Four Horsemen
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The Four Horsemen is a term used in the competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate community referring to acola, Sparg0, Sonix and Miya, due to their overall dominance throughout competitive Ultimate in 2023, being the 4 best players in the world by a large margin. This is following the decline in results from players like MkLeo and Tweek. The term was coined by PracticalTAS after the results of Watch The Throne, and has been compared to The Five Gods of Super Smash Bros. Melee.[1]
Overview
The Four Horsemen won a combined 31/37 (83.78%) of all attended majors throughout the LumiRank 2023 season,[2] and 18/19 (94.75%) out of all majors throughout the second half of 2023.[3] In addition, in the event one didn't win the tournament, at least one would make Top 4, with the sole exception being Crown the Third, and with Watch The Throne being the first time that they all made Top 4.[4] Akin to the Five Gods, they rarely see upsets from non-Horsemen, and acola, Sparg0 and Miya have some of the most major wins out of all Ultimate players behind MkLeo. Notably, the Four Horseman each had a score above 95 on the LumiRank 2023, with the next highest being Glutonny with a score of 84.78.
List of majors and supermajors with at least one of the Four Horsemen in attendance
2023 Season
| Tournament | Date | acola | Sparg0 | Sonix | Miya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAPAN 24 | December 24th-25th, 2022 | 1st | N/A | N/A | 2nd |
| Let's Make Big Moves 2023 | January 6th-8th | N/A | 2nd | 3rd | N/A |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th | 1st | N/A | N/A | 13th |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd | 7th | 5th | 4th | N/A |
| Kagaribi 9 | February 4th-5th | 1st | N/A | N/A | 49th |
| LVL UP EXPO 2023 | February 17th-19th | N/A | N/A | 3rd | N/A |
| Maesuma TOP 11 | January 11th-13th | 3rd | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th | N/A | 3rd | 5th | N/A |
| Seibugeki 13 | March 12th | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 6 | March 23rd-26th | 1st | 13th | N/A | N/A |
| MAJOR UPSET | April 1st-2nd | N/A | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| KOWLOON 5 | April 8th | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th | 1st | N/A | N/A | 2nd |
| DELTA 4 | May 4th | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th | 2nd | 1st | N/A | 7th |
| Battle of BC 5 | May 19th-21st | 2nd | 1st | N/A | 5th |
| Crown the Third | June 3rd-4th | N/A | 9th | 13th | N/A |
| Maesuma TOP 13 | June 24th-25th | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Seibugeki 14 | July 1st | 1st | N/A | N/A | 4th |
| UltCore | July 22nd | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Get On My Level 2023 | July 21st-23rd | N/A | 2nd | 1st | N/A |
| Smash Factor X | July 28th-30th | N/A | 1st | 2nd | N/A |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th | 1st | 49th | 25th | 3rd |
| Delfino Maza 2023 | August 18th-20th | N/A | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| Tera | September 1st-3rd | N/A | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| Maesuma TOP 14 | September 3rd | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Sumabato SP Ultimate | September 16th-17th | 1st | N/A | N/A | 3rd |
| DELTA 5 | September 23rd-24th | 1st | N/A | N/A | 3rd |
| Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th | 2nd | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Rise 'N Grind 2023 | October 13th-15th | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Seibugeki 15 | October 28th | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 | October 27th-29th | N/A | 1st | 2nd | N/A |
| Maesuma TOP 14.5 "in Hyogo" | October 29th | 1st | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th | 3rd | 17th | 1st | 2nd |
| Maesuma TOP 15 "FINAL" | November 25th-26th | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st |
| Watch The Throne | December 8th-10th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| The Coinbox IRL | December 17th | N/A | 2nd | 1st | N/A |
Trivia
- The "Four Horsemen" in the Japanese Ultimate scene are commonly referred to as the "Four Emperors".[5]
- All of the "Four Horsemen" started off as Wi-Fi Warriors, with Sparg0 and Sonix grinding on the weekly Coinbox tournament series and acola and Miya using Smashmate.
Etymology
The "Four Horsemen" originally refers to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the New Testament's Book of Revelation. They are commonly interpreted to be the personifications of Death, Famine, War, and either Conquest or Glory depending on interpretation. In modern day, the term has become a common internet meme, often referring to an undesirable but inevitable quartet of events or individuals.
