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A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2. <!--As tournaments switched to online play due to COVID-19, Zain continued to dominate, winning {{Trn|Pound Online}}, {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}}, 3 out of the 4 {{Trn|Slippi Champions League}} events, and finally {{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}} to cement himself as one the top 2 North American players of 2020 along with {{Sm|Mango}}.--> | A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2. <!--As tournaments switched to online play due to COVID-19, Zain continued to dominate, winning {{Trn|Pound Online}}, {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}}, 3 out of the 4 {{Trn|Slippi Champions League}} events, and finally {{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}} to cement himself as one the top 2 North American players of 2020 along with {{Sm|Mango}}.--> | ||
In 2023, following a series of victories by {{Sm|Cody Schwab}} | In 2023, following a series of victories by {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, Zain, Cody Schwab, and {{Sm|Ludwig}} organized [[The Match|a best-of-10 match]] between him and Cody Schwab, the winner of which would be automatically given 1st on the [[SSBMRank]] 2023 rankings. Zain lost 7-10, cementing Cody Schwab as best player in the world and ending Zain's dominant stretch as number 1. | ||
==Rankings== | ==Rankings== | ||
Revision as of 21:51, December 15, 2023
| Zain "DontTestMe" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Marth |
| Other Melee characters | Roy, Fox |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Moist Moguls |
| Former sponsor(s) | Golden Guardians, SovaSmashInc, Panda |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  SSBMRank Summer 2023: 1st |
| Winnings | ~$130,934.70 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Zain Naghmi |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Blacksburg, Virginia 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top level |
Zain (shortly known as tekkenz), also known as DontTestMe, is a Melee Marth main from Reston, Virginia who is currently residing in Blacksburg, Virginia, and is currently considered to be the best Marth player in the world, and was considered the best Melee player in the world in 2022. He is known for his incredibly lethal punish game on space animal players and methodical play against floaty characters. He is currently ranked 1st on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings and the SSBMRank Summer 2023, though he will automatically be ranked 2nd on the SSBMRank 2023 due to the results of The Match: The Fight For No. 1.
In 2020, Zain was considered to be the best player in North America, due to both his win at GENESIS 7 and his dominance in Project Slippi netplay majors during the COVID-19 pandemic (winning Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2, 3 of the 4 weeks of Slippi Champions League, and Smash Summit 10 Online), with Mango serving as his primary rival for the title.
On April 12th, 2018, Zain was signed by Panda,[1] but left on November 8th, 2019.[2] After being sponsored for the duration of GENESIS 7 by Mogul Moves, Ludwig's clothing brand, Zain was picked up by the Golden Guardians, the official esports affiliate of the Golden State Warriors NBA team on February 6th, 2020.[3] After three years, he would part ways with Golden Guardians on March 29th, 2023.[4] On April 6th, 2023, Zain was re-signed by Ludwig and joined Moist Moguls.
Tournament history
Zain started playing competitively in May 2014 and quickly climbed the ranks, notably winning the S@X Fall Arcadian. He gained recognition at the national level at The Big House 6 when he defeated Plup 2-0 in pools. He went on to place 17th after beating KJH and Tafokints. He notably took a set off of Leffen 3-2 at Smash 'N' Splash 3 placing 13th, and sets off of ChuDat and SFAT 2-1 and 3-0 respectively at Super Smash Con 2017, placing 5th at said event. At Smash Summit 6, he beat both Mango and Plup to take 3rd. Finally, at Shine 2018, Zain won his first major tournament, beating Mango and double eliminating Hungrybox, taking his first ever victories over the latter. Over a year later, he took his first set over Mew2King at The Big House 9, placing 2nd after losing two Game 5 sets to Mango in Grand Finals.
A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor at GENESIS 7 without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2.
In 2023, following a series of victories by Cody Schwab, Zain, Cody Schwab, and Ludwig organized a best-of-10 match between him and Cody Schwab, the winner of which would be automatically given 1st on the SSBMRank 2023 rankings. Zain lost 7-10, cementing Cody Schwab as best player in the world and ending Zain's dominant stretch as number 1.
Rankings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
SSBMRank/MPGR
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| SSBMRank 2016 | January 15th - December 4th, 2016 | 66th |  |
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| Summer 2017 SSBMRank | December 10th, 2016 - June 18th, 2017 | 41st | |
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| SSBMRank 2017 | December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017 | 22nd | |
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| Summer 2018 MPGR | December 15th, 2017 - July 2018 | 9th | |
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| MPGR 2018 | December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018 | 7th | |
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| Summer 2019 MPGR | December 17th, 2018 - June 30th, 2019 | 6th | |
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| MPGR 2019 | December 17th, 2018 - December 8th, 2019 | 6th | |
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| MPGRContenders North America | 2021 | S+ (Top 3) | |
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| MPGR Summer 2022 | March 1st - July 11th, 2022 | 1st | |
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| SSBMRank 2022 | March 1st - December 18th, 2022 | 1st | |
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| SSBMRank Summer 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 | 1st | |
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14 | May 23rd, 2014 | 33rd / 72 | — | — | |
| Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14 | June 6th, 2014 | 49th / 64 | — | — | |
| Smash @ Clarendon 6/19/14 | June 19th, 2014 | 25th / 60 | — | — | |
| Smash @ Clarendon 7/18/14 | July 18th, 2014 | 33rd / 88 | — | — | |
| Smash @ Clarendon 8/15/14 | August 15th, 2014 | 33rd / 92 | — | — | |
| [1] | October 4th, 2014 | 9th / 22 | — | — | |
| Virginia Tech 2v2 Tournament | October 15th, 2014 | — | 3rd | David | |
| Grass Roots Monthly! | November 8th, 2014 | 5th / 23 | 3rd | ? | |
| [2] | December 3rd, 2014 | — | 2nd | ? | |
| Fueled By Melee | December 6th, 2014 | 4th | 7th | ? | |
| Grass Roots Monthly #2! | December 7th, 2014 | 3rd / 13 | ? | ? | |
| S@X 78 | January 7th, 2015 | 17th / 69 | — | — | |
| Grass Roots Monthly #3! | January 31st, 2015 | 3rd / 29 | ? | ? | |
| PK Smash #1 | February 18th, 2015 | 4th / 37 | — | — | |
| Fueled By Melee 3 | February 21st, 2015 | 3rd / 18 | ? | ? | |
| Fueled By Melee 4 | April 12th, 2015 | 2nd / 18 | 3rd | ? | |
| Xanadu Arcadian | May 16th, 2015 | 9th | — | — | |
| S@X 98 | May 20th, 2015 | 7th / 59 | — | — | |
| S@X 99 | May 27th, 2015 | 13th / 55 | — | — | |
| S@X 101 | June 10th, 2015 | 9th / 72 | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 33rd / 593 | — | — | |
| S@X 111 | August 19th, 2015 | 7th / 108 | — | — | |
| Grass Roots Monthly #8! | August 29th, 2015 | 3rd / 32 | — | — | |
| The Fall Arcadian | October 17th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 49th / 933 | 25th | PRISON | |
| S@X 151 | May 25th, 2016 | 1st / 85 | — | — | |
| S@X 152 | June 1st, 2016 | 4th / 81 | — | — | |
| S@X 153 | June 8th, 2016 | 5th / 55 | — | — | |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 49th / 2,372 | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 33rd / 940 | 17th | SypherPhoenix | |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 17th / 1,563 | 33rd | SypherPhoenix | |
| S@X 182 | December 28th, 2016 | 1st / 86 | — | — | |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 33rd / 1704 | 17th | Redd | |
| Smash Valley V | February 18th, 2017 | 5th / 253 | — | — | |
| Training Mode Tuesday 3 | March 7th, 2017 | 1st | — | — | |
| Smash @ Power 9 #22 | March 9th, 2017 | 7th / 62 | 1st | Captain Faceroll | |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 17th / 333 | 9th | SypherPhoenix | |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 13th / 848 | 13th | Junebug | |
| Bad Moon Rising 2 | July 1st, 2017 | 9th / 369 | 5th / 86 | SypherPhoenix | |
| Get On My Level 2017 | July 29-30th, 2017 | 9th / 566 | 9th | R2DLiu | |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 5th / 1092 | 13th | SypherPhoenix | |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 17th / 1522 | 7th | MilkMan | |
| DreamHack Denver 2017 | October 20th-22nd, 2017 | 7th / 310 | — | — | |
| MD/VA Melee Invitational | November 25th, 2017 | 4th / 10 | — | — | |
| Pat's House 3 | December 2nd-3rd, 2017 | 2nd / 299 | 9th | Prince Abu | |
| S@X 233 | December 20th, 2017 | 1st / 36 | — | — | |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 13th / 1365 | 33rd | R2DLiu | $100 |
| The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament | February 3rd, 2018 | 2nd / 238 | — | — | |
| Smash Valley: Lucky 7 | February 17th, 2018 | 2nd / 229 | 4th | MilkMan | $458 |
| Unity 19 | March 3rd, 2018 | 1st / 64 | — | — | |
| Nimbus #8 | March 8th, 2018 | 1st | — | — | |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 9th / 181 | — | — | $68 |
| SWEET 31 | March 17th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | KJH | $435 |
| Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 9th / 354 | — | — | |
| Flatiron 3 | April 21st, 2018 | 7th / 316 | — | — | |
| Smash Summit 6 | May 3rd-6th, 2018 | 3rd / 16 | 7th | HugS | $2,751 |
| Pound Underground | May 12th-13th, 2018 | 1st / 216 | 5th | MilkMan | $864 |
| S@X 250 | May 16th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 5th / 449 | — | — | $179.60 |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 5th / 924 | — | — | $712 |
| OMEGA II | June 16th-17th, 2018 | 1st / 124 | 3rd | MilkMan | $1,503 |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 5th / 440 | 25th | MilkMan | $132 |
| Aurora Blitz | July 21st, 2018 | 3rd / 31 | — | — | $91 |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 9th / 1353 | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 9th / 1053 | 7th | MilkMan | $52.65 |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 1st / 904 | — | — | |
| The Roast of Hugo Gonzalez | September 22nd, 2018 | 2nd / 256 | — | — | $856 |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 4th / 1032 | — | — | $825.60 |
| GameTyrant Expo 2018 | November 2nd-4th, 2018 | 3rd / 162 | 1st | SFAT | |
| Smash Summit 7 | November 15th-18th, 2018 | 7th / 16 | 7th | Rishi | $1,417 |
| The Parking Lot - Friday | December 14th, 2018 | 1st / 83 | — | — | $160 |
| Don't Park on the Grass 2018 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | 3rd / 546 | 1st | MilkMan | $546 |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 9th / 1113 | 65th | Arris | |
| Here Be Mid Tiers 5 | February 9th, 2019 | 1st / 69 | 13th | Arris | |
| The Script 2 | February 16th-17th, 2019 | 1st / 130 | 3rd | MilkMan | |
| The Gang Steals The Script | March 9th, 2019 | 1st / 204 | 1st | MilkMan | |
| Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 1st / 349 | 3rd | Swedish Delight | $1,556 |
| Battle of BC 3: Pre-Weekly | March 29th, 2019 | 2nd / 43 | — | — | |
| Battle of BC 3 | March 30th-31st, 2019 | 2nd / 253 | 1st | SFAT | |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 4th / 451 | 4th | Chillindude | $541 |
| Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 1st / 106 | 1st | Plup | |
| Shell Shocked 20 | May 4th, 2019 | 1st / 18 | 1st | Hazy | $182 |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 7th / 420 | 7th | Chillindude | $157.50 |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 4th / 838 | 7th | Chillindude | |
| The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 | June 8th-9th, 2019 | 17th / 253 | 9th | Chillindude | |
| Smash Summit 8 | June 13th-17th, 2019 | 5th / 16 | 2nd | Plup | $1,578 |
| Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 2nd / 303 | 7th | DJ Nintendo | |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 3rd / 353 | 5th | MilkMan | $938 |
| Smash Camp: End of Summer | September 14th-15th, 2019 | 1st / 214 | — | — | |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 3rd / 289 | — | — | |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 2nd / 909 | — | — | $1,818 |
| DreamHack Rotterdam | October 18th-20th, 2019 | 1st / 154 | 1st | S2J | |
| Mango's Birthday Bash | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 5th / 228 | 2nd | Hungrybox | $375 |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 1st / 1110 | 5th | Hungrybox | $1,583 |
| Smash Summit 9 | February 13th-16th, 2020 | 4th / 16 | — | — | $6,242 |
| The Cave 2/24 | February 24th, 2020 | 1st / 28 | 2nd | Aglet | |
Pound Online  |
April 24th-26th, 2020 | 1st / 979 | — | — | $2,000 |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 |
July 25th-26th, 2020 | 1st / 64 | — | — | $8,250.33 |
| Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE |
September 19th, 2020 | 9th / 155 | — | — | |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1 |
October 11th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | $800 |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2 |
October 18th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $1,600 |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3 |
October 25th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $1,600 |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4 |
October 31st, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $1,600 |
| Smash Summit 10 Online |
November 19th-22nd, 2020 | 1st / 20 | — | — | $4,605.30 |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3 |
December 19th-20th, 2020 | 5th / 64 | — | — | |
| Galint Melee Open |
January 9th-10th, 2021 | 17th (DQ) / 270 | — | — | |
| Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE |
January 16th, 2021 | 9th / 183 | — | — | |
| Four Loko Fight Night |
March 6th-7th, 2021 | 1st / 549 | — | — | $2,000 |
| YourHouse |
March 27th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | $225 |
| The MD/VA Summit |
April 8th-10th, 2021 | 9th / 24 | — | — | |
| Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1 |
April 11th, 2021 | 2nd / 8 | — | — | $320 |
| Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 2 |
April 18th, 2021 | 1st / 8 | — | — | $640 |
| Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 3 |
May 2nd, 2021 | 2nd / 8 | — | — | $320 |
| Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 4 |
May 9th, 2021 | 1st / 8 | — | — | $1,600 |
| Smash Summit 11 | July 15th-18th, 2021 | 2nd / 16 | — | — | $23,305.80 |
| SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 1st / 16 | — | — | $1,600 |
| Smash Summit 12 | December 9th-12th, 2021 | 3rd / 16 | — | — | $6,826.68 |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4 |
January 29th-30th, 2022 | 1st / 2422 | — | — | |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 1st / 1522 | — | — | |
| Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 1st / 282 | — | — | |
| Smash Summit 13 | May 12th-15th, 2022 | 5th / 16 | — | — | $1,779.78 |
| Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | 2nd / 281 | — | — | |
| Get On My Level 2022 | July 1st-3rd, 2022 | 3rd / 493 | — | — | $739.50 |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 5th / 368 | — | — | |
| Phantom 2022 | July 16th-17th, 2022 | 2nd / 188 | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 4th / 713 | 5th | Rishi | $570 |
| Shine 2022 | August 26th-28th, 2022 | 1st / 475 | — | — | $2,921 |
| Riptide 2022 | September 9th-11th, 2022 | 5th / 449 | — | — | |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 4th / 982 | 33rd | Michael Quiggles | $1,585.60 |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | October 21st-23rd, 2022 | 1st / 32 | — | — | $15,752 |
| Smash Summit 14 | November 3rd-6th, 2022 | 5th / 16 | — | — | $3,186 |
| Apex 2022 | November 18th-20th, 2022 | 2nd / 461 | — | — | |
| Redemption Rumble | December 30th-31st, 2022 | 5th / 16 | — | — | |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 5th / 1253 | — | — | $563.85 |
| Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th, 2023 | 2nd / 494 | — | — | $1,796 |
| Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition | April 29th, 2023 | 13th / 115 | 1st | Jorge | |
| Battle of BC 5 | May 19th-21st, 2023 | 3rd / 409 | — | — | $920.25 |
| Tipped Off 14: Resurgence | June 3rd-4th, 2023 | 1st / 344 | 5th / 79 | moky | $2,058 |
| Wavedash 2023 | June 16th-18th, 2023 | 7th / 234 | — | — | $105 |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5 | July 7th-9th, 2023 | 2nd / 16 | — | — | $10,000 |
| Fête 3: By the Sea | July 14th-16th, 2023 | 1st / 409 | — | — | $3,222 |
| Get On My Level 2023 | July 21st-23rd, 2023 | 1st / 764 | — | — | $2,321.26 |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 1st / 860 | — | — | $3,870 |
| Shine 2023 | August 25th-27th, 2023 | 2nd / 683 | — | — | $2,049 |
| The Off-Season 2 | September 23rd-24th, 2023 | 4th / 263 | — | — | $2,000 |
| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 4th / 1,011 | — | — | $808.80 |
| The Match: The Fight For No. 1 | December 15th, 2023 | Loss | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Roots Monthly! | November 8th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Grass Roots Monthly #2! | December 7th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Grass Roots Monthly #3! | January 31st, 2015 | 5th | ? | ? |
| PK Smash #1 | February 18th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Grass Roots Monthly #8! | August 29th, 2015 | 9th | 3rd | Chase |
| The Spring Arcadian | May 14th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Park on the Grass 2018 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | — | 33rd | Swedish Delight |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Roots Monthly #8! | August 29th, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Xtian |
Trivia
- Although the correct pronunciation of his tag—and essentially his name—is "Zan" (like the beginning of "Xanax"), Zain has stated that he is fine with both pronunciations.[5]
- Zain has defeated 5 of the members of the 2018 MPGR top 6 (all but Armada):
- Plup at The Big House 6 (and later beating him again at Smash Summit 6 after Plup's ascension to "god-level")
- Leffen at Smash 'N' Splash 3
- Mango at Smash Summit 6
- Hungrybox at Shine 2018
- Mew2King at The Big House 9
- Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Zain sometimes competes in online tournaments by sandbagging under the tag "DontTestMe", where he goes solo Roy in bracket, a character considered by many to be one of the worst characters in Melee. Despite this, he has won multiple netplay events over other MPGR-ranked players.
- Zain's first gamertag was tekkenz. His father combined Zain's favorite game at that time, Tekken, with the first letter of his first name.
- Zain has a knack for a variety of comedic sketches and impressions, the latter of which include Marge from The Simpsons and numerous Melee players (such as Wife, UnknownForce, KoreanDJ, and ChuDat).
- He has imitated Chu's penchant for eating raw onions on stream, substituting an onion for an entire lime (skin and all) instead.
