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:''See also: [[:Category:Sheik players (SSBM)]]'' | :''See also: [[:Category:Sheik players (SSBM)]]'' | ||
*{{Sm|Amsah|Netherlands}} - One of the greatest Sheik players of all time and one of the best overall players to come from Europe. Considered the best player in Europe before the rise of Armada, he showed dominance in the country, winning a variety of tournaments, including {{Trn|Epita Smash Arena 2}}. With this, Amsah became the | *{{Sm|Amsah|Netherlands}} - One of the greatest Sheik players of all time and one of the best overall players to come from Europe. Considered the best player in Europe before the rise of Armada, he showed dominance in the country, winning a variety of tournaments, including {{Trn|Epita Smash Arena 2}}. With this, Amsah became the first solo-sheik to win an uncontested major. Outside of Europe, he notably placed 3rd at {{Trn|Pound 4}} where he took sets over {{Sm|Armada}} and {{Sm|Jman}} in losers. Even past his peak, he still managed to make notable results at majors with 17th at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}} and 33rd at {{Trn|EVO 2018}}, as well as being ranked 64th on the [[2018 MPGR]]. | ||
*{{Sm|Captain Jack|Japan}} - The best player from Japan and one of the best players during the "Golden Age" of ''Melee''. Previously made runs at some of the most notable ''Melee'' tournaments at the time with winning {{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2004}} and placing 2nd at {{Trn|Tournament Go 6}} and 7th at {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}. He was the only player from Asia and solo Sheik player to win a North American major/supermajor until {{Sm|aMSa}} won {{Trn|The Big House 10}} and Jmook won {{Trn|GENESIS 9}} respectively. | *{{Sm|Captain Jack|Japan}} - The best player from Japan and one of the best players during the "Golden Age" of ''Melee''. Previously made runs at some of the most notable ''Melee'' tournaments at the time with winning {{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2004}} and placing 2nd at {{Trn|Tournament Go 6}} and 7th at {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}. He was the only player from Asia and solo Sheik player to win a North American major/supermajor until {{Sm|aMSa}} won {{Trn|The Big House 10}} and Jmook won {{Trn|GENESIS 9}} respectively. | ||
*{{Sm|Drephen|USA}} - A top 10 player from 2007 and one of the best solo Sheiks during the Golden Age. Placing 8th on the 2007 [[RetroSSBMRank]] of the best Sheik players in the world due to his placements at 5th at {{Trn|Zero Challenge 3}} and {{Trn|Viva La Smashtaclysm}}. While his recent results vary, he has remained a top 100 player into the next decade, currently ranking 53rd on the [[SSBMRank 2023]]. | *{{Sm|Drephen|USA}} - A top 10 player from 2007 and one of the best solo Sheiks during the Golden Age. Placing 8th on the 2007 [[RetroSSBMRank]] of the best Sheik players in the world due to his placements at 5th at {{Trn|Zero Challenge 3}} and {{Trn|Viva La Smashtaclysm}}. While his recent results vary, he has remained a top 100 player into the next decade, currently ranking 53rd on the [[SSBMRank 2023]]. | ||
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Sheik's dominance as a character was faltered with the discovery of the incredible potential of Fox and Falco. With these characters now perceived as having much higher skill caps while still being good against relevant top tiers, they took the top two spots while Sheik dropped to third place. With these developments in place and the growing skill of the playerbase, players soon found that Fox had an advantage over Sheik, as did the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}, both of which were growing in prevalence in the metagame. Soon after, {{Sm|Mang0}} and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} took {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} to the next level, and demonstrated that it, too, was a very poor matchup for Sheik and possibly her worst, largely due to Jigglypuff's ability to exploit Sheik's laggy recovery by landing [[Rest]] KOs at extremely low percents. With three bad matchups and the meta being more adapted against its strengths, Sheik was no longer considered even a contender for the best in the game. Other top-tiered characters started improving their Sheik matchups as well (most notably Marth and Peach), causing less of an incentive for players to pick up Sheik just to deal with those characters. Due to this, and opinions on Marth improving further due to his better matchups against Fox and Falco, Sheik dropped to 4th in the twelfth tier list, and further to 5th on the thirteenth and current tier list due to the rise of Jigglypuff. | Sheik's dominance as a character was faltered with the discovery of the incredible potential of Fox and Falco. With these characters now perceived as having much higher skill caps while still being good against relevant top tiers, they took the top two spots while Sheik dropped to third place. With these developments in place and the growing skill of the playerbase, players soon found that Fox had an advantage over Sheik, as did the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}, both of which were growing in prevalence in the metagame. Soon after, {{Sm|Mang0}} and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} took {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} to the next level, and demonstrated that it, too, was a very poor matchup for Sheik and possibly her worst, largely due to Jigglypuff's ability to exploit Sheik's laggy recovery by landing [[Rest]] KOs at extremely low percents. With three bad matchups and the meta being more adapted against its strengths, Sheik was no longer considered even a contender for the best in the game. Other top-tiered characters started improving their Sheik matchups as well (most notably Marth and Peach), causing less of an incentive for players to pick up Sheik just to deal with those characters. Due to this, and opinions on Marth improving further due to his better matchups against Fox and Falco, Sheik dropped to 4th in the twelfth tier list, and further to 5th on the thirteenth and current tier list due to the rise of Jigglypuff. | ||
Despite being considered one of the best characters in the game, Sheik was well known in the ''Melee'' community for her lack of success as a solo main. Prior to 2023, solo Sheik had won only | Despite being considered one of the best characters in the game, Sheik was well known in the ''Melee'' community for her lack of success as a solo main. Prior to 2023, solo-Sheik had won only one major ({{Sm|Amsah}}'s victory at {{Trn|Epita Smash Arena 2}}) and one event considered by some sources as a major ({{Sm|CaptainJack}}'s victory at {{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2004}}), but had never won a supermajor, the latter of which lower-ranked characters such as {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, and {{SSBM|Yoshi}} were able to achieve. This was largely due several factors, the first being that her most prominent top level players, {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|Plup}}, switched to other characters in certain matchups, particularly against Hungrybox's Jigglypuff; as a result, her metagame advancements stagnated compared to those of the other top tiers. In addition, most ''Melee'' community members believed that winning a supermajor as solo Sheik required a lucky bracket that avoided running into Hungrybox (the #1 ranked player from 2017 to 2019), as well as extremely optimized play versus the multitude of Fox players that was considered unfeasible at the time. | ||
However, perceptions of Sheik's competitive viability were completely revived following the rise of {{Sm|Jmook}}, who burst onto the world stage in 2022 | However, perceptions of Sheik's competitive viability were completely revived following the rise of {{Sm|Jmook}}, who burst onto the world stage in 2022 with his breakout performance at {{Trn|GENESIS 8}}, where he defeated Plup and {{Sm|iBDW}}, two Fox players who were known for hardly ever losing sets to Sheik, en route to a 2nd place finish, only falling to {{Sm|Zain}}, the number one ranked player, in grand finals. Jmook became a consistent tournament threat throughout the rest of 2022, boasting strong records against almost all the other top ten players, before finally winning his first supermajor -- and by extension Sheik's first supermajor -- at {{Trn|GENESIS 9}}. Jmook's meteoric rise was the result of him developing solo-Sheik even against her most difficult matchups. In particular, Jmook pushed Sheik's defensive and punish game to never before seen levels, becoming well known for utilizing Sheik's incredible [[crouch cancel]]ing abilities, [[Needle Storm]] edgeguards, and landing grabs at significantly higher rates than other Sheik players. As such, Jmook became the first player to truly optimize Sheik's reaction [[tech chasing]] versus the space animals, being able to consistently convert [[zero-to-death]]s against Fox and Falco and off of a single grab. With these advancements, many players began to rethink the Sheik-Fox matchup, arguing that Jmook's unforgiving punish game against Fox was enough to tilt the matchup more in Sheik's favor. | ||
Although Sheik's perceived competitive viability has continued to rise, she is still considered a step below the other top tiers. While her viability has been aided by | Although Sheik's perceived competitive viability has continued to rise, she is still considered a step below the other top tiers. While her viability has been aided by a decline in Ice Climbers players following the [[wobbling]] ban, her extremely difficult matchup against Jigglypuff is what holds her back from the highest tiers. Hungrybox still maintains a lopsided record over Jmook, and Jmook has been able to dodge Hungrybox through both his major victories so far. As such, it remains to be seen whether Sheik mains will be able to overcome their challenges in the Jigglypuff matchup. Sheik still remains popular as a secondary character, especially among spacie mains, as many Fox and Falco players (most notably {{Sm|Leffen}}) have started using her as a counterpick against Marth; she is also known for excelling against mid-tiers like {{SSBM|Yoshi}} and {{SSBM|Pikachu}} that other top tiers, in particular Marth, can struggle with. | ||
====PAL viability==== | ====PAL viability==== | ||
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===In [[Adventure Mode]]=== | ===In [[Adventure Mode]]=== | ||
Sheik's sole appearance in the [[Adventure Mode]] is in the second portion of Stage 3, the Underground Maze. The player has to fight against Zelda on the Temple stage; Sheik can be fought if Zelda transforms. | Sheik's sole appearance in the [[Adventure Mode]] is in the second portion of Stage 3, the [[Underground Maze]]. The player has to fight against Zelda on the Temple stage; Sheik can be fought if Zelda transforms. | ||
===In [[All-Star Mode]]=== | ===In [[All-Star Mode]]=== | ||
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*'''[[Event 44: Mewtwo Strikes!]]''': In this event, the player is initially placed on Battlefield, against Zelda. After fifteen seconds, however, Mewtwo appears on stage and will fight the player. The player's goal is to KO Mewtwo; while Zelda can be attacked, KOing her will result in failure. | *'''[[Event 44: Mewtwo Strikes!]]''': In this event, the player is initially placed on Battlefield, against Zelda. After fifteen seconds, however, Mewtwo appears on stage and will fight the player. The player's goal is to KO Mewtwo; while Zelda can be attacked, KOing her will result in failure. | ||
=== | ===[[Congratulations_screen#Super_Smash_Bros._Melee|Congratulations Screens]]=== | ||
Sheik and Zelda share ending images for the one-player modes, as well as the same cinematic; clearing the mode with one also gives the player both of their trophies. | Sheik and Zelda share ending images for the one-player modes, as well as the same cinematic; clearing the mode with one also gives the player both of their trophies. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
ZeldaSheikClassicMode.jpg|Classic Mode | ZeldaSheikClassicMode.jpg|Classic Mode | ||
ZeldaSheikAdventureMode.jpg|Adventure Mode | ZeldaSheikAdventureMode.jpg|Adventure Mode | ||
ZeldaSheikAllStarMode.jpg|All-Star | ZeldaSheikAllStarMode.jpg|All-Star Mode | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==[[Trophies]]== | ==[[Trophies]]== | ||
In addition to the normal trophy about Sheik as a character, there are two trophies about her as a fighter, unlocked | In addition to the normal trophy about Sheik as a character unlocked by completing {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} as Zelda/Sheik on any difficulty, there are two trophies about her as a fighter, unlocked by completing {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}} and [[All-Star Mode]] respectively as Zelda/Sheik on any difficulty. Each of the trophies can also be unlocked by playing 100, 200, and 300 versus matches respectively as Zelda/Sheik. The player will also unlock Zelda's equivalent trophy upon meeting either criteria: | ||
{{Trophy/Fighter | {{Trophy/Fighter | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''Melee'', Sheik ends up sending opponents flying vertically with the [[Home-Run Bat]]. As a result, she needs to transform into Zelda to use the Home-Run Bat properly in the [[Home-Run Contest]]. | *In ''Melee'', Sheik ends up sending opponents flying {{file link|Sheik Bat Melee.gif|vertically}} with the [[Home-Run Bat]]. As a result, she needs to transform into Zelda to use the Home-Run Bat properly in the [[Home-Run Contest]]. | ||
*Sheik's appearance in ''Melee'' marked the first time the character was playable in any game. | *Sheik's appearance in ''Melee'' marked the first time the character was playable in any game. | ||
*Sheik is the only playable character in ''Melee'' to not appear on the character selection screen. | *Sheik is the only playable character in ''Melee'' to not appear on the character selection screen. | ||