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In addition, the metagame following the online metagame slowly shifted to a more campy playstyle as a result of the rise of several characters including {{SSBU|Steve}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, all characters that require a great amount of patience to either play or fight against. The metagame shifts greatly favored the Four Horseman, as they either played such campy and patient characters (acola, Miya, Sonix) or played characters that could counter them (Sparg0). | In addition, the metagame following the online metagame slowly shifted to a more campy playstyle as a result of the rise of several characters including {{SSBU|Steve}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, all characters that require a great amount of patience to either play or fight against. The metagame shifts greatly favored the Four Horseman, as they either played such campy and patient characters (acola, Miya, Sonix) or played characters that could counter them (Sparg0). | ||
Finally, some of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s old guard had more trouble with consistency in the new metagame. The most notable case was {{Sm|MkLeo}}, the greatest ''Ultimate'' player of all time, who by 2023 had lost his | Finally, some of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s old guard had more trouble with consistency in the new metagame. The most notable case was {{Sm|MkLeo}}, the greatest ''Ultimate'' player of all time, who by 2023 had lost his iron grip on ''Ultimate''‘s competitive scene which had long dominated the game’s early lifecycle. As such, 2023 marked the first year where MkLeo was not considered the best player in the world, allowing the Four Horsemen to take his place. | ||
For the 2023 season and for majors where at least one of them were in attendance, the Four Horsemen won a combined 31/37 (83.78%) throughout the [[LumiRank 2023]] season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Hrognaar/status/1734222463838417361|title=Four Horsemen wins for all of LumiRank 2023}}</ref> and 18/19 (94.75%) throughout the second half of 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1734264664291184963|title=Four Horsemen wins in second half of 2023}}</ref> Each of the four also won at least one "Premier" tier event in the LumiRank 2023 season, the highest tier given to a tournament. In the event that one of the four didn't win the tournament, at least one would make Top 4, with the sole exception being {{Trn|Crown the Third}}, and with Watch The Throne being the first time that they all made Top 4.<ref>https://twitter.com/EazyFreezie/status/1734271835540463765</ref> Akin to the Five Gods, they rarely see upsets from non-Horsemen, and acola, Miya and Sparg0 have the most [[List of major tournaments (SSBU)#Players who won a major|major wins]] out of all ''Ultimate'' players behind {{Sm|MkLeo}}. Notably, the Four Horseman each had a score above 95 on the LumiRank 2023, with the next highest being {{Sm|Glutonny}} with a score of 84.78. | For the 2023 season and for majors where at least one of them were in attendance, the Four Horsemen won a combined 31/37 (83.78%) throughout the [[LumiRank 2023]] season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Hrognaar/status/1734222463838417361|title=Four Horsemen wins for all of LumiRank 2023}}</ref> and 18/19 (94.75%) throughout the second half of 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1734264664291184963|title=Four Horsemen wins in second half of 2023}}</ref> Each of the four also won at least one "Premier" tier event in the LumiRank 2023 season, the highest tier given to a tournament. In the event that one of the four didn't win the tournament, at least one would make Top 4, with the sole exception being {{Trn|Crown the Third}}, and with Watch The Throne being the first time that they all made Top 4.<ref>https://twitter.com/EazyFreezie/status/1734271835540463765</ref> Akin to the Five Gods, they rarely see upsets from non-Horsemen, and acola, Miya and Sparg0 have the most [[List of major tournaments (SSBU)#Players who won a major|major wins]] out of all ''Ultimate'' players behind {{Sm|MkLeo}}. Notably, the Four Horseman each had a score above 95 on the LumiRank 2023, with the next highest being {{Sm|Glutonny}} with a score of 84.78. | ||