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===2004-2007: Joining the Melee Scene===
===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.  
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.  
With his intense dedication to technical play, Mew2King eventually became a dominant force in Melee in 2006.  


===2008-2013: Era of the Five Gods===
===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 undisputed best player for ''Brawl'' and one of the two best players for ''Melee'' alongside {{Sm|Mango}} during some time from 2008 to mid-2009.
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 undisputed best player for ''Brawl'' and one of the two best players for ''Melee'' alongside {{Sm|Mango}} during some time from 2008 to mid-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".
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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===2013-2019: Unto Retirement===
===2013-2019: 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]]''.
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}}.
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.
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.
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.
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===''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 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''===

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