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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = ZeRo
| name           = ZeRo
| image         = Zero shine.jpg
| alias          = PersistentBlade
| mainssbb      = Meta Knight
| image           = Tempo ZeRo.jpg
| otherssbb    = Ice Climbers
| mainssbu        = Cloud
| moreotherssbb = {{SSBB|Fox}}, {{SSBB|Snake}}
| otherssbu      = Diddy Kong
| mainssbm      = Fox
| 2ndotherssbu    = Wolf
| otherssbm    = Marth
| moreotherssbu  = {{SSBU|Mario}}
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Falco}}
| mainssbb        = Meta Knight
| mainpm       = Fox
| mainssbm        = Fox
| 2ndmainpm     = Pit
| mainssb        = Fox
| mainssb4     = Diddy Kong
| mainpm         = Pit
| otherssb4     = Lucina
| 2ndmainpm       = Fox
| 2ndotherssb4  = Sheik
| mainssb4       = Diddy Kong
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}
| otherssb4       = Cloud
<!--Do not add Shulk to this list until ZeRo uses him in a serious competitive venue. We have repeatedly established it should not be here. See https://www.ssbwiki.com/Smasher_talk:ZeRo#ZeRo.27s_Shulk-->
| retiredssb4    = Sheik
| sponsor      = [[Team SoloMid]]
| 2ndretiredssb4  = Lucina
| crew          = [[Leap of Faith]]
| former sponsors = vVv Gaming, [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[Team SoloMid]], [[Tempo Storm]]
| former crews  = vVv Gaming, [[CLASH Tournaments]]
| former crews    = [[Leap of Faith]]
| winningsssbb  = ~$3,735.30
| rankingssbm    = [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 35th
| winningsssb4  = ~$121,802.02
| rankingssbb     = [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 3rd
| winningspm    = ~$6,377.22
| rankingssb4     = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 1st
| skillssbm     = Top professional (retired)
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 35th
| skillssbb     = Top professional (retired)
| bestrankingssbb = [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 3rd
| skillssb4    = Top professional
| bestrankingssb4 = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 1st
| skillpm      = Top professional (retired)
| bestresultssbm  =  17th / 970 at {{Trn|EVO 2014|g=SSBM}}
| rankingssbb  = [[2014 SSBBRank]]: 3rd
| bestresultssbb  =  1st / 80 at {{Trn|Shuffle V|g=SSBB}}
| rankingssb4  = [[Panda Global Rankings|Panda Global Rankings v3]]: 1st
| bestresultssb4  =  1st / 1926 at {{Trn|EVO 2015|g=SSB4}}
| alias        = PersistentBlade
| bestresultssbu  =  9th / 361 at {{Trn|Smash Conference United|g=SSBU}}
| realname     = Gonzalo Barrios
| bestresultpm    =  1st / 333 at {{Trn|The Big House 4|g=PM}}
| birthday     = 17
| winningsssbb    = ~$3,735.30
| birthmonth   = 4
| winningsssb4    = ~$171,320.02
| birthyear     = 1995
| winningspm      = ~$6,377.22
| location     = <!--Do not change his location to SoCal, New Jersey, or Indiana unless you can prove that ZeRo has obtained citizenship in America.-->Chillán
| realname       = {{iw|wikipedia|Gonzalo Barrios|eSports player}}
| country       = <!--Do not change his country to United States unless you can prove that ZeRo has obtained citizenship in America.-->Chile
| birthday       = 17
| birthmonth     = 4
| birthyear       = 1995
| location       = Florida<!--Please do not change this to Chillán, Ñuble-->
| country         = United States<!--Please do not change this to Chile.-->
}}
}}
'''ZeRo''' is a smasher from Chillán, Chile who currently resides in Indiana.
{{art-wikipedia|ZeRo}}


He was the undisputed best ''[[Smash 4]]'' player in the world throughout 2014 and 2015. With a combination of {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} and {{SSB4|Sheik}}, he had a record of 56 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release on [[Wii U]] in November 2014 until [[MLG World Finals 2015]] in October 2015, including [[national tournament|nationals]] such as [[Apex 2015]], [[CEO 2015]], [[EVO 2015]], [[Super Smash Con 2015]], and [[The Big House 5]]. After winning [[2GGT: EE Saga]], ZeRo went on a 4-month hiatus and made his comeback in the summer of 2016, almost exclusively playing Diddy Kong, mainly due to the Sheik nerfs in [[1.1.5]]. In March 2017, he also picked up {{SSB4|Lucina}} as one of his main characters. While not as dominant as before, he still achieves great tournament results such as 1st at [[The Big House 6]], [[UGC Smash Open]], [[Frostbite 2017]], [[2GGC: Nairo Saga]], and [[CEO 2017]], and is still considered the best in the game. ZeRo is currently ranked at the 0 position on the [[Chicago Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and 1st on the [[Panda Global Rankings|Panda Global Rankings v3]]. He was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]], and was formerly ranked 1st on the [[New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He is considered the best Diddy Kong and Lucina player in the world.
'''ZeRo''' is a former smasher from Chillán, Chile who currently resides in Florida.  


ZeRo started playing ''[[Brawl]]'' in 2011 and dominated the Chilean scene with his {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. He originally became famous in the United States by being one of the top players on [[All is Brawl]]. Due to his strong and consistent tournament results such as 2nd at [[Apex 2014]], and 1st at [[Rescue 2]] and [[KTAR 9]], he was widely considered to be one of the best players in the world in 2013 and 2014 and was ranked 3rd on the [[2014 SSBBRank]]. He quit the game when ''Smash 4'' was released.
In ''[[Smash 4]]'', ZeRo is widely considered to be the best player of all time, being a dominant player up until his retirement from the game in January 2018.  With a combination of Diddy Kong and Sheik, he had a record of 56 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release on [[Wii U]] in November 2014 until {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}} in October 2015, including [[national tournament|nationals]] such as {{Trn|Apex 2015}}, {{Trn|CEO 2015}}, {{Trn|EVO 2015}}, {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}}, and {{Trn|The Big House 5}}. This is the longest such streak of any player in any ''Super Smash Bros.'' game.  He was also considered the best {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} player in the world, the best {{SSB4|Lucina}} player in the world when he actively used her, and was considered the best {{SSB4|Sheik}} player in the world until summer 2016, when he relegated the character to a secondary in light of her nerfs. He also had strong {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} secondaries, with his Captain Falcon often considered to be among the best in the world. ZeRo is ranked 1st on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]], and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on both the [[Chicago Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and 1st on the [[New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings]].


In ''[[Melee]]'', ZeRo mained {{SSBM|Fox}} and played from 2007 to 2010 before quitting and focusing on ''Brawl''. He returned to the competitive scene in 2014 and met with great success, qualifying for [[MLG Anaheim 2014]] and placing 17th at both [[CEO 2014]] and [[EVO 2014]]. As a result he was ranked 35th on the [[2014 SSBMRank]]. ZeRo quit the game again in November 2014 to focus on ''Smash 4''.
ZeRo also saw great success in other ''Smash'' games. He dominated the Chilean ''[[Brawl]]'' scene with his {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} and rose to fame in the United States as a top player on [[All is Brawl]]. Due to consistently great tournament results such as 2nd at {{Trn|Apex 2014}} and 1st at {{Trn|Rescue 2}} and {{Trn|KTAR 9}}, he was considered to be one of the best players in the world in 2013 and 2014, and was ranked 3rd on the [[2014 SSBBRank]]. In ''[[Melee]]'', ZeRo mained {{SSBM|Fox}} and played from 2007 to 2010, and again starting in 2014 after focusing on ''Brawl'' in between. After qualifying for {{Trn|MLG Anaheim 2014}} and placing 17th at both {{Trn|CEO 2014}} and {{Trn|EVO 2014}}, he was ranked 35th on the [[2014 SSBMRank]]. He was also considered to be the best ''[[Project M]]'' player in the world during the 3.02 era in 2014, winning CEO 2014, {{Trn|Zenith 2014}}, {{Trn|GUTS 3}}, and {{Trn|The Big House 4}} with a combination of {{PM|Pit}} and {{PM|Fox}}. In ''[[Ultimate]]'', ZeRo did not have a set main but mostly used {{SSBU|Cloud}} in tournaments. He was also a notable [[commentator]] prior to his retirement as he has commentated at tournaments such as {{Trn|CEO 2019}}, {{Trn|Overlords of Orlando: Ultimate Edition}}, and {{Trn|The Quarantine Series|series}}.  


ZeRo was also considered to be the best ''[[Project M]]'' player in the world during the 3.02 era in 2014, winning CEO 2014, [[Zenith 2014]], [[GUTS 3]], and [[The Big House 4]] with a combination of {{PM|Pit}} and {{PM|Fox}}.
Due to his top professional success in multiple ''Smash'' games, ZeRo is widely considered to be one of the best overall ''Smash'' players of all time, along with {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}.


He has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005, and has been playing Smash since the release of ''Smash 64'' in 1999. Due to his top professional success in multiple ''Smash'' games, ZeRo is widely considered to be one of the best overall ''Smash'' players in the world, along with {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}.
On January 12th, 2018, ZeRo announced an indefinite hiatus from competitive ''Smash 4'', citing disillusionment with the game and personal reasons. He since showed a renewed interest in ''Melee'', and was active on Netplay on [[Anther's Ladder]] for some time. He also occasionally commentated for ''Smash 4'', doing so at {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 11}} and {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4}} after his retirement. In addition, he regularly streamed ''Ultimate'', ''Melee'', and various other games on his [[Twitch]] channel and later [[Facebook]] Gaming after signing a deal with them in December 2019. ZeRo would return to competitive play for ''Ultimate'' at the end of 2018, where he replaced his sponsor [[TSM]] with [[Tempo Storm]], but would once again go into hiatus after {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit}}, instead gravitating towards content creation and streaming. ZeRo would still make appearances at some tournaments for side events and commentary and participated in a few online tournaments during the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]], but would never return full-time.  


==History==
Following accusations of sexual misconduct involving minors in July 2020, ZeRo would be banned from the ''Smash'' community and dropped by Tempo Storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/what-did-zero-do|title=ZeRo admitting his fault}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Tempo_Storm/status/1279532550717943809?s=20|title=Tempo Storm drops ZeRo}}</ref>
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===Pre-''Smash 4''===
==Tournament history==
ZeRo began playing competitively in 2006 with ''Melee''. Not much about his career during this time period is known until his first international tournament roughly 6 years later.
===2006: Early Beginnings===
ZeRo has played ''Smash'' since the release of ''Smash 64'' in 1999 when he was 4 years old and has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005. In early 2005, he would attend his first Smash event in Santiago, Chile, but did not compete due to nerves.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knp63N7c_Ig</ref> He began playing competitively in 2006 with ''Melee''. He recalls his first major victory as taking place around 2007 or 2008, when he competed in a league system at a local Akiba Game Store, then proceeded to win the top 32 single-elimination tournament.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOpLbdkcjE</ref>
 
===2012-2014: International Debut in ''Brawl'' ===
Toward the end of 2012, ZeRo traveled to the United States and remained in the country for several months to compete in national and international Brawl tournaments. His first international tournament was [[Apex 2012]], where he placed 17th in singles and 9th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Kadaj}}.
 
His breakout tournament was [[XSmash]] in December 2012, where he would shock the world by defeating top professionals such as {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|Mew2King}} to claim 1st place in Brawl Singles. He would continue to have strong performances in the following months, placing 9th at [[Apex 2013]], 1st at [[Rescue 2]] after defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} in grands with a bracket reset, and 1st at [https://smashboards.com/threads/fish-flop-presents-outrage-i-results-thread.334841/ Outrage] after defeating {{Sm|Ally}} and {{Sm|Zinoto}}. His results led to a rank of 2nd on the [[Tri-state_Power_Rankings#March_14th.2C_2013|March 2013 Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]] before returning to Chile.
 
He would continue to travel to the US throughout 2013 and 2014 to participate in national tournaments, consistently placing within top 5 in nationals, and placing 1st or 2nd in smaller tournaments. These strong results qualified him for [[MLG Anaheim 2014]], where he placed 17th. [[SSBBRank 2014]] would rank ZeRo as the 3rd best Brawl player known to the scene in the United States.
 
ZeRo was signed by CLASH Tournaments in June 2014<ref>https://liquipedia.net/smash/CLASH_Tournaments</ref>, but would leave the org five months later.
 
In December 2013, he also began to enter Melee and Project M events at the tournaments he attended. He was consistently top 24 at Melee in national tournaments. His Project M results would rise to consistently placing 1st in national tournaments in 2014.
 
ZeRo was also the winner of the promotional {{forwiiu}} tournament held by [[Nintendo]] at [[E3 2014]], playing as {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} against Hungrybox as {{SSB4|Kirby}} in grand finals.


ZeRo's first international tournament was [[Apex 2012]], where he placed 17th in singles and 9th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Kadaj}}.
===2015-Early 2016: Breaking Records: 56-Streak and Undisputed ''Smash 4'' Dominance===
ZeRo was widely considered to be the best ''[[Smash 4]]'' player in the world, soon starting a streak of winning every single ''Smash 4'' tournament that he entered. He was so dominant that [[SmashBoards]] placed a "bounty" on his head at [[CEO 2015]]<ref>https://twitter.com/CEOGaming/status/601106599822958592</ref>, offering $100 to anyone who could send him to Losers and $400 for his total elimination; however, once again, he won the tournament without dropping down to losers bracket. A month later at [[EVO 2015]], he took 1st place without losing a '''game''', the first time that had been achieved in Smash history--and he only used his main, [[Diddy Kong (SSB4)|Diddy Kong]], in grand finals.


Shortly before [[Apex 2013]], ZeRo arrived in the United States to attend XSmash, and shocked the world by winning the tournament, defeating top professionals such as {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|Mew2King}} during his march to victory. At Apex 2013, he placed 9th in singles and 13th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|quiKsilver}}. ZeRo's last tournament on the East Coast during his stay was Rescue 2, which he won after defeating Nairo in two consecutive sets during grand finals. A week later, he traveled to the Midwest to attend Outrage, which he won after defeating players such as {{Sm|Ally}} and {{Sm|Zinoto}}. Before leaving the United States to return to Chile, ZeRo was honorably ranked 2nd on the [[Tristate Power Rankings|Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]], behind Mew2King.
Although ZeRo hadn't entered a ''Melee'' tournament all through 2015, Armada drafted him for his crew in the [[FC Smash 15XR: Return]] crew battle. ZeRo faced {{Sm|Kalamazhu}} and was subsequently three stocked.


Later that year, ZeRo traveled to the United States in preparation for [[SKTAR 2]]. He convincingly won his first tournament, Crossfire: Shockwave, during his stay, defeating top professionals such as Vinnie and {{Sm|Anti}}. He also won doubles with Anti at said event. ZeRo continued his winning streak at Rescue 3, a tournament that provided a glimpse of the fierce competition that would be seen at SKTAR 2, defeating {{Sm|Mr. R}}, Vinnie, and Nairo to take the event.
On August 1st, 2015, with his tournament win streak at 43, ZeRo was signed on by [[Team SoloMid]].


At SKTAR 2, ZeRo placed 4th in doubles, teaming with Ally, losing to {{Sm|Nakat}} and {{Sm|False}} in winners' semis and Nairo and {{Sm|ADHD}} in losers' semis. In singles, ZeRo got 1st seed in his bracket pool after defeating {{Sm|Atomsk}} in winners' finals. In winners' quarters, he lost to ADHD 1-2 in a close set, getting timed out and losing the percentage lead at the very last second of game 3. ZeRo then took out {{b|SKTAR|tournament}} champion Nairo 2-1 and ESAM 2-0 in losers' bracket before being eliminated by {{Sm|Nakat}} 1-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th.
At [[The Big House 5]], ZeRo suffered a shocking loss in Round 2 Pools against {{Sm|Seagull Joe}}, leading many to believe that the undisputed #1 player would finally be defeated. However, ZeRo would end up easily going through the losers bracket, defeating {{Sm|MVD}} 2-0, {{Sm|StaticManny}} 2-0, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 2-0, {{Sm|Ally}} 3-0, {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1, {{Sm|Zenyou}} 3-0, and {{Sm|Rayquaza07}} 3-1. Finally, he was put up against {{Sm|Anti}} in losers semifinals, but despite being down 2-1 against {{Sm|Anti}}'s Mario, he brought it back in a very close set to win 3-2. After 3-0'ing {{Sm|Dabuz}} in losers finals, he would go on to face long-time rival {{Sm|Nairo}}. ZeRo would 3-0 {{Sm|Nairo}} in the first set to cause a reset, after {{Sm|Nairo}} was playing secondaries in an attempt to avoid his ZSS being downloaded. In the second set of grand finals, with {{Sm|Nairo}} playing Zero Suit Samus, ZeRo was down 2-1 to {{Sm|Nairo}} , marking the second time in the tournament that he was just one game away from losing his streak. In the end, ZeRo brought it back once again, defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-2 and completing one of the greatest losers bracket runs in Smash history.


ZeRo attended [[Apex 2014]] five months later. He defeated Ally in winners' quarters before losing to ESAM 0-2 in winners' semis, and then proceeded to eliminate ADHD 2-1, Mew2King 2-0, and ESAM 3-0 in a rematch in losers' bracket, making it to grand finals against Nairo. ZeRo ultimately lost to Nairo 1-3 and placed 2nd in singles after some very close and exciting matches. He also placed 5th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Chibo}}, defeating several teams such as Nakat and False, and also almost defeating Nairo and ADHD.
ZeRo's 56-tournament winning streak was finally ended at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], where {{Sm|Nairo}} beat him 3-2 and then 3-1 in grand finals. Nevertheless, he continued to win many ''SSB4'' tournaments in the years that followed.


ZeRo's next appearance was at the MLG sponsored ''Smash'' event [[Shuffle V]] in Columbus, Ohio. In ''Brawl'' singles, he placed 1st after defeating ADHD 2-0, Mew2King 2-1, and Vinnie 3-2 in winners finals. He lost to Vinnie 2-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. ZeRo also placed 13th in ''Melee'' singles, 3rd in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|Nintendude}}, 13th in ''Project M'' singles, and 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with {{Sm|Denti}}.  
ZeRo went on a hiatus due to medical issues<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxXiYGResUE</ref> and could not attend tournaments during the spring of 2016.


ZeRo would then travel to several qualifiers for the ''Melee'' event at [[MLG Anaheim 2014]]. At [[Fighters' Edge]], he placed 5th in ''Melee'' singles and 2nd in ''Project M'' singles. At [[WHOBO MLG]] one week later, ZeRo placed 1st in ''Brawl'' singles, ''Project M'' singles, and ''Project M'' doubles with Denti. He also placed 2nd in ''Brawl'' doubles with Denti, and 4th in ''Melee'' singles.
===2016: Post-Hiatus, Sudden Decline and Slow Resurgence===
After initially dropping out of registration, ZeRo competed at [[Get On My Level 2016]], the first tournament he has attended since [[2GGT: EE Saga]], as Zinoto was unable to attend and vacated his spot for ZeRo. Performing well up until winners quarters, mostly using Diddy Kong over Sheik, Mew2King's Cloud defeated both of his characters in a 3-0 upset. However, ZeRo managed to advance to the loser's side of grand finals, defeating {{Sm|San}} 3-0 to get into top 8 and Mr. R 3-2 in losers eighths. In losers quarters, he fought {{Sm|MkLeo}} in a highly anticipated set which he won 3-2. He continued his losers run, defeating Nairo 3-0 in losers semis, and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-2 in losers finals. In grand finals, ZeRo lost to Ally 2-3, placing 2nd at the tournament with his sixth ever set loss and only second ever tournament loss since his streak ended at MLG World Finals 2015.


ZeRo then attended [[SKTAR 3]] the week after. In ''Brawl'' singles, he was knocked out of winners' bracket 1-2 by ADHD, and then eliminated {{Sm|Vex}} 2-0, Vinnie 2-1, and Ally 2-0, before being eliminated by Nairo 1-2, placing 4th. He placed 4th in ''Brawl'' doubles with Vex, 9th in ''Project M'' singles, and 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with {{Sm|Rolex}}, defeating Mew2King and {{Sm|Armada}} 3-2 in both winners' finals and grand finals. Lastly, ZeRo placed 9th in ''Melee'' singles, notably eliminating {{Sm|HugS}} and {{Sm|Darc}} in losers' bracket before losing to {{Sm|SFAT}} 0-2. This placement, coupled with ZeRo's placements at previous qualifiers, allowed him to qualify for the championship bracket at MLG Anaheim 2014. He also placed 5th in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|s0ft}}.
The next few tournaments began a streak of losses for ZeRo, placing 2nd at three more tournaments after Get On My Level 2016, usually losing two sets in grand finals. He lost to {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} twice at [[2GGT: Mexico Saga]] (2-3 both sets), {{Sm|ANTi}} twice at Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5 (1-3 and 0-3) and {{Sm|Ally}} twice at [[Smash 'N' Splash 2]] (1-3 both sets). Many felt this was indicative of his dominance in the ''SSB4'' scene finally starting to slip.


At MLG Anaheim 2014, ZeRo's only win in his pool was against {{Sm|aMSa}}, who he defeated 3-2. He lost against Armada 1-3, {{Sm|Mango}} 0-3, {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 1-3, {{Sm|PewPewU}} 0-3, {{Sm|Fiction}} 1-3, and Westballz 0-3. This caused ZeRo to be seeded in losers' round 1 in the championship bracket, where he was eliminated by {{Sm|Plup}} 0-3, placing 17th overall.
He ended his short losing streak by defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} twice at [[Low Tier City 4]] 3-2 and 3-1 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively.


ZeRo attended [[CEO 2014]] one week later. At this tournament, he won ''Project M'' singles, defeating aMSa 2-0, {{Sm|ChuDat}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 3-1 in winners' finals. He lost to Wizzrobe 0-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. ZeRo also placed 2nd in ''Project M'' doubles with Mew2King, 17th in ''Melee'' singles, and 4th in ''Melee'' doubles with ESAM. ZeRo then attended [[Kings of Cali 4]], where he placed 13th in ''Melee'' singles and 5th in ''Melee'' doubles with Westballz.
However, ZeRo ended up on another losing streak throughout the summer. ZeRo placed 9th at [[CEO 2016]] after getting upset by {{Sm|Prince Ramen}}'s Palutena 0-2 in winners semis of his pool and Larry Lurr 0-3 in losers, marking the first time he was eliminated before top 8. At [[WTFox 2]], ZeRo placed 3rd, losing to {{Sm|Dabuz}} 2-3 in winners finals and {{Sm|Mr. R}} 1-3 in losers finals. At [[EVO 2016]], ZeRo was upset again, this time by {{Sm|Mr.E}}. However, this time he managed to make top 8. He proceeded to defeat Larry Lurr, Abadango, and VoiD all 2-0 but lost to {{Sm|Kameme}} 0-3 in losers finals, placing 3rd. However, ZeRo again placed outside of top 8 at [[Super Smash Con 2016]], placing 13th after getting upset by {{Sm|Day}} 1-2 in winners and {{Sm|Ally}} 1-3 in losers.


At [[EVO 2014]], ZeRo defeated Fiction 2-0 in the winners' quarters bracket, and then defeated SFAT before losing to Hungrybox 0-2. However, in the losers' bracket, he was eliminated by Fiction in a rematch, placing 17th overall in ''Melee'' singles. ZeRo also placed 5th in the ''Melee'' doubles side event with {{Sm|KoreanDJ}}, and 1st in the ''Project M'' singles side event.
[[Endgame]] would mark the beginning of ZeRo's return to dominance as he took the tournament. Though he lost to Mew2King 2-3 in winners finals, he beat Ally 3-1 in losers finals, marking his first win over him in 2016. He proceeded to defeat Mew2King 3-1 in both sets of grand finals, with a JV-3 stock in the final match. He attended [[Shine 2016]] the following weekend and took the tournament without dropping a set, defeating {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1 and 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively.


In ''Project M'' singles at [[Zenith 2014]], ZeRo managed to win the tournament through losers' bracket after losing to {{Sm|NinjaLink}} 0-2 in the second round of winners' bracket. He defeated {{Sm|Jtails}} 2-0, {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} 2-0, Rolex 2-1, {{Sm|Seagull Joe}} 2-0, NinjaLink 2-1 in a rematch, Mew2King 3-1, and {{Sm|Emukiller}} 3-0 to make it to grand finals. In grand finals, he defeated {{Sm|Junebug}} 3-1 in both sets. ZeRo also placed 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with Mew2King, defeating Rolex and Emukiller 3-0 in winners' finals and Junebug and {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} 3-1 in grand finals, 7th in ''Melee'' singles, losing to {{Sm|Zhu}} 0-2 in losers' top 8, and 2nd in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|Axe}}, losing to Mew2King and {{Sm|Hax}} in winners' finals, and then defeating Zhu and {{Sm|Cactuar}} in a close set in losers' finals before losing to Mew2King and Hax again in grand finals.
After winning The Big House 6, only losing to ANTi in winners finals 1-3 but 6-0'd him in grand finals, ZeRo would not attend another tournament until [[KTAR XIX]], which he solidly took. Winners finals pitted him against MkLeo in a rematch from Get On My Level 2016. ZeRo won the set 3-2 then beat Salem 3-1 in grand finals. He then won [[UGC Smash Open]] without dropping a single set, defeating Abadango 3-0 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively. ZeRo was then invited to attend [[Smash City LA]], which he again won without dropping a set, defeating Larry Lurr 3-1 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively.


===''Smash 4'' dominance===
However, his short winning streak ended at, ironically, his namesake tournament: [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]], in which he lost to {{Sm|Ally}} 2-3 in winners quarters and {{Sm|MkLeo}} 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th and perpetuating the [[2GGT]] "saga curse".


ZeRo is widely considered to be the best ''[[Smash 4]]'' player in the world, winning numerous amounts of early ''Smash 4'' national tournaments including [[Apex 2015]], [[CEO 2015]], and [[EVO 2015]], often without losing a set. This amazing prowess was recognized in CEO, where $500 would be rewarded to any Smasher who could take a set off of ZeRo; however, he again successfully won the tournament without dropping down to losers bracket, defeating ESAM 3-1 in winners semis and Nairo 3-1 in both winners finals and grand finals. At EVO 2015, ZeRo defeated Ally and {{Sm|Abadango}} 2-0 in winners quarters and semis, and Nairo and Mr. R 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals, taking the tournament without losing a single game while switching back exclusively to Diddy Kong for his set against Mr. R.
Nevertheless, his results were strong enough to still earn him the #1 spot on the [[PGR v2]].


ZeRo was also the winner of the promotional {{forwiiu}} tournament held by Nintendo at [[E3 2014]], playing as {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} against Hungrybox as {{SSB4|Kirby}} in grand finals.
[[File:PGRv2Card.png|thumb|300px|ZeRo's PGR v2 player card]]


He resigned from [[CLASH Tournaments]] on November 2nd, 2014.
===2017: Securing Dominance During His Final Year===
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ZeRo's first tournament he attended in 2017 was [[2GGC: GENESIS Saga]]. ZeRo solidly took his pools without dropping a single set, defeating {{Sm|KiraFlax}} and {{Sm|Saiki}} on the way. He made to top 8 after defeating {{Sm|Elegant}} and {{Sm|Mr.E}}, both 3-1 and defeated {{Sm|Zenyou}} in Winner Semis 3-2 in a close set. He then 3-0d {{Sm|VoiD}} in winners finals and took the tournament 3-1 over {{Sm|Komorikiri}} in grand finals, also qualifying him for the final 2GG Championships in December.


Although ZeRo hadn't entered a ''Melee'' tournament all through 2015, Armada drafted him for his crew in the [[FC Smash 15XR: Return]] crew battle. ZeRo faced {{Sm|Kalamazhu}} and was subsequently three stocked.
At [[GENESIS 4]], ZeRo suffered a huge upset in round 2 pools, losing to {{Sm|Brood}}'s Duck Hunt 1-2. However, ZeRo still managed to make top 32 losers after defeating {{Sm|Manny}} 2-0. ZeRo went through the losers bracket defeating {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Nairo}} both 3-2, {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1 and VoiD 3-2 advancing to Top 8. He proceeded to defeat {{Sm|Dabuz}} (although it was later discovered that [[Tournament:GENESIS 4#Controversy|their set had accidentally been played with a launch rate of 0.9]]) and {{Sm|Mr. R}} 3-1 each and {{Sm|Captain Zack}} 3-0, but narrowly lost to {{Sm|Ally}} 2-3 in a very close set using Cloud in losers finals, placing 3rd.


On August 1st, 2015, after a 43 tournament win streak, including winning EVO 2015 without dropping a game, ZeRo was signed on by [[Team SoloMid]].
ZeRo was invited to [[PAX Arena at PAX East 2017]], and he took the tournament in a dominant fashion, defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-1 in winners finals and Dabuz 3-1 in grand finals.


At [[The Big House 5]], ZeRo suffered a shocking loss in Round 2 Pools against Seagull Joe, leading many to believe that the undisputed #1 player would finally be defeated. However, ZeRo would end up easily going through the losers bracket, defeating {{Sm|MVD}} 2-0, {{Sm|StaticManny}} 2-0, Wizzrobe 2-0, Ally 3-0, ESAM 3-1, {{Sm|Zenyou}} 3-0, and {{Sm|Rayquaza07}} 3-1. Finally, he was put up against Anti in losers semifinals, but despite being down 2-1 against Anti's Mario, he brought it back in a very close set to win 3-2. After 3-0'ing {{Sm|Dabuz}} in losers finals, he would go on to face long time rival Nairo. ZeRo would 3-0 Nairo in the first set to cause a reset, after Nairo was playing secondaries in an attempt to avoid his ZSS being downloaded. In the second set of grand finals, with Nairo playing Zero Suit Samus, ZeRo was down 2-1 to Nairo, marking the second time in the tournament that he was just one game away from losing his streak. In the end, ZeRo brought it back once again, defeating Nairo 3-2, and completing one of the greatest losers bracket runs in Smash history.
After a close 2nd place finish at [[Frame Perfect Series 2]], ZeRo went on to attend [[2GGC: Civil War]], a tournament highlighting his rivalry with Ally. However, perpetuating the "curse", he was upset twice, first by {{Sm|Xzax}} 1-2 in his pool, and then by {{Sm|Luhtie}} 2-3 in losers, and placed 49th, his lowest placement in his entire ''Smash'' career.


ZeRo's huge winning streak was finally ended at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], where Nairo beat him 3-2 and then 3-1 in grand finals.
Despite the unprecedented loss, ZeRo would go on a short tournament winning streak, winning [[KTAR XX]] (defeating Tweek 3-1 in the second set of grand finals after initially losing the first set 2-3), [[Midwest Mayhem 8]] (defeating {{Sm|Zinoto}} 3-1 and 3-0 after initially losing to {{Sm|Ned}} 2-3 in winners quarters), [[CEO Dreamland]] (defeating {{Sm|Mr. R}} 3-2), [[DreamHack Austin 2017]] (defeating MkLeo 6-0 after initially losing to Ally 1-3 in winner semis) and [[Royal Flush (tournament)]] (defeating Mr. R 3-2 in the second set of grand finals after initially losing the first set 2-3).  


At [[GENESIS 3]], ZeRo solidly cruised through his round 1 pool without dropping a game. In his round 2 pool, he defeated {{Sm|Akiro}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Umeki}} 2-0 to advance to top 32, where he would go on to defeat {{Sm|Earth}} 3-1 and Mr. R 3-0 to qualify for top 8 in winners. In winners semis, ZeRo managed to defeat Dabuz 3-2 in a close set, advancing to winners finals against {{Sm|Ranai}}. In a highly anticipated match, ZeRo was able to defeat Ranai 3-2, advancing to Grand Finals, where he would again take a close 3-2 set against Dabuz to win the tournament.
After placing 9th at [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]] and 3rd at [[MomoCon 2017]], the latter in which he lost to Nairo in winners finals for the first time since MLG World Finals 2015, ZeRo attended [[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]. He made top 8 winner side without dropping a game, defeating {{Sm|Shel}} and MVD 3-0 each. He then defeated Tweek 3-0 but lost to Ally 0-3 in winners finals. He 3-0d Larry Lurr in loser finals then defeated Ally 3-1 and 3-2 in grand finals to take the tournament (using Diddy Kong instead of Lucina). Carrying this winning momentum, he won [[2GGC: Nairo Saga]] the following weekend, not dropping a game to make top 8. In top 8, he defeated Nairo 3-0 in winners semis, MkLeo 3-2 in winners finals, and Salem 3-2 in grand finals to win the tournament. At [[CEO 2017]], ZeRo made top 8 winners after defeating {{Sm|Zinoto}} 3-0. He then defeated {{Sm|KEN}} 3-2 in winners semis, Larry Lurr 3-0 in winners finals, and MkLeo 3-1 in grand finals to take the tournament.


ZeRo went on a hiatus due to personal medical issues, most importantly an injury in his middle finger, and could not attend many tournaments, most notably [[Pound 2016]], as a result. This could be marked as the end of his dominance in the game as his return 2 months later was rocky as a result.
Following a win at [[Midwest Mayhem 9]], ZeRo would have a temporary fallout, as he placed 2nd at [[2GGC: ARMS Saga]] (losing to {{Sm|Dabuz}} 1-3 in winners finals and 0-3 in grand finals despite resetting the bracket 3-2), 2nd at [[EVO 2017]] (losing to {{Sm|Salem}} 2-3 twice in grand finals), 9th at [[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]] (losing to {{Sm|Samsora}} 2-3 in an upset in winners, then {{Sm|Nairo}} 2-3 in losers), 2nd at [[Low Tier City 5]] (losing to {{Sm|Mistake}} 1-2 in an upset in winners quarters, then {{Sm|Tweek}} 1-3 in grand finals), and 2nd at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] (losing 2-3 twice to Nairo in grand finals). Despite these losses, ZeRo managed to win [[2GGC: SCR Saga]], defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-0 in winners finals and {{Sm|MkLeo}} 3-2 in grand finals. Continuing this success, he defended his title at [[Shine 2017]], defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-1 in winners finals, and {{Sm|Tweek}} 3-1 in grand finals.


===Post-hiatus===
ZeRo was invited to [[PAX Arena at PAX West 2017]] and won the tournament in a dominant fashion, winning every set in his round robin pool (only dropping one game to Ally) to be seeded in winners semis of top 8, then defeating Salem 3-2 and Nairo 3-0 in both winners finals and grand finals.
After initially dropping out of registration, ZeRo competed at [[Get On My Level 2016]], the first tournament he has attended since [[2GGT: EE Saga]], as Zinoto was unable to attend and vacated his spot for ZeRo. Performing well up until winners quarters mostly using Diddy Kong over Sheik, Mew2King's Cloud defeated both of his characters in a 3-0 upset. However, ZeRo managed to advance to the loser's side of grand finals, defeating {{Sm|San}} 3-0 to get into top 8 and Mr. R 3-2 in losers eighths. In losers quarters, he fought {{Sm|MKLeo}} in a highly anticipated set which he won 3-2. He continued his losers run, defeating Nairo 3-0 in losers semis, and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-2 in losers finals. In grand finals, ZeRo lost to Ally 2-3, placing 2nd at the tournament with his sixth ever set loss, and only second ever tournament loss since his streak ended at MLG World Finals 2015.


The next few tournaments began a streak of losses for ZeRo, placing 2nd at three more tournaments after Get On My Level 2016, usually losing two sets in grand finals. He lost to {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} twice at [[2GGT: Mexico Saga]] (2-3 both sets), {{Sm|ANTi}} twice at Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5 (1-3 and 0-3) and {{Sm|Ally}} twice at [[Smash 'N' Splash 2]] (1-3 both sets).  
At [[GameTyrant Expo 2017]], ZeRo was upset by {{Sm|Darkshad}} 1-2 in his pool, entering top 48 losers side. He went through the bracket, defeating {{Sm|Z}} and {{Sm|CaptainZack}} 3-0 each, then Tweek 3-1, {{Sm|Raito}} 3-0 and qualified to Top 8 losers after defeating Salem 3-1. ZeRo then defeated Darkshad 3-0 in a runback, {{Sm|ANTi}} 3-1 in losers quarters, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-0 in losers semis but lost to MkLeo (using Meta Knight) 1-3 in losers finals for the first time since [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]], placing 3rd.


He ended his short losing streak by defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} twice at [[Low Tier City 4]] 3-2 and 3-1 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.
At [[The Big House 7]], ZeRo solidly took his pools and made top 32 winners after defeating {{Sm|Umeki}} 2-0. In top 32 he was upset by {{Sm|Cosmos}} 0-3 and sent to the losers side. ZeRo however went through the bracket defeating {{Sm|Javi|p=Smash 4}} and {{Sm|Zinoto}} both 3-0, then qualified for top 8 losers after narrowly defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-2. He beat Larry Lurr and Salem 3-1 each, but lost to {{Sm|Marss}} 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th.


However, ZeRo's losing streak began again and would last throughout the summer. ZeRo placed 9th at [[CEO 2016]] after getting upset by {{Sm|Prince Ramen}}'s Palutena 0-2 in winners semis of his pool and Larry Lurr 0-3 in losers, marking the first time he was eliminated before top 8. At [[WTFox 2]], ZeRo placed 3rd, losing to {{Sm|Dabuz}} 2-3 in winners finals and {{Sm|Mr. R}} 1-3 in losers finals. At [[EVO 2016]], ZeRo was upset again, this time by {{Sm|Mr.E}}. However, this time he managed to make top 8. He proceeded to defeat Larry Lurr, Abadango and VoiD all 2-0 but lost to {{Sm|Kameme}} 0-3 in losers finals, placing 3rd. However, ZeRo again placed outside of top 8 at [[Super Smash Con 2016]], placing 13th after getting upset by {{Sm|Day}} 1-2 in winners and {{Sm|Ally}} 1-3 in losers.
At [[2GGC: MkLeo Saga]] ZeRo solidly took his pools without dropping a single game defeating {{Sm|Kameme}} 2-0 on the way. In Top 32 he was upset by {{Sm|WaDi}} 1-3 and sent to the losers bracket. He went through the losers bracket defeating {{Sm|HIKARU}} 3-1 but narrowly lost to {{Sm|Mr.R}} 2-3 in a close set placing 13th.


[[Endgame]] would mark the beginning of ZeRo's return to dominance as he took the tournament. Though he lost to Mew2King 2-3 in winners finals, he beat Ally 3-1 in losers finals, marking his first win over him in 2016. He proceeded to defeat Mew2King 3-1 in both sets of grand finals, with a JV-3 stock in the final match. He attended [[Shine 2016]] the following weekend and took the tournament without dropping a set, defeating {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1 and 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.
At the [[2GG Championship]], ZeRo solidly won in his group, defeating Elegant 3-1, Larry Lurr 3-2 and {{Sm|Fatality}} 3-0 to qualify for the championship bracket. In winners quarters, he defeated {{Sm|Dabuz}} 3-0 but fell to {{Sm|MkLeo}} 0-3 in winners semis. ZeRo however managed to make it out of the losers side, defeating {{Sm|KEN}} and Dabuz both 3-0 and Salem 3-1 in losers finals. In Grand Finals ZeRo did a bracket reset to MkLeo 3-2 in an extremely close set but lost in the second set 1-3 placing 2nd.


To start off September, ZeRo attended [[Collision XIV]]. Unfortunately, he was double eliminated by {{Sm|Salem}} 2-3 in both winners quarters and losers semis, placing 4th. However, he began a winning streak starting with [[2GGT: Abadango Saga]], defeating Nairo 3-1 in winners finals and after dropping the first set of grand finals to Larry Lurr 1-3, he won the second set 3-1. He won [[The Big House 6]] two weeks later, only losing to {{Sm|ANTi}} in winners finals 1-3 but 6-0'd him in grand finals.
ZeRo was invited to attend [[Smash 4 Boot Camp]] where after winning to {{Sm|MVD}} and {{Sm|VoiD}} both 2-1, he lost to {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 0-2 and qualifying to the Top 16 losers. ZeRo however went through the losers bracket defeating Elegant, Tweek both 3-0, {{Sm|Cosmos}} 3-2, {{Sm|Light}} 3-1 but lost to Salem 0-3 placing 4th.


ZeRo would not attend another tournament until [[KTAR XIX]] which he solidly took. Winners finals pitted him against MKLeo in a rematch from Get On My Level 2016. ZeRo won the set 3-2 then beat Salem 3-1 in grand finals. He then won [[UGC Smash Open]] without dropping a single set, defeating Abadango 3-0 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals respectively. ZeRo was then invited to attend [[Smash City LA]] which he again won without dropping a set, defeating Larry Lurr 3-1 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.
===2018: First Retirement, Smash Invitational 2018, and Return===
On January 12, 2018, ZeRo announced via a tweet<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180113024934/https://twitter.com/TSMZeRo/status/951914839709974529</ref> that he would no longer be competing in ''Smash 4'' tournaments, in order to focus on other life goals. In said tweet, ZeRo said he would return to competitive Smash when a new trend surfaces on the Smash scene. After his retirement, ZeRo commentated for the Top 8's of [[Midwest Mayhem 11]] and [[Smash 'N' Splash 4]]. On April 14, he released an update video <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_zzVpIJo4k</ref> addressing his satisfaction with his retirement, and said his days as a full-time competitor were very unlikely to be revived, even with the new ''Smash'' game being announced the month prior. He did, however, express interest in creating content with the new title, including tutorials and stream highlights.


However, his short winning streak ended at, ironically, his namesake tournament: [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]] where he lost to {{Sm|Ally}} 2-3 in winners quarters and {{Sm|MKLeo}} 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th and perpetuating the [[2GGT]] "saga curse".
On May 9, 2018, ZeRo was revealed to be one of the players invited to Nintendo's invitational for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' at E3 2018, expressing in a tweet<ref>https://twitter.com/TSMZeRo/status/994201909379633152</ref> that he would be coming out of retirement solely for the tournament. At the {{Trn|Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018}}, ZeRo first teamed with {{Sm|Armada}} and defeated {{Sm|Abadango}} & {{Sm|Plup}} with {{SSBU|Mario}} to advance to winner semis. ZeRo then beat Armada's {{SSBU|Pokemon Trainer}} with {{SSBU|Ike}} to advance to winners finals, where he faced {{Sm|MkLeo}}. ZeRo clutched out the match with {{SSBU|Sheik}} over MkLeo's Solid {{SSBU|Snake}} to move on to grand finals, which was best of 3. ZeRo would face MkLeo again but this time he lost 0-2 in the first set to MkLeo's {{SSBU|Bayonetta}} and {{SSBU|Sonic}}. However, ZeRo managed to win 2-1 in the second set with Mario over MkLeo's Sonic to take his second invitational win, defending his title from E3 2014.


===2017===
On November 7, 2018, ZeRo announced that he was signed by [[Tempo Storm]] and would be coming out of retirement to compete in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200131153021/https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1060231579207909379</ref>
ZeRo's first tournament he attended in 2017 was [[2GGC: GENESIS Saga]]. ZeRo solidly took his pools without dropping a single set, defeating {{Sm|KiraFlax}} and {{Sm|Saiki}} on the way. He made to top 8 after defeating {{Sm|Elegant}} and {{Sm|Mr.E}}, both 3-1 and defeated {{Sm|Zenyou}} in Winner Semis 3-2 in a close set. He then 3-0d {{Sm|VoiD}} in winners finals and took the tournament 3-1 over {{Sm|Komorikiri}} in grand finals, also qualifying him for the final 2GG Championships in December.


At [[GENESIS 4]], ZeRo suffered a huge upset in round 2 pools, losing to {{Sm|Brood}}'s Duck Hunt 1-2. However, ZeRo still managed to make top 32 losers after defeating {{Sm|Manny}} 2-0. ZeRo went through the losers bracket defeating {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Nairo}} both 3-2, {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1 and VoiD 3-2 advancing to Top 8. He proceeded to defeat {{Sm|Dabuz}} (although it was later discovered that their set had accidentally been played with a launch rate of 0.9) and {{Sm|Mr. R}} 3-1 each and {{Sm|Captain Zack}} 3-0, but narrowly lost to {{Sm|Ally}} 2-3 in a very close set using Cloud in losers finals, placing 3rd.
On December 25, 2018, ZeRo announced an update<ref>https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1077669590589689858</ref> to his competitive return, saying he will no longer be "chasing the rankings", preferring to create content for ''Ultimate'' and stream the game on Twitch instead of competing at tournaments to be ranked 1st, only choosing to compete at a few select major events like EVO.


At [[Frostbite 2017]], ZeRo defeated {{Sm|Some}} 2-0 in his pool to qualify for top 48 winners. After defeating {{Sm|Ned}} 3-0, Dabuz 3-2 and Nairo 3-0, he lost to {{Sm|Tsu-}}'s Lucario 1-3 in winners finals. After defeating Nairo again 3-1 in losers finals, he won both sets of grand finals 3-1 and 3-2, with the second set being extremely close, to take the tournament.
===2019-2020: Return to Competition and Second Retirement===
ZeRo's first event back to competition was confirmed to be {{Trn|Smash Conference United}} on January 5th. At the tournament, ZeRo solidly made top 48 winners side, defeating everyone in his pool 2-0. After defeating Rideae 3-0, he lost to {{Sm|MuteAce}} 2-3 and {{Sm|Samsora}} 0-3, placing 9th.
ZeRo also competed at the {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit}}, placing 13th in Singles and 5th in random 1v1's.


ZeRo was invited to [[PAX Arena at PAX East 2017]], where he took the tournament in a dominant fashion, defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-1 in winners finals and Dabuz 3-1 in grand finals.
After Smash Ultimate Summit, ZeRo would not participate in another offline tournament, instead streaming on Facebook Gaming and creating content for his [[YouTube]] channel. However, ZeRo has made appearances at a few tournaments, most notably {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}, where he won the Smash Masters side tournament over Larry Lurr. He has stated multiple times that he has no intention of returning to competitive play anytime soon, citing mostly the immense amount of hate he got during his reign in the previous installment as well as being intimidated by the high expectations that were expected of him due to him being the undisputed best player in ''Smash 4''. However, he has commentated at a few events, most notably at {{Trn|CEO 2019}}.


At [[Frame Perfect Series 2]], ZeRo solidly took his pools, not dropping a set and entering top 48 on winner's side. In top 48, he beat {{Sm|MVD}} 3-1 then both Captain Zack and {{Sm|MKLeo}} 3-0 each until falling to {{Sm|Kirihara}} 2-3 in winners finals. After defeating MKLeo again 3-0 in losers finals, he lost to Kirihara again 2-3 in grand finals, placing 2nd.
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]], ZeRo began entering online tournaments after a year-long hiatus from competition, although he was more focused on enjoying the game rather than the actual competition <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200505020317/https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1254927085614833667</ref>. In his first appearance in {{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1}}, ZeRo didn't drop a single game until top 96, where he lost to {{Sm|Tweek}} and {{Sm|Frawg}}, both 3-1, knocking him out of the tournament at 33rd place. He has since participated in 4 other online tournaments, placing 129th at {{Trn|Pound Online}}, 65th at both {{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1}} and {{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters}}, and 257th at {{Trn|The Box}}. ZeRo stopped competing after King of WiFi Random Characters, stating that he didn't want to return to a competitive lifestyle and reiterating that he has no plans on competing at offline tournaments<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200527045419/https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1265436404642963456</ref>.


At [[2GGC: Civil War]], ZeRo lost to {{Sm|Xzax}} 1-2 in winners finals of his pool in a huge upset. He then lost to {{Sm|Luhtie}} 2-3 in losers in another upset, placing 49th, his lowest in his entire ''Smash Bros.'' career.
==Sexual harassment allegations==
On July 2nd, 2020, amidst [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|a wave of sexual harassment allegations in the community]], artist Jisu posted a tweet where she called out ZeRo for showing her hentai and explicit Craigslist ads when she was 15<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JisuArtist/status/1278843558401675264|title=Jisu's statement}}</ref>. ZeRo later responded, admitting that he looked at hentai but denied that he had shown it to her, nor would he show it to an entire room of people. He also denied showing her the ads<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJpUoVhxCgh9_75K8WAYN56d5yvxINwy3c3fPFCMkoEnThJs4qSIk0GY0T8AJ0T_ySDGxhrixCs0ng/pub|title=ZeRo's response to Jisu}}</ref>. Following this defense, many people started to target Jisu for "clout-chasing", causing several players such as {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|iBDW}} to post TwitLongers in Jisu's defense<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra894|title=Leffen's first statement}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra8tg|title=iBDW's statement}}</ref>. Leffen also told his experience with ZeRo and how he would show people hentai in public, a statement that was backed up by a screenshot from an anonymous user later sent to Leffen<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra9ee?new_post=true|title=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra9ee?new_post=true}}</ref>. Finally, {{Sm|Lima}} would also come out with his own statement accusing ZeRo for twisting the situation<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/hknomp/lima_put_out_a_post_regarding_zero_and_was/|title=Lima's statement}}</ref>.  


Despite the unprecedented loss, ZeRo would go on a short tournament winning streak, winning [[KTAR XX]] (defeating Tweek 3-1 in the second set of grand finals after initially losing the first set 2-3), [[Midwest Mayhem 8]] (defeating {{Sm|Zinoto}} 3-1 and 3-0 after initially losing to {{Sm|Ned}} 2-3 in winners quarters), [[CEO Dreamland]] (defeating {{Sm|Mr. R}} 3-2), [[DreamHack Austin 2017]] (defeating MKLeo 6-0 after initially losing to Ally 1-3 in winner semis) and [[Royal Flush (tournament)]] (defeating Mr. R 3-2 in the second set of grand finals after initially losing the first set 2-3).  
Around the same time, another user, Katie, came out with her own statement where she accused ZeRo for having sexually harassing her when she was 14 and ZeRo was 19<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra87v|title=Katie's statement}}</ref>. ZeRo would make a response to that accusation on July 3rd, stating that, at that time, he didn't know Katie was 14, and when she told him he cut off contact with her immediately. However, later evidence came forward to reveal that this statement by ZeRo was a lie. He then addressed the hentai accusations and his awkwardness in handling the situation, stating that it was due to a rough childhood filled with abuse and bullying, and mentioning that he was permanently banning himself from the ''Smash'' scene<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vSdd514HCH6Wtb1epx2rbeOK-ME0UXKsBDQK6hbI-faWhg_kQY-QJR9BgpNSEmeSqhN9JnIBuQW6gUk/pub|title=ZeRo's second statement}}</ref>. Many people, however, pointed out that ZeRo failed to address the most explicit accusation. Eventually, on July 4th, ZeRo made a final TwitLonger confirming Katie's accusations, including the explicit accusation, as well as an experience he had with another underage girl<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sraama|title=ZeRo's final statement}}</ref>.


At [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]] ZeRo solidly took his pools defeating {{Sm|ImHip}} 2-0 qualifying to winners top 32. However, he then lost to {{Sm|falln}} 2-3. After defeating Rich Brown and Lea 3-0 each, he lost to {{Sm|ANTi}} 2-3 in a close set, placing 9th.
The following day, Jisu posted a Google Document filled with evidence and screenshots from all of ZeRo's victims, including the girl brought up in ZeRo's final statement. She accused ZeRo of lying about her, Katie, and the third girl's situation<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KOQkpIrlplHiEuChxATPOZxvZkZIWpEcQbcQZ3lMb8o/preview?pru=AAABc0NZDt0*cKtbXqzHegxoSU3gwg-LTQ|title=Jisu's Google Document}}</ref>.


At [[MomoCon 2017]] ZeRo easily made top 8 winners side without dropping a single game, defeating {{Sm|Rango}} in winners finals of his pool. He defeated {{Sm|Mekos}}, Salem and Larry Lurr all 3-0, but lost to Nairo 1-3 in winners finals for the first time since [[MLG World Finals 2015]]. He then lost to {{Sm|Fatality}} 1-3 in losers finals, placing 3rd.
Both Tempo Storm and Facebook Gaming have since cut ties with ZeRo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FacebookGaming/status/1279600847106658305|title=Facebook Gaming cut ties with ZeRo}}</ref>. Twitch also permanently banned ZeRo on July 22nd, 2020, with his channel and videos being permanently deleted from the platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StreamerBans/status/1286060395246039041|title=StreamerBans bot announcing ZeRo's ban from Twitch}}</ref>


At [[Smash 'N' Splash 3]], ZeRo made top 8 winner side without dropping a game, defeating {{Sm|Shel}} and MVD 3-0 each. He then defeated Tweek 3-0, but lost to Ally 0-3 in winners finals. He 3-0d Larry Lurr in loser finals then defeated Ally 3-1 and 3-2 in grand finals to take the tournament (using Diddy Kong instead of Lucina). Carrying this winning momentum, he won [[2GGC: Nairo Saga]] the following weekend, not dropping a game to make top 8. In top 8, he defeated Nairo 3-0 in winners semis, MKLeo 3-2 in winners finals and Salem 3-2 in grand finals to win the tournament.
===Mental health and attempted suicide===
On March 25th, 2021, Vanessa posted a tweet stating that ZeRo had attempted suicide 2 days prior and was sent to the hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ph/2021.03.26-010727/https://twitter.com/healinghalos/status/1375101513283084288|title=Vanessa confirms that ZeRo has attempted suicide (archive)}}</ref>


At [[CEO 2017]], ZeRo made top 8 winners after defeating {{Sm|Zinoto}} 3-0. He then defeated {{Sm|KEN}} 3-2 in winners semis, Larry Lurr 3-0 in winners finals and MKLeo 3-1 in grand finals to take the tournament.
Following an outpour of support from the community, a month later, he posted an update on Instagram, stating that he felt guilty about what he had done.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/COJJAjfs7f-/?igshid=qd7aeg9xuaqk|title=ZeRo's Update}}</ref> He later made a followup during an interview with {{Sm|EE}}, where he discussed his history of mental health issues, stating that he had contemplated suicide several times at a young age, as well as talking about an injury involving a motocross bike around Fall of 2020, which was part of a driving point for his suicide attempt. He also stated that he originally planned to take his life the day that he posted his final message on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHVpuzQo3Wk|title=Wellness Interview with EE}}</ref> However, despite the video saying that the interview had no intention of bringing ZeRo back into the ''Smash'' community, it received negative reception from the community, simply due to ZeRo's presence, which prompted EE to take it down the same day he uploaded it. However, it has since been reuploaded by other YouTube channels.


Following a win at [[Midwest Mayhem 9]], ZeRo would have a temporary fallout, as he placed 2nd at [[2GGC: ARMS Saga]] (losing to {{Sm|Dabuz}} 1-3 in winners finals and 0-3 in grand finals despite resetting the bracket 3-2), 2nd at [[EVO 2017]] (losing to {{Sm|Salem}} 2-3 twice in grand finals) 9th at [[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]] (losing to {{Sm|Samsora}} 2-3 in an upset in winners, then {{Sm|Nairo}} 2-3 in losers), 2nd at [[Low Tier City 5]] (losing to {{Sm|Mistake}} 1-2 in an upset in winners quarters, then {{Sm|Tweek}} 1-3 in grand finals), and 2nd at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] (losing 2-3 twice to Nairo in grand finals).
===Challenges to the allegations===
On June 25th 2021, {{Sm|Technicals}} made a YouTube video on [[Sky Williams]] where he challenged the vast majority of Jisu's allegations towards ZeRo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luQgX3zEExU|title=Technicals's video}}</ref> In the video, he interviewed ZeRo, who stated that he did not remember anything that Leffen or Jisu had accused him of, and that he felt pressured to admit to the allegations, which created a false agenda that he was guilty. The specific part of the video received a polarizing reception in the community; several people praised him for scrutinizing Jisu's allegations, pointing out the hypocrisy in the ''Smash'' community, and providing another point-of-view to the allegations against ZeRo. Detractors, on the other hand, accused Technicals for building a narrative that manipulated the facts. In particular, a screenshot on a [[Discord]] DM between Technicals and ZeRo led many people to accuse the two for attempting to manipulate the narrative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/arJunebug/status/1408858031031472132|title=Discord screenshot between Technicals and ZeRo}}</ref> Both Jisu and Leffen have yet to publicly address Technicals's claims.


Despite his recent losses, ZeRo managed to win [[2GGC: SCR Saga]] in a dominant fashion, defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-0 in winners finals and {{Sm|MkLeo}} 3-2 in grand finals. Continuing this success, he defended his title at [[Shine 2017]], defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-1 in winners finals, and {{Sm|Tweek}} 3-1 in grand finals.
On November 16, 2021, ZeRo uploaded a video to YouTube, stating that he was returning to creating and uploading content the following day, and retracting his previous admission to the accusations, claiming he confessed under duress.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-11-16|title="I've made a tremendous mistake:" ZeRo speaks up about grooming allegations and his future on YouTube|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15718/zero-returning-to-youtube-smash-ultimate-scandal|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-16|website=InvenGlobal|language=en}}</ref>


ZeRo was invited to [[PAX Arena at PAX West 2017]] where he won the tournament in a dominant fashion, winning every set in his round robin pool (only dropping one game to Ally) to be seeded in winners semis of top 8, then defeating Salem 3-2 and Nairo 3-0 in both winners finals and grand finals.
On November 19, 2021, ZeRo filed a lawsuit against Jisu on the grounds of defamation and having lost his career due to Jisu's videos accusing ZeRo of sexual misconduct.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Technicals_/status/1465839425544339457|title=Technicals screenshot of Jisu announcement}}</ref> ZeRo's claims are that Jisu knowingly lied about the age difference between himself and Vanessa when the two started dating, about ZeRo physically abusing Vanessa (additionally claiming this to be libel), about her accusations of ZeRo seeking to fly a 14-year-old child to meet in a hotel for sexual activity (but did not deny similar sexting allegations), and about her claims that ZeRo showed her sexually explicit Craigslist ads and hentai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15845/zero-sues-jisu-for-defamation-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations|title=ZeRo sues accuser Jisu for defamation over sexual misconduct allegations}}</ref> ZeRo further claimed that Jisu is legally responsible for Tempo Storm and Facebook Gaming terminating their contracts with him, said to be worth over $2 million. The lawsuit seeks a currently unknown amount in damages for "defamation and emotional distress".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/super-smash-bros-pro-zero-lawsuit-jisu/|title=Former Super Smash Bros. Player ZeRo is Suing His Roommate}}</ref>


ZeRo attended [[2GGC: West Side Saga]] and solidly cruised his pools without dropping a single game. ZeRo lost to {{Sm|Shuton}} 2-3 in a major upset in winners quarters, but managed to go through the losers bracket defeating {{Sm|Zinoto}} 3-1, {{Sm|Tsu-}} 3-2 in a extremely close set, {{Sm|Kirihara}} and {{Sm|KEN}} 3-0 each in losers quarters and losers semis respectively and Shuton 3-1 in a runback in losers finals. In grand finals, he faced Tweek where he reset the bracket 3-1 and won the second set 3-0 to take the tournament.
On September 9, 2022, ZeRo published a video giving an update on his situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADUYFK-KJng|title=THE LAWSUIT IS OVER}}</ref> First, he and Jisu made a joint statement stating that the lawsuit had concluded. Both parties called for their audience to cease harassment towards each other, and requested publications and any other YouTube commentary content creators referencing the event to respect the parties' wishes in that regard. He talked about how both parties came to an understanding of their shortcomings: ZeRo regrets his role in Jisu's experience in the Sky House as he had exacerbated it in online public discussions, while Jisu apologized and retracted the statements she made regarding Vanessa. Ultimately, both parties agreed to resolve the litigation and move on.


At GameTyrant Expo 2017, ZeRo was upset by {{Sm|Darkshad}} 1-2 in his pool, entering top 48 losers side. He went through the bracket, defeating {{Sm|Z}} and {{Sm|CaptainZack}} 3-0 each, then Tweek 3-1, {{Sm|Raito}} 3-0 and qualified to Top 8 losers after defeating Salem 3-1. ZeRo then defeated Darkshad 3-0 in a runback, {{Sm|ANTi}} 3-1 in losers quarters, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-0 in losers semis but lost to MKLeo (using Meta Knight) 1-3 in losers finals for the first time since [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]], placing 3rd.
In addition, ZeRo stated that he plans on appealing his Twitch ban, and has reiterated that he had no intentions on returning to competitive ''Smash'' as he did not feel welcomed by the scene. In turn, ZeRo accused the community of maintaining an inconsistent bias and having a disregard for the law with its handling of these cases, noting that he felt the higher-ups of the community never liked him, and pointed out how they're trying to stop him from producing content by coercing other players and content creators from collaborating with him or acknowledging him in any capacity, with the threat of being banned from ''Smash'' events or losing their sponsor (ZeRo alleged this had happened to a close friend of his after they played ''Valorant'' together offstream) whilst allowing other controversial figures to be collaborated without repercussion.


At [[The Big House 7]] ZeRo solidly took his pools and made top 32 winners after defeating {{Sm|Umeki}} 2-0. In top 32 he was upset by {{Sm|Cosmos}} 0-3 and sent to the losers side. ZeRo however went through the bracket defeating {{Sm|Javi}} and {{Sm|Zinoto}} both 3-0, then qualified for top 8 losers after narrowly defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-2. He beat Larry Lurr and Salem 3-1 each, but lost to {{Sm|Marss}} 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th.
Lastly, he accused Leffen as the biggest instigator during the allegations made against him, as he claimed Leffen lied about a story regarding ZeRo sharing hentai with Leffen and Japanese players when they housed together for {{Trn|Apex 2013}}, and also accused ZeRo for exchanging hentai with fans without verifying their age. Both the Japanese players and the the fan have since denied Leffen's claim or retracted their statement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SHSLRuby/status/1408539105743474692|title=Clarification on Leffen accusation from fan}}</ref> ZeRo ultimately accused Leffen for profiting off the drama while tarnishing ZeRo's name in the process.


==Playstyle==
==Playstyle==
Across all ''Smash'' games, ZeRo is a very methodical and theoretical player, focusing on having solid fundamentals and a commanding [[neutral game]] that can allow him to completely control the match after one mistake from his opponents. Due to this, he is considered to have the strongest neutral game in the world in ''Smash 4'', and is one of the most adaptive players in all games. He is known to memorize percents, setups, and any other info that can improve his gameplay. In ''Smash 4'', his playstyle varies depending on who he is facing. At times, ZeRo plays very proactively, inducing pressure on his opponents with precise hits, simple but effective punishes, and strong stage control. At other times, ZeRo plays more reactively and will not approach at all, preferring to camp most of the time and bait out mistakes from his opponent. In ''Melee'', ZeRo plays very defensively overall, preferring to camp opponents with Fox's [[Blaster]] and only approach when provoked to in the beginning of the set. This is to gain information on the opponent so that he can adjust his playstyle according to the habits that he picks up from his opponents during the course of the match.  
Across all ''Smash'' games, ZeRo is a very methodical and theoretical player, focusing on having solid fundamentals and a commanding [[neutral game]] that can allow him to completely control the match after one mistake from his opponents. Due to this, he is considered to have the strongest neutral game in the world in ''Smash 4'', and is one of the most adaptive players in all games. He is known to memorize percents, setups, and any other info that can improve his gameplay.
 
===''In Smash 4''===
His playstyle varies depending on whom he is facing. At times, ZeRo plays very proactively, inducing pressure on his opponents with precise hits, simple but effective punishes, and strong stage control. At other times, ZeRo plays more reactively and will not approach at all, preferring to camp most of the time and bait out mistakes from his opponent.
 
===''In Melee''===
ZeRo plays very defensively overall, preferring to camp opponents with Fox's [[Blaster]] and only approach when provoked to in the beginning of the set. This is to gain information on the opponent so that he can adjust his playstyle according to the habits that he picks up from his opponents during the course of the match.  


In addition, his ledge pressure is very overwhelming, often being able to inflict large amounts of percent while the opponent is trying to recover or even kill early. His spacing in these interactions also makes it very difficult for his opponents to attempt a reverse edge guard.   
In addition, his ledge pressure is very overwhelming, often being able to inflict large amounts of percent while the opponent is trying to recover or even kill early. His spacing in these interactions also makes it very difficult for his opponents to attempt a reverse edge guard.   
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==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/thanks-for-playing-4-results.344618/ Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/meleesingles1222 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://challonge.com/agdq2014_melee AGDQ 2014]||January 5th-11th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani}}
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|{{Trn|Collision 9|g=SSBM}}||March 15th, 2014||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
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|Game Over VII||March 18th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||7th||1st||Mew2King
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|[http://challonge.com/sax040514meleesingles Xanadu Legends]||April 5th, 2014||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Bones}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354406 Fighters' Edge]||April 26th-27th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355866 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
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|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||5th||{{Sm|s0ft}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357647 Mayhem 6-7-2014]||June 7th, 2014||7th||3rd||{{Sm|DEHF}}
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|[[SSS Lock-In]]||June 14th-15th, 2014||9th||3rd||{{Sm|S2J}}
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|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||17th||13th||DEHF
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|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||17th||4th||{{Sm|ESAM}}
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|[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||13th||5th||Westballz
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|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||17th||5th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Axe}}
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|[[Mass Madness CE]]||August 23rd, 2014||5th||1st||{{Sm|Hax}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360121 Summer Jam 8]||August 30th-31st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|GamerByte||October 25th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly1 Mana Monthly]{{OnlineIcon}}||July 21st, 2023||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly2 Mana Monthly 2]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 25th, 2023||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly3 Mana Monthly 3]{{OnlineIcon}}||September 29th, 2023||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
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|Apex 2012 Practice Round Robin||December 31st, 2011||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Apex 2012 Practice Round Robin||December 31st, 2011||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||17th||9th||{{Sm|Kadaj}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBB}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||17th||9th||{{Sm|Kadaj}}
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|Winter Shore Smashing||January 14th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Winter Shore Smashing||January 14th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|Neko Strikes Back!||October 13th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Neko Strikes Back!||October 13th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|Forever [Censored] Slowpoke Turnament 2||November 3rd, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Forever [Censored] Slowpoke Tournament 2||November 3rd, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|Haru wa Yakusoku||November 10th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Haru wa Yakusoku||November 10th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|My Waifu Asuna||November 17th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|My Waifu Asuna||November 17th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/xsmash-results-zerooo.331265/ XSmash]||December 22nd, 2012||1st||4th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|{{Trn|XSmash|g=SSBB}}||December 22nd, 2012||1st||4th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/uprise-11-results-nairos-first-ny-win.331553/ Uprise 11]||December 29th, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Anti}}
|{{Trn|Uprise 11|g=SSBB}}||December 29th, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Anti}}
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|[http://challonge.com/collision1v1 Collision VI]||January 5th, 2013||7th||3rd||{{Sm|quiKsilver}}
|{{Trn|Collision VI|g=SSBB}}||January 5th, 2013||7th / 32||3rd / 11||{{Sm|quiKsilver}}
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|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/united-1-results-january-6th-2013.332235/ United 1]||January 6th, 2013||2nd||3rd||quiKsilver
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/united-1-results-january-6th-2013.332235/ United 1]||January 6th, 2013||2nd||3rd||quiKsilver
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|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||9th||13th||quiKsilver
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBB}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||9th||13th||quiKsilver
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|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/forum/topic.aspx?id=205843 Sa2vation]||January 26th, 2013||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Tantalus}}
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/sa2vation-results-ft-cyrain-chillindude-redd-ct-zero-lie-seagull.333167/ Sa2vation]||January 26th, 2013||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Tantalus}}
|-
|-
|KOTC||February 2nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/king-of-the-couch-morristown-nj-2-2-2013-results.333762/ KOTC]||February 2nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/e4u-remix-3-pro-bracket.1493/event?id=3 E4U: Remix 3]||February 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}
|{{Trn|Elite Four Unova: Remix 3|g=SSBB}}||February 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}
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|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=14138 Xanadu Games Harlem Shake Edition]||February 23rd, 2013||3rd||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/xanadu-games-harlem-shake-edition-ft-dr-peepee-mew2king-esam-bloodcross-ct-zero-chillindude.334453/ Xanadu Games Harlem Shake Edition]||February 23rd, 2013||3rd||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|-
|[http://shoryuken.com/2013/02/24/road-to-evo-2013-winter-brawl-7-streaming-live/ Winter Brawl 7]||February 23rd-24th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://shoryuken.com/2013/02/24/road-to-evo-2013-winter-brawl-7-streaming-live/ Winter Brawl 7]||February 23rd-24th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Rescue 2]]||March 2nd, 2013||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Chibo}}
|{{Trn|Rescue 2|g=SSBB}}||March 2nd, 2013||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Chibo}}
|-
|-
|Outrage||March 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/fish-flop-presents-outrage-i-results-thread.334841/ Outrage]||March 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|-
|-
|René Descartes Tournament||March 16th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Megu}}
|René Descartes Tournament||March 16th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Megu}}
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|La Pocilga de los Pikmins III||July 6th, 2013||1st||1st||Rody
|La Pocilga de los Pikmins III||July 6th, 2013||1st||1st||Rody
|-
|-
|Shockwave||July 20th, 2013||1st||1st||Anti
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/cfst-shockwave-now-with-more-ceetee.338929/ Shockwave]||July 20th, 2013||1st||1st||Anti
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/rescue3ssbb1v1 Rescue 3]||July 27th, 2013||1st||3rd||Chibo
|[http://challonge.com/rescue3ssbb1v1 Rescue 3]||July 27th, 2013||1st||3rd||Chibo
|-
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|[[SKTAR 2]]||August 3rd-4th, 2013||5th||4th||Ally
|{{Trn|SKTAR 2|g=SSBB}}||August 3rd-4th, 2013||5th||4th||Ally
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|El Torneo de la Fa||August 10th, 2013||1st||4th||Megu
|El Torneo de la Fa||August 10th, 2013||1st||4th||Megu
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344656 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/brawlsingles1222 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Salem}}
|{{Trn|KTAR 8|g=SSBB}}||December 28th, 2013||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Salem}}
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|Smash Factor 2||January 3rd-5th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|Smash Factor 2||January 3rd-5th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
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|[[Forest Temple]]||January 11th, 2014||1st||1st||FOW
|{{Trn|Forest Temple|g=SSBB}}||January 11th, 2014||1st||1st||FOW
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||2nd||5th||Chibo
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||2nd||5th||Chibo
|-
|-
|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||1st||7th||Chibo
|{{Trn|Shuffle V|g=SSBB}}||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||1st||7th||Chibo
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Izumi}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Izumi}}
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/C9b1 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani}}
|{{Trn|Collision 9|g=SSBB}}||March 15th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani}}
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|-
|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|{{Trn|KTAR 9|g=SSBB}}||March 22nd, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
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|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Denti}}
|{{Trn|WHOBO MLG|g=SSBB}}||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Denti}}
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|Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome||May 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome||May 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||4th||4th||Vex Kasrani
|{{Trn|SKTAR 3|g=SSBB}}||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||4th||4th||Vex Kasrani
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344656 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/agdq2014_melee AGDQ 2014]||January 5th-11th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350529 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|Game Over VII||March 18th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||7th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=351864 Xanadu Legends]||April 5th, 2014||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Bones}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354406 Fighters' Edge]||April 26th-27th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355866 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||5th||{{Sm|s0ft}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357647 Mayhem 6-7-2014]||June 7th, 2014||7th||3rd||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|-
|[[SSS Lock-In]]||June 14th-15th, 2014||9th||3rd||{{Sm|S2J}}
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||17th||13th||DEHF
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||17th||4th||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||13th||5th||Westballz
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||17th||5th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Axe}}
|-
|[[Mass Madness CE]]||August 23rd, 2014||5th||1st||{{Sm|Hax}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360121 Summer Jam 8]||August 30th-31st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|GamerByte||October 25th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|GUTS 3|g=SSBB}}||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Salem}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Salem}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344656 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/spmsinglessunday1222 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|KTAR 8|g=PM}}||December 28th, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||13th||1st||{{Sm|Denti}}
|{{Trn|Shuffle V|g=PM}}||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||13th||1st||{{Sm|Denti}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350529 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Collision 9|g=PM}}||March 15th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smashing-grounds-5-pm-singles.686/event Smashing Grounds 5]||March 20th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/smashing-grounds-5-pm-singles.686/ Smashing Grounds 5]||March 20th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|{{Trn|KTAR 9|g=PM}}||March 22nd, 2014||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=351864 Xanadu Legends]||April 5th, 2014||2nd||2nd||Seagull Joe
|[http://challonge.com/sax040514pmsingles Xanadu Legends]||April 5th, 2014||2nd||2nd||Seagull Joe
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||2nd||5th||{{Sm|PB&J}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354406 Fighters' Edge]||April 26th-27th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354406 Fighters' Edge]||April 26th-27th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/infinity-and-beyond-5.1041/event Infinity and Beyond 5]||May 1st, 2014||1st||1st||Denti
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/infinity-and-beyond-5.1041/ Infinity and Beyond 5]||May 1st, 2014||1st||1st||Denti
|-
|-
|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||1st||Denti
|{{Trn|WHOBO MLG|g=PM}}||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||1st||Denti
|-
|-
|Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome||May 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome||May 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Project M Showdown 3.02]]||May 17th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|{{Trn|Project M Showdown 3.02|g=PM}}||May 17th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355866 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355866 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||1st||{{Sm|Rolex}}
|{{Trn|SKTAR 3|g=PM}}||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||1st||{{Sm|Rolex}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357647 Mayhem 6/7]||June 7th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357647 Mayhem 6/7]||June 7th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|DEHF}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360756 Super Smash Sundays 6/8]||June 8th, 2014||3rd||1st||DEHF
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360756 Super Smash Sundays 6/8]||June 8th, 2014||3rd||1st||DEHF
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|{{Trn|CEO 2014|g=PM}}||June 27th-29th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2014]] Day 2 Side Tournament||July 12th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|EVO 2014|g=PM}} Day 2 Side Tournament||July 12th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|{{Trn|Zenith 2014|g=PM}}||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360121 Summer Jam 8]||August 30th-31st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360121 Summer Jam 8]||August 30th-31st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Emukiller}}
|{{Trn|GUTS 3|g=PM}}||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Emukiller}}
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|{{Trn|The Big House 4|g=PM}}||October 4th-5th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 3rd-5th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|NorCal Regionals 2015|g=PM}}||April 3rd-5th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/MSS_1_PM MSS 1]||July 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/MSS_1_PM MSS 1]||July 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
==={{for3ds}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational]] {{OnlineIcon}}||November 6th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


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|[[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 20th-22nd, 2014||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mr. R}}
|[[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 20th-22nd, 2014||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mr. R}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ugc-biweekly-17.3188/event UGC Biweekly #17]||November 29th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tyrant}}
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/ugc-biweekly-17.3188/ UGC Biweekly #17]||November 29th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tyrant}}
|-
|-
|[http://tod2014.challonge.com Triumph or Die 2014]||November 30th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://tod2014.challonge.com Triumph or Die 2014] {{OnlineIcon}}||November 30th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ssw-singles-dec6.3372/event Super Smash Weekend 12-6-2014]||December 6th, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/ssw-singles-dec6.3372/ Super Smash Weekend 12-6-2014]||December 6th, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/super-smash-saturdays-singles-12-20-2014.3586/event Super Smash Saturdays 12-20-2014]||December 20th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tearbear}}
|[http://oxy.challonge.com/SmashSaturdaysSingles1 Super Smash Saturdays 1]||December 20th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tearbear}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ssb4-wii-u-5-12-21-2014.3560/event UGC Biweekly #18]||December 21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Xzax}}
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/ssb4-wii-u-5-12-21-2014.3560/ UGC Biweekly #18]||December 21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Xzax}}
|-
|-
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 5]]||December 22nd, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 5]]||December 22nd, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant
|-
|-
|[http://skillcon.org SkillCon]||December 26th-January 2nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://skillcon.org SkillCon]||December 26th, 2014-January 2nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=385435 UGC Smash v2.2 Road to Final Battle!]||January 3rd, 2015||1st||1st||Tyrant
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=385435 UGC Smash v2.2 Road to Final Battle!]||January 3rd, 2015||1st||1st||Tyrant
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=385730 Warriors Path 1/4]||January 4th, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=385730 Warriors Path 1/4]||January 4th, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax
|-
|-
|[[CLASH Online Invitational Finals]]||January 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[CLASH Online Invitational Finals]] {{OnlineIcon}}||January 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 6]]||January 12th, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 6]]||January 12th, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax
|-
|-
|[[Final Battle]]||January 17th, 2015||1st||2nd||Tyrant
|{{Trn|Final Battle|g=SSB4}}||January 17th, 2015||1st||2nd||Tyrant
|-
|-
|[http://worldwide.challonge.com/ Smash 4 Worldwide]||January 18th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://worldwide.challonge.com/ Smash 4 Worldwide] {{OnlineIcon}}||January 18th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/COTUVIWiiUSingles COTU VI]||January 24th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}
|[http://challonge.com/COTUVIWiiUSingles COTU VI]||January 24th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}
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|[[2GGT: Mexico Saga]]||June 4th, 2016||2nd||5th||{{Sm|VoiD}}
|[[2GGT: Mexico Saga]]||June 4th, 2016||2nd||5th||{{Sm|VoiD}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2016-2-5/brackets/13454/39732/132830 Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5]||June 8th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2016-2-5/brackets/13454/39732/132830 Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5]||June 8th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]||June 11th-12th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Abadango}}
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]||June 11th-12th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Abadango}}
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|[[2GGC: ARMS Saga]]||July 8th-9th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Tsu-
|[[2GGC: ARMS Saga]]||July 8th-9th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Tsu-
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-104/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/140693 Mega Smash Mondays 104]||July 10th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-104/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/140693 Mega Smash Mondays 104]||July 10th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||4th||1st||Nairo
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||4th||1st||Nairo
|-
|[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Clutch City Clash 2]]||October 28th-29th, 2017||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Trela}}
|-
|[[2GGC: MkLeo Saga]]||November 4th, 2017||13th||1st||Nairo
|-
|[https://urt.challonge.com/ignition109 Ignition #109]||November 22nd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 10]]||November 25th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
|-
|[[2GG Championship]]||December 1st-3rd, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash 4 Boot Camp]]||December 7th-10th, 2017||4th||2nd||Nairo
|}
|}


==={{for3ds}}===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018|g=SSBU}}||June 12th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Conference United|g=SSBU}}||January 5th-6th, 2019|||9th||3rd|||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit|g=SSBU}}||March 8th-10th, 2019|||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1|g=SSBU}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th-19th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBU}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1|g=SSBU}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box|g=SSBU}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th, 2020||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters|g=SSBU}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 6th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://challonge.com/phoenixfeud Phoenix Feud]{{OnlineIcon}}||March 22nd, 2024||7th / 28||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*ZeRo says "So a lot of people have been wondering..." at the beginning of many of his YouTube videos, with said phrase having become a meme in the ''[[Smash 4]]'' community.
*ZeRo says "So a lot of people have been wondering..." at the beginning of many of his [[YouTube]] videos, with said phrase having become a meme in the ''[[Smash 4]]'' community.
*At [[EVO 2015]], ZeRo did not lose a single game, making him the first competitor of any ''Smash'' game to do so.
*At {{Trn|EVO 2015}}, ZeRo did not lose a single game, making him the first competitor to do so for any game at EVO.
*ZeRo's prize check of $11,556 for winning [[EVO 2015]] is the seventh-largest in any ''Smash'' [[tournament]], after {{Sm|Armada}} winning [[Smash Summit Spring 2017]] for $18,600.80, {{Sm|Ally}} winning ''Smash 4'' at [[EVO 2016]] for $15,972, {{Sm|Armada}} winning ''[[Melee]]'' at [[DreamHack Winter 2016]] for $15,000, {{Sm|Hungrybox}} winning ''Melee'' at both [[EVO 2016]] and [[Battle of the Five Gods]] for $14,232 and $13,000 respectively, and {{Sm|Gnes}} winning [[MLG Dallas 2010]] for $12,500.
*The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in ''Brawl'' are {{Sm|ADHD}} (3-5), {{Sm|Dabuz}} (0-1), and {{Sm|Mikeneko}} (0-1).
*The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in ''Brawl'' are {{Sm|ADHD}} (3-5), {{Sm|Dabuz}} (0-1), and {{Sm|Mikeneko}} (0-1).
*The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in ''Smash 4'' are {{Sm|Prince Ramen}}, {{Sm|Kameme}}, {{Sm|Brood}}, {{Sm|Luhtie}} (all 0-1), and {{Sm|Kirihara}} (1-2).<!--Please do not include any sets from the ZeRo's Runback event at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga here; only tournament sets should be included. Please do not include Kameme's win over ZeRo at MSM 104 here as well.-->
*The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in ''Smash 4'' are {{Sm|Prince Ramen}}, {{Sm|Brood}}, {{Sm|Luhtie}} (all 0-1), and {{Sm|Kirihara}} (1-2).<!--Please do not include any sets from the ZeRo's Runback event at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga here; only tournament sets should be included.-->
**The only players that ZeRo holds a tied record against in ''Smash 4'' are {{Sm|Seagull Joe}}, {{Sm|Day}}, {{Sm|falln}}, {{Sm|Fatality}}, {{Sm|Shuton}}, and {{Sm|Darkshad}} (all 1-1).<!--Please do not include Charliedaking's set against ZeRo from MSM 104 here.-->
**The only players that ZeRo holds a tied record against in ''Smash 4'' are {{Sm|Seagull Joe}}, {{Sm|Kameme}}, {{Sm|Day}}, {{Sm|falln}}, {{Sm|Shuton}}, {{Sm|Darkshad}}, {{Sm|Trela}}, and {{Sm|WaDi}} (all 1-1).<!--Please do not include Charliedaking's or Kameme's sets against ZeRo from MSM 104 here.-->
*When both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' were announced to be at EVO 2015, ZeRo announced that he would shift his focus on ''Melee'' exclusively for at least one year if he won ''Smash 4'' at that tournament, citing {{Sm|Leffen}} as his inspiration. He eventually [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKeVeo2UMAAf49d.png:large decided against it] despite taking EVO 2015 without even dropping a game, stating "when I feel like playing [''Melee''], I'll play it. That's all there is to it." ZeRo has not attended a single ''Melee'' tournament since then.
*When both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' were announced to be at EVO 2015, ZeRo announced that he would shift his focus on ''Melee'' exclusively for at least one year if he won ''Smash 4'' at that tournament, citing {{Sm|Leffen}} as his inspiration. He eventually [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKeVeo2UMAAf49d.png:large decided against it] despite taking EVO 2015 without even dropping a game, stating "when I feel like playing [''Melee''], I'll play it. That's all there is to it." ZeRo has not attended a single ''Melee'' tournament since then. However, he competed in a ''Melee'' event for the first time in years at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}'s Smash Masters event.
*ZeRo learned English by playing ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' when he was four years old by using a dictionary with the help of his mother.
*ZeRo learned English by playing ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' when he was four years old by using a dictionary with the help of his mother.
*His mother gave him his signature white scarf when he left Chile.
*His mother gave him his signature white scarf when he left Chile.
*ZeRo is an avid fan of ''Xenoblade Chronicles'', having a pocket {{SSB4|Shulk}} and desiring a high-quality replica of the Monado for himself. Various songs from the game occasionally serve as the background music in his videos, and he has featured gameplay of its sequel, ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'', on his YouTube channel as well.
*ZeRo is an avid fan of ''Xenoblade Chronicles'', having a pocket {{SSB4|Shulk}} and desiring a high-quality replica of the Monado for himself. Various songs from the game occasionally serve as the background music in his videos, and he has featured gameplay of its sequel, ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'', on his YouTube channel as well.
**On April 1st 2016, ZeRo made an April Fools' Day video called {{YouTube|XzjAduas5Lc|My New Tournament Main}} where he "announced" that he would be maining Shulk and using him in tournaments.
**On April 1st, 2016, ZeRo made an April Fools' Day video called {{YouTube|XzjAduas5Lc|My New Tournament Main}} where he "announced" that he would be maining Shulk and using him in tournaments.
*ZeRo never placed below 2nd at any ''Smash 4'' singles tournament he entered for nearly two years. However, this ended with his 9th place finish at [[CEO 2016]].
*ZeRo never placed below 2nd at any ''Smash 4'' singles tournament he entered for nearly two years. However, this ended with his 9th place finish at {{Trn|CEO 2016}}.
**[[2GGC: Civil War]] is currently his worst ''Smash 4'' tournament and his worst tournament overall across all games, placing 49th after both {{Sm|Xzax}} and {{Sm|Luhtie}} defeated him in dramatic upsets.
**{{Trn|2GGC: Civil War}} is currently his worst ''Smash 4'' tournament and his worst tournament overall across all games, placing 49th after both {{Sm|Xzax}} and {{Sm|Luhtie}} defeated him in dramatic upsets.
**Similarly, [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]] stands as ZeRo's worst ''Smash 4'' doubles tournament and his worst doubles tournament overall across all games, winning a single set and placing 17th with {{Sm|Nairo}}.
**Similarly, {{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga}} stands as ZeRo's worst ''Smash 4'' doubles tournament and his worst doubles tournament overall across all games, winning a single set and placing 17th with {{Sm|Nairo}}.
*In 2016, ZeRo was entered into the Guinness World Records for Video Games 2017 because of his winning streak of 53 consecutive victories between 2014 and 2015<ref>http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17506693/zero-featured-guiness-book-world-records-gamers-edition</ref>. ZeRo, however, claimed that he had 56 consecutive wins.
*In 2016, ZeRo was entered into the Guinness World Records for Video Games 2017 because of his winning streak of 53 consecutive victories between 2014 and 2015<ref>http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17506693/zero-featured-guiness-book-world-records-gamers-edition</ref>. He, however, claimed that he had 56 consecutive wins.
*Similarly to {{Sm|Mango}}'s "Scorpion Master" alter ego, ZeRo developed one named ''PersistentBlade'', a "Wi-fi warrior" {{SSB4|Lucina}} main who was at the highest rank on [[Smash Ladder]]. After attending and winning [[Ignition]] #76 using almost exclusively Lucina, it was revealed that he was, indeed, PersistentBlade<ref>https://twitter.com/NessaNessa0/status/847468534380843010</ref>. Following this revelation, PersistentBlade has officially become an alter ego for ZeRo in the Smash community, in which fans and even ZeRo insist that they are separate people.
*Similarly to {{Sm|Mango}}'s "Scorpion Master" alter ego, ZeRo developed one named ''PersistentBlade'', a "Wi-fi warrior" {{SSB4|Lucina}} main who was at the highest rank on [[Smash Ladder]]. After attending and winning {{Trn|Ignition}} #76 using almost exclusively Lucina, it was revealed that he was, indeed, PersistentBlade<ref>https://twitter.com/NessaNessa0/status/847468534380843010</ref>. Following this revelation, PersistentBlade has officially become an alter ego for ZeRo in the ''Smash'' community, in which fans and even ZeRo jokingly insist that they are separate people.
**This joke has spread even to the point of PersistentBlade having [https://twitter.com/PersistentBlade their own Twitter account.]
**This joke has spread even to the point of PersistentBlade having [https://twitter.com/PersistentBlade their own Twitter account.]
*ZeRo is the only ''Smash 4'' player to have made more than $100,000. The only other players who made more than that amount are all ''Melee'' players: Mew2King, Mango, Armada and Hungrybox.
*ZeRo is the only ''Smash 4'' player to have made more than $100,000.
 
*ZeRo hired a bodyguard for whenever he goes to a tournament. This is because he has received personal attacks and at least ten death threats which are mainly associated with his near-perfect ''Smash 4'' tournament record.<ref>https://compete.kotaku.com/worlds-best-smash-4-player-is-worn-down-by-haters-and-h-1819677035</ref>
==External links==
*ZeRo was the first top professional ''Smash Bros.'' YouTuber to gain a million subscribers on YouTube. However, he has since dropped under one million.
*[https://twitter.com/TSMZero Twitter account]
**He also was the second overall ''Smash''-centered YouTuber to reach one million subscribers, the first being {{Sm|Alpharad}}.
*[http://www.youtube.com/chilezero YouTube channel]
* ZeRo has become infamous in the community for discovering ''Smash Bros.'' prodigies and playing with them in several of his videos, which has become a running joke in the community where he would be called a 'father figure' to them.
*[http://www.twitch.tv/zero Twitch channel]
** He played with a 13-year-old {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} player named {{Sm|DDee}}, who has secondaries such as {{SSBU|Pac-Man}} and {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}; a 12-year-old Pichu player named rat; a 15 year old named {{Sm|GamingHI9x9}} and a 13 year old named {{Sm|Sparg0}}, who play {{SSBU|Luigi}} and {{SSBU|Cloud}}, respectively.
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/121/zero SSBWorld profile]
*[http://www.facebook.com/chilezero Facebook official fan page]
*[http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331744831875/friendlies-zero-the-undefeated Redbull interview]
*[http://youtu.be/7HpqeHo-rIw Daily Dot AMA]
*[http://slingshotesports.com/2016/02/25/super-smash-bros-gonzalo-zero-barrios-on-depression-and-gods-of-melee/ Slingshot Esports interview]


==Gameplay videos==
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==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/zerowondering Twitter account]
*[http://www.youtube.com/chilezero YouTube channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/121/zero SSBWorld profile]
*[https://smashdata.gg/smash/4/player/ZeRo Smashdata profile]
*[https://www.facebook.com/ZeRoWondering/ Official Facebook page]
*[http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331744831875/friendlies-zero-the-undefeated Redbull interview]
*[http://youtu.be/7HpqeHo-rIw Daily Dot AMA]
*[http://slingshotesports.com/2016/02/25/super-smash-bros-gonzalo-zero-barrios-on-depression-and-gods-of-melee/ Slingshot Esports interview]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/8t22uf/i_am_zero_winner_of_the_super_smash_bros/?utm_source=reddit-android SSBU Reddit AMA]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUvSAu38YTw EE wellness interview re-upload]
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For other smashers with similar names, see Smasher:Zero.
This article is about the smasher ZeRo. For other pages with the name Zero, see Zero (disambiguation).
ZeRo "PersistentBlade"
Tempo ZeRo.jpg
Character info
Smash 64 main Fox
Melee main Fox
Brawl main Meta Knight
Smash 4 main Diddy Kong
Other Smash 4 character Cloud
Retired Smash 4 characters Sheik, Lucina
Ultimate main Cloud
Other Ultimate characters Diddy Kong, Wolf, Mario
Project M mains Pit, Fox
Team info
Former sponsor(s) vVv Gaming, CLASH Tournaments, Team SoloMid, Tempo Storm
Former crews Leap of Faith
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 35th
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 3rd
Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 1st
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 35th
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 3rd
Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 1st
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Melee 17th / 970 at EVO 2014
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1st / 80 at Shuffle V
Super Smash Bros. 4 1st / 1926 at EVO 2015
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 9th / 361 at Smash Conference United
PM Icon.png 1st / 333 at The Big House 4
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$3,735.30
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$171,320.02
PM Icon.png ~$6,377.22
Personal and other info
Real name Gonzalo Barrios
Birth date (age 29)
Location Florida United States

ZeRo is a former smasher from Chillán, Chile who currently resides in Florida.

In Smash 4, ZeRo is widely considered to be the best player of all time, being a dominant player up until his retirement from the game in January 2018. With a combination of Diddy Kong and Sheik, he had a record of 56 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release on Wii U in November 2014 until MLG World Finals 2015 in October 2015, including nationals such as Apex 2015, CEO 2015, EVO 2015, Super Smash Con 2015, and The Big House 5. This is the longest such streak of any player in any Super Smash Bros. game. He was also considered the best Diddy Kong player in the world, the best Lucina player in the world when he actively used her, and was considered the best Sheik player in the world until summer 2016, when he relegated the character to a secondary in light of her nerfs. He also had strong Cloud and Captain Falcon secondaries, with his Captain Falcon often considered to be among the best in the world. ZeRo is ranked 1st on the Panda Global Rankings 100, and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on both the Chicago Smash 4 Power Rankings and SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings and 1st on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings.

ZeRo also saw great success in other Smash games. He dominated the Chilean Brawl scene with his Meta Knight and Ice Climbers and rose to fame in the United States as a top player on All is Brawl. Due to consistently great tournament results such as 2nd at Apex 2014 and 1st at Rescue 2 and KTAR 9, he was considered to be one of the best players in the world in 2013 and 2014, and was ranked 3rd on the 2014 SSBBRank. In Melee, ZeRo mained Fox and played from 2007 to 2010, and again starting in 2014 after focusing on Brawl in between. After qualifying for MLG Anaheim 2014 and placing 17th at both CEO 2014 and EVO 2014, he was ranked 35th on the 2014 SSBMRank. He was also considered to be the best Project M player in the world during the 3.02 era in 2014, winning CEO 2014, Zenith 2014, GUTS 3, and The Big House 4 with a combination of Pit and Fox. In Ultimate, ZeRo did not have a set main but mostly used Cloud in tournaments. He was also a notable commentator prior to his retirement as he has commentated at tournaments such as CEO 2019, Overlords of Orlando: Ultimate Edition, and The Quarantine Series.

Due to his top professional success in multiple Smash games, ZeRo is widely considered to be one of the best overall Smash players of all time, along with Mew2King, Wizzrobe, ESAM, and Larry Lurr.

On January 12th, 2018, ZeRo announced an indefinite hiatus from competitive Smash 4, citing disillusionment with the game and personal reasons. He since showed a renewed interest in Melee, and was active on Netplay on Anther's Ladder for some time. He also occasionally commentated for Smash 4, doing so at Midwest Mayhem 11 and Smash 'N' Splash 4 after his retirement. In addition, he regularly streamed Ultimate, Melee, and various other games on his Twitch channel and later Facebook Gaming after signing a deal with them in December 2019. ZeRo would return to competitive play for Ultimate at the end of 2018, where he replaced his sponsor TSM with Tempo Storm, but would once again go into hiatus after Smash Ultimate Summit, instead gravitating towards content creation and streaming. ZeRo would still make appearances at some tournaments for side events and commentary and participated in a few online tournaments during the COVID-19 pandemic, but would never return full-time.

Following accusations of sexual misconduct involving minors in July 2020, ZeRo would be banned from the Smash community and dropped by Tempo Storm.[1][2]

Tournament history[edit]

2006: Early Beginnings[edit]

ZeRo has played Smash since the release of Smash 64 in 1999 when he was 4 years old and has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005. In early 2005, he would attend his first Smash event in Santiago, Chile, but did not compete due to nerves.[3] He began playing competitively in 2006 with Melee. He recalls his first major victory as taking place around 2007 or 2008, when he competed in a league system at a local Akiba Game Store, then proceeded to win the top 32 single-elimination tournament.[4]

2012-2014: International Debut in Brawl[edit]

Toward the end of 2012, ZeRo traveled to the United States and remained in the country for several months to compete in national and international Brawl tournaments. His first international tournament was Apex 2012, where he placed 17th in singles and 9th in doubles, teaming with Kadaj.

His breakout tournament was XSmash in December 2012, where he would shock the world by defeating top professionals such as Vinnie, Nairo, and Mew2King to claim 1st place in Brawl Singles. He would continue to have strong performances in the following months, placing 9th at Apex 2013, 1st at Rescue 2 after defeating Nairo in grands with a bracket reset, and 1st at Outrage after defeating Ally and Zinoto. His results led to a rank of 2nd on the March 2013 Tristate Brawl Power Rankings before returning to Chile.

He would continue to travel to the US throughout 2013 and 2014 to participate in national tournaments, consistently placing within top 5 in nationals, and placing 1st or 2nd in smaller tournaments. These strong results qualified him for MLG Anaheim 2014, where he placed 17th. SSBBRank 2014 would rank ZeRo as the 3rd best Brawl player known to the scene in the United States.

ZeRo was signed by CLASH Tournaments in June 2014[5], but would leave the org five months later.

In December 2013, he also began to enter Melee and Project M events at the tournaments he attended. He was consistently top 24 at Melee in national tournaments. His Project M results would rise to consistently placing 1st in national tournaments in 2014.

ZeRo was also the winner of the promotional Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament held by Nintendo at E3 2014, playing as Zero Suit Samus against Hungrybox as Kirby in grand finals.

2015-Early 2016: Breaking Records: 56-Streak and Undisputed Smash 4 Dominance[edit]

ZeRo was widely considered to be the best Smash 4 player in the world, soon starting a streak of winning every single Smash 4 tournament that he entered. He was so dominant that SmashBoards placed a "bounty" on his head at CEO 2015[6], offering $100 to anyone who could send him to Losers and $400 for his total elimination; however, once again, he won the tournament without dropping down to losers bracket. A month later at EVO 2015, he took 1st place without losing a game, the first time that had been achieved in Smash history--and he only used his main, Diddy Kong, in grand finals.

Although ZeRo hadn't entered a Melee tournament all through 2015, Armada drafted him for his crew in the FC Smash 15XR: Return crew battle. ZeRo faced Kalamazhu and was subsequently three stocked.

On August 1st, 2015, with his tournament win streak at 43, ZeRo was signed on by Team SoloMid.

At The Big House 5, ZeRo suffered a shocking loss in Round 2 Pools against Seagull Joe, leading many to believe that the undisputed #1 player would finally be defeated. However, ZeRo would end up easily going through the losers bracket, defeating MVD 2-0, StaticManny 2-0, Wizzrobe 2-0, Ally 3-0, ESAM 3-1, Zenyou 3-0, and Rayquaza07 3-1. Finally, he was put up against Anti in losers semifinals, but despite being down 2-1 against Anti's Mario, he brought it back in a very close set to win 3-2. After 3-0'ing Dabuz in losers finals, he would go on to face long-time rival Nairo. ZeRo would 3-0 Nairo in the first set to cause a reset, after Nairo was playing secondaries in an attempt to avoid his ZSS being downloaded. In the second set of grand finals, with Nairo playing Zero Suit Samus, ZeRo was down 2-1 to Nairo , marking the second time in the tournament that he was just one game away from losing his streak. In the end, ZeRo brought it back once again, defeating Nairo 3-2 and completing one of the greatest losers bracket runs in Smash history.

ZeRo's 56-tournament winning streak was finally ended at MLG World Finals 2015, where Nairo beat him 3-2 and then 3-1 in grand finals. Nevertheless, he continued to win many SSB4 tournaments in the years that followed.

ZeRo went on a hiatus due to medical issues[7] and could not attend tournaments during the spring of 2016.

2016: Post-Hiatus, Sudden Decline and Slow Resurgence[edit]

After initially dropping out of registration, ZeRo competed at Get On My Level 2016, the first tournament he has attended since 2GGT: EE Saga, as Zinoto was unable to attend and vacated his spot for ZeRo. Performing well up until winners quarters, mostly using Diddy Kong over Sheik, Mew2King's Cloud defeated both of his characters in a 3-0 upset. However, ZeRo managed to advance to the loser's side of grand finals, defeating San 3-0 to get into top 8 and Mr. R 3-2 in losers eighths. In losers quarters, he fought MkLeo in a highly anticipated set which he won 3-2. He continued his losers run, defeating Nairo 3-0 in losers semis, and Larry Lurr 3-2 in losers finals. In grand finals, ZeRo lost to Ally 2-3, placing 2nd at the tournament with his sixth ever set loss and only second ever tournament loss since his streak ended at MLG World Finals 2015.

The next few tournaments began a streak of losses for ZeRo, placing 2nd at three more tournaments after Get On My Level 2016, usually losing two sets in grand finals. He lost to Larry Lurr twice at 2GGT: Mexico Saga (2-3 both sets), ANTi twice at Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5 (1-3 and 0-3) and Ally twice at Smash 'N' Splash 2 (1-3 both sets). Many felt this was indicative of his dominance in the SSB4 scene finally starting to slip.

He ended his short losing streak by defeating Nairo twice at Low Tier City 4 3-2 and 3-1 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively.

However, ZeRo ended up on another losing streak throughout the summer. ZeRo placed 9th at CEO 2016 after getting upset by Prince Ramen's Palutena 0-2 in winners semis of his pool and Larry Lurr 0-3 in losers, marking the first time he was eliminated before top 8. At WTFox 2, ZeRo placed 3rd, losing to Dabuz 2-3 in winners finals and Mr. R 1-3 in losers finals. At EVO 2016, ZeRo was upset again, this time by Mr.E. However, this time he managed to make top 8. He proceeded to defeat Larry Lurr, Abadango, and VoiD all 2-0 but lost to Kameme 0-3 in losers finals, placing 3rd. However, ZeRo again placed outside of top 8 at Super Smash Con 2016, placing 13th after getting upset by Day 1-2 in winners and Ally 1-3 in losers.

Endgame would mark the beginning of ZeRo's return to dominance as he took the tournament. Though he lost to Mew2King 2-3 in winners finals, he beat Ally 3-1 in losers finals, marking his first win over him in 2016. He proceeded to defeat Mew2King 3-1 in both sets of grand finals, with a JV-3 stock in the final match. He attended Shine 2016 the following weekend and took the tournament without dropping a set, defeating ESAM 3-1 and 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively.

After winning The Big House 6, only losing to ANTi in winners finals 1-3 but 6-0'd him in grand finals, ZeRo would not attend another tournament until KTAR XIX, which he solidly took. Winners finals pitted him against MkLeo in a rematch from Get On My Level 2016. ZeRo won the set 3-2 then beat Salem 3-1 in grand finals. He then won UGC Smash Open without dropping a single set, defeating Abadango 3-0 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively. ZeRo was then invited to attend Smash City LA, which he again won without dropping a set, defeating Larry Lurr 3-1 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals, respectively.

However, his short winning streak ended at, ironically, his namesake tournament: 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, in which he lost to Ally 2-3 in winners quarters and MkLeo 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th and perpetuating the 2GGT "saga curse".

Nevertheless, his results were strong enough to still earn him the #1 spot on the PGR v2.

ZeRo's PGR v2 player card

2017: Securing Dominance During His Final Year[edit]

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ZeRo's first tournament he attended in 2017 was 2GGC: GENESIS Saga. ZeRo solidly took his pools without dropping a single set, defeating KiraFlax and Saiki on the way. He made to top 8 after defeating Elegant and Mr.E, both 3-1 and defeated Zenyou in Winner Semis 3-2 in a close set. He then 3-0d VoiD in winners finals and took the tournament 3-1 over Komorikiri in grand finals, also qualifying him for the final 2GG Championships in December.

At GENESIS 4, ZeRo suffered a huge upset in round 2 pools, losing to Brood's Duck Hunt 1-2. However, ZeRo still managed to make top 32 losers after defeating Manny 2-0. ZeRo went through the losers bracket defeating Salem and Nairo both 3-2, ESAM 3-1 and VoiD 3-2 advancing to Top 8. He proceeded to defeat Dabuz (although it was later discovered that their set had accidentally been played with a launch rate of 0.9) and Mr. R 3-1 each and Captain Zack 3-0, but narrowly lost to Ally 2-3 in a very close set using Cloud in losers finals, placing 3rd.

ZeRo was invited to PAX Arena at PAX East 2017, and he took the tournament in a dominant fashion, defeating Larry Lurr 3-1 in winners finals and Dabuz 3-1 in grand finals.

After a close 2nd place finish at Frame Perfect Series 2, ZeRo went on to attend 2GGC: Civil War, a tournament highlighting his rivalry with Ally. However, perpetuating the "curse", he was upset twice, first by Xzax 1-2 in his pool, and then by Luhtie 2-3 in losers, and placed 49th, his lowest placement in his entire Smash career.

Despite the unprecedented loss, ZeRo would go on a short tournament winning streak, winning KTAR XX (defeating Tweek 3-1 in the second set of grand finals after initially losing the first set 2-3), Midwest Mayhem 8 (defeating Zinoto 3-1 and 3-0 after initially losing to Ned 2-3 in winners quarters), CEO Dreamland (defeating Mr. R 3-2), DreamHack Austin 2017 (defeating MkLeo 6-0 after initially losing to Ally 1-3 in winner semis) and Royal Flush (tournament) (defeating Mr. R 3-2 in the second set of grand finals after initially losing the first set 2-3).

After placing 9th at 2GGC: Greninja Saga and 3rd at MomoCon 2017, the latter in which he lost to Nairo in winners finals for the first time since MLG World Finals 2015, ZeRo attended Smash 'N' Splash 3. He made top 8 winner side without dropping a game, defeating Shel and MVD 3-0 each. He then defeated Tweek 3-0 but lost to Ally 0-3 in winners finals. He 3-0d Larry Lurr in loser finals then defeated Ally 3-1 and 3-2 in grand finals to take the tournament (using Diddy Kong instead of Lucina). Carrying this winning momentum, he won 2GGC: Nairo Saga the following weekend, not dropping a game to make top 8. In top 8, he defeated Nairo 3-0 in winners semis, MkLeo 3-2 in winners finals, and Salem 3-2 in grand finals to win the tournament. At CEO 2017, ZeRo made top 8 winners after defeating Zinoto 3-0. He then defeated KEN 3-2 in winners semis, Larry Lurr 3-0 in winners finals, and MkLeo 3-1 in grand finals to take the tournament.

Following a win at Midwest Mayhem 9, ZeRo would have a temporary fallout, as he placed 2nd at 2GGC: ARMS Saga (losing to Dabuz 1-3 in winners finals and 0-3 in grand finals despite resetting the bracket 3-2), 2nd at EVO 2017 (losing to Salem 2-3 twice in grand finals), 9th at DreamHack Atlanta 2017 (losing to Samsora 2-3 in an upset in winners, then Nairo 2-3 in losers), 2nd at Low Tier City 5 (losing to Mistake 1-2 in an upset in winners quarters, then Tweek 1-3 in grand finals), and 2nd at Super Smash Con 2017 (losing 2-3 twice to Nairo in grand finals). Despite these losses, ZeRo managed to win 2GGC: SCR Saga, defeating Larry Lurr 3-0 in winners finals and MkLeo 3-2 in grand finals. Continuing this success, he defended his title at Shine 2017, defeating Nairo 3-1 in winners finals, and Tweek 3-1 in grand finals.

ZeRo was invited to PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 and won the tournament in a dominant fashion, winning every set in his round robin pool (only dropping one game to Ally) to be seeded in winners semis of top 8, then defeating Salem 3-2 and Nairo 3-0 in both winners finals and grand finals.

At GameTyrant Expo 2017, ZeRo was upset by Darkshad 1-2 in his pool, entering top 48 losers side. He went through the bracket, defeating Z and CaptainZack 3-0 each, then Tweek 3-1, Raito 3-0 and qualified to Top 8 losers after defeating Salem 3-1. ZeRo then defeated Darkshad 3-0 in a runback, ANTi 3-1 in losers quarters, Larry Lurr 3-0 in losers semis but lost to MkLeo (using Meta Knight) 1-3 in losers finals for the first time since 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, placing 3rd.

At The Big House 7, ZeRo solidly took his pools and made top 32 winners after defeating Umeki 2-0. In top 32 he was upset by Cosmos 0-3 and sent to the losers side. ZeRo however went through the bracket defeating Javi and Zinoto both 3-0, then qualified for top 8 losers after narrowly defeating Nairo 3-2. He beat Larry Lurr and Salem 3-1 each, but lost to Marss 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th.

At 2GGC: MkLeo Saga ZeRo solidly took his pools without dropping a single game defeating Kameme 2-0 on the way. In Top 32 he was upset by WaDi 1-3 and sent to the losers bracket. He went through the losers bracket defeating HIKARU 3-1 but narrowly lost to Mr.R 2-3 in a close set placing 13th.

At the 2GG Championship, ZeRo solidly won in his group, defeating Elegant 3-1, Larry Lurr 3-2 and Fatality 3-0 to qualify for the championship bracket. In winners quarters, he defeated Dabuz 3-0 but fell to MkLeo 0-3 in winners semis. ZeRo however managed to make it out of the losers side, defeating KEN and Dabuz both 3-0 and Salem 3-1 in losers finals. In Grand Finals ZeRo did a bracket reset to MkLeo 3-2 in an extremely close set but lost in the second set 1-3 placing 2nd.

ZeRo was invited to attend Smash 4 Boot Camp where after winning to MVD and VoiD both 2-1, he lost to Larry Lurr 0-2 and qualifying to the Top 16 losers. ZeRo however went through the losers bracket defeating Elegant, Tweek both 3-0, Cosmos 3-2, Light 3-1 but lost to Salem 0-3 placing 4th.

2018: First Retirement, Smash Invitational 2018, and Return[edit]

On January 12, 2018, ZeRo announced via a tweet[8] that he would no longer be competing in Smash 4 tournaments, in order to focus on other life goals. In said tweet, ZeRo said he would return to competitive Smash when a new trend surfaces on the Smash scene. After his retirement, ZeRo commentated for the Top 8's of Midwest Mayhem 11 and Smash 'N' Splash 4. On April 14, he released an update video [9] addressing his satisfaction with his retirement, and said his days as a full-time competitor were very unlikely to be revived, even with the new Smash game being announced the month prior. He did, however, express interest in creating content with the new title, including tutorials and stream highlights.

On May 9, 2018, ZeRo was revealed to be one of the players invited to Nintendo's invitational for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018, expressing in a tweet[10] that he would be coming out of retirement solely for the tournament. At the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018, ZeRo first teamed with Armada and defeated Abadango & Plup with Mario to advance to winner semis. ZeRo then beat Armada's Pokemon Trainer with Ike to advance to winners finals, where he faced MkLeo. ZeRo clutched out the match with Sheik over MkLeo's Solid Snake to move on to grand finals, which was best of 3. ZeRo would face MkLeo again but this time he lost 0-2 in the first set to MkLeo's Bayonetta and Sonic. However, ZeRo managed to win 2-1 in the second set with Mario over MkLeo's Sonic to take his second invitational win, defending his title from E3 2014.

On November 7, 2018, ZeRo announced that he was signed by Tempo Storm and would be coming out of retirement to compete in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.[11]

On December 25, 2018, ZeRo announced an update[12] to his competitive return, saying he will no longer be "chasing the rankings", preferring to create content for Ultimate and stream the game on Twitch instead of competing at tournaments to be ranked 1st, only choosing to compete at a few select major events like EVO.

2019-2020: Return to Competition and Second Retirement[edit]

ZeRo's first event back to competition was confirmed to be Smash Conference United on January 5th. At the tournament, ZeRo solidly made top 48 winners side, defeating everyone in his pool 2-0. After defeating Rideae 3-0, he lost to MuteAce 2-3 and Samsora 0-3, placing 9th. ZeRo also competed at the Smash Ultimate Summit, placing 13th in Singles and 5th in random 1v1's.

After Smash Ultimate Summit, ZeRo would not participate in another offline tournament, instead streaming on Facebook Gaming and creating content for his YouTube channel. However, ZeRo has made appearances at a few tournaments, most notably Super Smash Con 2019, where he won the Smash Masters side tournament over Larry Lurr. He has stated multiple times that he has no intention of returning to competitive play anytime soon, citing mostly the immense amount of hate he got during his reign in the previous installment as well as being intimidated by the high expectations that were expected of him due to him being the undisputed best player in Smash 4. However, he has commentated at a few events, most notably at CEO 2019.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ZeRo began entering online tournaments after a year-long hiatus from competition, although he was more focused on enjoying the game rather than the actual competition [13]. In his first appearance in The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1, ZeRo didn't drop a single game until top 96, where he lost to Tweek and Frawg, both 3-1, knocking him out of the tournament at 33rd place. He has since participated in 4 other online tournaments, placing 129th at Pound Online, 65th at both The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 and King of WiFi Random Characters, and 257th at The Box. ZeRo stopped competing after King of WiFi Random Characters, stating that he didn't want to return to a competitive lifestyle and reiterating that he has no plans on competing at offline tournaments[14].

Sexual harassment allegations[edit]

On July 2nd, 2020, amidst a wave of sexual harassment allegations in the community, artist Jisu posted a tweet where she called out ZeRo for showing her hentai and explicit Craigslist ads when she was 15[15]. ZeRo later responded, admitting that he looked at hentai but denied that he had shown it to her, nor would he show it to an entire room of people. He also denied showing her the ads[16]. Following this defense, many people started to target Jisu for "clout-chasing", causing several players such as Leffen and iBDW to post TwitLongers in Jisu's defense[17][18]. Leffen also told his experience with ZeRo and how he would show people hentai in public, a statement that was backed up by a screenshot from an anonymous user later sent to Leffen[19]. Finally, Lima would also come out with his own statement accusing ZeRo for twisting the situation[20].

Around the same time, another user, Katie, came out with her own statement where she accused ZeRo for having sexually harassing her when she was 14 and ZeRo was 19[21]. ZeRo would make a response to that accusation on July 3rd, stating that, at that time, he didn't know Katie was 14, and when she told him he cut off contact with her immediately. However, later evidence came forward to reveal that this statement by ZeRo was a lie. He then addressed the hentai accusations and his awkwardness in handling the situation, stating that it was due to a rough childhood filled with abuse and bullying, and mentioning that he was permanently banning himself from the Smash scene[22]. Many people, however, pointed out that ZeRo failed to address the most explicit accusation. Eventually, on July 4th, ZeRo made a final TwitLonger confirming Katie's accusations, including the explicit accusation, as well as an experience he had with another underage girl[23].

The following day, Jisu posted a Google Document filled with evidence and screenshots from all of ZeRo's victims, including the girl brought up in ZeRo's final statement. She accused ZeRo of lying about her, Katie, and the third girl's situation[24].

Both Tempo Storm and Facebook Gaming have since cut ties with ZeRo[25]. Twitch also permanently banned ZeRo on July 22nd, 2020, with his channel and videos being permanently deleted from the platform.[26]

Mental health and attempted suicide[edit]

On March 25th, 2021, Vanessa posted a tweet stating that ZeRo had attempted suicide 2 days prior and was sent to the hospital.[27]

Following an outpour of support from the community, a month later, he posted an update on Instagram, stating that he felt guilty about what he had done.[28] He later made a followup during an interview with EE, where he discussed his history of mental health issues, stating that he had contemplated suicide several times at a young age, as well as talking about an injury involving a motocross bike around Fall of 2020, which was part of a driving point for his suicide attempt. He also stated that he originally planned to take his life the day that he posted his final message on Twitter.[29] However, despite the video saying that the interview had no intention of bringing ZeRo back into the Smash community, it received negative reception from the community, simply due to ZeRo's presence, which prompted EE to take it down the same day he uploaded it. However, it has since been reuploaded by other YouTube channels.

Challenges to the allegations[edit]

On June 25th 2021, Technicals made a YouTube video on Sky Williams where he challenged the vast majority of Jisu's allegations towards ZeRo.[30] In the video, he interviewed ZeRo, who stated that he did not remember anything that Leffen or Jisu had accused him of, and that he felt pressured to admit to the allegations, which created a false agenda that he was guilty. The specific part of the video received a polarizing reception in the community; several people praised him for scrutinizing Jisu's allegations, pointing out the hypocrisy in the Smash community, and providing another point-of-view to the allegations against ZeRo. Detractors, on the other hand, accused Technicals for building a narrative that manipulated the facts. In particular, a screenshot on a Discord DM between Technicals and ZeRo led many people to accuse the two for attempting to manipulate the narrative.[31] Both Jisu and Leffen have yet to publicly address Technicals's claims.

On November 16, 2021, ZeRo uploaded a video to YouTube, stating that he was returning to creating and uploading content the following day, and retracting his previous admission to the accusations, claiming he confessed under duress.[32]

On November 19, 2021, ZeRo filed a lawsuit against Jisu on the grounds of defamation and having lost his career due to Jisu's videos accusing ZeRo of sexual misconduct.[33] ZeRo's claims are that Jisu knowingly lied about the age difference between himself and Vanessa when the two started dating, about ZeRo physically abusing Vanessa (additionally claiming this to be libel), about her accusations of ZeRo seeking to fly a 14-year-old child to meet in a hotel for sexual activity (but did not deny similar sexting allegations), and about her claims that ZeRo showed her sexually explicit Craigslist ads and hentai.[34] ZeRo further claimed that Jisu is legally responsible for Tempo Storm and Facebook Gaming terminating their contracts with him, said to be worth over $2 million. The lawsuit seeks a currently unknown amount in damages for "defamation and emotional distress".[35]

On September 9, 2022, ZeRo published a video giving an update on his situation.[36] First, he and Jisu made a joint statement stating that the lawsuit had concluded. Both parties called for their audience to cease harassment towards each other, and requested publications and any other YouTube commentary content creators referencing the event to respect the parties' wishes in that regard. He talked about how both parties came to an understanding of their shortcomings: ZeRo regrets his role in Jisu's experience in the Sky House as he had exacerbated it in online public discussions, while Jisu apologized and retracted the statements she made regarding Vanessa. Ultimately, both parties agreed to resolve the litigation and move on.

In addition, ZeRo stated that he plans on appealing his Twitch ban, and has reiterated that he had no intentions on returning to competitive Smash as he did not feel welcomed by the scene. In turn, ZeRo accused the community of maintaining an inconsistent bias and having a disregard for the law with its handling of these cases, noting that he felt the higher-ups of the community never liked him, and pointed out how they're trying to stop him from producing content by coercing other players and content creators from collaborating with him or acknowledging him in any capacity, with the threat of being banned from Smash events or losing their sponsor (ZeRo alleged this had happened to a close friend of his after they played Valorant together offstream) whilst allowing other controversial figures to be collaborated without repercussion.

Lastly, he accused Leffen as the biggest instigator during the allegations made against him, as he claimed Leffen lied about a story regarding ZeRo sharing hentai with Leffen and Japanese players when they housed together for Apex 2013, and also accused ZeRo for exchanging hentai with fans without verifying their age. Both the Japanese players and the the fan have since denied Leffen's claim or retracted their statement.[37] ZeRo ultimately accused Leffen for profiting off the drama while tarnishing ZeRo's name in the process.

Playstyle[edit]

Across all Smash games, ZeRo is a very methodical and theoretical player, focusing on having solid fundamentals and a commanding neutral game that can allow him to completely control the match after one mistake from his opponents. Due to this, he is considered to have the strongest neutral game in the world in Smash 4, and is one of the most adaptive players in all games. He is known to memorize percents, setups, and any other info that can improve his gameplay.

In Smash 4[edit]

His playstyle varies depending on whom he is facing. At times, ZeRo plays very proactively, inducing pressure on his opponents with precise hits, simple but effective punishes, and strong stage control. At other times, ZeRo plays more reactively and will not approach at all, preferring to camp most of the time and bait out mistakes from his opponent.

In Melee[edit]

ZeRo plays very defensively overall, preferring to camp opponents with Fox's Blaster and only approach when provoked to in the beginning of the set. This is to gain information on the opponent so that he can adjust his playstyle according to the habits that he picks up from his opponents during the course of the match.

In addition, his ledge pressure is very overwhelming, often being able to inflict large amounts of percent while the opponent is trying to recover or even kill early. His spacing in these interactions also makes it very difficult for his opponents to attempt a reverse edge guard.

However, ZeRo's tendency to resort to defensive play can hurt him sometimes, as he will play too safely and will not go for kill confirms on the verge of overextending. Although he is one of the most adaptive players across the span of a set, he can still struggle to bring back a set where his opponent has overwhelmed him, which is more prevalent in Melee where the micro-adaptations that are necessary within a game are far more emphasized.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Thanks for Playing 4 December 21st, 2013 2nd — —

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Thanks for Playing 4 December 21st, 2013 5th — —
Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games December 22nd, 2013 7th — —
AGDQ 2014 January 5th-11th, 2014 4th — —
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 13th 3rd Nintendude
First Date March 1st, 2014 5th — —
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 17th 9th Vex Kasrani
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 3rd 1st Mew2King
Game Over VII March 18th, 2014 5th — —
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 7th 1st Mew2King
Xanadu Legends April 5th, 2014 4th 2nd Bones
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 7th — —
Fighters' Edge April 26th-27th, 2014 5th — —
WHOBO MLG May 3rd-4th, 2014 4th — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13 May 13th, 2014 2nd — —
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4 May 18th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20 May 20th, 2014 3rd — —
Pat's House 2 May 24th-25th, 2014 17th 7th Westballz
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 9th 5th s0ft
Mayhem 6-7-2014 June 7th, 2014 7th 3rd DEHF
SSS Lock-In June 14th-15th, 2014 9th 3rd S2J
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 17th 13th DEHF
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 17th 4th ESAM
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 13th 5th Westballz
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 17th 5th KoreanDJ
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 5th — —
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 7th 2nd Axe
Mass Madness CE August 23rd, 2014 5th 1st Hax
Summer Jam 8 August 30th-31st, 2014 1st — —
Salt Lake Comic Con September 4th-6th, 2014 1st — —
GamerByte October 25th, 2014 1st — —
Mana MonthlyOnline July 21st, 2023 7th — —
Mana Monthly 2Online August 25th, 2023 9th — —
Mana Monthly 3Online September 29th, 2023 5th — —

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Torneo Nacional 2 January 8th-9th, 2011 1st 1st Iori
Torneo Hawaiano February 19th, 2011 1st — —
Showdown II July 23rd, 2011 1st 1st Nekokatsu
The Spirit of Smash Tournament August 20th, 2011 1st — —
Tujo pasó Agosto 2011 iiiiesh! August 27th, 2011 1st — —
The Hedgehog's Lair September 10th, 2011 1st — —
Showdown III October 29th, 2011 1st 1st Nekokatsu
PQDD November 19th, 2011 1st — —
Tujo Express November 26th, 2011 1st — —
Apex 2012 Practice Round Robin December 31st, 2011 1st — —
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 17th 9th Kadaj
Winter Shore Smashing January 14th, 2012 1st — —
Tujo Brawler January 21st, 2012 1st — —
Ryuuko's Got Talent April 21st, 2012 1st — —
Por eso la gente se va May 19th, 2012 1st — —
Neko Empire 3 June 16th, 2012 1st — —
Karma Invierno August 4th, 2012 1st — —
FrikiGen Con 3 August 25th, 2012 1st — —
Neko's Ranch or Empire? August 31st, 2012 1st — —
Torneo Dominguero del Rollo September 16th, 2012 1st — —
Neko's Fonda September 21st, 2012 1st — —
Neko Strikes Back! October 13th, 2012 1st — —
Forever [Censored] Slowpoke Tournament 2 November 3rd, 2012 1st — —
Haru wa Yakusoku November 10th, 2012 1st — —
My Waifu Asuna November 17th, 2012 1st — —
XSmash December 22nd, 2012 1st 4th Dabuz
Uprise 11 December 29th, 2012 2nd 2nd Anti
Collision VI January 5th, 2013 7th / 32 3rd / 11 quiKsilver
United 1 January 6th, 2013 2nd 3rd quiKsilver
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 9th 13th quiKsilver
Sa2vation January 26th, 2013 1st 2nd Tantalus
KOTC February 2nd, 2013 1st — —
Elite Four Unova: Remix 3 February 9th, 2013 1st 1st FOW
Xanadu Games Harlem Shake Edition February 23rd, 2013 3rd 1st ESAM
Winter Brawl 7 February 23rd-24th, 2013 3rd — —
Rescue 2 March 2nd, 2013 1st 3rd Chibo
Outrage March 9th, 2013 1st 1st Ally
René Descartes Tournament March 16th, 2013 1st 1st Megu
Boku no Tournament May 4th, 2013 1st 1st Kross
Erizo con Tuberculosis Tournament May 25th, 2013 — 1st Rody
La Pocilga de los Pikmins III July 6th, 2013 1st 1st Rody
Shockwave July 20th, 2013 1st 1st Anti
Rescue 3 July 27th, 2013 1st 3rd Chibo
SKTAR 2 August 3rd-4th, 2013 5th 4th Ally
El Torneo de la Fa August 10th, 2013 1st 4th Megu
La Fonda del Warén Tournament September 19th, 2013 1st 1st Nekokatsu
La Jefa Me Dio Permiso Tournament September 21st, 2013 1st 1st Snake
Showdown IV October 26th, 2013 1st 1st Snake
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th-8th, 2013 5th — —
Thanks for Playing 4 December 21st, 2013 1st — —
Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games December 22nd, 2013 1st — —
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 2nd 3rd Salem
Smash Factor 2 January 3rd-5th, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
Forest Temple January 11th, 2014 1st 1st FOW
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 2nd 5th Chibo
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 1st 7th Chibo
First Date March 1st, 2014 1st 1st Izumi
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 1st 2nd Vex Kasrani
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 1st 3rd Seagull Joe
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 1st — —
WHOBO MLG May 3rd-4th, 2014 1st 2nd Denti
Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome May 10th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13 May 13th, 2014 1st — —
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4 May 18th, 2014 2nd — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 4th 4th Vex Kasrani
Salt Lake Comic Con September 4th-6th, 2014 1st — —
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 1st — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Thanks for Playing 4 December 21st, 2013 1st 1st Salem
Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games December 22nd, 2013 1st — —
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 17th — —
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 13th 1st Denti
First Date March 1st, 2014 5th — —
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 4th — —
Smashing Grounds 5 March 20th, 2014 3rd — —
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 9th 2nd Seagull Joe
Xanadu Legends April 5th, 2014 2nd 2nd Seagull Joe
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 2nd 5th PB&J
Fighters' Edge April 26th-27th, 2014 2nd — —
Infinity and Beyond 5 May 1st, 2014 1st 1st Denti
WHOBO MLG May 3rd-4th, 2014 1st 1st Denti
Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome May 10th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13 May 13th, 2014 1st — —
Project M Showdown 3.02 May 17th, 2014 1st 1st ChuDat
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4 May 18th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20 May 20th, 2014 1st — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 9th 1st Rolex
Mayhem 6/7 June 7th, 2014 2nd 1st DEHF
Super Smash Sundays 6/8 June 8th, 2014 3rd 1st DEHF
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 1st 2nd Mew2King
EVO 2014 Day 2 Side Tournament July 12th, 2014 1st — —
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
Summer Jam 8 August 30th-31st, 2014 1st — —
Salt Lake Comic Con September 4th-6th, 2014 1st — —
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 1st 1st Emukiller
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
NorCal Regionals 2015 April 3rd-5th, 2015 1st — —
MSS 1 July 25th, 2015 1st — —

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational Online November 6th, 2014 7th — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational June 10th, 2014 1st — —
Sky's Smash 4 Invitational November 20th-22nd, 2014 3rd 5th Mr. R
UGC Biweekly #17 November 29th, 2014 1st 1st Tyrant
Triumph or Die 2014 Online November 30th, 2014 1st — —
Super Smash Weekend 12-6-2014 December 6th, 2014 1st 1st Tyrant
Super Smash Saturdays 1 December 20th, 2014 1st 1st Tearbear
UGC Biweekly #18 December 21st, 2014 1st 1st Xzax
Double Vegas Down Attack 5 December 22nd, 2014 1st 1st Tyrant
SkillCon December 26th, 2014-January 2nd, 2015 1st — —
UGC Smash v2.2 Road to Final Battle! January 3rd, 2015 1st 1st Tyrant
Warriors Path 1/4 January 4th, 2015 1st 1st Xzax
CLASH Online Invitational Finals Online January 11th, 2015 1st — —
Double Vegas Down Attack 6 January 12th, 2015 1st 1st Xzax
Final Battle January 17th, 2015 1st 2nd Tyrant
Smash 4 Worldwide Online January 18th, 2015 1st — —
COTU VI January 24th, 2015 1st 1st Larry Lurr
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1st 1st Mew2King
Showdown VI March 1st, 2015 1st — —
Cyberzone 3/14 March 14th, 2015 1st 1st SS
The Gaming Zone 3/21 March 21st, 2015 1st 1st SS
Shockwave 22 March 27th, 2015 1st 1st Dabuz
Aftershock March 28th-29th, 2015 1st 1st Dabuz
Double Vegas Down Attack 8 March 30th, 2015 1st — —
Come on and Ban #13 April 2nd, 2015 1st — —
NorCal Regionals 2015 April 3rd-5th, 2015 1st 1st Zex
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 1st 1st Mew2King
Chokaigi 2015 April 25th-26th, 2015 1st 1st Mew2King
Fire & Dice Thur #9 April 30th, 2015 1st 2nd K9
Smash 4 Oomba 5/1 May 1st, 2015 1st 1st Mr. ConCon
Fire & Dice Sundays #16 May 3rd, 2015 1st 1st Xzax
Oblivion Tournaments Biweekly 5/5 May 5th, 2015 1st 1st K9
Fire & Dice Thur #10 May 7th, 2015 1st — —
Fire & Dice Thur #11 May 14th, 2015 1st — —
Smash 4 Oomba 5/15 May 15th, 2015 1st — —
BESST 2015 May 17th, 2015 1st 1st K9
Double Vegas Down Attack 9 May 18th, 2015 1st — —
Combo Breaker 2015 May 22nd-24th, 2015 1st — —
Double Vegas Down Attack 10 May 30th-31st, 2015 1st 1st FOW
LA PARADISO June 13th-14th, 2015 1st 1st Stingers
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 1st 3rd Hungrybox
FC Smash 15XR: Return July 4th-5th, 2015 1st 2nd Hungrybox
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 1st Top 16 ANTi
MSS 1 July 25th, 2015 1st — —
Top Cut Comics 7/28 July 28th, 2015 1st — —
Poplar 7/30 July 30th, 2015 1st — —
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 1st 2nd Mew2King
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 1st 1st Nairo
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 1st 1st MVD
Top Cut Comics 9/12 September 12th, 2015 1st 5th HoRi
Sunday Smash 34 September 13th, 2015 1st — —
Top Cut Comics 9/15 September 15th, 2015 1st — —
Poplar 9/17 September 17th, 2015 1st 1st Shevy
Rebirth V September 19th, 2015 1st 1st V115
Smash 4-Ever #26 September 30th, 2015 1st — —
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 1st 1st Nairo
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 2nd 1st Nairo
E2C19 October 24th, 2015 1st 1st Zinoto
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 1st 1st 6WX
iBUYPOWER November 14, 2015 1st — —
Northwest Majors: Drop Zone November 21st-22nd, 2015 1st 1st Viviff
E2C20 November 28th, 2015 1st 1st ANTi
2GGT: Fatality Saga December 5th, 2015 1st 2nd Xzax
2GGT: ESAM Saga January 9th, 2016 1st 2nd ESAM
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 1st 2nd Nairo
PAX Arena January 29th-31st, 2016 1st 3rd Nakat
Mashfest 2 February 6th, 2016 1st — —
2GGT: EE Saga February 27th, 2016 1st 2nd Gunblade
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 2nd — —
2GGT: Mexico Saga June 4th, 2016 2nd 5th VoiD
Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5 June 8th, 2016 2nd — —
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 2nd 2nd Abadango
Low Tier City 4 June 18th-19th, 2016 1st 1st Nairo
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 9th 3rd Nairo
WTFox 2 July 1st-3rd, 2016 3rd 1st Mr. R
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 3rd — —
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 13th 2nd Nairo
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016 1st 1st Ally
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 1st 2nd ESAM
Collision XIV September 3rd, 2016 4th 1st Nairo
2GGT: Abadango Saga September 24th, 2016 1st 1st Komorikiri
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 1st 1st Nairo
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 1st 1st Nairo
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 1st 1st Nairo
Smash City LA December 11th, 2016 1st — —
2GGT: ZeRo Saga December 16th-18th, 2016 4th 1st Nairo
2GGC: GENESIS Saga January 14th, 2017 1st 3rd Tweek
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 3rd 4th Nairo
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga February 11th, 2017 1st 7th 6WX
Frostbite 2017 February 25th-26th, 2017 1st 4th Nairo
PAX Arena at PAX East 2017 March 12th, 2017 1st — —
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 2nd 1st Tsu-
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 49th 2nd Nairo
Ignition #76 March 29th, 2017 1st — —
KTAR XX April 1st-2nd, 2017 1st 1st MkLeo
Ignition #77 April 5th, 2017 1st — —
Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour April 8th, 2017 1st 1st Ally
Ignition #78 April 12th, 2017 1st — —
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 1st 1st Nairo
Ignition #79 April 19th, 2017 1st — —
Ignition #80 April 26th, 2017 1st — —
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 1st 1st MkLeo
Ignition #81 May 3rd, 2017 1st — —
Ignition #82 May 10th, 2017 1st — —
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 1st 1st Nairo
2GGC: Greninja Saga May 20th, 2017 9th 17th Nairo
MomoCon 2017 May 25th-28th, 2017 3rd 4th Nairo
Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 1st 2nd Tweek
Ignition #86 June 7th, 2017 1st 1st Tyroy
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 1st 2nd Nairo
Ignition #87 June 14th, 2017 1st 1st Tyroy
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 1st — —
Ignition #88 June 28th, 2017 1st — —
Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New July 1st, 2017 1st — —
Ignition #89 July 5th, 2017 1st — —
2GGC: ARMS Saga July 8th-9th, 2017 2nd 2nd Tsu-
Mega Smash Mondays 104 July 10th, 2017 9th — —
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 2nd — —
Ignition #91 July 19th, 2017 1st — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 9th 3rd Nairo
Ignition #93 August 2nd, 2017 1st — —
Low Tier City 5 August 5th-6th, 2017 2nd 2nd Mistake
Ignition #94 August 9th, 2017 1st — —
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 2nd 3rd Nairo
Ignition #95 August 16th, 2017 1st — —
2GGC: SCR Saga August 19th-20th, 2017 1st 3rd Nairo
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 1st 3rd Nairo
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 September 1st-4th, 2017 1st — —
2GGC: West Side Saga September 9th, 2017 1st 1st Nairo
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 3rd 2nd Nairo
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 4th 1st Nairo
DreamHack Denver 2017 October 20th-22nd, 2017 1st — —
Clutch City Clash 2 October 28th-29th, 2017 1st 2nd Trela
2GGC: MkLeo Saga November 4th, 2017 13th 1st Nairo
Ignition #109 November 22nd, 2017 1st — —
Midwest Mayhem 10 November 25th, 2017 2nd 2nd Cosmos
2GG Championship December 1st-3rd, 2017 2nd — —
Smash 4 Boot Camp December 7th-10th, 2017 4th 2nd Nairo

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 June 12th, 2018 1st — —
Smash Conference United January 5th-6th, 2019 9th 3rd Mew2King
Smash Ultimate Summit March 8th-10th, 2019 13th — —
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 Online April 18th-19th, 2020 33rd — —
Pound Online Online April 24th-26th, 2020 129th — —
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 Online May 2nd, 2020 65th — —
The Box Online May 8th, 2020 257th — —
King of WiFi Random Characters Online May 30th, 2020 65th — —
Phoenix FeudOnline March 22nd, 2024 7th / 28 — —

Trivia[edit]

  • ZeRo says "So a lot of people have been wondering..." at the beginning of many of his YouTube videos, with said phrase having become a meme in the Smash 4 community.
  • At EVO 2015, ZeRo did not lose a single game, making him the first competitor to do so for any game at EVO.
  • The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in Brawl are ADHD (3-5), Dabuz (0-1), and Mikeneko (0-1).
  • The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in Smash 4 are Prince Ramen, Brood, Luhtie (all 0-1), and Kirihara (1-2).
  • When both Melee and Smash 4 were announced to be at EVO 2015, ZeRo announced that he would shift his focus on Melee exclusively for at least one year if he won Smash 4 at that tournament, citing Leffen as his inspiration. He eventually decided against it despite taking EVO 2015 without even dropping a game, stating "when I feel like playing [Melee], I'll play it. That's all there is to it." ZeRo has not attended a single Melee tournament since then. However, he competed in a Melee event for the first time in years at Super Smash Con 2017's Smash Masters event.
  • ZeRo learned English by playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time when he was four years old by using a dictionary with the help of his mother.
  • His mother gave him his signature white scarf when he left Chile.
  • ZeRo is an avid fan of Xenoblade Chronicles, having a pocket Shulk and desiring a high-quality replica of the Monado for himself. Various songs from the game occasionally serve as the background music in his videos, and he has featured gameplay of its sequel, Xenoblade Chronicles X, on his YouTube channel as well.
    • On April 1st, 2016, ZeRo made an April Fools' Day video called My New Tournament Main where he "announced" that he would be maining Shulk and using him in tournaments.
  • ZeRo never placed below 2nd at any Smash 4 singles tournament he entered for nearly two years. However, this ended with his 9th place finish at CEO 2016.
    • 2GGC: Civil War is currently his worst Smash 4 tournament and his worst tournament overall across all games, placing 49th after both Xzax and Luhtie defeated him in dramatic upsets.
    • Similarly, 2GGC: Greninja Saga stands as ZeRo's worst Smash 4 doubles tournament and his worst doubles tournament overall across all games, winning a single set and placing 17th with Nairo.
  • In 2016, ZeRo was entered into the Guinness World Records for Video Games 2017 because of his winning streak of 53 consecutive victories between 2014 and 2015[38]. He, however, claimed that he had 56 consecutive wins.
  • Similarly to Mango's "Scorpion Master" alter ego, ZeRo developed one named PersistentBlade, a "Wi-fi warrior" Lucina main who was at the highest rank on Smash Ladder. After attending and winning Ignition #76 using almost exclusively Lucina, it was revealed that he was, indeed, PersistentBlade[39]. Following this revelation, PersistentBlade has officially become an alter ego for ZeRo in the Smash community, in which fans and even ZeRo jokingly insist that they are separate people.
  • ZeRo is the only Smash 4 player to have made more than $100,000.
  • ZeRo hired a bodyguard for whenever he goes to a tournament. This is because he has received personal attacks and at least ten death threats which are mainly associated with his near-perfect Smash 4 tournament record.[40]
  • ZeRo was the first top professional Smash Bros. YouTuber to gain a million subscribers on YouTube. However, he has since dropped under one million.
    • He also was the second overall Smash-centered YouTuber to reach one million subscribers, the first being Alpharad.
  • ZeRo has become infamous in the community for discovering Smash Bros. prodigies and playing with them in several of his videos, which has become a running joke in the community where he would be called a 'father figure' to them.

Gameplay videos[edit]

Melee[edit]

Brawl[edit]

Project M[edit]

Smash 4[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ZeRo admitting his fault.
  2. ^ Tempo Storm drops ZeRo.
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knp63N7c_Ig
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOpLbdkcjE
  5. ^ https://liquipedia.net/smash/CLASH_Tournaments
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/CEOGaming/status/601106599822958592
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxXiYGResUE
  8. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180113024934/https://twitter.com/TSMZeRo/status/951914839709974529
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_zzVpIJo4k
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/TSMZeRo/status/994201909379633152
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200131153021/https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1060231579207909379
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1077669590589689858
  13. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200505020317/https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1254927085614833667
  14. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200527045419/https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1265436404642963456
  15. ^ Jisu's statement.
  16. ^ ZeRo's response to Jisu.
  17. ^ Leffen's first statement.
  18. ^ iBDW's statement.
  19. ^ https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra9ee?new_post=true.
  20. ^ Lima's statement.
  21. ^ Katie's statement.
  22. ^ ZeRo's second statement.
  23. ^ ZeRo's final statement.
  24. ^ Jisu's Google Document.
  25. ^ Facebook Gaming cut ties with ZeRo.
  26. ^ StreamerBans bot announcing ZeRo's ban from Twitch.
  27. ^ Vanessa confirms that ZeRo has attempted suicide (archive).
  28. ^ ZeRo's Update.
  29. ^ Wellness Interview with EE.
  30. ^ Technicals's video.
  31. ^ Discord screenshot between Technicals and ZeRo.
  32. ^ "I've made a tremendous mistake:" ZeRo speaks up about grooming allegations and his future on YouTube (en) (2021-11-16).
  33. ^ Technicals screenshot of Jisu announcement.
  34. ^ ZeRo sues accuser Jisu for defamation over sexual misconduct allegations.
  35. ^ Former Super Smash Bros. Player ZeRo is Suing His Roommate.
  36. ^ THE LAWSUIT IS OVER.
  37. ^ Clarification on Leffen accusation from fan.
  38. ^ http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17506693/zero-featured-guiness-book-world-records-gamers-edition
  39. ^ https://twitter.com/NessaNessa0/status/847468534380843010
  40. ^ https://compete.kotaku.com/worlds-best-smash-4-player-is-worn-down-by-haters-and-h-1819677035

External links[edit]

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