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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Smasherbeta
| name          = Coney
| name          = Coney
| image        = ConeyBABY.jpg
| image        = Coney.png
| mainssbm      = Jigglypuff
| mainssbm      = Jigglypuff
| 2ndmainssbm  =
| otherssbm    =
| 2ndotherssbm  =
| mainssbb      = King Dedede
| mainssbb      = King Dedede
| otherssbb    = Wario
| otherssbb    = Wario
| 2ndotherssbb  = Ness
| 2ndotherssbb  = Ness
| mainpm        = Wario
| mainpm        = Wario
| mainssb4      = Mario
| crew          = First Name Basis
| 2ndmainssb4  = Cloud
| former crews  =
| retiredssb4  = Ness
| alias        =  
| mainssbu      = Wolf
| skill        = Top professional
| otherssbu    = Inkling
| realname      = Zak Z.
| sponsor      = {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}}
| former sponsors = {{Team|Panda}}
| crew          = [[VGBootCamp]], We Dem Boyz
| alias        = ConeyZZ
| rankingssbb  = [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 84th
| bestrankingssbb = SSBBRank 2014: 84th
| rankingssb4  = [[MD/VA Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|MD/VA Power Rankings]]: 13th
| bestrankingssb4 = MD/VA Power Rankings: 13th
| rankingpm    = [[MD/VA Power Rankings#Project M|MD/VA Power Rankings]]: 14th
| bestrankingpm = MD/VA Power Rankings: 6th
| bestresultssbb = 17th / 174 at {{Trn|Pound V|g=SSBB}}
| bestresultssb4 = 25th / 261 at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 2|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu = 1st / 122 at [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-57/details The Grind Fridays 57]
| bestresultpm  = 9th / 333 at {{Trn|The Big House 4|g=PM}}
| realname      = Zak Zeeks
| birthday      = 3
| birthday      = 3
| birthmonth    = 9
| birthmonth    = 9
| birthyear    = 1988
| birthyear    = 1988
| location      = Odenton, Maryland
| location      = Severn, Maryland
| country      = USA
| country      = USA
}}
}}
'''Coney''' is a commentator from Odenton, Maryland, known for being one of the most prominent commentators in the United States for ''[[Smash 4]]'' and ''[[Ultimate]]''. He has commentated at many major and supermajor events including {{Trn|Super Smash Con|series}}, {{Trn|The Big House|series}}, and {{Trn|Smash World Tour}}, and often partners with {{Sm|TKbreezy}} and {{Sm|EE}}; the trio is known as "The Blast Zone", which is named after their bi-weekly talk show. In addition, he regularly streams on Twitch and uploads videos to his YouTube channel, boasting over 140,000 subscribers on the latter platform.


Prior to focusing on his commentary career, Coney was known for being one of the best ''[[Brawl]]'' {{SSBB|King Dedede}} players in the world and was last ranked 84th on the [[SSBBRank 2014]]. He is known for being the only Dedede player to take a game off of {{Sm|Mew2King}}'s {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, doing so at {{Trn|School is in Session 4}}. In addition, he played {{PM|Wario}} in ''[[Project M]]'', and was considered one of the best Wario players in the United States in the game's early years. Although Coney played other ''Smash'' games, he took the games less seriously compared to ''Brawl'' and ''Project M''.
'''Coney''' is a King Dedede main from Maryland. He is considered one of the top Dedede players.  Coney is also known for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bAxpYc8geI 3-stocking Mew2King] in game 1 of a set at [http://smashboards.com/threads/school-is-in-session-4-results-updated-january-8th-2011.295362/ School is in Session 4]. Although he lost the set, it remains the only time {{Sm|Mew2King}} has dropped a game to a Dedede as {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} in tournament. He was a commentator on the livestream for [[Apex 2010]] and frequently commentates on the livestream of tournaments. Coney is currently ranked 7th on the MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings.


Coney has been signed with {{Team|VGBootCamp}} since August 24th, 2016 and {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}} since June 7th, 2023, as a commentator and/or content creator for both organizations. He was also formerly signed with {{Team|Panda}} from March 2019 to December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VGBootCamp/status/768523907192070144|title=Coney joins VGBootCamp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1109256016460480512|title=Coney joins Panda Global}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Luminosity/status/1666596126106042368|title=Coney joins Luminosity Gaming}}</ref>
==Notable tournament placings==
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 4|g=SSBB}}||January 16th-18th, 2010||49th||25th||{{Sm|Sassy}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=266455 VGBC Indianapolis]||February 20th, 2010||5th||3rd||{{Sm|BMX}}
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Columbus 2010|g=SSBB}}||June 4th-6th, 2010||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2010|g=SSBB}}||August 6th-8th, 2010||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/school-is-in-session-3-results-full-results-updated.286292/ School is in Session 3]||September 11th, 2010||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Nicole}}
|-
|{{Trn|MLG DC 2010|g=SSBB}}||October 15th-17th, 2010||17th||9th||{{Sm|Pink Fresh}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/vgbc-xanadu-results-baltimore-md-11-27-2010-d3-in-the-building.292402/ Baltimore Brawl]||November 27th, 2010||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Omni}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=293335 Adventures of the Prima Vista]||December 11th, 2010||7th||4th||{{Sm|GimR}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 4|g=SSBB}}||January 5th, 2011||13th||9th||GimR
|-
|{{Trn|School is in Session 4|g=SSBB}}||January 8th, 2011||5th||4th||Nicole
|-
|{{Trn|Pound V|g=SSBB}}||February 19th-21st, 2011||17th||9th||Pink Fresh
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBB}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||25th||13th||{{Sm|Logic}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/retribution-october-20th-cincinnati-oh-mk-banned-regional.328952/#post-14984718 RETRIBUTION]||October 20th, 2012||7th||1st||Pink Fresh
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBB}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||25th||Pink Fresh
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/xanadu-emerald-edition.336142/ Xanadu: Emerald Edition]||May 4th, 2013||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||65th||17th||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSBB}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||&mdash;||2nd||{{Sm|Tantalus}}
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era|g=SSBB}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|GUTS 3|g=PM}}||September 19th-21st, 2014||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Pink Fresh}}
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=266455 VGBC Indianapolis]||2/20/2010||5th||3rd||BMX
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 4|g=PM}}||October 4th-5th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10983 Baltimore Brawl]||12/7/2010||1st||3rd||Omni
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 2|g=PM}}||June 11th-12th, 2016||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=293335 Adventures of the Prima Vista]||12/11/2010||7th||4th||GIMR
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3|g=PM}}||June 2nd-4th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=295362 School is in Session 4]||1/8/2011||5th||4th||Nicole
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/cashed-out-forbidden-fight-club/event/project-m-singles/brackets/198152 Cashed Out: Forbidden Fight Club]||January 19th-20th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Project M Showdown 7|g=PM}}||April 21st, 2018||25th||7th||{{Sm|HAT}}
|-
|{{Trn|BigWinChampionship 2|g=PM}}||July 6th-7th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSB4}}||January 31st, 2015||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash|g=SSB4}}||June 14th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch|g=SSB4}}||March 25th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 2|g=SSB4}}||June 11th-12th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 2|g=SSB4}}||September 24-25th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Civil War|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-26th, 2017||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Launch|g=SSBU}}||December 8th, 2018||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Logic}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-280/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/415521/763758 S@X 280]||December 11th, 2018||5th||2nd||Logic
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-57/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/491239/854055 The Grind Fridays 57]||December 28th, 2018||1st||2nd||{{Sm|F.O.E.}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-285/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/515140/882233 S@X 285]||January 15th, 2019||5th||2nd||Logic
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 6|g=SSBU}}||January 19th-20th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-286/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/514550/881547 S@X 286]||January 22nd, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-288/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/529347/899941 S@X 288]||February 5th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-291/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/540726/917378 S@X 291]||February 26th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Thunder Smash|g=SSBU}}||May 4th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|BigWinChampionship 2|g=SSBU}}||July 6th-7th, 2019||17th||17th||{{Sm|BigWinBeer}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-317/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/644362/1058306 S@X 317]||August 27th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World|g=SSBU}}||September 14th-15th, 2019||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*When spectating {{Sm|Sonix}}'s live tournament sets from his stream, Coney will often attempt to speedrun the 16-star category of ''Super Mario 64''.
*The name Coney is a reference to Coney Island, New York, the setting of the 1979 action film ''The Warriors''.
*Coney initially wanted to main {{SSBB|Olimar}} but decided to play Dedede because he thought that he lacked patience.
*Coney is also an expert {{s|mariowiki|Mario Strikers Charged}} player, often thought the best Waluigi player in North America.


==External links==
==External Links==
*[https://twitter.com/coney Twitter account]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?tab=visitor_messaging&u=116502&page=3 SWF public profile]
*[https://www.youtube.com/c/CONEYZZ YouTube channel]
*[http://allisbrawl.com/profile/Coney.ai AiB profile]
*[http://www.twitch.tv/coney Twitch channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/CONEYZZzzz YouTube channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/22/coney SSBWorld profile]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQueg0DAI5Q&feature=channel_video_title Interview at APEX 2010]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?tab=visitor_messaging&u=116502&page=3 SmashBoards public profile]
*[http://ask.fm/coneyzz Ask.fm account]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
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