Smasher:Marss: Difference between revisions

His final ''Smash 4'' season was arguably his weakest, beginning with a 9th place finish at the invitational {{Trn|Smash 4 Boot Camp}} and perhaps more notably, a 2nd place finish at {{Trn|Overclocked}}, his first-ever regional event that he dropped to Light, who was beginning to become more of a rival than just a bracket blessing. He placed 17th at his first supermajor of the season, {{Trn|Frostbite 2018}}, and placed 2nd once again at {{Trn|Overclocked II}}, being double-eliminated by Dabuz. With his major results lacking and his regional dominance slipping, Marss entered {{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}} and exited with his worst placement of all-time, where he was upset by up-and-comer {{Sm|Maister}} and ultimately eliminated by {{Sm|Komorikiri}} to place 49th. Although he managed consecutive 9th place finishes at his next supermajor and major, {{Trn|CEO 2018}} and {{Trn|Smash Sounds}}, respectively, 2018 proved to be his biggest slump yet, cemented by a 33rd finish at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}} and a 13th at {{Trn|Shine 2018}} to round out Smash 4's last PGR season. Marss would end up being ranked 25th on the [[PGR v5]], his lowest ranking in the series; however, he still proved to be a consistent high-level threat through the game's entire lifespan, being ranked at least top 25 on every [[PGR]], and thus was ultimately ranked 16th on the [[PGR 100]].

At the very beginning of [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}'s reception was very lukewarm. In the transition from ''Smash 4'' to ''Ultimate'', Zero Suit lost many of her tools that helped her thrive in the former game, such as her ladders, throw combos, and kill setups. While her top representative in ''Smash 4'', {{Sm|Nairo}}, chose to drop her in favor of {{SSBU|Palutena}}, however, Marss chose to stick with his ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'' main, a decision that soon paid off. Although he initially struggled, placing 25th at {{Trn|GENESIS 6}} and 17th at {{Trn|Frostbite 2019}}, Marss began on a tear starting with {{Trn|Collision 2019}}, where he dropped only a single set to Nairo in Grand Final's, defeating past demons such as Dabuz and the aforementioned Nairo to take his first-ever major tournament in any ''Smash'' game (although a controversial moment arose when Marss accused {{Sm|Wishes}} of receiving in-game coaching during game 5 of their set, leading to it being replayed). After a 7th place appearance at {{Trn|Suplex City Smash}} and a disappointing 25th at {{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}}, Marss placed no lower than 4th at his next 5 major/supermajors to round out the Spring 2019 season: 3rd at {{Trn|Pound 2019}}, 2nd at {{Trn|Get on my Level 2019}}, 3rd at {{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}, 4th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, and 2nd at {{Trn|CEO 2019}}. Notable also was his record against {{Sm|MkLeo}}, the indisputed best player in the world, being 4-5 in sets, making him one of the few players during this time that held a somewhat competitive record. Following his best season performance in any ''Smash'' title, Marss was ranked 3rd on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]], by far his highest ranking ever and establishing himself as one of the best ''Ultimate'' players in the world.