Smasher:Mew2King
| Mew2King "M2K" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Sheik, Marth |
| Other Melee character | Fox |
| Brawl main | Meta Knight |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | CLASH Tournaments, Empire Arcadia |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Jason Zimmerman |
| Birth date | |
| Location | New Jersey 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  |
Mew2King is an American smasher hailing from the North Atlantic region. He is considered one of the best Melee and Brawl players in the world, due to his great chain throwing skills and his extreme technical style of play. 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, and is currently ranked 5th on the Tristate Power Rankings.
Mew2King is a very knowledgeable Melee player; he has tested several aspects of the game. This includes character weight, falling speed, attack knock back, and priority. He stores this information here as a repository for Melee statistics, including characters' comparative weight, falling speed, jumping height and size.
Notable tournament placings
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Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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| MLG Chicago | July 21-22, 2006 | 3rd | 3rd | KoreanDJ |
| OC2 Zero Challenge | August 15-17, 2006 | 4th | 3rd | KoreanDJ |
| MLG Orlando | August 25-26, 2006 | 5th | 3rd | Vidjo |
| MLG New York | October 13-14, 2006 | 5th | 2nd | The King |
| MLG Vegas | November 18, 2006 | 4th | 3rd | The King |
| Cataclysm 3 | March 3-4, 2007 | 1st | 1st | Isai |
| *Pound* 2 | June 16-17, 2007 | 2nd | 1st | PC Chris |
| MELEE-FC Diamond | July 12-14, 2007 | 1st | 5th | Isai |
| OC3 Zero Challenge | July 20-22, 2007 | 2nd | 4th | Chu Dat |
| EVO World | August 24-26, 2007 | 9th | ||
| Super Champ Combo | September 29, 2007 | 1st | 4th | HugS |
| *Pound* 3 | February 2-3, 2008 | 2nd | 1st | Azen |
| FAST 1 | July 17–20, 2008 | 1st | 1st | Cort |
| Revival Of Melee | March 7–8, 2009 | 2nd | 2nd | Jman |
| Apex 2009 | May 9-10, 2009 | 2nd | 1st | Jman |
| GENESIS | July 10-12, 2009 | 5th | 1st | Jman |
| *Pound* 4 | January 16–18, 2010 | 5th | 49th | Jman |
| Apex 2010 | August 6-8, 2010 | 3rd | 2nd | Jman |
| Revival of Melee 3 | November 20-21, 2010 | 2nd | 5th | Darc |
| Winter Game Fest VI | January 22-24, 2011 | 5th | 1st | Dr. PeePee |
| *Pound* V | February 19-21, 2011 | 5th | 1st | Armada |
| Zenith | May 28-29, 2011 | 2nd | 3rd | Hax |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15-17, 2011 | 5th | 2nd | Dr. PeePee |
| Sudden Death IV | November 5, 2011 | 1st | 1st | Cactuar |
| Revival of Melee 4 | November 19-20, 2011 | 3rd | 1st | Kage |
| Apex 2012 | January 6-8, 2012 | 17th | 1st | Armada |
| Zenith 2012 | May 26-27, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | Jman |
| Revival of Melee 5 | November 17-18, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Chillindude829 |
| United 1 | January 6, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Level 9 Luigi |
| Apex 2013 | January 11-13, 2013 | 3rd | 1st | Armada |
| Zenith 2013 | June 1–2, 2013 | 3rd | 1st | Hax |
| Evo 2013 | July 12-14, 2013 | 5th | 1st | Hungrybox |
Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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| X.E.S.T.I.C.L.E. | April 19, 2008 | 2nd | 2nd | Velocity |
| Critical Hit 3 | July 5, 2008 | 1st | 1st | Velocity |
| Florida's Awesome Summer Tournament | July 17-20, 2008 | 1st | 1st | Cort |
| Viridian City | January 31st, 2009 | 1st | 5th | Bum |
| Clash of the Titans 4 | February 7-8, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Lee Martin |
| G.I.M.P.E.D. 1 | February 21, 2009 | 1st | 1st | NinjaLink |
| WHOBO 1 | April 10-12, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Inui |
| Apex 2009 | May 9-10, 2009 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| SCSA West Coast Circuit #4 | May 30, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Fiction |
| TourneyPlay #2 | June 6-7, 2009 | 3rd | 1st | Fiction |
| Smash In Nevada | June 13-14, 2009 | 1st | 1st | DieSuperFly |
| GENESIS | July 10-12, 2009 | 2nd | 1st | Fiction |
| EVO 2009 | July 17-19, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| No Maps! | August 8, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Inui |
| S.N.E.S. | August 21-23, 2009 | 3rd | 1st | Ally |
| Active Gamers | September 26-27, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Tyrant |
| TourneyPlay #3 | October 16-18, 2009 | 1st | 3rd | Havok |
| Viridian City #6 | October 24, 2009 | 2nd | 2nd | Tyrant |
| Pound 4 | January 16-18, 2010 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| TourneyPlay #4 | February 12-14, 2010 | 1st | 1st | DEHF |
| Viridian City #7 | February 27th, 2010 | 3rd | 1st | Ally |
| WHOBO 2 | April 2-4, 2010 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| MLG Orlando 2010 | April 16-18, 2010 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| TourneyPlay #5 | May 8-9, 2010 | 1st | 1st | Fiction |
| MLG Columbus 2010 | June 4-6, 2010 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| Apex 2010 | August 6-8, 2010 | 3rd | 1st | Lee Martin |
| MLG Raleigh 2010 | August 27-29, 2010 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15-17, 2010 | 3rd | 2nd | Ally |
| Adventures of the Prima Vista | December 10-11, 2010 | 1st | 1st | Inui |
| KTAR 4 | January 15, 2011 | 1st | 2nd | Inui |
| Winter Game Fest VI | January 22-23, 2011 | 1st | 1st | Lee Martin |
| Pound V | February 19-21, 2011 | 9th | 1st | Anti |
| KTAR 5 | May 21, 2011 | 4th | 2nd | Lie |
| Clash of the Titans 5 | June 25-26, 2011 | 2nd | 2nd | ADHD |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15-17th, 2011 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| KTAR 6 | August 14, 2011 | 5th | 1st | Anti |
| Apex 2012 | January 6-8, 2012 | 13th | 2nd | Anti |
| SKTAR | July 14-15, 2012 | 9th | 1st | Trela |
| Sun Rise Tournament | August 10-12, 2012 | 7th | 17th | Vinnie |
| XSmash | December 22, 2012 | 2nd | 2nd | Fatal |
| Apex 2013 | January 11-13, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Ally |
Controversies
Intentional forfeiting/match-throwing
Mew2King has forfeited tournament matches on several occasions, often claiming fatigue or lack of interest in response to his detractors who cite financial gain as his motivation. At MLG D.C. 2010, he lost against Diddy Kong main ADHD in Losers' Finals. After, he and ADHD discussed splitting, but ADHD offered him $300 of the prize money, which Mew2King accepted[1]. MLG found them in violation of the rule against "forfeiting or conspiring to manipulate Rankings or Brackets" and banned them both from the 2010 MLG finals; this event is frequently cited by observers to be one of the probable reasons that Brawl was dropped from the MLG bracket in the next season.
In May 2011, Mew2King, ADHD, and Anti all received yellow cards under the Unity infraction system for bracket manipulation. This was in response to a situation at KTAR 5, where Mew2King had forfeited to Meta Knight professional Anti in Winners' Semis, defeated Olimar player Dabuz in Losers' Quarters, and then forfeited to ADHD in Losers' Semis.
Two months later, Mew2King received a red card under the Unity infraction system for choosing Ganondorf and losing against female smasher Sade in pools at Genesis 2. In their decision, the Unity Ruleset Committee cited "intentional under-performance" as their reason for assigning the red card.
After a decent length of time without major controversy, Mew2King caused a significant stir-up at Revival of Melee 5. Assuming a certain ruleset, he counterpicked Final Destination for his game 5 against Unknown522 in Winners' Semis, which Unknown agreed to with skepticism. Once M2K won the match, Unknown went to the TO with what happened, and the TO ruled that game 5 was to be replayed - Unknown proceeded to win the replay. (The main point of controversy is whether M2K was trying to cheat or whether he was legitimately mistaken over the rule, in which case it was mostly the TO's fault for most communicating it clearly enough and partly Unknown's fault for not checking the rule until after the game.) During the next match, it was reported on the tournament stream that Mew2King had forfeited from the tournament. After convincing from Hax, Mew2King did show up after a slight delay and played, though with an unusual amount of "button checks" that delayed the tournament and alienated most of the audience. During the following match in which KirbyKaze threw Winners' Finals halfway through the first game, it was reported that M2K and Unknown had publicly agreed to split.
Perceived public image
Despite being considered one of the best players at Brawl, as well as having considerable knowledge about its inner workings, criticism has been leveled against Mew2King's supposed character and personality. In addition to claims that he had "tarnished" the competitive community of Brawl with his infamous bracket splitting controversy, players have also said that Mew2King acts too immature both inside and outside the Brawl community, and that he does not seriously consider his actions, only further harming the public image of Brawl players. In addition to unverified claims about his conduct at the residences of various Smashers, Mew2King's publicised trip to Japan proved to be controversial; Mew2King was criticised for poorly preparing for the trip by only bringing with him 200 dollars in the hopes that he would win considerable money from money matches (which are illegal in Japan), as well as failing to bring any sort of plan to the country or learning about the culture or language.[2] Shortly after spending all his money less than a day in Japan and supposedly losing his cell phone, he later vomited on the futon of professional Japanese smasher Nietono, who had previously arrived at the United States in order to play at Apex 2012.[3] Some claimed that Mew2King's conduct would give Nietono and other Japanese players a negative opinion of American players.
Despite these allegations, some have come to Mew2King's defence. It is widely claimed (to the point of being common knowledge) that Mew2King suffers from an autism-spectrum disorder such as Asperger's Syndrome, which causes the sufferer to have stunted social growth and adaptation (in addition to the technical obsessiveness that is confirmed by his Melee knowledge and testing). As a result of potentially having the disorder, some claim that the actions Mew2King does should not be harshly criticised, as he may not know any better; that said however the disorder has enough variance that such blanket statements cannot necessarily be assumed. Others also claim that constantly criticising Mew2King is itself causing the tarnishing of the Brawl community, with the claim that ganging up on Mew2King is itself not acceptable[citation needed].
In spite of these prior controversies he has shown some uncharacteristically positive behavior recently. After being sponsored by CLASH Tournaments, his attitude towards tournaments, with his play and performance has increased dramatically. Most recently observed were his top 3 placements in all four non-SSB64 Smash events at Apex 2013, despite his 2nd place finish in Brawl under an opponent he would have usually beaten, his response was very positive and optimistic. Many players cite to have a new found faith or respect for him after air time on CLASH Tournament's stream of Collision VI on January 5th, where he commentated two exhibition sets at the end of the tournament with fellow caster Keitaro.
Trivia
- Despite being among the highest ranked players in the Brawl community, Mew2King was initially an outspoken critic of the game, claiming that it lacked many of the elements present in Melee.[4].
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