Love you Adam!! I support you always and I think I speak for all of us players when I say that you've led our community through example all these years and shown us what it means to be a competitor of the highest level. Just wanted to say that I've always appreciated your humbleness, your drive, and the way you can see the bigger picture. Take care dude. And send me a message if you're ever trying to talk about anything-- especially teams. Looking forward to the next time we face in doubles against our rivals. 💖
It's hard to find the words, so I just wanna say thanks. Thanks for giving us all so much great melee to watch over the years. Your consistent results are a testament to your work ethic and training, and that will inspire players for years to come. Can't wait to see you push the doubles game to places we can't even currently comprehend, and good luck in your non-melee ventures too!
nah losers finals will be that, Evo 2020 will be Isai making a comeback to melee in winners grand finals, the other spot will be determined by the winner of ppmd vs armada
The important part is that you do what is best for you. I wish you the best and thank you for what you have given to the smash community for all these years.
@@Jagger02 well even if smash 4 player only, who dunno armada, leffen, hbox, m2k, mango and some melee big names? Melee still smash anyway lol, still close relation.
I have to say... a lot my favorite moments in smash are you losing. But not because I hate you or I want you to lose... It's because in the end, we all know you are the best. Beating hbox or leffen? eh. Beating ARMADA THE GOAT? Yeah, that's something to get excited about. so thank you. thank you so much for so much exciting melee. thank you for breathing life into this game and making yourself so good that when someone we cheer for beats you, it's as if we just beat the pokemon league for the first time again. farewell to the greatest melee singles player of all time.
“I think one of the biggest things for this game (Melee) is upsets and regional or international rivalries, Armada is probably one of the best things thats ever happened for this game... Come in with a character that nobody thought can win anything, Peach, and he whooped all our butts at Genesis (2)... and he almost won the first Genesis...” -PPMD (The Smash Brothers, Episode 9) The impact you’ve had on this game is arguably the largest, by far. You’ve done so much for the community and you’ve set the standard for being the GOAT. We will always support you Armada. Find your happiness brudder!
It was an honor watching you play for so many years, your fox was always firmly in my top 3 characters to watch and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Farewell brudder
Thank you so much for all you've done for the community and for the inspiration you've been throughout the years. You have a bright future ahead of you in anything you decide to do.
In all honesty, I will always think of you as the greatest melee player who ever lived. Your peach will always be the legendary standard. Thank you for all the massively entertaining and masterful sets, will never be quite the same without big bad Armada and his turnips waiting at the top of winners bracket. Much respect, man.
It's a sad day for Melee. One of the greatest ever. I hope you can look back and be proud of what you've accomplished. Congratulations on a hell of a (singles) career.
Not "one of", but literally, factually THE best Melee player in Singles, by a far, wide and huge margin, to date. That 1-month break, after so many consecutive years of victory after victory, however, really took its toll. Now with both PPMD and Armada not competing in Singles, the next best player left is.... Hungrybox. Then dunno who would come after him, but the point is that those 2 players quitting like this means the top level game took an irreversible blow... I hope Armada returns to competing in Melee Singles someday. In any case, may he be happy.
@@RedHairdo mew2king looking like he might stop entering melee singles events for a while..focusing on his book and smash ultimate. So really it's just Hbox, Plup, Leffen, MaNg0, and Zain. PPMD...where art thou It's truly a sad day for the melee community.
He's not. If he REALLY wanted to come back we would have at least seen him TRY by now. I'm not him so I don't know shit but I feel like if I really wanted to make the comeback I would have tried joining a major by now even if I ended up having to drop out early or something. But his health might be that poor idk. I hope not. Want the best for PPMD.
Wow. People use the phrase “end of an era” a lot, but that’s really what this is. Armada’s legacy in singles is one of the most impactful in Melee. I agree with Adam and probably everyone else when he says he achieved his goal of being the greatest of all time. Regardless of what rankings have been, I have considered Armada to be the greatest in the game for a long time. You will be missed, and I look forward to seeing the BRUDDERS kill it in dubs.
Armada has factually been the best for over 3 consecutive years. The only other player in smash history that I think could be a match for Armada is PPMD, another genius, but he quit in 2015. This is quite a pity. I'll miss Armada in Singles. I hope one day he returns.
Wow, I really thought this was one of those Pengboys quote thumbnails that was taken out of context. Melee will never be the same without you, and I can see just in this video how much it's tearing you up to make an announcement like this, but as cliche as it sounds, you only live once. If this isn't what you wanna do right now anymore, it's super sad to see you go from my preferred event, but nobody wants you suffering through doing this if you don't want to. You've accomplished so much, there isn't a single thing left to regret. You said it yourself, you wanted to be the best of all time, and you undoubtably did, so I can definitely understand. Rest easy for now, and hey if you ever wanna come back, the Melee community will always be there with open arms!
The one time you want it to be clickbait... To be honest though, I can't blame you. I have more respect for you than you could ever imagine. I hope you're proud of what you've done because it's not something to just gloss over. You've cemented your place in Smash Bros history.
The era of the 5 Gods is over. Dr. PP is hardly playing, hungrybox is semi retired, m2k hasn't had the same presence as he used to, mango is in the same boat as m2k, and now Armada is leaving a large part of the smash community. I began to get interested in smash because of the gods and how unfathomably good they are. I rooted for mango at Apex 2014 and I enjoyed the leffen challenge. As with any person, they can't stay at the top forever. Respect for Armada and the gods for being as good as they were. I unfortunately don't enjoy smash as much but best of luck to Armada.
imo the decline of the Gods is (not entirely but overall) good for the community as a whole. whereas for over a decade it was near impossible to become the best or w/e, now regular ass people can see the likes of Plup and Leffen go from local randos to beating gods, winning EVOs, etc. they weren't called the Gods for nothing; almost no one won anything major when two or more of them were present til very recently. that kind of dominance is unnerving at the least to newcomers, and the Melee scene always needs newcomers. the massive doc influx that literally saved Melee will die down eventually. also Armada and competitive Melee are relatively young. he just needs a break (especially since he's the type to never give himself breaks, metaphorically and literally), but he'll be back. they alllllllllllways come back. unless you're Isai and are therefore physically unable to give even the slightest fraction of a fuck.
This makes me sad dude, I’ve been watching your amazing singles melee runs for years now, Thanks for all the crazy plays and hype you’ve given all of us. You really are a legend to all of us Good Luck in your doubles runs amd everything else you do! :)
Out of all the bad things to happen in 2018 for Smash, this and ZeRo quitting were the worst things to happen. However, just like ZeRo, I respect your decision. It’s great you still will play in doubles, and you definitely deserve to take a break from singles. It’s alright since you’re not doing as well, but we’ll definitely miss you singles. I’ve always looked up to your as an inspiration for playing Smash, so thanks for everything you have done in the Smash community as a player and influencer. Hopefully we’ll be able to see you more as a commentator as well!
Oh my god, I almost cannot believe this... This might be the greatest loss the Melee community has seen in its entire history. It hurts, but I wish the best to you Armada!
The greatest to ever touch a controller. Not even talking about how godly of a player/competitor you are .... as a person you've been nothing but respectful, humble, a great role model and an all around great guy. Melee is/was so lucky to have you as one of it's biggest faces, you make everyone love the game because they love you. You've already cemented your status in Melee, now do what you makes you happy. Best of you luck to you Adam in everything you decide to do in life.
We all grow and change over time, and our inclinations and natural tendencies change as well. Congrats on all the successes and good luck in future directions :)
“Having motivational issues”. In other words, you simply don’t want to do it anymore. This is called getting burned out, and it happens in literally everything in life. You are still a very young person, and you deserve to live your life how you want. And, guess what, Melee singles aren’t going anywhere so if you ever wanted to do it again, you could. In other words, you lose absolutely nothing by doing this. Good job for following your heart bro, you are doing the right thing imo.
"Melee singles aren't going anywhere" I wouldn't be so sure of that. Melee lives because people care about the storylines, if all the gods retired tomorrow, supermajors would no longer get the viewership and attendance to support it, majors would become regionals, regionals locals, smaller locals would die off. Especially if the gods moved to Ultimate. When Mango got eliminated from Full Bloom earlier this year, viewership drop from 60k to 40k instantly. I don't think you realise how much of this community rides on Mango and M2K's presence, if Mango decided to peace out and go full time streamer and M2K went to Ultimate, Leffen would probs go to DBFZ and the whole scene would fall apart.
Alex Rose I’m not saying that viewership won’t go down if all the g-ds quit tomorrow, which I think we both realize is an extreme circumstance, especially considering new talent like zain is emerging. I don’t think any logical person would argue that point. I’m saying that I do not believe it will get to the point in any where close to the near future that it will completely die off or even close to anything like that. No matter how many new games come out, Melee continues to thrive and this is not only because of a few individuals, it’s also because of the culture that has been derived from the best game ever made. Melee is too close to so many peoples’ hearts and so many new people are coming into the game that it will not die off especially anytime soon if not ever. If you want, we can look back in ten years and make a bet if Melee singles will still be a thing. I’m betting that it for sure will be, no matter what happens. The only way this Could happen, imo, is if a better game comes out. Well, Melee came out in 2001, and we still haven’t seen a better game come out. This is how hundreds of thousands of people feel at the end of the day. If this was false, the game wouldn’t be here today.
The best Peach to ever exist. Your play was absolutely amazing to watch. You are a freaking awesome player and you have inspired me greatly. I'll miss the hell out of you.
imagine if the new documentary in the making will start where the first left off and cover everything until now... the documentary can take its time, i want it to be perfect.
I really only got into watching competitive smash around the ultimate invitational but after evo I became a huge fan of yours. I went back and watched tons of old matches. You are BY FAR my favorite melee player/Smasher in general so I’m sad to hear you leaving the singles tournaments but I guess that means I got to watch teams more. I really hope you do play in Ultimate I think that game really needs strong personalities that’s one of the things that makes melee so fun to watch is the people but also the gameplay. I know what ever you do you will be great at it and I wish you the best of luck staying happy love you!
While I am disappointed, I have grown too much respect for you over the years to not trust your judgement. I hope you can find what makes you happy and live a happy, healthy life. Take it easy, man.
I would lie if I say that I didnt see it coming, but I always thought "is Armada one of the 5 Gods he would never quit singles" but lately on the stream I noticed that your lack of motivation for singles Do what you think is the best for you and be happy doing it.
Melee will be in a great position for years to come. You take all the time you need. I think trying your hand in more doubles, ultimate, and commentary would be healthy for you and the smart way to go about this. One of the best ways to recover from burnout is to take a break and do similar activities. You're doing the right thing. True melee fans more than understand.
Wow Summit without Armada... this is hard to believe.. Don't worry dude of course we're sad but definitly not disappointed and we do respect the decision and we look forward to see you in doubles and commentating ! Have you ever consider entering tournament singles with a low-tier ? It might gives you motivation as you can see it as a challenge
You already know armada, this had to happen at some point and what you said its very true: "you cant force motivation". Feeling the same way about things Ive been doing for a big portion of my life so I understand the struggle, will continue supporting you and sincere thanks for what you've done for this community.
Armada, I'm going to miss watching you play melee. we may play different games in the smash series, but you were a role model for me and drove me to do what i do. You will always be my favorite player and i will always consider you the GOAT of melee. I wish you the best for all your future endeavors!
Har följt dig och dina framgångar länge, tack för alla fantastiska matcher och ser fram emot att få se dig och android vinna teams. Gör det som känns rätt och var stolt över allt du gjort för smash scenen!
utmost respect for you as a person and player, Armada. glad to hear you've tried all avenues first :). the community will be sorry to see you go, but I hope you stick around for some doubles brackets with the brudder
It’s crazy to think that this video will probably be referenced in a future smash documentary talking about the end of an era. I remember when I got into smash in 2012/2013 I watched the documentary and I was so fascinated by it. I really felt a part of the community instantly just by watching it. I remember being kind of bummed I wasn’t around to see Ken, PC Chris, Isai, etc play. To me they were just players “of the history books”...and the only association I had with them was through old clips of them playing...but they meant something more to everyone that was a part of the community from 2006 onward. People in the Melee community in 2006 were already invested whereas I had no idea about the scene. It’s weird to think that new smashers getting into the scene in like 2020 and beyond will look at clips/documentaries and feel the same about Armada. Like they will only know of him....they will never get to experience what we all experienced in the moment while being a part of the scene as different iconic moments happened. Anyways. Thanks Armada! You are a legend and I’m glad I got to experience it first hand.
Youtbe recommends to you "bizzaro flame best moments" thumbnail showing armada in defeat This really isnt the time youtube Someone tell grsmash to do an armada best moments vid plz
Hey Armada- good luck with whatever road you decide to go down from this point on! From an Australian who forced her cousin to thank you for repping young link every now and then at the afterparty of BAM10 Melbourne, haha.
you can feel the immense weight this video has right from the start, armada ive been a lurking fan from years ago and hearing this even made me sad. but all in all you've had the best run of them all and we all knew it had to have ended somewhere but realisticly hearing it always comes as a shock. thank you for all of the epic moments you we and smash has had because of yu and good luck in everything to come!
I legitimately cried over this and I'm not embarrassed to admit it. Regardless of if he's your favorite player, everyone with surface knowledge of competitive smash melee grieves for the loss of the amazing and near unstoppable armada. People will be perpetually praising his legendary legacy forever nonetheless.
Thank you so much for all the great matches! Many of my friends would get together just to watch you over the years and I just want to thank you for all of those great times! You will be sorely missed and know that you are an inspiration to players all over the world especially Scandinavia! Best wishes!
It's a shame and huge loss to the community, but everyone just wants you to be happy. Glad you're doing what you think is best for you and taking care of yourself. Good luck man!!
After PP, another God leaves melee. I hope that a new generation of smashers will improve the level like you did when you reached the first place in the world... «What is a warrior ? One who has finished his battle somewhere on this planet.» Bull, Cowboy Bepop, 1998
you inspired so many people in this community. hope everything turns out great in your life whatever you decide to do next. take care armada, hopefully we can still see you in a lot of future events even tho now you're only playing doubles
melee has been around for so long, it's kinda normal to get kinda "bored" or "frustrated" at some point... melee has a really dedicated community and players... but when you've done melee for 10 years + ... kinda normal. I totally respect this decision my dude ;)
Francis L'Ectomorphe Not really, as he still plays friendlies with friends, and started his coaching/analyzing service. He will also still compete in doubles and attend events as well.
People have been doing chess for centuries and never quit. Melee is literally the same. It cannot die as long as there are people and means to play it.
I can see your tears Armada, you gave me so much inspiration to enter competitive melee because I have always been competitive in melee but not in a profesional level, I hope I can get to play with you one day because you are my number 1 favorite. I hope you do well with this decision and I hope I get to know you someday....I would like tips because right know I'm just a Dk local in Mexico and I want to be better. In the end you were the best for me always the best, thank you for everything you did and will do for this community , we love you sniper 😭❤️️🇸🇪
I joined the melee scene in 2015, and in this short time I'm thankful to have witnessed your wholesome respect for your other players and your dedication to your fans, without learning the intricacies of how big mentality plays a part in games, I wouldn't be the more at ease and sharp minded person I am today, and I have you to thank for being one of the trailblazers to carry the melee torch and keep it burning. Thank you for all you've done Adam, we look forward to seeing you in doubles and as a much happier individual, ta hand om dig, friend.
love you, man. you inspired one of my best friends to pick up a controller and main peach, and he was the only person i knew in my city who would play with me, so thanks for that. melee will never die!
You have the full support of many moving forward, myself included. Personally, I'm astonished that you and the rest of the Melee community have been keeping at it for as long as you guys have in the first place!
I was already pumped when you said you'd still play teams, but when you said you'll also do commentating I lost it! I love analyzation and your insight and knowledge is going to be amazing to hear in any set. This decision is totally understandable, and you have at least one follower who's really looking forward to what you're doing next!
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Legit very sad at this :(
lolm2k
Damn, you can't get your run back from Super Smash Con anymore :(
M2K I FUCKING LOVE YOU, also play me on netplay kkthanksbai
You are really great friends, right?
If you're feeling any depression I recommend seeking help from the doctor
End of an era, wishing you the best for your future.
Heeew ma boi good videos with luigi
Guess Melee is truly broken now :(
His rain is over now hbox will rain
The Jigglypuff cloud rains down upon us
reign*
Love you Adam!! I support you always and I think I speak for all of us players when I say that you've led our community through example all these years and shown us what it means to be a competitor of the highest level. Just wanted to say that I've always appreciated your humbleness, your drive, and the way you can see the bigger picture. Take care dude. And send me a message if you're ever trying to talk about anything-- especially teams. Looking forward to the next time we face in doubles against our rivals. 💖
PewFat vs Team UGS is the epitome of Melee.
Now kiss
Go kick his ass for him quitting singles!
Always been a bigger fan of your team anyway. Nail him with those monster tippers!!!
HIS NAME IS ADAM ?
It's hard to find the words, so I just wanna say thanks. Thanks for giving us all so much great melee to watch over the years.
Your consistent results are a testament to your work ethic and training, and that will inspire players for years to come.
Can't wait to see you push the doubles game to places we can't even currently comprehend, and good luck in your non-melee ventures too!
This got me emotional key
keyori still alive 2018? wot
wtf videogamekeyori is alive?
barny the scarab lord watches smash
Evo 2020 grand finals will be Armada versus PPMD, calling it now.
nah losers finals will be that, Evo 2020 will be Isai making a comeback to melee in winners grand finals, the other spot will be determined by the winner of ppmd vs armada
@EXP Sheepy there will be, the games they have on the roster get less than a quarter of the views of melee.
@@drwilyecoyote5357 well see but I think it's time for melee to go
@@hatsunemiku8007 melee isn't going to die
First off evo is crap second no melee at evo two out of three tournament lol
Find your happiness brother
I love u
*Brudder
love you ludwig
*Bruddah
The important part is that you do what is best for you. I wish you the best and thank you for what you have given to the smash community for all these years.
The Keef Crew thats just crazy dude. Wow
Boy, that’s just crazy
Thought keef only played smash 4. Nice words of appreciation man.
@@Jagger02 well even if smash 4 player only, who dunno armada, leffen, hbox, m2k, mango and some melee big names? Melee still smash anyway lol, still close relation.
I AM MIGHTY KEEF
Do what's best for you! You know the real ones support you no matter what!!
Gtfo for dropping PM
You destroyed pm for your shitty lootbox smash clone. Enjoy the daily sub 100 player base you treacherous esports manchild.
@@dfsdfsdf34 uncalled for
@@dfsdfsdf34 lol why don't you cry about it you pussy bitch.
I have to say... a lot my favorite moments in smash are you losing. But not because I hate you or I want you to lose... It's because in the end, we all know you are the best. Beating hbox or leffen? eh. Beating ARMADA THE GOAT? Yeah, that's something to get excited about. so thank you. thank you so much for so much exciting melee. thank you for breathing life into this game and making yourself so good that when someone we cheer for beats you, it's as if we just beat the pokemon league for the first time again. farewell to the greatest melee singles player of all time.
So true, Armada was always the boss fight
My thoughts as well.
Hbox number 1 now
Sad all gods are gone except hbox
@@SkKedDy ? mang0 won week 1 of scl, 2nd place in week 2
If they’ll have you, you should go to Summit as a Couch Commentator Only!! I’d love to hear your perspective on live games more often!
anthonydinozzoable Awesome idea.
He would be amazing. 👍
This aged pretty well. Summit 9 had him
While we are all really sad about this news, there is someone who is extremely happy about Armada retiring
CPU Falcon
Hahaha good one xD... but still... :(
Too soon
And Hbox
Best of luck brudder, the community has your back
U banned me u bitch fuck LMAO
zoyy2007 why are you so angry lmao calm your man tits
zoyy2007 I can see why.
Joe 》
ah yes famous for his combos on cpus
Novi what lol
Wanted this to be clickbait so badly...
Tyler Gianchetta armada never clickbaits
Crazy Ey3d Luke I can dream 😢
Oh damn you're from my birthright group
Same, so he won’t be in EVO?
Ben Zafrir YOOOOOO!!!!!! WASSUP MY DUDE
This is so sad, Alexa....
Play despacito
Wow i've never seen melee without Armada, hope you succeed on whatever you do man! You'll always be the legend
Peach: This is fun!
Armada: no it's not anymore
:(
bruh :,(
S A D
inb4 Kalamazhu wins next major.
“I think one of the biggest things for this game (Melee) is upsets and regional or international rivalries, Armada is probably one of the best things thats ever happened for this game... Come in with a character that nobody thought can win anything, Peach, and he whooped all our butts at Genesis (2)... and he almost won the first Genesis...” -PPMD (The Smash Brothers, Episode 9)
The impact you’ve had on this game is arguably the largest, by far. You’ve done so much for the community and you’ve set the standard for being the GOAT. We will always support you Armada. Find your happiness brudder!
It was an honor watching you play for so many years, your fox was always firmly in my top 3 characters to watch and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Farewell brudder
HungryBox is about to make twice as much money
LOL THIS IS A GREAT COMMENT
More like mang0 can make it back into the top 20 Kappa
@@c.r.3714 lmao but he is like 7th in rankings rn
Wow you're right I just found them - mango at 7 in-between a couple unknowns:
6: Washed
7: Mang0
8: Up
@@c.r.3714 so true
People quit Smash, but Smash never really leaves you.
You can't actually quit smash, hence him staying in dubs
You can take the smasher out of smash but you can't take the smash out of the smasher
It actually does. I wanted to play 64 one time and my Smash game just ran out of my house. Life sucks sometimes, you know?
@@Wrench-007 I know right it just pops right out and walks off.
You can take the person out of Melee but you can never take the Melee out of a person.
Can we get Mango+Armada Co-commentators?!?!
We got your back no matter what man, do what makes you happy!
You should name one of your pokemon, armada, in the versus
It's a nice surprise to find out you're also a brudder dobbs
yo what's going on guys this is dobbs here!
Oh Dobbs I didn't know you were into smash. Im loving the versus!
Dobbs my man I didn't know you watched melee!
Far as Armada goes I'll just wait til he's a host
i am actually crying
I hate you but I love you
Oh my God, I both despise and love that.
Full circle, the prophet.
Fucking Perfect
Thank you so much for all you've done for the community and for the inspiration you've been throughout the years. You have a bright future ahead of you in anything you decide to do.
In all honesty, I will always think of you as the greatest melee player who ever lived. Your peach will always be the legendary standard. Thank you for all the massively entertaining and masterful sets, will never be quite the same without big bad Armada and his turnips waiting at the top of winners bracket. Much respect, man.
That would be mango
It's a sad day for Melee.
One of the greatest ever. I hope you can look back and be proud of what you've accomplished.
Congratulations on a hell of a (singles) career.
Not "one of", but literally, factually THE best Melee player in Singles, by a far, wide and huge margin, to date.
That 1-month break, after so many consecutive years of victory after victory, however, really took its toll.
Now with both PPMD and Armada not competing in Singles, the next best player left is.... Hungrybox. Then dunno who would come after him, but the point is that those 2 players quitting like this means the top level game took an irreversible blow...
I hope Armada returns to competing in Melee Singles someday. In any case, may he be happy.
the greatest ever lol, what do you mean "one of"
@@RedHairdo mew2king looking like he might stop entering melee singles events for a while..focusing on his book and smash ultimate. So really it's just Hbox, Plup, Leffen, MaNg0, and Zain.
PPMD...where art thou
It's truly a sad day for the melee community.
You're a legend. Thanks for all that you've contributed to the game so far, and we hope you'll continue to give us many great games in doubles!
A legend!? Hahahaha no! I... Am a Legend! I am Thee Legend!
PPMD needs to come back now
And then there were 3...
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He won't, he basically quit imo
He's not. If he REALLY wanted to come back we would have at least seen him TRY by now. I'm not him so I don't know shit but I feel like if I really wanted to make the comeback I would have tried joining a major by now even if I ended up having to drop out early or something. But his health might be that poor idk. I hope not. Want the best for PPMD.
He has health issues that he needs to direct his concerns to atm. So not for a long while of at all.
This is the end of an era...
Its the isai effect
Jonathan Morrison so he'll continue on smash 64?
This is honestly a goat comment lmaoo
@@a.m.4523 He'll continue on Ultimate
@@El_Andru your comment did not age well
@@bluepeacemaker How?
Legend.
just letting you know you got 500 likes
never die
G.O.A.T.
BOAT
Not getting rid of the 420 likes
Wow. People use the phrase “end of an era” a lot, but that’s really what this is. Armada’s legacy in singles is one of the most impactful in Melee. I agree with Adam and probably everyone else when he says he achieved his goal of being the greatest of all time. Regardless of what rankings have been, I have considered Armada to be the greatest in the game for a long time. You will be missed, and I look forward to seeing the BRUDDERS kill it in dubs.
Armada has factually been the best for over 3 consecutive years. The only other player in smash history that I think could be a match for Armada is PPMD, another genius, but he quit in 2015.
This is quite a pity. I'll miss Armada in Singles. I hope one day he returns.
@@RedHairdo don't leave out the OG King of Smash himself, Ken.
We'll miss the Peach
Sad day :(
@ed you have issues. Seems like the only thing you want is attention. Oh wait, what am I doing!...
When you wanna be the very best like no one ever was, but then you actually accomplish that goal :(
Just don't become a Fortnite streamer :P
hey, if that's what he had fun doing, I'd say that he should do it :)
that being said that's not the case so lol
ffortnite bad xd
nah fortnite is gay son
you're entitled to that opinion and maybe I share it, but my point stands son lol
whatever pays the bills.
Wow, I really thought this was one of those Pengboys quote thumbnails that was taken out of context.
Melee will never be the same without you, and I can see just in this video how much it's tearing you up to make an announcement like this, but as cliche as it sounds, you only live once. If this isn't what you wanna do right now anymore, it's super sad to see you go from my preferred event, but nobody wants you suffering through doing this if you don't want to. You've accomplished so much, there isn't a single thing left to regret. You said it yourself, you wanted to be the best of all time, and you undoubtably did, so I can definitely understand. Rest easy for now, and hey if you ever wanna come back, the Melee community will always be there with open arms!
EvilApple567 me too then I realized it was his channel and I almost cried
A girl rejected me the other day and now you're quitting melee singles man. This is the worst timeline
she did you a favor
worst simulation*
Sorry to heart that. Best of luck man.
Holy crap these other replies are edgy as hell.
You should JV four stock her ass
Apparently sarcasm isn't acceptable.
The one time you want it to be clickbait...
To be honest though, I can't blame you. I have more respect for you than you could ever imagine. I hope you're proud of what you've done because it's not something to just gloss over. You've cemented your place in Smash Bros history.
The era of the 5 Gods is over. Dr. PP is hardly playing, hungrybox is semi retired, m2k hasn't had the same presence as he used to, mango is in the same boat as m2k, and now Armada is leaving a large part of the smash community. I began to get interested in smash because of the gods and how unfathomably good they are. I rooted for mango at Apex 2014 and I enjoyed the leffen challenge. As with any person, they can't stay at the top forever. Respect for Armada and the gods for being as good as they were. I unfortunately don't enjoy smash as much but best of luck to Armada.
imo the decline of the Gods is (not entirely but overall) good for the community as a whole. whereas for over a decade it was near impossible to become the best or w/e, now regular ass people can see the likes of Plup and Leffen go from local randos to beating gods, winning EVOs, etc. they weren't called the Gods for nothing; almost no one won anything major when two or more of them were present til very recently. that kind of dominance is unnerving at the least to newcomers, and the Melee scene always needs newcomers. the massive doc influx that literally saved Melee will die down eventually.
also Armada and competitive Melee are relatively young. he just needs a break (especially since he's the type to never give himself breaks, metaphorically and literally), but he'll be back. they alllllllllllways come back. unless you're Isai and are therefore physically unable to give even the slightest fraction of a fuck.
Good maybe now the sweaty ass melee community can die
Melee is declining
Big Boss nice bait
How is Hbox semi retired
This makes me sad dude, I’ve been watching your amazing singles melee runs for years now, Thanks for all the crazy plays and hype you’ve given all of us. You really are a legend to all of us
Good Luck in your doubles runs amd everything else you do! :)
Out of all the bad things to happen in 2018 for Smash, this and ZeRo quitting were the worst things to happen. However, just like ZeRo, I respect your decision. It’s great you still will play in doubles, and you definitely deserve to take a break from singles. It’s alright since you’re not doing as well, but we’ll definitely miss you singles. I’ve always looked up to your as an inspiration for playing Smash, so thanks for everything you have done in the Smash community as a player and influencer. Hopefully we’ll be able to see you more as a commentator as well!
I think people need to understand this isn't meant to be a break, he is quitting singles
ZeRo quitting was good.
I thought so too but then we had Evo 2018...
sm4sh died when zero quit
Ian MEER fax
Oh my god, I almost cannot believe this... This might be the greatest loss the Melee community has seen in its entire history. It hurts, but I wish the best to you Armada!
Nobody can ever truly quit Melee, right guys???
SSB_Seal god I hope he just takes a break...
SSB_Seal he's already done this before. He will be back.
PPMD
Losing its Evo spot until 2013 was pretty big too
The greatest to ever touch a controller. Not even talking about how godly of a player/competitor you are .... as a person you've been nothing but respectful, humble, a great role model and an all around great guy. Melee is/was so lucky to have you as one of it's biggest faces, you make everyone love the game because they love you.
You've already cemented your status in Melee, now do what you makes you happy. Best of you luck to you Adam in everything you decide to do in life.
Armada is the GOAT
It's sad to see you go Adam but you've given so much to the smash community. you've had an amazing run. We'll all miss your peach in singles.
We all grow and change over time, and our inclinations and natural tendencies change as well. Congrats on all the successes and good luck in future directions :)
This isn't so bad. I thought you were gonna say that playing Smash broke your hands or something.
Yo Matt! I didn't know you followed Melee...?
He also follows conservative anti-SJWs.
Didn't think I'd see you of all people here.
"hey what the fuck is that an ebf profile pic"
"oh shit it's matt roszak"
I swear to god every person that does something completely unrelated to melee is guaranteed to be a melee fan.
“Having motivational issues”. In other words, you simply don’t want to do it anymore. This is called getting burned out, and it happens in literally everything in life. You are still a very young person, and you deserve to live your life how you want. And, guess what, Melee singles aren’t going anywhere so if you ever wanted to do it again, you could. In other words, you lose absolutely nothing by doing this. Good job for following your heart bro, you are doing the right thing imo.
Xander Katz that’s what I thought
leffen is the best right now but he might quit to
"Melee singles aren't going anywhere"
I wouldn't be so sure of that. Melee lives because people care about the storylines, if all the gods retired tomorrow, supermajors would no longer get the viewership and attendance to support it, majors would become regionals, regionals locals, smaller locals would die off. Especially if the gods moved to Ultimate.
When Mango got eliminated from Full Bloom earlier this year, viewership drop from 60k to 40k instantly. I don't think you realise how much of this community rides on Mango and M2K's presence, if Mango decided to peace out and go full time streamer and M2K went to Ultimate, Leffen would probs go to DBFZ and the whole scene would fall apart.
Alex Rose I’m not saying that viewership won’t go down if all the g-ds quit tomorrow, which I think we both realize is an extreme circumstance, especially considering new talent like zain is emerging. I don’t think any logical person would argue that point. I’m saying that I do not believe it will get to the point in any where close to the near future that it will completely die off or even close to anything like that. No matter how many new games come out, Melee continues to thrive and this is not only because of a few individuals, it’s also because of the culture that has been derived from the best game ever made. Melee is too close to so many peoples’ hearts and so many new people are coming into the game that it will not die off especially anytime soon if not ever. If you want, we can look back in ten years and make a bet if Melee singles will still be a thing. I’m betting that it for sure will be, no matter what happens. The only way this Could happen, imo, is if a better game comes out. Well, Melee came out in 2001, and we still haven’t seen a better game come out. This is how hundreds of thousands of people feel at the end of the day. If this was false, the game wouldn’t be here today.
@ed champagne bro idk if your a troll but it's not a port
really sad to hear you're quitting singles. I love hearing your commentary though and would love to hear you on the mic during Big House
(Crowd cheering) ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA ARMADA.
The best Peach to ever exist. Your play was absolutely amazing to watch. You are a freaking awesome player and you have inspired me greatly. I'll miss the hell out of you.
On the bright side, we might finally be able to get more of that QUALITY Armada commentating 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
:(
Highlight video. Pls.
Oh no! One less person to steal content from. Poor you :(
Lol fuck you pengboys
@@20009152 lul
@@20009152 He asks people to use their content...
the end of an era.
MagZ hi mike
imagine if the new documentary in the making will start where the first left off and cover everything until now... the documentary can take its time, i want it to be perfect.
I really only got into watching competitive smash around the ultimate invitational but after evo I became a huge fan of yours. I went back and watched tons of old matches. You are BY FAR my favorite melee player/Smasher in general so I’m sad to hear you leaving the singles tournaments but I guess that means I got to watch teams more. I really hope you do play in Ultimate I think that game really needs strong personalities that’s one of the things that makes melee so fun to watch is the people but also the gameplay. I know what ever you do you will be great at it and I wish you the best of luck staying happy love you!
While I am disappointed, I have grown too much respect for you over the years to not trust your judgement. I hope you can find what makes you happy and live a happy, healthy life. Take it easy, man.
@kamalindsey I do! Armada is probably my favorite smash player!
He is just quitting singles to take over Ultimate. 👌
Or the Fox/jiggs meta.
Melee is Melee. And that's that
Yes!
He is tired of 9 set games against Hbox Jiggs
@@azatorres8868 Ultimate is Ultimate. And that's it
Zain missed his chance :/
All falcons too :/
except SilentSpectre
Fucking Jeff LUL
@@leon9021 *smirks in silentspectre*
Plush ur actually spot on, I'm one of those legends that are gonna rise and dominate this game
I would lie if I say that I didnt see it coming, but I always thought "is Armada one of the 5 Gods he would never quit singles" but lately on the stream I noticed that your lack of motivation for singles
Do what you think is the best for you and be happy doing it.
Armada commentary would be hype af
@@brisbrg5179
I think Yayson is pretty guuud
Melee will be in a great position for years to come. You take all the time you need. I think trying your hand in more doubles, ultimate, and commentary would be healthy for you and the smart way to go about this. One of the best ways to recover from burnout is to take a break and do similar activities. You're doing the right thing. True melee fans more than understand.
Quitting mele singles =/= quitting Melee
Sure, but most people don't care about teams
End of an era
hold on genius over here guys
god left.
Wow Summit without Armada... this is hard to believe..
Don't worry dude of course we're sad but definitly not disappointed and we do respect the decision and we look forward to see you in doubles and commentating !
Have you ever consider entering tournament singles with a low-tier ? It might gives you motivation as you can see it as a challenge
Sooooo Young Link?
Good luck to you Armada and may everything you do in the future be successful. Thanks for the entertainment over the years!
You already know armada, this had to happen at some point and what you said its very true: "you cant force motivation".
Feeling the same way about things Ive been doing for a big portion of my life so I understand the struggle, will continue supporting you and sincere thanks for what you've done for this community.
We all respect your decision armada, we all love you!!
Peep
Another god has fallen Armada joins PPMD
and then there were 3...
Hey, PPMD is coming back. Eventually. One of these days. Hopefully.
@@1001011011010 I love PPMD but I'll believe it when I see it.
Armada, I'm going to miss watching you play melee. we may play different games in the smash series, but you were a role model for me and drove me to do what i do. You will always be my favorite player and i will always consider you the GOAT of melee. I wish you the best for all your future endeavors!
Har följt dig och dina framgångar länge, tack för alla fantastiska matcher och ser fram emot att få se dig och android vinna teams. Gör det som känns rätt och var stolt över allt du gjort för smash scenen!
utmost respect for you as a person and player, Armada. glad to hear you've tried all avenues first :). the community will be sorry to see you go, but I hope you stick around for some doubles brackets with the brudder
Thank you for everything dude. We're going to miss you
Greatest of all time.
Best of all times: Boat
🐐
SunBeam there is no difference
Please say sike
Damn this is emotional, thank you armada for everything you did for the game and in my eyes you'll always be the best of all time
It’s crazy to think that this video will probably be referenced in a future smash documentary talking about the end of an era. I remember when I got into smash in 2012/2013 I watched the documentary and I was so fascinated by it. I really felt a part of the community instantly just by watching it. I remember being kind of bummed I wasn’t around to see Ken, PC Chris, Isai, etc play. To me they were just players “of the history books”...and the only association I had with them was through old clips of them playing...but they meant something more to everyone that was a part of the community from 2006 onward. People in the Melee community in 2006 were already invested whereas I had no idea about the scene. It’s weird to think that new smashers getting into the scene in like 2020 and beyond will look at clips/documentaries and feel the same about Armada. Like they will only know of him....they will never get to experience what we all experienced in the moment while being a part of the scene as different iconic moments happened. Anyways. Thanks Armada! You are a legend and I’m glad I got to experience it first hand.
Damn. hurts my heart, but I understand and will continue to support you man
Even now, the name "Armada" strikes fear into anybody's heart who has to play him.
Thank you for your unwavering legacy.
Youtbe recommends to you "bizzaro flame best moments" thumbnail showing armada in defeat
This really isnt the time youtube
Someone tell grsmash to do an armada best moments vid plz
damn you got your wish
Hey Armada- good luck with whatever road you decide to go down from this point on! From an Australian who forced her cousin to thank you for repping young link every now and then at the afterparty of BAM10 Melbourne, haha.
you can feel the immense weight this video has right from the start, armada ive been a lurking fan from years ago and hearing this even made me sad. but all in all you've had the best run of them all and we all knew it had to have ended somewhere but realisticly hearing it always comes as a shock. thank you for all of the epic moments you we and smash has had because of yu and good luck in everything to come!
I legitimately cried over this and I'm not embarrassed to admit it. Regardless of if he's your favorite player, everyone with surface knowledge of competitive smash melee grieves for the loss of the amazing and near unstoppable armada. People will be perpetually praising his legendary legacy forever nonetheless.
Epic Ness yesterday I wanted Hbox to win, as he played my main, but this video made me watch the other gods, and Armada is definitely the one...
Crying over this LUL. Armada is a favorite player of mine but not going to cry over a dude who is retiring from a video game lol.
I got emotional for a person, oh no
Epic Ness :( still very gay tho
@@eriklopez8770 what is your maturity level??😂😂😂
Lo importante es buscar lo que a ti mas te gusta Armada, yo soy un gran fan tuyo y siempre te voy a apoyar bruuuder.
much love homie. youve done more for the community than we could've ever asked for. you are, and always will be, a god.
Power to you man, you inspired me and many other people to pick up Smash, and I hope you can find solace on the amount you've impacted this community.
Thank you so much for all the great matches! Many of my friends would get together just to watch you over the years and I just want to thank you for all of those great times! You will be sorely missed and know that you are an inspiration to players all over the world especially Scandinavia! Best wishes!
It's a shame and huge loss to the community, but everyone just wants you to be happy. Glad you're doing what you think is best for you and taking care of yourself. Good luck man!!
After PP, another God leaves melee. I hope that a new generation of smashers will improve the level like you did when you reached the first place in the world...
«What is a warrior ?
One who has finished his battle somewhere on this planet.»
Bull, Cowboy Bepop, 1998
Victor Andrieu pp still insists he’s coming back, and armada will be back someday. Never give up hope
Damn.... I grew up watching you dominate the scene... you’ll be missed even all the way from mexico. Enjoy yourself Swedish Sniper.
you inspired so many people in this community. hope everything turns out great in your life whatever you decide to do next. take care armada, hopefully we can still see you in a lot of future events even tho now you're only playing doubles
You are a legend man. Find what makes you happy and best of luck in this new chapter!
melee has been around for so long, it's kinda normal to get kinda "bored" or "frustrated" at some point... melee has a really dedicated community and players... but when you've done melee for 10 years + ... kinda normal. I totally respect this decision my dude ;)
kinda still gona miss my peach in top 8 haha
Francis L'Ectomorphe He’s not quitting melee in general, lmao. Only melee singles.
i mean that's still quitting the biggest part of melee my guy
Francis L'Ectomorphe Not really, as he still plays friendlies with friends, and started his coaching/analyzing service. He will also still compete in doubles and attend events as well.
People have been doing chess for centuries and never quit. Melee is literally the same. It cannot die as long as there are people and means to play it.
I can see your tears Armada, you gave me so much inspiration to enter competitive melee because I have always been competitive in melee but not in a profesional level, I hope I can get to play with you one day because you are my number 1 favorite. I hope you do well with this decision and I hope I get to know you someday....I would like tips because right know I'm just a Dk local in Mexico and I want to be better. In the end you were the best for me always the best, thank you for everything you did and will do for this community , we love you sniper 😭❤️️🇸🇪
That’s unfortunate. But do what you think is best for you, and we’ll respect that.
I joined the melee scene in 2015, and in this short time I'm thankful to have witnessed your wholesome respect for your other players and your dedication to your fans, without learning the intricacies of how big mentality plays a part in games, I wouldn't be the more at ease and sharp minded person I am today, and I have you to thank for being one of the trailblazers to carry the melee torch and keep it burning. Thank you for all you've done Adam, we look forward to seeing you in doubles and as a much happier individual, ta hand om dig, friend.
love you, man. you inspired one of my best friends to pick up a controller and main peach, and he was the only person i knew in my city who would play with me, so thanks for that. melee will never die!
Rip zain having closure lmao
Yo... his accent is like 90% gone.
Excuse my ignorance, but who is Sweden losing their culture to?
@Stallion Duck Don't ever post under my comments with this short-bus shit
@Awakened Virtue welp, it's even worse in Germany. (Espacially because we have the "nazi-complex")
Can't wait for a Mango/Armada commentary team. Mad love for you Adam, you know what's best for you, don't let other people make you forget that.
You have the full support of many moving forward, myself included. Personally, I'm astonished that you and the rest of the Melee community have been keeping at it for as long as you guys have in the first place!
I was already pumped when you said you'd still play teams, but when you said you'll also do commentating I lost it! I love analyzation and your insight and knowledge is going to be amazing to hear in any set. This decision is totally understandable, and you have at least one follower who's really looking forward to what you're doing next!