Unluckiest Moments in Super Smash Bros

A compilation of the most insanely unlucky things to have ever happened in Smash!
Luck so bad, that it makes you think the game was rigged from the start. But sometimes the Smash gods just want you to lose.
By the way, I tried to feature only clips where it was very clearly EXTREMELY bad luck for one player, almost as if the game wanted them to lose.
I opted to include clips like these as opposed to clips that showcased really good luck for one player and bad luck for the other (Such as a Game & Watch 9s, lucky Peach turnip pulls, S2J vs Abate etc) those clips are probably more suited for "Luckiest Moments in Smash History" since it wasn't strictly bad luck, it was extremely fortunate for one player, and unfortunate for the other.
I wanted this compilation to just be full of players having HORRIFIC luck.
Thanks for watching!
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[@glacierwolf2155]

9:28 Nana also wanted to see the four-stock happen.

[@chrispratt3666]

10:34 Love this clip. Pokefloats is so jank and hilarious.

[@Masterfiend]

im fucking crying that pokefloats clip is so funny

[@Spinner891]

One of my all time favorite Smash Bros clips! I always laugh so freaking much!

[@jeremiahhester6408]

They both died by that one Pokémon. XD

[@verticaldorito]

I can’t believe that Pokefloats was legal at one point

[@spencermcbride3881]

2:33 I love how they both laugh

[@CodrilePin]

Same

[@Fivekato5]

Who wouldn't laugh at this 😂

[@HieronymousLex]

Fr I love to see people having fun win or lose. If you realize we’re just lucky to have this great game and still be playing with homies, you’ll have a lot more fun. Getting hyped for your opponents combos and laughing off your own mistakes is part of the fun

[@toanuva6178]

1:47, I can't get over how *PERFECT* this is. OMG

[@spaceglaceon2077]

Rob: Target sighted Someone: But there’s an obstacle in the path, it’s not possible to make that shot Rob: Did I freaking stutter?

[@sergeantpepper42]

I'm kind of reminded of darkseid's omega beam by the way that laser turned.

[@strawberrycake3474]

Oli the AuraWolf btw that was his teammate lol!

[@charlesjasper7130]

How is there even any way?

[@justinwho5514]

@@spaceglaceon2077 except... he KO'd his friend. That is why they lost. Diddy kong and rob are on a team.

[@v-sion]

2:17 is the most anti-climactic thing to ever happen in history of smash

[@ppmantm2510]

sandbag did phantom

[@RlyOverBored]

The melee crowd's reaction makes it even better

[@YugiMomo]

Straight up blue balls

[@ivanastorga1641]

Dude I couldn't stop laughing

[@QJD1381]

5:28 Fox is so broken he can fly better than an actual bird.

[@ShadowMark3_]

That first clip pissed me off. _And he had the nerve to taunt._

[@gechotaris]

thats melee fox for you.

[@WM-xv1el]

Phantom hits happen when you're one pixel off the mark though. In any other smash game he would just have whiffed and wouldn't be in this comp

[@TokenUp]

I believe the technical term to say in those situations is "We take those"

[@chairwood]

that's a good place to taunt tbh

[@PrincessRinsicles]

@@WM-xv1el Still a dick move to taunt though.

[@the_bookworm8281]

8:21 For those that are confused about this clip, it would appear that Squirtle powershielded the Charge Shot (which reflects projectiles in Melee/PM), since the shield covered both Squirtle and Samus at that moment, then was immediately pushed off the stage due to Samus' hurtbox shifting from the stun animation.

[@matthewbrooks5470]

Thanks for the analysis. Now, could you perhaps decipher how Lucario's recovery teleported him to the pit? 8:56

[@the_bookworm8281]

@@matthewbrooks5470 I am not quite sure what exactly triggers it, but that was an old PM Lucario glitch that could happen. I don't remember if it got patched, but I think it did.

[@ohhihgjordan5425]

funny the guy named kys killed him self

[@mekklord]

4:47 my man switching from "ugh" to "LET'S GOOOO" in a microsecond LMAO

[@tlk4554]

1:13 This dude’s laugh is etched in my head forever. Wherever you are, I hope you’re having a good life.

[@gamenerd6454]

9:23 Player: cries for Nana's help from being wobbled. Nana: Long live the king 😈

[@XaViiper]

Strange considering wobbling is banned in most tourneys

[@Super_Suchi]

Blade Clark well now they are. They originally didn’t ban wobbling.

[@NashtheImmortal]

brutal

[@unoptimalpunishrio9885]

WAIT EXCUSE ME??? SOUND EFFECTS??? WOOSH TRANSITIONS??? NOT EVERYTHING IS A JUMPCUT??? GR ARE YOU OKAY??

[@GR.]

help

[@hankster1128]

@@GR. you're turning into a clickbait "TOP 50 PRANKS GONE WRONG (GONE SEXUAL)" channel plz no

[@jasontheros2236]

⬇️➡️⬇️➡️

[@ahmadkazan7994]

*come on step it up*

[@scintillam_dei]

This is just an intermediate. Wait until his final form.

[@BigDJShag06]

1:06 lol this edit love you grsmash

[@Apocralyph]

10:34 Sakurai approves of this clip.

[@cedjiofthesand5701]

Alternative Title: People who cooked in the kitchen and got lost in the sauce

[@kinanschannel6016]

Almost combo video moments

[@Poet482]

The heartbreak captured on film both tugs at my heartstrings and makes me grin like an idiot. We've all been that guy before.

[@davidolinger3948]

One of the first grsmsh vids I saw as a kid. Still makes me so sad the second I see the start of that clip

[@823Brad]

10:35-10:45 I laughed so hard it hurt my back. Everything about that clip just screams unlucky.

[@whywyatt376]

3:37, Ness: understandable, have a good day.

[@Super_Suchi]

I love how Hbox just turns to the camera like Jim from the office.

[@SharKing319]

1:47 Now that was a truly epic snipe... on his own teammate. XD

[@IkerTG]

9:30 Nana be like: Understandabol have a nice day xDD

[@BobbyReborn]

Amsa was so sad for a fellow Yoshi.

[@derpysquid3966]

This didn't age well

[@diegomo1413]

@@derpysquid3966 what you mean?

[@minimik75]

If someone is wondering what happened at 2:17, basically that’s called a “phantom hit”, which is when the damage is dealt but there is no knockback because there were literally one pixel off. Edit: the same thing happens at 3:37 (I think)

[@DrGandW]

It’s not so much one pixel off as one pixel on because it’s a tiny threshold where a hitbox makes confirmed contact but it’s such a glance that the game considers it invalid.

[@Chizypuff]

@@DrGandW it can also be a frame thing, where the next frame the move would have connected but it doesn't for one reason or another

[@monoko1234]

It happened at the first clip too

[@WesleyFiles]

They only deal damage in Melee.

[@kayorego6420]

The threshold is of 0.1, hitboxes values are set by a decimal number, so if a hitbox is set to a size of 8.0 it actually will be 7.9 because it loses 0.1 of its scalar value to the phantom hit threshold, at least it is like that in brawl, I heard that the only difference in between brawl and melee Phantom hits is that in brawl they do no damage but in melee they do

[@TurboPikachu]

10:53 I just about pissed myself. The fatal misfire, the perfectly timed ragequit, and Napkins' Peach was at 69

[@sophiegrey9576]

1:43 Calculated.

[@MishKoz]

I don't know why but the *woosh* transition between clips makes the video feel a lot better. It helps separate the individual clips a lot better I guess. The zoom-ins explaining what's happening are also good and are much needed in the more confusing moments. Keep up the good work

[@Angel-tg7xs]

are you the new justin y

[@MishKoz]

@@Angel-tg7xs Hey I actually post videos sometimes ;(

[@Angel-tg7xs]

@@MishKoz post more, theyre p good

[@eelobear]

This guy just learned what a transition is

[@MishKoz]

@@eelobear I know what a transition is, no need to be condescending. It's just that this channel previously didn't even have transitions

[@daveynorton]

1:50 That pain screech was funny

[@sonofmeh3182]

With every unlucky moment there’s the opposing player who considers it a lucky moment

[@FreedomFighters716]

3:41 Rare footage of someone taunting HBox and living to tell the tale.

[@Zakal2]

10:34 Never have I expected to see a match where the stage just barehandedly beats up both players simultaneously

[@thegoodgeneral]

9:00 players look like their characters.

[@laughingocelot2097]

8:20 so what happened here? Did the squirtle powershield the...reverse hit of charge shot?

[@jiwas4419]

yeah squirtle's shield is just big enough to cover samus charge shot apparently

[@alternator7893]

Most probably

[@isaaccooper862]

I'm not even playing, and these clips got me tilted just LOOKING at the jank

[@NekoUrabe]

1:48 Someone call Batman! Deadshot is in smash!

[@estebangamer636yt2]

1:09 Damn, the reason why I don't like G&W's Judge

[@su9cp]

We need a Nana betrayal compilation now, 9:22 was really funny

[@sheik124]

7:55 lmao, the real MVP is in the audience doing his best frozen Gekko/Broadway impression. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE - I have been informed that the Espresso chip in the Wii U can also sing the song of its people

[@Shadross]

Lmao that was me

[@sheik124]

@@Shadross lmao you fucking legend

[@CuppaBro1]

Every time I see an Ivysaur get stuffed by unfortunate circumstance in this video I shed a single tear.

[@maxdoesdrumskinda4049]

5:45 & 7:48 another loudest moments in Smash? Those always kill me

[@erikdearcos475]

I was the commentator at 7:48 and I still remember it vividly to this day lmao everyone in the venue was going nuts

[@Shadross]

@@erikdearcos475 It was a good memory. I do not regret making the "EEEE" sound there.

[@fanaruto1]

I'm still waiting for top GRSmash callouts

[@phaz1x]

9:20 he got way too excited about that 🙃

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

6:10 Hah! Silly everyone. You thought Nana was Popo's team mate, but *It was Sheik's* all along! >:DDDD

[@yeatsmash7337]

I love your pfp! Check out Monkey Smash!

[@justinlaw8511]

9:28 top ten saddest anime betrayals

[@lVicel]

Nice Editing on the Funny Part, they made it 200% more funny

[@jeffmarmar3327]

great video as always.. would've been a hilarious side-b from falco at 5:30 to finish off Fox lol.. dang.

[@DiamondDust132]

That laser was out for blood. It didn't care who it killed.

[@laggy3099]

I dunno why but seeing two opponents have the same reaction to something is weirdly satisfying. Like two guys staring in shock or laughing their asses off at some dumb shit going down, just completely dropping any sense of competition for a moment.

[@littlewordman]

For those wondering what happened at 8:21 Samus shot her Charge Shot at Squirtle at point blank range, but Squirtle, standing directly behind Samus, powershielded the charge shot. This happened because the left edge of Squirtle's shield barely reached the charge shot's hitbox, which had just appeared to Samus's left. Being powershielded, the charge shot gets reflected and reverses its velocity completely, making it hit Samus Having (power-) shielded any move or projectile, Squirtle suffers from shield stun and gets pushed back off stage, making his shield disappear instantly. This is the same instance as a Falco laser being reflected by the back side of your shield, but this case is way more crazy

[@Eggo_22]

yessss don't stop making these gr smash

[@ENTERTAINMENTSERVICE]

DUDE AMAZING CLIPS GRSMASH FOR PRESIDENT

[@Raphie009]

9:44 lol "training his Pit"

[@dartfeld9810]

6:20 More like one of the LUCKIEST moments in Smash.

[@ImCookieSparx]

That PM game and watch made me so sad- since the down throw to judge didn't work, as a full fledged game and watch main in almost EVERY smash game, this makes me so mad.

[@joshrick4721]

Loved the HRC section, you should include more single player clips in the vids, good stuff

[@63Falcons]

Plot twist: he made this whole video just so he could claim his own clip as unlucky

[@tobywan3679]

Loving the new editing style

[@SuperNuker150]

Holy you put dedication in this compilation more than the usual and for that, more mad respeccs to the best smash content channel

[@liamkohler1065]

GR with that Hollywood level production

[@luissantiago5163]

Thanks. These vids are great

[@YungH00n]

Love the editing!

[@DatFastBoi]

That GW clip at the start was really funny

[@CYellowan]

Unlike the best combo video, this video was 100/100!

[@jhawkdx4000]

Flexing your editing chops in this one

[@Smuggy97]

The OG home run contest from Melee featured? What sorcery is this?

[@mewchimew]

Love your outro!

[@palpatinerocks3260]

1:09. Probably the best smash clip I have ever seen

[@DubYuhGChoppa]

Omg these are the moments in Smash that can truly make u spike ur controller I feel bad when this shi happens.

[@neatandclean6346]

3:31 Zhu with that frame perfect Flip-off to Hugs

[@dngr_4209]

0:16 as Hbox said “That Fox should have went flying”

[@Polvolk_]

1:29 Mom can we have Little Z? We have Little Z at home. Little Z at home:

[@Flip-a-dip-dip]

I’m sorry but Wario killing him self by farting is the funniest thing to me

[@Noft117]

this was so great

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Aww that first clip with Rudolph. He was such a unique player. I REALLY hope to see him compete again someday.

[@codeaccuna]

6:28 isn't unlucky it's straight 5head

[@Jeffz0r87]

10:01 Cool that JST7 clip, that was my tournament :)

[@Alexs23743]

1:50: My God, that R.O.B. laser was like something out of a cartoon! D: 2:18: ***WAT.*** 2:35: At least it wasn't one of those fire-spitting Fly Guys from Super Mario 64. 9:00: So, what WAS this? 9:30: Nana giveth, Nana taketh away...

[@zytrux1627]

Are we going to ignore how SICK that R.O.B. lazer was?!

[@spitzdfs]

You know it’s real unlucky when they bring out *poke floats*

[@ShadowMark3_]

Transitions in a GRSmash video? NANI?!

[@juro7854]

I was not expecting Home Run Contest in this

[@dawex2384]

Nah that luigi misfire clip has me crying rn😂😂

[@plabcentral630]

Love the editing on this video

[@plabcentral630]

Now you just have to go back to nothing and we’ll be good

[@ParagonPKC]

0:19 rudolph is hilarious, he looks so bummed for the guy after but he taunts lol. he came to my tournament at my apartment once nice guy, nasty play

[@Verlisify]

50% Phantom hits 50% SDs 50% "Wow thats unfortunate"

[@Shitwad]

Alternative title, "Good Sportsmanship in Smash"

[@doctorreed_]

3:24 poor zhu

[@No_Sleepee]

Jesus Christ. I knew Melee was a faulty game at best, but the moments in these are absolutely unforgivable. *HOW* can anyone defend a game where you can clip and fall through a stage!?

[@moneymaker3442]

Hero mains when they click hocus pocus

[@Alex-xz2bz]

I actually feel so bad for that first guy. He worked so hard for that lead and just lost cause a phantom hit

[@il100374]

Imagine getting bodied, saved by a phantom hit, and then you taunt the guy....

[@esmeraldaschoolgirlkiyomim1800]

0:38 That took me by surprise. I thought that was only just a Brawl thing tbh.

[@marfology]

6:45 when your wii crashes while playing Project M

[@aaronn.5164]

Watching Green Ranger fall was very satisfying.

[@KyvannShrike]

that home run contest. You hate to see it

[@nixxnam]

2:06-2:23 A common struggle that most players had in Home-Run Contest I'm sure.

[@kingkonglomerate]

That ROB laser was like Oswald’s magic bullet

[@andreaswesterveld]

Yeah, endelig litt norsk representasjon!

[@ZSimm2]

2:17 Sandbag said: *I move for no man*

[@DoubleZDogg]

3:21 Poor Zhu. Happy feet.

[@JustCrazyDK]

0:56 Wow ! “To four stock Thunder for the first time” Ya’ll make him feel like a god of this game. With that DK skin, I completely agree.

[@cuno6118]

He is though

[@JustCrazyDK]

@@cuno6118 No worries, I've seen compilations of this guy beating up players with Donkey Kong, which I approve of, and the DK Skin being Blue just reminded me of Dragon Ball Super. Super Saiyan Blue.

[@maxmaus4402]

7:45 I finally see a Kansas player make it into one of these and the game fucking crashes. Thanks PM. Btw the stupid waft suicide thing from 0:35 is still in Ult too, a friend of mine once lost in grands to it thanks to an accidentally buffered waft out of hitstun