LVL UP EXPO 2023 Top 8 - Marss (ZSS) Vs. SALTONE (Roy) SSBU Ultimate Tournament

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[@aninnocentbystander119]

The commentators struggling over Ko--I mean Saltone's name change. XD

[@tywo2]

He still says it at 9:40 lmao ik i would make that mistake too

[@regosandoval5570]

But why did he change his name though?

[@tywo2]

@@regosandoval5570 it was his previous tag. maybe he prefers it, maybe its a milestone for him, or just a mental composure thing

[@Amaling]

first time I've seen someone run it back with their old nickname

[@clarkyueh0926]

@@tywo2pretty sure it was something abt it already being taken on Twitter or something so he went to his old acc and name. Heard it on riddles stream and I could be wrong.

[@rudeshrewd3804]

Marss needs to start wearing his pajamas to the tournaments again , I swear he’ll go back to playing like g7 Marss again 😂

[@dogyX3]

Lmao 🤣

[@bandit6556]

It's crazy to see Marss lose to a brand new player like Saltone

[@typhlosion7872]

And he also lost to a new player by the tag of Kola at that Dreamhack that Samsora won

[@Zanio_XL]

@@typhlosion7872 but marss won dreamhack.. you mean ceo dreamland?

[@typhlosion7872]

@@Zanio_XL yeah, sorry. The one where Kola got 2nd because Roy-Peach sucks for Roy

[@BM-ym3bp]

This is not a new player, saltone is the New name of Kola

[@gj4312]

​@@typhlosion7872 it's slightly losing. It doesn't suck

[@steve-ok2090]

Marss, if you’re reading this-listen: I’ve been watching you for years and this gameplay (and against MVD) felt like pre-pandemic/covid Marss. And I’m pumped about it. Keep it up.

[@robertkills69]

I agree I like the name kola more than salt one

[@AndrewVlogs69]

0:43 Bro i thought he said "n word" 😂😂

[@theofmino6180]

Oh wait 🤣 Saltone is Kola! I thought it was a random new player!

[@dogyX3]

Same

[@lylesetnik-king5733]

Love Marss, glad he made top 8. The pressure from Saltone was amazing here, though. Good to see him repping roy at the highest level.

[@juliensantanaricon8330]

0000

[@adamquenano8563]

I Love the Marss Kola rivalry

[@quirijnvanschothorst146]

Who’s kola?

[@kaizerbeam7258]

@@pengfeizheng4372 pretty sure he's jokin brah

[@TheRealLiamHugh]

Who's kola?

[@Anikung17]

6:26 saltone popping off on those parries!

[@bravewryy6781]

No one plays ZSS quite like Marss just a joy to watch

[@crazykhespar8487]

Woah a top 16 match without a DLC character?

[@grey8459]

Nah cosmos lol

[@fool8346]

Cosmos and Tweek

[@iamabot607]

^^^^ these people don't know what the word match means lol.

[@YamchaSama-Z]

@@iamabot607 Facts smh

[@drddk5048]

Kola parrying out of his mind there XD

[@giotelesca14]

When did Kola change back to SaltOne??

[@AlbertoHernandez-nq9ys]

Genesis 9. A cola took all the highlights from him

[@user-lq4ct6dr5m]

1:17 Not a Marss set without him styling in others

[@GarcDi3]

Good shit from Kola. Mars ain't taunting anymore. 😂

[@A_Shut-in_NEET]

really wish he would get that joker going. if he stuck with him he could be good joker main. I understand he is a very difficult character to play but i think he could do it.

[@billwoods7578]

Why did Kola change his name?

[@porknbeanz]

He used to go by saltone . Idk why he went back to it though. Maybe something to do with acola

[@henryverfurth9845]

The fact that flip jump just decided to not work at 13:40 is soooo fun xD

[@Shmicah1235]

As a zss main I was furious on his behalf, I woulda been tilted af

[@WowItsJau]

@@Shmicah1235 Didn't you hear EE? It was a mistake 😂😂

[@tdawg490]

13:32 he didn’t even miss, the move just didn’t work 😭

[@Shmicah1235]

Extremely common sadly, it's tough for us ZSS mains

[@iamabot607]

Lol, he absolutely missed.

[@lostxnxyou]

​@@iamabot607 it wasn't a miss.

[@iamabot607]

@@lostxnxyou it was. If you slow it down, it completely whiffed.

[@garorade]

The mashing is crazy

[@whatsmyname5672]

It's Roy vs ZSS, what do you expect?

[@Pj_901]

He’s supposed to play that way tho

[@crazykhespar8487]

They're both hyperspeed characters. If playing fast is mashing, then I guess pros mash.

[@xSixthiSx]

zoning

[@xxiii262]

From who?

[@malcolmfletcher2659]

13:30 Marss didn't make a mistake there lol, ZSS just decided not to work

[@Cinder36]

I was thinking the same thing, haha. It's just a very inconsistent move.

[@gianz2066]

Not really if u look up the frame data the animation doesn't match the hitboxes. Zss up smash starts at frame 10 in front of her, and then at frame 11 her hand with the whip is already in the air, but the air hitbox still isn't out yet, this hitbox appears at 14, for ONE frame before it dissapears again. So the upsmash is consistent by doing what it's supposed to do. It's just difficult to hit, especially when u have characters with extreme good air speed like Roy pass through it.

[@malcolmfletcher2659]

@@gianz2066 What

[@gianz2066]

@@malcolmfletcher2659 it looks like the move should've hit Roy, when it really shouldn't.

[@malcolmfletcher2659]

@@gianz2066 Bruh I ain't talking about the up-smash

[@challengerssb]

Marss needs to apply more pressure and go for that shit that he sometimes SD’s for😂😂 it really pays off for him and that energy freaks his opponents out he really is the Falcon of ZSS players. We need pre pandemic Marss back

[@skydenkousk4410]

This guy saltone is really good I wonder how he got so good in so short

[@ShaoDowMusic]

The true match up was the commentators vs Kola's new name

[@Mazlow23]

When did Kola change his name?

[@loganslocum4799]

Bro kola is scary fast

[@lovelyzombie9828]

anyone else see “saltone” and think bro marss will sweep this nobody, then sees kola and be like…fuck this gunna be hot

[@dewdesi]

If i took a shot every time they said kola i would've been drunker than a sailor 😂 i can't even imagine how hard it is to not say kola when for the entirety of ultimate (to my knowledge) he's been kola. Props to the commentators not missing a beat on the match. I know it was hard for them not to say kola😂

[@risingfuture209]

In Smash 4 he went by the tag of Salt One, and I'm pretty sure in early Ult it was still Salt One before he switched. Post-quarantine and beyond it has always been Kola though.

[@TheBomberman122]

He used to go by saltone for a little in ult

[@desmondliart]

is kola the same person as saltone?

[@carmine200]

Marss stays tweaking out on his sticks. Give em a break yo lol

[@alexmummert8884]

Can someone tell me when kola changed his name

[@BigZamm_ssbu]

His Twitter got banned or something and he had to go back to using his old account which was saltone, something along those lines anyway

[@DeletedDenizen]

At the beginning of this year

[@wilsonfisher5011]

I keep forgetting Kola is Saltone lmao

[@dayvid4]

HE WAS MASHING!

[@enderturkey1017]

First time I’ve seen someone mash harder than marss

[@cbf1plus868]

Does Marss look buff to anyone or is it just me? 💪 0.o

[@frontseatdevil7831]

I noticed that too!

[@ii_exxile5374]

Saltone look swole too

[@solblalock8458]

Love that the commenter called him Kola and then fixed it lol

[@Alibaba-id1cs]

It kinda sucks parry isn’t good enough even when it’s used well by the top players

[@NM-uy6lm]

the commentators are so confused about Saltone's name lol

[@rmlgaming2091]

According to Poppt1 this is the hypest player matchup in ultimate

[@TrinidaddyGdom]

2:16 announcers start slipping and calling him kola lol

[@edwinmorales950]

When did kola change his name

[@joshh2308]

wait so is kola saltone? or are they different people and the commentators are messing up the name

[@guitaristklub16]

same person. Saltone was his old tag and he changed it because of Acola's name.

[@MrFunnyXD]

Kola was a cooler name

[@simrrisalazar9736]

Man bro I really wanted Marss to win

[@kylecouture1917]

They keep talking about parry's on both sides. But mars didnt parry nothing all set lol. Salt one won this set because of his parry game.

[@nicksorenson6127]

I like to pronounce “saltone” as “sal-tony”

[@ii_exxile5374]

I do that too lol I like to call him Sal-Tone

[@chinbrows6245]

Why Saltone?

[@joseph8711]

it was his old tag before he changed it to kola

[@holdenmarceaux4675]

Kola just be throwin hits out hoping they hit bruh

[@retierashia]

I’m still not used to Kola’s new name Saltone.

[@frederickramirez6799]

Saltone used to be called Kola right ?

[@ono446]

Yeah, could you not tell from the commentators😂

[@user-ju6fs]

ZSS TOP10 ROY TOP20

[@awesomelord98]

0:42 🤨

[@ohianaw]

Stay grinding Marss. Youll get him next time bro

[@greedygray]

Wait wait wait, when did this KOLA/SALTONE name change take place? I've been out of the scene for a while. And was it because of åcola???

[@GriffenC4]

No his og tag was saltone he just went back to it

[@TheRealLiamHugh]

I'm mind blown marss didn't go joker

[@The.One.Mind.Collective]

Why doesn’t Marss ever use his neutral b?

[@Shmicah1235]

Too vulnerable in rushdown matchups, only really good for ledgetrapping and mixups but it's risky when the opponent is fast

[@The.One.Mind.Collective]

@@Shmicah1235 got it thank you!

[@cesarmarroquin9930]

Is saltone Kola?

[@dogyX3]

Yes

[@sqpenn]

Wtf happened to void😐

[@mellowbeatz93]

Sheik sux

[@jojodash3289]

Saltone???

[@CenzoVD]

Is saltone Kola? Is Kola saltone now?

[@vvirtualvviolence283]

Kola is change your name back

[@TheDirtyGuvnah]

Gahd daym Kola cooked marss that last stock

[@dogyX3]

He let it be him

[@shuzuma299]

Mars I thought you were the best in the world 🤔

[@luismise5780]

Marss

[@cisforchandelure1722]

Dang, zsssux

[@jeancarloscerdascalderon8634]

soltone? xD

[@diegov2point0]

POOOORR Marss LOL

[@goldfire3636]

wtf Saltone is about ?! "Kola" was fine... is he gonna stay Saltone?

[@Pj_901]

Prolly not he’ll be back to kola after he wins another major probably

[@Shmicah1235]

This matchup is aids for zss

[@fabianrojas8012]

13:30 zss sux

[@miscellaneous673]

11:48 - 11:58 is why "Saltone" is so conflicting to watch. The dude will mash like theres not a thought going through his head then just get a beautiful read or play.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I think that's not just a saltone thing, that's also a Roy privilege thing. He may not be dlc, but there are few characters in the game with more unfair advantages over most of the cast. Great mobility+crazy frame data for a swordie+insane kill power.

[@Morell.EXE11]

Reall an ad a min in,

[@Hachijo3GS]

Typical Roy masher Zss was clean, can’t wait to see more Marss

[@firstaccnt]

does this marss dude not realize how bad this matchup is while playing it? roy so clearly eats her up.

[@dubudub876]

Yikes :/

[@sharsasuke01]

The ZSS is iconic but I think its time to commit to the Joker.

[@shikarixox1195]

He's not good enough with anyone but ZSS. He prepped Joker for tournaments for at least a few months and it was mostly underwhelming. Definitely doesn't take months to become adjusted, as proven by countless other top players who have swapped mains and greatly improved within weeks. ZSS is the only option he has for any consistency at the highest level.

[@sharsasuke01]

@@shikarixox1195 I mean he did beat Light at the Gimvitational with it. The Joker has potential.

[@dragonballfc7118]

@Duke He's been playing Joker for over a year now! His results are excellent with ZSS whereas his results are really bad with Joker, It doesn't take this long to get results with Joker For example - Leo got Top 4 in a Major (GOML) and won a SuperMajor (Momocon) with Solo Joker in 1 month than he went on a Streak of Top 2 placings Same thing happened this year, Leo started maining Joker again and in under a month He won a SuperMajor (Genesis)

[@dragonballfc7118]

@@sharsasuke01 Joker has given him some of the worst results (65th in SSC, 33rd in Double Down, 29th in Ludwig) and worst losses last year (Myran, Quidd, Sean, Puppeh, MFA, Syrup, Axiom XL, Scend and multiple losses against Dabuz) Whereas his ZSS gave him some of the best results even post quarantine (1st in LTC, 7th in Genesis 8, 5th in CEO, 3rd in LowTide, 4th in Summit, 9th in Genesis 9, Shine, TBH) and best wins ( 2x Kola, 2x Maister, 2x Aaron Dabuz, Elegant, etc.)

[@dragonballfc7118]

@@sharsasuke01 His only decent win with his Joker is Light in Gimvitational (a winning MU for Joker) which both Marss & Light admitted that Light wasn't playing well because He was too upset losing to Asimo in prior set In that same tournament, He lost to Light 3-1 in Losers to get 9th

[@redfieldwong717]

Really Marss?! The one time I wanted you to win 😑

[@malcolmfletcher2659]

You wanted Marss to win?! I never thought I'd see the day lol. How you been, man?

[@redfieldwong717]

@@malcolmfletcher2659 Whoa crap hey! Not too bad. Just dropped off the scene for a bit. You?

[@dominicr305]

Zss sucks😂

[@mattf5935]

She is still usable but the nets were not needed. Kind of ruined her as a rush down character. Roy still owned this matchup before the nerfs but they widen the gap.

[@D0ffgc]

Marss

[@dragonballfc7118]

So just because Marss lost against Kola (Top player who has defeated almost every other Top Player in this world multiple times) is the reason why ZSS sucks? LOL

[@lnoobe]

​@Dragon Ball FC it's a joke

[@enderturkey1017]

First time I’ve seen someone mash harder than marss He’s truly embracing the monkey 😌

[@soursaki1261]

Me and youngboy crashing ya funeral to piss on your casket

[@melaei]

least racist marss fan

[@awshitcuz7064]

@@melaei nah we dont do that look at this kids pfp

[@soursaki1261]

You built like you still need to see your fingers to count to ten

[@FUTURETRUNKS16]

u look like your parents are related

[@Mortis_XII]

get wrecked marss, i always hate watching your zero skill spamus

[@frontseatdevil7831]

Then why’d you watch the set lmao

[@CeeMoneyyy]

does anyone know why kola changed his name to saltone? ik back in the day his name was saltone but why change it back? i think kola is better but who knows. I thought kola was dropped and was wonderin who was saltone and remembered it was kola😂

[@georgesbouchet7430]

I didn't see anyone who really knows the answer to this question, but my guess is the fact that acola exist. Maybe he also wanted to stop SDing and went back to his old tag as a reminder, who knows

[@wockbender]

@@georgesbouchet7430 to stop SDing 😭

[@spicy7724]

Why did Kola change his name?