1. FNS - who knows if he'll ever retire, and I hope he doesn't, but he's 31 years old and he's NA's undisputed best IGL and there has to be someone in the future capable of taking up that position without a drop in quality
Role: IGL, kj/viper
Successor: no clear successor role-wise, but the closest to his IGLing ability is Valyn. at Age 20, he already surpasses all other IGLs in NA besides FNS, and has 11 years of experience left to achieve everything FNS did and more.
2. Victor - he's 26, and unless he takes whatever NISMO's taking to stay at his prime at the age of 28 without IGLing, it feels like we'll only be able to see him for a few more years.
Role: Entry, Raze/Flex
Successor: Zekken. At Age 18, he's already cemented himself as one of the best duelists in NA, not only just at raze but jett as well. He's incredibly intelligent and adept at specifically creating space for his team and scoring first bloods. Just as flexible as Victor is at a lot of NRG's "janitorial roles" like Killjoy
3. Crashies - 25, not too old, but like Victor it feels like we'll only see him for a few more years.
Role: scan Initiator/occasional Viper Flex
Successor: trent. 18 years old. kid pulls off miracles, excellent sova util and capable of flexing to many different roles. Clutch god, just like crashies
4. Ardiis - 25 years old, i'm starting to realize why this team is so calm at lans, they're all old af and don't have that zoomer energy.
Role: Primary awper Jett. Occasional Killjoy flex
Successor: Leaf. 19 years old. Ngl Leaf already surpasses him in every way except for his awping. He's an entry god, incredibly intelligent, and a communicative teammate. One of the bes duelists in NA already. Can flex onto basically every role.
5. s0m - 21 years old: he's still young he doesn't need a successor but if it were anyone it'd probably be skuba or bang
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