Just about nobody is playing as Ness today in todayâs Super Smash Bros. Melee competition at Evo 2014. Good reason. The Earthbound hero is considered a bottom-tiercharacter for competitive play. But a guy named Vrud played him. He even dressed the part.
Vrud didnât win, but he put in a valiant effort that shocked Evoâs announcers and excited the 30,000 people watching the Evo 2014 livestream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY6HHcuTjmw
Todayâs Smash matches are all best-of-three rounds. Vrud lost his the first round. Above, youâll see his second.
By contrast, hereâs a win by S2J, a top player using Captain Falcon, who is one of the better-regarded characters in the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oed8yz4e2Bw
And hereâs an incredible show of force by an exceptionally good Yoshi player, VGBC aMSa. Bear in mind, people used to think Yoshi wasnât a great character for competitive play!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCxnbzgqZbY
You can watch all of the Evo 2014 matches for Smash and seven other fighting games via Twitch. Weâve got all three streams for you right here
If you see any great Evo moments that you think are worth a spotlight on Kotaku, let me know!
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