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With 2GGC: Nairo Saga happening this weekend, Yahoo! Esports have created a short documentary to commemorate NRG|Nairo’s legacy. Cutting his teeth in Super Smash Bros. Brawl alongside players like C9|Ally, TSM|ZeRo and IMT|ANTi, Nairo has been famous for his relentless offense and ability to kill an opponent seemingly off of one hit.

The release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U saw Nairo handing in the sword and cape of Meta Knight for Zero Suit Samus’ plasma pistol. Now, Nairo is widely regarded as the world’s best ZSS player, with his aggressive playstyle working perfectly with ZSS’s amazing burst damage potential. He’s no one-trick pony though, as Nairo is famous for pulling out other characters to win the day. His Bowser is infamous for stealing sets off players who should really know the match-up.

The documentary not only talks to Nairo, but to other members of the Smash community who have a history with him. He has quite the mountain to climb if he wants to finally break the 2GG Saga Curse this weekend, so tune in to see if Nairo can finally do it.

Source: Yahoo! Esports

A likely candidate for Street Fighter V’s next new brawler.

The arrival of Ed in Street Fighter V, along with the presence of the Fortune Teller in his story mode–believed to be named Menat–has brought a fair amount of believability to the leaked Season 2 character roster that proclaimed the three remaining fighters to be Menat, Abigail, and Zeku.

In the video below, VesperArcade explores what we know about Abigail–a boss character from Final Fight. Multiple characters have already made the jump from Final Fight to Street Fighter in prior games: Guy, Cody, Sodom, Rolento, and Poison are all from the Final Fight franchise, so it’s quite reasonable that another could cross over. However, it’s the combination of the name and how closely Abigail’s big body matches the preview silhouette that lends the most credibility to the leak.

VesperArcade goes on to speculate how the towering Canadian monstrosity that is Abigail might play in Street Fighter V’s system. Check it out:

Additionally, have a look at Vesper’s prior video, where he breaks down what we know about Menat.

Source: VesperArcade

We’re in quite the golden age for fighting games, with tons of new titles coming out to suit players of all stripes. But while the market may be dominated by big releases like Tekken 7, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Injustice 2, there are some equally engaging fighters coming out of the indie scene.

One of these titles is Wishmere, a 2D brawler/fighter hybrid which takes the accessibility of a game like Super Smash Bros., and combines it with the movement and time-bending mechanics of Guilty Gear. Players can move around the screen via airdashes, there is a YRC-esque ability which allows an attacking player to briefly slow time, and there is a Burst mechanic to give you some breathing room if you’re being overwhelmed.

Each character has access to a special ability called an Edge, which drastically changes their playstyle. One character’s Edge may increase the damage and stun of their attacks for a short time, while another may be able to cancel any move into a dash. Using your Edge abilities build up the Fate meter, which can either be used to perform your super, your Burst or your YRC.

If you want to give Wishmere a go, a demo is available on their Steam page, with it planning to leave Steam Early Access later this year. Besides its Versus mode, it has a fully fleshed-out single-player campaign, along with co-op challenge maps and much more. You can check out the video below to see what a typical Wishmere match looks like.

Sources: Steam; Crayder Studios

Who will continue to rule Melee? Can a challenger arise?

Red Bull has announced a new Super Smash Bros. Melee event: Smash Gods and Gatekeepers, taking place on September 2-3, in Los Angeles, California. From Red Bull:

Mortals, rejoice! It is time to answer the call. Today, Red Bull announced Red Bull Smash Gods and Gatekeepers, an all-new two-day Super Smash Bros. Melee major where fans have the opportunity to team up and compete with their favorite renowned Super Smash Bros. athletes.

The two day event features two formats, leading up to a final competition: a double-elimination tournament leading into Crew battles, that will culminate in “Judgement Day”–a battle captained by the Gods and Gatekeepers themselves: Cloud 9’s Joseph “Mango” Marquez, PG|Justin “Plup” McGrath, Counter Logic Gaming’s Zac “SFAT” Cordoni, VGBootCamp’s Daniel “ChuDat” Rodriguez, Justin “Wizzrobe” Hallett, Tempo Storm’s Jeffrey “Axe” Williamson, Echo Fox & MVG’s Jason “Mew2king” Zimmerman and Red Bull’s William “Leffen” Hjelte.

• Day 1: a standard double elimination competition for participants to qualify as the Chosen: those who are ranked in the top 32 will be placed in a draft for the final 2 open slots in the Captains’ Crew. Those not chosen from the top 32 will play in a standalone Godforsaken Tournament.
• Day 2: the final Judgement Day battles to see which Crew will be victorious, and crowned champions!

Registration is open now on smash.gg. For more information on Red Bull’s  Smash Gods and Gatekeepers, head over to the official website. Check out the official announcement trailer:

Sources: press release; Red Bull eSports