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Within the online metagame, Sonic is commonly considered one of the game's strongest characters and has seen exemplary tournament performance. The online environment of ''Ultimate'' arguably benefits Sonic more than any other character due to increased input lag, rendering it harder to contend with Sonic's campy playstyle and intercepting his already powerful burst options. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]] forcing competitive events to be held online throughout 2020, this has caused a controversial perception of Sonic in competitive play, as many players have been critical of how effective his playstyle and ability to time players out are, with some even going so far as saying he should be banned. | Within the online metagame, Sonic is commonly considered one of the game's strongest characters and has seen exemplary tournament performance. The online environment of ''Ultimate'' arguably benefits Sonic more than any other character due to increased input lag, rendering it harder to contend with Sonic's campy playstyle and intercepting his already powerful burst options. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]] forcing competitive events to be held online throughout 2020, this has caused a controversial perception of Sonic in competitive play, as many players have been critical of how effective his playstyle and ability to time players out are, with some even going so far as saying he should be banned. | ||
While the general consensus has been that Sonic does not warrant a ban in online play, many have argued for stricter rules in terms of camping and timing players out. Sonic's competitive results around this time were also partially bolstered by non-US players and Wi-Fi | While the general consensus has been that Sonic does not warrant a ban in online play, many have argued for stricter rules in terms of camping and timing players out. Sonic's competitive results around this time were also partially bolstered by non-US players and [[Wi-Fi Warrior]]s, such as {{Sm|Sonix}} being able to compete in more tournaments, who is ranked 4th in the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6]], and has since gone on to translate his online success into offline tournaments.. | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||