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Mew2King also made many important discoveries about ''Melee'' on his own by testing several aspects of the game such as character [[weight]], [[falling speed]], attack knockback, [[priority]], and game physics, and stored this information on [[SmashBoards]] as a repository for ''Melee'' statistics.
Mew2King also made many important discoveries about ''Melee'' on his own by testing several aspects of the game such as character [[weight]], [[falling speed]], attack knockback, [[priority]], and game physics, and stored this information on [[SmashBoards]] as a repository for ''Melee'' statistics.
==''Overall Rankings''==
Over his career, Mew2King has placed highly on numerous ''Melee'' power rankings. He is currently 10th on the [[2019 MPGR]], and was formerly ranked 1st on both the discontinued [[Tristate Power Rankings|Tristate Melee Power Rankings]] and [[North Atlantic Regional Power Rankings]], 3rd on the [[Central Florida Melee Power Rankings]], and 3rd on both the discontinued [[Smash Panel Power Rankings]] and [[SSBPD]].
In Brawl, he was ranked 2nd on the final [[Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]], and 12th on the [[2016-2017 SSBBRank]].
{{incomplete|Project M rankings}}
In [[SSB4]], Mew2King placed highly on numerous power rankings for the game, being formerly ranked at the 0 position on the discontinued North Florida Smash 4 Power Rankings, and 1st on the [[SoCal Power Rankings|SoCal Project M and Smash 4 Power Rankings]] (right below {{Sm|ZeRo}} on the latter, who held the 0 spot).
==''History''==
{{incomplete|Large chunks of time are missing from this section.}}
===''2004-2007: Joining the Melee Scene''===
As a young teenager, Mew2King was known for his predictable play; his opponents disparaged him as "The Robot". Most of his Melee experience had been against CPU opponents, causing him to struggle in mindgames against other players at local tournaments. As a solitary personality with no practice partners, Mew2King instead turned to mining data and theorycrafting responses. In 2004, he and {{Sm|SuperDoodleMan}} datamined hitboxes, frame data, knockback physics, and other Melee technical details that are still referenced today.
With his intense dedication to technical play, Mew2King eventually became a dominant force in Melee in 2006.
===''2008-2013: Era of the Five Gods''===
After Brawl's release in 2008, Mew2King continued to play Melee while also honing his skills in Brawl. Despite being stretched thin between two games, he was considered the best Melee player ''and'' the best Brawl player from 2008 to 2009.
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 {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, and {{Sm|PPMD}}. This is commonly referred to as "The Return of the King".
===''2013-2016: Unto Retirement''===
Mew2King dabbled in [[SSB4]]; however, he was notorious for dropping out of national ''[[SSB4]]'' tournaments to focus on ''[[Melee]]'', generally if he was sent to losers bracket early in pools. He initially mained Diddy Kong. However, upon the release of update [[1.0.6]], which heavily nerfed Diddy Kong and removed his notorious "Hoo-Hah" combo, Mew2King was left unable to play Diddy as well as he had before, lamenting that he went from being the second best {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} player to not even a top 10 Diddy. He tested with multiple characters in the game such as {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}, and Donkey Kong attempting to get a new main. Donkey Kong notably got him 3rd at [[PAX Prime 2015]] and 5th at [[SKTAR 4]], leading him to be ranked as a top 5 ''SSB4'' {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}} player on the PGR V3. He popularized the "Ding Dong", a combo involving a cargo up throw into up aerial which can kill at low percentages. Despite his efforts, Mew2King did not feel confident in any character and was doubtful that he would achieve the same success from before the update. He would later go on to say because of this that he was not too fond of ''SSB4'' as a competitive game but thought it was great casually, something he has also said about ''[[Smash 64]]''.
Upon the release of Cloud as DLC however, Mew2King recanted his statement, picking the new character up as his main, and now being allowed to once again adopt his signature playstyle. Mew2King has commented that "Cloud makes [him] actually love Smash 4", reflecting in his newfound desire to practice the game heavily and better tournament placings in 2016, leading him to be considered one of the best ''SSB4'' players in North America throughout the year. With Mew2King's resurgence using Cloud, he has taken sets off many top players, the most notable being the #1 and #2 players in the world at the time, {{Sm|ZeRo}} and {{Sm|Ally}}.
Mew2King further improved his Melee game in 2016, 3-0ing Armada [[Smash Summit 2]] as well as winning [[Clutch City Clash]] and [[Shine 2016]], one of the largest ''[[Melee]]'' events of all time, as well as other smaller regional tournaments such as [[Endgame]] and [[Apex 2016]]. He also had one of the most legendary losers' runs in the history of the game at [[UGC Smash Open]]: after being knocked into the losers' bracket in round 1 of Winners' bracket by {{Sm|n0ne}}, he defeated Duck, Mango, Ice, SFAT, n0ne, Leffen, Hungrybox, and Armada before losing to Armada in Set 2 of Grand Finals. Other notable performances in 2016 include 2nd at [[CEO 2016]], 3rd at [[Smash 'N' Splash 2]], [[WTFox 2]] (where he notably 3-0d Hungrybox), and [[Super Smash Con 2016]], and 5th at [[EVO 2016]]. In 2017, he defeated Armada and Leffen at [[Canada Cup 2017]], taking home the title. He also won [[CEO Dreamland]], defeating Hungrybox in the process, and took 2nd at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] under Mango. In 2018, M2K took home his first supermajor tournament in almost a decade at [[Smash Summit 6]], where he defeated Armada twice. Later in the year, at [[Super Smash Con 2018]], M2K found himself in yet another Grand Finals against Armada, 3-0ing Hungrybox to reach there. M2K would take Armada to Set 2 Game 10 in what is almost unanimously considered one of the greatest ''Melee'' sets of all time. Both players were at near peak performance, but Armada would edge it out to take home his final Melee trophy before retirement. After the release of ''Ultimate'', M2K would focus largely on the new game, essentially "soft-retiring" from Melee. He briefly returned to the ''Melee'' scene in October at [[The Big House 9]], defeating iBDW and Hungrybox before falling to Zain and Fiction.
Playing Smash 4 at [[Get On My Level 2016]], Mew2King became the fifth player to take a set off of ZeRo (after {{Sm|Mr. ConCon}}, {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Seagull Joe}}, and {{Sm|Nairo}}), and the first player to ever defeat ZeRo in a best of 5 set without losing a single game.<!--Sky's Smash 4 Invitational is not included due to both being a launch tournament and taking place before ZeRo's streak.--> Mew2King played Cloud for the whole set, while ZeRo played Diddy Kong game 1, and switched to Sheik for games 2 and 3. He also placed 5th at [[Shine 2016]], defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-0.


==Playstyle==
==Playstyle==
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Mew2King is also known for heavily [[counterpick]]ing in specific matchups, sometimes with disappointing results. For example, he will only play Fox against {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}, as Fox is technically superior in that matchup, though he has seen mixed results against {{Sm|Hungrybox}}. He was the first top player to recognize the potential of {{Sm|Snowy}}, even teaming with him at Dreamhack Denver - a Puff player that {{Sm|Armada}} and {{Sm|Leffen}} train with for the Jigglypuff matchup. He will usually play {{SSBM|Peach}} against {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} at high-level play just because she has a greater advantage against the Climbers than any of his mains, instead of learning the matchup with Marth or Fox, who are considered to also have winning matchups. Because his Peach is not practiced to the same level as his mains, he has lost at least once to almost every notable Ice Climbers player, and has even lost games to {{Sm|Nintendude}}'s Peach and {{Sm|ChuDat}}'s Jigglypuff. Occasionally, Mew2King has counterpicked Jigglypuff in certain games against other Jigglypuff players, such as {{Sm|Mango}} and Hungrybox, which generally lead to his defeat. He is also known for his use of several low tier characters, and has been considered one of the four best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} players (alongside {{Sm|Taj}}, {{Sm|Leffen}}, and {{Sm|Zoma}}) and arguably the best {{SSBM|Pichu}} player in the world.
Mew2King is also known for heavily [[counterpick]]ing in specific matchups, sometimes with disappointing results. For example, he will only play Fox against {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}, as Fox is technically superior in that matchup, though he has seen mixed results against {{Sm|Hungrybox}}. He was the first top player to recognize the potential of {{Sm|Snowy}}, even teaming with him at Dreamhack Denver - a Puff player that {{Sm|Armada}} and {{Sm|Leffen}} train with for the Jigglypuff matchup. He will usually play {{SSBM|Peach}} against {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} at high-level play just because she has a greater advantage against the Climbers than any of his mains, instead of learning the matchup with Marth or Fox, who are considered to also have winning matchups. Because his Peach is not practiced to the same level as his mains, he has lost at least once to almost every notable Ice Climbers player, and has even lost games to {{Sm|Nintendude}}'s Peach and {{Sm|ChuDat}}'s Jigglypuff. Occasionally, Mew2King has counterpicked Jigglypuff in certain games against other Jigglypuff players, such as {{Sm|Mango}} and Hungrybox, which generally lead to his defeat. He is also known for his use of several low tier characters, and has been considered one of the four best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} players (alongside {{Sm|Taj}}, {{Sm|Leffen}}, and {{Sm|Zoma}}) and arguably the best {{SSBM|Pichu}} player in the world.


He is also easily unnerved while in a losing position, particularly when the crowd is cheering for the other player or when he starts making tech skill errors, as seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDnKE5J7ki8 against aMSa at Kings of Cali 4] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_THJ9dn53kk against Armada at EVO 2013].
Mew2King tends to struggle to remain composed when losing, particularly when the crowd is cheering for the other player, as seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDnKE5J7ki8 against aMSa at Kings of Cali 4] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_THJ9dn53kk against Armada at EVO 2013]. This was especially an issue before the adoption of noise-cancelling headphones at tournaments.
 
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 {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, and {{Sm|PPMD}}. This is commonly referred to as "The Return of the King".
 
Mew2King further improved his game in 2016, 3-0ing Armada [[Smash Summit 2]] as well as winning [[Clutch City Clash]] and [[Shine 2016]], one of the largest ''[[Melee]]'' events of all time, as well as other smaller regional tournaments such as [[Endgame]] and [[Apex 2016]]. He also had one of the most legendary losers' runs in the history of the game at [[UGC Smash Open]]: after being knocked into the losers' bracket in round 1 of Winners' bracket by {{Sm|n0ne}}, he defeated Duck, Mango, Ice, SFAT, n0ne, Leffen, Hungrybox, and Armada before losing to Armada in Set 2 of Grand Finals. Other notable performances in 2016 include 2nd at [[CEO 2016]], 3rd at [[Smash 'N' Splash 2]], [[WTFox 2]] (where he notably 3-0d Hungrybox), and [[Super Smash Con 2016]], and 5th at [[EVO 2016]]. In 2017, he defeated Armada and Leffen at [[Canada Cup 2017]], taking home the title. He also won [[CEO Dreamland]], defeating Hungrybox in the process, and took 2nd at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] under Mango. In 2018, M2K took home his first supermajor tournament in almost a decade at [[Smash Summit 6]], where he defeated Armada twice. Later in the year, at [[Super Smash Con 2018]], M2K found himself in yet another Grand Finals against Armada, 3-0ing Hungrybox to reach there. M2K would take Armada to Set 2 Game 10 in what is almost unanimously considered one of the greatest ''Melee'' sets of all time. Both players were at near peak performance, but Armada would edge it out to take home his final Melee trophy before retirement. After the release of ''Ultimate'', M2K would focus largely on the new game, essentially "soft-retiring" from Melee. He briefly returned to the ''Melee'' scene in October at [[The Big House 9]], defeating iBDW and Hungrybox before falling to Zain and Fiction.
 
Over his career, Mew2King has placed highly on numerous ''Melee'' power rankings. He is currently 10th on the [[2019 MPGR]], and was formerly ranked 1st on both the discontinued [[Tristate Power Rankings|Tristate Melee Power Rankings]] and [[North Atlantic Regional Power Rankings]], 3rd on the [[Central Florida Melee Power Rankings]], and 3rd on both the discontinued [[Smash Panel Power Rankings]] and [[SSBPD]].


===''Brawl''===
===''Brawl''===
In Brawl, Mew2King possessed an extremely deadly punish game with his {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, able to exploit small mistakes into a huge advantage for him. To provoke opponents into making mistakes, he would often shark and drift to open holes, but will ensure he will not be too aggressive, lest he be punished by foes that capitalize on overextensions. He implements [[Shuttle Loop]] into his recovery often, mixing them up with multiple jumps and all of his other specials. He was ranked 2nd on the final [[Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]], and 12th on the [[2016-2017 SSBBRank]]. He was also considered to be one of the best {{SSBB|King Dedede}} players shortly after ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, and was known to still use the character along with {{SSBB|Falco}} in tournaments where Meta Knight was banned.
In Brawl, Mew2King possessed an extremely deadly punish game with his {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, able to exploit small mistakes into a huge advantage for him. To provoke opponents into making mistakes, he would often shark and drift to open holes, but will ensure he will not be too aggressive, lest he be punished by foes that capitalize on overextensions. He implements [[Shuttle Loop]] into his recovery often, mixing them up with multiple jumps and all of his other specials. He was also considered to be one of the best {{SSBB|King Dedede}} players shortly after ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, and was known to still use the character along with {{SSBB|Falco}} in tournaments where Meta Knight was banned.


===''SSB4''===
===''SSB4''===
In ''SSB4'', with his use of {{SSB4|Cloud}}, Mew2King retains his signature defensive playstyle, using Cloud's impressive reach to zone out his opponents while [[Limit Charge|charging his Limit Break gauge]], and punishing the opponent's mistakes should they approach him incorrectly. He is notorious for using Cloud's Limit Break specials very liberally, instead of saving them for more opportune moments or retaining Limit Break for the increase in movement stats, to the point he sometimes even garners an early KO with them. Mew2King is also a proponent of taking to the air rather than staying grounded for the majority of the match, and going for off-stage edgeguards, even in spite of Cloud's sub-par recovery without Limit Break.
In ''SSB4'', Mew2King was initially a Diddy Kong main, heavily utilizing the character's powerful air game to net several great placings in tournaments, and he was considered one of the best Diddy Kong players in the world in the early metagame. He felt disillusioned by update [[1.0.6]] and soon adopted Cloud as his main upon his DLC release.
 
With his use of {{SSB4|Cloud}}, Mew2King retains his signature defensive playstyle, using Cloud's impressive reach to zone out his opponents while [[Limit Charge|charging his Limit Break gauge]], and punishing the opponent's mistakes should they approach him incorrectly. He is notorious for using Cloud's Limit Break specials very liberally, instead of saving them for more opportune moments or retaining Limit Break for the increase in movement stats, to the point he sometimes even garners an early KO with them. Mew2King is also a proponent of taking to the air rather than staying grounded for the majority of the match, and going for off-stage edgeguards, even in spite of Cloud's sub-par recovery without Limit Break.


However, his excessive Limit Charging can leave openings for other characters to either tack on damage, charge their respective special moves, or spawn an item that can completely change the matchup (such as {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}'s [[Banana Peel]]). Like in ''Melee'', Mew2King tends to go for risky, yet very rewarding options in certain situations, which may lead to either character or both characters losing a stock, such as in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ODUfKUBxEQ&t=50s a match at Apex 2016] against {{Sm|Nietono}}.
However, his excessive Limit Charging can leave openings for other characters to either tack on damage, charge their respective special moves, or spawn an item that can completely change the matchup (such as {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}'s [[Banana Peel]]). Like in ''Melee'', Mew2King tends to go for risky, yet very rewarding options in certain situations, which may lead to either character or both characters losing a stock, such as in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ODUfKUBxEQ&t=50s a match at Apex 2016] against {{Sm|Nietono}}.
Mew2King was initially a Diddy Kong main when the game first came out, heavily utilizing the character's powerful air game to net several great placings in tournaments, and he was considered one of the best Diddy Kong players in the world in the early metagame. However, upon the release of update [[1.0.6]], which heavily nerfed Diddy Kong and removed his notorious "Hoo-Hah" combo, Mew2King was left unable to play Diddy to the same efficacy that he had before, with him stating he went from being the second best {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} player to being not even a top 10 Diddy. He tested with multiple characters in the game such as {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}, and Donkey Kong attempting to get a new main. Donkey Kong notably got him 3rd at [[PAX Prime 2015]] and 5th at [[SKTAR 4]], leading him to be ranked as a top 5 ''SSB4'' {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}} player on the PGR V3. He popularized the "Ding Dong", a combo involving a cargo up throw into up aerial which can kill at low percentages. Despite his efforts, Mew2King did not feel confident in any character and was doubtful that he would achieve the same success from before the update. He would later go on to say because of this that he was not too fond of ''SSB4'' as a competitive game but thought it was great casually, something he has also said about ''[[Smash 64]]''.
Upon the release of Cloud as DLC however, Mew2King recanted his statement, picking the new character up as his main, and now being allowed to once again adopt his signature playstyle. Mew2King has commented that "Cloud makes [him] actually love Smash 4", reflecting in his newfound desire to practice the game heavily and better tournament placings in 2016, leading him to be considered one of the best ''SSB4'' players in North America throughout the year. With Mew2King's resurgence using Cloud, he has taken sets off many top players, the most notable being the #1 and #2 players in the world at the time, {{Sm|ZeRo}} and {{Sm|Ally}}. At [[Get On My Level 2016]], Mew2King became the fifth player to take a set off of ZeRo in Smash 4 (after {{Sm|Mr. ConCon}}, {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Seagull Joe}}, and {{Sm|Nairo}}), and the first player to ever defeat ZeRo in a best of 5 set without losing a single game.<!--Sky's Smash 4 Invitational is not included due to both being a launch tournament and taking place before ZeRo's streak.--> Mew2King played Cloud for the whole set, while ZeRo played Diddy Kong game 1, and switched to Sheik for games 2 and 3. He also placed 5th at [[Shine 2016]], defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-0.
Mew2King placed highly on numerous power rankings for the game, being formerly ranked at the 0 position on the discontinued North Florida Smash 4 Power Rankings, and 1st on the [[SoCal Power Rankings|SoCal Project M and Smash 4 Power Rankings]] (right below {{Sm|ZeRo}} on the latter, who held the 0 spot).
However, Mew2King was also notorious for dropping out of national ''[[SSB4]]'' tournaments to focus on ''[[Melee]]'', generally if he was sent to losers bracket early in pools.


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==

Revision as of 22:32, October 27, 2023

"M2K" redirects here. For the similarly named Brawl modder whose tag is also often abbreviated "M2K", see Smasher:Mewtwo2000.
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Mew2King "M2K"
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Character info
Smash 64 main Kirby
Melee mains Marth, Sheik
Other Melee characters Fox, Peach
Brawl main Meta Knight
Retired Brawl character King Dedede
Smash 4 main Cloud
Retired Smash 4 characters Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong
Ultimate mains Pyra, Mythra
Retired Ultimate characters Bowser, Wolf, Lucina
Project M mains Fox, Marth, Sheik
Retired Project M characters Mewtwo, Mario
Team info
Sponsor(s) Most Valuable Gaming
Former sponsor(s) vVv Gaming, CLASH Tournaments, Play-For-Keeps, F-Step, Empire Arcadia, Pastime Legends, COGnitive Gaming, Echo Fox
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 69th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$169,340.59
Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$25,814.55
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$8,386.07
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ~$1,974.86
Project M ~$8,760.45
Personal and other info
Real name Jason Zimmerman
Birth date (age 35)
Location Orlando, Florida United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. High level (retired)
Super Smash Bros. Melee Top level
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Top level (retired)
Super Smash Bros. 4 Top level (retired)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate High level
Project M Top level (retired)

Mew2King, commonly known as M2K, is an American smasher from Cinnaminson, New Jersey, who currently resides in Orlando, Florida. He started playing competitively and attending tournaments in 2005. Mew2King has earned the reputation of being both one of the greatest Melee and Brawl players in the world and of all time due to his acute chaingrabbing, camping, punishing, and comboing skills, as well as his extremely optimal and technical playstyle, earning him the nickname The Robot. He is also widely considered to be the greatest overall Smash player of all time, due to his proficiency at nearly every Smash title, while playing multiple Smash games for almost all of his tournament career.

Mew2King is considered to be one of the greatest Marth players of all time (alongside Ken and Zain) based off his results with the character and his work in developing Marth's metagame, having won multiple national tournaments and consistently placing within Top 8 at the highest ranking events for over 12 years. Prior to his hiatus from the game, he was considered to be one of the two best Marth players in the world (along with Zain), one of the two best Sheik players in the world (along with Plup), and one of best Melee Fox players in the world, leading him to be ranked as high as 3rd on the 2013 SSBMRank; he was last ranked 10th on the 2019 MPGR. He is also considered the best Brawl and Meta Knight player of all time, dominating the Brawl scene in the United States for most of its competitive lifespan, and one of the best Smash 4 Cloud players in North America, being ranked 69th on the Smash 4 Panda Global Rankings 100. In Ultimate, he is currently a Pyra and Mythra player.

Mew2King also made many important discoveries about Melee on his own by testing several aspects of the game such as character weight, falling speed, attack knockback, priority, and game physics, and stored this information on SmashBoards as a repository for Melee statistics.

Overall Rankings

Over his career, Mew2King has placed highly on numerous Melee power rankings. He is currently 10th on the 2019 MPGR, and was formerly ranked 1st on both the discontinued Tristate Melee Power Rankings and North Atlantic Regional Power Rankings, 3rd on the Central Florida Melee Power Rankings, and 3rd on both the discontinued Smash Panel Power Rankings and SSBPD.

In Brawl, he was ranked 2nd on the final Tristate Brawl Power Rankings, and 12th on the 2016-2017 SSBBRank.


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In SSB4, Mew2King placed highly on numerous power rankings for the game, being formerly ranked at the 0 position on the discontinued North Florida Smash 4 Power Rankings, and 1st on the SoCal Project M and Smash 4 Power Rankings (right below ZeRo on the latter, who held the 0 spot).

History

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2004-2007: Joining the Melee Scene

As a young teenager, Mew2King was known for his predictable play; his opponents disparaged him as "The Robot". Most of his Melee experience had been against CPU opponents, causing him to struggle in mindgames against other players at local tournaments. As a solitary personality with no practice partners, Mew2King instead turned to mining data and theorycrafting responses. In 2004, he and SuperDoodleMan datamined hitboxes, frame data, knockback physics, and other Melee technical details that are still referenced today.

With his intense dedication to technical play, Mew2King eventually became a dominant force in Melee in 2006.

2008-2013: Era of the Five Gods

After Brawl's release in 2008, Mew2King continued to play Melee while also honing his skills in Brawl. Despite being stretched thin between two games, he was considered the best Melee player and the best Brawl player from 2008 to 2009.

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".

2013-2016: Unto Retirement

Mew2King dabbled in SSB4; however, he was notorious for dropping out of national SSB4 tournaments to focus on Melee, generally if he was sent to losers bracket early in pools. He initially mained Diddy Kong. However, upon the release of update 1.0.6, which heavily nerfed Diddy Kong and removed his notorious "Hoo-Hah" combo, Mew2King was left unable to play Diddy as well as he had before, lamenting that he went from being the second best Diddy Kong player to not even a top 10 Diddy. He tested with multiple characters in the game such as Captain Falcon, Mario, Rosalina & Luma, Mii Brawler, and Donkey Kong attempting to get a new main. Donkey Kong notably got him 3rd at PAX Prime 2015 and 5th at SKTAR 4, leading him to be ranked as a top 5 SSB4 Donkey Kong player on the PGR V3. He popularized the "Ding Dong", a combo involving a cargo up throw into up aerial which can kill at low percentages. Despite his efforts, Mew2King did not feel confident in any character and was doubtful that he would achieve the same success from before the update. He would later go on to say because of this that he was not too fond of SSB4 as a competitive game but thought it was great casually, something he has also said about Smash 64.

Upon the release of Cloud as DLC however, Mew2King recanted his statement, picking the new character up as his main, and now being allowed to once again adopt his signature playstyle. Mew2King has commented that "Cloud makes [him] actually love Smash 4", reflecting in his newfound desire to practice the game heavily and better tournament placings in 2016, leading him to be considered one of the best SSB4 players in North America throughout the year. With Mew2King's resurgence using Cloud, he has taken sets off many top players, the most notable being the #1 and #2 players in the world at the time, ZeRo and Ally.

Mew2King further improved his Melee game in 2016, 3-0ing Armada Smash Summit 2 as well as winning Clutch City Clash and Shine 2016, one of the largest Melee events of all time, as well as other smaller regional tournaments such as Endgame and Apex 2016. He also had one of the most legendary losers' runs in the history of the game at UGC Smash Open: after being knocked into the losers' bracket in round 1 of Winners' bracket by n0ne, he defeated Duck, Mango, Ice, SFAT, n0ne, Leffen, Hungrybox, and Armada before losing to Armada in Set 2 of Grand Finals. Other notable performances in 2016 include 2nd at CEO 2016, 3rd at Smash 'N' Splash 2, WTFox 2 (where he notably 3-0d Hungrybox), and Super Smash Con 2016, and 5th at EVO 2016. In 2017, he defeated Armada and Leffen at Canada Cup 2017, taking home the title. He also won CEO Dreamland, defeating Hungrybox in the process, and took 2nd at Super Smash Con 2017 under Mango. In 2018, M2K took home his first supermajor tournament in almost a decade at Smash Summit 6, where he defeated Armada twice. Later in the year, at Super Smash Con 2018, M2K found himself in yet another Grand Finals against Armada, 3-0ing Hungrybox to reach there. M2K would take Armada to Set 2 Game 10 in what is almost unanimously considered one of the greatest Melee sets of all time. Both players were at near peak performance, but Armada would edge it out to take home his final Melee trophy before retirement. After the release of Ultimate, M2K would focus largely on the new game, essentially "soft-retiring" from Melee. He briefly returned to the Melee scene in October at The Big House 9, defeating iBDW and Hungrybox before falling to Zain and Fiction.

Playing Smash 4 at Get On My Level 2016, Mew2King became the fifth player to take a set off of ZeRo (after Mr. ConCon, Vinnie, Seagull Joe, and Nairo), and the first player to ever defeat ZeRo in a best of 5 set without losing a single game. Mew2King played Cloud for the whole set, while ZeRo played Diddy Kong game 1, and switched to Sheik for games 2 and 3. He also placed 5th at Shine 2016, defeating Larry Lurr 3-0.

Playstyle

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Melee

Mew2King is arguably the best defensive player in the world. He has one of the best powershielding abilities among all Smash players, and can effectively bait bad decisions from other players. Mew2King is a very punish-heavy player, and focuses on getting one crucial hit, then converting that hit into a position where he is primed to begin a combo and the opponent has limited options. Once he lands an opening move, he will usually land harsh punishes which tend to lead to a KO, due to his knowledge of character weights and KO percents. These punishes also usually encompass all of the opponent's tech and DI options, making them nearly impossible to escape. He also has arguably the best edgeguarding game, due to his aforementioned superb option coverage, as well as some of the best recovery mix-up tactics.

Mew2King is considered one of the top players on Final Destination; as Marth against fastfallers, he is extremely consistent in chaingrabbing and comboing them from 0% to a KO off of a single conversion, and as Sheik, he can lock down other characters, mostly mid-tiered characters, longer than he could than on stages with platforms. His character choices seem to be stage specific, particularly on the opponent's counterpick; he will usually pick Marth on Final Destination and Fountain of Dreams, Sheik on Dream Land, and Fox or Marth on Pokémon Stadium; he is more flexible on the remaining two stages.

Mew2King, however, has a weaker neutral game compared to other players of his caliber. His neutral game focuses on unorthodox approaches, which he employs to force his opponents into positions where they have limited options, usually reduced down to a 50/50 situation where he can exploit his superior knowledge of character hitboxes. While this strategy works well against Fox and Falco as he only needs one exchange win to convert into a KO, it is not as strong against floaty characters that are more difficult to combo, and can be exploited by clever baits from players of his caliber.[1]

Mew2King is also known for heavily counterpicking in specific matchups, sometimes with disappointing results. For example, he will only play Fox against Jigglypuff, as Fox is technically superior in that matchup, though he has seen mixed results against Hungrybox. He was the first top player to recognize the potential of Snowy, even teaming with him at Dreamhack Denver - a Puff player that Armada and Leffen train with for the Jigglypuff matchup. He will usually play Peach against Ice Climbers at high-level play just because she has a greater advantage against the Climbers than any of his mains, instead of learning the matchup with Marth or Fox, who are considered to also have winning matchups. Because his Peach is not practiced to the same level as his mains, he has lost at least once to almost every notable Ice Climbers player, and has even lost games to Nintendude's Peach and ChuDat's Jigglypuff. Occasionally, Mew2King has counterpicked Jigglypuff in certain games against other Jigglypuff players, such as Mango and Hungrybox, which generally lead to his defeat. He is also known for his use of several low tier characters, and has been considered one of the four best Melee Mewtwo players (alongside Taj, Leffen, and Zoma) and arguably the best Pichu player in the world.

Mew2King tends to struggle to remain composed when losing, particularly when the crowd is cheering for the other player, as seen against aMSa at Kings of Cali 4 and against Armada at EVO 2013. This was especially an issue before the adoption of noise-cancelling headphones at tournaments.

Brawl

In Brawl, Mew2King possessed an extremely deadly punish game with his Meta Knight, able to exploit small mistakes into a huge advantage for him. To provoke opponents into making mistakes, he would often shark and drift to open holes, but will ensure he will not be too aggressive, lest he be punished by foes that capitalize on overextensions. He implements Shuttle Loop into his recovery often, mixing them up with multiple jumps and all of his other specials. He was also considered to be one of the best King Dedede players shortly after Brawl's release, and was known to still use the character along with Falco in tournaments where Meta Knight was banned.

SSB4

In SSB4, Mew2King was initially a Diddy Kong main, heavily utilizing the character's powerful air game to net several great placings in tournaments, and he was considered one of the best Diddy Kong players in the world in the early metagame. He felt disillusioned by update 1.0.6 and soon adopted Cloud as his main upon his DLC release.

With his use of Cloud, Mew2King retains his signature defensive playstyle, using Cloud's impressive reach to zone out his opponents while charging his Limit Break gauge, and punishing the opponent's mistakes should they approach him incorrectly. He is notorious for using Cloud's Limit Break specials very liberally, instead of saving them for more opportune moments or retaining Limit Break for the increase in movement stats, to the point he sometimes even garners an early KO with them. Mew2King is also a proponent of taking to the air rather than staying grounded for the majority of the match, and going for off-stage edgeguards, even in spite of Cloud's sub-par recovery without Limit Break.

However, his excessive Limit Charging can leave openings for other characters to either tack on damage, charge their respective special moves, or spawn an item that can completely change the matchup (such as Diddy Kong's Banana Peel). Like in Melee, Mew2King tends to go for risky, yet very rewarding options in certain situations, which may lead to either character or both characters losing a stock, such as in a match at Apex 2016 against Nietono.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

This section only lists super regionals and above. For a full list tournaments, see Smasher:Mew2King/Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Earnings
Gettin' Schooled 2 June 25th-26th, 2005 23rd 22nd PimpUigi
BOMB 4 November 12th, 2005 9th 1st Vidjogamer
MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd, 2006 7th 5th Eddie $150
MLG Dallas 2006 May 19th-20th, 2006 8th 7th NEO $125
MLG Anaheim 2006 June 23rd-24th, 2006 5th 7th The King $300
MELEE-FC6 July 13th-15th, 2006 2nd 1st Vidjogamer $800
MLG Chicago 2006 July 21st-22nd, 2006 3rd 3rd KoreanDJ $800
Zero Challenge 2 August 15th-17th, 2006 3rd 4th KoreanDJ
MLG Orlando 2006 August 25th-26th, 2006 6th 3rd Vidjogamer $200
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-14th, 2006 5th 2nd The King $2,250
MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 18th, 2006 4th 3rd The King $1,500
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 1st 1st Isai $1,008
MLG Long Island 2007 May 5th-6th, 2007 2nd 1st Isai $434
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 1st — — $448
Pound 2 June 16th-17th, 2007 2nd 1st PC Chris $1,040
MELEE-FC Diamond July 12th-14th, 2007 1st 5th Isai $2,000
Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd, 2007 2nd 4th ChuDat $600
EVO West July 27th-29th, 2007 1st — — $896
EVO World 2007 August 24th-26th, 2007 9th — —
Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th, 2007 1st 4th HugS $2,000
Viva La Smashtaclysm November 10th-11th, 2007 4th 2nd Vidjogamer
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 2nd 1st Azen
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 2nd 2nd Jman $481
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 2nd (Split) 1st Jman $94
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 5th 1st Jman $228
Tipped Off 5 September 5th-6th, 2009 2nd 1st Hungrybox $387
Active Gamers September 26th-27th, 2009 — 2nd Zhu
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 5th 49th Jman
Good Shit German July 24th, 2010 1st 1st Zhu $672
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 3rd 2nd Jman $396
Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st, 2010 2nd 5th Darc $421
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 5th 1st Armada $145
Zenith 2011 May 28th-29th, 2011 2nd 3rd Hax $257
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 5th 2nd PPMD $316
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 1st 1st Zhu $160
Revival of Melee 4 November 19th-20th, 2011 3rd 1st Kage $470
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 17th 1st Armada $441
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 2nd 1st Jman $325
IMPULSE June 30th-July 1st, 2012 4th 5th Toph $43
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 1st 1st Chillin $650
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 3rd 1st Armada $1,266
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 3rd 1st Hax $291
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 1st 1st Nintendude
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 5th 1st Hungrybox $487
The Big House 3 October 12th-13th, 2013 1st 1st Hungrybox $1,200
Pound V.5 November 9th, 2013 1st 1st Mango $641.25
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 1st 1st Hungrybox $1,355
Kings of Cali 3 December 14th-15th, 2013 1st 1st Lucky $1,488
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 1st 1st PB&J
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 2nd 1st Hax $3,420
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 1st 1st Hungrybox $846
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 1st 1st Vwins $382
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 2nd 1st Hax $588
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 1st 1st ZeRo
Fight Pitt IV April 19th, 2014 2nd 1st Mango $532
Northwest Majors VI May 2nd-4th, 2014 1st 1st Bladewise $1,064
Get On My Level 2014 May 10th-11th, 2014 3rd 1st Hungrybox $505
Pat's House 2 May 24th-25th, 2014 1st 1st Hungrybox
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 2nd 1st Armada $823
Super SWEET June 7th-8th, 2014 2nd 1st Armada $575
SSS Lock-In June 14th-15th, 2014 2nd 1st Armada $266
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 3rd 1st Armada $2,250
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 4th 1st Armada $377
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 3rd 1st Armada $376
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 5th 2nd Hax $194
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 1st 1st Hax $1,926
Low Tier City 2 August 16th-17th, 2014 1st 2nd PB&J $667
Smash the Record August 22nd-25th, 2014 2nd — —
Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 2nd 2nd Colbol $656
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 2nd 1st Armada $1,653
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 13th 1st Hax
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 1st (Split) 1st Hax $1,171
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 2nd 4th Armada $722
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 9th 1st Hungrybox $528
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 1st 1st VaNz $160
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 49th (DQ) 2nd Armada $73
Press Start May 9th-10th, 2015 7th 1st Hungrybox $1,500
Shuffle VII May 23rd-24th, 2015 1st 1st Prince Abu $975
Smash 'N' Splash June 13th-14th, 2015 1st 1st Vidjogamer $1,230
EXP 2015 June 28th-29th, 2015 1st 1st SFAT $1,155.52
WTFox July 10th-11th, 2015 4th 1st Armada $517
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 2nd 1st Axe $1,051
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 2nd 2nd Wizzrobe $3,208
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 1st 2nd HugS $1,937
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 2nd — — $1,494
HTC Throwdown September 19th, 2015 5th 1st Hungrybox $1,635
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 3rd 2nd Hungrybox $2,828
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 2nd 1st Wizzrobe $2,000
Smash Summit November 7th-8th, 2015 3rd 2nd Armada $4,641
Frame Perfect Series November 21st, 2015 2nd 1st Hungrybox $98
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 9th 1st Armada $2,203
PAX Arena January 29th-31st, 2016 5th 2nd Hungrybox $187
Tampa Never Sleeps 6 February 26th-27th, 2016 1st — — $775
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 1st 2nd Zhu $2,137
Battle of the Five Gods March 17th-19th, 2016 7th — — $500
OUTFOXX'D March 26th, 2016 1st 1st Prince Abu $1,091
Smash Summit 2 April 21st-24th, 2016 3rd 1st Armada $4,177
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 3rd 1st Armada $602
DreamHack Austin 2016 May 6th-8th, 2016 3rd — — $1,000
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 9th — — $76
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 3rd 3rd Prince Abu $688
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 1st 2nd Jsex $1,036
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 2nd 1st Hungrybox $1,992
WTFox 2 July 1st-3rd, 2016 3rd 1st Armada $1,184
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 5th 2nd Hungrybox $474
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 1st 1st SFAT $2,558
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 3rd 1st Ice $1,034
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 1st 1st Plup $4,964
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 4th 5th Hungrybox $1,411
Canada Cup 2016 October 28th-30th, 2016 3rd 1st Armada $520
Smash Summit 3 November 3rd-6th, 2016 3rd 1st Armada $4,161
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 2nd 4th Hungrybox $3,708
Smash Conference LXIX January 7th, 2017 1st 2nd Professor Pro $820
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 3rd 5th Hungrybox $1,856
Smash Summit Spring 2017 March 2nd-5th, 2017 4th 1st Armada $6,983
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 2nd 1st Armada $678
Smash Rivalries April 8th-9th, 2017 9th 2nd Hungrybox $625
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 1st 2nd Hungrybox $1,732
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 3rd 2nd Plup $1,000
MomoCon 2017 May 26th-28th, 2017 1st 2nd King Momo $1,678
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 2nd 2nd Prince Abu $1,792
Saints Gaming Live June 10th-11th, 2017 1st 1st Hungrybox $1,325
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 4th — — $574
FUSE July 16th, 2017 — 5th Hungrybox $150
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 3rd 1st Plup $1,000
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 2nd 2nd Plup $3,200
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 4th 2nd Mango $821
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 3rd 3rd Plup $3,130
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 5th 5th Plup $925
DreamHack Denver 2017 October 20th-22nd, 2017 7th 7th Snowy $300
Canada Cup 2017 October 28th-30th, 2017 1st 1st Leffen
Smash Summit 5 November 2nd-5th, 2017 9th 2nd Plup $3,862.16
Tipped Off 12 November 11th-12th, 2017 1st 1st Swedish Delight $3,195
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 9th 1st Plup $1,697
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 5th 1st Plup $493.21
Smash Summit 6 May 3rd-6th, 2018 1st 3rd Plup $8,186
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 4th 1st Plup $587.95
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 3rd 1st Wizzrobe $700
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 4th 3rd Mango $1,424
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 3rd 1st Plup $1,002
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 13th — —
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 2nd 3rd Hungrybox $2,968.50
Smash Summit 7 November 15th-18th, 2018 9th 1st Plup $3,692
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 33rd 3rd Plup
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 — 1st Plup $372
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 — 3rd Plup
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 — 2nd Plup $330
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 — 1st Plup $552
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 5th 1st Plup $1,202
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 2nd 1st Ryan Ford $1,300
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 13th 1st Plup $971
Pound OnlineOnline April 24th-26th, 2020 129th — —
Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier December 17th, 2021 Top 8 — —
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 17th — — $1,000
Viva la Smash October 22nd-23rd, 2022 1st 1st Lengüitas
DreamHack Atlanta 2022 November 18th-20th, 2022 3rd 2nd SFOP $450

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: Smasher:Mew2King/Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Earnings
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 — —
GUTS 2 June 14th-16th, 2013 1st — —
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 1st — —
The Big House 3 October 12th-13th, 2013 4th 1st Hungrybox $132
WHOBO 5 October 19th-20th, 2013 1st 2nd Alex
Bar Wars October 26th, 2013 1st 1st G$
The Break Smash Weekly #03 November 8th, 2013 1st — —
Pound V.5 November 9th, 2013 1st — — $160
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 — — $285
McSmashter 3 January 11th-12th, 2014 1st 1st Toronto Joe $203
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 2nd — — $1,037
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 $640
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 1st 1st Ally $134.75
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, 2014 1st — — $300
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 $563.20
Super SWEET June 7th-8th, 2014 2nd — — $175
UGC Biweekly #11 June 14th, 2014 1st — —
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 3rd 2nd ZeRo $317
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 $1,057
Infinity and Beyond! 19 August 22nd, 2014 1st 3rd Infinity
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 8/26 August 26th, 2014 1st — —
S@X 61 September 9th, 2014 1st — —
Pastime Legends Presents: Final Battle September 13th, 2014 1st — —
Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 3rd 3rd Hungrybox $150
CROSSFIRE 4 September 27th, 2014 1st (Split) 5th PB&J
S@X 64 September 30th, 2014 1st — —
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 3rd 1st ZeRo $444
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 $353
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 — — $837
Great Revival February 21st, 2015 1st 2nd Inui
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 2nd 1st Rolex
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 — 1st Armada
Revelation 2 May 16th-17th, 2015 3rd 2nd Zhu
Shuffle VII May 23rd-24th, 2015 1st 1st Ally
Smash 'N' Splash June 13th-14th, 2015 1st 1st Ally
WTFox July 10th-11th, 2015 1st 1st Armada $380
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 9th 3rd Denti
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 3rd Top 6 Ally $1,357.50
Smash Til Dawn '15 September 26-27th, 2015 1st — —
Frame Perfect Series November 21st, 2015 2nd — — $158
Super Bit Wars 4 February 20th-21st, 2016 2nd 1st Oracle
Tampa Never Sleeps 6 February 27th-28th, 2016 3rd 1st MrLz $77
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 17th (DQ) 1st MrLz
Fusion 3 April 16th, 2016 3rd (DQ) — —
M2Weekly May 6th, 2016 1st — —
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 17th 1st MrLz
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016 1st — —
Smashadelphia 2017 June 23rd-25th, 2017 7th 1st Vex Kasrani
Tipped Off 12 November 11th-12th, 2017 81st — —

Super Smash Bros.

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MELEE-FC Diamond July 12th-14th, 2007 5th — —
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
Smashadelphia 2017 June 23rd-25th, 2017 3rd — —

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 Earnings
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 2nd 4th Vinnie $320
Events2Compete (E2C) 10 November 29th, 2014 1st 1st Inui
The Come Up December 6th-7th, 2014 4th 1st Ally $62
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 — — $1,139
MVG Super Smash Bros. Tournament January 24th, 2015 1st — —
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 5th 1st ZeRo $753
2 Fish February 14th, 2015 1st 1st Dark Wizzy
Great Revival February 21st, 2015 1st 1st Inui
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 4th 1st Ally
DVDA 8 March 30th, 2015 4th 5th SK92 $134.40
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 3rd 1st ZeRo $195
Chokaigi 2015 April 25th-26th, 2015 2nd 1st ZeRo
Revelation 2 May 16th-17th, 2015 5th 2nd MVD
Shuffle VII May 23rd-24th, 2015 3rd 2nd Ally
Smash 'N' Splash June 13th-14th, 2015 5th 1st Ally
EXP 2015 June 28th-29th, 2015 5th 1st Ally
WTFox July 10th-11th, 2015 1st — — $440
Smash Factor 4 July 24th-26th, 2015 — 5th Max Ketchum
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 — 2nd ZeRo
Smash Conference 37 August 21st, 2015 1st 1st Day
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 5th 5th Vex Kasrani $64
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 3rd 5th Logic $525
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 49th (DQ) — —
Smash Conference 40 September 11th, 2015 1st — —
Smash Conference 42 September 25th, 2015 1st — —
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 — 9th Vinnie
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 17th 17th Wizzrobe
Frame Perfect Series November 21st, 2015 — 5th Nick Riddle
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th 17th Zinoto
PAX Arena January 29th-31st, 2016 9th 1st ANTi
Smash Conference 51 February 12th, 2016 1st 1st Day
Super Bit Wars 4 February 20th-21st, 2016 3rd 1st MJG
Tampa Never Sleeps 6 February 26th-27th, 2016 1st ? ? $1,600
Smash Haven 29 March 3rd, 2016 1st — —
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 5th 1st Ally $333
Shuffle VIII March 12th-13th, 2016 3rd 1st Ito
Come to Papa March 19th-20th, 2016 — 2nd Seibrik
OUTFOXX'D March 26th, 2016 4th 2nd ANTi $196
Smash Conference 57 April 1st, 2016 1st — —
Smash Conference 58 April 8th, 2016 3rd — —
Fusion 3 April 16th, 2016 3rd 4th Day
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 3rd 1st Ally $529.31
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 5th 2nd Nairo $301.72
MomoCon 2016 May 26th-29th, 2016 5th 5th ScAtt $181.60
Smash Conference 61 June 3rd, 2016 1st 3rd (DQ) Sol
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 5th 1st Ally $130.50
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 4th 2nd VoiD $409
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 97th 1st Ally
WTFox 2 July 1st-3rd, 2016 5th 2nd Dabuz $64.80
Smash Conference 65 July 8th, 2016 1st — —
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 5th 1st Ally $306.90
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 257th — —
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016 2nd 2nd Trela
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 5th 1st ANTi $241.50
Smash Conference LXVI September 9th, 2016 1st 2nd dyr
Salt Ain't Pretty September 10th-11th, 2016 1st 1st Diablo
Smash Conference LXVII September 23rd, 2016 2nd 1st Salem
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 25th 2nd Ally
Smash Conference LXVIII October 14th, 2016 9th 1st Salem
Come to Papa 2 October 22nd-23rd, 2016 1st 2nd Prince Ramen
Canada Cup 2016 October 28th-30th, 2016 3rd 2nd Ally $249.34
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 33rd 5th Ally
Smash Conference LXIX January 7th, 2017 4th 2nd Mr.E
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 — 13th Mr.E
Tampa Never Sleeps 7 February 24th-26th, 2017 9th ? Hungrybox
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 — 4th MkLeo
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 49th 5th Salem
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 129th 7th Salem
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 — 7th K9sbruce
Umebura Japan Major 2017 May 6th-7th, 2017 33rd 1st MkLeo
MomoCon 2017 May 26th-28th, 2017 33rd 2nd Ally
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 4th 1st MkLeo
Saints Gaming Live June 10th-11th, 2017 5th 1st saj
Smashadelphia 2017 June 23rd-25th, 2017 4th 2nd Pelca
UNLOCKED July 1st, 2017 5th 1st Salem
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 65th 17th Fatality
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 49th 13th Ally
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 — 9th Ally
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 — 3rd komorikiri
DreamHack Denver 2017 October 20th-22nd, 2017 — 3rd Javi
Canada Cup 2017 October 28th-30th, 2017 — 1st MkLeo
Tipped Off 12 November 11th-12th, 2017 2nd 1st Salem $210
Frostbite 2018 February 9th-11th, 2018 17th 9th Lima
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 33rd 3rd Ally
Canada Cup Master Series May 11th-14th, 2018 2nd 2nd SuperLoli
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 — 5th Mr.R
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 — 25th Tyroy

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Earnings
Smash Conference United January 5th-6th, 2019 25th 3rd ZeRo
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 97th 33rd Glutonny
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 129th 17th Plup
Smash Ultimate Summit March 8th-10th, 2019 9th — — $1,297.93
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 49th 5th MkLeo
Smashpoint May 10th-12th, 2019 9th 5th Denti
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 49th 13th MkLeo
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 49th — —
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 33rd 25th Fatality
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 33rd 9th Salem
Rising Stars at EGLX 2019 October 18th-20th, 2019 9th 5th Riddles $176.69
Overlords of Orlando: OCTOBERLORDS October 26th, 2019 33rd — —
Dakno Gaming eSports Day November 2nd, 2019 2nd — — $500
Tampa Never Sleeps 8 January 18th-19th, 2020 — 2nd Epic_Gabriel
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 129th 9th Epic_Gabriel
VA Esports Online OpenOnline April 20th, 2020 5th — —
Pound OnlineOnline April 24th-26th, 2020 129th — —
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1Online May 2nd, 2020 25th — —
King of WiFi Random CharactersOnline May 30th, 2020 97th — —
Juice Box 10Online August 19th, 2020 9th — —
Flat Realm 8Online August 28th, 2020 33rd — —
M-Kolosseum 2Online September 5th, 2020 9th — —
M-Kolosseum 3Online October 3rd, 2020 9th — —
InfinityCON Tally 2021 June 5th-6th, 2021 33rd 9th Epic_Gabriel
Juicy Monthly November 2021 November 6th, 2021 5th 1st BeastModePaul
CEO 2021 December 3rd-5th, 2021 33rd — —
MomoCon 2022 May 26th-29th, 2022 65th 9th Mugen
InfinityCON Tally 2022 June 4th-5th, 2022 13th 4th BeastModePaul
The Monthly O #2 June 11th, 2022 9th 1st Goblin
Panda Cup Online Qualifier: Southeast USA 3Online August 20th, 2022 2nd — —
The Arcadian Online Qualifier 2 East CoastOnline September 4th, 2022 25th — —
Viva la Smash October 22nd-23rd, 2022 17th 2nd AlanDiss
Let's Make Moves Miami October 28th-30th, 2022 97th 17th ChocoTaco

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[2]. 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 Ryan Ford in Winners' Semis. After M2K won the match, Ford expressed his skepticism to the TO, Alukard, who ruled that game 5 was to be replayed. Ford 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 Ford, and M2K and Ford agree to split publicly.
  4. Ford 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 Ford for not checking the rule until after the game.

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[3]. Later, he saw Brawl as an opportunity to get ahead of the curve, and began playing it competitively as well. During some time from 2008-2009, he was considered the undisputed best player for Brawl and one of the two best players for Melee alongside Mango.
  • Mew2King, Hungrybox, Armada and Mango share the distinction of having won more than $200,000 in a select Smash title, being Melee.
    • Mew2King also holds the record for most total money won in Brawl tournaments.
  • Mew2King is able to play the majority of the Melee cast, including mid and low tiers, 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.
  • Mew2King is the only "God" of Melee to not hold a positive record over another god.
    • Mew2King is also the only god not to have won a tournament with all the other gods present.
  • He was featured in the Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition along with ZeRo for being the player with the Most eSports tournament results (at 339).
  • People who triple-main Fox, Sheik and Marth in Melee are sometimes said to "main Mew2King". Smashers who are examples of this are DruggedFox, Ice, AbsentPage, Rudolph, KDJ, Tink, Azen, and Ek.
  • Mew2King shares his birthday with WaDi.

Gameplay videos

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Project M

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

External links

References

  1. ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5bqk48/what_are_the_differences_in_playstyle_between/d9qnhpd/
  2. ^ http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/28yc4u/clearing_up_and_possibly_changing_my_smash_wiki/
  3. ^ M2K has played Brawl - Super Smash Bros. Melee Message Board for GameCube - GameFAQs
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