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:''For the Swiss smasher that used to by the tag Neo, see [[Smasher:Kimbo]].''
:''For the Japanese smasher, see [[Smasher:Neo (Japan)]].''
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = NEO
| name          = NEO
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| otherssb4    = Roy
| otherssb4    = Roy
| 2ndotherssb4  = Marth
| 2ndotherssb4  = Marth
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Lucina}}
| 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  =  
| rankingssbb  = [[2014 SSBBRank]]: 92nd
| realname      = Nathaniel Eugene Owen
| 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]]. His tag is comprised of his initials.
'''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 mains {{SSB4|Sheik}}, maintaining his patient style from ''Brawl''. 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 on the [[MD/VA Power Rankings|MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 5th on the MD/VA ''Smash 4'' Power Rankings.
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==
==Tournament placings==
{{results|Missing Smash 4 results.}}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. 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
|-
|-
|[[Game Over_(tournament)|Game Over]]||January 10th, 2004||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{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;
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|-
|[[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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|-
|-
|[[MLG Orlando 2010]]||April 16th-18th, 2010||97th||&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}}
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|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[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 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|}
|}


==={{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;
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!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]].
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[[Category:Maryland smashers]]
[[Category:Maryland smashers]]
[[Category:Marth professionals (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Marth players (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Roy professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Roy players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Roy professionals (PM)]]
[[Category:Roy players (PM)]]
[[Category:Roy professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Roy players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Sheik professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Sheik players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
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