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==In [[competitive play]]== | ==In [[competitive play]]== | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||
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*{{Sm|Zackray|Japan}} - Although known for playing a variety of characters, one of his best known characters is his R.O.B., whom he most prominently used from mid-2019 to late-2022. He is considered one of the best R.O.B. players of all-time and is the first R.O.B. player to win a major, doing so at the supermajor {{Trn|The Big House 9}}. Since then, he has won several other majors with primarily R.O.B., including {{Trn|EGS Cup 3}} and {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 4}}. | *{{Sm|Zackray|Japan}} - Although known for playing a variety of characters, one of his best known characters is his R.O.B., whom he most prominently used from mid-2019 to late-2022. He is considered one of the best R.O.B. players of all-time and is the first R.O.B. player to win a major, doing so at the supermajor {{Trn|The Big House 9}}. Since then, he has won several other majors with primarily R.O.B., including {{Trn|EGS Cup 3}} and {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 4}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Zomba|USA}} - One of the best R.O.B. players of all-time, and is also one of the best players in the United States in 2023. He is the first solo-R.O.B. player to win a major, doing so at the supermajor {{Trn|Crown the Third}}. | *{{Sm|Zomba|USA}} - One of the best R.O.B. players of all-time, and is also one of the best players in the United States in 2023. He is the first solo-R.O.B. player to win a major, doing so at the supermajor {{Trn|Crown the Third}}. | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | |||
Ever since the start of the game, R.O.B. has always been considered a very strong character due to buffs from the previous game, such as having better approach options, more versatile projectiles with Gyro and Robo Beam, even more threatening KO options, and an improved edgeguarding game, leading many to consider him as an excellent zoner with a wide array of utility options. R.O.B. saw immense success in the early metagame from players such as {{Sm|WaDi}} and {{Sm|Zackray}}, and continued to have strong representation in the post-online metagame from players such as {{Sm|Anathema}} and {{Sm|Zomba}}, which lead him to be one of the most represented characters in ''Ultimate''{{'}}s metagame. As such, R.O.B. is widely considered a top-tier character, which is reflected in his placement on the current tier list, where he is ranked 6th. | |||
In online tournaments, which were the standard during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, causing almost all offline tournaments to switch to online, R.O.B. fares even better, due to his already safe aerials and tilts being much more reliable due to lag. Many players, including {{Sm|Epic_Gabriel}} and {{Sm|Raffi-X}}, have performed fairly well in Wi-Fi tournaments, including various {[[Tournament:Naifu Wars|Ultimate Naifu Wars]], {{Trn|The Quarantine Series}}, and {{Trn|The Box}}. | |||
=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: Unreadable Expressions== | =={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: Unreadable Expressions== | ||