The worst character you know won a Smash tournament (it’s not Steve)

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10 ай бұрын

With the Smash Ultimate ranking season coming to an end, many of the strongest competitors in the world were looking for their last shot to improve their ranking for the first half of 2023. And what better way to close it out with one of the biggest events of the whole year, the 878 entrant Canadian Super Major, Get On My Level 2023.
Despite being in a Top 8 filled with players who have won majors this year, it was a player that has consistently come up short that ended up taking home the whole bracket. This is how Sonix (the player) overcame his adversaries and claimed Sonic’s (the character) first major WIN in over a year.
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@St0rmaL 10 ай бұрын

To be honest, he definitely deserved to get a win at a major at some point, the fact that he hadn't had a major win is crazy, especially because of how good of a player he is, congratulations to him for the win!

@Saltyoven 10 ай бұрын

He did have a major win though. CEO 2022 was a major for ultimate

@rebelresource 10 ай бұрын

Sonix is the best in the world when playing tight.

@morningcoffee4384 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, he lacked a super mayor win until GOML

@shortesnameofalltime 10 ай бұрын

He did win a major already though

@Sidney_TSG 10 ай бұрын

Well deserved for sure

@Cosdamotto 10 ай бұрын

I got timed out by Sonix in a smash4 online event . Personally I’m still salty lol but I’m happy to see the dude succeed like this . I hope a nice sponsor picks him up cause he’s working hard

@successfulfailure1298 10 ай бұрын

Always root for the people who beat you, it’s better to lose to the best player than the worst

@BrandonPlaysStuff 10 ай бұрын

Sonix plays to win, not to please. I respect it.

@rubenpena246 10 ай бұрын

Lol bruh, it's the worst. This is a fighting game, not a time out simulator

@desmo-ciel 10 ай бұрын

@@rubenpena246Yes, and when you are FIGHTING, one of the best things you can do is play patiently and playing to your advantage...

@x3nover207 10 ай бұрын

@@rubenpena246but it's working for him, sonix doesn't have to change his playstile just because a random it's crying

@TreyMM-qz4wg 10 ай бұрын

@@SylviaPittmanThat's because you have no character. Only losers respect losers.

@TreyMM-qz4wg 10 ай бұрын

@@x3nover207Those "randoms" earn him his paycheck. Childish mentality. Good luck surrounded by money, likes and respected only by other losers. Sponsorless

@fr0stdr4ke95 10 ай бұрын

Sonix tapped into the power of Archie Sonic rather than Canon Sonic for his run.

@rebelresource 10 ай бұрын

Hshahaaaa

@ahmadkazan5473 10 ай бұрын

Y'all mad sleeping on game sonic.

@fr0stdr4ke95 10 ай бұрын

@@ahmadkazan5473 Archie Sonic does everything regular Sonic does and then some.

@emishimaru-sama6449 10 ай бұрын

The sonic universe only the extent of sonic fans dive Into :/

@fr0stdr4ke95 10 ай бұрын

@@emishimaru-sama6449 What?

@geremynunezortega7346 10 ай бұрын

I finally understood from where "The MU is inwinnable, Give up" meme come from

@cebo494 10 ай бұрын

It's such a shame that Sonic is so good as camping. Sonic's aggressive tools and combos are pretty cool. IMO, when a Sonic isn't camping, he's actually a fun character to watch; and even when he does camp it's still sometimes pretty good. I just feel bad that Sonix gets so much hate, he's really really good at the game, and it's not his fault that Sakurai doesn't know how to consistently design good characters.

@meee_5155 10 ай бұрын

But it is his fault for choosing to main the character with that play style

@atmes7257 10 ай бұрын

⁠@@meee_5155you blaming him for wanting to win?

@cebo494 10 ай бұрын

@@meee_5155 So no one should pick Sonic at all? Should we should just ban Sonic bc you don't like how he plays? There's always going to be someone representing every top tier character. Sonix just happened to be that guy because (as his name implies) he is a fan of Sonic in general. He probably would've played Sonic even if he wasn't that good. This game has more poorly designed characters than good ones. You could point fingers at any one of them. Complain that the game is bad all you want, but don't take it out on the players. Either appreciate what top level play is in this game, or go find a different game to watch.

@rizvan1632 10 ай бұрын

@atmes7257 He didn't pick up Sonic so he can win in smash, he picked up smash so he can play Sonic. Also Sonic was considered a mid tier until Sonix developed his meta to this point where people consider him top 3-5 or even top 1 with a character like Steve present

@quintzeee 10 ай бұрын

ok to say Sakurai doesn't know how to design good characters is cap

@unovi8141 10 ай бұрын

Glad to see he could finally put it together after so many close calls. Also cool to see you covering Ult as well as Melee!

@psymar 10 ай бұрын

I mainly dislike watching sonic because all his moves look about the same to me as a casual viewer. I can't complain about any camping or timeouts given that I root for Hungrybox in both ultimate and melee.

@venosho2167 10 ай бұрын

honestly love these PG stats styled vids (may that channel rest in peace) keep up the great content!

@parkourboio1062 10 ай бұрын

7:30 God DAMN that's some cool analysis, props to Jazara and Walt. Really cool video!

@kalarse 10 ай бұрын

People have to start respecting Sonix more. While yes, his playstyle is not fun to watch, as stated, you have to commend him for maintaining composure and mental strength playing a whole weekend like that, and not only a weekend, countless amount of games. An Iron Will

@titanbombomega 10 ай бұрын

And with how much hate Sonic gets, it makes his composure even more impressive. No matter if you like him or not, you can't deny that Sonix is an amazing player.

@psymar 10 ай бұрын

Personally I hope he goes on an absolute tear and inspires a whole bunch of other people to main sonic to great success. Then we can justify banning sonic

@raiden8929 10 ай бұрын

@@psymarReckless, yet perhaps the correct answer

@affrun11 10 ай бұрын

I just remember how he rage quit from being stalled himself. Can dish it but can't take it Lol

@xXTheAroXx 10 ай бұрын

@@affrun11everyone wants that to be a rage quit so bad. he was in checkmate and ended the game lol stop adding your agenda to it

@DerpySuX 10 ай бұрын

Honestly sonix’s playstyle looks incredible to watch and break down. Maybe it’s because I primarily play turn based games but I love to see decision making and outwitting opponents, watching him set up those situations where he knows he can come out on top is so cool

@captaineflowchapka5535 10 ай бұрын

i always found that if you know smash player like dabuzz sonix acola and hungrybox on melee are the most facinating at work , you can cleary see the mind game , the micro spacing , it a great testament to fundamental

@joeshie10 10 ай бұрын

I love when you make ultimate videos! not very many big personalities in ultimate anymore so videos like these are always a pleasure

@s3eriousbl9ck26 10 ай бұрын

4:44 you crossed that out for no reason because it applies. Sonix still has to take the offensive at some point to win off the clock.

@LARAUJO_0 10 ай бұрын

Theoretically he doesn't have to, but yeah, he usually does play relatively offensively

@s3eriousbl9ck26 10 ай бұрын

@@LARAUJO_0 no. To win with a defensive style in combat, one must capitalize on errors made by the opponent to score

@thequagiestsire 10 ай бұрын

Honestly I love Sonic’s playstyle in theory. The idea of a character that is so fast that they gain uncontested control over the tempo of the match is awesome, and I don’t mind Sonic using his speed defensively rather than just offensively. If you could go faster than the speed of sound, you’d be really good at dodging blows too. The issue is the execution. Besides just being kind of basic (especially the dual Spin Dashes), I feel like the main issue is that he has too much vertical movement. I don’t mean he should have poor vertical recovery, but the sheer amount of ways he can get above the stage and stay there is just annoying. He can play defense, just make him a more grounded fighter and focus more on dashing through attacks than jumping past.

@teenageapple3788 10 ай бұрын

I like going aggro as Sonic as nuch as the next guy but you GOTTA respect Sonix's grind. I'm studying how he plays so I can get better at playing Sonic

@VillainMommy 10 ай бұрын

L E T S G O W A L T

@krusher181 10 ай бұрын

Yabba dabba doooooo Has sonix really never won a major? He’s been a very strong player for a while, I’m surprised

@JanickFilms 10 ай бұрын

He won the CEO tournament last year against Riddles. VOD not on KZfaq though since it was livestreamed by Team Panda if I recall correctly.

@HoshiArt 10 ай бұрын

He won CEO 2022, which was a major. TDFW specifies 'first major win in over a year' because of that.

@harpot678 10 ай бұрын

He could have won Collision 2023 but omega choked

@Gh7stx 10 ай бұрын

when Sparg0 lost it was almost like he looked over for Sonix reaction to winning then gave him a hug, don't know if I'm reading that right but glad to see Sonix get his flowers

@L0veKarma 10 ай бұрын

Man i knew Sonix was very good but i never saw him win a big tournament Nice job

@illford6921 10 ай бұрын

That discord screenshot goes unreal

@camronholman 10 ай бұрын

this is the greatest worst character smash bros tournament win of all time

@TheIzzlzzy 10 ай бұрын

Yea he became sonic in his effort Mad respect

@thylos1669 10 ай бұрын

I really hope sonic gets a lot of new moves in the next smash game (to be less toxic to fight) Cuz i always wanted to main him since brawl but he's really not fun to play/fight :/

@probablyzeke_ 9 ай бұрын

this video’s editing is a dub

@themastergrantful 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the good vid Walt

@RosebloomJapan 10 ай бұрын

Small correction - you said Sonix knew Leo wouldn't fall for the fsmash again, that fsmash is actually a guaranteed confirm off the very late nair Sonix landed in the first game. In that final game, the nair hit was too early, so he could only get bair, so he decided to risk going for a reaction to Leo's airdodge knowing that the bair wouldn't have killed.

@Alibaba-id1cs 10 ай бұрын

Mainly wrong as Sonix dashed back not expecting the nair to hit there as that fsmash was also guaranteed game 3 but since he didn’t react in time he preferred to wait out an option and reset but fsmash after seeing the airdodge

@RosebloomJapan 10 ай бұрын

ah thanks that makes sense @@Alibaba-id1cs

@cat2beb 10 ай бұрын

hello ; is it possible to have the list of the music for the video? thx

@Speed001 10 ай бұрын

13:12 aww, cute hug

@Thesmashconnoisseur 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are great

@gabrieljreed 9 ай бұрын

Sounds like Melee puff 🤔

@CoolName1311 10 ай бұрын

always remember hate the game not the player. its a smart playstyle in a competitive scene. their playing only for victory, and we need to appreciate his ability to find a unique loophole with an offpick

@dannyrivas40 10 ай бұрын

If they ever make a new smash game and have sonic I it. They need to revamp sonic. Some frontiers inspiration would be good.

@leacwm 10 ай бұрын

does anyone know the music used in this video?

@darkwalkervisiondominguez1691 10 ай бұрын

Yeah at last some people know hu is amazing for use no dlc or super buff character to win Mk leo use dlc over power characters Spargo use ultra buffer character Acola use crazy dlc chapter Sonix use trash so hu are amazing Sonix

@GrumpySylveon 10 ай бұрын

Shout outs to Mario 64 Wario Vs Sonic percent.

@HaxorDoodle 10 ай бұрын

What lol how is the title related to the video? I didn't know sonic was a bad character in ultimate? Seems like more of a top player getting a hard win/1st place they've been going for a long time.

@Meefehyjkoygsww 10 ай бұрын

I’d rather watch sonix camp and time people out than literally any Steve player doing anything with Steve. At least sonix play style requires you to have a brain. Steve just wins because he’s op

@rubenpena246 10 ай бұрын

Both play styles are scummy😂

@SchizoCannibal 10 ай бұрын

@@rubenpena246 Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Forward air is a true steve tod combo. Steve is horrible

@legrandliseurtri7495 8 ай бұрын

@@SchizoCannibal ...Against a few specific characters. Doesn't work on most of the cast.

@ReiniBlue 10 ай бұрын

I don't care what people say, i love to watch the current ultimate meta. Sonic and Steve are obviously the best characters but they aren't exactly dominating the rankings

@squirrelwithabanana 10 ай бұрын

Neither wavedash nor momocon were majors btw

@user-ix6vv8lo5j 9 ай бұрын

sonic is one of the best characters

@chippukumikyoku7267 10 ай бұрын

This is why I dont watch ultimate and never will

@rebelresource 10 ай бұрын

Sonix is a fun to watch sonic player. Stop being salty

@tales9342 10 ай бұрын

If you can watch Hungrybox camp out his opponents in melee then you can definitely watch Sonix 😂😂

@s3eriousbl9ck26 10 ай бұрын

@@rebelresourceSmash Con is more recent and he definitely was on some bs

@s3eriousbl9ck26 10 ай бұрын

@@tales9342I can't to be honest. I got more into melee when Jmook came around.

@Delightfully_Bitchy 10 ай бұрын

I mean, you say that, but Steve is the worst character I know, followed closely by Min-Min. 😏

@WinWin-cv5us 10 ай бұрын

the pgstats thumbnail

@kaito2220 9 ай бұрын

When having fun is not an option lol absolute degenerate playstyle. Sonix seems like a nice dude but I can't respect playing like this

@chaddangersexhaver98 10 ай бұрын

Ok, I don't really follow smash ultimate religiously, but I thought Steve got banned?

@tamcawam22 10 ай бұрын

Sonix is one of the most enjoyable sonics to watch

@SERMareep2007 10 ай бұрын

Thats some big cap

@rubenpena246 10 ай бұрын

Lol 😂 but still one of the worst players to watch for spectators

@emishimaru-sama6449 10 ай бұрын

Nice joke.

@fiendfi7119 10 ай бұрын

which says a lot about sonic players

@EDDYSUNSHINEv2 10 ай бұрын

WALTIMUS MAXIMUS

@mkakulot 10 ай бұрын

walt

@rocklob069 10 ай бұрын

I want a video explaining how acola is almost completely unstoppable

@greedo194 10 ай бұрын

I always hated watching sonic but all the hate sonix has recieved has made me root for him and now I find it atleast decent to watch (not KEN's sonic tho that shit is so much more boring to watch)

@_Gemkas_ 10 ай бұрын

Sonix is so sick ‼️💥🔥

@rubenpena246 10 ай бұрын

He's not fun to watch bro. Do you really think anyone wants to watch games that long consistently lolol

@jameshurricane3169 10 ай бұрын

Sonix is honestly my favorite player in ultimate right now.

@drifter402 9 ай бұрын

I wonder why

@jaidsalgado 10 ай бұрын

Tbh idk how ppl can hate on Sonix so much. The way he understands the game is insane and his decision making is world-fucking-class. Congrats Sonix, I cant imagine what you felt during/after that sigh of relief lol

@eragon78 10 ай бұрын

People people have such short attention spans that if something isnt happening on screen every 2 seconds they freak out and violently hate the person making them wait.

@s3eriousbl9ck26 10 ай бұрын

@@eragon78no dude. You know Sonix quit when DDee reversed his timeout situation. Near the start of that same game Sonix stole DDee item and ran to the corner. So not only did he show how petty he can be with the timeout playstyle, he also inadvertently admitted it sucks to play against. This GOML Sonix is different from the Sonix we saw most recently at Smash Con. And we can't act like that is the only time. Before GOML it's was mostly the same. That's the first tourney whr I actually watched most of his matches because he was flowing and not going for sonic cheese. Nbs the shit he did at Smash Con is deadass some of the same shit my 7 year old nephew.

@eragon78 10 ай бұрын

@@s3eriousbl9ck26 He got mad cuz he lost super early in bracket when he was 3rd seed. Literally 90% of top players get mad in those situations. I dont think he cares HOW he lost, just that he DID lose, and for 25th. Besides, when he unplugged, he was already 100% lost. It was 15 seconds left with him down a full stock. It was impossible to win in that scenario, not even just unlikely, literally impossible. Also, Sonix plays to win. Thats how the game is played. You dont have to like it, but if you really hate it that much, either dont watch it, or go play a different game if you really cant stand it. Nobody is forcing you to watch. And yea, it can be frustrating to play against, but this is a tournament. Theyre playing to win. Dont hate the player, hate the game. Besides, some people actually like watching sonic anyways. I personally do myself because I like how intense timeouts actually get, and all the decision making that goes into the few neutral interactions that actually occur, because even a single instance can swing the match. Going for a timeout with a lead, slip up, and suddenly you're the one getting timed out. Thats the exciting part about them. Not for everyone, and thats fine, but its still subjective as to whether or not its enjoyable to watch. And if you really wanna talk about cringy 7 year old behavior, the people who hate on others because they dont like how they play a childrens party game are definitely way cringier. So learn to stop hating people over a video game. You dont have to like the character or the playstyle, but keep it to the character, and dont bring that hate towards the player. Its how the game is played, and if you cant handle that, maybe competitive smash isnt for you.

@s3eriousbl9ck26 10 ай бұрын

Naw dude. He was pissed he got timed out. He couldn't take his own medicine. It's all on video dude lol

@harpot678 10 ай бұрын

I hate Sonix if he's beating my favorite player, but other than that he's cool

@cullenhutchison6528 10 ай бұрын

I find Sonix very cool to watch. His decision making is very good, and his punish game and edgeguards are insane.

@Risky_Boots999 10 ай бұрын

‘Sonix is not fun to watch’ is not true for me

@rubenpena246 10 ай бұрын

Lol well you're one of the few😂

@jameshurricane3169 10 ай бұрын

@@rubenpena246 we're one of many my friend😎

@Jonas-jx3kw 10 ай бұрын

we are legions@@rubenpena246

@noahr607 10 ай бұрын

We truly live in a bland timeline for the latest competitive smash game, which is wild bc the game has so many interesting fan favorite roster additions and love poured into its development

@illford6921 10 ай бұрын

Idk what you mean. Maybe I just like patience but I find the slower playstyles are just better than fast ones. If you play reactive and defensive you force approaches. It's why I just played Min Min and Gunner. Sonix is a master of tempo and it makes him a lot more interesting than other players to watch personally.

@s3eriousbl9ck26 10 ай бұрын

@@illford6921bro he's playing sonic. He literally controls the tempo by default because he gets to choose when he wants to engage. It's the most noncommittal style of play and it's not fun to watch. Notice he's not mentioning Smash Con Sonix gameplay. Even sonix got frustrated with DDee giving him a taste of his own medicine. I'm sure you've seen it but you'll sit here and act as if you don't know Sonix stole Pacman's(DDee) fruit at the start of the game and ran in the corner. Stop the 🧢

@metapowm4881 10 ай бұрын

@@s3eriousbl9ck26You seem pretty obsessed with shitting on a guy you have never even met just cause he plays a video game in a way you don't like. How about going outside and touching some grass my dude

@codetaku 10 ай бұрын

It's so heartwarming that most Ult spectators have finally gotten over how oppressive and annoying Sonic is in Ult in order to appreciate how much of a hard worker Sonix is.

@eragon78 10 ай бұрын

They really have not. After he lost at Smashcon a toooon of people were ruthlessly dogpiling him and shit talking him. People still hate him a lot simply because he mains sonic. The community is still pretty damn toxic sometimes.

@rubenpena246 10 ай бұрын

Sonix kills the game on a spectator level. Don't believe me? You'll see😂

@omegaaklx303 10 ай бұрын

@@rubenpena246so? Just don't watch the match if you don't like it.

@nathanlevesque7812 10 ай бұрын

Sonic is not an endurance character. He's simple with low APM, accuracy, and risk. Controlling corridors around the opponent instead of being direct + spin camping is not draining, especially when variations can be chosen at random with little to no consequence.

@Alibaba-id1cs 10 ай бұрын

In the context of a tournament and the fact that he can’t just always auto win just bc he has the lead makes him more of an endurance character than most if not all glass canon characters like Pichu and Fox Even with his spins, he’s still a light character and is whiff punishable due to his hitboxes not being disjointed Playing the character alone is draining and you can’t expect any Sonic player to always win despite even having a stock lead lol

@nathanlevesque7812 9 ай бұрын

None of what you said related to using endurance. @@Alibaba-id1cs