SSC 2023 - Mango (Falco) Vs. Mekk (Ganondorf) Smash Melee Tournament

[@kaded_]

insane that a ganon was one game away from getting winner's side top 8 at a supermajor in 2023

[@phunkyphresh3799]

He got the Leffen side of it and Polish got upset. If you look at the path it was pretty much a stomp up till mango since leff DQ’d

[@Themonkeymartin]

​@@phunkyphresh3799ok you go and do it with ganon dude

[@phunkyphresh3799]

@@Themonkeymartin Okay and Mekk can play Leffen. Why don’t you get 9th?

[@Cyzs66]

@@phunkyphresh3799 "Hey these things had an impact on how he performed" "you fucking suck with ganon, mekk is better"

[@invertedcrayon]

@@phunkyphresh3799what are you even trying to say you moron 🤣

[@uberpansy77]

The ‘Ganon-dorf’ gregorian chant do be hitting different than other characters.

[@cueshq789]

love that sinister shit

[@user-uq6po8dv6i]

"Sucks losing to Ganon." "Believe me, I know... ever had a song written about it?" LMFAO

[@realdelayed8556]

Wait what, I need the link to this LMAO

[@youtubeobserver]

@@realdelayed8556it’s a reference to a line in Chillindude’s Nice Shot Hugo

[@irongiant5951]

Yooo Mekk good shit king, absolutely insane to see his ganon do stuff his falcon probably couldnt, its truly inspiring, what a beacon of grit and willpower for the community

[@necromax13]

he's also real as fuck

[@debeb5148]

Now that's cap and you know it, Mekk is a damn Falcon beast. He also just believes Ganon is good too, and I agree

[@rubberduck8096]

I was a Ganondorf believer until Kage retired. Glad to see someone giving me hope again.

[@necromax13]

@@rubberduck8096 What about n0ne? I'm sure he has the best Ganon in the world.

[@debeb5148]

@@necromax13 not even close anymore. Mekk is way better

[@MNTNPG]

Mekk was very close to making Mango relive past trauma of losing to Ganondorf lol

[@Sapreme]

THE RETURN OF MANGO LINK?

[@bobbymcfee2974]

Yeah game 5 says your comment is stupid

[@Ownly]

WYA KAGE

[@unknownceres5714]

​@@Ownlythe credits of Elden Ring

[@Aefax]

not thaaaaaat close tbh

[@unknownceres5714]

Really insane by mekk, making 0-100 mu look 10-90

[@pac_rby]

do you know what a 0-100 MU act means?

[@flow3682]

​@@pac_rbyIt's a joke broski

[@MsAAAAAA222]

@@pac_rby it means my dik Ur ass bro

[@inafridge8573]

​@@pac_rbylooks at least 70-30 unironically though

[@pac_rby]

@@inafridge8573 70-30 Id agree with

[@Hobie02425]

One of the most one-sided 3-2 sets I've ever seen

[@Ryan-gk1bd]

That's how it is when you play Falco sometimes xD

[@Boudreau_]

@@Ryan-gk1bdthat's also how it is when mango plays lmao

[@TheIronyoshi]

@@Boudreau_it’s a Ganon bro..

[@Boudreau_]

@@TheIronyoshi ngl i have no idea what side you're on or what you're trying to say by that

[@unknownceres5714]

Not surprising for a 100-0 matchup

[@noisew4ll]

insanely impressive ganon, dude. it didn't happen, but he made it look at least POSSIBLE, and that says enough

[@AlexRoseGames]

no he didn't lol, mango made it look possible by repeatedly sding. at no point did this look like anything other than ganon getting completed washed and mango making mega flubs

[@tokimi4199]

Why do you hate being happy@@AlexRoseGames

[@i.o4766]

@@AlexRoseGamesnah he got read pretty nicely by Mekk on game 2. Game 4 was a flub by mango, but it was still anyone's game. Can't take away from Mekk performance here.

[@calebrobinson6406]

​@@AlexRoseGamesMekk made it that far with solo Ganon, just sayin'. Also, no johns

[@AyamineMISC]

@@AlexRoseGamesmango dickrider as always

[@thisnotdog]

this was like a divorced dad having custody for the first time in years

[@Xzqwerty2324zX]

10:04 the fade back on that DBJ was insane

[@ProcessHF]

Mango is one of the only Falco's I see that actually approach Ganon like a man instead of lazer camping and crossing up with d-air on shield and running away

[@MagikMKW]

Ok look I see why laser camping is lame, but why tf are crossup aerials "running away"? LMAO Is the only non-lame option just getting shieldgrabbed?

[@Cerbyo]

lazer camp is such a joke criticism compared to puff's spams

[@silveryo7678]

@@Cerbyonobody even mentioned puff😭

[@coreydechane8606]

This video is an excellent example of how little can be said by commentary in melee. Very high level set

[@Themonkeymartin]

What do you mean ?

[@seraphimconcordant]

@@Themonkeymartin the falcon guy is a decent commentator and lets everyone get their shot since he roots for the second-tier characters, but the other commentator was just flabbergasted the entire time going "HE PLAYS GANON???" How can anyone balk at a player playing the character that vibes with them after Amsa proved tier lists don't mean shit?

[@twelvevoltage]

Someone's clearly never seen Kings of Cali PPMD vs Mango if you think this commentary is bad watch that

[@allinonebestofthebest2964]

Can we never forget about bizzaro flames one of the most enjoyable ganons to watch play if not the best ganon to watch play

[@highlander7462]

He lost the match but won my heart ❤

[@TrevsTreehouse]

World's best Ganon vs World's best Falco. Mekk is so sick. Turned out even better than I thought

[@soravsgoku123]

We love mekk in this house

[@Jabadamazo]

Anyone know why Jmook wasn't at this tournament? Seems weird he'd miss a supermajor.

[@iagomello6317]

this Mekk guy looks like a fresh version that showered and shaved of Mango lmao

[@zogbogbean2464]

Bro if mango goes up 2-0 maybe the link comes out. The legend.

[@bubbles934]

i loved every moment of this 😂

[@itzyaboicloud8735]

10:05 That's what you call the Mango.

[@brettadiah10]

Commentators slobbering over mango all set is always so annoying lol

[@unknownceres5714]

same goes for the rest of the community

[@debeb5148]

Hugs86 is honestly a fucking amazing commentator. Please cast this man more often, he is a great and I love him lol

[@debeb5148]

"Mango flubberino"

[@woobiehastelly]

he used to be horrible in the 2010's, but now he is incredible. well done on the commentary grind hugs

[@hitthurdeaux]

@@woobiehastelly facts

[@pedrodominguez8553]

​@@woobiehastellyYeah, I think I can finally forgive him for his commentary on Kings of Cali 1 Grands lmao

[@kevinhirschowitz8550]

shout out to that slim jim

[@Xzqwerty2324zX]

Mekk showed great adaptations but this matchup still looks so uneven

[@oceanwaves83]

Yeah it's bad, but not as bad as Fox/sheik or even falcon.

[@thevangsta9892]

Mekk bringing the Ganondorf dream back!! I support!!

[@BarderBetterFasterStronger]

Someone explain the push-ups at the end plz

[@SleepingChimes]

hugs such an underrated commentator.

[@SleepingChimes]

these two honestly might’ve been better than either duo on top 8. it is of course apples to oranges to compare pre-top-8 comms to top 8 comms

[@SleepingChimes]

partly it’s because jorge’s energy can be jarring and walt radiates self-anxiety

[@spydar05]

I've been watching Mekk's streams for a while now and - even though Mang0 is a long-time top 5 fav player of mine - KNEW that Mekk could take this game. After his Lucky match, I was ready to never watch him again. I like the Wizzys rather than the Westballzs. Started watching Mekk, and he has become one of my top 5 players. This set was great proof that he is almost there. If I had to put $500 on the line, I'd guess he is going to reach Slug-level success, but with Ganon.

[@alvaros2741]

That suicide dair by mango has me worried about tomorrow. Looks like he will probably just call it in

[@hitthurdeaux]

You called it

[@baileyayyy5085]

I dont remember what caster said it but having mained gannon for like 6 months he really is a put the fear of god in you character edit: also just add a note for the matchup you do get your jump after down b but for some reason if you get hit out of the animation by falco laser you can only upb after even if you didn't jump before

[@goodguycwyzz4768]

Whenever I see a video like this show up in my recommended I get a bad feeling Mango lost lol

[@snipadk4146]

why did mekk switch from falcon to ganon?

[@cupsoup7244]

Sick

[@nickharvey5975]

just in the first stock there were like 3 or 4 moments that almost every bird wouldve been clipped by and got gannoned on, mango too clean. no disrespect to mekk he's nasty

[@realdelayed8556]

Bro mango was just so annoyed 😂😂 he did NOT want to be there at all

[@reassuranceneeder]

I heard Mekk is not stopping

[@reassuranceneeder]

such a love hate relationship with melee comment section

[@coreydechane8606]

Notice also the screen shot at the at the start of the video

[@MewcePewpz]

awesome! lookin' good, Hugs!

[@Dman40000]

yo this kid is pretty good at smash

[@ocircles738]

He's so checked out this entire set lmao

[@chairwood]

what does the red panda pfp mean

[@aspiknf]

Mango wrecked him in the first game but the Ganondorf player still fought!

[@aspiknf]

Why were they counting to 15? 🙂

[@hide-347]

Mekk is famous for doing pushups after a set. He was off-cam this time, but if you look at any other video with him in it, you'll see.

[@The1TrueFoxMcCloud]

But like... Good showing from mek.. ggs

[@ellachino4799]

ain't it crazy how people used to say ganon won this matchup

[@drewtweedie7408]

Kinda annoying to hear the hard read dair suicide referred to as a "flub". Mang0 was clearly looking to end the match with a flourish or simply didn't give a fuck knowing he still had another game to play with.

[@playin4power]

I think this is a good showcase of why you need a strong mental. Mekk was doing some impressive shit the entire set but once he realized that he got Mang0 to a game 5 he tanked. The pressure of that situation was simply too much and thats where Mang0 goes crazy

[@Cerbyo]

6 months ago: A donkey Kong 2-0's leffen's fox and a Ganon wins two against Mango's falco????? WHAT????????????????????????????????

[@zlol_ssbm]

No one mentioning how Mango was playing like I do when I’m drunk and only perceive 1/3 of the frames

[@sambeast13]

I hate seeing Amsa struggling so much this year :(

[@hitthurdeaux]

He’s not struggling. He’s just back to his post-peak level. Yoshi is simply too flawed to consistently win stacked majors and supermajors over time. His rivals renewed their labbing of the matchup and now there’s little amsa can do about it except play at his very best and hope they have an off day.

[@reggiebuttsmash2321]

Damn that’s harsh bro

[@twelvevoltage]

@@hitthurdeaux Bro you just wait until Post-Time-Skip Amsa wins TBH 21

[@zecmo]

Dat game 2 🤤

[@marc-andretrudeau4412]

Suprised he didnt used Link like he did after the Kage upset back in the day.

[@shady8045]

wait was the in game crowd saying "mango" what mod does that?

[@grymoda]

10:05 lol that’s so embarrassing.

[@DarkCrueDethAngel]

12:28: At least he won on the last match at least

[@craiglanyon7752]

Falco chant is as dreary as Ganondorf chant. Like a Byzantine cathedral choir.

[@stickyplays8809]

HugS lookin good. you love to see it.

[@shadowlife15]

announcers being amazed that ganondorf gets fans going... you guys do realize that the vast majority of us get bored of just fox and falco, right? Ganondorf is sick like falcon, only he hits even HARDER. He's the coolest character.

[@dumithegreat3892]

because no one plays other characters in Melee… right

[@Pwjdjskw]

Yeah ganon is actually what got me and many ppl I know into melee. Bizzaro flame at Apex 2015 was, and still is, some of the most hype melee gameplay of all time

[@Healer0079a]

I mean... you see how many Foxes there are right? It gets stale quite frankly. @@dumithegreat3892

[@shadowlife15]

@@dumithegreat3892 Oh wait you're totally right! Nobody ever criticizes people who play those other characters eith.... oh wait. Nah this community trashes on anyone who isn't playing on fox or falco. captain falcon gets a pass because he's fun to watch, but the rest of the roster is seen as less exciting.

[@4purs]

That’s only casuals that complain lol

[@Walrus931]

never seen such a dominating 3-2. mang0 had control the entire time. didn’t think mekk had a chance for a second even though he was playing very well.

[@oceanwaves83]

It never looks like Ganon has a chance against certain top tiers. He basically takes stocks by turning what seems like nothing into something.

[@Walrus931]

it was mang0, not mekk. mang0 absolutely dominated mekk even though the set was 3-2

[@oceanwaves83]

@Walrus931 that isn't relevant to my response. You stated that you "didn't think mekk had a chance for a second" and I explained that is a common phenomenon for Ganondorf.

[@Walrus931]

@@oceanwaves83 i simply do not care

[@oceanwaves83]

@@Walrus931 lol sure fooled me by responding to benign comments

[@LycheenutOWL]

The dair at 4:03 hurt to watch

[@mathwizard296]

why? he couldve f smash killed off it

[@heChirps]

Mekk is an unhinged anomaly

[@cross25011990]

Bizzarro flame and kage were the best ganons for me

[@squirrelwithwi-fi7849]

mango going down a dark path rn. He plays like somebody that definitely has the underlying skill, but is being held back by something (*cough* substance abuse)

[@Chris-eo1bp]

def mango on autopilot

[@jesselough]

LFG Mekk!!!

[@Quasi11Modo]

Imagine how high Mekk could be placing if he still played falcon Saddest melee rise and fall story imo Imagine kodorin switching to Roy after consistently placing top 8

[@ForrestSowa]

Mekk didnt place top 8 at a major last year with Falcon. His best placement was 9th, which he got at this tournament. His placements havent changed changing to a much worse character - in theory hes raising his floor much higher.

[@iwannabethekid34xc]

imagine basing your entire understanding of the game off of tier lists made by gamers on the internet.

[@AlexRoseGames]

​@@iwannabethekid34xclol this is the worst take ever. it's not "gamers on the internet" that gave ganon shitty frame data. a ganon is never winning a major. ever. maybe some online meme tournament one day with a couple top 20 players present, but every ganon on earth has a precisely 0% chance of beating 2+ top 10 players and taking a tournament. you have no understanding of this game

[@joebro4529]

bro got lucky with matchups

[@necromax13]

honestly bring coaching back. No one told mekk mango was always rolling away and no punish. F-air was always met with a falco dair or laser............

[@DoctorDeuce]

smash is not a team game... if you need someone to do your thinking for you, you may as well be able to tag someone else in to play for you too

[@dnphd8717]

Ganon is too slow to punish tech roll away in most scenarios but I wouldn’t expect the guy who made this comment to know that

[@iagomello6317]

kurabba had coaching in his smash 64 run at smashcon, i think it is allowed but ppl cringe about it

[@chairwood]

​@@DoctorDeucenormalize playing doubles in singles bracket

[@rubberduck8096]

​@@DoctorDeuceYou've never played 1v1 sports, have you? Coaching is extremely common in tennis, table tennis and boxing, for example.

[@BitQuests]

A lot of bad decisions by Ganon, if he improves there is definitive win potential

[@rannynihilius8481]

I love watching mang but is it just me or does he get the most lucky af brackets since Tipped Off 😅? Besides beating aMSa i can't really remember anyone who wasn't a Fox main that cleaned up for him and has a horrible h2h against him. But who cares man Melee needs this hype button once in a while even if Zain will probably crush our dreams again.

[@chairwood]

I like Zain 🤗

[@FearTheImpaler]

Armada wouldve never dropped a game ;)

[@dad4436]

Is this a joke or not, armada dropped multiple games to ganon

[@cototo]

It's always scary to see a top player vs rando vod, good shit to mekk

[@necromax13]

mekk isn't a rando...

[@MetiCu]

dude is top 30 something he's not a rando dog

[@necromax13]

@@MetiCu ranked 40 something on the ranking that just came out. Definitely not a rando.

[@Skaterptater]

yeah tru mango is the rando :PPPPP

[@dbzsongoku1]

Lmao Mekk def isn't a rando

[@Sirjackjack]

it wasn’t close

[@innominated1576]

alway will be hard win agains Mango. Mango you are from Costa Rica, originally

[@travelbyfire8474]

Wow Zelensky is a pretty good Ganon.

[@sebz8362]

triple 3 stock

[@krizpyclips9270]

#MELEEISSICK