Metagame Documentary is an award winning eight-part series following the five best Super Smash Brothers Melee players as they battle to be world champion.
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Meet the Five Smash Gods
Mew2King
Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman is the oldest of the Five Gods and has the longest active career. He is known for creating the first statistics list of Melee in 2003 on Smashboards. In 2005 during the Golden Age he began competing actively and was a top player on the 2006 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit - finishing 4th at the National Championships. Since then he was been a consistent threat to win any tournament he enters and has had several stints as the unrivaled world’s best Melee player. Mew2King still competes and streams in 2020.
Hometown: Cinnaminson, New Jersey
Sponsor: MVG League
Character Mains: Marth, Fox, Sheik
Career Earnings: $280,000 (Melee), $56,000 (Brawl, Ultimate)
Tournaments: 608+
Known for:
Optimal punish game and ‘robotic’ play
Creation of first Melee statistics
Worlds best Brawl Player (2008-2011, 2013)
Twitter: MVG_Mew2King
Twitch: mew2king
Mango
Joseph “Mango” Marquez shocked the Smash community by taking 3rd place at EVO 2007 including upsetting Mew2King who many considered the best player at the time. After winning the majors Pound 3 in 2008 and Revival of Melee in 2009 he joined an elite group of players considered among the best in the World. Since then Mango has consistently dominated the Melee scene and has one of the largest fan bases - the ‘Mango Nation’. He is one of the most passionate players of Melee and continues to compete and stream in 2020.
Hometown: Norwalk, California
Sponsor: Cloud 9
Character Mains: Jigglypuff (2007-2009), Fox, Falco, Marth
Career Earnings: $194,000
Tournaments: 206+
Known for:
Unpredictable play style and going all in on a read
Sandbagging with Mario as ‘Scorpion Master’
EVO 2013, 2014 Smash Melee Champion
Armada
Adam “Armada” Lindgren became a top European player during the end of the Golden Age in 2008 before eventually becoming the undisputed best player in Europe by 2011. He was widely considered the world’s best player during parts of the Platinum Age and his back-and-forth rivalry with Mango created many of the best moments in Melee history. In 2018 Armada announced he was retiring from Melee singles but would still compete in doubles with his brother, Android. Today Armada is a variety streamer on Twitch.
Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden
Sponsor: Alliance
Character Mains: Peach, Fox
Career Earnings: $313,000
Tournaments: 199
Known for:
Spacing and combos with an extremely strong punish game
Brief retirement in 2013
Has 10 siblings and is the fifth oldest
EVO 2015, 2017 Smash Melee Champion
PPMD
Kevin “PPMD” Nanney began playing Melee near the end of the Golden Age in 2007 and his breakout tournament was Revival of Melee 2 in November 2009 where he placed 2nd behind Hungrybox and ahead of Mango. PPMD continued to win major tournaments through the Platinum Age of Smash as one of the five gods until taking a hiatus in 2016.
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Sponsor: Evil Geniuses
Character Mains: Falco, Marth
Career Earnings: $37,000
Tournaments: 76
Known for:
Highly psychological & analytical approach
Dash dancing/spacing
Hungrybox
Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma rose to prominence during the Dark Age in 2009. At Revival of Melee in March 2009 he took 7th, beating top Golden Age player KoreanDJ. 6 months later Hungrybox won Revival of Melee 2 and then continued to win or place top 3 in nearly every major tournament until 2020. During this decade long streak he has been considered the best player in the world for several stretches. Hungrybox still competes and streams in 2020.
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Sponsor: Team Liquid
Character Mains: Jigglypuff
Career Earnings: $370,000
Tournaments: 295+
Known for:
Extremely consistent, patient play
Born in Argentina, Hungrybox became a US citizen in 2017 after living in the US for 20 years
2016 ‘The Game Awards’ nominee for best esports player
2017 Forbes 30 under 30
EVO 2016 Smash Melee Champion
Twitter: LiquidHbox
Twitch: hungrybox
Leffen
William “Leffen” Hjelte began playing Melee in 2009 and quickly rivaled some of the best in Europe. By 2013 Leffen was considered the second best player in Europe after Armada and soon began entering US tournaments to challenge the Five Gods. At Apex 2014 Leffen defeated his first of the Five Gods of Melee and over the next two years would earn the title of “God Slayer” for his success. In 2018 Leffen won EVO and cemented his status as one of the World’s best Melee players. In 2020 Leffen still enters Melee tournaments and regularly streams on Twitch.
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Sponsor: Team SoloMid (TSM)
Character Mains: Fox
Career Earnings: $160,000
Tournaments: 144+
Known for:
Intense competitive nature
Being the “God Slayer”
EVO 2018 Melee Champion
Twitter: tsm_leffen
Twitch: leffen
