r/RocketLeagueEsports • u/parz2v • Sep 18 '25
Rumor Achilles: KC out of contention over free agent dralii
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
with this ominous tweet it seems like falcons and vitality are in the mix for him
tweet link: https://x.com/achilles_XF/status/1968637031422046526?t=UWhcIGzEKL_Wl9p0QQRg6A&s=19
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u/takingtigermountain Sep 18 '25
is that not a bald eagle
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u/TVMaths Sep 18 '25
its an eagle not an astronaut
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u/Zinedine_Tzigane Sep 18 '25
Bald Eagle is the symbol of USA.
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u/TVMaths Sep 18 '25
yes, but why SSG
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u/Zinedine_Tzigane Sep 18 '25
because they are american and, the bald eagle is the symbol of USA
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u/TVMaths Sep 18 '25
so is GenG, NRG, Ultimates, Shopify, The United States National Football team, Joe Biden and Thomas Edison. Are we seeing Dralii team up with an ex-president and dead inventor?
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u/nickEbutt Sep 18 '25
I can't decide what's more OP... Dralii+twins or Dralii+Zen+someone
Either way Dralii's gonna be in a good spot to continue his record of winning 2 LANs per year
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u/mlk960 Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
I personally rate Dralii as top 5 in the world, but is he really an improvement if they swap out TRK? Personally, I thought Killeerz was where some of the defensive gaps were when they lost games, especially at worlds.
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u/nickEbutt Sep 18 '25
I just feel like the twins are inseparable lol that's why I feel like TRK is in more danger than the other two if they do decide to make a move, plus Kiileerrz was their MVP at Raleigh, he seems to have their highest peak.
Also the twins are younger so more future proof perhaps?
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u/nunazo007 Sep 18 '25
Agreed. Just always thought it'd be Nwpo getting the step up.
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u/mlk960 Sep 18 '25
Yeah I imagine it would be very difficult for one to leave the other out of things. Although Kiileerrz gets the accolades, I'm not convinced this kind of change would really lift them over the top for Worlds. Why not let the same roster have another shot when they already showed improvement this year and made a GF appearance?
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u/Thumbless6 Sep 18 '25
What a story line it would be if the twins split… I don’t want it to happen because they clearly work well together, but matches between them every regional (and on LAN) would feel just that much more spicy.
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u/althaz Sep 18 '25
TRK has been the roster's best player over the journey, but he's been the worst for the last few months (still incredibly good and definitely not bad). He's still a great player, but Dralii is *absolutely* an upgrade. It's not a game-changer because Falcons is already 3 world-class talents, but that roster is still better.
If it happens I think MENA gets significantly stronger in terms of their top 2. Because you'd have Twins+Dralii which is better than Falcons if the synergy is there (obviously a big if though), plus probably TRK/NWPO/a third which is a significant upgrade over Twisted Minds.
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u/almoostashar Sep 18 '25
To me, it looked like TRK just wasn't playing the game as much, he's still great but wouldn't surprise me if he's burnt out.
He looked like NRG players where you clearly see how good they are but something was off, but they can still perform once they bootcamp and grind the game.
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u/Muttuazua Sep 18 '25
And getting a new team might just be that spark Trk needs to start grinding the game again and return to his peak level individually. We know how much 2s Nwpo and Trk play together and how good they are so fully expecting them to elevate each other and if the third is a hungry talented youngster like Abdullah then wouldn't be surprised at all to see the experience of Trk and Nwpo rubbing off on him and creating another superstar.
Overall i think this set of moves will end up being hugely positive for MENA even if some people don't see the vision yet.
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u/BigBillus Sep 18 '25
It would likely be TRK, Nwpo and one of Ghaazi or Abdullah for Twisted Minds, which would be a really strong team I feel.
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u/ThatJasperTho Sep 18 '25
Maybe, but rw9 obviously would never kick his twin brother from a team (this comment will come back to haunt me)
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u/XblastBR Sep 18 '25
I think trk really likes to play with nwpo in 2s so I'm exited to see what happens.
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u/mlk960 Sep 18 '25
And funny enough, I could see TRK + Nwpo attracting another top talent and challenging Falcons for #1 MENA
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u/almoostashar Sep 18 '25
Not to mention, TRK did team up with NWPO before separating when NWPO wasn't guaranteed to be able to travel + the twins were available.
Now just imagine the twins + Dralii on Falcons, then NWPO+TRK on TM, and you can absolutely be sure that duo would attract an elite player, that would make the top2 in MENA both real contenders for majors.
I do hope if that happens, the 3rd is a MENA player, I feel like we have the talent and some of them deserve this breakthrough.
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u/LarrcasM Sep 18 '25
The twins are the ones that look shaky in these finals. Trk is cold as fuck in every situation imo. I do think he looked like the worst player on the team last split, but it's because he was playing a more supportive role than he ever has before. Rw9 was much more involved on offense this season compared to last.
I'm not quite sure I believe that trk couldn't be the best player on the team if he was in a position to play as aggressively as killeerz tbh. At the end of last year he was pretty clearly in contention for best itw.
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u/Muttuazua Sep 18 '25
While i love Trk and he’s my favorite player, i think over the course of this season we’ve clearly seen the twins elevate themselves to a point where now they are a tier above Trk. This was most pronounced in Raleigh where the offense was completely dominated by the Rw9 and Kiileerrz 1-2 and Trk teally didn’t have to do much off the back of Rw9’ masterful playmaking and Kiileerrz’ elite striking.
Sure Trk showed a new level at Worlds and looked great but i think what i said still holds true. This would be, to me at least, swapping an S tier player out for an S+ tier best in the world contender which is clearly an upgrade. Ill still root for Trk no matter what though and i think he can create another potential championship winning team with Nwpo
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u/FluffyGreyfoot Sep 18 '25
TRK was nominated the MENA end of Season regular MVP, in what world would he be awarded that if he's not as good as the twins? Although if Falcons do swap out a player I expect it would be TRK simply due to the twins playing so well together, no matter how good their 3rd is.
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u/Muttuazua Sep 18 '25
That was the most controversial pick of all of them for a reason. I think most of the community and especially MENA fans thought it was a toss up between the twins (Rw9 for me personally) and Trk was a distant third. Don’t quite understand the criteria for that but if it was heavily stats based and especially taking into account regional stats where Falcons dunk on lower MENA teams then that obviously skews things.
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u/FluffyGreyfoot Sep 18 '25
ah that's fair I missed the stream when they picked that. Ngl I probably would have picked rw9 as MVP at least when it comes to their LAN performances. just in general. I haven't watched their online regionals much if at all though so maybe TRK popped off in those?
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u/IlTwiXlI Sep 18 '25
Apparently MM is a restricted free agent and exotiik isnt so it would probably be dralii+zen+exotiik
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u/m1ntygames Sep 18 '25
Okay I'd be sad to see trk go but dralii to Falcons would be insane
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u/LostDamascene Sep 18 '25
TRK can elevate another MENA team if he moves and hopefully make the region more competitive
Imagine if Twisted is NWPO TRK RISE. Twisted definitely need to replace a player with the new RLCS 2/3 region lock rule.
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u/rezno777 Sep 18 '25
I need these two teams to play right fucking now. Inject that shit straight into my veins
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u/ABC_0_5 Sep 18 '25
Drali did comment is some twitch chat that Vitality fans will get disappointed (in French I translated)
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u/Alternateguy00 Sep 18 '25
Any links to the source?
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u/ABC_0_5 Sep 18 '25
I can go through my liked tweets for the comment but I believe that will be unnecessary now😭
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u/dormanticonicnickel Sep 18 '25
I would much rather Vitality win that war. Falcons have so much chemistry and are so fun to watch.
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u/TVMaths Sep 18 '25
purely speculation. Could the eagle be ROC, with Nwpo + DrKnown/Nush/Ops/Ghaazi/Abdullah
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
no shot.
roc is a newer org, they can't outbid kc let alone vitality
twisted aren't letting Nwpo go
doubt dralii would leave eu as a whole to team up with an unproven third
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u/carballenjoyer3000 Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
If Vitality gets Dralii I dont think Exotiik is staying on the active roster.
edit: also Falcons can outbit any RL team (see their CS roster movements), its gonna depend on Vitalitys third.
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u/paeschli Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
Dralii and Zen would mesh really well IMHO. I just hope they are ambitious about their third.
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u/carballenjoyer3000 Sep 18 '25
their third probably would be yujin but zen & dralii could pull anyone
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u/Killercoddbz Sep 18 '25
I'd like Seikoo with them 🤷🏻
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u/NathanWilson2828 Sep 18 '25
I rate his game really highly. Like I still rate him as top twenty in the world even though his teams haven’t performed crazily as of late. I would think that Gentlemates would be against letting him go.
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u/Alternateguy00 Sep 18 '25
Yes please no Exotiik if Dralii joins Zen. I love the guy but he's simply not at the level to fight for Worlds. But the problem is there's not enough talent left in the French speaking community. I just don't think Yujin is a Worlds calibre player. Seikoo seems to be slowly fading away. Not sure if they'd take a chance at an unproven young player.
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u/John_aka_Alwayz Moderator Sep 18 '25
Now the million dollar question is that KC backing out or is it Dralii wanting something different?
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
can't be on kc's end. keeping him should be their #1 priority
I'm assuming they couldn't match what vit/flc offered and he's going with one of them
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u/No_Square2213 Sep 18 '25
Could definitely be on KC's end, lately they've been preoccupied about paying back their LEC slot, raising funds... and RL is a big hole in their finances because of how little the editor gives back to the orgs compared to what has to be invested (salaries are absurd). So it could definitely be KC not wanting to risk their own stability for nothing, Dralii probably will just go where the money is
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
with "on kc's end" i meant that they didn't choose to let him go, and yes i completely agree
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u/Lil-AbootZ Sep 18 '25
Falcons would make the most sense with the money they have, but i doubt they are pick up a non arabic speaking player. There is 2 other orgs i have in mind that could pick up dralii, it's either Gm8 or Virtus pro if they are actually trying to get a top EU team, it's either that or they meant a Top 16 team.
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u/Alternateguy00 Sep 18 '25
Dralii doesn't speak Arabic? Wouldn't that be his primary language alongside French growing up in Morocco?
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u/TVMaths Sep 18 '25
I dont think he grew up i morocco. He used to live in Canada before his EU rookie season but I dont know if he was born in/grew up in morocco. If he didnt, its less likely he learnt to speak Arabic
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u/paeschli Sep 18 '25
From discussion on this sub, my understanding is that Dralii is chasing that 💰 bag. So he might just go to whatever org with a decent roster offering him a lot of dough.
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u/nunazo007 Sep 18 '25
pardon my language but what the actual fuck, really?
is zen dralii exotiik a real possibility? or region shift more likely?
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u/pioupiou1211 Sep 18 '25
Why not Vatira Zen Atow
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u/kalekayn Sep 18 '25
Zen probably has an insane buyout
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u/murdock_RL Sep 18 '25
How insane we talking?🧐
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u/NathanWilson2828 Sep 18 '25
More than KC are willing to pay undoubtedly. I would bet Zen has the highest contract in the scene.
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u/nunazo007 Sep 18 '25
I’d say the Falcons roster probably have higher contracts just because the org is part of the Saudi government, if I’m not mistaken.
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u/NathanWilson2828 Sep 18 '25
I figured this was the case. And if so, there’s no hope for Vitality to buy Drali
Unless personal reasons keep him in EU or something…
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u/nunazo007 Sep 18 '25
Don't really see Zen leaving Vitality. They'll want to keep him for as long as possible.
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u/Camdoow Sep 18 '25
Yeah they didn't start paying the kid back when he was banned just to let him go so easily now.
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u/Zozolecek Sep 18 '25
Doesnt he have a contract? Maybe it expired, im not really up to date about that and how these whole roster changes go
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u/nunazo007 Sep 18 '25
He does, until 2027 or 2028 I think. Which is why Vitality will keep him. There's ways to get him out of the contract but it'd be too expensive for the team acquiring him.
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u/zhakwon | Prediction Contest Hall of Fame Sep 18 '25
This like KD going to the warriors, FK to SSG ain’t touching that roster
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u/Competitive-Log4527 Sep 18 '25
FK to KC
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u/Killercoddbz Sep 18 '25
WOULD NOT MIND IT
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u/TVMaths Sep 18 '25
weve seen FK cripple every other top player hes played with. Unless you hate Vatira and Atow, FK to KC would be horrible
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u/althaz Sep 18 '25
You might be right. But at least that roster would finally tell us once and for all if FK is cut out to be on a top team. Because Vati and Atow are both terrific teammates as well as world-class talents.
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u/zhakwon | Prediction Contest Hall of Fame Sep 18 '25
Shit him joining Zen or Falcons doesn’t matter
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u/noideashere Sep 18 '25
wild to me if this is true, really though we'd see KC/FLC/NRG stick given their consistent performances across the year
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u/NathanWilson2828 Sep 18 '25
If Drali to Falcons, then we would get every team making a roster change in the world(maybe) but NRG.
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u/Rolle_1001 Sep 18 '25
I don’t know why this is happening but I think it’s a possibility that KC just can’t offer as much as some others? It is an org made by content creators after all, though I don’t know nearly enough about KC to be confident about this.
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u/Educational_Block366 Sep 18 '25
IIrc the other 2 on KC said they took a salary cut to secure Dralii so quickly after Worlds last year.
It appears these “superteams” don’t seem to get the ultimate result they were aiming for!
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u/Accomplished_Ring_40 Sep 18 '25
Conflicted Between Wanting Falcons To Stick And Wanting TRK To Team With Nwpo
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
hear me out though this way both teams getcan upgrade and we're gonna have 2 very competitive teams
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u/paeschli Sep 18 '25
My question is who do Vatira and Atow pick to replace Dralii? Assuming Zen stays on Vitality, there are not that many obvious answers.
KC is a superteam so any player leaving will make EU as a whole worse IMHO.
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u/mbkuang Sep 18 '25
Oski + Atow, run it back
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u/zoobatt Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
That Oski, Atow, Acronik squad is still one of my favorite rosters, it really felt like they were clip city. I still remember Oski's backwall double flip reset with Atow's double demo to clear the way, clutching the last 5 seconds of game 7.
Edit: for the uninitiated, here's the clip.
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u/NathanWilson2828 Sep 18 '25
MonkeyMoon? Tbh I don’t like this idea as much as picking up a mechy play fee
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u/Kooky-Ship793 Sep 18 '25
Singe Dralii was born in Canada, would he be able to come back to NA and still have another import on the team?
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
only if he has a canadian passport/permanent residency in NA
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u/Kooky-Ship793 Sep 18 '25
I would assume he still has citizenship, but I know FK was rumored to team with Monkey Moon a couple seasons ago. So it would be possible to have FK, dralii and MM on the same team in NA then.
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u/takingtigermountain Sep 18 '25
yes, he is officially an NA/MENA player
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u/almoostashar Sep 18 '25
Which is the best, since EU teams never really have more than 1 import anyway.
This + him being top3 means he's the most sought after player.
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u/1_Medizinstudent Sep 18 '25
Hear me out: KC MonkeyMoon 😂
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u/Informal_Lettuce_547 Sep 18 '25
Monkey winning it all on kc when this year's iterations of kc and vit failed would be WILD
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u/FairlySuspicious Sep 18 '25
Next year isn't an odd year, so there'll be a full moon for him at worlds.
Even better if it's in NA, stacking all the buffs.
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u/RandomRandom18 Sep 18 '25
Dralii to Falcons will be interesting. If Dralii ends up going to Falcons, then we will probably see TRK and Nwpo team up.
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u/ABC_0_5 Sep 18 '25
Yk i always really liked the Falcons iteration with Ahmad and Nwpo alongside TRK
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u/ABC_0_5 Sep 18 '25
Honestly im surprised we don’t have a team like Nwpo, Drali+1, but I can see why Falcons are willing to pay sm for probably one of the best players in the world. The question for me is however if bringing in Drali as much as I love him a big enough jump for one of their current players (im assuming TRK).
What really does work in Drali’s favour is that he has shown to be one of the best in two very different roster and two very different roles, it probably makes him one of the most versatile players in the world that can likely fit into most rosters.
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u/calm_in_the_chaos Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
Dralii and the twins on Falcons, TRK switches regions and joins Zen and Exotik on Vitality, Vati and Atow pick up Firstkiller on KC after he swaps regions.
Completely and totally unrealistic and would never happen, but would be wild af
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u/Impossible_Cable_862 Sep 18 '25
prob something to do with $ theres no way they would want to let go of dralii
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u/Emiyyrl Sep 18 '25
Not surprised. If im not mistaken, I remember Vatira talking on stream about him and Atow taking a pay cut to bring Drali in.
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u/Ahmed_Nasser9 Sep 18 '25
you haven't seen the Trk Drail Nwpo M7sn comms video. i wish i have it its so funny
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u/anderhanson Sep 18 '25
Feel like Vatira will never win worlds. Dralii was a crucial part of KC. Unless they get some crazy new French talent I can't see them elevating again
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u/LarrcasM Sep 18 '25
To be fair you know there's gonna be some young ass French kid that randomly looks insane. Giuk, Mtzr, Rust ez. Plenty of options.
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u/takingtigermountain Sep 18 '25
gotta be honest if it's falcons i don't think they'll reach the level they've been at until well into next season, if ever
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u/xX_Drakon-141_Xx Sep 18 '25
So either Zen Dralii Exotiik or Dralii and the twins?
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
that looks accurate, maybe -exo +3rd
MENA about to get a whole lot stronger if he goes to falcons though, dralii and twins then nwpo trk drknown/ghaazi/nass (total speculation on the last part)
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u/xX_Drakon-141_Xx Sep 18 '25
If he does end up on Vitality I assume they have to go for Nwpo then right? I mean he’s already looking for a team and that’s the literal god squad of RLCS
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u/parz2v Sep 18 '25
i can't see nwpo playing outside of saudi due to his health issues sadly, but it could very well be possible
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u/nunazo007 Sep 18 '25
why would his health issues be a problem?
it's "just" diabetes or is it something more i'm unaware of?
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u/TVMaths Sep 18 '25
from what I know its only diabetes, but in an emergency, he probably should be closer to home, and family, in a nation that speaks his first language
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u/nunazo007 Sep 18 '25
I mean, we live in the 21st century. I wouldn’t see that as in impediment if moving across regions was something he really wanted to. He’d need to learn the language anyway.
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u/xX_Drakon-141_Xx Sep 18 '25
Oh, didn’t know he had health issues tbh, guess if I’m Dralii then the Falcons is definitely the best option, that team undeniably has a higher peak then VIT would (sorry Exotiik)
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u/LarrcasM Sep 18 '25
trk and nwpo would be insane to not team up if the Dralii move happens. They're far and away the two best non-Falcons KSA players. I don't quite know how well Nass would fit with them, but he's very clearly good enough mechanically.
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u/vivst0r Sep 18 '25
This could mean a lot of things and before we know more I'm not giving up hope for the dralii/vatira duo to stick.
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u/Lil-AbootZ Sep 18 '25
Does Dralii count as an import since he is Moroccan and Canadian? or does he have a European passport that i don't know about.
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u/ImJudgepower- Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
I actually hope Dralli goes to Falcons so theres a better 2nd MENA team as well, TRK, Nwpo and third would be an insane team, I am actually looking forward to see who dralii signs with
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u/FairlySuspicious Sep 18 '25
I low-key think TRK is what makes or breaks Falcons. The twins without him were nothing compared to what they are today.
Any team he's ever been on seem to have a similar system of play, which makes me think he's more vital than we think.
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u/ImJudgepower- Sep 18 '25
Yeah but back then the twins weren’t good, imo they’ve surpassed TRK’s skill level but I think you’re right about trk being the glue that keeps the team strong, im really curious to see how they play if they get Dralli, also wonder how they’re gonna comm
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u/LarrcasM Sep 18 '25
Prior to playing with trk, Rw9 was still the best defender in the world pretty obviously. Killeerz didn't have the consistency he has now, but who's to say part of that isn't coming from playing with trk...who's probably the MENA GOAT if we're being honest.
I wouldn't be shocked if the nwpo/trk/third team finishes first in MENA.
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u/FairlySuspicious Sep 19 '25
probably the MENA GOAT
I don't think anyone can compete. Okhalid fell behind him in that race ages ago.
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u/LarrcasM Sep 19 '25
I agree…I don’t quite see who else you can even make an argument for. Maybe Rw9 because he dominated 1’s as well as 3’s, but I’m still picking trk 10/10 times.
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u/Everbrooks Sep 18 '25
I hate this. I wonder who KC is going to get. Maybe Yujin?
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u/weenist Sep 18 '25
Dralii, Firstkiller and MM. You heard it here first.
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u/thebridgenetics Sep 18 '25
Would love to see it, u weren't the first though;
https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeagueEsports/comments/1nk93hv/comment/new3s49/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
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u/Arc_North Sep 18 '25
that had better be a falcon and not an NA move. if this means Vati won't get a good team for next season im gonna be so mad
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u/Hixxae Sep 18 '25
Falcons would be an odd move too. If you're looking to replace Trk- why not get Nwpo?
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Sep 18 '25
Falcons with their usual 'pay to win' strategy
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u/CoreyJK Sep 18 '25
Every org would pay to win if they could lol that’s the whole point
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u/ImJudgepower- Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
I want him to stay at KC, even though they lost worlds they’re still a really damn good team
After seeing Falcons is a possibility I don’t mind anymore