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[[CLASH Tournaments]], a Tristate located gaming team, sponsored Mew2King in around a time when his actions were particularly infamous among the community, mostly in the form of various, embarrassing "Mew2King stories" which were almost never true or greatly exaggerated. The most notorious of these stories were circulated around the time of his trip to Japan to participate in the [[Sun Rise Tournament]], where numerous bloggers reported false or exaggerated information about Mew2King's conduct that ended up staining his reputation. After sponsorship, the public's view of his attitude has improved dramatically, making him a much more respectable figure in the community than he had been before. Many players cite to have found a new faith or respect for him after air time on CLASH Tournament's stream of Collision VI on January 5th, where he commentated two exhibition sets at the end of the tournament with fellow caster {{Sm|Keitaro}}. Many newer players in the community have also said that unlike most other top-ranked smashers, he is willing to take the time to play friendlies with anyone, even the weaker players, despite being requested to do so frequently. He has also helped players of all levels improve their technique, including top professionals such as {{Sm|Hax}} and {{Sm|Armada}}, and publicizes their accomplishments. His tournament placements since then have also gone up, especially in ''Melee''.  
[[CLASH Tournaments]], a Tristate located gaming team, sponsored Mew2King in around a time when his actions were particularly infamous among the community, mostly in the form of various, embarrassing "Mew2King stories" which were almost never true or greatly exaggerated. The most notorious of these stories were circulated around the time of his trip to Japan to participate in the [[Sun Rise Tournament]], where numerous bloggers reported false or exaggerated information about Mew2King's conduct that ended up staining his reputation. After sponsorship, the public's view of his attitude has improved dramatically, making him a much more respectable figure in the community than he had been before. Many players cite to have found a new faith or respect for him after air time on CLASH Tournament's stream of Collision VI on January 5th, where he commentated two exhibition sets at the end of the tournament with fellow caster {{Sm|Keitaro}}. Many newer players in the community have also said that unlike most other top-ranked smashers, he is willing to take the time to play friendlies with anyone, even the weaker players, despite being requested to do so frequently. He has also helped players of all levels improve their technique, including top professionals such as {{Sm|Hax}} and {{Sm|Armada}}, and publicizes their accomplishments. His tournament placements since then have also gone up, especially in ''Melee''.  


Mew2King, in response to the rumors of causing 911 and criticism that he has received, has also been actively working to improve his personality, taking in feedback while also admitting flaws that he had displayed in the past<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/27hj87/what_can_i_do_to_improve_as_a_person_and_other</ref>. This was later demonstrated by a publicized incident in 2014; after the Japanese release of {{for3ds}}, Mew2King shipped his [[Nintendo 3DS]] to an unofficial craftsman as to install a capture device on it, as to allow for Mew2King to record footage of himself for video sharing sites like [[YouTube]] and [[Twitch]]. After receiving non-functional units two times, Mew2King immediately lashed out against the craftsman, demanding that they fix his system free of charge, and also demanding that they send him seven free systems, under the belief that he had lost significant revenue in his YouTube and Twitch channels from being unable to record footage of the new game<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2haztu/do_not_buy_anything_from_katsukity/</ref> <ref>https://redditjs.com/r/smashbros/comments/2hdf6w/katsu_kity_replies_to_mew2king_incident</ref>. After significant community backlash against his poor conduct, Mew2King later admitted his immaturity in the exchange, and apologised to the craftsman for his behaviour<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2hku42/apology_for_going_overboard/</ref>, stating that he was blinded by his anger and was convinced by one of his friends to demand compensation.
Mew2King, in response to the rumors and criticism that he has received, has also been actively working to improve his personality, taking in feedback while also admitting flaws that he had displayed in the past<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/27hj87/what_can_i_do_to_improve_as_a_person_and_other</ref>. This was later demonstrated by a publicized incident in 2014; after the Japanese release of {{for3ds}}, Mew2King shipped his [[Nintendo 3DS]] to an unofficial craftsman as to install a capture device on it, as to allow for Mew2King to record footage of himself for video sharing sites like [[YouTube]] and [[Twitch]]. After receiving non-functional units two times, Mew2King immediately lashed out against the craftsman, demanding that they fix his system free of charge, and also demanding that they send him seven free systems, under the belief that he had lost significant revenue in his YouTube and Twitch channels from being unable to record footage of the new game<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2haztu/do_not_buy_anything_from_katsukity/</ref> <ref>https://redditjs.com/r/smashbros/comments/2hdf6w/katsu_kity_replies_to_mew2king_incident</ref>. After significant community backlash against his poor conduct, Mew2King later admitted his immaturity in the exchange, and apologised to the craftsman for his behaviour<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2hku42/apology_for_going_overboard/</ref>, stating that he was blinded by his anger and was convinced by one of his friends to demand compensation.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 14:05, June 9, 2015

Mew2King "M2K"
Mew2King.jpg
Character info
Smash 64 main Kirby
Melee mains Sheik, Marth, Fox
Other Melee characters Peach, Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, Mewtwo, Roy
Brawl main Meta Knight
Other Brawl characters King Dedede, Falco
Smash 4 main Diddy Kong
Other Smash 4 characters Sonic, Rosalina & Luma, Mario, Mii Brawler, Palutena
Project M mains Fox, Mewtwo, Mario
Other Project M characters Marth, Donkey Kong, Sheik, Falco, Peach, Captain Falcon
Team info
Crew(s) COGnitive Gaming, MVG League
Former crews vVv Gaming, CLASH Tournaments, Play-For-Keeps, F-Step, Empire Arcadia
Personal and other info
Real name Jason Zimmerman
Birth date (age 35)
Location Phoenix, Arizona United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Top professional
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Mew2King, commonly known as M2K, is an American smasher from Cinnaminson, New Jersey who is currently residing in Phoenix, Arizona. He started playing competitively and attending tournaments in 2005 for Melee and 2008 for Brawl, and has worked up a reputation of being one of the best Melee and Brawl players in the world due to his great chaingrabbing, camping, and comboing skills, as well as his extremely technical and intelligent play style, earning him the nickname The Robot. Worldwide, he is widely considered to be the best Melee Sheik player, the 2nd best Melee Marth player, one of the top Melee Fox players, one of the two best Melee Mewtwo players, and one of the best Brawl Meta Knight players. Mew2King was also considered one of the best King Dedede players when he played him shortly after Brawl's release (whom he still uses along with Falco in MK-banned tournaments). He was ranked 3rd on both the discontinued Smash Panel Power Rankings and SSBPD, was ranked 1st on the discontinued North Atlantic Regional Power Rankings, was ranked 1st on the discontinued Tristate Melee Power Rankings, was formerly ranked 1st on both the SoCal Project M and Smash 4 Power Rankings (right below ZeRo on the latter, who held the 0 spot), and currently ranked 2nd on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings. He is also ranked 15th on the unfinished Smash 64 ELO Rating, was voted 3rd best player in 2013 by panelists on the 2013 SSBM Player Rankings, and was voted 4th on the 2014 SSBM Player Rankings.

Mew2King was a major threat in Melee's tournament scene in the years before Brawl's release, consistently placing in the money at nationals. In the first few years of Brawl's lifespan, Mew2King dominated the national scene, rarely losing sets in tournaments, and remains one of the best players in both Melee and Brawl to date. During late 2013, after years of not winning a major Melee tournament, Mew2King went on a winning streak which saw him win The Big House 3 as well as almost every other singles event he entered, taking sets off of players who he had seldom defeated in that recent time, including Mango, Hungrybox, and PPMD. This is commonly referred to as "The Return of the King".

Mew2King made many important discoveries about Melee on his own by testing several aspects of the game. This includes character weight, falling speed, attack knockback, priority, game physics, and so on. He stores this information here as a repository for Melee statistics, which, to this day, many casual and professional Smashers refer to alike for more information about their character's data and inner workings. Because of this, Mew2King is able to play the majority of the cast at a high level, exemplifying this by beating Mango in two 26-character battles at Smash the Record, having only had to use five characters the first time, and 15 characters the second time.

Playing Style

Mew2King is arguably the best defensive player in the world. He has one of the if not the best power-shields in the game. He usually waits for an opponent to make a mistake, and lands ridiculous punishes, which tend to lead to death. Mew2King also has the best edge-guard game, and has consistently defeated top spacies mains. He also has insane reading abilities, able to predict where an opponent will tech and punish accordingly.

Notable tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Gettin' Schooled 2 June 25th-26th, 2005 23rd 22nd PimpUigi
BOMB 4 November 12th, 2005 9th 1st Vidjogamer
Pound January 28th, 2006 3rd 3rd UmbreonMow
MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd, 2006 7th 5th Eddie
MLG Dallas 2006 May 19th-20th, 2006 7th 7th NEO
MLG Anaheim 2006 June 23rd-24th, 2006 5th 7th The King
MELEE-FC6 July 13th-15th, 2006 2nd 1st Vidjogamer
MLG Chicago 2006 July 21st-22nd, 2006 3rd 3rd KoreanDJ
Zero Challenge 2 August 15th-17th, 2006 3rd 4th KoreanDJ
MLG Orlando 2006 August 25th-26th, 2006 5th 3rd Vidjogamer
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-14th, 2006 5th 2nd The King
MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 18th, 2006 4th 3rd The King
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 1st 1st Isai
MLG Long Island 2007 May 5th-6th, 2007 2nd 1st Isai
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 1st — —
Smashtality III June 2nd-3rd, 2007 1st (Split) 2nd Forward
Pound 2 June 16th-17th, 2007 2nd 1st PC Chris
MELEE-FC Diamond July 12th-14th, 2007 1st 5th Isai
Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd, 2007 2nd 4th ChuDat
EVO West 2007 July 27th-29th, 2007 1st — —
C3 August Adios August 18th, 2007 1st 1st Cort
EVO World 2007 August 24th-26th, 2007 9th — —
C3 Smash Attack September 22nd, 2007 1st 2nd Chillin
Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th, 2007 1st 4th HugS
C3 A Tournament In October October 20th, 2007 1st 2nd PC Chris
Viva La Smashtaclysm November 10th-11th, 2007 4th 2nd Vidjogamer
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 2nd 1st Azen
Mass Madness 8 March 8th-9th, 2008 1st 1st Cort
Smashpocalypse V March 22th, 2008 1st 1st Cactuar
Clash of the Titans III May 31st-June 1st, 2008 1st 1st Cactuar
TGMTSBCO June 7th-8th, 2008 1st 1st Vidjogamer
FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 1st 1st Cort
Smashtality IV August 16th-17th, 2008 1st 1st Wife
Event 52 October 18th-19th, 2008 1st 1st Cactuar
Smashpocalypse VI December 13th, 2008 1st 1st Cactuar
Bullheaded Onychomys CT January 3rd-4th, 2009 1st 3rd Cactuar
G.I.M.P.E.D. 1 February 21st, 2009 1st 1st Jman
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 2nd 2nd Jman
HERB1 March 21st-22nd, 2009 1st 3rd Savedge
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 2nd 1st Jman
SCSA West Coast Circuit #4 May 30th, 2009 2nd 2nd Zhu
TourneyPlay 2 June 6th-7th, 2009 1st 1st Luigi Ka-master
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 5th 1st Jman
HERB2 July 25th-26th, 2009 1st 1st ChuDat
SMYM 10 August 1st, 2009 2nd 3rd Scar
S.N.E.S. August 21st-23rd, 2009 3rd 2nd Cort
Tipped Off 5 September 5th-6th, 2009 2nd 1st Hungrybox
Winterfest December 18th-20th, 2009 3rd 2nd Jman
The Tunes Monthlies # 5 December 27th, 2009 1st 1st G$
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 5th 49th Jman
Tourneyplay #4 February 12th-14th, 2010 1st 1st DEHF
Good Shit German July 24th, 2010 1st 1st Zhu
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 3rd 2nd Jman
SCSYN 3 August 21st, 2010 1st 5th Voorhese
WATO12 September 4th, 2010 2nd 1st Colbol
Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st, 2010 2nd 5th Darc
Winter Game Fest VI January 22nd-24th, 2011 5th 1st PPMD
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 5th 1st Armada
B.A.M.F #1 May 14th, 2011 1st 1st lain
Zenith May 28th-29th, 2011 2nd 3rd Hax
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 5th 2nd PPMD
Sudden Death IV November 5th, 2011 1st 1st Cactuar
Revival of Melee 4 November 19th-20th, 2011 3rd 1st Kage
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 17th 1st Armada
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 2nd 1st Jman
IMPULSE June 30th-July 1st, 2012 4th 5th Toph
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 1st 1st Chillin
United 1 January 6th, 2013 1st 1st Level 9 Luigi
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 3rd 1st Armada
SWEET X February 9th, 2013 1st 1st Carroll
Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23 February 23rd, 2013 2nd 1st Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 3/16 March 16th, 2013 1st — —
SWEET XII March 30th, 2013 1st 3rd NetZero
Smashacre Blaze April 6th, 2013 1st 1st Vex Kasrani
Vindication May 11th, 2013 2nd 1st Fiction
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 3rd 1st Hax
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 5th 1st Hungrybox
The Fall Classic September 14th-15th, 2013 2nd 2nd The Moon
The Break Smash Weekly #01 October 4th, 2013 1st — —
The Big House 3 October 12th-13th, 2013 1st 1st Hungrybox
The Break Smash Weekly #02 October 25th, 2013 1st — —
Youmacon 2013 November 1st-3rd, 2013 1st 1st Nakat
The Break Smash Weekly #03 November 8th, 2013 1st — —
Pound V.5 November 9th, 2013 1st 1st Mango
Smash Brothers University 2.0 November 10th, 2013 1st 1st G$
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 1st 1st Hungrybox
Fight Pitt III November 23rd, 2013 1st 1st VaNz
Collision VII November 30th, 2013 1st 1st Xzax
The Break Smash Weekly #05 December 6th, 2013 1st — —
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th-8th, 2013 1st 1st Hax
Kings of Cali 3 December 14th-15th, 2013 1st 1st Lucky
FORTE December 21st-22nd, 2013 1st 1st DoH
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 1st 1st PB&J
Smash Factor 2 January 3rd-5th, 2014 1st — —
McSmashter 3 January 11th-12th, 2014 1st 2nd Weon-X
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 2nd 1st Hax
Kumite in Tennessee 2014 January 24th-26th, 2014 1st 1st Flow
L@DU 2 February 1st, 2014 1st 1st UltimaScout
S.L.Y.M.I. 3 February 8th, 2014 1st 1st Velocity
Lovely Sunday @ Xanadu Games February 9th, 2014 1st — —
Juice Monthly Circuit Melee Event #1 February 15th, 2014 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
Smash Mode Sundays # 2 February 16th, 2014 1st 1st Hax
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 1st 1st Hungrybox
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 1st 1st Vwins
Game Over 3/4 March 4th, 2014 1st — —
Smashing Grounds 3 March 6th, 2014 1st — —
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 2nd 1st Hax
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 1st 1st ZeRo
Smash Mode Sundays 5 March 16th, 2014 1st 1st ZeRo
Game Over 3/18 March 18th, 2014 1st — —
Smashing Grounds 5 March 20th, 2014 1st — —
The Break Smash Weekly #11 March 21st, 2014 1st — —
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 1st 1st ZeRo
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 1 March 23rd, 2014 1st — —
EXPosure 8 March 29th, 2014 1st 2nd Oro?!
E2C March 30th, 2014 1st 1st Azzucips
Oklahoma Invitational April 5th, 2014 1st 1st Strong Bad
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 1st 2nd PB&J
Fight Pitt IV April 19th, 2014 2nd 1st Mango
Fighters' Edge April 26th-27th, 2014 1st — —
Northwest Majors VI May 2nd-4th, 2014 1st 1st Bladewise
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6 May 6th, 2014 1st — —
Get On My Level 2014 May 10th-11th, 2014 3rd 1st Hungrybox
Otafest: Assault II May 16th-18th, 2014 1st 1st Alphicans
Pat's House 2 May 24th-25th, 2014 1st 1st Hungrybox
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 2nd 1st Armada
Super SWEET June 7th-8th, 2014 2nd 1st Armada
UGC Biweekly #11 June 14th, 2014 1st — —
SSS Lock-In June 14th-15th, 2014 2nd 1st Armada
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 3rd 1st Armada
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 4th 1st Armada
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 3rd 1st Armada
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 5th 2nd Hax
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 1st 1st Armada
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 1st 1st Hax
Infinity and Beyond! 18 August 14th, 2014 1st — —
Low Tier City 2 August 16th-17th, 2014 1st 2nd PB&J
Smash the Record August 22nd-25th, 2014 2nd — —
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesday 9/10 September 10th, 2014 2nd — —
Pastime Legends Presents: Final Battle September 13th, 2014 1st 2nd PB&J
Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 2nd 2nd Colbol
CROSSFIRE 4 September 27th, 2014 1st 2nd PB&J
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 2nd 1st Armada
Roll Tier X4 October 11th, 2014 1st 1st MegaRobMan
Mayhem 10-18 October 18th, 2014 1st 1st Vidjogamer
Super Smash Sundays 28 October 28th, 2014 1st 2nd Reno
Classic Mode #1 November 1st, 2014 1st 2nd Jace
Kings of the North 3 November 8th, 2014 1st 1st Kels
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 13th 1st Hax
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 1st (Split) 1st Hax
The Come Up December 6-7th, 2014 1st 1st Weon-X
Pacific Northwest Regional December 20th-21st, 2014 1st 2nd (Split) Silent Wolf
Kumite in Tennessee 15 January 9th-11th, 2015 1st — —
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 2nd 4th Armada
MVG Super Smash Bros. Tournament January 25th, 2015 2nd — —
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 9th 1st Hungrybox
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 1st 1st VaNz
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 49th (Forfeit) 2nd Armada
Press Start May 9th-10th, 2015 7th 1st Hungrybox
Revelation 2 May 16th-17th, 2015 1st 1st Cactuar

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
X.E.S.T.I.C.L.E. April 19th, 2008 2nd 2nd Velocity
The Peak May 17th, 2008 1st 1st Velocity
C3 Brawl Tournament May 25th, 2008 1st 1st Velocity
Clash of the Titans III May 31st-June 1st, 2008 1st 1st Velocity
S.W.R Event III June 14th, 2008 1st 1st Velocity
No Nonsense 2 June 28th, 2008 1st (Split) 1st ChuDat
Critical Hit 3 July 5th, 2008 1st 2nd Velocity
FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 1st 1st Cort
XII.E.S.T.I.C.L.E. August 9th, 2008 4th 2nd Velocity
Critical Hit 4 September 6th-7th, 2008 2nd 1st Azen
HOBO 11 October 4th, 2008 1st 1st Azen
C3 ECRC November 22nd, 2008 2nd 1st DieSuperFly
Cataclysm 4 January 10th-11th, 2009 1st 1st Azen
Viridian City January 31st, 2009 1st 5th Bum
Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 1st 1st Lee Martin
G.I.M.P.E.D. 1 February 21st, 2009 1st 1st NinjaLink
HERB1 March 21st-22nd, 2009 1st 1st DK Smasher
Brawl 'Til You Fall March 28th-29th, 2009 2nd 1st Omni
WHOBO April 10th-12th, 2009 1st 1st Inui
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 2nd 1st Ally
SCSA West Coast Circuit #4 May 30th, 2009 1st 1st Fiction
TourneyPlay #2 June 6th-7th, 2009 3rd 1st Fiction
Smash In Nevada June 13th-14th, 2009 1st 1st DieSuperFly
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 2nd 1st Fiction
EVO 2009 July 17th-19th, 2009 1st 1st Ally
HERB2 July 25th-26th, 2009 1st 1st Deez
No Maps! August 8th, 2009 1st 1st Inui
S.N.E.S. August 21st-23rd, 2009 3rd 1st Ally
Viridian City #5 August 29th, 2009 1st 1st Ally
Active Gamers September 26th-27th, 2009 1st 1st Tyrant
Brawl Bootcamp Lv 2 October 10th, 2009 1st 1st Pierce7d
TourneyPlay #3 October 16th-18th, 2009 1st 3rd Havok
Viridian City #6 October 24th, 2009 2nd 2nd Tyrant
Winterfest December 18th-20th, 2009 1st 1st Ally
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 2nd 1st Ally
TourneyPlay #4 February 12th-14th, 2010 1st 1st DEHF
Viridian City #7 February 27th, 2010 3rd 1st Ally
WHOBO 2 April 2nd-4th, 2010 2nd 1st Ally
MLG Orlando 2010 April 16th-18th, 2010 1st 1st Ally
TourneyPlay #5 May 8th-9th, 2010 1st 1st Fiction
MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 1st 1st Ally
The Showdown June 12th-13th, 2010 1st 1st Ally
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 3rd 1st Lee Martin
MLG Raleigh 2010 August 27th-29th, 2010 1st 1st Ally
WATO12 September 4th, 2010 1st 2nd Hungrybox
The Fall Brawl September 18th, 2010 1st 1st Ally
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 3rd 2nd Ally
PolyBrawl 5 November 27th, 2010 2nd 2nd ADHD
Adventures of the Prima Vista December 10th-11th, 2010 1st 1st Inui
School Is In Session 4 January 8th, 2011 1st 1st Ally
KTAR 4 January 15th, 2011 1st 2nd Inui
Winter Game Fest VI January 22nd-23rd, 2011 1st 1st Lee Martin
Viridian City 9 January 29th, 2011 2nd 1st Ally
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 9th 1st Anti
BBC 1 April 30th, 2011 1st 2nd Big Lou
B.A.M.F #1 May 14th, 2011 1st 1st lain
KTAR 5 May 21st, 2011 4th 2nd Lie
School Is In Session 5 June 11th-12th, 2011 1st 1st Ally
Clash of the Titans 5 June 25th-26th, 2011 2nd 2nd ADHD
Brainshock Beta July 2nd, 2011 1st 1st Fino
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 1st 1st Ally
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 5th 1st Anti
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 13th 2nd Anti
Clash of the Titans 6 June 2nd-3rd, 2012 3rd 1st ADHD
IMPULSE (MK-banned) June 30th-July 1st, 2012 — 5th Meekspeedy
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 9th 1st Trela
Sun Rise Tournament August 10th-12th, 2012 7th 17th Vinnie
XSmash December 22nd, 2012 2nd 2nd Fatal
United 1 January 6th, 2013 — 2nd Vinnie
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 2nd 2nd Ally
SWEET X February 9th, 2013 2nd 1st Ally
Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23 February 23rd, 2013 1st 2nd Seagull Joe
SWEET XII March 30th, 2013 1st — —
Smash Factor 2013 July 19th-21st, 2013 1st 1st Wonf
WHOBO 5 (MK-banned) October 19th-20th, 2013 17th 4th Mekos
Youmacon 2013 November 1st-3rd, 2013 1st 3rd RJ
Fight Pitt III November 23rd, 2013 1st — —
Collision VII November 30th, 2013 1st 2nd Seagull Joe
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th-8th, 2013 1st — —
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 1st 5th Shaky
Smash Factor 2 January 3rd-5th, 2014 2nd 1st ZeRo
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 4th 7th Lee Martin
Lovely Sunday @ Xanadu Games February 9th, 2014 1st — —
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 3rd 2nd MJG
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 1st 2nd Chibo
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 3rd 1st Nairo
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 2nd 5th Inui
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 1 March 23rd, 2014 1st — —
E2C March 30th, 2014 1st — —
Oklahoma Invitational April 5th, 2014 1st — —
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 2nd — —
Northwest Majors VI May 2nd-4th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6 May 6th, 2014 1st — —
Get On My Level 2014 May 10th-11th, 2014 1st 1st Nakat
Otafest: Assault II May 16th-18th, 2014 1st 1st Alphicans
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 — 2nd Ally
UGC Biweekly #11 June 14th, 2014 1st — —
Fredericton Gaming Expo August 9th-10th, 2014 1st — —
CROSSFIRE 4 September 27th, 2014 2nd — —
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 — 2nd Salem

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 9th — —
SWEET X February 9th, 2013 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23 February 23rd, 2013 2nd 2nd Nintendude
Winter Brawl 7 February 23rd-24th, 2013 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 3/16 March 16th, 2013 2nd 1st Nintendude
SWEET XII March 30th, 2013 1st — —
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 5th — —
The Big House 3 October 12th-13th, 2013 4th 1st Hungrybox
The Break Smash Weekly #03 November 8th, 2013 1st — —
Pound V.5 November 9th, 2013 1st — —
Smash Brothers University 2.0 November 10th, 2013 1st 1st Rolex
Fight Pitt III November 23rd, 2013 1st — —
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th-8th, 2013 1st 1st Chibo
FORTE December 21st-22nd, 2013 1st 1st Sethlon
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 1st — —
McSmashter 3 January 11th-12th, 2014 1st 1st Toronto Joe
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 2nd — —
Kumite in Tennessee 2014 January 24th-26th, 2014 1st 1st PB&J
L@DU 2 February 1st, 2014 1st — —
S.L.Y.M.I. 3 February 8th, 2014 1st 1st Velocity
Lovely Sunday @ Xanadu Games February 9th, 2014 1st — —
Juice Monthly Circuit Melee Event #1 February 15th, 2014 1st — —
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 1st 2nd Strong Bad
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 1st 1st Ally
Smashing Grounds 3 March 6th, 2014 1st — —
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 1st — —
Smashing Grounds 5 March 20th, 2014 1st — —
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 1st 1st Rolex
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 1 March 23rd, 2014 1st — —
EXPosure 8 March 29th, 2014 1st 1st Rat
E2C March 30th, 2014 1st 2nd Level 9 Mario
Oklahoma Invitational April 5th, 2014 1st 1st Denti
Smash @ Pew! Pew! 4/7/14 April 7th, 2014 1st — —
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 1st 1st Rolex
Fighters' Edge April 26th-27th, 2014 1st — —
Northwest Majors VI May 2nd-4th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6 May 6th, 2014 1st — —
Otafest: Assault II May 16th-18th, 2014 1st 1st Zigzagoon
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 2nd 2nd Armada
Super SWEET June 7th-8th, 2014 2nd — —
UGC Biweekly #11 June 14th, 2014 1st — —
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 3rd 2nd ZeRo
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 2nd 1st ZeRo
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 4th 1st ZeRo
Fredericton Gaming Expo August 9th-10th, 2014 1st — —
Infinity and Beyond! 18 August 14th, 2014 1st — —
Low Tier City 2 August 16th-17th, 2014 1st 1st Infinity
Infinity and Beyond! 19 August 22nd, 2014 1st 3rd Infinity
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 8/26 August 26th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 9/9 September 9th, 2014 1st — —
Pastime Legends Presents: Final Battle September 13th, 2014 1st — —
Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 3rd 3rd Hungrybox
CROSSFIRE 4 September 27th, 2014 1st (Split) 5th PB&J
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 9/29 September 29th, 2014 1st — —
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 3rd 1st ZeRo
Roll Tier X4 October 11th, 2014 1st 1st MegaRobMan
Kings of the North 3 November 8th, 2014 1st 1st Kels
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 1st (Split) 1st Rolex
Pacific Northwest Regional December 20th-21st, 2014 1st — —
Kumite in Tennessee 15 January 9th-11th, 2015 1st — —
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 1st — —
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 2nd 1st Rolex
Revelation 2 May 16th-17th, 2015 3rd 2nd Zhu

Super Smash Bros.

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
SWEET X February 9th, 2013 1st — —
Smashacre Gluttony August 10th, 2013 2nd 3rd Vex Kasrani
Thanks for Playing 3 August 17th, 2013 4th 3rd Bloodpeach
D.D.O.S. September 27th, 2013 1st — —
WHOBO 5 October 19th-20th, 2013 1st — —
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th-8th, 2013 1st — —
Lovely Sunday @ Xanadu Games February 9th, 2014 1st — —
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 3rd 1st (Split) Fireblaster
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 1 March 23rd, 2014 2nd — —
Events2Compete (E2C) 2 March 30th, 2014 1st 1st Han Solo

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 2nd — —
CROSSFIRE 4 September 27th, 2014 2nd — —
Roll Tier X4 October 11th, 2014 1st — —
Mayhem 10-18 October 18th, 2014 2nd — —
SSS Plus 4 3DS October 19th, 2014 2nd — —
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 1st — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 2nd 4th Vinnie
Events2Compete (E2C) 10 November 29th, 2014 1st 1st Inui
The Come Up December 6th-7th, 2014 4th 1st Ally
Pacific Northwest Regional December 20th-21st, 2014 1st — —
Kumite in Tennessee 15 January 9th-11th, 2015 1st — —
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 1st — —
MVG Super Smash Bros. Tournament January 25th, 2015 1st — —
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 5th 1st ZeRo
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 4th 1st Ally
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 3rd 1st ZeRo
Chokaigi 2015 April 25th-26th, 2015 2nd 1st ZeRo
Revelation 2 May 16th-17th, 2015 5th 2nd MVD

Controversies

Bracket manipulation controversies

Mew2King has been accused of harming the progression of multiple tournaments in the past, with much of the controversy focusing on three bracket manipulation infractions in Brawl tournaments:

  1. At MLG DC 2010, after losing to ADHD in the loser's finals, he accepted a $500 compensation from ADHD[1]. In response, MLG banned both players from the 2010 MLG finals under the grounds of "forfeiting or conspiring to manipulate Rankings or Brackets."
  2. In May of 2011, Mew2King, ADHD, and Anti all received yellow cards under the Unity infraction system for bracket manipulation in response to a situation at KTAR 5. Mew2King had forfeited to Anti in the Winners' Semifinals, defeated Dabuz in Losers' Quarters, then forfeited to ADHD in Losers' Semis. All of the players besides Dabuz agreed to split their winnings afterwards.
  3. At GENESIS 2 (July, 2011), Mew2King received a red card under the Unity infraction system for "intentional under-performance" by choosing Ganondorf in a pool match against Sade and allowing himself to lose, after dominating the rest of his pool with his usual Meta Knight.

In response to some of these splitting controversies, Mew2King has stated that he was either in a poor mood during the tournament sets, or that he agreed to split because splitting was extremely common at the time, with him believing that splitting money was considered acceptable behaviour; he has stated that he was also not aware that the MLG's ruleset banned splitting.

Revival of Melee 5

After some time without major controversy from bracket manipulation, Mew2King caused a significant stir-up at Revival of Melee 5's Melee singles event. Assuming that Dave's modified stupid rule was in effect, as it was with most other tournaments during that year, he counterpicked Final Destination, a stage he had already won on, for his game 5 against Unknown522 in Winners' Semis. After M2K won the match, Unknown expressed his skepticism to the TO, Alukard, who ruled that game 5 was to be replayed. Unknown proceeded to win the replay, leading to the following chain of events:

  1. Mew2King forfeits from the tournament.
  2. He later re-enters the tournament after some convincing from Hax.
  3. KirbyKaze throws Winners' Finals against Unknown, and M2K and Unknown agree to split publicly.
  4. Unknown refuses to play his main in Grand Finals and M2K wins the tournament, causing backlash from the community.

While this controversy started with Mew2King's mistake in his stage counterpick, it is not considered entirely his fault. Many place the majority of the blame on Alukard for forcing the players to replay the match, and some on Unknown for not checking the rule until after the game.

Public image since 2013

CLASH Tournaments, a Tristate located gaming team, sponsored Mew2King in around a time when his actions were particularly infamous among the community, mostly in the form of various, embarrassing "Mew2King stories" which were almost never true or greatly exaggerated. The most notorious of these stories were circulated around the time of his trip to Japan to participate in the Sun Rise Tournament, where numerous bloggers reported false or exaggerated information about Mew2King's conduct that ended up staining his reputation. After sponsorship, the public's view of his attitude has improved dramatically, making him a much more respectable figure in the community than he had been before. Many players cite to have found a new faith or respect for him after air time on CLASH Tournament's stream of Collision VI on January 5th, where he commentated two exhibition sets at the end of the tournament with fellow caster Keitaro. Many newer players in the community have also said that unlike most other top-ranked smashers, he is willing to take the time to play friendlies with anyone, even the weaker players, despite being requested to do so frequently. He has also helped players of all levels improve their technique, including top professionals such as Hax and Armada, and publicizes their accomplishments. His tournament placements since then have also gone up, especially in Melee.

Mew2King, in response to the rumors and criticism that he has received, has also been actively working to improve his personality, taking in feedback while also admitting flaws that he had displayed in the past[2]. This was later demonstrated by a publicized incident in 2014; after the Japanese release of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Mew2King shipped his Nintendo 3DS to an unofficial craftsman as to install a capture device on it, as to allow for Mew2King to record footage of himself for video sharing sites like YouTube and Twitch. After receiving non-functional units two times, Mew2King immediately lashed out against the craftsman, demanding that they fix his system free of charge, and also demanding that they send him seven free systems, under the belief that he had lost significant revenue in his YouTube and Twitch channels from being unable to record footage of the new game[3] [4]. After significant community backlash against his poor conduct, Mew2King later admitted his immaturity in the exchange, and apologised to the craftsman for his behaviour[5], stating that he was blinded by his anger and was convinced by one of his friends to demand compensation.

Trivia

  • Mew2King, being a very technical player, was initially an outspoken critic of Brawl, claiming that it lacked many of the elements that made Melee a fun game to play[6]. Later, he saw Brawl as an opportunity to get ahead of the curve, and began playing Brawl competitively as well. During some time from 2008-2009, he was considered the undisputed top player for both games.
  • Mew2King has stated that he finds Melee more enjoyable than Brawl mainly because of the technical aspects of the game when compared to Brawl. Certain aspects of Brawl's mechanics contribute to his "love-hate relationship" regarding it, and he particularly voices his dislike of the Ice Climbers[7], claiming they "ruin" the game. On The Big House 3's livestream, he stated that he was thinking about quitting Brawl in favor of continuing Melee as well as pursuing the goal of being the best Smash 4 player. He still attends various Brawl tournaments, but much less compared to when the game had first come out.
  • Mew2King revealed on an "Ask me anything" on Reddit[8] that he suffers from mild Asperger's syndrome. Sufferers of Asperger's syndrome will often not understand other's feelings properly and may occasionally come across as insensitive, despite not intending to.
  • Despite being the subject of several controversies and rumors, Mew2King has also stated that, in general, he never has any malicious intentions with his actions. He also acknowledged that he is sometimes impolite without realising it.[8] This suggests that his tendency to be involved in controversy is unintentional, and is primarily the result of social misunderstanding (due to his Asperger's syndrome) rather than purposeful disregard for others.

Gameplay videos

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/28yc4u/clearing_up_and_possibly_changing_my_smash_wiki/
  2. ^ http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/27hj87/what_can_i_do_to_improve_as_a_person_and_other
  3. ^ http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2haztu/do_not_buy_anything_from_katsukity/
  4. ^ https://redditjs.com/r/smashbros/comments/2hdf6w/katsu_kity_replies_to_mew2king_incident
  5. ^ http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2hku42/apology_for_going_overboard/
  6. ^ M2K has played Brawl - Super Smash Bros. Melee Message Board for GameCube - GameFAQs
  7. ^ http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/1rluq5/ctemp_mew2kings_ama_and_lots_of_other_stuff/cdoltp5
  8. ^ a b http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/1rluq5/ctemp_mew2kings_ama_and_lots_of_other_stuff
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