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| {{Infobox Smasher | | {{Smasher Infobox |
| | name = tacos | | | name = tacos |
| | image = Tacos_SSC2022.png | | | image = Tacos.png |
| | mainssb = Yoshi | | | mainssb = Yoshi |
| | otherssb = Pikachu | | | 2ndmainssb = Kirby |
| | 2ndotherssb = Kirby | | | otherssb = Captain Falcon |
| | moreotherssb = {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSB|Fox}} | | | 2ndotherssb = Donkey Kong |
| | rankingssb = [[2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 6th | | | moreotherssb = {{SSB|Pikachu}}, {{SSB|Jigglypuff}} |
| | alias = $N@K3 | | | skill = Top professional |
| | location = Kingsville, Texas | | | alias = $NKE |
| | country = USA | | | location = Brownsville, Texas |
| | realname = Eduardo Tovar | | | country = USA |
| | birthday = 17
| | |realname = Eduardo T. |
| | birthmonth = 01
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| | birthyear = 1996
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| '''tacos''' (previously known as '''$N@K3''') is a top-level ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player from Brownsville, Texas currently residing in Kingsville, Texas who is considered one of the best ''Smash 64'' players in the world. He is also regarded as one of the two best {{SSB|Yoshi}} players in North America, along with {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}. He is also highly proficient with many characters, such as {{SSB|Pikachu}}, {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}, and {{SSB|Kirby}}. tacos is currently ranked 6th on the [[2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings]].
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| He is one half of ''Team Luv'' along with the Canadian player {{Sm|The Z}}, a very strong doubles team which notably took second place at {{Trn|Apex 2015}}.
| | '''tacos''' (previously known as '''$NKE''') is a top-level [[Super Smash Bros. 64]] player from Brownsville, Texas who is considered one of the best ''[[Smash 64]]'' players in the world. He is considered to be one of the country's best {{SSB|Yoshi}} players, along with {{sm|Wizzrobe}}, {{sm|Star King}} and {{sm|Fireblaster}}, and the most technical one. He is also highly proficient with many characters, such as {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSB|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB|Kirby}}. |
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| tacos uses a [[Hori Mini Pad|Hori controller]]. He is known for his very unconventional style, unpredictable combos and high [[technical skill]]. He is extremely proficient at using the [[parry]], and has great movement fluidity. His playstyle is also sometimes seen as disrespectful, due to his tendency to sandbag when ahead in a match, and frequently utilizing [[taunt canceling]].
| | He is one half of ''Team Luv'' along with the Canadian player {{sm|The Z}}, a very strong doubles team who notably took second place at [[Apex 2015]]. |
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| ==Tournament history==
| | He boasts tournament victories over world-class players such as {{sm|Ruoka Dancho}}, {{Sm|Dext3r}}, {{Sm|Mariguas}}, {{sm|Banze}} and {{sm|Wizzrobe}} among other. He only holds negative records to {{sm|Isai}} (0-1) and {{sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}} (0-3), and is considered by some to be the third best player in North America behind those two. |
| tacos made his competitive debut at [[Apex 2014]], where he finished at an unexpected 5th place after taking convincing victories over top players such as The Z 2-0, {{Sm|Revan}} 2-0, {{Sm|Dext3r}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Ruoka Dancho}} 3-1, using a combination of Yoshi, Captain Falcon and Kirby. He lost to {{Sm|Isai}} 2-0 in finals of his pool, and to {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}} in the losers' bracket.
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| tacos returned a year later to [[Apex 2015]], this time taking second place after notably defeating {{Sm|banze}} 2-0, {{Sm|Mariguas}} 3-2 and Wizzrobe 3-1. He was double-eliminated by SuPeRbOoMfAn, 3-1 in winners' finals and 3-0 in grand finals. He also placed second in doubles teaming with The Z (Team Luv), losing to the teams of {{Sm|Star King}} & {{Sm|Killer}} in the winners' bracket and SuPeRbOoMfAn & {{Sm|JaimeHR}} (Team Mejor) in grand finals. | | ==Playing style== |
| | tacos uses a Hori controller. He is known for his very unconventional style, unpredictable combos and high [[technical skill]]. He is extremely proficient at using the [[parry]], and has great movement fluidity. His playstyle is also sometimes seen as disrespectful, due to his tendency to sandbag when ahead in a match, and frequently utilizing [[taunt canceling]]. |
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| In early August of 2015, tacos traveled [[Super Smash Con 2015]] in Virginia, where he defeated several top players before losing to SuPeRbOoMfAn 3-0 in winners' finals, and was then upset 3-0 by {{Sm|KeroKeroppi}} in losers' finals. He won the doubles bracket, teaming with SuPeRbOoMfAn. Later that month, [[Operation Desert Smash]] took place in Arizona, where tacos placed 3rd in singles after defeating {{Sm|Bark Sanchez}} and Revan and losing to SuPeRbOoMfAn 3-0 and JaimeHR 3-1.
| | ==History== |
| | tacos has been a prominent net play player since 2011. |
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| At [[Genesis 3]] in January 2016, tacos made top 8 after losing a close set to SuPeRbOoMfAn 2-1 by defeating The Z 2-0. He finished 7th by losing to Isai's Fox 3-0. He placed second in doubles teaming with The Z, defeating strong teams such was {{Sm|wario}} & {{sm|wangera}} 3-2 and Isai & {{sm|Rith}} 3-1, only losing to Team Mejor.
| | He entered his first international tournament in 2014 at [[Apex 2014|Apex]], where he was sent to losers' bracket by {{Sm|Isai}} 0-2 in the second round of winners. In the loser's bracket however, he went on a tear, defeating The Z 2-0, Revan 2-0 and Dext3r 2-0 to enter top 8, where he then defeated Ruoka Dancho 3-1 before losing to SuPeRbOoMfAn 0-3, ending him at a very unexpected 5th place. |
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| At [[Pound 2016]] in April 2016, tacos brought his set record against KeroKeroppi positive by double eliminating him 3-1 and 3-2 in Winner's semi-finals and losers' finals, respectively. He also defeated Revan 3-1, and was again double eliminated by SuPeRbOoMfAn 6-0. | | At [[Apex 2015]], no longer considered an underdog, tacos dominated again in singles, taking sets off {{sm|Fireblaster}} 2-0, {{sm|Firo}} 2-0 then {{sm|Banze}} 2-0 to enter top 8, where he defeated {{Sm|Mariguas}} 3-1 in Winner's Semis and took a game off {{sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}} in Winner's Finals, though he lost the set 1-3. After the loss, he then defeated {{sm|Wizzrobe}} 3-1 in loser's finals to face SuPeRbOoMfAn again in Grand Finals, where this time he lost 0-3 in a very anticlimactic set. He also placed 2nd in doubles, teaming with The Z, defeating formidable teams such as Banze & {{sm|CabeLo}} 3-1, Dext3r & Wizzrobe 3-0 and {{sm|Star King}} & {{sm|Killer}} 3-0 (after losing to them 2-3 in winner's side), losing to {{sm|JaimeHR}} and SuPeRbOoMfAn in Grand Finals 0-3. |
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| At [[Snosa 2016]], tacos went on to defeat Dext3r 3-0, Mariguas 3-2, KeroKeroppi 3-2, and Isai 3-2 to place 2nd, losing to SuPeRbOoMfAn. He placed 4th in doubles, teaming with {{sm|Jimmy Joe}}.
| | In June 2015, he entered singles at [[Smash of Ages 2015]] in Panorama City, California, the largest Smash 64 event on the West Coast in years, where he met fierce competition from SuPeRbOoMfAn, Mariguas, JaimeHR and West Coast's top players. He placed second, losing to Mariguas 2-3 in winners' side, defeated JaimeHR in losers side and Mariguas 3-2 in a rematch in losers final, and faced SuPeRbOoMfAn in Grand Finals where he was defeated 1-3, taking second place. |
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| At [[Super Smash Con 2016]], currently the largest Smash 64 tournament in the game's competitive history, tacos was upset The Z 2-0 in the winners' bracket, and was again upset by {{sm|Kort}} 2-1 in the losers' bracket, after the latter switched off from Link to Pikachu and Captain Falcon after losing the first game. In doubles, Team Luv ended up placing 3rd after losing to Isai & {{Sm|Alvin}} 3-1 in winners, then a close set in losers' finals against Team Mejor which ended 3-2.
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| At [[Operation Desert Smash II]], tacos dropped out of the tournament in the winners' bracket by forfeiting against {{Sm|Stranded}} during game 3 of their set, when he had 3 stocks left and had taken 82% damage on that stock. He claimed he would not travel to another tournament until [[Kansai 2017]] in Japan in March 2017.
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| ==Tournament placings== | | ==Tournament placings== |
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| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | | !Tournament!!Date!!Location!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner |
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| |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Jam}}
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| |[[Sheer's TIMED online tourney]]||March-April 2014||25th||—||—
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| |[[The Z's IRONMAN Online Tourney]]||September 2014||2nd||—||—
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| |[[Apex 2015]]||January 31st-February 1st, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|The Z}}
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| |[[Smash of Ages 2015]]||June 6th, 2015||2nd||—||—
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| |[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}
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| |[[Operation Desert Smash]]||August 29th, 2015||3rd||—||—
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| |[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||7th||2nd||The Z
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| |[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||2nd||1st||SuPeRbOoMfAn | | |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||Somerset, NJ {{Flag|USA}}||5th||3rd||{{sm|Jam|England}} |
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| |[[Snosa 2016]]||June 18th-19th, 2016||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Jimmy Joe}} | | |[[The Z's IRONMAN Online Tourney|IRONMAN]]||September 2014||[[Kaillera]]||2nd||—||— |
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| |[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||17th||3rd||The Z | | |[[Lumberjack Cup 3]]||October 2014||Kaillera||1st||—||— |
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| |[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||2nd||1st||SuPeRbOoMfAn | | |[[Apex 2015]]||January 31st-February 1st, 2015||Secaucus, NJ {{Flag|USA}}||2nd||2nd||{{sm|The Z|Canada}} |
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| |[[Operation Desert Smash II]]||September 9th-10th, 2016||9th||2nd||{{sm|Dext3r}} | | |[[Smash of Ages 2015]]||June 6th, 2015||Panorama City, CA {{flag|USA}}||2nd||—||— |
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| |[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||7th||2nd||The Z
| | |[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||Chantilly, VA {{flag|USA}}|||||| |
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| |[[Kansai 2017]]||March 19th, 2017||17th||—||—
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| |[[Let's Go!]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||4th||1st||The Z
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| |[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||4th||2nd||Dext3r
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| |[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|Prince}} | |
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| |[[Boss Battle 3]]||September 30th-October 1st, 2017||9th||2nd||The Z
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| |[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||7th||1st||{{Sm|Alvin}}
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| |[https://challonge.com/TacoTacosN64D1 Taco, tacos Smash!]||February 16th, 2018||2nd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Operation Desert Smash 3|g=SSB}}||July 13th-15th, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Kort}}
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| |[[Super Smash Con 2018]]||August 9th-12th, 2018||7th||1st||Alvin
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| |{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSB}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||2nd||1st||SuPeRbOoMfAn
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| |{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSB}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Sugaaku}}
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| |{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSB}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||9th||1st||{{Sm|Alvin}}
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| |[[Smashtoberfest]]||October 26th, 2019||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Loto}}
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| |{{Trn|Quarantined Rapport|g=SSB}} East {{OnlineIcon}}||March 28th-29th, 2020||9th||—||—
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| |[[Super Smash Con 2022]]||August 11th-14th, 2022||17th||1st||{{Sm|isai}}
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| |{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSB}}||August 10-13th, 2023||13th / 255||5th / 65||Alvin
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| ==Trivia==
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| *tacos has been a prominent netplay player since 2011.
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| *tacos is engaged to Minnesotan Yoshi main {{Sm|Sugaaku}} who [[Minnesota Power Rankings|was ranked 9th in state]] for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' in 2017.
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| [[Category:Yoshi players (SSB)]] | | [[Category:Yoshi professionals (SSB)]] |
| [[Category:Pikachu players (SSB)]] | | [[Category:Captain Falcon professionals (SSB)]] |
| [[Category:Kirby players (SSB)]] | | [[Category:Kirby professionals (SSB)]] |
| [[Category:Captain Falcon players (SSB)]] | | [[Category:Professional smashers (SSB)]] |
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