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By Anokh "EdwinBudding" Palakurthi
At one point, Cort was at a serious contender for being one of the best in the world. A transitional time for the scene, in which majors were a rarity, led to his prime being often forgotten, which is a real shame.
However, the other half of his career involves his deadly Marth - specifically how he mastered the art of "Flappy Bird", where he could kill any Falco the second they left the stage. Using the latter skill, he stunned PPMD and Mango at Genesis 2. In doing so, he became the first player to beat two "gods" in their prime at the same tournament, and he also inspired a certain young little lady to start caring about this cool GameCube game and its stats (me).
By Eryk "Ambisinister" Banatt
Who knocked Mango out of Pound 5 winners? Who's coaching PPMD's Marth vs Armada during Apex 2013 grand finals? Why is there a Rivals of Aether video about the Cactuar Dash? Why were people at Riptide 2021 playing Cactuar Stamina Pancake at 2am? I've got boxes full of Cactuar! I go to smashboards, every good thread, every backroom, Cactuar, Cactuar, Cactuar! This goes right to the top!
By Anokh "EdwinBudding" Palakurthi
It was so lopsided that down 3-0, Bizzarro Flame shook Kage's hand, only to react in horror when Kage told him they had two more games to play. You can guess what happened next.
By Anokh "EdwinBudding" Palakurthi
To this day, Duck's contributions to his character loom over all the top Samus players who beg him in his DMs to retweet their latest combo. If only impressing him were so simple.
It's enough to make you look back at a career full of major top eights, four straight top 20 year-end rankings, massive wins and countless close calls while maining three separate characters at top level and wonder: is he yet to realize his true prime?
By Anokh "EdwinBudding" Palakurthi