Three Months to Reach Top 500... or I go BALD

[@HeyheyitsAbe]

Seeing Niko get mad is like seeing a super kind grandma say a cuss word

[@andrewenderfrost8161]

I know! i lost a little bit of hope tonight

[@venus_the_hellborn8473]

Me when my super sweet grandma cusses

[@Dan-tq5vn]

Aperently x battles bring out the worst in people… sad😢

[@OliyTC]

To make this video Niko got insomnia and I got kidnapped but it was worth it

[@fl3she4tR]

🫡🫡🫡

[@eyekyudaru]

🫡🫡🫡

[@SPIDER_0N_PAWZs]

🫡🫡🫡

[@IdiotOnTheInternet-j4u]

🫡🫡🫡

[@distinguished-Raccoon]

🫡🫡🫡

[@BotanicSage]

When you got matched up with putz12, I knew

[@InsertQuarterPlz]

Same lol

[@silly_gecko]

so youre telling me that fox and i made art of you bald while you were under threat of going bald

[@Somefox5]

WERE SO SMART

[@locustproachin6052]

Yall were just ahead of the game

[@Cheese-ou3xm]

You truly are a trooper having to deal with the fabled putz12

[@Vicvillon]

by 9:40 I was completely hooked. doomed to keep watching. This is a masterpiece of a wild ride sir

[@meptune0335]

yo, vic!!

[@Vicvillon]

I finished the journey. wow. wow. WOW. I think I’m a changed person after that. and also I want to play rpd LOL

[@the.1.n.only.frenemy]

NO WAY VIC

[@EliasNLSN]

I love when he said "its booga time" and booged all over the enemy team!

[@Cosmic_Bacon_]

Sometimes I forget this is not his "main channel"

[@j.corbygaming]

He has a main channel?

[@Psycho0Noob]

@@j.corbygaming ya it has s3's campaign gameplay and some Xenoblade but he hasn't touched it in nearly 2 years atp

[@Cozylittlemenace]

@@Psycho0Noobwhat's it called?

[@meptune0335]

@@Cozylittlemenaceit’s just called Nikolini

[@evamarias8896]

What I like about this video is that it’s a true “unranked to top 500”. Normally these videos are made by people who’ve been in top 500 for years in their respective game. But to see a player who never been that high ranked before (still skilled just not sweating) is truly amazing.

[@theultimatesheep]

24:35 - 25:16 25:56 - 26:04 Storyteller by Daisuke Ishiwatari & Naoki Hashimoto

[@sayu9320]

THANK YOUUU 🙏🙏

[@randomlifesstuff3149]

GUILTY GEAR!?!?!? IN MY SPLATOON!?!?!?!???!!!!!!

[@Somefox5]

THAT WAS MY PAINTING OF BALD NIKO DURING THE LAST GAME OMG

[@mr.spl00sh]

✨️ Gorgeous ✨️

[@risu_spl]

'im sorry rawdog but you might have to wrap it up' Comedy has peaked here ladies and gentlemen

[@DaybyDayCreates]

SEEING THE DISCORD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS WAS CRAZYYYYY ALSO JUST IN TIME FOR GRAND FESTIVAL TOO???? AMAZING I CANT WAIT

[@KMilz]

This might be one of Oliy's best editing works yet! And congrats Niko, you still got it! Always a gamer and ALWAYS will be 💯

[@OliyTC]

Thank you Milz :)

[@al3j4ndro11]

The music selection was amazing xD This video flew by so fast!

[@thefitnessboii15]

After this video and losing a 10x battle because of team not defending the back, I can confirm my philosophy was always right: your biggest enemy is not the enemy team, but YOUR OWN TEAM is. Imagine being #1 splatter and turf inker and still seing your entire base painted in green

[@toby.theram2496]

I have never heard the nikoman swear before, and this video made me understand how it feels to be overdosing. 35:16

[@ellalinko]

That was THE MOST STRESS I’ve felt watching splatoon gameplay like omg!!! The editing, the music, the gameplay, the skill, the finesse you sir, have got my vote. That was sick as hell!!

[@AgentReplied]

1:13:35 Hearing Niko angrily drop an F bomb is actually TERRIFYING, I've got chills dude 😳

[@violet_alice_animation]

It’s like hearing your grandmother swear

[@doriancook1176]

AAAAH THE GUILTY GEAR OST IS SO HYPE AAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

[@goldyshot]

The storytelling on this video was so good. I was hella invested

[@Wallis_2001]

I believe I heard somewhere that Rank-Up Battles are particularly brutal because your whole team is one rank, while the enemy team is always the next rank up. So for example, it's your team in S vs. the enemies in S+ every single time. I'm not sure if that's confirmed; it would make sense that you have to fight your way in, but it can feel really punishing for sure.

[@Rose-vz6tc]

@@Wallis_2001 if that’s the case they needed to bring back ranking down because players that are S could be in the negatives for all we know.

[@lorettabes4553]

@@Rose-vz6tc Me :(

[@superleonbros]

This video is definitely near the top of the highest quality (splatoon) videos ever made. Absolutely beautiful

[@reneisrene1221]

Bro your choose of music was a++ top tier. I didn’t expect to hear furi, a mix of xenoblade and ace attorney music in one video.

[@taftuto62]

I am Taftzilla. A friend show me that I was in the video lol (Top 500 with the shiny silver aero spray). 20:27.

[@naocaat]

holy shit the gg music is insane!!! Please spread these nikos forever woahhhhhh booga teller

[@fl3she4tR]

He is a gamer. Always have been, always will be.

[@scribblsquid]

the amount of commitment and skill nikoman has is insane, he got top 500 within a few months on a brand new account just so that he can keep his hair

[@partyarlie]

what an absolute banger of a video. the storytelling, the pacing, WOW. genuinely the best youtube video i’ve watched in so long!! thank you for making this!! congrats on such an incredible journey!

[@joshnoble07]

omg wild partyarlie in the comments lets go chat :D

[@kushd22]

@@joshnoble07 omg wild shock in the comments lets go chat :D

[@biscuitygudness]

how have i never found your videos before. your sense of humor is literally perfectly attuned to my funny bone in particular. you even have long hair and are terrified of going bald. just like me fr

[@rain_in_space5788]

22:15 AYO GUILTY GEAR MUSIC?! AWOOOOGGAAA

[@izzatyusry2448]

34:53 the part where you screaming at the splattershot to get close I FELT THAT, I have no idea why splattershot users are like so scared to fight let alone in X RANK

[@birbdon887]

birbdon mentioned

[@ocubot8175]

if birbdon and putz12 were put on the same team the universe would collapse

[@Rose-vz6tc]

They have been on the same team, I actually played with both of them at the same time

[@lorettabes4553]

@@Rose-vz6tc oh god-

[@snowparody]

​@@Rose-vz6tchow'd it go?

[@jasonzervos]

55:50 The easiest thing to do is to di-sync with the other player. Don't try to find a lobby for 2-3 minutes (120-180s) so they can get in another lobby without you. After that when they search for teams you are already playing a game, and when you are searching they are in a game. So you don't get paired any more. This would have worked with the top #1 player as well. Try to di-sync

[@nikolinideluxe]

Tried this. Only worked with about a 50% success rate though.

[@Some-guy-on-the-internet]

That seems to work in theory, until the game intentionally delays your matchmaking to wait for the other player to start matching again.

[@StarBird06]

It's been a while since I've felt this invested in a KZbin video... like, I was originally gonna be all "I'll watch a bit, sleep, and do the rest tomorrow..." and here we are at 4AM. The editing, the energy, the skill... it was top notch! Well done, Niko. Well done, booga.

[@scuffedtempura]

this video is making me realize how weird the point system is in x rank 😭😭

[@Pearl_Blossom]

The Niko Blaster arc was not something I ever expected but very much enjoyed

[@stephenrichter8940]

"Sorry, rawdog. You might want to wrap it up" goes so unbelievably hard

[@Baddkatzjr]

Nikoman is the only one who can make watching splatoon fun

[@Jlukasph]

I had one of the roughest days at work all year and came home and watched this whole thing in full with a big bag of chips and a fat doobie. this genuinely brought me back up to 100. You saved my day. What an incredible video see you on Saturday

[@everest5718]

I’m only at the 30 minute mark… but the feeling of no one wanting to touch the tower is so real. I play splatlings a lot, so I’m better off hanging out in the back, but sometimes I’m forced to play tower princess since no one else will 😅😂

[@theonlybingledingle]

Splatling here.. dude.. you need to get on the tower. We are back line. Get on the tower. 🫠

[@dreamy_sparks]

Splatlings do belong on the tower though

[@everest5718]

@@dreamy_sparks I find I just die a lot on the tower, though my mains are the Heavy Edit and Heavy Splatlings so I might play differently than someone with a mini or Nautilus.

[@lorettabes4553]

@@everest5718 Yeah, if the midliners aren't doing it, we will have to. At least we can hit some players while on it?

[@yeedthathaw]

The absolute joy I had when I saw Niko play bloblobber and have fun is beyond measure

[@n0t.t0ppp]

i just booged all over my screen

[@frankie7766]

goated storyteller montage

[@njck-gaming8387]

I’ve never been x rank, frankly never really been close, closest maybe about S rank 400p but this is really motivating for me to try to get better and reach x. Thank you so much this was beautiful.

[@suprltve]

shouldve included a flashback to being ranked 4 in the world back in splatoon 2

[@crashur3600]

8:27 the silent head shake 🤣

[@goobersnoobert1]

"There was absolutely nothing the other team could do about it except pick a god and pray" is a hard line

[@sheebitz]

That intro felt like a personal attack XD I feel the exact same way. I can get to S+ and play X rank but I never get far enough to not derank and then its just so much work to get back up next season!

[@your_android]

1:18:35 great music choice, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games huh?

[@alrawafidengineering3864]

Ohhh i remeber that game! I played it on my ds (and got stuck at the ice thing)

[@Zephreyer]

I’ve never even heard of this dude until a couple months ago when I watched this video. It’s crazy how he’s super underrated.

[@scourgescourge4202]

I feel this video deep in my soul, the amount of games where I was soloing ranked and my teammates were playing ring around the Rosie is actually kinda insane. Awsome video dude! So many of these moments made me laugh, Great video as always niko man!

[@Rose-df4ep]

DUDE the editing on this video was insane!! i was wrapped up in the whole plotline and i couldn't click off. i'm so sad i missed the sunday stream, but it was awesome to get to watch this video! congrats on the top 500!! you earned it!!

[@connorflammer8577]

The twists! The turns! A cinematic masterclass of splatoon

[@lolbit0327]

22:25 was a dodge worth remembering for splatoon 3s whole life

[@Moongazer88]

33:33 NOOOOOO I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU 😭

[@chihirofujisaki8923]

I knew shit was about to go down when storyteller started playing

[@korkad_]

the story, the editing, the videos girth, all beautiful

[@BLBambooMK2]

Only Niko can make a feature length film and still make it feel like a normal KZbin video. Congrats!

[@iamossum]

easily the best splatoon video I have ever seen! good work niko and oliy :)

[@KatPG3D]

We need Bald Niko era

[@TheGreatLandini-up2wy]

But the hair

[@Cosmic_Bacon_]

I no no wanna

[@sncwbcnes]

good news

[@AMP_aidan]

Niko wins.

[@Buddy1Sock]

Okay first video I’m seeing from you and HOLY the amount of effort in gameplay, editing, and jokes is actually insane. Subbed!

[@zapstir3244]

16:33 get down mr.president he's got a range blaster!

[@irishmonkeycowthe3rd180]

51:48 New ptsd unlocked XD

[@summ3r_plays]

literally amazing no notes perfect video. spectacular gimme 14 of em right now

[@Teraticala]

hearing niko swear 3 times in a row with such rage (1:13:38) makes me actually kinda scared

[@FrankD1396]

This video perfectly encapsulates the top 500 grind. Congrats on making it. I played with you in a couple of games! You were dope

[@rubyyrare]

57:35 that twilight princess miniboss theme MMMMMM blessed music choice

[@rawoo9385]

Almost getting bald because of a furry is some sick twist of fate. Shout outs to birb and see you at the festival nikoman

[@hydroclaws]

Me fighting niko: 😏 Me fighting niko when he has a blaster or there is fire music in the background of his montage: 😰🫡

[@hebsnshehe4527]

dude i thought you had like 1m followers massive props this video is hilarious 🙏

[@keithstagg7115]

It was a surprise to hear Storyteller in here! But a welcome one, GG music is PEAKK

[@FlameLFH]

Your constant matchups against Who-Lee-Oh is proof that Splatoon 3's matchmaking is hot garbage.

[@yuheitaichi-w7u]

wtf was that.. that was much better n more exciting than most of the hollywood movies lol congrats Nico for #500!!!

[@inklingplush7592]

watching this before grand fest is truly an art

[@mohammedalmozaiyen9201]

All I can really say is, NIKO WINS!

[@Sirius12]

A very thrilling watch!

[@marshall3973]

This video is so well made

[@meganekk0]

what an emotional roller coaster. niko truly does win

[@Toyoben_]

A masterpiece of a video

[@homecomin]

There is no shot you put a Xenoblade X joke in this one.

[@Eman6000]

1:16:14 look Gary there I am!! But oh my goodness I was wondering who booga was this whole time, nice job your extremely good at rapid blaster

[@outbrx]

Bald Niko CAN NOT become a thing

[@EverythingInMyBrain]

Custom wellstring is amazing on crableg zones. Highly recommend. It’s the only good wavebreaker map-mode. Just place the wavebreaker right outside one of the walls on the lower grates of top mid. It’s an amazing location.

[@RickyRiceB]

1:27:00 is the biggest plot twist that’s actually shocked me since decades

[@boxo-by]

What an emotional rollercoaster. Niko wins

[@FledDread]

38:17 he sounds like Chris griffin

[@bulletmars8013]

Watching all that custom blaster gameplay brings joy to the heart of a custom blaster main. 🥰

[@suprltve]

welcome to nikolini insanity

[@cotni_mkw]

They should show this in theatres

[@kindredzpirit6046]

1:13:39 that's a very accurate Putz imitation, yes sir lol.

[@scribblsquid]

51:47 scott woz reference

[@_aceywacey_]

amazing editing!!

[@eggmceggen]

GUILTY GEAR MUSIC IN MY NIKOLINI VIDEO!!!?? LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!

[@Psycho0Noob]

10:44 WAIT THAT'S MY MOOT YOU'RE PLAYING WITH OMG

[@dbgo64]

Dude I love your commentary it reminds me sm of PBG

[@Iamthe1who]

Loved the video already AND THEN STORYTELLER STARTED YEEEEESSSS

[@renamamiya2279]

12:09 Clam Blitz in Splatoon 2 & 3 be like: I mean, who like this mode? :/ I'm serious, who like this mode?

[@syylent]

It’s good after like 2100 -2200XP, but getting there is the hardest part. If you don’t have good calculation matches, you’re gonna struggle.

[@catnepdotbiz]

PUTZ12 MATCHUP IS FUCKING INSANE. GODSPEED. I WOULDNT WISH THAT ON MY WORST ENEMY

[@catnepdotbiz]

PUTZ12 MATCHUP REPRISE!?!???!?!?

[@catnepdotbiz]

*REPRISE ENCORE!?!??!?!???!??!?!?!??!??!?!!?!??!?!*