Smasher:King Funk
| King Funk | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Captain Falcon |
| Melee mains | Falco, Fox |
| Brawl main | Falco |
| Project M main | Meta Knight |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Individualists |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Julius Vissing |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Copenhagen 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional  |
Julius Vissing aka King Funk is a smasher, tournament organizer and commentator currently residing in Copenhagen, Denmark, who is a member of the livestreaming group Salty Playground and the manager of the Karnage eSports Melee division. Formerly a SSB64 and Brawl player, Julius now exclusively plays Melee as well as a variety of other fighting game titles such as Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The King of Fighters XIII.
King Funk started out with Brawl in Portugal in 2008, where he co-founded the competitive scene with Flayl and hosted the country's first few tournaments. In 2010, he moved to Denmark for his studies and quickly transitioned from Brawl to Melee as most players in Scandinavia favored the latter as their game of choice. Julius was also for a long time one of Europe's best SSB64 players until he quit the game in late 2012 to focus on other fighting games.
King Funk frequently commentates at European events and hosts local and regional tournaments (mostly the "Hive" and the "King Funk's Castle" series).
Notable tournament placings
- 7th in SSB64 singles at Apex 2012, 3rd in doubles with Sensei
- 9th in Project M singles at B.E.A.S.T 4
- 13th in SSBM doubles at B.E.A.S.T 4 with Tomber
Trivia
- In SSB64, King Funk was infamous for his creative and seemingly "random" use of Falcon Dive, which he would generally use as an effective tool to punish shielding (in particular on platforms) as well as for tech-chasing purposes. While King Funk was in Japan in the summer of 2012, he demonstrated his uses for Falcon Dive which Japanese players would later affectionately name after him.
