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[FoughtDragon01]

He's been hyped up as the next SonicFox, that's some big hype to live up to.

Now watch that even though he made Top 8 at a major, people are still gonna act like he didn't earn it.

 

[lordlosh]

SonicFox just annihilate ninjakilla and bring him(and mostly his fans) back to the reality !!!

 

[ExpectFlames]

He's been hyped up as the next SonicFox, that's some big hype to live up to.

Looked good against everyone else. People have to stop pretending Sonics not #1

 

[lionheart21]

Now watch that even though he made Top 8 at a major, people are still gonna act like he didn't earn it.

And this was his first major, wasn't it? Getting 4th place against that caliber of talent in your first go is nothing to take lightly.

 

[FoughtDragon01]

And this was his first major, wasn't it? Getting 4th place against that caliber of talent in your first go is nothing to take lightly.

I believe so. Hopefully, he attends EVO as well. The NRS scene could use more new talent, and it'd be a shame if he backed down just because fans from both sides love to start drama.

 

[GothamInGray]

I believe so. Hopefully, he attends EVO as well. The NRS scene could use more new talent, and it'd be a shame if he backed down just because fans from both sides love to start drama.

First major, only second offline tournament, if I remember.

 

[FoughtDragon01]

Man, solid unbreakable damage is really goddamn scary.

 

[lordlosh]

SonicFox is on a mission !!! Just 2 more matches man, just 2 more !!!

 

[Arqwart]

Man, solid unbreakable damage is really goddamn scary.

They keep mentioning this, but I think it's just as important that the shoulder also doesn't knock down so the opponent doesn't get any wakeup opportunity. The receiver just has to accept whatever Cassie is going to choose to do afterwards, most notably in the corner. Shit's very scary, especially in the hands of one such as SonicFox.

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

It's undeniable that people play a lot more scared vs Fox. He's the best, yes, but I feel like people would do better vs him if they didn't respect him THAT much ingame.

 

[Juggs]

Told y’all there would be no Nightwolf trailer.

And GGs, congrats to SonicFox

 

[FoughtDragon01]

God, I wish I had the massive boulders on Dragon to neutral duck with Jacqui point blank in my face.

 

[sinosleep]

Tier whoring is fine, counter picking is frustrating but that's on the devs. No character should have a hard counter

 

[lionheart21]

Those reads with the neutral ducks...

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

Dragon is the best defensive player in this game hands down.

 

[sinosleep]

Dragon is reading Sonic like a book. He's ducked under and countered over and over and over again.

 

[Arqwart]

Dragon is the best defensive player in this game hands down.

His movement is gorgeous. The dashes and dash cancels to basically always be in the perfect position are insane.

 

[CrimsonShadow]

It's undeniable that people play a lot more scared vs Fox. He's the best, yes, but I feel like people would do better vs him if they didn't respect him THAT much ingame.

They respect him because he blows up a lot of the things that they’re comfortable getting away with. And when somebody does that to you it’s a mental ‘reset’ where you have to re-evaluate everything.

It’s easy to say this sitting at home, but if you had to play him in tourney guaranteed you’d end up doing the same thing.

 

[FoughtDragon01]

Now, I'll admit, I've got massive bias against Cetrion. But after seeing Dragon play this clean, I really wanna see him win this.

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

They respect him because he blows up a lot of the things that they’re comfortable getting away with. And when somebody does that to you it’s a mental ‘reset’ where you have to re-evaluate everything.

It’s easy to say this sitting at home, but if you had to play him in tourney guaranteed you’d end up doing the same thing.

Hey, I know it's not easy. I'm just saying they'd do better.
And I don't think it's necessarily just that he blows up things other people don't. It happens a lot more often in losers bracket so it's definitely also a mental thing.

 

[FoughtDragon01]

Uh-oh. It looks like Sonic finally finished the download.

 

[GothamInGray]

Sonic earned that reset for sure. If there's one thing he can do, it's learn. And the way this match-up has turned around definitely shows that.

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

Sonic earned that reset for sure. If there's one thing he can do, it's learn. And the way this match-up has turned around definitely shows that.

Yep.
Also in my opinion the biggest thing that sets him apart from everybody else is how tiltproof he is.
Not sure I see him losing after he resets.

 

[Arqwart]

SF, since getting 3-0'd earlier, has already adapted in the following ways against Dragon:

• More mids, fewer grabs/highs as Dragon just ducks them
• Perfected his jump range/angle to get over the wall
• Finishing combos in knockdowns instead of leaving Dragon standing as Dragon doesn't ever wake up, but will definitely backdash and challenge pressure if left standing

These are just the main 3 I've noticed. There's likely many more. It's absolutely insane how much different he's approaching the matchup from before.

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

IF Dragon wants to win this he needs to get himself together.
The difference in mental from the two is absurd atm.