Smasher:TR3GTheZ

The Z
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Character info
Smash 64 main	Fox
Other Smash 64 characters	Yoshi, Samus, Kirby, DK, Captain Falcon, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Mario
Melee mains	Fox, Marth
Team info
Crew(s)	TR3G
Former crews	PPS, Prophetic Tactics
Personal and other info
Real name	M.J.
Birth date	May 19, 1995
Location	Montreal, Quebec
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional

The Z is a top-level Super Smash Bros. 64 player based in Montreal renowned as one of the best in North America. Although identified as a Fox main, he is infamous for his ability to use virtually any character in tournaments. He is also a very proficient doubles player, teaming with tacos at national events in a formidable duo known as Team Luv.

History

The Z made his international debut in January 2014 at Apex 2014, where he beat YBOMBB (2-1) before being sent to loser's bracket by the Japanese player Merihim (1-2) and was later eliminated by tacos (0-2) to ultimately land at an underwhelming 25th place.

In March 2014, he participated at Polybash XIII where he beat notable American and Canadian players such as Sex (2-0) and Fireblaster (2-0), and notably defeated Mew2King (3-1) using Donkey Kong. He placed 2nd, only losing to KeroKeroppi.

In August 2014, he entered singles at Zenith 2014 where he placed 4th, defeating notable players such as Clubba (2-0), LD (2-0) and Nintendude (2-0), before losing to Wizzrobe in a Yoshi ditto (2-3) and KeroKeroppi (1-3). He also won the doubles bracket, teaming with SuPeRbOoMfAn.

On January 10, 2015, The Z traveled to Echo 2015 in Ottawa, the strongest Smash 64 event in Canada in years, where he beat many notable Canadian players, outplaced YBOMBB and notably double-eliminated Revan 3-0 and 3-2. He only lost to SuPeRbOoMfAn, solidifying his place as Canada's second strongest player. He also teamed with Revan and eliminated Sextc and YBOMBB's team twice.

On January 31st, 2015, The Z entered singles at Apex 2015 in Secaucus, New Jersey. After defeating Aisengobay 2-0 and Cobr 2-0, he entered Top 16 through losers after a 1-2 set against KeroKeroppi, defeated Killer 2-1 and landed at 9th place after losing to Dext3r 1-2. He also entered doubles, teaming with tacos, where they took convincing victories over formidable teams, such as a 3-1 victory against Banze and Cabelo, 3-0 against Dext3r and Wizzrobe, and 3-0 against Star King and Killer (after losing to them 2-3 in winners' side). They then played SuPeRbOoMfAn and JaimeHR in Grand Finals, where they lost 0-3, taking second place.

Notable tournament records

Tournament	Date	Location	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	Somerset, NJ	25th	—	—
Polybash XIII	March 1st-2nd, 2014	Montreal, QC	2nd	—	—
Zenith 2014	August 2nd-3rd, 2014	New York, NY	4th	1st	SuPeRbOoMfAn
ECHO 2015	January 10th, 2015	Ottawa, ON	2nd	—	—
Apex 2015	January 31st-February 1st, 2015	Secaucus, NJ	9th	2nd	tacos

Trivia

• The Z was a member of Prodigies of Premium Smash in 2008-2009.