50. Vivi
Vivi, formally known as Prime, made their first appearance on the RCS Top 50 in Season 4. Vivi attended five of the six eligible events this season, racking up impressive wins on the likes of MSB, Mystic Deer, and more with their signature Ranno.
49. Zachial
Zachial piloted their Orcane with some impressive consistency throughout Season 5, while cracking Top 32 in RCS Fire and not placing below 49th in their five events.
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48. OoDaShadowTheft
OoDaShadowTheft makes their debut on the Rivals Top 50. After first picking up the game in 2016, OoDaShadowTheft did not catch the competitive bug until 2019, where they contacted and subsequently trained with Guard, a top Clairen mentor in the Rivals Academy server. OoDaShadowTheft attributes their rapid growth to this experience, and was able to secure several Top 50 wins with impressive consistency throughout all six events of Season 5.
47. Mystic Deer
Mystic Deer is our first player to have multiple Top 32 placements in eligible events. Mystic Deer is a Xbox player that has migrated to the PC version of the game with a keen love of the outdoors and the gym. Mystic Deer works in the airline industry and is excited to use this benefit travel to majors once they return. We are very excited to see the rise of Mystic Deer first hand!
“I will always be me. Nothing more, nothing less.”
46. Akashi
Akashi is no stranger to the Rivals Top 50 with his iconic Absa as his co-pilot. While securing a Top 32 finish in RCS Water and even taking down Giga Bowser this season, Akashi turned his focus to improving his stream for our time on an online platform. He remained active and intent on studying the game, entering five of the eligible events while holding down commentary on the sixth. His kind soul and infectious attitude are always highlights of our events. We hope to see him on the mic more often as events continue into future seasons!
45. Oogapooki
Oogapooki makes their first Top 50 appearance after years of online tournaments. Oogapooki has never been to an offline tournament before, so the prospect of a completely online season was perfect. He made Top 32 twice this season, with a breakout performance at RCS fire, placing 17th after key wins over Ceroas and Zora before falling to CakeAssault in a nail-biter finish. Outside of Rivals, Oogapooki works as a video editor for various Twitch streamers, while being in front of the camera on occasion for his own stream.
44. Menace13
Menace13 has been well known in the Rivals community since his first event in 2016. Menace13 is hyper-involved with seemingly every aspect of the community as he juggles competing, T.O. responsibilities, seeding most major tournaments for the community, statistics tracking, and beta-testing the game. With all of this on his plate, Menace 13 managed to place in the Top 32 of two of our six eligible events, all while earning impressive wins over players such as Levin and OoDaShadowTheft and placing 2nd in the RCS Finals Tetherball Doubles event. If you ever need any questions answered about the game, listen to Dan, “Ask Menace, he’ll know.”
43. Danzello
Danzello’s Zetterburn made an appearance at every Elemental Major and the RCS Finals this season. Danzello secured victories over players such as Lucius and Menace13 during the regular season, before eventually finding a huge win over Windows in the Finals. With sporadic upsets throughout the season and stunningly flashy combos Danzello has proven time and time again that he can pose a threat to anyone’s bracket run.
42. Bookworm
Bookworm is widely recognized as one of the best Elliana’s in the game. As one of the heads of the Wisconsin/Illinois local scene, she was heavily involved in the organizing and running of brackets before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Reina has taken her talents online and has remained a constant bracket threat this season with two Top 32 finishes and victories over players such as Ceroas and Wai, all while aiming some of that work ethic towards new hobbies such as voice acting, cosplay, and story writing.
41. Tapscott
Tapscott only entered two of our Elemental Majors, but was able to perform well at each. Known for his Orcane, Tapscott brought out a new secondary Wrastor this season to spice things up a bit. In his two events, Tapscott was able to notably take down Windows, darai, and Minty along the way.
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