This is part of an article series on the top 50 players in Rivals of Aether drawing data primarily from NA competitions.
Articles in the Series
For more information about the methodology and how rankings were decided, check out the Rivals Top 50 Introduction Post.
To enter free Rivals of Aether events online, head to the Rivals Championship Series 2 Smash.gg page.
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| 3 | 99.00 |   |
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| 5th | 5th | 79th | 1st |
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Ralph was the undisputed best at the game for almost all of early access, seeming to play on a completely different level than his opponents. With the help of his impressive Melee background he was able to win every event he attended before the RCS began.
Once our online league started he secured enough circuit points for his travel voucher to Genesis 4 by showing up to just the events he needed, calmly taking first place, and fading back to watch the others fight. After a brief stint away, Ralph is coming back to play in season 2 and see how he stacks up against the upstarts that have risen after our full launch.
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| 2 | 99.30 | |
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| 2nd | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
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MrLz is another young pro that first became known in the platform fighter scene through Project M and Melee. He brought his skills to bear playing Maypul, one of the quickest and most technical characters in the cast. MrLz was dominant in the season one RCS events and finished people off with style (and more than his fair share of taunts). Since he was one of the only players people thought could stand up to Ralph, he was a heavy favorite at Genesis 4.
MrLz is on hiatus while recovering from a heart condition, but we know he’ll come back stronger than ever. The entire Rivals community wishes him and his family health and a speedy recovery!
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| 1 | 100 |  |
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| 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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Though our other top 3 have history as high level players in smash games, FullStream is all our own. He began his platform fighter career in Rivals and rose to the top early in season 1, ultimately finishing our online circuit at #1. Going into Genesis 4, the question on everyone’s minds was would he be able to take down the titans that were Ralph and MrLz. Coming into the top 8 from winners’s side certainly gave him an advantage though he had a bit of a scare narrowly beating Arcanine in game 5 of their set. After that, the rest is history as he cleaned up MrLz 3 – 0 to take the trophy and the title of the first RCS Champion.
FullStream doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon either. You can see him and some of his crew members in Ace and FlySociety at the Bigger Balc next weekend as the first major in season 2 of the RCS kicks off.
Thanks to everyone who stayed with us during this series. We’ll be publishing an EU version soon put together by their community, and an honorable mentions section for this list so stay tuned for that. To enter our first s2 online monthly and receive a free Champion Kragg skin when you participate – head to the Rivals Championship Series 2 Smash.gg page.