We didn’t expect THIS character to win a tournament

Throughout the history of Smash Ultimate, the Southeast, specifically Florida, has been known for their laundry list of high level players, their insanely tilting crowds, and their out of pocket commentary. Today, we’re going to be taking a deep dive into the Florida Regional CIRQUE du CFL and going over the Underdog Boost extraordinaire, Kobe, and his monster run to first place with Solo Young Link.
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[@Jazara]

Had an awesome time working on this one, hope y’all enjoyed 🤝

[@chillarttalks]

well done nice bair edit

[@musicmashups]

The fact that Kobe just got 2nd at Combo Breaker gives this video such perfect timing.

[@viber5577]

That pronunciation of Anathema was criminal

[@turndownforwalt]

Oops

[@Aeirion]

Oml that had me crying 😂

[@seaofred88]

How is it pronounced?

[@Aeirion]

@@seaofred88 [Ann-ah-theh-muh]

[@wiibur]

not to mention the pronunciation of Cirque (it only has one syllable)

[@ISuckAtMelee]

As a young link main this makes me very happy

[@edwn00005]

as a young link main, this felt so good to watch. 😊

[@moneyandhow.]

Same

[@macquiao_]

MY MAN

[@Spyder-Marth]

FINALLY people remember that Young Link is good. I hate it when people talk like Young Link ain't solo viable, especially since I play against him frequently. Very solid character. I appreciate this form of content from you and your team! You got some great talent behind the scenes.

[@chrispo7610]

Who the hell are you talking to that doesn't think yink is a strong character???

[@IzraelGraves]

@@chrispo7610 Many, many people have written him off.

[@Spyder-Marth]

@@chrispo7610 You wouldn't BELIEVE how many noobs think he's mid.

[@andrewrichardson625]

I love seeing the community coming together to produce more of this style of content even after the panda global fall out, thanks walt and team!

[@codedvortex8522]

What a great breakdown of the moment to moment action, and i love to see you cover some more ultimate. Fantastic video walt!

[@stevepierce227]

I used to live in Brevard and was buddies with Kobe. I was there when he came out to his first of our monthly tournaments in Smash 4 and he got 3rd with Link. We knew this guy was going to be good. I also used to drive him to the CFL locals and he would always win our small weeklies we had in Brevard. Kobe is such a chill guy, and it is awesome to be able to root for someone whom I have known ever since he entered the tournament scene.

[@Abhorrantpsyche]

Just wow, incredible run and amazing breakdown. Thank you for bringing this to me.

[@im_Spade_]

My main finally not getting slept on for 5 minutes 🙌 Edit: Zomba malding as a ROB player is somehow so funny to me

[@commonsensessbu4380]

Editing was fire The story telling was amazing and the story just as good Goddamn, sometimes I love the smash bros community

[@IzraelGraves]

Then you show up to a tournament where 60% of the people there forgot deodorant exists, someone breaks a Switch in nerd rage, and then someone else throws a crab.

[@LateefA519]

@@IzraelGraves what are you on about?

[@sharifbrown3567]

Young Link is deadass a Top Tier

[@bibbyboxx2219]

No way you made a video about Cirque this is HYPE

[@Jazara]

🫡🫡

[@charlesbuchanan6560]

We need to start using "bomb layup" as the term for bomb kill confirms.

[@CherryDad]

The G&W tier on the MU chart took me OUT lololol

[@damonsouls21]

Amazing vid as always

[@LARAUJO_0]

I'm a big fan of Young Link and Roy and loved the analysis so imma check out these sets later

[@ShrubbaDub]

I LOVE ALWAYS LET ME GO! Excellent outtro, that song is always stuck in my head

[@mystraunt2705]

Clicked on this video hoping a young link won a smash melee national or somthing. Wasn’t disappointed

[@herorhim]

The number 1 player in Austin and 7th in Texas is z3 who is a young link player. I played her once at a weekly and genuinely have never felt more helpless playing this game.

[@joakimgustavssonskold172]

very well done and interesting video, thank you

[@savaget2058]

"Florida man slaps woman with slice of pizza during argument" 🤣🤣🤣

[@thiccochet]

as a dedede main it's nice to see young link get some respect so my malding is justified

[@isaac7701]

Wow nice to see him do it, I used to go to locals with Kobe

[@Moss_Dude]

If we're talking about ultimate, why not? Young link is cracked af.

[@drewbabe]

underrated char for sure, i'm pretty sure he never got any significant nerfs besides the gamewide change to make parrying projectiles less minus. someone should correct me if I'm wrong though

[@Mickey-id6rs]

@@drewbabenope, been top 20 pretty much the entire game, and has only gotten buffs

[@Berettadv]

@@Mickey-id6rs did he get buffs? His only real weakness is not the most optimal oos options compared to other characters. Some of his multi hit moves I randomly fall out of like fair and sometimes up b. Broken character but he is not making my top 20 cut.

[@darudesandstorm244]

​@@Berettadvhas been given a stronger kill throw, better up smash, and (not sure about this one) i think bomb was improved?

[@aBlackMage]

@@Mickey-id6rs I almost exclusively watch Melee, so the phrase "top 20" threw me for a loop lol

[@smfdz4341]

this is one of the best grand finals ive ever seen

[@jackolson4160]

Thank you very much, I’ve been missing PG Stats man. This has got to be the same guy, love it. Fuck panda, you got a place on KZbin man keep going

[@samsee_ca]

Always fun when Walt makes an Ult video Will definitely be keeping an eye on Kobe (and an eye out for a Kobe/Kola runback) going forward

[@gmwes]

Is that Always Let Me Go in the outro? What a banger

[@Kipper6464]

I Main all three of the Links so it makes me happy to hear about this win for Young Link

[@Icemario87]

15 min video and all I got out of it is "Kobe is known for throwing Game 5's."

[@letstalkfiction5187]

I didn’t have time to watch the majority of the tournament, but was there to watch the top 8. All I could think was “who the hell is Kobe?”

[@WiselyCommaBaby]

Anna theema and Mewjen are gonna love this one

[@pokepines2516]

Epik video walt!

[@HeyHeyChey]

It would be epic to get a video about Esam winning a major

[@GabeRainery]

as someone who rarely watches comp smash thank you for explaining stuff great video for an outsider

[@danielshamlian2800]

legendary reversals

[@clay2889]

So refreshing to see a Young Link win a tourney in this day and age

[@InfinityFantasy]

Young Link’s busted of course it was inevitable that someone would bring the character to this level. Of course, KOBE is godlike too as a plus.

[@KevinGannets]

glad to see YL win a tournament 🥳😊

[@bryanmulcare9083]

Best one in America is by far one of the best achievements you can have. The true way to become a god is the concicency of winning with a wired character or becoming worlds best for so long.

[@__BlacklotuS__]

Kola getting rolled is hilarious

[@zaneandrews4700]

As a Young Link main this makes me proud. Thanks Kobe!

[@Sambroke]

Thanks walter

[@LyricalFluffer]

I usually don't watch Ultimate shit but yo. This was sick. Good shit Kobe!

[@nicolasobrien7396]

Toast's 3rd at Ceo 2022 was looked over

[@killian.4628]

I love young link

[@Wizardof52]

That’s why the hero of time is the goat. 😎

[@squirrelwithabanana]

The #1 player in my region plays young link and is ranked in Texas. She also plays extremely different to other top yinks because she will not approach ever (only slight exaggeration)

[@heldon7951]

Holy shit let's go Kobe, all the way from 3ds -Falcon

[@saimena12]

I loved this video

[@SportsGaming-ll3ru]

The fact this character is really good yet the official tier list thinks he’s around b tier is criminal

[@nopewontyou]

What tourny is this so I can watch it?

[@jonconboi]

shout out max and kiki, fucking love those TOs

[@DemikDragonganger]

I could have sworn everyone thought this character was by all technicality OP and just didn't quite have the right players or results so far?

[@NeoRazor]

a-NATH-e-ma, not an-a-THEE-ma

[@jipufix]

just an fyi, pretty sure mugen’s name is pronounced the same way as it’s japanese origin 無限 is, which is like the sound a cow makes: [MOO-gen]

[@eredostheuseless4475]

Young Links results were still good I mean toast got 3rd at CEO 2022 beating Sonix and Tweek

[@child8669]

Hank Hill

[@monologgue]

I once commentated for Anathema at a local. He asked the commentators not use his name for fear they would mispronounce it. I truly hope he doesn’t see this video 😂

[@MrRufus1111]

The micro wrestling shirt tho

[@films54321]

young link players when they think for more than 2 seconds

[@nathanlevesque7812]

ROB's disadvantage is worse than people tend to state.

[@thelocs5935]

Anna theme uh

[@hieuduong2213]

Nah walt did not just say that 5:09

[@LUMRei]

Top tier content once again

[@anonymous7024]

1:30 what kind of a tier list

[@sylveesnom]

I mean if we think about it young link has been winning tournaments this whole time, its just that no one cares about jdizzle winning in Australia

[@zachrobinson4324]

if you're in mdva, then you already know about this char...

[@swamppa7452]

😮

[@ChaosHero17]

I literally tweeted that I hope a Young Link becomes the best player in the world at some point

[@patcoen92]

man, if only parries were worth something ultimate might be cooler. Imagine nailing a point blank projectile parry and not being plus lmao

[@maxlegates6768]

why dont u mention hungrybox

[@TickGO]

YL main in ultimate here, they changed up regular link too much from melee, just his dashing A being a stop and drop now makes regular unplayable, glad they basically kept his old kit with YL

[@NZsaltz]

considering how many like regular link in this game, I think separating the two was a good choice. no point in clones!

[@1800mexicano]

Imagine a ROB main complaining about projectiles like 😆

[@froggouk2]

ANNA-THEME-A??? AN-ATH-UH-MUH*

[@trueblueryu5713]

Only downside is that this may encourage a lot more young Link low level players who like to camp like crazy. Pretty much always been a pain in the behind, but I can still respect the novelty of more characters winning major events.

[@Kieranndav]

Why is super smash bros melee in the tag if this isn’t about melee?

[@TreebeardXIV]

Young Link is a Melee character.

[@sum1sfurryalt841]

It feels weird hereing your voice over ultimate gameplay

[@yiannidemo6587]

Why are we surprised with a Young Link W? You could argue this character too 10-15 easy

[@uzefbrikleod]

YL 😍

[@plabcentral630]

Bro an-a-thee-ma? Come on Walter your better than that.

[@kezzek]

Bro your? Come on Plab Central you're better than that.

[@plabcentral630]

@@kezzek bro no. My phone autocorrects it to the wrong your, I have no idea how to fix it.

[@robintetris]

​@@plabcentral630skill issue

[@TheBeggies95]

@@plabcentral630 Skill issue

[@kittyratrawr]

i hate this character but damn this guy is good

[@TheLogBerry]

Young link is busted

[@BenChaverin]

Ur a badass

[@kingj521]

Most American Smashers think waaaay to highly of themselves to succeed with a character they deem bad. Even if they liked them at some point in time. I remember getting washed Superbly by a Terry player. And the last thing I thought about was how bad the characters I'm using was or how good. Terry is. I just got washed plain & simple. & Lacked the knowledge needed to succeed.

[@CompyFranko]

Is that how you pronounce "anathema"? You know it's a real word, right?

[@mikeomnic3515]

That wierd zomba special sounds pretty cringe ngl

[@surehyper]

thats not how you pronounce anathema

[@foks0054]

I genuinely don’t get how someone mispronounces tags. Like literally just look up a few sets the player is in.

[@turndownforwalt]

I already apologized in the top comment, but I could’ve sworn I heard it pronounced that way in a set and just ran with it. My fault though

[@foks0054]

S’okay but you also mispronounced mugen

[@turndownforwalt]

Yes, it’s noted for next time

[@paz8723]

Just say the characters name on the title, content creator brain is fried

[@nwz6084]

Samsora went to this event. cringe

[@shamms9249]

YINK IS LOW TOP TIER change my mind

[@SamualN]

toon link is better

[@nickmorrell594]

Stop talking about light. I hate light

[@TreebeardXIV]

Nobody cares what you hate.

[@nwz6084]

what a cringe character

[@deejaykriskrush]

eww ultimate

[@animaIpath]

yet you clicked it. unalive urself, worthless drone