@@heyhi7415 i mean tjolt is one projectile, vs krools everything, he used it to approach not just sit and do that the whole game, except when his opponent was camping, thats the mu camp camp camp
@@sweettea5166 no he really wasn't the one camping, k rool has to pick his moves so carefully because pika can put him at like 80% from like a single Bair or upair. And dude, t jolt is such a broken projectile because of how many pika can put out and the fact that he can run with the t jolts. Tbh in the k rool pika match up pika shouldn't even have to resort to t jolt spam. Sometimes spamming is a good option though, and it is for pika like all the time.
ESAM is an incredible player, so KirbyKid taking him to game 5 and getting to the last stock of the last match speaks volumes to how good his K Rool is.
@@mr.dr.kaiser4912 it's not johning lmao it's just being realistic. If he used pika the entire time it would have been a 3-0 without a doubt. That's not an insult to Kirby's skill. It's simply because an optimized Krool beating an optimized Pikachu just isn't gonna happen.
I agree. Thunderbolt is so effective against K.Rool when he's off stage. Pika's up B is also filthy. I'm still amazed to see Kirby kid did have a chance to beat ESAM.
speedy characters as a whole always have an advantage, especially with the nerfed air dodging from smash 4. But as a K Rool player, Kirbykid is an inspiration to us all.
Same man. I heard fatality talking about going to weeklies again to practice his new secondary exclusively (Pyra/Mythra). I think that'll be dope if there'll be streams of it!
While Esam's mash is crazy as most brawl vets are because of the scourge of Ice Climbers, mashing out of K Rool's down throw at that %s is deceptively easier than you would think because you can premash during the throw animation. If it was dtilt that buried him, now that's a different story.
The win condition was KirbyKid off stage without his crown. He rolled behind Pikachu to try and get it to hit Esam but instead it just fell on the ground and the hitbox ended. If he plays that differently he survives the thunder using crown armor
I’ve very surprised more top players don’t have a pocket Mario so they can counterpick to Yoshi’s Story. ESAM goes Brawler on Yoshi’s and Larry goes Brawler with Hurricane Kick on Town and City, but that’s it. Sharp is the counterpick king and he’s never tried it as far as I’m aware.
Most heavies are put so low in tier because of their recoveries if you take away the fact they have bad recoveries they would be top tier for sure for their raw power and early kill confirms
Kirby kid is a superb player period, not just anyone can take a shit tier character and make it work. Imagine if he applied that same dedication and skill on an actually good character.
@Trey M M Yes. A nair with super armour that has no lag. Crown, a move that can tank like 18%, forces shield, and combos. Both basically delete him from having any disadvantage at all. All his aerials are unreasonably safe, I'm talking -4, -5, -7, despite being huge. Best dash grab in the game. Top 3 throw game. Insane ledgetrapping. Reflector, good recovery, armour on EVERYTHING. Character is objectively mid at worst
@Trey M M Ahh yes, picking and choosing K Rool's worst matchup as the example, one of the only characters that can bypass Crown armour with forward air and a huge vertical command grab
Why are all these comments mad at Esam for playing by the rules? He’s actually as far as I know the only one smart enough to pick up characters that are good at certain stages, people should respect that.
I've never gotten fake nice vibes from him. I think he just knows he's good, and boasts from a humble place. He seems to have one of the healthiest egos to me. Always willing to help and share on his streams. I think kids just can't read people well.
@@nicolausthothmes2325 it’s the same for me. Whenever his ego pops up he honestly deserves it, and he knows that. But he also knows that he should acknowledge it when he messes up. And idk about the fake nice vibes. I’ve been watching him for 2 years and I haven’t either. Maybe people do suck at reading him.
@@cabbages982 except unlike other lab rats he still focuses on a main with absolutely nutty frame data so he won’t be as good with the other technical characters
Used to really like kirbykid but after watching a lot of leon no heavy main quite compares to Leon in my opinion dude deserves more credit than he gets for picking bowser
Lol, Kirbykid is actually amazing, Leon is more seasoned but I really don't understand how watching Leon sours your opinion on Kirbykid. Like you're reaching bro
But Bowser is a better character than K. Rool….and Leon gets plenty of respect cause everyone knows his Bowser is clean af. This comment makes no sense lol
Esam changes characters when is convenient to him much like he changes sides when he gets called out for doing the same behavior he condemns. Boxing Ring Go
Me - (recently beat Kirby Kid in an online tournament) UA-cam - [somehow knows that and starts recommending me a lot of Kirby Kid matches] Me - (Visable excitement and confusion) Odd coincidence - I beat Kirby Kid as Kirby
@@JK-ni1qe Well I did however the tournament wasn't any major or serious tournament it just happened to be a random tournament they do online, so I don't have an official win against him and I'm sure if I where to play him for a second time he'd destroy me after experiencing how a Kirby player can get in and make it hard to unleash a barrage of projectiles with King K. Rool like he normally does
@@whitesoul7856 yeah sure, reminds me of the time I beat MKleo at this random house party. There werent any witnesses or recordings of the game so I cant prove it but it totally happened for sure 🙄
I hate that you can switch off characters in this game without losing. It seems so cheap to me. ESAM shouldnt be able to go to Pika after winning with Brawler. Literally no fighting game lets you do that.
What are the downsides to allowing players to switch characters midset? To me it seems like it only opens up options and in a game like ultimate where character matchups are almost everything I don't really see what the problem is
I think it has something to do with how stage counterpicks affect MUs or something. I personally don't like it either, but that's how it goes in smash I guess.
@@jammer4317 it serves to mitigate or even negate the purpose of a counter pick stage and in certain edge cases can cause a scenario where neither player wants to lock into a character because they're waiting to counterpick the character the opponent picked. Most fighting game tournaments prevent this by preventing the player who won the previous round from switching characters, but some smash tournaments don't seem to have that rule and I feel it should be a standard part of the ruleset.
13:05 can't believe this man really took credit for one of the best Mike Tyson quotes ever
was looking for this comment
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”
-Mike Tyson
“I said that!”
@@angelhernandance Angel Hernandez, one of the greatest all time home plate umpires said that?
@@Rylopero Nah, Angel Hernandez the 26 subscriber gigachad said that. Put some respect on his name.
Kirby kid did so good here
Literally textbook matchup data for playing as Rool vs Pikachu. Learned so much!
@@mundeleinguy509 camp camp camp, no doubt
@@sweettea5166 wym, esam was literalling the one t jolt spamming on the other side of stage I don't think kirby kid was camping
@@heyhi7415 i mean tjolt is one projectile, vs krools everything, he used it to approach not just sit and do that the whole game, except when his opponent was camping, thats the mu camp camp camp
@@sweettea5166 no he really wasn't the one camping, k rool has to pick his moves so carefully because pika can put him at like 80% from like a single Bair or upair. And dude, t jolt is such a broken projectile because of how many pika can put out and the fact that he can run with the t jolts. Tbh in the k rool pika match up pika shouldn't even have to resort to t jolt spam. Sometimes spamming is a good option though, and it is for pika like all the time.
ESAM is an incredible player, so KirbyKid taking him to game 5 and getting to the last stock of the last match speaks volumes to how good his K Rool is.
Dude we both know this could be an easy 3-0 if ESAM wasn't sandbagging with Steve
@@mr.dr.kaiser4912 I mean esam’s steve ain’t great. I’m just saying
@@mr.dr.kaiser4912 it's not johning lmao it's just being realistic. If he used pika the entire time it would have been a 3-0 without a doubt. That's not an insult to Kirby's skill. It's simply because an optimized Krool beating an optimized Pikachu just isn't gonna happen.
@@mr.dr.kaiser4912 imagine interpreting that comment like that
@@ericmoreira670 kk could take a game. He has lost games to heavyweights before
Bro imagine if kirbykid upair'd at 2:45 woulda been crazy coverage.
Ahh Yes. The battle between 2 players with namesakes of characters they don't even play...
Wait who’s esam based on
@@qwerandroxt7477 Eric + Samus
@@qwerandroxt7477 Electric Samuel
@@KbanjoK electronic samuel
kirby kid is a reference to alex kidd
As a K rool main, pika vs Krool fills me with rage. pikachu is ridiculously privileged in general but against K rool, it's even worse
I agree with you, I hate Pikachu and Pichu and a lot of characters that K Rool can't have a proper fight.
I agree. Thunderbolt is so effective against K.Rool when he's off stage. Pika's up B is also filthy. I'm still amazed to see Kirby kid did have a chance to beat ESAM.
speedy characters as a whole always have an advantage, especially with the nerfed air dodging from smash 4. But as a K Rool player, Kirbykid is an inspiration to us all.
Imagine playing Pikachu and wanting secondaries
Like I get it, but fortunately Pikachu doesn't have no losing matchups other than against another Pikachu
@@ceribralboy4468 what about ness, Gnw?
@@MathiasWright no
Maybe he just wants to have fun
@@afromarco005 Yes, you seem like you random guy on the internet are the authority on all matchups
Honestly I love seeing top players play more casually in this kinda tournaments like weeklys and stuff
Same man. I heard fatality talking about going to weeklies again to practice his new secondary exclusively (Pyra/Mythra). I think that'll be dope if there'll be streams of it!
7:17 I love Esam's reaction here lmao
Kirby kid is my favorite player hands down
Everyone have a plan untill they get punch in the face
-Myke tyson
~ The commentator guy
00:33 "Kirbykid is boxing with esam" LOLOLOLOL he knows what he's saying
1:59 They should check out esam's controller, getting out of a bury at 137% faster than a lvl 9 cpu
Lvl 9 cpus don't have that good of a mash
If you set dpad to various inputs, you can double mash uber quick with both hands
While Esam's mash is crazy as most brawl vets are because of the scourge of Ice Climbers, mashing out of K Rool's down throw at that %s is deceptively easier than you would think because you can premash during the throw animation. If it was dtilt that buried him, now that's a different story.
Was K. Rool always this hype? Dam I wanna play him now
Edit: *Rool, debated leaving Tool tho lol
Yes. He has been always pretty hype just some people don't know iy
Yes. He's also hilarious asf! You should definitely play him, I never get bored of him.
Imagine having a kill confirm off a 4 frame move on K ROOL at 55% 😂 Pika busted. Either way, KK did amazing this set
Both of these players are so fucking insane bro.
Kirbykid is great but I just wish he’d change his name 😩
K.RoolKid
Totally! Mew2King should change his name too! Who does he think he is, WaDi?? Please.
@@madmanasa8401 I think you’re onto something
@@thefolder69 for real. It wouldn’t be that difficult of a transition
@@imposter579 if he likes the name that’s all that matters
Even though he lost his games against Pika, he did pretty dang good
For real.
3:22 is this a reference to alpharad’s second to last elite smash video featuring the incredible K Rool player “Ironwill”?
YOOOO
This whole game is actually a combination of references to Alpharad Deluxe content, although I'm confused by how this fits the definition of podcast
Pikachu just killed a heavy at 60%
The win condition was KirbyKid off stage without his crown. He rolled behind Pikachu to try and get it to hit Esam but instead it just fell on the ground and the hitbox ended. If he plays that differently he survives the thunder using crown armor
The Ken vs PC Chris game 5 with the counters
Not usually one for projectile spam but against non interactive Steve, i applaud it
0:32 “It feels like Kid is boxing with ESAM”
😈😈
Holy crap this k rool is good
Switching characters every round is a pretty cheesy strategy. I'm lowkey surprised that's even allowed
Krool players give me ptsd and this one is the most terrifying
KirbyKid is my hero.
@13:05 “everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face” was a quote from Mike Tyson, not you
thank you. lmao beat me to it
he should practice countering thunder
Ik this game was time ago but the powergap shown here is undeniable
Why is ESAM suddenly using more characters
I'm trying to respect someone who mains Pikachu and minmin but
I used to main pikachu but didn’t realize the sheer amount of hate for him.
Do you respect pichu mains?
Kirby kid actually did really good. Boxing ring was being predictable
I just know Esam was sweating game 5 and started playing campy
I hate that esam only plays brawler on one stage I wish that you picked you character then your stage so he can't counter pick the counter pick
I’ve very surprised more top players don’t have a pocket Mario so they can counterpick to Yoshi’s Story. ESAM goes Brawler on Yoshi’s and Larry goes Brawler with Hurricane Kick on Town and City, but that’s it. Sharp is the counterpick king and he’s never tried it as far as I’m aware.
Bro he’s just playing the game it’s not his fault that they have the tourneys set up like that
Most heavies are put so low in tier because of their recoveries if you take away the fact they have bad recoveries they would be top tier for sure for their raw power and early kill confirms
No. You don’t understand how good top tiers are. They will still wipe the floor with most heavies onstage
Kirby Kid has potential!!
2:38 Hitboxes!
That voice though, spooked me at first.
With K. Rool’s f-smash glove, it was smart of ESAM to not *Go Boxing Ring.*
Kirby kid is a superb player period, not just anyone can take a shit tier character and make it work. Imagine if he applied that same dedication and skill on an actually good character.
K Rool ain't low tier
@Trey M M What is this bait 😭
@Trey M M Yes. A nair with super armour that has no lag. Crown, a move that can tank like 18%, forces shield, and combos. Both basically delete him from having any disadvantage at all. All his aerials are unreasonably safe, I'm talking -4, -5, -7, despite being huge. Best dash grab in the game. Top 3 throw game. Insane ledgetrapping. Reflector, good recovery, armour on EVERYTHING. Character is objectively mid at worst
@Trey M M Ahh yes, picking and choosing K Rool's worst matchup as the example, one of the only characters that can bypass Crown armour with forward air and a huge vertical command grab
Fucking love the commentary
Waiting for a massive Esam popoff annyyy second nowww...
I love watching Minecraft let’s plays.
It is blatant one of the commentators has not watched any of Esam lmao
Why are all these comments mad at Esam for playing by the rules? He’s actually as far as I know the only one smart enough to pick up characters that are good at certain stages, people should respect that.
I just don't like esam and he's always felt fake nice for ages
I've never gotten fake nice vibes from him. I think he just knows he's good, and boasts from a humble place. He seems to have one of the healthiest egos to me. Always willing to help and share on his streams. I think kids just can't read people well.
@@nicolausthothmes2325 it’s the same for me. Whenever his ego pops up he honestly deserves it, and he knows that. But he also knows that he should acknowledge it when he messes up.
And idk about the fake nice vibes. I’ve been watching him for 2 years and I haven’t either. Maybe people do suck at reading him.
seeing king k lose made me sad but it was a respectable fight.
I don't get why Esam doesn't just pick up a simple Palutena or something. Covers the few bad matchups Pika has.
Esam is a lab rat so he’s drawn to weird and more complicated characters like Kazuya, Min Min and Steve.
Because not everyone wants to pick lame characters to counter pick.
@@morgn1505 You think ESAM is afraid of picking lame charachters? He mains Pikachu
@@cabbages982 yeah makes sense.
@@cabbages982 except unlike other lab rats he still focuses on a main with absolutely nutty frame data so he won’t be as good with the other technical characters
The commentators voices seem like they belong in each others bodies.
ESAM playing Steve feels wrong lol
ESam has a Steve?
Based on how well he did, not really
Great commentary skabs!!
I was watching game one and then I thought about how they are talking all technical stuff about Minecraft Steve and it hadn’t hit me until just nlw
Mood
Esam rocking some black nails
Esam is my favourite steve main!
WHY DID HE GO BACK TO STEVE
Bc game 5 was available lol
Esam pikachu Ridiculous Esam the new kushum
I don't like Esam... whatsoever
Steve 💀
Great job by the commentators, they have some great chemistry. No ego battling, cheers.
heavies need buff. They are crap vs fast chars
Used to really like kirbykid but after watching a lot of leon no heavy main quite compares to Leon in my opinion dude deserves more credit than he gets for picking bowser
Bowser is kinda cheap though for a heavy. That's why watching a low tier is more impressive.
Lol, Kirbykid is actually amazing, Leon is more seasoned but I really don't understand how watching Leon sours your opinion on Kirbykid. Like you're reaching bro
But Bowser is a better character than K. Rool….and Leon gets plenty of respect cause everyone knows his Bowser is clean af. This comment makes no sense lol
@@hobojoe9717 no sense at all. Dudes been under a rock.
Is it me or Is Pikachu Kinda nuts? Or am I johning?
Esam changes characters when is convenient to him much like he changes sides when he gets called out for doing the same behavior he condemns. Boxing Ring Go
You know what’s insane is at 100 you can almost just down smash for the guaranteed kill with krool
crazy that we are watching King K rool fight minecraft steve...
ESAM stays mashing lol
Me - (recently beat Kirby Kid in an online tournament)
UA-cam - [somehow knows that and starts recommending me a lot of Kirby Kid matches]
Me - (Visable excitement and confusion)
Odd coincidence - I beat Kirby Kid as Kirby
Quit lying no you didnt
@@JK-ni1qe Well I did however the tournament wasn't any major or serious tournament it just happened to be a random tournament they do online, so I don't have an official win against him and I'm sure if I where to play him for a second time he'd destroy me after experiencing how a Kirby player can get in and make it hard to unleash a barrage of projectiles with King K. Rool like he normally does
@@whitesoul7856 yeah sure, reminds me of the time I beat MKleo at this random house party. There werent any witnesses or recordings of the game so I cant prove it but it totally happened for sure 🙄
Literally all online tourneys have to have a bracket somewhere, i smell cap.
This confirms that ESAM is carried
It's hard to beat esam
Nice
Character dif
Lame
Ngl seeing Mii characters in a tournament setting is cringy af
I love esam, but I hate Steve.
I hate esam, but I love Steve
@@tonypizzapasta9960 Steve is nothing but cheese
I esam love, but I Steve hate
ew esam paints his nails
👁👄👁
Whats wrong with that?
worry about yourself
you're just jealous he looks better with painted nails than you
@@Daniel-uy1sv bro i main pika and my friends at the gym say i do pedo combos cuz they think esam look like a pedo
The Pika vs. K Rool matchup is surprisingly hard for Pika. Pika does so much work to rack up enough damage to get K Rool to kill percent.
Yeah, those back air to back air combos. Totally blue collar
@@zakattk001 yeah and you have to do like 50 of them
I hate that you can switch off characters in this game without losing. It seems so cheap to me. ESAM shouldnt be able to go to Pika after winning with Brawler. Literally no fighting game lets you do that.
So in typical tournament rules, you can’t, unless the other person agrees to it. But normal tournament rules are that you can’t unless you lose
What are the downsides to allowing players to switch characters midset? To me it seems like it only opens up options and in a game like ultimate where character matchups are almost everything I don't really see what the problem is
I think it has something to do with how stage counterpicks affect MUs or something. I personally don't like it either, but that's how it goes in smash I guess.
Nigga what 💀
@@jammer4317 it serves to mitigate or even negate the purpose of a counter pick stage and in certain edge cases can cause a scenario where neither player wants to lock into a character because they're waiting to counterpick the character the opponent picked. Most fighting game tournaments prevent this by preventing the player who won the previous round from switching characters, but some smash tournaments don't seem to have that rule and I feel it should be a standard part of the ruleset.
Esam Isn't good but pikachu is