LMM Miami 2024 TOP 8 - Zain (Marth) Vs. Aklo (Link, Fox) Smash Melee - SSBM

[@RaisinBrian_]

To some, justice is seeing an election go the way they hoped. To me, it's seeing link's f-air beat marth's n-air

[@nahor88]

As it should; Marth is just doing a ballerina twirl mid-air, while Link is using his full upper body to hack through the air. Not to mention Link is physically stronger.

[@F0rger513]

about 10 years ago i played a lot oof melee with some buddies in college. one would always use marth and i would pick link. i remember him getting very frustrated that link's fair beat marth's nair because he was one of the few that could if you got the timing of it right.

[@Mordd08]

so true, so true

[@josesalas732]

THE LOW TIER ERA IS SO AMAZING

[@joeysummers8830]

Love watching Aklos Link. His recovery is insane. At 15:20 I thought for sure he was dead but he somehow makes it back 🤯🤯 legendary!

[@elibonham4388]

And than the recovery at 17:00 throug17:22 was insanity

[@TheRealMew2king]

SPOILER SHIELD ******* - - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ CONGRATS to Aklo for winning all 3 games he used Link! I'm definitely analyzing this set soon/later, always thought Aklo was underrated and also that the MU was evenish and this kind of shows both. Let's see if he can take the tournament!

[@iaimen865]

😎😎😎

[@abghen2323]

Do you think Link is underrated or is Aklo just making a bad character work

[@seanmakesthings]

Thanks for the spoiler block! Aklo absolutely killed it with Link this set!

[@KalebSDay]

Lets go M2k

[@Fancythecreator3239]

Less go Jason!!

[@ayrtonpavot3096]

the aklo link VS zain is the greatest narrative of 2024, what a set!

[@milesd0texe385]

The fucking confidence and technical ability of Aklo. The link-fox combo is truly legendary and he is easily becoming one of my favorite players to see in a top 8.

[@Lambchahp]

10:06 Aklo looking like Borp with the spot dodges

[@DesTr069]

That part was so fucking funny

[@ethermouse]

Quick shoutout to Borp

[@user-wn7ko1uu3b]

I remember mentioning it was aklos “inner borp” in the twitch chat xD

[@Ezenji]

Shoutouts to my man, once best player in the world... Borp.

[@purplepeargaming69]

Holding c stick down is the strongest technique in melee for this and many other reasons 🤣

[@TheMousegod]

here before the walt video.

[@turndownforwalt]

😈

[@DungeonMaster2003]

😂😂

[@baileyayyy5085]

dont worry hes gonna wait for 3 other people to make the same one first

[@jay318]

I need the analysis on the adaptations Zain made between this set and the other one good lord

[@bigtoblerone8446]

What Walt Video?

[@theBBlive]

So enjoyable seeing Link and Donkey Kong win and destroy the melee tier list

[@poleon2003]

Which is funny since I actually had someone in the Marthcord saying that "you Marth's shouldn't be losing to these characters as they're literally straight up trash and unviable" a while last last year

[@nahor88]

@@poleon2003 Marth has always had a weird time with the mid-tiers. HWM himself pointed that out years ago. You actually have to learn the match-ups, and can't just go "top tier mode" like the spacies and Sheik can.

[@WeebJail]

it's not really destroying the tier list since he basically only pulls it out vs marth but either way you love to see it

[@slenderMax28]

two characters being on the high side of mid tier instead of the low side of mid is not "destroying" the tier list lol

[@GratefulGuido]

@@poleon2003 Marth and falco players’ biggest weakness is their ego, it’s like they’re constantly doing the vegeta self pointing thing. low tiers DESTROY their mental.

[@traycarrot]

Zain: "Aklo's gotta drop the Link, that MU's ass"

[@wilwn]

HOLY SHIT that last game had me on the edge of my seat. And that 3rd Aklo stock…legendary

[@classicjones1484]

Best Link set ever?

[@Chizypuff]

Link looks a lot cooler against spacies cause he has combos, but this was the most impressive set

[@user-wn7ko1uu3b]

100% the most hype link set of all time (when accounting for the context not based off the gameplay)

[@Blackout987]

not even a question lol, i can't remember seeing a single link result besides aklo for years

[@laughoutloudlolfunny]

Aklo is fucking nasty with it. King of New York.

[@mrm64]

DK and Link, man... really making their names known this year!

[@Stupaipai]

The Hero Of Time! Let's gooooooooo!

[@EvilApple567]

2:07 I love those buggy nair frames actually landed him a kill Great job Aklo, long time coming, especially finding the W with Link

[@AliMohamed-fu5lc]

yeah commentators didnt know how links nair worked and credited the up-b for the stock instead smh.

[@Ed_AlphA]

​@@AliMohamed-fu5lcthey knew, they just didnt catch it this time

[@Gr8saiyaman88]

Aklo's Link is how I envisioned mine in my mind whenever I wasn't actually playing.

[@darkmoon137]

Link is clearly a superior character to fox

[@Themonkeymartin]

either fox drops to C tier or link moves up to number 1

[@RoninofCrimsonMaple]

​@@ThemonkeymartinAre you serious, right now? You clearly don't know a single thing about Melee if you think Link is getting to number 1 before Donkey Kong.

[@Themonkeymartin]

@@RoninofCrimsonMaple Ok now that's just ridiculous. How could DK be number 1, he is obviously number 2 while Link is the undisputed Hero of Melee

[@RoninofCrimsonMaple]

@@Themonkeymartin You fool, that would make Yoshi number 1 because Yoshi comes from a Land Before Time.

[@Themonkeymartin]

@@RoninofCrimsonMaple Laughable conclusion for you didn't see that then Mr Game And Watch would win flat out in that land since he is the one who comes from flat land

[@RIStar-ds7wr]

Now I want to see more solo Links come from the shadows. Although this single win alone makes Aklo the greatest Link by a long mile

[@inafridge8573]

Problem is this seems like one of the only high tier matchups Link is viable in. There's a reason Aklo only uses Link for Marth

[@RIStar-ds7wr]

@ agreed. But Rocket got ranked 98 in 2022 with young link. Because of that I think it’s possible that a solo Link can get top 100

[@matthewjakubowski9020]

9:19 My brain: did he just powershield a bomb drop? Commentator: Oh wow a powershield on the bomb drop?

[@MrGetownedLP]

Holy that game 3 looked hopeless then the big AK comes back wtf. Wp from both Zain was trying so hard too sick set. LINK IS SICK. MELEE IS SICK. HOLY

[@quiethours1818]

both of these guys are so sick. Also I used to play this matchup against my friend's Link in college, it SUCKED.

[@purplepeargaming69]

Looooo

[@newtronvagabonds2985]

17:17 OH MY GAWD

[@BlirTops]

Nasty wall tech at the end there. Thanks for repping link aklo!

[@ShadeAnris]

Genuinely one of the coolest sets ever. Love both of these players and characters so much so hype

[@ianm2757]

Zain told aklo to stop going link against him...

[@sora4440]

Best Link set ever. Aklo is the GOAT Link. The true Hero of Time...

[@purplepeargaming69]

Aklo beat the current 2020s goat and did the bomb up b recovery and a bunch of other cool tech in the set. Let the linkaissance begin!

[@ViridianMaridian]

Man we don't see Link v Marth much but it's actually pretty sick. Marth has stronger sword techniques than Link but Link offsets that with his projectile game.

[@HispanicatthediscoMTG]

LETS GOOO

[@cooldawg2009]

Holy crP that recovery @15:20 was the best I’ve ever seen in the game, incredible

[@jed9902]

Dang good stuff. I’ve never been much of an aklo fan, but that link is fire

[@dorohime7001]

That bomb jump recovery is Link’s very own comeback mechanic. Aklo only gets it if he hasn’t landed an up B.

[@ghostbaleada]

Link and DK on a Top 8 what a year

[@tree2992]

is the framerate really choppy or am I just drunk?

[@thisisfyne]

Mind officially blown What a set by Aklo!!!!!!!

[@deltronics1111]

No master sword but charging up with the name chants 😂😂 love melee man 15:45

[@elibonham4388]

Dude that whole last stock was CRAZY☠️

[@skurai]

Melee is the most watchable e-sports game ever created.

[@awa0927]

Mango getting beat by Equilateral and Zain getting beat by Aklo in top 8… 2024 has been an interesting year

[@aaronlindsey2219]

I’d be curious to see how Marth counter interacts with all of the projectiles/followup plays coming from Link

[@oioi-h5b]

やっぱどのゲームも弱キャラ使う人はトリッキーな動きして見てて面白いね

[@kdbfi1989]

This was the greatest match of melee i have ever seen

[@miloglz4602]

Just raw, great Melee. Probably one of three matches EVER that it did not matter who won. I main Link, and MAN did it feel amazing to see him at this level, but Zain is one of my favorites. Both are champions IMO.

[@Blackout987]

2:08 wtf that nair, what an odd active hitbox after the animation is over ages ago

[@jordanmackinnon8099]

Time for all the top-level Foxes to pick up Link just for Zain

[@CarolinaHCE]

Guys will see this and just say "Hell yeah"

[@pwnskippy5]

Sidestep was insane

[@samk8005]

Wow. Aklo's movement is insane.

[@mattgach1779]

So did Zain crawl on stage?

[@pedrohdalla]

the grind is real

[@dimagoloborodko6106_va]

probably the craziest upset this year

[@lasagnahog7695]

I really want to see other players start doing counter picks. I feel like it's the aspect of the game with the most potential growth. Like, how much better does Schwab have to get with Fox? There's for sure room for him to grow but imagine if he had a Link in his pocket to bring against Zain.

[@FMJoner]

What sick Link gameplay, awesome set to watch

[@HydroCronus]

History has been made

[@samgould8567]

I’m going through a rough time and seeing Aklo win with Link (my main since I picked up Melee in 2001) gives me hope. It’s cheesy but I really needed that vicarious win.

[@bobbyfrost7573]

Why was aklo allowed to switch characters after winning?

[@Jimburlyman]

Awesome set! Good job Aklo 🎉

[@phoenixflower1225]

aklo legit improved wth the arms race is real wow. yo literally just waiting for Zain wow. LOL Forward smash so ironic

[@susero616]

The year is 20xx, after fox, the favorite champion has fallen disgracefully before the mighty number 1, zain the madlad. A warrior, a legend, the hero of time, the strongest of them all, rises to claim his title as the most powerful of all swordsmen

[@Jv615]

Could've sworn HungryBox was commentating

[@skurai]

This is incredible

[@ethermouse]

Good god that man can play Link

[@JtCoronaOnTheMic]

Hax did just proclaim that adult Link is the next DK…

[@user-wn7ko1uu3b]

eh junes dk has proved it can hold its own against any character but the link is just a marth anti meta counterpick

[@yunue904]

Stro gotta be feeling some type of way.

[@J0_n_0]

Only a matter of time till Aklo wins a major

[@evanpowers1537]

This dude sounds so much like hbox

[@vgrepairs]

WHAT?!?!?!?!

[@BanKiNGShOt]

Link goated during this set

[@TheJimneyShow]

turn me up aklo

[@jdm6413]

AKLO THE GOAT

[@elibonham4388]

🧍‍♂️🗡 🛡 🗡🧍

[@evanpowers1537]

Kinda wish aklo wouldn't shake his head so much- it's like he's upset if he wins or if he loses. He deserved to win this one, and I don't think Zain was messing up that much or playing out of his norm. Sometimes you have to just give yourself the credit, man

[@O.G.MudBonez]

Bro link is sick asl

[@Rez_97]

Insane how 20xx still has so long to go. EVERYONE USING LOW TIERS

[@theBBlive]

Holy moly

[@guillaumegalienne6351]

Aklo is a weird guy, not gonna lie. Who else could accomplish this kind of miracle ?

[@manu85345]

Awesome

[@muta2612]

リンク対マルスやっぱり5分だよね・・・？

[@dranzerblade]

Aniki vs Ken but it's 2024

[@JoshT4life]

Let's go LINK!!!!

[@LilypadOW]

amazing.

[@nozebleedtv1]

LIIIIINK!

[@garro5543]

God damn

[@miguelangelalmontehernande1654]

Link - Aklo💪

[@Autumn9]

AKLO ON TOP!!!!!!!!

[@biflexx]

based

[@Squirrel42300]

Aklo is a daddy

[@gianlucatartaro1335]

Idk who this “Xif” commentator is, but it gets annoying really quickly when he keeps saying “they” for both Aklo and Zain, two men, as if it isn’t distracting from the actual conversation.

[@slimegirlgaming2142]

it's fine you're yelling at clouds

[@agentgrief]

Super biased commentary but i understand because it's Link

[@_Domo_]

Cracklo

[@bigtoblerone8446]

LINK IS HIGH TIER

[@Sparker-d8r]

First

[@Vixigard]

Spoiler block Aklo won this and then zains dumbass 6-1s him during grands, tired of seeing Zain win every tournament in existence, aMSa and aklo are our only hope

[@Vixigard]

And don’t go around saying then do something about it if I had a choice I would try but I have no fucking money and no way to make it so I can afford a Pc and actually try to get good at a video game, said something similar to this and some guy said that so yeah

[@DineAuZor]

Zain is just godlike

[@elzar5987]

@@Vixigard it was disapointing to see zain win yet another tournement yes. but in the end, though Aklo did amazing, Zain was the better player. There's no point getting angry over it, just move on and route for Aklo again when they meet in future

[@z-past1454]

🧂 🧂 🧂

[@Chizypuff]

Spoiler block suggests it's a spoiler for the outcome of this match, not the tournament...

[@leeroyjenkins6628]

Great Set! On a side-note, I'm glad they are doing away with the pronouns at events now.

[@Thierce]

why?

[@leeroyjenkins6628]

@Thierce We need less labels in our society. Labels cause more division amongst us.

[@Thierce]

@@leeroyjenkins6628 pronouns are not labels tho...

[@sBaby-en6tj]

How are they not? Do not label me a he, she, etc

[@kong732ify]

Amen brother

[@VioletJewel1729]

sell your controller zaine. no one wants to watch you play.