Editing Smasher:Mekos

{{Infobox Smasher
| name        = Mekos
| image       = Mekos2016.jpeg
| mainssbu    = Lucas
| otherssbu     = Ness
| 2ndotherssbu  = Fox
| moreotherssbu = {{SSBU|Young Link}}
| mainssb4    = Lucas
| otherssb4   = Ness
| 2ndotherssb4 = Mario
| mainssbb    = Lucas
| otherssbb   = Ness
| rankingssbb = 
| rankingssbu = 
| sponsor     = [[Team:Fly Society|Fly Society]]
| realname    = Chukwuemeka Anazia
| birthday    = 2
| birthmonth  = 6
| birthyear   = 1990
| location    = Greensboro, North Carolina
| country     = USA
}}

'''Mekos''' is a smasher from Greensboro, North Carolina. He was known as the best {{SSBB|Lucas}} in the world in ''[[Brawl]]'' and was considered the best {{SSB4|Lucas}} player in the world in ''[[Smash 4]]'' after {{Sm|Taiheita}}'s retirement. In ''Brawl'', he was known for his excellent control over Lucas's mobility, and usage of [[PK Fire]], jab and aerials to [[space]] against opponents, as well as using the [[Rope Snake]] to cancel Lucas's [[landing lag]] after aerials or empty jumps. He was known to play a very deadly spacing game, making the most of each of Lucas's moves's range to both [[edgeguard]] and put on [[pressure]].

He was a notoriously vocal proponent of doubles play, considering it superior to singles play. He often preached about the necessity of true team work and team spacing in doubles, while denouncing the "separate 1v1 battles" that often occur when those inexperienced in doubles teaming. Although some saw him as overly vocal about the issue, Mekos was considered to be one of the top doubles players in the States, consistently placing high in doubles while using a low tier and teaming with numerous different players, and is commonly known as "The Doubles God" as a result. Despite preferring and often doing better in doubles, however, Mekos usually placed very well in singles, especially for using a low tiered character. His breakout performance came at {{Trn|SKTAR}}, where he defeated top {{SSBB|Falco}} player {{Sm|Pelca}}, defeated one of the best {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} players in the world, {{Sm|Tyrant}}, and defeating one of the best European and {{SSBB|Wario}} players in the world, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, before losing to {{Sm|Trela}} in winners quarterfinals, and losing to Tyrant in losers, overall securing a 9th placing (the highest a player placed with a low tier in a national tournament since {{Sm|San}} got 9th with the then low tier {{SSBB|Ike}} at {{Trn|Apex 2010}}).

In early 2016, Mekos [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6s28tAfkZE announced he was coming out of retirement] to main Lucas in ''Smash 4''. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|ScAtt}}, {{Sm|Tyroy}}, and {{Sm|saj}}.

Mekos was ranked 1st on the Carolina Brawl Power Rankings. He was formerly ranked 69th on the [[2014 SSBBRank]] and 0th on the [[North Carolina Power Rankings|North Carolina Smash 4 Power Rankings]].

Mekos continues to main {{SSBU|Lucas}} in ''[[Ultimate]]'', and is considered one of the best {{SSBU|Lucas}} in the world along with {{Sm|ChocoTaco}}. He was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[North Carolina Power Rankings|North Carolina Smash Ultimate Power Rankings]].

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Columbus 2010|g=SSBB}}||June 4th-6th, 2010||65th||17th||{{Sm|Boss}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound V|g=SSBB}}||February 19th-21st, 2011||65th||17th||{{Sm|Amethia}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 2|g=SSBB}}||July 15th-17th, 2011||65th||13th||{{Sm|GimR}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 6|g=SSBB}}||August 14th, 2011||33rd||7th||{{Sm|Pat G}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/clash-1-september-3rd-2011.310114/ CLASH 1]||September 3rd, 2011||7th||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=315150 Xanadu:X-Games]||December 3rd, 2011||9th||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=315727 HOBO 34]||December 17th, 2011||7th||4th||{{Sm|Fino}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBB}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|FOW}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321771 Cheap Ash NJ Tourney]||April 28th, 2012||5th||1st||{{Sm|Nairo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Collision III|g=SSBB}}||May 12th, 2012||13th / 25||2nd / 10||Mew2King
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR|g=SSBB}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||9th||5th||ESAM
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBB}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||49th||17th||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|-
|{{Trn|WHOBO 5|g=SSBB}}||October 19th-20th, 2013||17th||4th||Mew2King
|-
|{{Trn|WHOBO 5#Brawl mid+low tier singles|WHOBO 5 M+LT/LT|g=SSBB}}||October 19th-20th, 2013||1st||5th||Mew2King
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||25th||DEHF
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 3|g=SSBB}}||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|9B}}
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2016|g=SSB4}}||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Day}}
|-
|{{Trn|Fusion 3|g=SSB4}}||April 16th, 2016||17th||9th||{{Sm|Xanos}}
|-
|{{Trn|Paradigm Shift|g=SSB4}}||May 21st-22nd, 2016||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Leaf FC}}
|-
|{{Trn|Road to Shine|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 6th-10th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2016|g=SSB4}}||August 26th-28th, 2016||25th||3rd||{{Sm|Mr.E}}
|-
|{{Trn|Key to The PG House|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 2|g=SSB4}}||September 24th-25th, 2016||13th||2nd||Mr.E
|-
|{{Trn|UGC Online Open|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 1st-10th, 2016||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Hero to ZeRo|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 5th-7th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|PG Key to GENESIS 4|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 1st-5th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|PG Key to 2GGC: Civil War|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 5th-8th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland|g=SSB4}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||4th||Mr.E
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 3|g=SSB4}}||May 6th, 2017||13th||2nd||Mr.E
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga|g=SSB4}}||May 20th, 2017||25th||4th||{{Sm|FOW}}
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2017|g=SSB4}}||May 26th-28th, 2017||13th||9th||{{Sm|Wrath}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 10th-11th, 2017||33rd||17th||FOW
|-
|[https://challonge.com/MSM061717 Meteor Smash Monthly (June)]||June 17th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Kadaj}}
|-
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: World War 2|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 23rd, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/just-roll-with-it-7/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/138795/387951 Just Roll With It! 7]||June 24th, 2017||7th||4th||Kadaj
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 21st-23rd, 2017||25th||13th||{{Sm|falln}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 5|g=SSB4}}||August 5th-6th, 2017||17th||3rd||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 25th-27th, 2017||65th||13th||Mr.E
|-
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: Civil War 1|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 15th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 7|g=SSB4}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||49th||13th||{{Sm|Ned}}
|-
|{{Trn|Clutch City Clash 2|g=SSB4}}||October 28th-29th, 2017||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Elegant}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super FamiCon 2017|g=SSB4}}||November 17th-19th, 2017||9th||5th||ESAM
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2018|g=SSB4}}||February 9th-11th, 2018||65th||25th||{{Sm|Zenyou}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/etsu-con-2018/event/smash-for-wii-u-singles/brackets/201037 ETSU-Con 2018]||February 17th, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 4|g=SSB4}}||April 28th, 2018||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||33rd||9th||{{Sm|Koolaid}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4|g=SSB4}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||25th||9th||{{Sm|8BitMan}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||17th||13th||{{Sm|SDX}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||65th||17th||{{Sm|Waldo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Factor 7|g=SSB4}}||July 20th-22nd, 2018||49th||2nd||ANTi
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 2|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 4th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 6|g=SSBU}}||January 20th, 2019||33rd||25th||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 10|g=SSBU}}||February 9th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Puppeh}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||65th||9th||Puppeh
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||49th||25th||{{Sm|Jtails}}
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 11|g=SSBU}}||June 15th, 2019||17th||4th||{{Sm|NoTag}}
|-
|{{Trn|Off The Rails|g=SSBU}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||13th||7th||{{Sm|Peabnut}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World|g=SSBU}}||September 14th-15th, 2019||25th||7th||Puppeh
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Roll With It!|g=SSBU}}||November 2nd, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|MINTOS}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||17th||17th||{{Sm|Mr E}}
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||49th||17th||{{Sm|Laid}}
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 12|g=SSBU}}||January 11th, 2020||7th||2nd||MINTOS
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno|g=SSBU}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||65th||3rd||Puppeh
|-
|{{Trn|Clash Of The Carolinas III|g=SSBU}}||February 29th, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mazer Gaming Smash|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 22nd, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 9|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 17th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th-19th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 10|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 1st, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mazer Gaming Gives Back|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 15th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 13|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 27th, 2020||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kookus and the Money Machine 2|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||October 21st, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SWT: NA Southeast Ultimate Online Qualifier|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 15th-16th, 2021||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 13|g=SSBU}}||November 6th-7th, 2021||17th / 323||1st / 135||Puppeh
|}

==Trivia==
*Mekos is a notable advocate of [[doubles]], and considers it superior to [[singles]] play. He is considered one of the best Doubles players in the United States, and is referred to as: "The Doubles God".

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Mtotheekos Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/mekos1234 Twitch channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/Etigris YouTube channel]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=60407 Smashboards public profile]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/3223/mekos SSBWorld profile]

[[Category:North Carolina smashers]]
[[Category:Retired players]]
[[Category:Lucas players (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Lucas players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Lucas players (SSBU)]]
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