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!

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

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

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

My hot take: ZeRo should make more of these.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ZeRo: send me your hottakes Choctopus: dOnKeY kOnG

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

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

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 :)

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

The like to dislike ratio is crazy, good content.

I miss ZeRo.

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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."

I'm a prodigy in painting walls

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

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"

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

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.

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

18:47 LMAO your editor is a legend

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

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.

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

Bruh I just got a ZeRo video recommended to me. Very hot take.... What if... we get a ZeRo return, just like with Nairo??

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

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.

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

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

You're one of the few gamers whose content I really enjoy following on KZfaq, 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.

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

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

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

I like how people in Smash 4 were like Bayo is broken, but Melee legit is dominated by Fox and Falco.

15:00 that touhou reference tho lets go editor team

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

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

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

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

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.

I honestly enjoyed this keep up the good work

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

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

This is just 45 minutes of ZeRo saying the world sucks

Most youtubers: quarintine. Zero: DA VIRUS

You’re the best ZeRo your content is always so fresh and your effort ALWAYS shines through! We all love you here, great video :)

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

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

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

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!

Sad Kirby had me on the brink of tears 😭

"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?

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

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

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.

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.

Great video and great topics! I'm already looking forward to part 2! 🔥🔥🔥

This was a genuinely great video, I appreciate how open-minded you were about the various takes, as well as the insight you provided. Keep up the great work!

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!

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

This content was a lot better than I thought it would be. I am happy I watched this, good shit Zero.

Hot take: It's been too long since little Timmy destroyed the hopes and dreams of players around the world.

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"

“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*

This is going to be a great series. Zero's take on these topics are really informational.

That crying Kirby was sad lol by the way great video! You reasoned very well about the topics brought up and your flow is interesting as a communicator.

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!

Alternate title: Life Lessons with ZeRo

I really liked this video, one of my favorites by Zero. I hope to see more!

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

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

I made some popcorn at some point and said “ This is a long vi- Omigod this is 44 minutes long” at thatpoint I was already 8 minutes away from finishing it. Really good video

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

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

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

My hot take: Smash bros can get boring, even though it's a long while before that happens.

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

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

"Melee players hate brawl because it wasn't melee 2" Totally agree

I think the smell thing may be a gamer thing. Im pretty ok at hygiene, but i get really really nervous/jittery when im playing fighting games which makes me sweat a lot. But some people i think just don't care and idk why that is.

I've been watching your stuff for entirely too long, but I think this may be my favourite video I've ever watched from you. Your replies to these takes are great and generally spot-on. Also, the clips you used here were A+, I gotta say. I lost it at the one of the crowd with the giant Furret plush. Three goddamn people fit under that thing. I rewatched it at least 5 times.

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

People on KZfaq: first Zero’s editors: hahahhahaah

Loved hearin zero talk about his thoughts on some of the deeper topics in this video. He's really got a down to earth perspective on life that I really appreciate and feel like I don't see enough online.

Been watching for a long time but this is easily your best one.

11:39 the dog was like wtf am i witnessing