Fast Walking
This term is used to refer to speedruns that utilize outside programs to perform precise inputs.
What is a Tool-Assisted Speedrun?
This player is known for his "random only" run at one of the most prestigious leagues of his game.
Who is Flash?
Found in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, what game is being referenced by the post-fishing phrase: 'I caught a squid! It's off the hook!'
What is Splatoon 2?
One of the few playable rivals, also known as “rad neighbor” on the PokeNav instead of their trainer class. Sounds like one of the 12 months of the year.
Who is May?
This character was created by Doctor Eggman’s grandfather. Heavily featured in the 3rd Sonic movie.
Who is Shadow the Hedgehog?
This obscure category saw a surge in attempts after popular speedrunner SmallAnt posted a YouTube video detailing his rise to number 1 on its leaderboard.
What is pencil sharpening?
This player claimed the number 1 spot of his video game at only 14 years old. He is well-known for holding this spot for the longest amount of time, being 1200 days.
Who is mrekk?
This video game franchise has made several references to past and future titles in several of its games, usually in reference to different regions of its world.
What is Pokemon?
The first rival to pick the starter weak to the player’s choice and the grandson of one of the island kahunas. Sounds like one of the 6 question words.
Who is Hau?
This race served as the lackeys of the main antagonist in the first game, but is saved in the DLC by the idols of the second game.
Who are the Octolings?
This is the mode that Todd Rogers claimed to shift into before the game started in his faked world record.
What is Second Gear?
This player is famous for a clip from a major tournament series, and despite being a six-time winner of that tournament, he did not win the year the famous clip was taken.
Who is Daigo Umehara?
In one of the endings of The Stanley Parable, the narrator places you into this sandbox game, known as the best-selling game of its genre.
What is Minecraft?
This rival is found only in one of the recent remakes and will have the starter of the other game. Sounds like a synonym for copying art.
Who is Trace?
This character murdered the protagonist’s parents on her homeworld and is repeatedly revived throughout the series. Known famously as being “too big for Smash”.
Who is Ridley?
This top speedrunner was revealed to be a cheater after being the first to call Dream out for cheating. He also has a twin brother that is also a top speedrunner.
Who is MinecrAvenger?
This player is known as the last of the five gods of his game. However, he was not well-liked by the game's community until a documentary released in 2020.
Who is Hungrybox?
Referenced in a playable google web theme, this video game is the second-best-selling video game franchise of all time.
What is Tetris?
One of the few solo rivals in the main series, this character hates the villainous team for stealing a purloin. Sounds like a synonym for large.
Who is Hugh?
This character tried to steal the Master Crown to conquer the universe. They end up building Kirby a roller coaster to make up for their actions.
Who is Magolor?
A cheated speedrun was caught in this game due to James Bond putting away a different weapon in the end level cinematic.
What is Goldeneye 007?
This player has a tower named after him in his home city. He is also exempt from mandatory military service due to his gold medal win in the 2022 Asian Games.
Who is Faker?
The protagonist of this notoriously-difficult metroidvania was featured as a portrait in the game, Dead Cells.
What is Hollow Knight?
From the game with the most rivals, this character is known for his mean Crawdaunt. Sounds like the filipino word for matching.
Who is Tierno?
This character is often the last opponent of each game of the series and aims to control the world through his crime syndicate “Shadaloo”.
Who is M. Bison?