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Axe beats Plup at GENESIS 6
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*Axe is the subject of a meme in the ''Melee'' community concerning his resemblance to pop artist [[wikipedia:Drake (musician)|Drake]]. This came about when someone in the Arizona region took a picture of Axe working at the department store [[wikipedia:Walgreens|Walgreens]], then used that picture to make a page on Facebook entitled "Walgreens Drake", proclaiming that the two look very similar. People familiar with the ''Smash'' scene quickly found that page and pointed out that it was in fact the professional ''Melee'' player, and linked to that page on other social media, causing the moniker "Walgreens Drake" to become very widespread. | *Axe is the subject of a meme in the ''Melee'' community concerning his resemblance to pop artist [[wikipedia:Drake (musician)|Drake]]. This came about when someone in the Arizona region took a picture of Axe working at the department store [[wikipedia:Walgreens|Walgreens]], then used that picture to make a page on Facebook entitled "Walgreens Drake", proclaiming that the two look very similar. People familiar with the ''Smash'' scene quickly found that page and pointed out that it was in fact the professional ''Melee'' player, and linked to that page on other social media, causing the moniker "Walgreens Drake" to become very widespread. | ||
:*After Axe 4-stocked {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} at [[EVO 2014]], commentator {{Sm|Prog}} made a reference to this meme: "''That was emphatic... that was amazing. [[Mortality eSports|Mortality]]! Are you watching? This boy, Walgreens Drake, says [[wikipedia:Take Care (album)|Take Care]]; you guys can [[wikipedia:Thank Me Later|Thank Me Later]]!''" | :*After Axe 4-stocked {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} at [[EVO 2014]], commentator {{Sm|Prog}} made a reference to this meme: "''That was emphatic... that was amazing. [[Mortality eSports|Mortality]]! Are you watching? This boy, Walgreens Drake, says [[wikipedia:Take Care (album)|Take Care]]; you guys can [[wikipedia:Thank Me Later|Thank Me Later]]!''" | ||
*Axe has defeated | *Axe has defeated 5 of the members of the top 6, defeating {{Sm|Mew2King}} at [[Zenith 2011]], {{Sm|Hungrybox}} at [[MLG Anaheim 2014]], both {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|Mango}} at [[Sandstorm]] and {{Sm|Plup}} at [[GENESIS 6]] . | ||
**He has also defeated {{Sm|PPMD}} at [[Pound 4]], but PPMD was not in contention for "god status" at the time, with [https://twitter.com/TempoAxe/status/556216820450209793 Axe also not counting the win]. | **He has also defeated {{Sm|PPMD}} at [[Pound 4]], but PPMD was not in contention for "god status" at the time, with [https://twitter.com/TempoAxe/status/556216820450209793 Axe also not counting the win]. | ||