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{{Smasher | :''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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| otherssb4 = Roy | | otherssb4 = Roy | ||
| 2ndotherssb4 = Marth | | 2ndotherssb4 = Marth | ||
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Lucina}} | | moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Lucina}}, {{SSB4|Corrin}} | ||
| | | mainssbu = Sheik | ||
| | | otherssbu = Lucina | ||
| | | former crews = [[Ha Ha You Lose]]<br>[[Team Ben]]<br>USB | ||
| | | rankingssbb = | ||
| realname = | | realname = Nathaniel Eugene Owen | ||
| location = MD/VA | | location = MD/VA | ||
| country = United States | | country = United States | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''NEO''' is an American [[smasher]] | '''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 | 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. | ||
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 | 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 | 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. | ||
== | ==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||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[[Smash 4 Cash]]||June 2004||5th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[[DCSS#3]]||September 25th, 2004||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Chillin}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Gettin' Schooled]]||October 14th, 2004||4th||—||— | |[[Gettin' Schooled]]||October 14th, 2004||4th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[MLG DC 2005]]||January 29th-30th, 2005||4th||2nd| | |[[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|| | |[[MLG Philadelphia 2005]]||July 28th-31st, 2005||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|PC Chris}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://archive.is/4lVzX SMYM 4]||September 24th, 2005||5th||—||— | |[http://archive.is/4lVzX SMYM 4]||September 24th, 2005||5th||—||— | ||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|MLG Los Angeles 2005|g=SSBM}}||October 14th-16th, 2005||9th||—||— | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[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}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{b|Pound|tournament}}||January 28th, 2006||2nd||5th||{{Sm|Aho}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[MLG New York 2005]]||February 25th-26th, 2006||7th||—||— | |[[MLG New York 2005]]||February 25th-26th, 2006||7th||—||— | ||
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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||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[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||—||— | |||
|} | |} | ||
===''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||—||— | |[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||—||— | ||
|- | |||
|[[MLG Orlando 2010]]||April 16th-18th, 2010||97th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[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||—||13th||{{Sm|Slikvik}} | |[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||—||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||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[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||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||65th||—||— | |||
|} | |||
==={{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||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{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||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06092015ssb4 S@X 101]||June 9th, 2015||2nd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06232015SSB4 S@X 103]||June 23rd, 2015||2nd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015|g=SSB4}}||August 6th-9th, 2015||33rd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX08182015SSB4 S@X 111]||August 18th, 2015||7th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX09082015SSB4 S@X 114]||September 8th, 2015||2nd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://challonge.com/SatX11032015SSB4 S@X 122]||November 3rd, 2015||3rd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX11242015SSB4 S@X 125]||November 24th, 2015||17th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12012015SSB4 S@X 126]||December 1st, 2015||3rd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12082015SSB4 S@X 127]||December 8th, 2015||9th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX01122016SSB4 S@X 132]||January 12th, 2016||1st||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX02022016SSB4 S@X 135]||February 2nd, 2016||5th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX04052016SSB4 S@X 144]||April 5th, 2016||9th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX04122016SSB4 S@X 145]||April 12th, 2016||13th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06212016SSB4 S@X 155]||June 21st, 2016||17th||—||— | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Marth | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=== | ||
[[Category:Roy | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
[[Category:Roy | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
[[Category:Roy | |- | ||
[[Category:Sheik | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-90/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/649585/1065761 The Grind Fridays 90]||August 30th, 2019||9th||—||— | ||
|- | |||
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-100/details The Grind Fridays 100]||November 8th, 2019||9th||—||— | |||
|} | |||
==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]] |