Legit very sad at this :(

End of an era, wishing you the best for your future.

It's hard to find the words, so I just wanna say thanks. Thanks for giving us all so much great melee to watch over the years. Your consistent results are a testament to your work ethic and training, and that will inspire players for years to come. Can't wait to see you push the doubles game to places we can't even currently comprehend, and good luck in your non-melee ventures too!

This is so sad, Alexa....

Find your happiness brother

The important part is that you do what is best for you. I wish you the best and thank you for what you have given to the smash community for all these years.

I have to say... a lot my favorite moments in smash are you losing. But not because I hate you or I want you to lose... It's because in the end, we all know you are the best. Beating hbox or leffen? eh. Beating ARMADA THE GOAT? Yeah, that's something to get excited about. so thank you. thank you so much for so much exciting melee. thank you for breathing life into this game and making yourself so good that when someone we cheer for beats you, it's as if we just beat the pokemon league for the first time again. farewell to the greatest melee singles player of all time.

Evo 2020 grand finals will be Armada versus PPMD, calling it now.

Love you Adam!! I support you always and I think I speak for all of us players when I say that you've led our community through example all these years and shown us what it means to be a competitor of the highest level. Just wanted to say that I've always appreciated your humbleness, your drive, and the way you can see the bigger picture. Take care dude. And send me a message if you're ever trying to talk about anything-- especially teams. Looking forward to the next time we face in doubles against our rivals. 💖

Do what's best for you! You know the real ones support you no matter what!!

People quit Smash, but Smash never really leaves you.

If they’ll have you, you should go to Summit as a Couch Commentator Only!! I’d love to hear your perspective on live games more often!

Best of luck brudder, the community has your back

Wanted this to be clickbait so badly...

HungryBox is about to make twice as much money

Wow i've never seen melee without Armada, hope you succeed on whatever you do man! You'll always be the legend

While we are all really sad about this news, there is someone who is extremely happy about Armada retiring CPU Falcon

Peach: This is fun! Armada: no it's not anymore :(

This is the end of an era...

When you wanna be the very best like no one ever was, but then you actually accomplish that goal :(

Far as Armada goes I'll just wait til he's a host

Legend.

In all honesty, I will always think of you as the greatest melee player who ever lived. Your peach will always be the legendary standard. Thank you for all the massively entertaining and masterful sets, will never be quite the same without big bad Armada and his turnips waiting at the top of winners bracket. Much respect, man.

Thank you so much for all you've done for the community and for the inspiration you've been throughout the years. You have a bright future ahead of you in anything you decide to do.

“I think one of the biggest things for this game (Melee) is upsets and regional or international rivalries, Armada is probably one of the best things thats ever happened for this game... Come in with a character that nobody thought can win anything, Peach, and he whooped all our butts at Genesis (2)... and he almost won the first Genesis...” -PPMD (The Smash Brothers, Episode 9) The impact you’ve had on this game is arguably the largest, by far. You’ve done so much for the community and you’ve set the standard for being the GOAT. We will always support you Armada. Find your happiness brudder!

Can we get Mango+Armada Co-commentators?!?!

The era of the 5 Gods is over. Dr. PP is hardly playing, hungrybox is semi retired, m2k hasn't had the same presence as he used to, mango is in the same boat as m2k, and now Armada is leaving a large part of the smash community. I began to get interested in smash because of the gods and how unfathomably good they are. I rooted for mango at Apex 2014 and I enjoyed the leffen challenge. As with any person, they can't stay at the top forever. Respect for Armada and the gods for being as good as they were. I unfortunately don't enjoy smash as much but best of luck to Armada.

It's sad to see you go Adam but you've given so much to the smash community. you've had an amazing run. We'll all miss your peach in singles.

We got your back no matter what man, do what makes you happy!

It's a sad day for Melee. One of the greatest ever. I hope you can look back and be proud of what you've accomplished. Congratulations on a hell of a (singles) career.

Its the isai effect

Just don't become a Fortnite streamer :P

You're a legend. Thanks for all that you've contributed to the game so far, and we hope you'll continue to give us many great games in doubles!

It was an honor watching you play for so many years, your fox was always firmly in my top 3 characters to watch and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Farewell brudder

This makes me sad dude, I’ve been watching your amazing singles melee runs for years now, Thanks for all the crazy plays and hype you’ve given all of us. You really are a legend to all of us Good Luck in your doubles runs amd everything else you do! :)

(Crowd cheering) ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA.

PPMD needs to come back now

Wow. People use the phrase “end of an era” a lot, but that’s really what this is. Armada’s legacy in singles is one of the most impactful in Melee. I agree with Adam and probably everyone else when he says he achieved his goal of being the greatest of all time. Regardless of what rankings have been, I have considered Armada to be the greatest in the game for a long time. You will be missed, and I look forward to seeing the BRUDDERS kill it in dubs.

Har följt dig och dina framgångar länge, tack för alla fantastiska matcher och ser fram emot att få se dig och android vinna teams. Gör det som känns rätt och var stolt över allt du gjort för smash scenen!

Good luck to you Armada and may everything you do in the future be successful. Thanks for the entertainment over the years!

We'll miss the Peach

Oh my god, I almost cannot believe this... This might be the greatest loss the Melee community has seen in its entire history. It hurts, but I wish the best to you Armada!

Thank you so much for all the great matches! Many of my friends would get together just to watch you over the years and I just want to thank you for all of those great times! You will be sorely missed and know that you are an inspiration to players all over the world especially Scandinavia! Best wishes!

you can feel the immense weight this video has right from the start, armada ive been a lurking fan from years ago and hearing this even made me sad. but all in all you've had the best run of them all and we all knew it had to have ended somewhere but realisticly hearing it always comes as a shock. thank you for all of the epic moments you we and smash has had because of yu and good luck in everything to come!

A girl rejected me the other day and now you're quitting melee singles man. This is the worst timeline

Out of all the bad things to happen in 2018 for Smash, this and ZeRo quitting were the worst things to happen. However, just like ZeRo, I respect your decision. It’s great you still will play in doubles, and you definitely deserve to take a break from singles. It’s alright since you’re not doing as well, but we’ll definitely miss you singles. I’ve always looked up to your as an inspiration for playing Smash, so thanks for everything you have done in the Smash community as a player and influencer. Hopefully we’ll be able to see you more as a commentator as well!

Armada commentary would be hype af

We all grow and change over time, and our inclinations and natural tendencies change as well. Congrats on all the successes and good luck in future directions :)

The one time you want it to be clickbait... To be honest though, I can't blame you. I have more respect for you than you could ever imagine. I hope you're proud of what you've done because it's not something to just gloss over. You've cemented your place in Smash Bros history.

:(

Melee will be in a great position for years to come. You take all the time you need. I think trying your hand in more doubles, ultimate, and commentary would be healthy for you and the smart way to go about this. One of the best ways to recover from burnout is to take a break and do similar activities. You're doing the right thing. True melee fans more than understand.

I really only got into watching competitive smash around the ultimate invitational but after evo I became a huge fan of yours. I went back and watched tons of old matches. You are BY FAR my favorite melee player/Smasher in general so I’m sad to hear you leaving the singles tournaments but I guess that means I got to watch teams more. I really hope you do play in Ultimate I think that game really needs strong personalities that’s one of the things that makes melee so fun to watch is the people but also the gameplay. I know what ever you do you will be great at it and I wish you the best of luck staying happy love you!

the end of an era.

Wow, I really thought this was one of those Pengboys quote thumbnails that was taken out of context. Melee will never be the same without you, and I can see just in this video how much it's tearing you up to make an announcement like this, but as cliche as it sounds, you only live once. If this isn't what you wanna do right now anymore, it's super sad to see you go from my preferred event, but nobody wants you suffering through doing this if you don't want to. You've accomplished so much, there isn't a single thing left to regret. You said it yourself, you wanted to be the best of all time, and you undoubtably did, so I can definitely understand. Rest easy for now, and hey if you ever wanna come back, the Melee community will always be there with open arms!

You are a legend man. Find what makes you happy and best of luck in this new chapter!

Even now, the name "Armada" strikes fear into anybody's heart who has to play him. Thank you for your unwavering legacy.

He is just quitting singles to take over Ultimate. 👌

This isn't so bad. I thought you were gonna say that playing Smash broke your hands or something.

While I am disappointed, I have grown too much respect for you over the years to not trust your judgement. I hope you can find what makes you happy and live a happy, healthy life. Take it easy, man.

you inspired so many people in this community. hope everything turns out great in your life whatever you decide to do next. take care armada, hopefully we can still see you in a lot of future events even tho now you're only playing doubles

The greatest to ever touch a controller. Not even talking about how godly of a player/competitor you are .... as a person you've been nothing but respectful, humble, a great role model and an all around great guy. Melee is/was so lucky to have you as one of it's biggest faces, you make everyone love the game because they love you. You've already cemented your status in Melee, now do what you makes you happy. Best of you luck to you Adam in everything you decide to do in life.

“Having motivational issues”. In other words, you simply don’t want to do it anymore. This is called getting burned out, and it happens in literally everything in life. You are still a very young person, and you deserve to live your life how you want. And, guess what, Melee singles aren’t going anywhere so if you ever wanted to do it again, you could. In other words, you lose absolutely nothing by doing this. Good job for following your heart bro, you are doing the right thing imo.

Good luck, and thanks for all the Peach gameplay. I've learned so much over the years, watching your matches.

Thank you for everything you've done for Melee, and I hope you find happiness in what you do moving forward. I look forward to seeing whatever you put out.

On the bright side, we might finally be able to get more of that QUALITY Armada commentating 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

really sad to hear you're quitting singles. I love hearing your commentary though and would love to hear you on the mic during Big House

utmost respect for you as a person and player, Armada. glad to hear you've tried all avenues first :). the community will be sorry to see you go, but I hope you stick around for some doubles brackets with the brudder

Thanks for all the years of epic matches. Looking forward to the next fighting game you set your eyes and skills on.

Quitting mele singles =/= quitting Melee

Zain missed his chance :/

I'm reelly surprised! I never thought that it could happen but I totally respect your decision and I will always support you no matter what you choose because it's up to you to decide what you want, not others. That being said you really reminds me ZeRo actually. I think both of you accomplished their final objective as a competitor and it's really hard to continue to have passion when you haven't objectives anymore. The solution in this case is to find new objectives in other domains. I'm glad that you want to try doubles because it's really underestimated compared to singles in my opinion. I also think a competitor will always have fun in competition with a partner just because you're not alone face to the pressure and you just can have more fun with a friend, simple as that. I don't want to be the one who says "every Melee player should come to Ultimate" but after having accomplished so much in Melee, maybe you're just tired to compet in this game (in singles). Ultimate could be a new opportunity. I don't know if it helped Mew2King to keep passion by playing Melee and Smash 4 but maybe it's what you need. It could bring new challenges for you. One thing is sure, you would be awesome with Daisy. ;) And don't be sad because you accomplished so much in Melee. Maybe it's time to start a new chapter of your history and to close this one.

I joined the melee scene in 2015, and in this short time I'm thankful to have witnessed your wholesome respect for your other players and your dedication to your fans, without learning the intricacies of how big mentality plays a part in games, I wouldn't be the more at ease and sharp minded person I am today, and I have you to thank for being one of the trailblazers to carry the melee torch and keep it burning. Thank you for all you've done Adam, we look forward to seeing you in doubles and as a much happier individual, ta hand om dig, friend.

god left.

Greatest of all time.

You have the full support of many moving forward, myself included. Personally, I'm astonished that you and the rest of the Melee community have been keeping at it for as long as you guys have in the first place!

Hey Armada- good luck with whatever road you decide to go down from this point on! From an Australian who forced her cousin to thank you for repping young link every now and then at the afterparty of BAM10 Melbourne, haha.

I would lie if I say that I didnt see it coming, but I always thought "is Armada one of the 5 Gods he would never quit singles" but lately on the stream I noticed that your lack of motivation for singles Do what you think is the best for you and be happy doing it.

Thank you for everything dude. We're going to miss you

I admire your introspection, and honesty with yourself; good luck with what you do next! You're a Melee, God!

Such a legendary player, I hope you find success in any path you follow and thanks for the enormous impact you left on the community.

Another god has fallen Armada joins PPMD

Please say sike

One must do what one must do. Your Melee Peach was very inspiring, Armada. It was cool to see someone else handle my Melee main, the first competitive Smash character I ever had, so masterfully. I wish you luck in your future endeavors. If you wind up enjoying Ultimate enough to return to the scene with that game then may it all begin again.

Damn this is emotional, thank you armada for everything you did for the game and in my eyes you'll always be the best of all time

much love homie. youve done more for the community than we could've ever asked for. you are, and always will be, a god.

We all respect your decision armada, we all love you!!

Good for you Armada, I hope whatever you end up trying brings you happiness!

I have enjoyed watching you play for years. Good luck with whatever is next for you

It's a shame and huge loss to the community, but everyone just wants you to be happy. Glad you're doing what you think is best for you and taking care of yourself. Good luck man!!

I am happy that you will still be here and actively part of the community even though you aren't playing singles.

Hey man do what you feel you gotta do, we'll support you all the way. For me youll always be the GOAT for melee and i really look forward to seeing you in commentary! Thanks for the awesome sets and hype moments it really has been a wild ride!

You are an absolutely incredible competitor! You had an insane career I wish you the best of luck and I hope you are happy.

You're a legend and a god, and your name will already go down in smash history. All the best, BOAT.

Wow Summit without Armada... this is hard to believe.. Don't worry dude of course we're sad but definitly not disappointed and we do respect the decision and we look forward to see you in doubles and commentating ! Have you ever consider entering tournament singles with a low-tier ? It might gives you motivation as you can see it as a challenge

You already know armada, this had to happen at some point and what you said its very true: "you cant force motivation". Feeling the same way about things Ive been doing for a big portion of my life so I understand the struggle, will continue supporting you and sincere thanks for what you've done for this community.

Power to you man, you inspired me and many other people to pick up Smash, and I hope you can find solace on the amount you've impacted this community.

Damn.... I grew up watching you dominate the scene... you’ll be missed even all the way from mexico. Enjoy yourself Swedish Sniper.

I legitimately cried over this and I'm not embarrassed to admit it. Regardless of if he's your favorite player, everyone with surface knowledge of competitive smash melee grieves for the loss of the amazing and near unstoppable armada. People will be perpetually praising his legendary legacy forever nonetheless.

The man, the myth, the legend. The smash community will feel this for a long time. Wish you the best in doubles, and would love to see you commentate. "Ar-ma-da Ar-ma-da Ar-ma-da!"

We respect your decision Armada. Good luck to you in whatever it is you choose to pursue. Godspeed.