Smasher:NEO (Maryland)

For the Swiss smasher that used to by the tag Neo, see Smasher:Kimbo.

For the Japanese smasher, see Smasher:Neo (Japan).

NEO
Character info
Melee main	Roy
Other Melee characters	Marth, Sheik
Brawl main	Marth
Other Brawl characters	Meta Knight, Sheik, Jigglypuff
Smash 4 main	Sheik
Other Smash 4 characters	Roy, Marth, Lucina, Corrin
Ultimate main	Sheik
Other Ultimate character	Lucina
Project M main	Marth
Other Project M character	Roy
Team info
Former crews	Ha Ha You Lose Team Ben USB
Personal and other info
Real name	Nathaniel Eugene Owen
Location	MD/VA
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional (retired) Top professional (retired) Professional (retired)

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 very well known for maining Roy in Melee (with strong secondaries in Marth and 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 national tournaments. He managed to beat Ken in Roy dittos, claiming the red costume in the process.

In Brawl, NEO mained Marth, with Meta Knight as a secondary, and was usually considered the best Marth in the USA outside of 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 mained Sheik, keeping his patient style from Brawl, and also played three of the Fire Emblem characters in Roy, Marth and Lucina before retiring later on in Smash 4's life.

NEO was ranked 3rd on the final 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

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Game Over	January 10th, 2004	33rd	—	—
Smash 4 Cash	June 2004	5th	—	—
DCSS#3	September 25th, 2004	3rd	2nd	Chillin
Gettin' Schooled	October 14th, 2004	4th	—	—
MLG DC 2005	January 29th-30th, 2005	4th	2nd	Chillin
Gettin' Schooled 2	June 25th-26th, 2005	44th	9th	Chillin
MLG Philadelphia 2005	July 28th-31st, 2005	3rd	3rd	PC Chris
SMYM 4	September 24th, 2005	5th	—	—
MLG Los Angeles 2005	October 14th-16th, 2005	9th	—	—
BOMB 4	November 12th, 2005	3rd	2nd	Oro
MLG Chicago 2005	December 16th-18th, 2005	2nd	1st	Vidjogamer
Pound	January 28th, 2006	2nd	5th	Aho
MLG New York 2005	February 25th-26th, 2006	7th	—	—
MLG New York Opener 2006	April 21st-23rd, 2006	5th	5th	Chillin
MLG Dallas 2006	May 19th-20th, 2006	9th	7th	Mew2King
MELEE-FC6	July 13th-15th, 2006	25th	17th	Helios
C3 July Jackpot	July 7th, 2007	5th	—	—
Catonsville Smashfest August	August 25th, 2007	1st	3rd	Vist
Pound 3	February 2nd-3rd, 2008	65th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Critical Hit 3	July 5th, 2008	4th	9th	Oro
ChuDatz Final Biweekly	August 3rd, 2008	9th	5th	Chillindude
Clash of the Titans IV	February 7th-8th, 2009	13th	13th	HAT
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	17th	13th	HAT
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	33rd	—	—
MLG Orlando 2010	April 16th-18th, 2010	97th	—	—
Omni Presents: Xanadu Games	July 17th, 2010	4th	5th	Logic
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	—	13th	Slikvik
KTAR 6	August 14th, 2011	17th	13th	GimR
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	193rd	—	—
Carrol Fest 3	November 10, 2012	5th	3rd	Seagull
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	65th	—	—
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	65th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
S@X 75	December 16th, 2014	2nd	—	—
Collision XI	January 3rd, 2015	17th	4th	Seagull Joe
S@X 100	June 2nd, 2015	9th	—	—
S@X 101	June 9th, 2015	2nd	—	—
S@X 103	June 23rd, 2015	2nd	—	—
Super Smash Con 2015	August 6th-9th, 2015	33rd	—	—
S@X 111	August 18th, 2015	7th	—	—
S@X 114	September 8th, 2015	2nd	—	—
S@X 122	November 3rd, 2015	3rd	—	—
S@X 125	November 24th, 2015	17th	—	—
S@X 126	December 1st, 2015	3rd	—	—
S@X 127	December 8th, 2015	9th	—	—
S@X 132	January 12th, 2016	1st	—	—
S@X 135	February 2nd, 2016	5th	—	—
S@X 144	April 5th, 2016	9th	—	—
S@X 145	April 12th, 2016	13th	—	—
S@X 155	June 21st, 2016	17th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
The Grind Fridays 90	August 30th, 2019	9th	—	—
The Grind Fridays 100	November 8th, 2019	9th	—	—

Trivia

• NEO is the creator of the novelty rap song "Meta Knight Da Bess", a parody of a Drake song called "Best I Ever Had".