The Worst Smash Bros Hot Takes

[@ZeRoWondering]

The first episode of Smash Bros Hot Takes is here! Let's rage and get angry at some of the extremely ridiculous comments I got in this video but let's also take a moment to engage in thoughtful discussion. A lot of love went into this one and it's absolutely a series I wanna keep doing, so please watch until the end and drop a like and a comment down below with your thoughts on it! Thank you!

[@naveenkarthikeyan4744]

Cant wait for u to do more of these types of videos

[@alexf5627]

Bruh

[@mlmooose8206]

ZeRo I’m loving this already.please keep doing more

[@ravenous4580]

Gotta love it!

[@IWario1]

Hi zero

[@gregle7902]

"When you see a notable person whine about something, cry about something." - Zero *Shows Leffen*

[@Blitz_99]

Seems legit

[@jenschneider305]

I mean leffens personality is just poor

[@williamwendt6772]

what is going on with that mango clip after it?

[@cileavictoria1229]

Funny thing is that I know about Leffen the person primarily via the trainwreck that was him trying out Tekken 7

[@reddabos]

William Wendt Him making fun of Hbox

[@brianbrady3331]

Zero's hot take: "the smash community doesn't suck, the world community does"

[@Wheat_Thinn]

this is the entire video in a nutshell. *and it hurts this seems to be a very accurate take*

[@ohlord7547]

LMFAOooOO that the whole thing

[@wildasiandude432]

That’s not a hot take

[@skyecarbo8367]

People suck.

[@aaronalexanderortizsantos3585]

It pretty sums up the whole video, smash players don't really know much about the outside world and think these things only happen on smash when it happens everywhere, it happens at school, at work, and specially with social media

[@mellow6268]

Random Person: Smash players are toxic ZeRo: We live in a society

[@Freefork]

*GG Strive Potemkin Theme plays* "SOMEDAY I'll... GET LOCKED AWAY!"

[@Hamble_Gambles]

yo, you have not even SEEN the war crime that is the pokémon community.

[@psychedvgc5564]

Cooper O'Connor Lmao Verlisify is coming

[@hukkumkhinda497]

overwatch dps players: hold my sr

[@Merino33]

Uhhh...

[@happycamperds9917]

“Judgement based on main” Has Timmy the Ness main in the thumbnail.

[@ohboy1113]

Bruh

[@lynxguion3327]

yes that is the point

[@Apple_Slices.]

ZeRo: Everyone Is Human Mark Zuckerberg: *Nervously Sweating*

[@xolotltolox7626]

Have you ever notice that Mark Zuckerberg and Howard Phillips Lovecraft look suspiciously similar?

[@doosin8696]

MP Zuckraft

[@MasterZoGaming]

More like Mark Zuckerberg: *Nervously Oiling*

[@justenwhite7288]

@@MasterZoGaming The inky mildew grew upon his upper lip.

[@dmk12345]

I tapped "View 2 Replies" and I got 4. 2 = 4 I guess...

[@noisegavot9473]

I miss Zero, I hope you can come back. He's insightful, and a good guy. He deserves to be supported.

[@NotKorbi]

He’s back :D

[@foiletta1987]

This aged so well i love it

[@colonchestnut9185]

Hot take: ZeRo should start a podcast. I really enjoy his content where he speaks on issues, drama, upsets, the good and bad of the community. His gameplay is always fun to watch, but his speaking on the community is also very eye-opening.

[@jarl_jake2329]

Love the idea. He can also get top level players and just pick their brains about topics.

[@jarellcervantes1828]

factssss

[@CMRandall669]

Have you guys heard of Blast Zone? Its a smash podcast hosted over on the panda global channel with Coney, TkBreezy, and EE where they talk about current situations in the community and give their perspective sure its more from the commentary end buts it entertaining.

[@Luma_29]

Jarl_Jake Now THAT is what I never knew I wanted

[@BAD-vg1fm]

I thought he already has a podcast

[@aodhan8710]

Zero you should start a smash podcast. You could have guests on discuss current meta and news in the community, it would be amazing. Keep up the good work bro :)

[@davimanso4637]

Agreed

[@zainelcock7331]

Zero Should also play some other games

[@wonkydrive5080]

Zain Elcock this is the goal as he has mentioned. Not only is it more fun for ZeRo to play other games but it also expands his demographic

[@josiahkira2912]

Yes plz

[@rem3762]

Yo that sick

[@jaredjenson7100]

My hot take: ZeRo should make more of these.

[@YesLegend936]

Thats a Cold Take

[@im_Spade_]

Coldest take I've ever heard lol, this video was godlike actually.

[@ceeb830]

Ice cold vacuum of space take

[@AverageHandle_]

This take is as cold as Ultimate Kars

[@imaweeb8417]

This was a frozen block of dry ice in space take.

[@Matoi_Makouhou]

"Worst Smash Bros Takes" *44 minutes long* Boi this is going to be entertaining

[@devaxionrl8189]

I don’t have 44 fucking minutes, that’s a whole zoom class

[@Matoi_Makouhou]

@@devaxionrl8189 watch it during online class

[@drugs1068]

I didn’t even notice that the video was 44 minutes

[@JemTOW]

44 minutes and 4 seconds

[@BreadyBlane]

I’m sorry I can’t like this comment there’s 444 likes, it would be dishonorable

[@ichirakuramenshop2769]

ZeRo: send me your hottakes Choctopus: dOnKeY kOnG

[@crestenor]

I mean, he got half of it right. -Can't do much else more when you have less than half the subscribers of ZeRo.-

[@jensendavis640]

I love my boi Choc

[@stepheni7471]

Hey Gonzales, you can throw any type of click bait my way because I know in the end, as I watch through the video, that you actually give me what I was looking for in the title. Like you said, people clickbait because it works. The "bad" clickbaiters are the ones who write something super attractive in the title but don't deliver. You always deliver. You're wholesome, I learn a thing or two, I'm a lover of smash, and I'll always be watching your videos. Keep doing what you're doing. Much love this way and I hope you read this, because you deserve at least one smile. Cheers bud

[@jamonelavivanco5994]

Stephen I thought his name was Gonzalo not Gonzales, at least that's what I remember from the video where he blogged his normal day routine. It was misspelled on his bike and he pointed that out in that video.

[@verde7595]

@@jamonelavivanco5994 It is Gonzalo. Stephen got it wrong.

[@kuroxism]

@@jamonelavivanco5994 The positive message is what really counts in my opinion, but accuracy is important to.

[@Snowballsage]

I like how after everything he said, the first comment says he got his name wrong XD

[@BBB-pe3ip]

Zero depends on clickbait (and drama) for views. It's kinda sad and gross.

[@zacklul4188]

The hottest take is that Sakurai isn’t trying his hardest. Give this man a break.

[@zamalamahama4894]

I honestly really admire Sakurai, he has an amazing work ethic, especially considering the community he takes so much shit from

[@hicrawl5325]

When the online will be fixed🙃

[@kelp755]

Hicrawl fr

[@MegaSnek97]

Ikr

[@SasaLunafey]

Honestly, I hope that he can just get a free Spa day and being able to play all the games he wants without having to rush through it and just enjoy it

[@iansullivan2964]

I unironically love how zero said “pe-des-tle” while talking about how everyone is human. Clearly a real one. Much love for the message here.

[@DoctorChuck]

Eletist

[@samuelgallagher5748]

DoctorChuck elitist? Or am I Woosh at ur misspelling

[@samuelgallagher5748]

Ian Sullivan it happens when you learn a language through reading, it means you’ve seen it spelled out but not spoken to ya

[@donkylefernandez4680]

@@samuelgallagher5748 That's why ephonics are dangerous. You /need/ vocabulary tests because language is more than oral

[@FancyNeon]

@@samuelgallagher5748 it's how zero pronounced it

[@ShadowSora643]

The like to dislike ratio is crazy, good content.

[@IzzyIsntReal]

The best smelling tournament I’ve been to was a local with like 11 people lmao.

[@jenschneider305]

Ohh thats gotta hurt

[@kingarth0r]

Technically the best smelling tournament I went wasn't even an official tournament, we just had a 16 player tournament at a birthday party of teens lol.

[@martyyyyy9579]

Best tournament I went to was an online one. Because it was just me in my room with no neckbeards

[@weirdchamp4601]

Martello Garcia lmao

[@_saitama1566]

18:47 LMAO your editor is a legend

[@Snowballsage]

IKR that edit was amazing

[@brianpearson8552]

Wow, I genuinely have a lot more respect for you now. I love that you took this series on! Factual analysis on smash and translating it into other topics made for extremely enjoyable content about real problems! MAJOR props and can't wait to see more!

[@rycalamo2684]

Zero this entire video: “Well yes but actually, no”

[@silla4645]

"It also happens in every other aspect in life"

[@Creepo_J]

This comment: *"Well yes, but actually no."*

[@seanss]

Actually

[@Creepo_J]

@@seanss no u

[@GraemeStanfordWilson]

Zero, your care for critical thinking is something that is incredibly valuable to get out, not just for the people within this community, but for anyone. It is exactly the kind of thinking that helps people take responsibility for their perspectives on life and find convictions in the way they've lived. It's the kind of thinking that allows for disagreements to occur, but have no one walk away with hurt feelings. But above all, it's the kind of thinking that can get you and others closer to something true, rather than just something comfortable. It's refreshing to see this kind of thinking anywhere and I really believe you should lay into it even more (maybe you're already planning to). Thanks for the video, man, and please keep it up.

[@haxmode6935]

or most people lack basic thinking

[@haxmode6935]

or are as toxic as I am

[@danielblack5196]

ZeRo’s overall progression is beautifully admirable. I’m so amazed at the content he’s been producing lately, and this might be the best thing I’ve seen from him yet. His videos are extensive, much less click-baity, and even his English skills have improved significantly. I think it’s a combination of: 1. His decision to quit competitive smash 2. His innate and substantial increase of maturity 3. The fact that his audience is so big now that he can actually talk about what he wants to. I am beyond impressed; especially since his content was so garbage just a year ago. Keep doing what you’re doing, ZeRo. You’re an inspiration.

[@blueraven4625]

Thank you for being the first guy I see to not overuse all these phrases and nonsense memeing. Somebody not grinding for likes and somebody with a brain.

[@ekene4886]

@Graeme Wilson great comment.

[@Edgeperor]

1:44 I misread that as “if the Meta continued to evolve and people got better at *SD’ing”*

[@James4044-5]

LOL

[@danielleflorack7616]

I liked Byleth's reveal when Sakurai had his hands all over the poster and looked up and had a goofy ass smile on his face. I laughed so hard at that. He's a funny ass man

[@Jay-oh2ff]

Danielle Florack fr people needs to appreciate what they have

[@jacobblacc3363]

That man deserve a big hug :]

[@Chaos89P]

It felt to me like he knew that there'd be issues. I honestly don't even remember my reaction toward Byleth; I think I was just confused. But yeah, at the end of the day, he was probably just having fun, albeit at the FE haters' expense. And I'm quite fine with that.

[@beeperonithe2nd]

Man as a Fire Emblem fan I feel guilty for wanting more Fire Emblem characters in Smash Bros. Like Lyndis

[@xavierwhitcraft1310]

Felipe Venegas i want Black Knight

[@kevinfoley7667]

Zero's video quality just keeps getting better and better. Genuine, informative, and entertaining

[@miguela.8929]

15:00 that touhou reference tho lets go editor team

[@joshloveday4185]

Hot take: every new character in smash is considered op at some point, because low-mid tier players are unused to their play styles and struggle to cope with them, we only see the truly op characters when high tier competitive players struggle against them

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

A perfect example for your comment is Hero. People raged about how he was op and ban-worthy when he first came out and now he's barley seen.

[@joezenta2548]

@@3.2187_Kilometres Well as far as I saw (basically leffen and his fanbase) were more like they wanted him banned due to his RNG factor. Most players knew he wasnt that good when all RNG factors were taken away. I think a better example is Ryu in smash 4. Back in the day even ZeRo thought Ryu was the best char in smash 4 (pre-bayo) because he only saw his glaring strengths without considering the glaring flaws.

[@trashcanonabench7199]

As someone who also plays fighting games, this is happens in all communities

[@novida4770]

Not really a hot take

[@WRAAEEE]

Except of Banjo Kazooie , he was mid tier since release lol

[@crystalkirby9809]

After this video I realized just how smart ZeRo really is. After every take when he gave his own opinion I was always like "He's SO right." and "He REALLY gets it, wow."

[@verde7595]

not smart enough to not diddle kids apparently

[@crystalkirby9809]

@@verde7595 Unfortunately you're right. I would like to say he changed for the better since that incident but I honestly don't know who to trust in this community anymore

[@webo4074]

@@crystalkirby9809 well...

[@jamesmmart1n]

@@verde7595 funny how that's been proven wrong multiple times

[@jeffsmith9126]

Xenoblade Chronicles X music, ZeRo the legend shining some light on a forgotten game.

[@NontpNonjo]

When you end a game on a cliffhanger, then go 4 years without mentioning it, or any chance of a sequel.

[@winnersinclair2128]

amazing game, makes me wanna pull my wii u out again lol

[@kamariz3153]

🎶Black Tar!🎶 Ill see myself out...

[@justinbowman1342]

@@kamariz3153 🎵 Not even a distant land, where stuck on a whole different planet! 🎵

[@founderofthenewworld1838]

Kamari Z is anybody out there? I need a bigger gun

[@andreazhab]

“The more people a community has, the more toxic people it will have” Kirby community: *confused poyo*

[@MrPickleEdits]

The Kirby Community Is Too Nice And Generous... It Feels Inhumane... I LOVE IT!

[@Tiga_B]

He was reaching hard when he said that. He's too involved to step out and look at the community properly. Smash is full of elitist.

[@TNinja0]

We can make it happen

[@acekechi]

Kirby is holy

[@hydenmoody4373]

Isn't it strange that 2 communities that sakurai created are completely different when it come to toxicity?

[@lawfulgaming1578]

This is probably one of the best videos I've seen discussing social patterns. I absolutely loved it

[@watts9192]

Can we just appreciate the fact Zero didn't use himself as the "professional player" example at 20:47

[@sspah6870]

Zero: I'm running out of ideas. Also Zero: Here's a 44 minute video for this new series I came up with.

[@zach8667]

zero/every other smash youtuber: So anyway, here's me against this 9 year old smash prodigy

[@hipmomma24]

Man when a lot of people got canceled ZeRo wasn't as bad as different people

[@tortlez4289]

Yea, many of the allegations that got him canceled in the first place were proven wrong. Yet Zero has already confirmed he's never coming back to content creation so yea 😐

[@iehn8846]

@@tortlez4289 :'(

[@zackywacky2771]

@@tortlez4289 my friend, im here to tell you you're VERY wrong. BECAUSE ZERO IS BACK BABYYYYYYYY

[@tortlez4289]

@@zackywacky2771 YESSIRRR

[@oliversotir3914]

@@tortlez4289 He back

[@illuminoeye_gaming]

2:02 "with bayos biggest win being evo 2017" The pain in zeros voice

[@Unlucky_Gemini]

I didn’t even realize the video was almost an hour long, I was so invested and genuinely pleased at the level of discussion. Keep this coming!

[@davidolinger3948]

Why is Zero straight up giving us great sage wisdom, I thought I was getting a clickbait little Timmy video. Goog work man, keep it up

[@stippadu64]

38:08 you always get me with the background music man. Last time with gravity rush. Now with Catherine's Lamb game between male and female. And the topics you talk about..... i would love to see more of these types of videos and especially the length. Perfect to listen to while your doing something but also good to watch. This is what i would call top tier content

[@jordijosevidalesrueda3453]

Zero low-key flexing his wisdom in this vid, good commentary amigo

[@ef_natto]

I really hated that the video ends, it was really interesting, thanks for the content Zero

[@StickMaster500]

Something we can all agree on about Smash is that the Smash Community is two sides of the same coin. One side are very open and accepting to other people and their opinions on Smash while the other side are absolutely toxic and someone you don’t want to hang out with.

[@edwardrobinson5470]

Yes

[@yaboimorrissey5273]

Very true

[@MaximilianRTura]

Sadly true

[@bromothymol]

I feel like that's pretty much every community

[@yaboimorrissey5273]

@@bromothymol It is, it definitely is.

[@charlessoper3991]

Zero: Talks about gatekeeping Gatekeeper: Allow me to introduce myself (15:21)

[@ryder4553]

Byleth: Allow me to demonstrate

[@a2lan123]

THIS is peak video editing.

[@JC101_Official]

40:24 I see that Dragalia Lost BGM there in the final segment of the video. Your editors have great taste in music!

[@syrupshrike9742]

I figured out the perfect a metaphor for casual elitism "Competative bike racing takes everything that's good about biking away. Biking's only good if you're going on a fun sightseeing ride on a cool trail"

[@inansultan5171]

No one competes in fun sightseeing rides on cool trails.

[@jenschneider305]

I hate it when i want to play comp online but i get a newbi who wins off how many items they get opposed to spacing reads and combos i have fun when i get beat by a competent player I don’t have fun when i get beat by a assist trophy simp

[@danield8632]

Instinct On most days I would agree but if I’m having a bad day and come online to get beaten by a trophy abusing item spamming noob who t bags you while all the items do the work, a rage unlike any know to man dwells within me

[@69NO]

@@jenschneider305 arena battles is better than quick play

[@ameladaptivedaydreamer949]

@@jenschneider305 Well did you know, Smash is a videogame that can be bought for a certain amount of money..... Yeah it's not reserved to competitive players, it's not a casual's fault you got paired up with them, it's Nintendo shitty paring system in the game

[@yumes_studio]

This was really insightful, you have a lot of wisdom and an open minded view towards the Smash and gaming community as a whole. Especially at 41:56 this is so true with social media, heck even the gimmick accounts that Alpharad talked about. I really enjoy this series already!

[@moonsquid9310]

holy crap i didnt notice the video was so long until i clicked on the timestamp

[@psycho9019]

I'm a prodigy in painting walls

[@Creepo_J]

Bruh

[@zanyskeleton5291]

Bruh

[@Mari-lg1wk]

Bruv

[@captainpep3]

Bruhhurb is bruhhurb backwards

[@Creepo_J]

@@captainpep3 Bruhhub nani

[@FaeroN]

This is actually the first time I heard you admitting that you can be a whiny person and I have high respect for that. Although I think that your competitive self is definitely part of the reason why the extreme Bayonetta hate was so widely spread among the Smash 4 community, I do think, at the same time, your personality and way of thinking outside of a competitive scene is much more mature and considered, which I personally enjoy about you. So at the end of the day, I always agreed with you quitting competitive gaming not because I hated to see you play(the complete opposite actually), but I really did not like how the competition affected your opinion and therefore you as a person. For me personally, you evolved by stopping to compete and I know many people will probably disagree, but this is just the way I saw it over all these years.

[@henryreturns1397]

Time to take those hot takes : - Ice Climbers in Brawl is the most restrictive character, pretty much it can beat the entire cast with one single grab, while there are some characters who can give Meta Knight a run of his money, such as Falco , Snake , Marth , Pikachu , ZSS , etc. Ice Climbers just shut down all of these characters, forcing players to pick up Meta Knight JUST to fight Ice Climbers. Also , Ice climbers have one of the most degenerate gameplays on just camp for the chain grab, and they will get rewarded by playing defensive and not approaching, making most of their games into time outs. Personally for me , Brawl has great match ups like Falco vs Meta Knight that can go back and forth, and a lot of the top tiers have their own special unique tech that looks amazing. Like Falco's gatling combo, Marth downthrow into down air, etc. - Smash 4 from 2015 to 2018, I would say it has amazing tournaments like Frost Bite, Civil War , 2GG Championships, and the "Sagas". Though the main problem from Smash 4 that I see is that it was incredibly whack and inconsistent, a lot of the times, the best player did not win due to a jank gimmick and also because of rage. Making storylines really inconsistent, and upsets in Smash 4 did not felt like that special. Starting from 2017, at "Smash events" like The Big House and Genesis, it began to have less players participating, and less players going to Smash 4 events. - Melee to this day, people are still bringing new things to the table, a game with no patches , with no updates, and the players are still pushing characters , match ups , and techs to it's limit. Take Zain for example, he show to everyone that Marth can beat Hungrybox puff , and that you can win stack tournaments with solo maining Marth. He even took Roy (a low tier) and won a tournament with Top 30 players in attendance. And players like Amsa and Axe can still pushed characters like Yoshi and Pikachu, showing that the game is not just "the same 4-8 characters"

[@madeinheaven9190]

ZeRo: "as an example i could say color orange is trash." Me a color orange main: *CRITICAL HIT* I feel betrayed.

[@jigglypuff452]

Orange is so underrated nobody ever uses him

[@madeinheaven9190]

@@jigglypuff452 say sike right now

[@tommybond4232]

As a UTK student I felt this.

[@madeinheaven9190]

@Joshua Isaí Pimentel Del Havre Boy, you are going to heaven

[@flamingchickin]

orange is my favorite color

[@umbre8727]

"Free promotion for free!" Hum yes, the floor here is made out of floor

[@AnAnonymousAuditor]

*_Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes._*

[@maxbenard472]

floor is not a material my guy

[@umbre8727]

@@maxbenard472 So true, but a free promotion sure is free

[@maxbenard472]

@@umbre8727 now there you are 100% right. Like an "atm machine".

[@a2lan123]

Thank you Captain Obvious ! ( Y E S ! )

[@Rickxekken]

Hot Take: Smash Ultimate online is pretty good. Lol ofc not.

[@DaxSchaffer]

You're one of the few gamers whose content I really enjoy following on KZbin, and it's mostly because of videos like this. You show evident care in what you're saying and express an experienced perspective on the gaming community you've been a part of. I think it would be interesting to me, even if I had never played any Smash game before. Anyway, thanks for making content that always pushes boundaries and exceeds expectations. Also, your editor is very top-notch. There are so many funny choices and great little visual jokes thrown in every video. One of my favorite moments in this video was a tiny startled Kirby blocking out "ass" in the word "asshole" at one point. Thanks so much for what you do.

[@lonelygoose3002]

This is just 45 minutes of ZeRo saying the world sucks

[@Creepo_J]

This video should be called, "Give Sakurai a 🅱️ucking break" Git gud Can't escape inescapable combos.... well....uhh...your **ooofed** :/

[@neogeoo9317]

Is he wrong?

[@rustylawnmower5822]

44 minutes

[@mateusgomes2354]

And It's beautiful

[@tumaien4188]

"Smash tourneys are the smelliest" Definitely has never gone to a ygo tournament LMAO

[@chadadams2338]

ZeRo used to be a huge fan actually, I'm sure he's aware LOL

[@yagirlmayalazarus6713]

Chad Adams I think he was more referring to Jwittz who made the tweet.

[@oatmealmangd]

LowerTierGod speaking of tournements how old do u habe to be to join tournements? (Ssbu)

[@chadadams2338]

@@oatmealmangd you can go at any age, just look on Facebook for your town and you'll be able to find them

[@bluechicken4831]

I love the fact that Nairo told ESAM to “get off Twitter” because he said that Bayonetta was no longer top-tier because she got nerfed. I think it’s at 4:21

[@Sycholesent]

I feel like the Hottest Take was taking a picture of Snake’s ass in Brawl.

[@_SodaZ]

And also zss 😳

[@imcohencohen]

19:05 ZeRo’s binge-watching of business KZbin channels really shining here

[@doomv.5]

This new video format is great. I would most definitely like to see more of these. Long time follower of you and smash and i love seeing opinions like this.

[@tristanplummer2468]

Sad Kirby had me on the brink of tears 😭

[@extinctionanimation]

I hate seeing Kirby sad. It just upsets me greatly

[@ilovemetaknight5384]

I like this new format. Next time I'll bring popcorns

[@hanks1263]

This first episode was a really good start off for the series. Really enjoying this content, can't wait for the next one!

[@jonathanwalls9031]

Alternate title: Life Lessons with ZeRo

[@briand.7542]

Love ya Zero! Keep it up!

[@p0stgravity997]

youve put work into this video. good job keep it up. as a viewer i dont mind the longer content and actually kinda enjoy this opinion style video. i dont care if the video is 10 or 40 minutes long ill watch either. make what you wanna make!

[@octobrot7591]

This should be a podcast series. Petition for zero to make one and advertise it

[@sizzledan31]

Hot Take: Sonix is the hypest Sonic player on the planet, but nobody cares because they remember the 3 times he timed someone out and conveniently forget all of the nasty reads, punishes and conversions he gets off of one hit during a set. He plays more aggressively than 6WX, Ken and Wrath but nobody cares because they see a Sonic onscreen and automatically assume that he's camping.

[@xcaleavorz]

This. Sonix is such a good player but most people hate him for some camping

[@yeetogaming9628]

It's probably not a good thing if your most recognized clips are of you camping lol

[@zynstein]

@@yeetogaming9628 that's not even his fault. It's just the way people are, especially with characters that are considered traditionally campy, they fixate on the negatives for the sake of finding something to complain about.

[@sixarmedpsycho_9]

I wonder what his reaction to Steve, Sephiroth, Pyra/Mythra, Kazuya, and Sora were like.

[@cg-rf7lo]

"Persons who neglect self-care to the point that they are negatively impacting the tournament may be asked to correct the issue in order to continue in the event." That’s an actual enforceable guideline for official Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments. How much worse can the smash community be than that?

[@LukeJLB]

Attended YCS Atlanta in 2012 and can confirm this rule (at least back then) was not enforced. That convention center STANK.

[@plastictrumpet6862]

@@LukeJLB Cause the tournament policy was only updated with this rule on April 3rd, 2019. It has only been enforceable since then.

[@TheOnlyDTM]

5:49 LMAO the cut to leffen when he said snake 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ethanpooper6678]

They really slamming Leffen without saying his name once in the video

[@crush5351]

Ethan Pooper he said leffen’s name once actually lmao

[@hands_0n543]

Anyone else going back through ZeRo's content? I kinda just miss these videos and hope he comes back maybe one day, from all the people cancelled, I think he handled it the best, I doubt he'd get much backlash if he does come back after this long break

[@yeetodeleto1358]

I do wish he’d comeback but I have to disagree with how he handled getting cancelled, as he admitted to many things he didn’t do letting Jisu collapse on him with her cancel crew and push him to the verge of suicide.

[@samslater6147]

I think I need to take a walk after the straight facts Zero just spit.

[@dogefan12349]

ZeRo: "Ooh, I burned myself on that hot take."

[@JerryMcB3rry]

28:19 I hate to bring zeRo's controversy up here, but I absolutely love what he said here about how we're all human and while those who are in the public eye are up on a pedestal and are held to a higher standard than everyone else. However, people, especially those in the public eye, should not best themselves up over mistakes they've made in the past, as that will not help their situation. I just wish zeRo is eventually able to truly realize this himself so he can heal and forgive himself from the dumb stuff he did before. Not saying it's ok he did that stuff, but he's not the same person he was then, and so why should he not forgive himself and move on.

[@chinchillas]

He banned himself from all smash events, and he's going to therapy

[@JerryMcB3rry]

@@chinchillas I know that, but he's also said he doesn't think he'll ever forgive himself for it. My point is I hope he realizes he needs to and move on.

[@Ldavis_]

I really liked your talks about those hot takes, it was very interesting and hearing some of those topics definitely made me see a few things in a different light!

[@quilahnmena5247]

23:59 Damn ZERO be providing those hot life takes... in all seriousness though, it really do be like that.

[@Dellime]

for the whole “gamers are awkward take” that just further proves your take on how society judges you based on interests and possessions. as someone who is more of an athlete than a gamer, but plays both sports and video games a lot, another reason gamers are awkward is because of these stereotypes being put on them

[@cileavictoria1229]

Nah, what they were referring to isn't that. This isn't a "gamers are awkward" thing, this was something a lot deeper, complicated, and part of human nature.

[@cythetic-7271]

didn't ask ngl

[@haxmode6935]

aww, I see you lack in critical thinking! People who don't like talking to people tend to be more likely be a weeb/gamer, stereotypes have nothing to do with it

[@Dellime]

Cilea yeah there is definitely more to it than I mentioned in this comment, but i wanted to at least mention this because I do feel like it applies here

[@altokia2724]

@@haxmode6935 what you said is literally a stereotype. I see you lack in thinking.

[@amiteea]

“You can have a smash character as your profile pick and say you are part of the community” *shows picture of Fiora as profile pic*

[@valkoln8436]

Me: Sees thumbnail without having a switch Also me: Oh why smash 4....

[@duwang2324]

I’m in love with how he says awful and gauge

[@duwang2324]

I also like how he says elitist

[@duwang2324]

Oml he said pedestal and I felt that

[@duwang2324]

To be clear I’m not making fun of him, I just absolutely love his accent

[@fffinisher6298]

Yeah same it’s cool. Too bad he’s gone :/

[@CrimsonArzuros]

"There's no community that has had no drama." ARMS Community: *Allow us to introduce ourselves.*

[@rycalamo2684]

Until they decided to come to smash lol

[@CrimsonArzuros]

@@rycalamo2684 I mean yeah, but that's just the character. The community has just been quietly really happy about it and they also appreciated the fact that it brought attention to their game.

[@SeriousStriker]

That's a community that doesn't exist.

[@CrimsonArzuros]

@@SeriousStriker It's very small. Maybe 50-100 people.

[@KageumiUmikage]

That’s because they’re all asleep

[@PenguinWithInternetAccess]

My hot take is Most multiplayer Nintendo games are great ways to end some friendship

[@ahmadkazan7994]

Mario kart be like:

[@MegaSnek97]

Mario Party in a nutshell

[@mr.personguy4959]

That is just wrong you said MOST Nintendo games ruin friendships in true ALL Nintendo games ruin friendships

[@huekeks2231]

@@mr.personguy4959 Really? Amiibo Festival destroys friendships? 🤣😂🤣😂

[@epsilon1372]

You can’t end friendships in Mario Kart if you don’t have any friends to begin with

[@ferguspage9112]

ZeRo, you're so well-spoken. Thanks for talking thoughtfully and constructively!

[@9Tensai9]

15:02 Reimuu. Aight, it's not the first time we see or hear 2hu here. Give this man a raise zero.

[@bionicallyacomputer292]

Ooooh very good idea zero (44 mins gahleeee I'm here for it.)

[@pikermans5377]

You have become a very good youtuber. I didnt know what to expect from you, as i barely even followed any popular smash players or anything like that. But stuff like this is so amazing to see and unique among the community, you are such a good content creator and i agree with everything you said in this video. Very cool i like

[@kittentamer2164]

I miss ZeRo.

[@redfieldwong717]

😒I feel you

[@cacomellucci8174]

Welp, he's back

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

M2

[@gthefatgamer4194]

People on KZbin: first Zero’s editors: hahahhahaah

[@blueguy15]

I'd love to see more of this series! I love the youtubers that make thoughtful and intelligent content from time to time.

[@troybaker3556]

Talking about gatekeeping and showing the gatekeeper... 😂😂😂

[@mattjrk5679]

He got cleared

[@audsta11]

Void’s dog walked in like “Tf you got going on.”

[@seffviklysif8893]

Queue the Guilty Gear Strive theme clip: *Man Lind knew that they cannot change S O C I E T Y"* . In all seriousness, I just recently found out that people legitimately can't tell when people are being fakes like this. It blows my mind that humanity is this... hopeless. Seeing people like you just completely understand this stuff gives me a little bit of that hope back. Keep being awesome, Zero.

[@rockyr.saints5137]

Ah, this is the "a lot of aspects in life" episode.

[@aleksanderboardwine367]

19:58 "Free promotion for free!" These kinds of things always get me lol.

[@spreadwuvokay]

Give him a break man English isn't his first language lol

[@SsNoir]

Watching this video in its entirety has given me so much respect for ZeRo, him as a creator, and his intellect as a human being.

[@osumdude6658]

When are you gonna start putting your music playlist in your description? I recognized the Star Fox Gamecube theme at around 19:00 lol

[@Shadogh]

11:39 the dog was like wtf am i witnessing

[@saifrahman1879]

What vid is that from

[@zuchilochikee5727]

I honestly enjoyed this keep up the good work

[@Snowballsage]

28:46 I swear ZeRo is an actual prophet But fr now I know I should take this advice to heart

[@x.a.n.a.9397]

John cena are you sure about that

[@Galacticdonutt]

Really missing your content man,hope all is well! Saludos

[@melihb8195]

hot take this video was really well edited and made the watching experience much more interesting and fun give love for the editors

[@GoofyGoober6694]

Most youtubers: quarintine. Zero: DA VIRUS