo9754]

DID PeoplesChamp HE PeoplesChamp JUST PeoplesChamp WALK PeoplesChamp UP PeoplesChamp SLOWLY PeoplesChamp AND PeoplesChamp DOWNSMASH PeoplesChamp ?

[@destructive-_-d7122]

Cody Henderson he did he really did tho

[@TheMari0123]

PogChamp

[@rakaikt]

0:06 CLASSIC MELEE MOMENT

[@nate-rs8090]

0:16 me calling for my friends in an empty building

[@ThatMetroidGuy]

I hope there's a part 2, these give me goose bumps.

[@000marioshi000]

Wow, I found myself screaming a good bunch of the lines themselves screamed by the commentators. That's how you know a moment is iconic. "YOU CAN'T ESCAPE! *YOU CAN'T ESCAPE! YOU CAN- THOU SHALL NOT PASS! DESTRUUUUUCTION.* WOW."

[@XionTheSylveon]

Marioshi [Grampa Soldier] This is the mark of iconic. When the whole community has the dialogue memorized and a vivid picture to cement the moment in the game's 'lore'.

[@godsrighteous_man]

Melee moments are so hype I love it

[@diangelo786]

4:27 Hax: Oh ho, you’re approaching me? MaNg0: I can’t take your stock without getting closer

[@LordBeau]

It’s a shame that D1 turned out to be a creep

[@veryderp3285]

What he do

[@elmopizza]

@@veryderp3285 according to a potential (I say potential because the situation will probably never be 100% resolved) victim, D1 r@p3d someone. I don’t know everything about the situation, I would recommend checking out a video covering the situation from technicals.

[@Nico-SV]

Surprised you didn't put the 5-0 or Hbox's reset

[@FrightNFight]

6:53 is 60% of the reason why Armada is my favorite player. This combo makes me emotional

[@REYfromTX]

Should’ve been “Most Iconic HMW Moments in Smash History”

[@memeboy456-incredibox6]

0:35 captain falcon: imma cancel that up special for you

[@aidanphillips7833]

That single offstage laser by mang0 is still my favorite moment

[@nickmagrick7702]

first clip is so iconic that its played as a meme in numerous videos for epic moments, and people don't even know where it comes from.

[@vddxr7240]

nice mango combo video

[@PunkDisciple23]

Every clip that I thought would be in here was except EZ MONEY and Abate vs Johnny where the stomp didn't register. Great video

[@guyfauks2576]

The thumbnail was D1's reaction when he saw his sentence. And next to him was TkBreezy as his lawyer.

[@Z-Mikes00]

HOLY SHIT LMFAO

[@owenmurphy924]

I love how they can fit an entire game into one of these moments because axe is that good

[@marshallcoleman4406]

Happy 17th birthday melee

[@Nath-ul6yd]

D1 and HMW make this lists. The commentary is just amazing

[@LordyHotdog]

5:53 M2K LITERALLY GRABBING FIVE TIMES IN A ROW

[@TheSLATEcleaner]

I think the Leffen/Chillin set for rights on Fox color, specifically Leffen's "my B" at the end, is among the most iconic moments ever.

[@aboot2754]

Needs more Leffen getting 4 stocked

[@carlosspencer5369]

I think that Beast losers finals set between Leffen and Westballz is easily one of the most hype melee sets of all time. The results are a little underwhelming but the amount of salt and the level of play we got between both players was just insane, Westballz going off basically every game and Leffen being cold as ice and giving it right back to Wes.

[@batmanandrobin250]

2:41 best destruction I’ve ever heard

[@inthexis2088]

Axe’s Pikachu four stock against Silentwolf will always be the most hype thing ever

[@MGBYST]

The axe v silentwolf match changed my life

[@monsieurkain218]

Top caster moments for sure 😂

[@HKip]

3:04 "Foot smash him, disgrace him" Lmao i cant

[@funtonite]

Forward smash?

[@JusticeForPottsvilleMaroons]

I got to go to EVO in 2014. Seeing that Axe 4-stock live was the hypest thing ever.

[@hossxox7388]

the wombo combo meme shall be the legendery moment that will be passed down by the next generations.....jk the walk up slowly and down smash is the best (in my opinion pls dont kill me ;-;)

[@drhoneybadger]

Hard agree

[@richard_gonzalez]

First thing I thought of when I saw the title of the video was wombo combo. This video didn't disappoint.

[@ansoniyo]

The bad mic clipping makes it so much more iconic😂

[@BigYabai]

Mango point-blank lazering Taj off stage will always be the most incredible melee moment to me

[@thisisfyne]

It still catches me off guard every time and I start laughing like an idiot. What a chad move.

[@321Tdog]

If you see Leffen in a GRsmash video. You know it isn't going in his favour lol

[@LHSMeleeClub]

bahahahahahahha

[@Jellyman3]

Man I had no idea there was a competitive smash scene until like 3 years ago would have been awesome to be a part of it and be a lot better at the game than I am now

[@cypi6210]

Miss the old melee

[@frankunodostres473]

I find it amazing how much the melee meta evolved since smash 4 came out

[@elrondo_6730]

yo S2J vs Lord edge battle?

[@spaghettiking7312]

Melee is and always will be the greatest video game ever made.