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{{Smasher Infobox
:''For the Swiss smasher that used to by the tag Neo, see [[Smasher:Kimbo]].''
:''For the Japanese smasher, see [[Smasher:Neo (Japan)]].''
 
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = NEO
| name          = NEO
| mainssbb      = Marth
| mainssbb      = Marth
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| mainssb4      = Sheik
| mainssb4      = Sheik
| otherssb4    = Roy
| otherssb4    = Roy
| 2ndotherssb4  = Lucina
| 2ndotherssb4  = Marth
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Marth}}
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Lucina}}, {{SSB4|Corrin}}
| crew          =  
| mainssbu      = Sheik
| skillssbm     = Top professional (retired)
| otherssbu     = Lucina
| skillssbb    = Top professional (retired)
| former crews  = [[Ha Ha You Lose]]<br>[[Team Ben]]<br>USB
| skillssb4    = Professional
| rankingssbb  =  
| realname      = '''N'''athaniel '''E'''ugene '''O'''wen
| realname      = Nathaniel Eugene Owen
| birthdate    =
| location      = MD/VA
| location      = MD/VA
| country      = United States
| country      = United States
}}
}}
'''NEO''' is an American [[smasher]] and has spent time in numerous [[crews]] including USB, [[H2YL]], and [[Team Ben]].  
'''NEO''' is an American [[smasher]] from the MD/VA area who has spent time in numerous [[crews]] including USB, [[H2YL]], and [[Team Ben]]. His tag is comprised of his initials.


Most notably, NEO was considered to be the best {{SSBM|Roy}} player before retiring from ''Melee'', with results that current Roy players have yet to match, having multiple Top 8 finishes at [[List of national tournaments|national tournaments]]. He managed to beat Ken in Roy dittos, claiming the red costume in the process. However, NEO's top tiers were also a force to be reckoned with, posing a threat to the nation's best when he was in his prime.
Most notably, NEO was very well known for maining {{SSBM|Roy}} in ''[[Melee]]'' (with secondaries in {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Sheik}}), and was considered to be the best Roy player prior to his retirement, with results that current Roy players have yet to match, having multiple Top 8 finishes at [[major]] tournaments. He managed to beat {{Sm|Ken}} in Roy dittos, claiming the red costume in the process.


NEO has been competing in ''Brawl'' since its release in 2008, and continued to play at a high level as of 2013. He was also very skilled at the game, maining {{SSBB|Marth}}. He was known for his calculated and patient style. He was usually considered the best Marth in the USA outside of {{Sm|mikeHAZE}}.
In ''[[Brawl]]'', NEO mained {{SSBB|Marth}}, with {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} as a secondary, and was usually considered the best Marth in the USA outside of {{Sm|mikeHAZE}}, known for his calculated and patient style. He had been playing since its release in 2008, and continued to play at a high level as of 2013.


In ''Smash 4'', NEO is widely considered one of the best (if not the best) {{SSB4|Lucina}} players, maintaining his patient style from ''Brawl'', although soon dropping her in favor of {{SSB4|Sheik}}. NEO currently mains three of the fire emblem characters (Roy, Marth and Lucina respectively) along with his Sheik using all of them in conjunction with one another.  
In ''Smash 4'', NEO mained {{SSB4|Sheik}}, keeping his patient style from ''Brawl'', and also played three of the ''Fire Emblem'' characters in {{SSB4|Roy}}, {{SSB4|Marth}} and {{SSB4|Lucina}} before retiring later on in ''Smash 4'''s life.  


NEO is currently ranked 3rd and 5th on the [[MD/VA Power Rankings|MD/VA Brawl and Smash 4 Power Rankings]], respectively.
NEO was ranked 3rd on the final [[MD/VA Power Rankings|MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 92nd on the [[2014 SSBBRank]] and 5th on the MD/VA ''Smash 4'' Power Rankings.


==Notable tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''Melee''===
{|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
|-
|{{b|Game Over|tournament}}||January 10th, 2004||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash 4 Cash]]||June 2004||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DCSS#3]]||September 25th, 2004||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Chillin}}
|-
|-
|[[Gettin' Schooled]]||October 14th, 2004||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Gettin' Schooled]]||October 14th, 2004||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[MLG DC 2005]]||January 29th-30th, 2005||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Chillin}}
|[[MLG DC 2005]]||January 29th-30th, 2005||4th||2nd||Chillin
|-
|-
|[[Gettin' Schooled 2]]||June 25th-26th, 2005||44th<!--unsure about this-->||9th||Chillin
|[[Gettin' Schooled 2]]||June 25th-26th, 2005||44th<!--unsure about this-->||9th||Chillin
|-
|-
|[[MLG Philadelphia 2005]]||July 28th-31st, 2005||&mdash;||3rd||{{Sm|PC Chris}}
|[[MLG Philadelphia 2005]]||July 28th-31st, 2005||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|PC Chris}}
|-
|-
|[http://archive.is/4lVzX SMYM 4]||September 24th, 2005||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://archive.is/4lVzX SMYM 4]||September 24th, 2005||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Los Angeles 2005|g=SSBM}}||October 14th-16th, 2005||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[BOMB 4]]||November 12th, 2005||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Oro}}
|[[BOMB 4]]||November 12th, 2005||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Oro}}
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|[[MLG Chicago 2005]]||December 16th-18th, 2005||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Vidjogamer}}
|[[MLG Chicago 2005]]||December 16th-18th, 2005||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Vidjogamer}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=63799 Pound]||January 28th, 2006||2nd||5th||{{Sm|Aho}}
|{{b|Pound|tournament}}||January 28th, 2006||2nd||5th||{{Sm|Aho}}
|-
|-
|[[MLG New York 2005]]||February 25th-26th, 2006||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[MLG New York 2005]]||February 25th-26th, 2006||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|-
|[[MELEE-FC6]]||July 13th-15th, 2006||25th||17th||{{Sm|Helios}}
|[[MELEE-FC6]]||July 13th-15th, 2006||25th||17th||{{Sm|Helios}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/7-7-c3-july-jackpot-results.108723/#post-2557097 C3 July Jackpot]||July 7th, 2007||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/attention-catonsville-smashfest-coming-your-way-8-25.113893/page-2#post-2796925 Catonsville Smashfest August]||August 25th, 2007||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Vist}}
|-
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


===''Brawl''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|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
|-
|-
|[[Critical Hit 3]]||July 5th, 2008||4th||9th||{{Sm|Oro}}
|[[Critical Hit 3]]||July 5th, 2008||4th||9th||{{Sm|Oro}}
|-
|[[ChuDatz Final Biweekly]]||August 3rd, 2008||9th||5th||{{Sm|Chillindude}}
|-
|-
|[[Clash of the Titans IV]]||February 7th-8th, 2009||13th||13th||{{Sm|HAT}}
|[[Clash of the Titans IV]]||February 7th-8th, 2009||13th||13th||{{Sm|HAT}}
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|-
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[MLG Orlando 2010]]||April 16th-18th, 2010||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/omni-presents-xanadu-games.281168/ Omni Presents: Xanadu Games]||July 17th, 2010||4th||5th||{{Sm|Logic}}
|-
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||&mdash;||13th||{{Sm|Slikvik}}
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||&mdash;||13th||{{Sm|Slikvik}}
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 6]]||August 14th, 2011||17th||13th||{{Sm|GimR}}
|[[KTAR 6]]||August 14th, 2011||17th||13th||{{Sm|GimR}}
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/carroll-fest-3-results-green-rangers-so-huge.329639/ Carrol Fest 3]||November 10, 2012||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Seagull}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12162014SSB4 S@X 75]||December 16th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XI|g=SSB4}}||January 3rd, 2015||17th||4th||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06022015SSB41v1 S@X 100]||June 2nd, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06092015ssb4 S@X 101]||June 9th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06232015SSB4 S@X 103]||June 23rd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015|g=SSB4}}||August 6th-9th, 2015||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX08182015SSB4 S@X 111]||August 18th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX09082015SSB4 S@X 114]||September 8th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SatX11032015SSB4 S@X 122]||November 3rd, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX11242015SSB4 S@X 125]||November 24th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12012015SSB4 S@X 126]||December 1st, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12082015SSB4 S@X 127]||December 8th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX01122016SSB4 S@X 132]||January 12th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX02022016SSB4 S@X 135]||February 2nd, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX04052016SSB4 S@X 144]||April 5th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX04122016SSB4 S@X 145]||April 12th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06212016SSB4 S@X 155]||June 21st, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


[[Category:Marth professionals (SSBB)]]
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
[[Category:Roy professionals (SSBM)]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
[[Category:Roy professionals (PM)]]
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-90/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/649585/1065761 The Grind Fridays 90]||August 30th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-100/details The Grind Fridays 100]||November 8th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
==Trivia==
*NEO is the creator of the novelty rap song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVFpRQdOuQ0&ab_channel=aBREACTmusic "Meta Knight Da Bess"], a parody of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(musician) Drake] song called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_I_Ever_Had_(Drake_song) "Best I Ever Had"].
*NEO is the only solo Roy player in ''Melee'' to have been ranked in the top ten, being ranked at 6th on the 2005 [[RetroSSBMRank]].
 
[[Category:Retired players]]
[[Category:Maryland smashers]]
[[Category:Marth players (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Roy players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Roy players (PM)]]
[[Category:Roy players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Sheik players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:VIP players]]

Latest revision as of 13:21, May 19, 2024

For the Swiss smasher that used to by the tag Neo, see Smasher:Kimbo.
For the Japanese smasher, see Smasher:Neo (Japan).
NEO
Character info
Melee main Roy
Other Melee characters Marth, Sheik
Brawl main Marth
Other Brawl characters Meta Knight, Sheik, Jigglypuff
Smash 4 main Sheik
Other Smash 4 characters Roy, Marth, Lucina, Corrin
Ultimate main Sheik
Other Ultimate character Lucina
Project M main Marth
Other Project M character Roy
Team info
Former crews Ha Ha You Lose
Team Ben
USB
Personal and other info
Real name Nathaniel Eugene Owen
Location MD/VA United States

NEO is an American smasher from the MD/VA area who has spent time in numerous crews including USB, H2YL, and Team Ben. His tag is comprised of his initials.

Most notably, NEO was very well known for maining Roy in Melee (with secondaries in Marth and Sheik), and was considered to be the best Roy player prior to his retirement, with results that current Roy players have yet to match, having multiple Top 8 finishes at major tournaments. He managed to beat Ken in Roy dittos, claiming the red costume in the process.

In Brawl, NEO mained Marth, with Meta Knight as a secondary, and was usually considered the best Marth in the USA outside of mikeHAZE, known for his calculated and patient style. He had been playing since its release in 2008, and continued to play at a high level as of 2013.

In Smash 4, NEO mained Sheik, keeping his patient style from Brawl, and also played three of the Fire Emblem characters in Roy, Marth and Lucina before retiring later on in Smash 4's life.

NEO was ranked 3rd on the final MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 92nd on the 2014 SSBBRank and 5th on the MD/VA Smash 4 Power Rankings.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Game Over January 10th, 2004 33rd — —
Smash 4 Cash June 2004 5th — —
DCSS#3 September 25th, 2004 3rd 2nd Chillin
Gettin' Schooled October 14th, 2004 4th — —
MLG DC 2005 January 29th-30th, 2005 4th 2nd Chillin
Gettin' Schooled 2 June 25th-26th, 2005 44th 9th Chillin
MLG Philadelphia 2005 July 28th-31st, 2005 3rd 3rd PC Chris
SMYM 4 September 24th, 2005 5th — —
MLG Los Angeles 2005 October 14th-16th, 2005 9th — —
BOMB 4 November 12th, 2005 3rd 2nd Oro
MLG Chicago 2005 December 16th-18th, 2005 2nd 1st Vidjogamer
Pound January 28th, 2006 2nd 5th Aho
MLG New York 2005 February 25th-26th, 2006 7th — —
MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd, 2006 5th 5th Chillin
MLG Dallas 2006 May 19th-20th, 2006 9th 7th Mew2King
MELEE-FC6 July 13th-15th, 2006 25th 17th Helios
C3 July Jackpot July 7th, 2007 5th — —
Catonsville Smashfest August August 25th, 2007 1st 3rd Vist
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 65th — —

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Critical Hit 3 July 5th, 2008 4th 9th Oro
ChuDatz Final Biweekly August 3rd, 2008 9th 5th Chillindude
Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 13th 13th HAT
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 17th 13th HAT
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 33rd — —
MLG Orlando 2010 April 16th-18th, 2010 97th — —
Omni Presents: Xanadu Games July 17th, 2010 4th 5th Logic
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 — 13th Slikvik
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 17th 13th GimR
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 193rd — —
Carrol Fest 3 November 10, 2012 5th 3rd Seagull
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 65th — —
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 65th — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
S@X 75 December 16th, 2014 2nd — —
Collision XI January 3rd, 2015 17th 4th Seagull Joe
S@X 100 June 2nd, 2015 9th — —
S@X 101 June 9th, 2015 2nd — —
S@X 103 June 23rd, 2015 2nd — —
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 33rd — —
S@X 111 August 18th, 2015 7th — —
S@X 114 September 8th, 2015 2nd — —
S@X 122 November 3rd, 2015 3rd — —
S@X 125 November 24th, 2015 17th — —
S@X 126 December 1st, 2015 3rd — —
S@X 127 December 8th, 2015 9th — —
S@X 132 January 12th, 2016 1st — —
S@X 135 February 2nd, 2016 5th — —
S@X 144 April 5th, 2016 9th — —
S@X 145 April 12th, 2016 13th — —
S@X 155 June 21st, 2016 17th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
The Grind Fridays 90 August 30th, 2019 9th — —
The Grind Fridays 100 November 8th, 2019 9th — —

Trivia[edit]

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