Player: Mr.Rit
Mains: Marth (White Marth)
Region: France
Years active: 2020–
Peak Global Rank: NR
Best Wins: Nuckels, Tekk, HappyMealz
Summary: Mr.Rit is the final sister of the four-sibling Famelee crew, one of the most unusual family stories in competitive Melee. The lone brother in this family, Gilbuert; introduced his sisters to online melee. The siblings began playing together online during the pandemic and developed their competitive identities alongside one another, with Mr.Rit forming a dedicated doubles partnership with Gilbuert. Most people can name I4 and Fec for their doubles dominance but Mr. Rit and Gilbuert have also been with them every step of the way.
Player: FecFec
Mains: Peach
Region: France
Years active: 2020–
Peak Global Rank: NR
Best Wins: MOF, Max, Skullbro
Summary:
FecFec is the second of four French siblings behind the Famelee crew. A smash player since lockdown. FecFec found their place in doubles, teaming with sibling I4, as highlighted yesterday; to form one of Famelee’s two family teams and one of the best doubles teams in the world.
The Famelee story makes FecFec important beyond any individual tournament result. Four siblings started playing Melee together online and turned that shared hobby into a competitive crew of their own. Any guesses on who’s up tomorrow?
Player: I4
Mains: Sheik
Region: France
Years active: 2020–
Peak Global Rank: NR
Best Wins: Trif, Kinso, Maher
Summary:
I4 is one quarter of one of the most unique stories in modern Melee: four French siblings who discovered competitive Melee together during the pandemic and built their competitive careers alongside one another. While many players entered Melee chasing individual success, I4 found a home in doubles, teaming with sibling FecFec as one half of the family’s two dedicated teams. Of the four siblings, I4 has also found the most success in singles, giving them a distinct competitive identity beyond their role in Famelee’s doubles lineup.
Together, the four siblings created Famelee, their own French Smash crew built around the game that brought them together. I4’s story is bigger than a singles ranking or an individual result. Famelee represents what makes Melee special: four siblings finding the game online during the pandemic and turning it into something they could compete in, travel with, and share together.
Player: Stango
Mains: Marth/Lox
Region: PA
Years active: 2016–
Peak Global Rank: 47th, 2019
Best Wins: Gahtzu, Lucky, Dawson, CakeAssult, Sparg0
Summary:
Stango has quietly built one of the most interesting careers across the platform fighter world. In Melee, his Marth in 2019 earned him 47th in the world, with his Fight Pitt 9 run serving as the defining performances of his career and one of the most rowdy crowds we’ve ever seen when he defended home soil vs 6 top 100 competitors.
If Melee Stango was Clark Kent, Rivals 2 Stango was Superman. Where he and “The Don” have become one of the game’s premier players. Dominating with Loxodont while also finding success across multiple characters, Stango became one of the faces of the game’s competitive scene by winning Supernova 2025, one of the biggest tournaments in Rivals 2 history.
Player: Kira
Mains: Fox / Sheik
Region: NorCal
Years active: 2008–18
Peak Global Rank: 60th, 2015
Best Wins: Westballz, S2J, Shroomed, DruggedFox
Summary:
Kira was a respected NorCal Fox and Sheik player who reached 60th in the world in 2015, but his influence extended far beyond his tournament results through SSBM Tutorials. The channel where Kira made Melee’s complicated mechanics and decision making digestible for a new era of melee fans online.
At a time when knowledge was scattered across forums and local scenes, Kira organized it into clear guides covering wavedashing, L-canceling, DI, matchup strategy, and competitive mindset. His tournament career established him as a strong player, but his educational work made him one of Melee’s most important teachers.
Player: Bizzarro Flame
Mains: Ganondorf
Region: CA
Years active: 2010–18, 2020
Peak Global Rank: 94th, 2014
Best Wins: Duck, Fiction, Fly Amanita, HugS
Summary:
Bizzarro Flame is one of Melee’s most legendary personalities. His flashy, disrespectful style made him a fan favorite, turning conventionally horrid Ganon options into reads into unforgettable tournament moments still spoken bout a decade later.
His most public bracket highlight was likely taking a game off Armada’s Fox at I’m Not Yelling! He was also a central figure in the highly publicized Salty Suite money matches, including his infamous Ganondorf showdown with Eikelmann at Apex 2015 and his long-awaited battle against Kage at EVO 2015. Few legends could talk the talk and walk the walk like Bizzarro Flame.
1000FollowerMelee!! (Twitter edition)
This is 3/4 platforms I post on reaching 1000 followers in less than a month. Thank you all for letting me be another voice for this beautiful game.
Can’t wait to check in again when the YouTube reaches 1k!
The idea for this endeavor was to emulate talking spaces for melee the same way the joke with traditional sports enthusiasts is all they wanna do is name obscure athletes and reminisce on the carrer they had.
Right now it’s just remembering players from the top of my head or scrolling old results pages for eye catching runs or characters.
I think id like for this to become 80% viewer requested players to even further grow the idea of a group conversation
Player: Rocket
Mains: Young Link
Region: Chile
Years active: 2015–
Peak Global Rank: 98th, 2022
Best Wins: Spark, Ben, Ober
Summary:
Rocket is the only player to make a full-year global top-100 ranking with Young Link. Representing Chile, he has helped establish the character as a legitimate threat on the international stage through his patient neutral game, creative projectile usage, and ability to convert small openings into extended punish sequences. His achievements makes him one of the most important Young Link specialists in Melee history and proud representative of the Chilean scene.
Player: nebbii, FKA Avalancer
Mains: Yoshi
Region: Netherlands
Years active: 2012–22
Peak Global Rank: 98th, 2018
Best Wins: Hax$, Amsah, Professor Pro, Android
Summary:
Even though aMSa is Yoshi’s most internationally recognized player, nebbii, formerly known as Avalancer, was one of Europe’s leading Yoshi players for a majority of the 2010s. His 98th finish in the 2018 year global ranking reflects that he was a notable European competitor.
nebbii’s most widely remembered international moment was taking a game from Armada, which helped raise his profile outside the Netherlands. He also placed seventh at Heir 4 and recorded notable wins over Hax$, Amsah, Professor Pro, and Android. These results established him as a respected Yoshi player. Showing the greater melee scene that the dinosaur spotlight was big enough for two.
Player: Android
Mains: Sheik
Region: Sweden
Years active: 2008–18, 2023
Peak Global Rank: 44th, 2017
Best Wins: Axe, Ice, Professor Pro, Amsah
Summary:
Android was a cornerstone of Europe’s golden era, building his own legacy as a deadly Sheik while also competing alongside his younger brother and doubles partner, Armada. Known for his precise punish game, strong edgeguards, and disciplined defensive play, Android became one of Europe’s most respected tournament players.
He peaked at 44th in the world in 2017 in singles, with notable wins over Ice and Professor Pro. In Doubles, the Alliance team won The Big House 5 and GENESIS 4, helping establish Sweden as an international Melee powerhouse on the doubles stage. Although much of his legacy is connected to Armada, Android was a formidable singles competitor in his own right and an important figure in Sweden’s rise to prominence.
Player: Nintendude
Mains: Ice Climbers / Marth
Region: NY / MDVA
Years active: 2007–23, 2025–
Peak Global Rank: 17th, 2016
Best Wins: Mang0, Mew2King, Plup, HBox
Summary:
Nintendude is a Mount Rushmore Ice Climbers. Someone who’s ruthless efficiency has gotten under the skin of many GOATs in some of the most highly publicized matches in melee history.
Being a top 100 player 5 years in a row starting in 2013 Nintendude was always consistent. His 2015–16 run was his peak however. Exceeding his expected placement 6 events as well as earning top 8 honors at GENESIS 3 and DH:Austin. Nintendude’s consistency over 3 decades of play is a marvel to witness.
Player: Aklo
Mains: Fox / Link
Region: NY
Years active: 2017–
Peak Global Rank: 8th, 2024
Best Wins: Zain, JMook, Cody Schwab, Hungrybox
Summary:
Aklo is a world-class Melee player, a top-10 Fox, and widely regarded as the greatest Link player of all time. His analytical, punishing style carried him from New York standout to a career-best 8th in the world in 2024, highlighted by a legendary second-place at Don’t Park on the Grass.
He also cemented his legacy with one of the most iconic low-tier in Melee history, beating Zain twice, as well as many other greats falling to the hero of time. As both a world-class Fox and a low-tier hero, Aklo has already inked his name into Melee history with so many more pages in his career.
Player: Bbatts
Mains: Peach
Region: NJ
Years active: 2021–
Peak Global Rank: 36th, 2023
Best Wins: Aklo, Salt, Spark, SluG
Summary:
Bbatts is one of the strongest modern Peach players and defender of New Jersey. Billy burst onto the national stage during the Slippi era before proving his game translated internationally with a 4th place finish at Fête 2 in 2022 and on home soil at Riptide 2023 at 7th. This experienced culminated in his 2023 season that earned him a career-best 36th in the world.
Bbatts has slowed down on his Melee career as of late. Recently he has found himself as one of the of the most beloved Rivals 2 players in the world, Winning Supernova 2026s bracket in the most iconic grands of Rivals 2 to date.
This is my favorite edition to date. The first clip here is probably the best clip I’ve found digging. If anyone knows those commentators shout them out
Player: Michael
Mains: Jigglypuff
Region: IL
Years active: 2015–
Peak Global Rank: 41st, 2018
Best Wins: S2J, Bananas, Morsecode762
Summary:
Michael41Billion began on netplay before breaking out by winning the first national Melee Arcadian in 2018, the first major tournament to bar top-100 players. The event featured several future top-100 however such as TheRealThing, Bananas, and Morsecode762.
He spring-boarded that Arcadian win into three top-75 seasons. His best came in 2018, when he placed 9th at Smash ’N’ Splash 4 and 17th at both The Big House 8 and Full Bloom 4. We have seen Micheal’s growth of a player from the very beginning and still has it him to push an event to the limit.