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{{Merge|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in competitive play|Their "era" only lasted for one year (2023), primarily during the second half of it}} | {{Merge|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in competitive play|Their "era" only lasted for one year (2023), primarily during the second half of it}} | ||
[[File:Acola.png|200px|thumb|right|{{sm|acola}}, ranked #1 on [[LumiRank 2023]] and one of the Four Horsemen.]] | [[File:Acola.png|200px|thumb|right|{{sm|acola}}, ranked #1 on [[LumiRank 2023]] and one of the Four Horsemen.]] | ||
The '''Four Horsemen''' is a term used in the competitive ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' community referring to {{sm|acola}}, {{sm|Sparg0}}, {{sm|Sonix}}, and {{sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} 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 such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Marss}}, and {{Sm|Tweek}} who dominated the scene during the early metagame. The term was coined by {{Sm|PracticalTAS}} after the results of {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}, and has been compared to [[The Five Gods]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1734099259295768937|title=Origin of the term}}</ref> The term was far less used in 2024 due to the four players becoming less dominant and having more players win majors over them, including {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Light}} and {{Sm|Zomba}} as well as | The '''Four Horsemen''' is a term used in the competitive ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' community referring to {{sm|acola}}, {{sm|Sparg0}}, {{sm|Sonix}}, and {{sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} 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 such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Marss}}, and {{Sm|Tweek}} who dominated the scene during the early metagame. The term was coined by {{Sm|PracticalTAS}} after the results of {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}, and has been compared to [[The Five Gods]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1734099259295768937|title=Origin of the term}}</ref> The term was far less used in 2024 due to the four players becoming less dominant and having more players win majors over them, including {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Light}} and {{Sm|Zomba}} as well as breakout stars such as {{Sm|SHADIC}} and {{Sm|Hurt}}. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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{{Sm|Sparg0}} is the first of the Four Horsemen to establish himself in the top level offline. As the best player in North America's online scene, many players were expecting Sparg0 do bring this dominance into the offline metagame, and following a few underwhelming events, he was able to do just that. Sparg0's breakout event during this time was {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 3}}, which began his streak of top 3 placement at majors that lasted well into the following year. As such, he was the first of the four to be ranked in the top 10 on a global ranking, ranking 2nd on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]. | {{Sm|Sparg0}} is the first of the Four Horsemen to establish himself in the top level offline. As the best player in North America's online scene, many players were expecting Sparg0 do bring this dominance into the offline metagame, and following a few underwhelming events, he was able to do just that. Sparg0's breakout event during this time was {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 3}}, which began his streak of top 3 placement at majors that lasted well into the following year. As such, he was the first of the four to be ranked in the top 10 on a global ranking, ranking 2nd on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]. | ||
Sparg0 is often considered to be the best of the Four Horsemen in terms of peaks, being the only player of the 2023 season to have two premier-tier wins ({{Trn|Kagaribi 10}} and {{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}) and having positive records over the other three. However, he is also considered the least consistent of the Four Horsemen in terms of raw placements, as he has the most amount of major finishes outside the top 8 in the 2023 season at 4: {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 6}}, {{Trn|Crown the Third}}, {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}, and {{Trn|Port Priority 8}}, putting himself as 2nd on the [[LumiRank 2023]] due to having much worse consistency | Sparg0 is often considered to be the best of the Four Horsemen in terms of peaks, being the only player of the 2023 season to have two premier-tier wins ({{Trn|Kagaribi 10}} and {{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}) and having positive records over the other three. However, he is also considered the least consistent of the Four Horsemen in terms of raw placements, as he has the most amount of major finishes outside the top 8 in the 2023 season at 4: {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 6}}, {{Trn|Crown the Third}}, {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}, and {{Trn|Port Priority 8}}, putting himself as 2nd on the [[LumiRank 2023]] due to having much worse consistency than acola. | ||
==Offline head to head== | ==Offline head to head== | ||
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