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===[[On-screen appearance]]=== | ===[[On-screen appearance]]=== | ||
*Slowly descends onto the stage while emitting a blackish purple aura and losing a few feathers | *Slowly descends onto the stage while emitting a blackish purple aura and losing a few feathers. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
SephirothOnScreenAppearanceSSBU.gif|Sephiroth's on-screen appearance. | SephirothOnScreenAppearanceSSBU.gif|Sephiroth's on-screen appearance. | ||
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''See also: [[:Category:Sephiroth players (SSBU)]]'' | ''See also: [[:Category:Sephiroth players (SSBU)]]'' | ||
*{{Sm|KEN|Japan}} - Co-mained Sephiroth alongside {{SSBU|Sonic}} and was the best Sephiroth player in the world prior to relegating him to an occasional counterpick. He is the only Sephiroth player to win a major, doing so at {{Trn|Battle of BC 4}} and using the character for all of top 8. | *{{Sm|KEN|Japan}} - Co-mained Sephiroth alongside {{SSBU|Sonic}} and was the best Sephiroth player in the world prior to relegating him to a secondary or an occasional counterpick. He is the only Sephiroth player to win a major, doing so at {{Trn|Battle of BC 4}} and using the character for all of top 8. | ||
*{{Sm|M4E|Italy}} - The best Sephiroth player in Europe and a top 10 player in Europe for the first half of 2023, | *{{Sm|M4E|Italy}} - The best Sephiroth player in Europe and a top 10 player in Europe for the first half of 2023. He has placed highly at several European events, including 3rd at the superregional {{Trn|ICARUS 2023}}, 5th at the superregional {{Trn|GLORY 3}}, and 25th at the majors {{Trn|VCA 2022}} and {{Trn|King Of Fields 95 3}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Ned|USA}} - | *{{Sm|Ned|USA}} - The best Sephiroth player in the world in 2021 and currently uses the character alongside {{SSBU|Cloud}} and {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}. He was the first Sephiroth player to place well at an offline event, placing 2nd at the superregional {{Trn|InfinityCON Tally 2021}}. He has also placed 5th at the major {{Trn|Rise 'N Grind}} and 9th at the major {{Trn|Port Priority 6}} and the supermajor {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Sriks|Australia}} - The best Sephiroth player in Australia. He has seen strong results outside of Australia with Sephiroth, including placing 4th at {{Trn|BOSS BATTLES: Phase 1}}, 17th at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 4}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|Kagaribi 9}}, notably upsetting {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} in the latter tournament. | *{{Sm|Sriks|Australia}} - The best Sephiroth player in Australia. He has seen strong results outside of Australia with Sephiroth, including placing 4th at the superregional {{Trn|BOSS BATTLES: Phase 1}}, 17th at the major {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 4}}, and 33rd at the supermajor {{Trn|Kagaribi 9}}, notably upsetting {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} in the latter tournament. | ||
*{{Sm|Tweek|USA}} - Uses Sephiroth as a secondary | *{{Sm|Tweek|USA}} - Uses Sephiroth as a secondary alongside {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}} or as a counterpick. He has placed 5th at {{Trn|CEO 2022}} with solo-Sephiroth and 2nd at {{Trn|Mainstage 2022}}, {{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}} and {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 6}} with Sephiroth as a secondary. | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== | ||
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Following the return of offline competitive play, opinions on Sephiroth mellowed out as players identified how his light weight, tall stature, and unimpressive frame data were noticeable weaknesses. In addition, many players believed Sephiroth was more difficult to consistently play at a top level than most fighters, which led Sephiroth to garner a rather small playerbase compared to other top-tier fighters. Despite this, Sephiroth's overall representation remained strong thanks to performances from players such as {{Sm|KEN}}, Ned, and {{Sm|Tweek}}, all of whom have achieved respectable placements and wins at majors while using Sephiroth; this was most notably demonstrated by KEN's win at {{Trn|Battle of BC 4}} where he used only Sephiroth throughout the top 8. These results helped general impressions of Sephiroth, and he would end up placing 27th on the first tier list, ranking in the high tier. | Following the return of offline competitive play, opinions on Sephiroth mellowed out as players identified how his light weight, tall stature, and unimpressive frame data were noticeable weaknesses. In addition, many players believed Sephiroth was more difficult to consistently play at a top level than most fighters, which led Sephiroth to garner a rather small playerbase compared to other top-tier fighters. Despite this, Sephiroth's overall representation remained strong thanks to performances from players such as {{Sm|KEN}}, Ned, and {{Sm|Tweek}}, all of whom have achieved respectable placements and wins at majors while using Sephiroth; this was most notably demonstrated by KEN's win at {{Trn|Battle of BC 4}} where he used only Sephiroth throughout the top 8. These results helped general impressions of Sephiroth, and he would end up placing 27th on the first tier list, ranking in the high tier. | ||
However, these results were either set back by the players' inconsistency with the character or were complemented with other characters. For example, KEN mostly played {{SSBU|Sonic}} at Battle of BC 4 prior to top 8, while his Sephiroth became less consistent as time went on, including going 1-2 at the invitational {{Trn|L'Odyssée - Chant I}}; he has since regulated Sephiroth to an occasional counterpick. Sephiroth's smaller playerbase compared to other top-tier characters, as well as his general inconsistency at higher level play, has led many to reconsider his placement. Most players generally started to agree he was the weakest of the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 characters, some even believing Sephiroth might belong in mid-tier rather than being in high-tier. He would fall | However, these results were either set back by the players' inconsistency with the character or were complemented with other characters. For example, KEN mostly played {{SSBU|Sonic}} at Battle of BC 4 prior to top 8, while his Sephiroth became less consistent as time went on, including going 1-2 at the invitational {{Trn|L'Odyssée - Chant I}}; he has since regulated Sephiroth to an occasional counterpick. Sephiroth's smaller playerbase compared to other top-tier characters, as well as his general inconsistency at higher level play, has led many to reconsider his placement. Most players generally started to agree he was the weakest of the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 characters, some even believing Sephiroth might belong in mid-tier rather than being in high-tier. He would fall to 37th on the second and current tier list, notably seeing one of the largest drops between the first and second list. | ||
=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: The Chosen Ones== | =={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: The Chosen Ones== | ||