He is known (and partly infamous) for his colourful personality, in and out of the game. He makes frequent usage of taunts, as well as dances, many of which come from the Bayonetta series itself.
On June 6th, 2017, CaptainZack was sponsored by Phoenix1[2], making him their second SSB4 player after Tweek, and third Smash player overall following Duck. On May 17, 2018, he announced he was officially a free agent, thanking Phoenix1 for changing his life.
On September 1st, 2018, CaptainZack announced that he would be dropping Bayonetta, citing that playing her was "just not fun anymore," and stated that he would instead play Peach and Rosalina & Luma until Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is released. Despite saying this, he still uses Bayonetta as a co-main.[3]
Prior to Bayonetta's release, CaptainZack was a Peach main. While he was considered a very skilled Peach player, he had yet to obtain national fame, and was typically regarded as slightly inferior to fellow Louisiana Peach main Samsora.
Following Bayonetta's release as a DLC character, CaptainZack, being a fan of the character, decided to pick her up. His big out-of-region breakout tournament was 2GGT: Abadango Saga, where he sent Larry Lurr to the losers bracket and finished 9th place at the event. Following that, he attended The Big House 6, where he notably eliminated ESAM and double-eliminated Mew2King, finishing 17th after losing a Bayonetta mirror match to Salem.
Becoming the best Bayonetta, but losing the title once again[edit]
Before CaptainZack, Salem was widely considered to be the best Bayonetta main. However, CaptainZack was quickly emerging as competition for that title. After 4th place finishes at both GENESIS 4 and 2GGC: Civil War, along with outplacing Salem at most events both players attended, the general consensus shifted towards CaptainZack being the better Bayonetta player.
However, not too long afterwards, Salem would be once again a contender for the best Bayonetta player. Salem won EVO 2017, and due to Salem's victory in a prestigious tournament, CaptainZack was then considered to be either on par or now below Salem. CaptainZack himself notably considers Salem the better Bayonetta player.
On top of this, Lima, Mistake, and Tweek have also become contenders for the best Bayonetta main as Mistake and Tweek have not only outplaced Zack at many tournaments consistently, but they have also beaten him and have scored higher than him on the Panda Global Rankings, as well as Salem was ranked 2nd on the fourth PGR and 5th the fith PGR. And with Lima's recent win at EVO 2018 including double eliminated Zack himself, many have debated on who the best Bayonetta is as they are often considered to be at the same level of or slightly above CaptainZack.
On August 25, 2018, CaptainZack announced his retirement from Smash 4 singles, but he later announced that he would continue playing as a Peach main. Despite saying this, he still attends Smash 4 singles.[4][5]
While commentating at TGC 7, CaptainZack revealed that his tag isn't a reference to CaptainJack as commonly thought. Instead, it originates from his usage of Olimar in SSBB.
At 16 years old, CaptainZack is the second-youngest player on the Panda Global Rankings, being a few months younger than other young players such as Wrath and MkLeo, but being a few months older than SDX.
Along with Lima and Mistake, CaptainZack has a negative reputation for being one of the "villains" in the Smash community due to maining Bayonetta as well as being considered "disrespectful" when he plays the game. This has led to some disrespecting and harassing him, such as being booed when he plays, this has resulted in drama in the community, especially at EVO 2018 due to his controversial grand finals set with Lima.
CaptainZack is famous for acting out Bayonetta's taunts and dances during tournaments as shown at CEO 2018, CEO 2017, EVO 2018, and 2GGC: Civil War. This has since become controversial as many have stated that he does this to disrespect his competitors while others say he does it to represent his love for the Bayonetta franchise.
