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| | #REDIRECT [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in competitive play#Rise and fall of the Four Horsemen (2023-2024)]] |
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| [[File:Acola.png|200px|thumb|right|{{sm|acola}}, ranked #1 on [[LumiRank 2023]] and one of the Four Horsemen.]]
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| The '''Four Horsemen''' is a term used in the competitive ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' community referring to {{sm|acola}}, {{sm|Sparg0}}, {{sm|Sonix}} and {{sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, due to their overall dominance throughout competitive ''Ultimate'' in 2023, being the 4 best players in the world by a large margin. This is following the decline in results from players like {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Tweek}}. The term was coined by {{Sm|PracticalTAS}} after the results of {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}, and has been compared to [[The Five Gods]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1734099259295768937</ref>
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| ==Overview==
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| {{results|List of tournaments with all Four Horseman in attendance, a la the respective entry for the [[Five Gods#Tournaments in which all five gods participated]] and [[Super Pichu cheating scandal]].}}
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| The Four Horsemen won a combined 30/35 (85%) of all attended majors throughout 2023,<ref>https://twitter.com/Hrognaar/status/1734222463838417361</ref> and 18/19 (94.75%) out of all majors throughout the second half of 2023.<ref>https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1734264664291184963</ref> In addition, in the event one didn't win the tournament, at least one would make Top 4, with the sole exception being {{Trn|Crown the Third}}, and with Watch The Throne being the first time that they all made Top 4.<ref>https://twitter.com/EazyFreezie/status/1734271835540463765</ref> Akin to the Five Gods, they rarely see upsets from non-Horsemen, and acola, Sparg0 and Miya have some of the most [[List of major tournaments (SSBU)#Players who won a major|major wins]] out of all ''Ultimate'' players behind {{Sm|MkLeo}}. Notably, the Four Horseman each had a score above 95 on the [[LumiRank 2023]], with the next highest being {{Sm|Glutonny}} with a score of 84.78.
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| ==Player Cards==
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| <gallery>
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| File:Acola 1 LumiRank 2023.png|{{Sm|acola}}'s Player Card
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| File:Sparg0 LumiRank 2023 Player Card.png|{{Sm|Sparg0}}'s Player Card
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| File:Sonix LumiRank 2023 Player Card.png|{{Sm|Sonix}}'s Player Card
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| File:Miya LumiRank 2023 Player Card.png|{{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}'s Player Card
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| </gallery>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The "Four Horsemen" in the Japanese ''Ultimate'' scene are commonly referred to as the "Four Emperors".<ref>https://twitter.com/you20kk/status/1751008497486205233</ref>
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| ==Etymology==
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| The "Four Horsemen" originally refers to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse] from the New Testament's Book of Revelation. They are commonly interpreted to be the personifications of Death, Famine, War, and either Conquest or Glory depending on interpretation. In modern day, the term has become a common internet meme, often referring to an undesirable but inevitable quartet of events or individuals.
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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