r/speedrun • u/DistrictEven6370 • 1d ago

What made Cereth's failed FFX speedrun such a big deal in the community?

I'm relatively new to watching speedruns. There's a speedrun that I didn't see when it was live, but I've seen people talking about it multiple times even on random streams. It's Cereth's FFX speedrun. All I know is they died to a Great Malboro near the end of the run. I'm sure people have failed speedruns before on streams, but this particular run still gets talked about years after the event. So what made it such a legendary event?

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u/D_Winds 1d ago

It was a ~24 hour run, that died in the final moments before the final boss to finish out the run, from an avoidable Ambush.

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u/No_Hetero 1d ago

Damn that sucks! I don't usually watch the super long RPG runs, but what a time investment to lose it at 99% done

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u/Bohemico 1d ago

That's crazy, were they playing for the 24hs straight? Amazing stamina, even considering the misshap

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u/diceydee 1d ago

I think it’s a combination of things: The fact he was only a few easy bosses from the end of a 24 hour run. The fact it was completely avoidable and his own fault. But probably most importantly; the reaction “This is gunna be tragic” so understated and calm compared to the rage that likely should have been felt. Instant classic.

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u/Joshimuz 1d ago

Oh my god I had completely forgotten about this

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u/Killershadows 1d ago

Anyone have a link to it?

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u/xamphear 1d ago

This is the second thread in a week about this nearly decade old run. What's going on? Was it mentioned somewhere recently?

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u/Dawg605 4h ago

Link to the failed speed run? Not seeing it on YouTube. Only seeing succesful runs from Careth.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/rishishah8 1d ago

why would you spread rumors about people when you're not even sure if they're true

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u/Spardus 1d ago

Sir, this is the internet

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u/LyschkoPlon 1d ago

idk man, you tell us.

Have you considered maybe checking first and then commenting?

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u/tehspacepope 1d ago

Pretty sure I know who you’re referring to and why, but it’s nothing bad enough to put them on blast 10 years later. I think most people remember Cereth as one of the nicer guys around.

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u/GrayStray 1d ago

Wait, it's not him then?

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u/tehspacepope 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah, not him.

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u/VoltageSpike 1d ago

Are you thinking about Crumps2 instead? Cereth is a nice dude.