Pound 2022 Top 64 - Gackt (Ness) Vs. LeoN (Bowser) SSBU Smash Ultimate Tournament

[@nana-uh1nn]

18:29~ 70% in just 3 seconds

[@linebeck1381]

50%

[@olee6607]

@@linebeck1381 Your math is not good...

[@sitalabudha104]

Is he fking DLC??

[@darianfriesen3486]

Blew my mind

[@johnsoapmactavish9921]

@@linebeck1381 He went from 39% to 109% my dude

[@LilybeeTV]

13:57 I really enjoy Skabs commentary! He always refers to the gameplay in the context of the character. Where most commentators would say something to the effect of “bowser’s upsmash covers the stall” Skabs said Bowser’s shell protects him. Felt like it I was watching the characters themselves a little more closely after that. Good stuff!

[@hyunweewoo]

hes awesome

[@iProwlr]

You drew attention to that for me, I didn’t notice it at first

[@森本-q4p]

18:31 ネスの超高火力コンボ（） 下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→下強→掴み→後ろ投げ→PKサンダー→空後

[@クーデレ好き]

序盤マルチマグ結構ミスってたのを、後半割り切って空前にしてたの その日の調子も込みで戦ってるって感じしてクソかっこよかった

[@dpcsoup04]

What?

[@batmanbeyond4010]

Tbh I've never seen a Ness player that's this good

[@sleebyrose]

13:05 that jab-lock was almost in sync with the music

[@tstone9151]

Lol, that’s a Scend move right there 2:36. I like how they pick up each other’s moves

[@Yespython]

Dude yes!

[@yohfusagawa9494]

He’s been doing that for a few years now, although I don’t know who did it first.

[@nathanlevesque7812]

No, that's a Gackt move. You're just more familiar with Scend.

[@tstone9151]

@@nathanlevesque7812 Your probably right, I only watch Scend matches. Makes sense though, Gackt has the most wacky/creative playstyle so I'm sure Scend studies the cool nonsense Gackt pulls off

[@j.d.4241]

He's been doing it since Smash 4 and pulled out some career-ending PKTA moves... Back in the day they just called it the "Gackt things" because no other Ness mains (I used to watch Fow and he rarely did something like that) utilize PKTA that often.

[@shaghilathar3588]

Two elite smash demons going at it. Very fun to watch and both players performed well

[@nickolaibrosky]

Wym by elite smash😂

[@userrrrr-rrrrr]

18:31 70%コンボ！？

[@tangentyes3323]

Leon has a really great Bowser and the game was super super close. It seemed like his mental kinda cracked at the end as it was slipping from him which is totally fair Gackt was getting around seemingly almost everything he did. Fantastic game by both players, great set!

[@debbiebatson8696]

I'm pretty sure TK and Rod would've more than enjoyed commentating that beat at 13:05

[@MrGameguyC]

2:36 Yo, I did not know Ness could knock himself into a tech situation. That's a super sick mix-up.

[@yh8971]

Same from smash4

[@j.d.4241]

This is an old tech. They changed his up b from Smash 4 onward, so when PKTA first hits a surface he'll bounce off of it, and you can either tech it or do PKTA again (during recovery).

[@j.d.4241]

18:30 When the kid start kicking your seat at a cinema

[@DemonEyeHelix]

18:32 LeoN just took 52% from downtilts.......

[@tstone9151]

LETS GO GACKT!!! That last play was nasty

[@Calabrel]

Skabs + Tantalus commentary super underrated. Great job guys.

[@reefscoral7655]

18:29 これスマブラXのホームランコンテスト思い出す笑　TASでサンドバックくん壁に高速で当てて壊すやつ がくさんGG‼︎

[@waitforit6196]

When are we going to sadly admit Ness is top tier: -quick frame data -every move kills except down tilt/jab -kill throw at 100% -hang a charged smash attack off the ledge -Fat ass disjointed hitboxes -damage output is ridiculous -an up-b that is un-techable at like 50-60% -PK fire... -sweet spot f-smash kills hella early -annoying voice that gets in your head if he's winning -one of/if not the longest directional air dodge in the game As much as I hate this character he's definitely underrated.

[@matthewpipes018]

Well he's not a top tier character since he struggles against most of the swordies and characters that can easily counter play him

[@nathanlevesque7812]

A character's tier cannot be determined without evaluating the roster as a whole. It's based on matchups, not sauce. Strong characters can have a bland moveset. Weak characters can have a wild moveset. It's not a consistent relationship.

[@dogyX3]

Ness is high tier in most tier lists. What stops him being top tier is his floaty double jump, and slow/exploitable up B, which makes it difficult for Ness to escape combos.

[@antonypistachio5476]

And most of that is mitigated by having a trash recovery and a bad double jump that makes him have a horrible disadvantage. He's a high tier.

[@notbl1tz616]

i wouldn’t say ness has a bad recovery, feel like ppl just say that bc that’s what we used to think. i think the issue is he gets counterpicked extremely easily, his losing MUs are characters that happen to be incredibly easy to pick up (cloud, gnw, palu, etc) and even if u manage to beat someone who only uses one of those characters as a counterpick what do u do vs someone who actually mains them and knows the ins and outs of the mu? he’s a good character don’t get me wrong, but lack of range and his floatiness are very big flaws

[@dpcsoup04]

Ive watched every game so far up to this point, and Gackt by far has looked the most impressive and consistent to me. Maybe as a former nes plyer im partial, but hes been seriously smooth.

[@NedMethod]

hmm cant get any quality above 360

[@alsager777]

Same here

[@WoodenSocks]

This is the best I've seen LeoN play, really impressive.

[@feraligatrmaster9918]

I just wanted to show some love to Tantalus on coms. I watched a lot of Pound day 2 live and I enjoyed every set this guy commentated because I felt that he does a great job describing what players want in a particular set and how they adjust between sets. It’s clear that he has a lot of game knowledge which makes these sets a lot more enjoyable from a spectator perspective because he can clearly describe a lot of the very specific decisions players are making during important interactions. In addition it just felt like he was having a lot of fun and had good chemistry with whoever he shares a commentary block with. In this community it can often feel like some common habits and trends in commentary get very annoying such as when commentators just list all of the moves that are happening on screen in a very fast and accelerated voice or when they just scream after every interaction. Because of this I feel like it’s our responsibility as viewers to point out examples of what we would like to see, so new and veteran commentators can learn what things to incorporate in their craft. Again great job tantalus and hopefully we can get him to commentate a top 8 sometime in the future.

[@PsykoDrama]

Wait. That last ledge interaction, is that a thing?

[@theexaltedlt8222]

I think it's because you can't run past people in ult so Bowser was basically stuck in place

[@PsykoDrama]

@@theexaltedlt8222 Geez, that is rough. I forget about the character collisions when no hitboxes are out

[@kalilyibran8600]

yep. scend shouted it out a while ago, some ppl call it the dtilt blender. you get 6+ downtillts in 2-3 secs. works when characters are very close to you near ledge, and works even more with huge characters like bowser

[@dgdpdpwp]

18:30 せんぱーーーい

[@どーんだよぉ]

かめむしちゃうねん笑

[@aozrnmkun]

LEONのプレイ、良くも悪くもクッパ使いって感じで好き

[@弱者っょぃ]

クッパみたいに1発がでかいキャラだとサイマグ着地ずらしがいかに大切かがよく分かる

[@aslaksockcraft]

JUST RUN OFFSTAGE AND FAIR PLEASE

[@zilrog-diggidy76]

7:59 - RIGHT YOU ARE KEN

[@johnnydavenport3876]

Poor Leon, even the commentary is at his expense LOL

[@TriforceZard]

Honestly thought Bowser would armor the down tilts.

[@kyokusselia]

11:31

[@fungusenormus2378]

choking like Tweek

[@chrisusedtobetheman8.079]

Bowser main trying to use any other moves than grab or sidekick challenge:

[@damenmummert1673]

Bro used that force grab almost every move.

[@protonjones54]

Leon's ledge punishes were terrible this set

[@ボッジくん-u9x]

Gacktやべぇ

[@theMenace985]

Is Leon an Alice in Chains fan? Since his tag is junkhead

[@bradleygo1]

4:05 why did they show his bowussy for so long

[@Mikke0521]

へろーさんとめっちゃやってるしクッパ対策上手そう

[@MrGameguyC]

18:32 Not like this!

[@dpcsoup04]

Great commentators. Also impressive play from Leon. I’m going back and watching pound again now that I’ve watched a lot more smash and his bowser is so, so clean.

[@Terrybulll]

Is this the same gackt that also plays street fighter?

[@seric7499]

How tough Guy work pls

[@jf662]

As a Ness main, this makes me happy.

[@tiosulfate6492]

Leon is a french player isn't he? Why do i see USA flag x)

[@notbl1tz616]

there’s 2 different leons

[@MasterHandSpazz]

39-91% from dtilt Hooooooleeeey Mr. Saturn Batman

[@sizzlefrizzle6829]

Gackt got back

[@megadethguym7977]

People underestimate bowser

[@raymundomuzones4533]

Commentator sounds like Norm McDonald.

[@ohcomeon1111]

when's leon going to give up on bowser

[@kevstiburodracon1024]

I'm pissed to Ness, fuck that character! Leon, your Bowser did everything it could, I'm still happy to see you fight!

[@ぽんぽこギッシー]

下強ダメージ出しすぎだろw

[@美羽-x8p]

うおおお

[@_q317]

好き

[@伊藤慶-u3t]

下強強スンギ

[@yorkie4295]

Rip bozo

[@linkslayer15]

Asian players. Yawn. Gimme people who play this causally while working 8 hour jobs

[@notbl1tz616]

leon isn’t asian..

[@greedo194]

@@notbl1tz616 new jersey has recently become a part of asia, didn't you hear?