Though Mikio's Julia put on an impressive display, letting loose with some smart Bow & Arrow strikes, the power of Leroy could not be stopped. Mikio would go on to lose that best-of-five set, and while Ulsan fell in the loser's semifinals, Mikio fought his way back to a rematch with Book, a former Jin player now running Leroy. It was so exhausting that at one point, after winning two games in a row, Mikio stood up triumphantly as though he had won the set. ArslanAsh, who won both Evo and Evo Japan last year in Tekken 7, swapped over to the character.īy the time top eight play rolled around, only two competitors remained standing against an onslaught of newfound Leroy mains: Ulsan, a well-known Tekken player who was resolutely determined to stop the Leroy invasion, and Mikio, a relatively lesser-known Julia main who quickly became the hero of the day.īoth ran the gauntlet, fighting Leroy player after Leroy player.
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Pro players like Chanel, Kkokkoma, and Chikurin were already sounding the alarm on this character. A good parry, solid combo strings, massive damage potential, and a one-time use "magic stick" that loomed over every opponent as an imminent, unseeable threat. He has good options with little to no downside, and any weakness he had going into Evo Japan was highly outweighed by his strengths. There are numbers that can quantify this, but in essence, Leroy is simply better at Tekken than a majority of the cast. Understanding why Leroy is so powerful doesn't require too much digging into frame data or other factors that usually dictate how effective a fighting game character can be. The character absolutely dominated the tournament. Six of the top eight players at Evo Japan 2020 were Leroy players. I'm not sure many could have predicted the actual outcome.
Community figures were guessing it was possible to see two to four Leroy players in the top eight, as high-level competitors were ditching their mains for the trendy new character. Going into the tournament, there was an understanding that the fighter was good, even great. While he's only been in Tekken 7 since last December, Leroy made major waves this last weekend at Evo Japan 2020. And while this is usually an issue up for long-winded community debate, right now in Tekken 7, there is no question: Leroy reigns supreme.
The best try to find as much parity as possible, and allow for match-ups or situations where certain underdogs can shine, but there is always some kind of pecking order. Is there something you think we should be reporting on? Email fighting game has a natural balance to its roster.
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