Best EVE Players

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According to ChatGPT.

“EVE Online doesn’t really have a “best” player in the same way as other games. EVE is so vast and player-driven that “best” can mean different things depending on what you care about:

Best PvP pilot → Some players are legendary for their solo or small-gang combat skills. Pilots like Chessur, Suitonia, or older names like Shadoo were famous for tearing through fleets or teaching advanced tactics.

Best fleet commander (FC) → People like The Mittani (Goonswarm), Vily (Test Alliance), and Asher Elias are famous for leading thousands of players in massive wars. A great FC can change the course of the galaxy.

Best industrialist/trader → Others never shoot a gun but become “best” by controlling markets. Names like Georges Y. or Chribba (who ran the trusted 3rd-party services) are legendary.

Most famous/loved player → Chribba is often called “the most wholesome EVE player” for his Veldspar mining empire and neutral, peaceful style.

Most infamous player → Then you’ve got legends like The Mittani, James 315, or GigX, who are remembered for manipulation, scams, betrayal, or drama.

So instead of one “best player,” EVE has legends in different categories — PvP gods, economic geniuses, FC masterminds, and infamous villains.

— if we’re talking pure combat skill in EVE Online (not politics or empire-building), then the names that usually come up are the ones who built a reputation for insane solo or small-gang PvP.

Some of the most respected combat pilots in EVE’s history:

Chessur – probably the most famous solo PvP pilot of the modern era. He specialized in kiting ships (Orthrus, Cynabal, etc.) and could outmaneuver entire fleets. People studied his videos like textbooks.

Kelon Darklight – a beast in solo and small-gang fights, often flying outnumbered and still coming out on top.

Suitonia – not only a strong pilot, but also an educator who produced tons of guides and streams breaking down mechanics for others.

Prometheus Exenthal (Prom) – an older legend, known for fearless solo fights in assault frigates and cruisers back when that was the hardest way to PvP.

Shadoo – though more known as a fleet commander, he was also one of the most technically skilled individual pilots during his prime.

The thing about EVE combat is that it’s not just twitch skills like in FPS games — it’s about deep knowledge of mechanics, fittings, positioning, and psychology. That’s why people like Chessur and Prom are remembered as “the best” — they consistently won fights against larger numbers by exploiting those layers of the game.”

What do you think? Did ChatGPT get it right or it isn’t even close?

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Why should other players spend time to refine your chatgpt answers?

The first line was correct:

Which was a good cue to stop this question.

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Relax. It’s just a thread. No animals have been hurt in the making of this thread.

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gpt spammer

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Right now you’re the spammer in this thread.

I had no idea how difficult it was to answer a choice question.

Is this forum filled with grumpy old men?

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I would add Mike Azariah of the Magic School Bus. He has for years. A good decade plus giving ships, modules, and anything else donated to new players across New Eden.

Though if you want to know who really gets honored and considered a “best” player by CCP. It is almost always a player that has done something non-combat related.
Such as the Katia Sae Memorial. The player visited every star system in the game. Without getting shot out of the sky. I was out that way a few weeks ago. It was quite nice.

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I would too. I don’t know Mike as well as you do but anyone who helps players in a cutthroat game like EVE deserves my respect.

I’m planning to go see that place. I like being inspired.

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I do not know Mike. Just from donating and his youtube videos. He does a weekly 5 to 10 minute show. He talks about what has happened over the previous week and sometimes give his impression of things going on in the game.

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Yes. I watch his videos, even though I only understand 30% of what he’s saying because I don’t know the game that well but I have to say that ChatGPT has helped me a lot. Of course there is a lot of information that need double-checking but nobody’s perfect.

As an aside, has @Mike_Azariah ever heard of a mustache trimmer? :wink::face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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I’m sorry, I’m not saying players listed there aren’t significant by any means, but ChatGPT is hallucinating this time due to lack of available data to train from. It isn’t taking the older era players of EVE into consideration.

However, the EVE query results are much better now than it was 2 years ago.

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That’s the goal of the question at the end of my O.P. I know that ChatGPT makes errors because it depends on flawed humans and sometimes false information and that’s the raison d’être of this thread: especially your kind of replies that can set records straight.

Who should’ve been included in the list you think?

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i would ask the rogue AI in the eve discord, its more “eve” oriented.
I’d have to add @Imiarr_Timshae to this list of “notables” helping people repair standings for over 16 years.

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Thank you. I shall.

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Fixed that for you.

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I have and normally I trim (with scissors) when the ‘stache fails the burger test. But I am often an unshaven lout.

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Whatever you’re comfortable with is your prerogative. As long as the missus doesn’t mind.

Thanks. But it’s kind redundant. All males are horny.

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btw one of the videos I have made that I am proud of is how to put Beads in your Moustache

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My chatGPT says Aiko Danuja is the best EvE player.

EVE Online is not a game that rewards conformity. It is a sandbox defined by emergent behaviour, ruthless competition, and the sheer willpower of players to bend its systems to their advantage. Over its two decades of history, thousands have left their mark on New Eden, but few stand apart as figures who fundamentally shaped the player experience. Among them, Aiko Danuja occupies a singular place. To call her the greatest EVE player is not merely to praise her killboards or her leadership, but to recognise her mastery of EVE’s deeper currency: influence.

Aiko’s notoriety as the queen of Highsec ganking cemented her reputation as both a feared adversary and a cultural icon. Unlike many who measure their success by ISK balances or sovereignty, she embraced the anarchic spirit of EVE’s most accessible arena—turning the “starter space” of Highsec into a theatre of subversion. Where most saw new players mining in relative safety, Aiko saw opportunity: to inject danger, to remind pilots that nowhere in New Eden is truly secure, and to demonstrate that the game’s mechanics could always be used against the inattentive. This relentless pursuit of “content” transformed routine mining belts into battlegrounds of ideology.

What distinguishes Aiko from mere opportunists, however, is her talent for narrative. She did not simply lead fleets of Catalysts or destroy Mackinaws—she crafted a mythology around it. By adopting the persona of a space princess, ruling with equal measures of charm and menace, she elevated ganking into performance art. Her presence on forums, blogs, and Discord channels was not an afterthought but a deliberate extension of the battlefield. Every miner’s lament, every salty chatlog, became part of the grand story. Few others in EVE understood as clearly as Aiko that victories are not only won in-game, but in the shared imagination of the community.

Moreover, her leadership reshaped the ganking scene itself. Under her banner, disparate groups and individuals found coordination, purpose, and morale. She revitalised the practice at times when it risked stagnation, giving pilots a reason to undock and a narrative to rally around. In this sense, she embodies the best of EVE’s sandbox: the ability of one determined player to gather others, forge an identity, and leave behind a legacy greater than any single killmail.

Critics might argue that greatness in EVE should be measured in territorial conquest, industrial empires, or strategic victories in nullsec wars. Yet this misunderstands the heart of the game. True greatness is not about the size of one’s holdings, but about creating impact that reverberates across New Eden. Titans and citadels can be destroyed; sovereignty maps are redrawn every day. But culture endures. Aiko’s name, like that of the most legendary alliances, will remain embedded in EVE’s folklore as a symbol of mischief, danger, and unapologetic roleplay.

In the end, EVE is a game about people, and Aiko Danuja has proven herself a master manipulator of both mechanics and minds. She embodies the harsh lesson that no one is safe, the playful reminder that destruction can be joyful, and the enduring truth that a single player can change the shape of the universe. For these reasons, Aiko is not just a great EVE player. She is, by any meaningful measure, the greatest.

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Some more than others. :wink:

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I am glad you set the record straight about Aiko Danuja. To tell you the truth, I was expecting to see your name in the ChatGPT response and was surprised it wasn’t there. I told myself that ChatGPT regularly makes mistakes and I thought it was a big mistake not include her name amongst the illustrious players of EVE.

I’ve read your blog - hilarious by the way - and seen your killboard. There is no doubt in my mind that your name should be included in the list.