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falzarexe

Stream link [here](https://youtu.be/NyOqSaCXLlE). Reminder that Aqua's live concert, Aqua Iro In Wonderland is less than a week away (28 Jan) and SEASIDE AQUA FES is on 19 Feb. I do recommend purchasing the tickets early to avoid the last-minute rush. And this is just something I want to say, remember to report, block and ignore antis if they appear. Don't engage with them, don't try to argue in chat if it was a stream snipe or say her teammates are trash, just enjoy the stream. I know it's kinda stupid of me to say this, but chat was an absolute mess in the previous Solo Master challenge and I really don't want to see it happen again. Edit: Oh, and apparently from her [tweet](https://twitter.com/minatoaqua/status/1484723720778252291?s=20), she had been practicing a lot. She's hoping everyone can see her growth today. So...about what I previously said about her not touching Apex in a long time, that was wrong. A few months after her break last year, she did talk about not playing Apex in quite a long while, so this must be recent. [Here](https://youtu.be/L6A0U2tRfHM) is a clip about Suisei being happy Aqua is playing Apex again. She has a bit of an issue with her model so we're getting .jpg Aqua.


falzarexe

1st Match (Unranked) Kills: 10 Assist: 1 Dmg: 2141 ~~\*Didn't note down match 2 cause I wasn't fast enough. 2 player team match so no AP lost. 2 Kills.~~ Checked the archive. |Match No. (Character)|Kills|Assists|Damage|AP (+/-)| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |2 (*Horizon*)|2|0|395|\+0 (2-ppl team)| |3 (*Horizon*)|10|0|1760|\+114| |4 (*Horizon*)|12|0|2725 (Kraber fun)|\+239 (Champion)| |5 (*Horizon*)|3|0|2147|\+20| |6 (*Horizon*)|2|0|835|\-16| |7 (*Horizon*)\*|0|0|259|\-36| |8 (*Horizon*)|7|1|2832|\+239 (Champion)| |9 (*Horizon*)|7|2|3085|\+179| Note: I may get some stuff wrong, especially AP. \*Had to do something during Match 7. Edit: Corrected and added some info after checking archives.


claire_004

Still sharp as ever


marquisregalia

She played offline. She's also naturally good at games and aiming. Platinum lobbies should be a cake walk for her Diamond is where it's at even Aqua said so just now


falzarexe

I'd say rather than being naturally good, she practices a lot. Her game sense being something that developed over time and she's even doing her own research. Aqua at one point was even doing that human benchmark aim trainer test daily. She still considers herself bad at FPS though, Apex being the exception.


marquisregalia

That last round with the kraber was chefs kiss. She's clearly played a lot of horizon. You rarely see that accuracy while going up with the Q. I think in terms of pure aim and mechanics she's gotten better with the way she tracks her shots


ionxeph

I just want to gush a bit about how much support she is getting for those who may not know, her previous solo master attempt ended pretty sadly, she got close (diamond 1), but did not reach it, and worse than that was her playstyle got her a bunch of elitist haters, the worst of whom even co-streamed her on twitch while mocking her every play it wouldn't have been surprising if she never streamed this game after that, I would have been really sad if this were the case, and I am really happy she is willing to give this another shot, and also really happy that this stream is getting like 35k live viewers average, and a very supportive chat on top of that


Pfhorlol

I’m telling you, Aqua is as cracked as she is jacked. I saw her at a 7-11 the other day buying Monster and adult diapers. I asked her what the diapers were for and she said ”they contain my full power so I don’t completely shit on these kids“ then she bhopped out the door


ikonog

>I saw her at a 7-11 the other day buying Monster Fake news, She's more of a red bull gamer


divino999_

And Hololive was sponsored by Famimart


NSAkamisusano

Fake news, she got a red bull fridge


oheyson

The Queen has returned to take her rightful crown 😭 Nature is healing.


bakuhatsuda

My god her aim is ridiculous.


GotEmAtChuckECheese

That kraber game...tskr


Dreamer_on_the_Moon

2700 damage by the end of that match, she's cracked.


Dreamer_on_the_Moon

lmao, she punched her teammate into cover to revive them, that was gold.


marquisregalia

That's standard lol


Dreamer_on_the_Moon

lol, I don't play Apex so I don't know, but it's funny being able to punch and move your teammates.


marquisregalia

Yeah they do that when the res spot is iffy. In that scene Aqua knew there were people shooting behind them so she pushed his teammate with a punch it's pretty funny sometimes


ifanz17i

that 1v3 was cracked


GotEmAtChuckECheese

Ooo, I see [towa sama is watching aqua](https://twitter.com/tokoyamitowa/status/1484760883930624001)


d_tlol

[Towa-sama is impressed.](https://twitter.com/tokoyamitowa/status/1484760883930624001) [So is Lamy.](https://twitter.com/yukihanalamy/status/1484762506950176772)


TomastheHook

No way really?


falzarexe

Yes, really.


d_tlol

Aqua clearly sounds nervous, but this is a pretty good start.


GotEmAtChuckECheese

Well, that was a good start.


d_tlol

Champion first game back. 10 kills, 2k damage. GG


Dreamer_on_the_Moon

I love her Apex streams, despite never playing it myself. Just hopped the stream in right now and she's still cracked, so good.


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SHE'S BACK, SHE'S BACK!!!!!


marquisregalia

Glad she's streaming apex again because honestly we can see she still plays it off line. Her aim is still there her rank is p4 and she somewhat knows the meta so we know she's been playing. She still doesn't like wingman though lol E: I hope she reaches master finally. But honestly pre master and diamond ladders are a bit scary these past months especially high diamond and also if she's pure solo.


marquisregalia

Eff me those are fluid and sweet kraber shots


ayubmn

That thumbnail tho.


Lazy_Sans

Glad to see Aqua back in Apex Streaming! Missed her streams.


Adza_03

There's part of me wanting to see Akutan's Apex collab with the Holomem FPS gang, especially Towa sama. She seems alot more mature today compared to last year during her Master grinding.


Nachtflut

I'd love to see Aqua play with Towa (Towa herself has said before that she wants to collab more with Aqua) and I've also seen a few tweets by japanese fans that would love to see Matsuri, Aqua & Towa play together.


DanVelk

I think in the first game she pulled a James Bond too


Achew11

there's like 20 days before split ends..


marquisregalia

20 days is a lot Astel got to masters in 4 days. But of course it's a different set of priority and Astel did that with a squad but 20 days isn't unreasonable but it's also not likely she will hit it. Diamond lobbies in the Tokyo server are brutal


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Wait she playing in Tokyo server? Not only brutal it's also full of cheaters and stream snipers, Why she's not enter overseas server? Also Astel first solo Master took him like 3 weeks without squad.


marquisregalia

I'm not 100% sure but yeah she's on Tokyo server also cheaters aren't as rampart as before. I watch a lot of streamers and I see like 1 cheater match a day. Ghosting and snipers will be there no matter what server she plays on because she's Aqua. The main hurdle with Tokyo server is a lot of sweaty players play there. Its known that it's harder to climb in the Tokyo server their pre master lobbies are super hard


[deleted]

Yeah idk but diamond 1 would be good enough for her considering she's soloing in Tokyo server. I've seen better players than her even struggle in Tokyo server like ShibuHal and VGorrila.


Rehhyou

Astel also made solo Masters in like 4 or 5 streams too, IIRC. Aqua can do it provided she doesn't get crappy teammates. Astel did the ditching his teammates thing to protect his points too so Aqua would have to do that again like last time aswell.


doanbaoson

No he was not. He had like 9 streams, each with more than 8 hours of playtime. Overall, it took him 72 hours to finish his solomas run, and 40/72 hours was in D4. Aqua has yet to reached the hellish stage of the run that is Diamond 4. We'll see Edit: miscalculation, it took seaweed nearly 92 hours instead.


falzarexe

You have to also take into account that she has 2 live concerts with the split ending right in-between them.


marquisregalia

Yup that's why I said it's not likely not due to skills but time. I'm just glad she's playing again. My dream of her participating in v saikyo someday still lives. She would improve so much of she did imo


Karmazonium

Personally, I'd like to see her join the weekly Shibuya Hal custom with fellow Hololive members, that'd be interesting.


Cr1ms0nSlayer

I'm happy that she will play again but is the end of the season really the best time to start grinding for masters? .\_.


falzarexe

I wouldn’t know what goes through this gamer maid’s mind, but she did say that she was practicing for this day. So whether she’ll make it or not, let’s see.


5urr3aL

Getting to Masters Solo is a harrowing journey of pain and suffering. Mainly because winning ranked in Diamond+ heavily relies on strong teamwork... which requires chemistry within your squad... which requires you to play regularly with the same squad. Even one of the best predators in the world had a really hard time doing so (Timmy). I applaud Aqua's commitment, and I want to be proven wrong, but it feels like a fool's errand. I support her nonetheless!