General Lore
In October of 2013, this famous documentary was released, bringing renewed interest in Super Smash Bros. Melee
What is The Smash Brothers?
This character was considered the best in the game during the early years of Melee
Who is Sheik?
The current best player in the world
Who is Zain?
The first god to rise to power, often considered the best Super Smash Bros. player of all time
Who is Mew2King
Often considered the best character in the whole game
Who is Fox?
What's often called the greatest salty suite of all time, these two players, after months of beefing on Twitter, and making diss tracks, faced off in a first-to-five.
Who is Leffen and Chillindude?
This legendary Marth player would become the first king of the East Coast, being one of the only players to rival Ken
Who is Azen?
Rising from New York, this Sheik player would revolutionize the Sheik punish game, incorporating tech chasing and edge-canceling into combos
Who is Jmook?
Often considered to be the greatest doubles player of all time, this Floridian Sheik has defeated all five gods
Who is Plup?
Programmed to be a literal joke character according to Sakurai himself. Somehow ended up not being the worst in the game
Who is Pichu?
This player would be the greatest of all time.. if he tried
Who is Isai?
This tournament series would become the first major series in the history of the game. It also featured items on in it's first iterations
What is Tournament GO
Considered one of the best players out of SoCal, this Marth player has gone on to coach players such as Hungrybox and Cody
Who is KoDoRin?
This Ice Climber player has joined a select few players to have beaten four of the gods (all but Armada)
Who is ChuDat?
This character has the longest wavedash in the game, notable for there slow air movement as well
Who is Luigi?
The Wombo Combo would become the most famous clip in Super Smash Bros Melee history, and this commentator (who still commentates today) can be heard throughout
Who is HomeMadeWaffles?
In the tail end of the Golden Age of Melee, this player would complete a legendary losers' run at Pound 3 to become the eventual final best player of the era
Who is Mang0
The current best Falco player in the world rose to prominence during the pandemic
Who is Ginger?
The only god of Melee to never officially be ranked number 1
Who is PPMD?
This character was considered a high-tier in the first official tier list. Since then, they have fallen near the bottom and have become seldom used
Who is Zelda?
This classic Falco player was featured on MTV, highlighting his unique life as a competitive gamer
Who is PC Chris
At the tournament NCT2, Ken would coin this term after watching Wobbles get 9th
What is Wobbling?
Also known for being a top 3 Project M player, this Samus player would shock the world after beating Cody Shwaub not once, but twice
Who is Morsecode762?
This 2023 tournament would mark the official end of the five gods, as no gods would attend the tournament
What is Shine 2023?
This character has the longest official grab range in the game