The Low Tier Who Ruled Melee ᶦⁿ ᵉᵘʳᵒᵖᵉ

Super Smash Bros Melee Is ruled by its top tiers, or so you might think! Today I want to tell you about a low tier and its main that destroyed and embarrassed a whole continent for years! This is the story of Leffen and his mewtwo and the people whos souls it claimed along the way.
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[@casperverbergify]

"as I said earlier, as WE said, Its just footsies. ladies and gentlemen, its just footsies at that point"

[@ChalerYT]

omg you're right

[@Swanardo]

@@ChalerYT French moment

[@redmangc]

you forgot "OoOoh LaLa"

[@eizzah8323]

As a French I agree

[@moofou1427]

The commentator is Fauster if I'm not mistaking

[@RaidSpinel]

It's kinda nuts that Europe's got relatively similar in driving times to the USA but you cross through so many countries, cultures, and languages, that the driving 18 hours to go to a major that makes sense in the States is pretty unreasonable across the Atlantic.

[@ChalerYT]

Yeah driving 18 hours to a european is insane its all relative to me a long drive is 6 hours but to some people I know it's like 1 hour

[@RTU130]

Ye

[@johnliu3364]

In Europe, they think 100 miles is far. In the US, we think 100 years is old.

[@ComFurt]

Alternatively, you could kick back and relax on a train pretty much the whole way there. As a Canadian I'm so envious of Europes extensive rail network. Actually, the rest of the developed worlds extensive rail network xD over here unless you live in *some* major metropolitan areas you pretty much require a car just to get around, it's awful.

[@ChalerYT]

@ComFurtMusic I am also jealous of the trains in alot of Europe cause ours in the uk suck (way to unaffordable for alot of people)

[@DrErikNefarious]

In community college, I dominated with Mewtwo because NO ONE KNEW HOW TO PLAY AGAINST HIM. People knew the top tiers: Falco, Shiek, etc; but when it came to Mewtwo, no one knew how to deal with his kit because no one knew it and I switched it up a lot.

[@VitaFlare]

@@theog2306Dreamland and fd actually pretty nice to play on as mewtwo as well, but ya battlefield is saucy

[@kingzyxc4568]

1:56 I love how a little Red Yoshi from Japan is #2 aMSa aMSa aMSA!!!

[@Rocket_Gunner7414]

there is no sign of colour on the yoshi

[@sbrensbeve7982]

​@@Rocket_Gunner7414 we all know it's red

[@CoralCopperHead]

I picked up Mewtwo back in high school specifically because he was bottom-tier and a bunch of scrublords were worshipping the tier list without taking skill or matchups into account. Reading smoothbrain charges and smacking them in the face with a fully-charged Shadow Ball (which they somehow forgot I had been charging up at literally *_every opportunity)_* then following up with the classic Downthrow>Shadow Claw one-two combo never got old. A lot of people learned the definition of 'zoning' that year.

[@ianb.2575]

Glad I'm not the only one to call f-air shadow claw

[@soggydinnerolls1821]

Hop off yourself lil bro

[@anthonygillette]

I’ve seen a lot of breakdowns of Melee Mewtwo; and most say he’s a glass cannon. He has some great frame data, one of the best projectiles, and huge early stock potential. As well as a lot of true combos and near-true combos reliant on DI. And even recovery mixups that are hard to read. Leffen, as much as he’s been a prick, has the skill to really bring out those highlights in a character deemed “low tier” and, just like AMSA with Yoshi, can dominate brackets with a character that most competitors don’t really know the matchup.

[@VestedUTuber]

Mewtwo's one of about two or three characters who has all the right things to be a solid character, but they have one single massive flaw that holds them down. In Mewtwo's case, it's that massive tail hitbox - heck, Mewtwo's low weight wouldn't be as much of an issue if his tail wasn't such a huge target. It's like how Roy's sourspot tipper and Pichu's self-damage completely neuter otherwise strong characters.

[@CactusBrannigan]

When I was like 13/14 I was the 3rd best ranked mewtwo main in Europe, out of 3 😎

[@Calamity5]

But aMSa is still the goat of lowtiers

[@qua_xor3348]

I think every low tier. Has atleast a few quirks that doesn't even make them a low tier.

[@lapplandkun9273]

@@VestedUTuber The tail being a hurtbox is equally as dumb as DK's tie being a hurtbox alongside it

[@jakegripss]

French commentators really do love saying “Ooooo La La La” lmaooo

[@Dontbother-]

Crazy how that originated from soccer french commentators

[@ChalerYT]

certified fauster moment

[@zdelrod829]

Part of me gets reminded of Little Kuriboh's "Doo Da La La La" gag in Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series.

[@drascore6668]

as a french people i confirm we use it all the time, not only in smash

[@winterwarden]

4:45 the most Scandinavian hug you'll ever see

[@flashbang3568]

3:50 that corgi fox restores my faith in humanity

[@gamificationoflife]

Love the use of Cynthia’s theme in that montage, also the primal dialga theme from mystery dungeon shortly after that too was great, I mean, the video itself was awesome, I don’t even play smash bros but I watch melee content like yours & Asumsaus, but the choice of music was an extra great touch

[@Delibelly99]

Any chance you know the music used at @9:36

[@rorbee]

In such a speed/movement heavy game as melee, no shot mewtwo was ever a bottom quarter character. I've been a massive mewtwo believer from the first time I saw leffs mewtwo. Such a unique character. Very cool that you like mewtwo as well.

[@Mickey-id6rs]

issue was always the weight and awful hurtbox, which he will always have but his offense is 100% too good against spacies to be bottom 7

[@TheKorenji]

Mewtwo also has a very good wavedash and a good recovery... I would Rank him somewhere below DK tbh

[@GaussianEntity]

The funny thing is that Mewtwo has qualities other top tier characters enjoy. Excellent recovery, good range, good wavedash options, tons of fakeouts, combo setups, and yet bottom tier? If people can change their perception of Yoshi, who has a lot of similarities and gimmicks, then maybe people can do the same for Mewtwo.

[@shalidor8102]

The main reasons M2 is bottom tier are the ridiculous size of his hurtbox, the fact that his tail attacks aren't disjointed (meaning he can't trade hits well even with proper spacing) and floaties don't care about his combo game. If his tail attacks were disjointed, M2 would absolutely be a mid-tier menace.

[@The_DGO]

The main reason m2 sucks is because his dash dance is worse than just standing, and dash back is just not a usable option due to his tail. Add on to that a lack of early kill potential and not having an amazing punish game, and you get a low tier

[@gmanley146]

I've been glued to Leffen's M2 ever since Heir 3, and he's gotten so much better since then. So cool to see a niche character's potential be explored this thoroughly

[@ggez3684]

Fk leffn

[@tacolordc]

Trif’s run at Battle of BC proves that it’s not EU that’s bad. It’s Leffen that’s a BEAST

[@ChalerYT]

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[@ThatPianoNoob]

lol I thought he said something completely different but good to know!

[@MrNocturnalEmission]

11:52 Bro he's 100% malicious, it's Leffen.

[@SaileMOB]

Still feels baffling to me that smash is that one game where ppl find shame in losing to a low tier secondary when the player they lose to have tons of more productive hours than you, and you probably don't know what to do in the MU either but they do. Like there is no shame in losing a MU you haven't played in your life, just cuz it's decided that the character is unviable to win a major. It doesn't mean that it's impossible to win with said character, but still it's the only community where I have seen people get made fun of for losing to a worse character. Just play the game, it'a not a big deal

[@fendour_]

1:25 "when a low tier degraded a entire nation"

[@ChalerYT]

sometimes the title I like isn't the one i go with for the actual title which is probaly strange lol

[@fendour_]

@@ChalerYT It's just a little typo. 'an entire nation'

[@jjsix6943]

I've always thought mewtwo had unexplored potential to be at least not bottom 7

[@viewerguy10]

Pretty sure mewtwoman is pronounced “Mute Woman” Seriously tho great vid I just subbed

[@Dracula_sb]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@sanogku474]

8:35 "As I said earlier, as we said, it's just footsies ladies and gentlemen, it's just footsies at that point" edit: oh wait someone did it before lmao

[@luisnovo3776]

i dont think mewtwo is that bad as it ranked now, remember yoshi was so low in tierlist and now that AMSA wins tournaments people realized is a good character, i have the same feeling for mewtwo, if there some good player in it showing its true potential it would be way higher in the tierlist

[@snex000]

Yoshi's bad ranking was mostly before anyone knew about parrying. Mewtwo doesn't have any mechanics that haven't been discovered yet. Or at least it's very very unlikely that he does.

[@jrodd13]

​@snex000 I doubt that. Mewtwo is one of the most complex and unorthodox characters in the game similar to Yoshi. Someone will find something game changing one day, I don't think it's that unlikely. Plus, we don't have a true spirit Mewtwo main yet who pushes the hell out of their character to the very end from sheer love and commitment, like Yoshi with aMSa, Pikachu with Axe, Puff with Hbox (Etc.) Nobody has actually properly developed Mewtwo yet or solo mained him for a long time and it's exciting tbh

[@snex000]

@@jrodd13 How much you want to bet?

[@jrodd13]

@snex000 im not a betting guy but given the next 12-15 years which is how long aMSa had to develop Yoshi I'd wager good money lol

[@paulcochran7007]

Please keep making content!! So good!

[@bleachissweet1]

I've only ever played mewtwo. Since the day I got Mele however many hundreds of years ago it was when Mele came out.

[@sirsharp101]

Let's go! Mewtwo mains RISE UP! Screw the haters! Let the toxic cry babies be a symbol of our success. If they don't want to play against low tiers then they better learn the matchup or we will continue to down tilt f air f air and Battlefield side B them.

[@lgrace3874]

So you unlocked Mewtwo by playing Mewtwo?

[@bleachissweet1]

@@lgrace3874 Yes. It was hard because I was also walking uphill both ways to school in the snow.

[@plasticbudgie]

1:26 i didnt know Europe was a nation.

[@kevinpari4114]

The editing is so funny, love it

[@JeramiJoseph]

Your videos and story telling are getting so fucking good. Please keep it up homie ❤️

[@orb9475]

The Capsule Monster Coliseum music sent me into a daze of pure euphoria, good vid

[@ChalerYT]

its one of my fave soundtracks and games of all time

[@smoceany9478]

thought you were gonna talk about zoma, underrated as hell

[@FerreTrip]

Honestly, with Mewtwo as my favorite 'mon, this makes me _very happy._

[@cloudsevenlaser1646]

using Cynthia's theme for Leffen's comeback is so peak

[@JackCohoon]

Chaler make a documentary about yourself, my goat 🐐

[@flostroh7858]

that set vs prof will forever be overshadowed by the hilarious OLOLOOOO commentary to it

[@richard3706]

really enjoyed this vid, keep it up mate. Subbed.

[@Esperanto2]

5:53 Mewtwo breaking out to activate windows

[@ssbutiro9159]

2:43 "gamerkong", IS THAT GAMERZARD???? No fucking way!

[@77atatme]

Great video, thanks! Controversial opinion is mewtwo is actually hidden viable the same way DK always was - he's just extremely technical. His combo game is good, he has extensive kill confirms, and he has untapped and some of the best movement. Additionally, he has the best air dodge in the game. I'm here for the mewtwo renaissance once the DK renaissance finally dies down

[@Sigmaairav]

Translation for that project phoenix blue clips commentary: Those footsies,clearly brainarting unable to process his hype he couldn't fully form his thought into words but basically was in awe of mewtwo resets and footsies

[@lordclod]

I love the choice of Area Zero and Battle! Zero Lab! as the BGM.

[@Mixa_Lv]

The editing is so good

[@NocriZle]

Shout out to Taj. The mewtwo goat

[@Alex-xk5xt]

good video! quick note, i dont think that your use of brolylegs as an example here is really appropriate. he is not styling on people by handicapping himself by playing with his mouth, he is disabled and is playing the game in the way that he is able to.

[@ChalerYT]

My point isn't that people are styling I say people with extremely good fundamentals based in either tech or understanding don't need to be fully equipped to beat someone worse brolly displays his incredible understanding of fighting games being able to compete with less than what someone fuly able would thus he illustrates my point well I feel

[@ThaRixer]

Nice Capsule monster music and great vid

[@Yaxqb]

I guess people will have to evolve more theory around countering m2 strats

[@1Adamrpg]

Makes me think of how in Ultimate Mkleo went on a Europe trip and played tertiaries like Corrin/Marth/etc (rather than his mains Byleth/Joker/etc) and still won.

[@BloodyYTNamingNonsense]

1:55 more relaxed view of melee and practicing and all that. Makes it all the more impressive that by far the greatest player of all time is Swedish.

[@billybyrns2557]

that is unbelievably horrifying wtaf what a legend

[@OGKidMelee]

New Chaler upload to start the monring!

[@gnardawgyt]

Such a good thumbnail

[@SSSoftboiSupreme]

i cant stop staring at mewtwo's eyes in the thumbnail 👀

[@TheLetterH111]

The problem with leffen trying to build a scene is that he's just an asshole. I wouldn't want to hang out with the guy

[@nateinman1]

Great video!

[@alroh11]

Music featured from a PS2 Yu-Gi-Oh game??? Nice.

[@thethreekings9120]

I swear, if I ever get a physical Gamecube control, all the Foxes, Marths, Puffs, Sheiks, Falcos, and other higher tier character mains are all big trouble. Mewtwo could be top 8. I can see the potential in him BIG TIME.

[@EhDreww]

Just recently got into melee vids cuz of aMSas yoshi, hearing you say Amsah and it be about someone other then the red yoshi himself felt illegal🤣

[@lethargicsloth4913]

Love how you showed a 16 hour drive as being a long one from country to country, but in the US, if you drive from San Diego, California to New York (city), New York, it'll take you about 40 hours if you don't stop. Never even leave the country :P Granted, you'll probably find some good smashers in either city without having to drive across the country.

[@sunbreh9075]

Area Zero theme is such a banger

[@jacobe9131]

It's Def the best track is SV but my pokemon friends all hold the view that the ost was kinda weak this gen. Personally I think Masuda does his best work in chip tune

[@ssbmgameri5iti]

LMAOOOO the Armada falcon cpu, I miss the jokes about that

[@lamMeTV]

As I - As I said earlier - We said Just is footsies ladies and gentlemen its just footsies at that point Here you go for 8:38

[@iamaunicorn1232]

Leffen makes Smash Mewtwo look as cool as Pokemon Movie Mewtwo. Just a beast that will slap you around in the air then teleport away and watch you fall to your death.

[@LilBert420]

Amsah caught me off guard

[@caoinhnamkhanh2795]

just wished leffen wasnt such a bad person i'd be able to enjoy this video.

[@nickryan8281]

2:13 that guy on the left getting slapped lol

[@georgeangel1060]

Great video! Your next one should be about how you beat nopressure1 at avant la fete!

[@ChalerYT]

This is a great Idea I will be sure to fully document that time I beat Nopressure1 At the Oxford Event Avante la fete

[@BrokenMelody]

What are the songs used in this? Mainly the first and last song, just curious

[@awareclueless]

If Leffen really wanted to have competition he shouldve moved to the us a long time ago and everyone knows. Ofc its not the personal best option of him but what can you do. Its like raging that Starcraft 1 has no tournaments anymore or sth. After all those years of trying to level up eu melee he had to realize at some point that theres no way eu would be a comparable region.

[@timothymoore2197]

Gotta love the "oh LA LAAAAA"

[@lkjkhfggd]

Anyone else read it as Mew T Woman?

[@entitiessoul]

That thumbnail is freaky!

[@ItsIvory]

I can't escape the Toothless meme holy shit

[@themonoloco8245]

Its never been the same for big leff ever since aramada left lol

[@peiteman]

I have to say I have always admired leffens Mewtwo, doesn't make him any less of a shitty person

[@notbob4542]

What did he do?

[@finiraelkhami8251]

​@@notbob4542From what I've heard and seen, he's a very arrogant and toxic person that doesn't hesitate to blame and gaslight to save his face. He also has a very dedicated community that follows his lead. There's a good video named "Leffen, a tax and a fraud" or something that pretty much sums it all up

[@ComboSmooth]

"As i said early, as we said, just its footsies ladies and gentlemen. Its just footsies at that point" I know french and was ready to translate some french, but that was all english

[@sinfinite7516]

My best interpretation at what was said: “Oh my God! Oh my God! That’s just- As-As-As-As I said earlier- As we said its just footsies gentlemen its just footsies at that point.”

[@Monkchelle_Kongbama]

forgot what that dude's name was, but god DAMN i do not miss hearing OH LA LA on the mics

[@jiryutique12323]

the french commentator is saying at 8:30: As I have said earlier, it's just footsie's at that point. Your welcome

[@johnkramer2144]

Music name at the beginning?

[@matthewwhoseph6437]

Ftr the 'swedish typewriter' is his account where he played with a boxx type controller named thusly... Not just a fox main regular account.

[@ayukay4538]

"He's not done, it's not over. But (he says "mais", french for "but") oh my god, oh my god, that's just- as I- as I said earlier, It's recess (i think he says "reset" but means recess), it's food season, gentlemen, it's just "foodsies" at that point." Now, i actually watched the game to find where "he said earlier", and I believe he references the following (between the many "Ohlalalalas" which are actually quite common in french). During the first game of this encounter, the french commentator stated that mewtwo eating fox was because mewtwo is above in the food chain, that pokemons in general are above regular animals in the food chain. So when Leffen does these strong combos during game 4 against the Pr. Pro fox, it's like Mewtwo happily eating his lunch break at recess.

[@inheritedwheel2900]

don't you think he's referring to "footsies," making a football reference with their footwork?

[@ayukay4538]

@@inheritedwheel2900 I totally get it, and it's definitely a valid hypothesis, but i just don't feel like this is the case here. First, it doesn't seem like it's a footsies moment when he says that, and there's the "as I said earlier" for which I didn't find other footsies reference in the full game. I think he wants to emphasize on the "the game is over, leffen is just eating him alive at this point", which is the point of his "food chain" reference. About the "it's recess", I think saying "it's reset" instead of "recess" is a common mistake from french to english, and in the full game the other commentators also seem to not have fully understand what he meant by "reset".

[@VerrouSuo]

i speak french and that singular _mais_ caused my brain to short-circuit and think it was hearing french the whole time. …it was not hearing french.

[@BuiltbyF]

Leffen learned.

[@blurry.magnets]

Having mained Mewtwo in melee, and now ultimate, I never knew about this. Awesome.

[@thunderblunder77]

Love the pokemon town theme

[@cullenhutchison6528]

I want to see mewtwoman vs DontTestMe.

[@faker1819]

I really just think armada's a genius

[@fourteenornone]

0:04 first four seconds and i watching this video to the end

[@Seaofcider]

Now we just need aMSa to embarrass all of Japan with Bowser lol

[@nohpoepleashepl3715]

What’s the song at 5:53?

[@nohpoepleashepl3715]

Honestly just what’s the music in general. I wish KZbinrs included it as a standard

[@lordnatu]

Area Zero from pokemon scarlet and violet

[@SoggyWafflesXp]

Wait, Leffen had a Yoshi?!?

[@raffaelbosch1637]

**aMSa laughs in yoshi voice**

[@damonsouls21]

great video

[@baileyayyy5085]

im not 100% sure if that commentator was speaking french or english but I also weirdly felt like I understood what he was saying lmao

[@yungbean04]

seeing amsa in top 2 is crazy

[@nutmegdoesstuff1339]

Tail hitbox in melee.

[@aerozchris7635]

we all love cynthia

[@figgiesfrommars]

omfg BABY STEPS SOMEONE ELSE WATCHED IT?!?!

[@ChalerYT]

The opening theme is incredible with the repitions and the show is amazing as well

[@bconte88]

Translated: "OMG OMG AS I SAID EARLIER ITS SWEETSAY JESSE US FOOTZY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ITS JUST FOOOOTZYS AT THAT POINT."

[@MichaelHullMusic]

2:13 M2K gets hit in the face while opponents is celebrating wtf

[@iamLI3]

it's amazing how melee is such a skill based game that it doesn't have a few characters who are competitively good with the rest being not as good , it's just the rest were more complicated to figure out how they were good and now that over time the work has been put into the game it's got a better meta game than it's ever had

[@spaghettiking7312]

It wasn't Mewtwo. It was Leffen.

[@mustachewalrus]

A Pip L to Leffen’s Mewtwo, that hurts me so much, pip is so awesome. …I have an idea. I declare all johns for him valid now, pip loses to low tiers only when they so chose, there is no other explanation.

[@AzazelTheMisanthrope]

Say hello to Bogey. 😢