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{{Smasher Infobox
{{Smasher Infobox
| name          = Mew2King
| name          = Mew2King
| image        = M2Kssc.png
| image        = Mew2King.jpg
| mainssbm      = Sheik
| mainssbm      = Sheik
| 2ndmainssbm  = Marth
| 2ndmainssbm  = Marth
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| moreotherpm  = {{PM|Donkey Kong}}, {{PM|Falco}}, {{PM|Peach}}, {{PM|Captain Falcon}}
| moreotherpm  = {{PM|Donkey Kong}}, {{PM|Falco}}, {{PM|Peach}}, {{PM|Captain Falcon}}
| mainssb4      = Cloud
| mainssb4      = Cloud
| 2ndmainssb4  = Bayonetta
| otherssb4    = Donkey Kong
| otherssb4    = Donkey Kong
| 2ndotherssb4  = Mario
| 2ndotherssb4  = Mario
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} HE IS VERY UGLY ALMOST AS ugly as hbox be us hungrybox and mango sux  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 [[chaingrab]]bing, [[camping]], and [[combo]]ing 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'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} player, one of the two best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Marth}} players (along with {{Sm|PPMD}}), one of the top ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Fox}} players, one of the three best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} players, the best {{SSBM|Pichu}} player, and one of the best ''Brawl'' {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} players. Mew2King was also considered one of the best {{SSBB|King Dedede}} players when he played him shortly after ''Brawl''{{'}}s release (whom he still uses along with {{SSBB|Falco}} in MK-banned tournaments), and one of the best ''SSB4'' {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} players before he was nerfed in patch [[1.0.8]]. 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 Power Rankings|Tristate Melee Power Rankings]],  was formerly ranked 1st on both the [[SoCal Power Rankings|SoCal Project M and Smash 4 Power Rankings]] (right below {{Sm|ZeRo}} on the latter, who held the 0 spot), and currently ranked 2nd on the [[Tristate Power Rankings|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]], was voted 4th on the [[2014 SSBM Player Rankings]], and was voted 5th best player on the [[2015 SSBMRank]].
| crew          = COGnitive Gaming, Most Valuable Gaming
| former crews  = vVv Gaming, [[CLASH Tournaments]], Play-For-Keeps, F-Step, [[Empire Arcadia]]
| winningsssb  = ~$425.00
| winningsssbm  = ~$87,976.42
| winningsssbb  = ~$31,357.05
| winningsssb4  = ~$6,250.49
| winningspm    = ~$13,300.51
| skillssb      = Professional (retired)
| skillssbm    = Top professional
| skillssbb    = Top professional
| skillpm      = Top professional
| skillssb4    = Top professional
| rankingssbm  = [[2015 SSBMRank]]: 5th
| rankingssbb  = [[2014 SSBB Player Rankings]]: 5th
| realname      = {{s|wikipedia|Jason Zimmerman}}
| alias        = M2K
| birthday      = 5
| birthmonth    = 2
| birthyear    = 1989
| location      = Florida
| country      = United States
}}
'''Mew2King''', commonly known as '''M2K''', is an American smasher from Cinnaminson, [[Tristate Area|New Jersey]] who is currently residing in Florida. 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 [[chaingrab]]bing, [[camping]], and [[combo]]ing 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'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} player, one of the two best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Marth}} players (along with {{Sm|PPMD}}), one of the top ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Fox}} players, one of the three best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} players, the best {{SSBM|Pichu}} player, and one of the best ''Brawl'' {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} players. Mew2King was also considered one of the best {{SSBB|King Dedede}} players when he played him shortly after ''Brawl''{{'}}s release (whom he still uses along with {{SSBB|Falco}} in MK-banned tournaments), and one of the best ''SSB4'' {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} players before he was nerfed in patch [[1.0.8]]. 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 Power Rankings|Tristate Melee Power Rankings]],  was formerly ranked 1st on both the [[SoCal Power Rankings|SoCal Project M and Smash 4 Power Rankings]] (right below {{Sm|ZeRo}} on the latter, who held the 0 spot), and currently ranked 2nd on the [[Tristate Power Rankings|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]], was voted 4th on the [[2014 SSBM Player Rankings]], and was voted 5th best player on the [[2015 SSBMRank]].


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 {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, and {{Sm|PPMD}}. This is commonly referred to as "The Return of the King".
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 {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, and {{Sm|PPMD}}. This is commonly referred to as "The Return of the King".
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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 ridiculous 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, and some of the best recovery mix-up tactics. Mew2King is also greatly feared on [[Final Destination]]; as {{SSBM|Marth}} against fastfallers, he is extremely consistent in [[chaingrab]]bing and comboing them from 0% to a KO off of a single conversion, and as {{SSBM|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 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 ridiculous 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, and some of the best recovery mix-up tactics. Mew2King is also greatly feared on [[Final Destination]]; as {{SSBM|Marth}} against fastfallers, he is extremely consistent in [[chaingrab]]bing and comboing them from 0% to a KO off of a single conversion, and as {{SSBM|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, struggles in the neutral game more than other top players do. His neutral game consists of unorthodox, usually unsafe approaches, which he mixes up in an attempt to confuse the opponent. He relies greatly on his grab game, so he will usually only perform maneuvers in neutral that can allow him to get a grab. Mew2King is also known for heavily counterpicking in specific matchups, sometimes with distastrous 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}}, ranging from a lopsided victory on Hungrybox's side to barely edging him out. 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 Sheik or Marth. This has led to very close sets with {{Sm|Fly Amanita}}, several recent losses by {{Sm|Wobbles}}, and even a loss in the Peach ditto against {{Sm|Nintendude}} (who occasionally counterpicks Peach players with his own Peach instead of playing Ice Climbers), as his Peach is nowhere near the same level as his mains. In the past, Mew2King has counterpicked Jigglypuff in certain games against other Jigglypuff players, such as {{Sm|Mango}} and Hungrybox, which usually lead to his defeat. 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, however, struggles in the neutral game more than other top players do. His neutral game consists of unorthodox, usually unsafe approaches, which he mixes up in an attempt to confuse the opponent. He relies greatly on his grab game, so he will usually only perform maneuvers in neutral that can allow him to get a grab. Mew2King is also known for heavily counterpicking in specific matchups, sometimes with distastrous 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}}, ranging from a lopsided victory on Hungrybox's side to barely edging him out. 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 Sheik or Marth. This has led to very close sets with {{Sm|Fly Amanita}}, several recent defeats from {{Sm|Wobbles}}, and even a loss in the Peach ditto with {{Sm|Nintendude}} (who occasionally counterpicks Peach players with his own Peach instead of playing Ice Climbers), as his Peach is nowhere near the same level as his mains. In the past, Mew2King has counterpicked Jigglypuff in certain games against other Jigglypuff players, such as {{Sm|Mango}} and Hungrybox, which usually lead to his defeat. 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].


===''Smash 4''===
===''Smash 4''===
Mew2King had not found a character he felt confidence in ever since update [[1.0.6]], which removed {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}'s notorious "Hoo-Hah" combo. He stated in an interview that his gameplay relied completely on aerials, which is what was nerfed. He said he went from being the second best [[SSB4|Diddy Kong]] player to being not even a top 10 Diddy. He has recently found success with {{SSB4|Cloud}}. On Twitter, he said after [[GENESIS 3]] he would be playing a lot more ''[[Smash 4]]'' and would be streaming it on [[Most Valuable Gaming]]'s [[Twitch]] channel.
Mew2King has not found a character he has felt confidence in ever since update [[1.0.6]], which removed {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}'s notorious "Hoo-Hah" combo. He stated in an interview that his gameplay relied completely on aerials, which is what was nerfed. He has recently found success with {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}, who he got 5th at [[SKTAR 4]] and 3rd at [[PAX Prime 2015]] with. He popularized the "Ding Dong", which is when one uses a cargo up throw into up aerial which kills at rather low percentages.


He used to regularly train with {{Sm|ZeRo}} before he moved from Arizona which possibly lowered his ''[[Smash 4]]'' skill considerably. Mew2King now occasionally trains with {{Sm|8BitMan}}, {{Sm|Ryo}} and {{Sm|Sol}} in Florida. He tested with multiple characters in the game such as {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}, and Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong notably got him 3rd at [[PAX Prime 2015]] and 5th at [[SKTAR 4]]. He popularized the "Ding Dong" which is a cargo up-throw into aerial as Donkey Kong, which kills at rather low percentages. He has changed mains to {{SSB4|Cloud}} and placed 65th at [[GENESIS 3]] using him, and nearly defeated {{Sm|Dabuz}}. At [[PAX Arena]], he placed 9th and won doubles with {{Sm|Anti}}. He took {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} to game 5 and nearly defeated them both.  
He used to regularly train with {{Sm|ZeRo}} before he moved from Arizona which possibly lowered his ''[[Smash 4]]'' skill considerably. Mew2King now occasionally trains with {{Sm|Ryo}} and {{Sm|Sol}} in Florida. He has been testing with multiple characters in the game such as {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}, {{SSB4|Cloud}}, and Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong has shown to get the best results so far with wins such as {{Sm|MVD}} and {{Sm|Jtails}} under his belt.  


He has stated that he is not too fond of ''[[Smash 4]]'' as a competitive game but still thinks it is great casually, something that he has also said about ''[[Smash 64]]'', although with the release of {{SSB4|Cloud}} M2K has commented that "Cloud makes [him] actually love [Smash 4]". This is reflected in his new desire to practice the game heavily and better tournament placings as of 2016. He said because ''[[Melee]]'' causes his hands to hurt, he has chosen to play mostly ''[[Smash 4]]'' for the majority of 2016.
He has stated that he is not too fond of ''[[Smash 4]]'' as a competitive game but still thinks it is great casually, something that he has also said about ''[[Smash 64]].''


==Tournament placings==
==Notable tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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|[[Revelation 2]]||May 16th-17th, 2015||1st||1st||Cactuar
|[[Revelation 2]]||May 16th-17th, 2015||1st||1st||Cactuar
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|[http://challonge.com/ashmelee17 ASH@WIT 17]||June 12th, 2015||1st||—||—
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|[[Smash 'N' Splash]]||June 13th-14th, 2015||1st||1st||Vidjogamer
|[[Smash 'N' Splash]]||June 13th-14th, 2015||1st||1st||Vidjogamer
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|[[EXP 2015]]||June 28th-29th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|SFAT}}
|[[EXP 2015]]||June 28th-29th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|SFAT}}
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|[[WTFox]]||July 10th-11th, 2015||4th||1st||Armada
|[[WTFox]]||July 10th-11th, 2015||4th||1st||Armada
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|[[Smash Factor 4]]||July 24th-26th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Valdo}}
|[[Smash Factor 4]]||July 24th-26th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Valdo}}
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|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||2nd||1st||Hungrybox
|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||2nd||1st||Hungrybox
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|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||9th||1st||Armada
|[[Genesis 3]]||January 15-17th, 2016||9th||1st||Armada
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|[[PAX Arena]]||January 29th-31st, 2016||5th||2nd||Hungrybox
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|[[Super Bit Wars 4]]||February 20th-21st, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Bobby Friz}}
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|[[Sun Rise Tournament]]||August 10th-12th, 2012||7th||17th||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|[[Sun Rise Tournament]]||August 10th-12th, 2012||7th||17th||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShWV8CokLuk Northeast Championships XIII]||December 1st, 2012||1st||?||?
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=331265 XSmash]||December 22nd, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Fatal}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=331265 XSmash]||December 22nd, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Fatal}}
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|[http://xfiregamingli.challonge.com/Crossfire4BrawlSingles CROSSFIRE 4]||September 27th, 2014||2nd||—||—
|[http://xfiregamingli.challonge.com/Crossfire4BrawlSingles CROSSFIRE 4]||September 27th, 2014||2nd||—||—
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|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||—||2nd||Salem
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||97th (Forfeit)||2nd||Salem
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|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||1st||—||—
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||1st||—||—
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|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||2nd||—||—
|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||2nd||—||—
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|[[Super Bit Wars 4]]||February 20th-21st, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Oracle}}
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|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||—||5th||{{Sm|Nick Riddle}}
|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||—||5th||{{Sm|Nick Riddle}}
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|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||17th||{{Sm|Zinoto}}
|[[Genesis 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||17th||{{Sm|Zinoto}}
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|[[PAX Arena]]||January 29th-31st, 2016||9th||1st||{{Sm|Anti}}
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|[http://gatorgaming.challonge.com/SC51S4S Smash Conference 51]||February 12th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Day}}
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|[[Super Bit Wars 4]]||February 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||1st||{{Sm|MJG}}
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#At [[GENESIS 2]] (July, 2011), Mew2King received a red card under the Unity infraction system for "[[sandbagging|intentional under-performance]]" by choosing {{SSBB|Ganondorf}} in a pool match against {{sm|Sade}} and allowing himself to lose, after dominating the rest of his pool with his usual Meta Knight.
#At [[GENESIS 2]] (July, 2011), Mew2King received a red card under the Unity infraction system for "[[sandbagging|intentional under-performance]]" by choosing {{SSBB|Ganondorf}} in a pool match against {{sm|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.
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 ====
==== 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 Stupid Rule|Dave's modified stupid rule]] was in effect, as it was with most other tournaments during that year, he counterpicked {{SSBM|Final Destination}}, a stage he had already won on, for his game 5 against {{Sm|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:
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 Stupid Rule|Dave's modified stupid rule]] was in effect, as it was with most other tournaments during that year, he counterpicked {{SSBM|Final Destination}}, a stage he had already won on, for his game 5 against {{Sm|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:
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Mew2King, being a very technical player, was initially an outspoken fan of ''Brawl'', claiming that it had many of the things ''Melee'' had a fun game to play<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=516492&topic=41341001 M2K has played Brawl - Super Smash Bros. Melee Message Board for GameCube - GameFAQs]</span></ref>. 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, 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<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=516492&topic=41341001 M2K has played Brawl - Super Smash Bros. Melee Message Board for GameCube - GameFAQs]</span></ref>. 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 {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/1rluq5/ctemp_mew2kings_ama_and_lots_of_other_stuff/cdoltp5</ref>, 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 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 {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/1rluq5/ctemp_mew2kings_ama_and_lots_of_other_stuff/cdoltp5</ref>, 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<ref name="Reddit AMA">http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/1rluq5/ctemp_mew2king_ama_and_lots_of_other_stuff</ref> that he is diagnosed with {{s|wikipedia|Asperger syndrome}}, an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sufferers of Asperger's syndrome will often not understand other's feelings properly and may occasionally come across as insensitive, despite not intending to.
*Mew2King revealed on an "Ask me anything" on Reddit<ref name="Reddit AMA">http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/1rluq5/ctemp_mew2kings_ama_and_lots_of_other_stuff</ref> that he is diagnosed with {{s|wikipedia|Asperger syndrome}}, an Autism Spectrum Disorder. 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 realizing it.<ref name="Reddit AMA"></ref> This suggests that his tendency to be involved in controversy is unintentional, and is possibly primarily the result of social misunderstanding (due to his Asperger's syndrome) rather than purposeful disregard for others.
**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 realizing it.<ref name="Reddit AMA"></ref> This suggests that his tendency to be involved in controversy is unintentional, and is possibly primarily the result of social misunderstanding (due to his Asperger's syndrome) rather than purposeful disregard for others.


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