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-==The "golden age"==
+''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' has been played competitively since it's inception in 2001, and it continues to thrive in the competitive scene to this day. The scene has gone through several "eras" of smashers, most notably the "golden age" and the "era of The Five Gods".
-The '''golden age''' of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' is the first era of competitive Smash brothers during the years 2003 to 2006. Major League Gaming professionally sponsored Smash resulting in large prize pools compared to the number of competitors. [[Ken Hoang]] was considered the best and most dominant player during this era. When ''[[Brawl]]'' released in 2008, the period between its release and around 2012 and 2013 have often been dubbed the "Dark Age" due to ''Melee''{{'}}s temporary decline in popularity. As Brawl itself declined in 2013, many players returned to ''Melee'' and has since seen a revival from 2013 onward known as the "Platinum age" or otherwise called the era of "[[The Five Gods]]."
+==The "Golden Age"==
+The '''Golden Age''' of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' is the first era of competitive Smash brothers during the years 2003 to 2006. Major League Gaming professionally sponsored Smash resulting in large prize pools compared to the number of competitors. {{Sm|Ken Hoang}}, {{Sm|Azen}}, {{Sm|Isai}}, {{Sm|PC Chris}}, and {{Sm|KoreanDJ}} were considered the best players of this age, Hoang notably being dubbed the "King of Smash".
+==The "Dark Age"==
+When ''[[Brawl]]'' released in 2008, the period between its release and around 2012 and 2013 have often been dubbed the "Dark Age" due to ''Melee''{{'}}s temporary decline in popularity. As Brawl itself declined in 2013, many players returned to ''Melee'' and has since seen a revival from 2013 onward known as the "Platinum Age" or otherwise called the era of "The Five Gods."
 ==The Five Gods==
-'''The Five Gods''' is a term referring to the five very best players of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', who consistently dominated tournaments from around 2008, when the MLG era was over, to the present, while rarely losing tournament sets to players that aren't among the gods themselves. The players considered the five gods, in alphabetical order, are:
+'''The Five Gods''' is a term referring to the five very best players of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', who consistently dominated tournaments from around 2008, when the MLG era was over, to the present, while rarely losing tournament sets to players that aren't among the gods themselves. The players considered the five gods, in alphabetical order, are:
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 The gods have won every major tournament with at least two of the players in attendance from 2009 until 2014, when Leffen began to win majors in Europe, as well as [[CEO 2015]], his first North American victory, with three of gods present; consequently, the big six have won every major tournament with at least two of the players in attendance since 2009.
 ===Demi-gods===
 There are several players whose level of skill lies just below the top players; {{Sm|Axe}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, and {{Sm|Plup}} are currently the players most commonly considered the "demi-gods". These three players are known to frequently earn high placings in large tournaments, as well as for occasionally taking sets off of the gods and Leffen, but have yet to achieve the skill level or consistency of the players above them. In addition, Axe, Plup, {{sm|Fly Amanita}}, {{sm|Wobbles}}, and {{sm|Lucky}} have all taken sets off of four of the gods, all except for Armada. {{sm|Jman}}, {{sm|Shroomed}}, and {{sm|KirbyKaze}} have beaten three of the gods.