Smash Awesome - Hurt (Snake) Vs. Akakikusu (Hero) Smash Ultimate - SSBU

[@Knivess0]

12:54 Akakikusu's lack of expression here almost scares me, hahah..this has always been one of my favorite match ups to watch, and I couldn't have asked for better players to witness. I love how Hero at times forces Snake players to commit to physical attacks only, though Hurt certainly seemed to struggle with how to approach Bounce. Great set all in all.

[@monologgue]

I swear hurt would rather do 2 sets with acola instead of playing a good hero once in any tournament. In this bracket he had to do both plus double eliminated shuton. Wild run

[@dysr]

Funnily enough, he was able to 3-0 BeastModePaul at Port Priority 8 last year despite not being able to read his Menu.

[@rubberwoody]

psych up doesnt make zapple stronger, oomph isn't permanent, and zoom doesn't get more likely the CLOSER you get to the blast zone (it's a threshold).

[@courtanderson939]

🛡️SPOILER SHIELD🛡️

[@timothyward1122]

The fact that Snake can have multiple grenades on the field at a time, respectable melee power, and no spam punish (like Samus can't spam side b, it'll dud after like 2, somewhat understandable cause they're "ariel projectiles" and they "home" or whatever). It's just like come on, the reason Snake is so good is because they just let him be. If any of those 3 side affects were applied then he quickly becomes mid (like on the tier list in a literal sense, not as an insult)

[@Myztyrio]

Your understanding of what makes zoners good or bad is fundamentally wrong. Snake uses grenades and C4 to lure his opponents into a close/mid range where he can more favorably hit them. If he were to stand in place using nothing but projectiles, every character has tools to adapt to that and approach him, taking center stage for free. It's his ability to mix area-denial projectiles into his game in order to establish stage control and keep the opponent on their toes that makes him potent. Not spam.

[@silverjeyjey4054]

A snake hasn't won a super major since 2020 and hurt is the only Snake player getting these types of results