There will never ever be another melee player like Mang0 

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I’m glad there is finally a Melee Doc that tells Mang0’s story as it should be, you really nailed it with this one

"In biblical terms, Genesis is when God created man. In Melee terms, Genesis is when man became God." "Newer players will never know the satisfaction of challenging a prime Mango Mango Mango MANGO MANGO MANGO!" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 This video is so good.

This whole doc is amazing but the last 5 minutes of this doc especially were absolutely magical and impeccably written. You should be very proud of what you've made here.

1:37:10 almost made me cry that’s so beautiful seeing mango and hbox be homies like that

I was the TO of Southern Arizona Smash Tournament 2 in 2007 (shown in the results screencap at 15:54 in the video). Unfortunately, I did not know much at the time about running a tournament, despite the fact that we had a couple cars full of California's best showing up, including Mango, Lucky, Gimpyfish, and DEHF (who is now known as Larry Lurr). I didn't know how to seed a bracket and a lot of people complained, but it was still a lot of fun and my first time meeting Mango. It was already pretty clear back then that he was going to be one of the best players in the world, and he won the tournament easily. I believe Forward, AZ's best at the time, got 2nd. Axe had not yet become a top player in AZ at the time. I was hoping to see my tournament mentioned in this video, so thanks for the indirect shout out! Awesome work!

My boyfriend is a Melee player in the PGH scene. We met two years ago on Bumble, where he mentioned Melee on his profile. I had seen the EMP video a while back and brought it up when I messaged him on the app. The rest is history.

What a phenomenal doc. You perfectly combined your own narration with the story told by the game, or by memorable interviews. There will never be another player like Mang0, and there will never be another game like Melee, but we get to be part of their history. I’ve never even played Melee, despite knowing nearly every set covered in this video hahaha. There’s just something so special about this community. Thank you :)

As a non smash fan, i have no clue how this video ended up in my home page. Gave me chills tho. Good shit

"Everyone is Melee" beautiful ending to an amazing video man. keep up the great work

as someone who got into melee because of Emp's doc, THIS doc is a beautifully made sequel. I love this video so much

Holy cow. I started this video thinking I would only get about 10 minutes into, and ended up watching the entire thing in one sitting, with tears in my eyes at the end. I've watched melee on and off for the last 2 years and have only heard whispers and rumors of the 5 gods, and Mang0 in particular. Yet this video brought to light a whole new side of a man who I knew nothing about. The future of melee only continues to shine brighter, and when it does, I want to be there to watch. Thanks for an amazing video, you deserve way more attention then you've gotten so far.

Melee's story is so unbelievable, it's so anime, and Mango's journey always felt like watching the protagonist to me Really awesome job telling that story from the perspective so many of us viewed it from over so many years Also thanks for sharing my art through the edit, it was awesome to be a small part of it

Amazing ❤

When you used emp lemon saying “mango” and edited it to make him chant “MangoMangoMango” was the beginning of the end

The return to “the kid” while spending time with his son sent me reeling into emotion. What a beautiful sentiment. Thank you mango for being yourself, always. And thank YOU too, for making this video.

Damn, this made me cry. Holy shit. And that Mang0 vs Zain set is actually fucking goated. I’m so glad that was the final climax of this video. I’ve seen a lot of Melee documentaries in my time, and honestly… This might be the best one. The music, the narrative. I feel like his will to be the GOAT was harnessed in creative form to make this art. Well fucking done. This shit deserves a million views.

My dude, I don't play or really care about esports, including Smash Bros. But you got me hooked and here I am, an hour into a documentary on a game I only vaguely knew about, focused on a person I hadn't heard of simply due to not knowing the game-- and I'm sitting here totally loving Mang0 like nobody's business! This video is my main source of any info so my opinion isn't fully formed since I'd need to do a lot more research to get a full picture and to minimize chance of bias (like how someone watching that first video you mentioned would have unknowingly been super biased if they only knew any info from that. But I have to say, based on Mang0's background, all the clips of him and his friends, the choices he made along the way both in terms of which characters to choose and why, and especially his real life choices-- and on top of that, the sportsmanship he seems to have.... I don't think I've ever respected anyone in any sports whether traditional or e-, than I do this dude right now. Granted, I don't like sports so I could be missing someone-- but I also randomly watch videos or learn from others or read about things I don't care for just because I still find it interesting to understand what everyone else sees. And regardless of my personal interest, we are all human and it's still impressive or educational to learn about others. At least based on an hour in at 59:00 (because I guess I don't know what is coming so it's possible my view would do a 180 by the end), I gotta say: A large reason I don't like sports (aside from just generally having no interest in the games themselves) is the tendency toward egoism and Othering within the players and fans. Fans get WAY tf too invested in their team, especially traditional in person ones, to the point that what should be a fun experience where prowess can be showcased and everyone can respect it in the end, instead easily can turn into toxicity, fights and injuries, and at the very least a completely unnecessary dichotomization of similarly minded people. And then the players themselves in traditional sports especially get treated like gods when they aren't, and they get paid way tf too much. But the game itself is also unfair to them because for so many people, time is against them. And they only have a couple decades at best to try to do all they can to "prove" themselves and to make money and a name, before they get thrown aside with a body that's been utterly destroyed in its prime by the very game that sustained it. Not always the case of course but it just feels like that can be a common theme. And the whole time, money is being wielded in both the foreground and background as a means to at "best" translate a human being to a number to quantify their "value", and at worst is maiming, threatening, and even killing the players themselves as they become nothing more than a pawn for those in power of money, and they are expected and at times forced to play unfairly in the interest of someone else's pocket. (I'm thinking of that South American soccer/futbol player who was known as the gentleman and seemingly this great guy and fantastic player who was murdered because of one accidental point loss for his team) I have no respect for that entire situation. It's not helpful on any level that it just encourages people to assign their identity to whatever they play or watch, and especially within the fandom that can lead to toxicity. (Your video on Lindsey Jacobellis is a perfect example of that-- btw, that's what RU-vid randomly recommended me and I also don't care about snowboarding but I watched that video, and was so impressed by your style that I checked out your channel itself and that led me here). At any rate, what I'm saying is my experience so far has been mixed on many levels for sports in all contexts, and I do know for sure there are great people involved as fans and as players etc... The issue I see is less the people themselves individually necessarily and more the greater community and setup as a whole. It's a vicious cycle where the toxicity breeds and feeds on itself and, if not held in check by the industry or teams or fan communities themselves, can turn what should be a fun competition on the field into a life defining war on and off the field. But Mang0 is exactly the type of person and exactly the sort of representation of sports that, if everyone were like him and the greater smash bros community I'm seeing portrayed here, would make sports be what I think fans THINK it is but often isn't. He's exactly the type of person that I think as a total outsider IS completely legit to get behind, and who ultimately plays the game at the very heart for the fun or skill of it. The fact that he made tough but wise choices multiple times in his life to step back to explore something more consistent in order to help his financial situation, and that when he came back he doesn't seem like he was a douche about it, and that he still left again in order to support his family and even his comment in that one video about being able to take his girlfriend to Red Lobster now that he won.... It's some of the most wholesome and endearing things I've seen in any top sports person. And even where I paused to leave this comment... That Chillin guy looked so defeated by that 5-0 game, and seeing that clip where Mang0 stood up to back him up, while doing so in a really friendly and sportsmanship-focused way, and especially seeing the complete transformation on Chillin's face from that simple act of Mang0's plus the rival having a big smile too.... That is the epitome of what sports SHOULD be. And if all sports WERE like this, I would have way more respect for it and feel less frustrated by its prominence because it would be showcasing good behaviors and the best way for people to be able to be at odds with each other in friendly competitions while still having respect for all. I also REALLY love how he chose and played his characters based on what was interesting and challenging to him... The way he challenged and changed the very understanding of some of the characters themselves, and especially how he challenged himself to adjust and adapt to the greater societal context of the game and community at different times. To me, that's someone who's playing for all the right reasons so I would already love him. But given his background in a rough neighborhood being raised by a single mom, and his prowess in both physical and online sports, and his dedication that kept him from danger like gangs (which was not an easy task no doubt), it already would have garnered a higher level of respect from me. But then you add into it that he's genuinely freaking incredible at the game and it's like -- WOW, this guy is so impressive and commendable! The fact that he became best friends with his biggest rival back home says everything I believe could ever be said about his integrity and just who he is altogether as a sports player of any kind. And the fact that he thought of his family first every step of the way says everything you could ever need to know about who he is at heart as a human being. Insofar as where I've paused: Mang0 my dude, I freaking love you ❤

Emplemon makes great videos but saying mang0s god status is in question is crazy

The final stretch... I'm so completely and utterly thankful that you spoiled the ending earlier with the interview where Mang0 gets asked about beating everyone, because your editing had me in so much suspense (even though I have seen the set. It's been long enough that i had forgotten how it properly ended, because either the incredible sucess story of Mang0 or Zain's underdog story would have been incredible) that i'm not sure my heart could have taken it if Mang0 had lost. goddam this is a good documentary.

What the hell was that editing during the last fight???? That was incredible!!! Literal chills all over my body. Best smash related content I've ever seen. You literally outdid Emp, and that is no small feat bub. Good luck growing your channel. Youre gonna go far kid.

When Mango stops playing it's just not gonna be the same..

Really glad that I found your aMSa video after you released it around the time I released mine - you've grown a lot as a storyteller and video maker, and you have an incredible talent for letting your heart ooze into your work. I am confident in your continued success as you keep creating, and I wish you the best!

OK. So the EMPLemon Doc is one of my favorite pieces of youtube content of all time. And after seeing this floating around my youtube recommendations for a while, and being initially dismissive of it, thinking it was riding on the coattails of the HBox vid. I finally decided to give it a go today. This is such a masterfully crafted narrative with an amazing thesis that left me feeling so stoked to be part of this community. It was amazing how you both paid homage to EMPLemon's work, and how it helped you grow and learn your own craft, while simultaneously pointing out the problems and the journalistic integrity of the story that he spun. And on the topic of Integrity. I love how you did such a great job with attributions, I hadn't seen the 9Hammer Animated video before, And your usage of the cutscene clips has me thinking about dusting off my copy of Starfox Zero to play for the first time. And I love that you took the time to create a document that credits all the sources of your audio and footage used. Excited to see mroe!

Such a beautiful display of the heart and passion of not only Mango, but the melee scene as a whole. This ending is literally bringing me to tears. Bravo. Well done.

I got out of melee about 10 years ago. Hearing all the names and faces of players i once cheered on and watched stream was really nostalgic. Shoutouts to SFAT and PPMD. such genuinely nice guys!

Mang0 will forever be the GOAT of melee. There will truly never be another player like him

hope the reupload doesnt kill the videos reach, good video

is a crime that the hbox doc blow up and this one didnt. amazing work man

the emotion you feel when you watch melee understanding everything that is on the line is unlike anything else. well done on this doc, you're a great storyteller and i can tell you're only getting started on your craft :)

Mango is the goat. And what you did with this video is incredible. The editing and the story you've told is succinct and emotive. I appreciate this video so much.

Wow. I've been watching melee for nearly 10 years now, and have never been a strong Mang0 fan personally. However, I nearly teared up by the end of watching this. I always had respect for him with his charisma and accomplishments in the game, but this video documentary made me feel that I never gave him enough credit still. Thank you for making this.

I watched emplemon's HungryBox documentary and thought it was good, but I also thought: "Someoone should make a Mang0 documentary" and I am glad to see it done in such prestine fashion. From nailing the introduction with prologue, to the pacing throughout it, to the music choice, to the editing quality, to the amazing use of emperorlemon's video through comparison and metaphor. You've gained a like, subscribe & I will be recommending this to peole who have watched the documentary. Thank you! Empererlemon should watch this.

The GOAT will always be the person that inspires people to Compete. MJ Inspired millions of people to play and compete in Basketball. Tom Brady Inspired millions to do the same in Football, Djokovic for Tennis, Messi for Soccer and Mang0 for Melee. If you play Melee, every year there was "The Greatest match of Melee." It has been almost 3 years since Smash Summit 11 and to this day, Mang0 vs Zain Grand Finals Smash Summit 11 is still the most insane, most analyzed set of all time. ( Zain was 1 frame late from landing an up-air in game 10 last stock!) If you haven't seen the set in its entirety, than I highly suggest you watch it. Then watch the m2k clip about the 1 frame. Thank you FlameIsLucky for creating this masterpiece of a Documentary.

Actually cried twice watching this, Melee is easily my favorite game of all time, Mang0 is easily my favorite player of anything of all time, thank you this video is chilling and beautiful

I slept on this video during the intro. I was skeptical. But you honored Mang0's truth. His side. His legacy. Thanks for that, homie. Great vod. Nearly cried a little at the end. Amazing.

Holy shit how am I just realizing after watching this twice that you are the maker of arguably my favorite sports documentary on youtube “skateboardings first gold medalist”

Bout to watch the entire thing all over again 😎🤝

1:24:52 I was NOT expecting to show up in this video LMAO Awesome video!

Just wanna say thanks man, this is beautiful amazing job

Unbelievably well done. Melee has an incredible and emotional history and you really showcased it perfectly.

I decided to watch like half hour of this doc now, then go get dinner and go to bed, but I ended up watching the whole thing without even drinking water. This is so engaging and well crafted. Mang0 isn't even among my favorite players. Also, I kinda knew his story already since he's literally the GOAT and I've watched so many Melee docs. I can tell you have so much passion and you put that into creating your content. Dude you got me all emotional, you made me remember 16 years ago, back in my motherland at my homies place spending the whole afternoon playing melee all day like it was the best day of my life. As kids we had such rivalries among my friends and for a min here, watching this video, I really felt like that kid again. Thanks!!!! I truly believe this community is one of the best I've ever been part of and that's crazy because the game is turning 23 years old by the end of 2024. I am so happy for all the milestones, all the eras and also new eras to be told. Long live melee!!!

This video is beautiful. Maybe the best written Doc I've ever watched, incredible job.

Just watched this yesterday, but my take remains the same: Amazing content, incredible emotional storytelling, can't wait to see everything you make in the upcoming years!

I was legit just watching the old one and like 1 hour 20 in I got a notific that the video has been removed :d Never had that happen in the history of youtube before lol

this is criminally underviewed bro what an amazing video

Great I will never know the difference between the first uploading the second upload this is going to eat me alive

Thank you for making this video man. Absolutely fantastic summary of Mango’s melee career so far. He is the most entertaining to watch and I’m glad you were able to give him some of the recognition he deserves.

1:11:45 the greatest song choice of all time for a set 2 grand final between armada and mang

a very difficult video to make and you did it justice, thank you for this

Tears streaming down my face at the end. Damn you Mango, damn you melee!

Brought a tear to my eye. This was truly amazing. Thank you for taking your time making this and I love the legacy both melee and mang0 has left

For someone who's been in the scene for over a decade+, these videos are such a nice trip down memory lane to these tournaments I remember watching live staying up too late when I had uni classes the next morning.

Dude, I've had your aMSa vid in my watch later forever and I just binged all your vids today. Your stuff is criminally under viewed. Gg

Im glad you started making documentaries, your videos have always been a delightful suprise and great addition to melee/video essay content on yt. The coolest part has been watching your storytelling getting better every video. Honestly, I thought the beginning of this documentary was chaotic, at least less focused than I'd like, but i felt the complete opposite as it went along. It tied together extremely well towards the end, thought it was beautiful. Maybe because Mang0s character/narrative works well with messy beginnings/explanations, your great eye and ability to bring the thesis together, or both. Either way im excited for whats next from you, and i think you are truly rivaling some of your inspirations.

I love how hard this doc dunks on the hbox one. Both biased, but it feels balanced out now, the karmic scales are happy imo

I have never watched or paid attention to melee but now mango is my favorite hes a beast

Really great video dude. Good storytelling, good pacing, good music, creative editing, hit every note I could’ve wanted from this going in. Mang0 is the GOAT.

1:46:55 literally poetic, so poetic...

I know close to nothing about melee and still teared up at the end. 10/10

Great video. I wish the algorithm would push this harder. It deserves to have more eyes on it.

This is a masterpiece. Great story, great editing, beautiful conclusion. Brilliant work my dude!

That summit 11 set montage was incredible, great work

This was undoubtedly one of the best melee docs ive seen and its really nice to see some justice done for Mango, ive very seldom seen people recognize what he actually brings to the melee table and this video hit every mark perfectly. Really nice editing as well great job overall!

I think I've watched this entire video 3 times in the past week. Each time I've watched this is hits me harder. I take in stories in media form very slowly over time, but its rare for something to keep pulling me back. This does it. Mangos story is so beautiful, and this doc takes that story and both perfectly summarizes it and brings to light its most beautiful aspects and nuances. This is a video to be cherished by the people who give it their time. There is so much more melee to be played

Amazing vid. I had a warped perception of mango from EMPs vid. Thanks for showing this legend some respect

The Siddhartha mango tree reference was amazing. Beautiful work on this.

This was entirely captivating. Fully emotionally invested from start to finish. Great work on this one, Flame! Thank you so much for this beautiful addition of Melee cinema mastery.

This was fire, really great for someone who has passively appreciated but didn’t know the ins and outs!

Gonna just leave another comment to say, I hope you keep making documentaries, this was great

Unbelievable work! You’ve made something incredible here. I can’t wait for you to truly sky rocket on this platform.

This was a great video your inspiring another generation to play melee

Masterpiece, dude. Thanks so much for all your hard work

Thank you for putting the time, effort, and energy into making this masterpiece of a video. I shed a few tears towards the end; I fell in love with this game back in 2012 and it legitimately helped me meet so many good natured people and to grow as a human being. Thank you for reminding me of the beauty found in something as insignificant as a 2001 party game and thank you again for making this video. Words really aren't enough to get across all that I want to say

i can't believe emplemon counted out mang0, i genuinely thought he wasn't a god anymore cause i've never played smash (i played it once at a convention and absolutely sucked) this video has forever changed that opinion, mang0's god status is not "seriously in question", it's a known FACT amazing video

I loved watching this so much. Thank you for putting in the work to make something like this! God I love Melee.

This is amazing. When you got to Summit 11, the way you've told the story really made it feel like a celebration. The "if there's a chance of victory, I'll have to take it!" attitude from Mango's interview, the comradely between the old gods, and that cut where Mango's down on the last game for a quote about the Buddha? Wild. Absolutely wild. One of the things about Empleon's video was that it recognized it was biased, but it was in service of a better story. In that video, the narrative for Hungrybox was that he was a constant, overlooked but always there, a benchmark that never wavered. Which was great, but it also was kind of lonely; a St. Peter forever posted at the gates. The best description for this video is like the return of a king. Mango, through refinement of talent and hard work, was the young face of the community, bohemian and enthralling. But then came that slump in the late 10's, and he stumbles and falters. But then he comes back and fights, he comes back and wins, and at Summit 11, when the stakes are the highest they've ever been? Mango reminds everyone that a God doesn't die. The last time I've played any Smash game was when Obama was President, and as a player I just don't think I'm suited for it. What can I say, some people have skills and fighting games just ain't one of mine. But watching these matches, watching these videos, gives me an appreciation of how strong the community is. So thank you; for showing the world what these games can be.

Unbelievable doc. How do you keep doing this??? Subscribe to this man, I cannot imagine a better documentary on The Kid, The GOAT, The Buster

wow I am so surprised by the level of quality and how well this video is produced. from the use of seeing mango as one part of a yin yang to the emotional Rollercoaster of mangos career and touching sentiment of melee being all of us I will definatly be coming back for another watch. thank you for making a video on one of my favorite players in the light that they deserve.

this is one of the best videos ive seen in a very long time, please continue making these as you are and incredibly talented creator

I cried like 5 times during this documentary. The quality of your storytelling is on par with the likes of SummoningSalt. You're going to make it very far if you just maintain this level of consistency.

i hope and pray this video does as well as it deserves to do, great great job, thank you for telling this story, in the way no one has. good job

EVO 2013 and *that roll read* against HBox is what sucked me into the competitive Smash scene and what cemented MaNg0 as my favorite player of all time for Melee. Edit: 7:30 to remind myself why I need to keep playing even when I feel my fear of failure creeping in.

Your documentaries are so good, i never even played melee but u got me hooked

I've watched this doc about 10 times already this is a step up in comparison towards EmpLemon's video (NOT TO SAY THAT EMPS VID WAS BAD BUT I JUST PREFFER THIS ONE) I really enjoyed on how you explained the backstory on how Mango got into the game and the music choices for this are awesome as well as the editing AND MOST IMPORTANTLY! I lovedddd on how you ended the video about melee not just only one player but the whole community cause of the end of the day Melee will never die along as there's 2 people that want to be better then one another at this 2 decade year old party game. Awesome doc and I cant wait to see what else you do in the future best of luck!

why am I crying

This didn’t just feel like a documentary, but like a movie as well. It told an exceptional story about the game and the community. Great video!

that reference to siddhartha during the last game of smash summit 11 was so fucking good, well done

The editing in this video is fucking beautiful. Absolutely amazing video.

I was in the middle of watching right when it was reloaded haha

Such an amazing video especially the last 10 mins of the video the quality was already great but you went on another level in those last few minutes and finally brining justice to mango after that EMP lemon video.

Love the fact that you gave respect to influence Immediately

Not a single minute missed in this , intrigued and captivated by every second WOW such an awesome Doc

This was a phenomenal video man. Amazing work. Honestly brought a tear to my eye

25:40, the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon music is FIRE. Never ever fails to get me pumped

Great use of music, had me feeling super nostalgic and sniffly many times as a long time mango fan

Your video is so good. The positivity, how you integrate other sources and videos but your theme is still preserved. Most importantly, the powerful emotional storytelling and inclusion of viewers as part of the epic tale. All in all, this is the next masterpiece! Thank YOU for making this video!! 🙏🏿

This brought tears to my eyes, i think everyone should be a little like Mango, vulnerable but unwilling to give up

Excellent video. Thank you for your efforts!

Great to see the yingling set, truly one of the best sets of all time.