Mang0, however, failed in this endeavor, losing to Wobbles and Eggz and getting an unexpected 25th place at Apex 2010. Mang0 and the rest of SoCal created a backstory for his alias, claiming "Scorp" was a prodigy from Mexico named Joshua Lopez who defeated everyone in SoCal and was ready to place Top 3 at Apex 2010. Originally going to use Luigi or Samus, when using his alias, Mango decided to use Mario after soundly defeating fellow SoCal smasher Smoke2Jointz in a money match. Since his victory at Pound 4, Mang0 was regarded by many to be the world champion of SSBM.Ģ010: Sandbagging as the Scorpion Master Īfter being banned on SmashBoards, Mang0, along with DBR and the rest of his region, decided to prank the rest of the Smash community by creating an alias known as ScorpionMaster94 and sandbag at a number of tournaments. However, rumors and uncertainty ended after Mang0 claimed 1st place at Pound 4 (then the largest tournament in Melee history with over 300 entrants) without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1 in Grand Finals. Revival of Melee 2 was the cause of much debate within the Smash community when Mang0 placed fourth after being double eliminated by Kage The Warrior. Mang0 then proceeded to win a very intense and close second set 3-2, and the third set 3-0 to win the tournament. After defeating Hungrybox in Losers' Finals 3-0, Mang0 reached Grand Finals against Armada. On July 10th, 2009, Mang0 attended GENESIS by DBR, which had 290 entrants in Melee Singles (Melee's largest tournament ever at the time), where he reached the Winners' Finals and lost 2-3 the first set against Armada, a Peach main regarded as the best player in Europe. After losing in round 1 of the bracket to Silent Wolf, he beat Mathos, Sliq, Cactuar, Forward, Azen, ChuDat, Cort, PC Chris, and Mew2King twice to complete one of the greatest loser's bracket runs of all-time.īy March 8th, 2009, he was considered one of the best active Melee players in the world, having beaten PC Chris, ChuDat, Mew2King, and many other smashers at Revival of Melee in Nanuet, New York, placing 1st. On February 4th, 2008, Mang0 won Pound 3. In doubles, he also placed 3rd with his partner Lucky, even beating the team of Ken and Isai. He placed 3rd in singles at Super Champ Combo, again defeating many well-known players. Mang0 placed 3rd in Singles at EVO World 2007, defeating many of the best known professional smashers, notably Mew2King in pools. Mango punishing Armada's roll with a rest during GENESIS Grand Finals. At a LAN party, he entered his name as "I want a Mango" and his friends have called him "Mango" ever since.Ģ007-2009: Rise to Fame with Jigglypuff Mang0 received his gamertag in the 5th grade while playing the PC first-person shooter Counter-Strike. 1.11 2019: Breaking the Dry Streak and Further Inconsistency.1.10 2018: Inconsistency against Top Players and Slight Decline.1.9 2017: From Temporary Decline to Resurgence.1.8 2016: GENESIS 3 and the Second Place Master.1.6 2014: Continued Dominance and Second EVO Championship.1.5 2013: EVO Championship and Becoming the Best.1.4 2011-2012: Regaining the Lead with Fox.1.3 2010: Sandbagging as the Scorpion Master.1.2 2007-2009: Rise to Fame with Jigglypuff.A top 6 player for over a decade, Mang0 is widely considered to be one of the greatest Melee players of all time. Melee It On Me's 2013 SSBMRank and 2014 SSBMRank ranked Mang0 as the #1 Melee player in the world, and he is one of two smashers in history to have won Melee singles at EVO more than once, performing the feat in the 20 installments of the series. Mang0 is widely considered to be the greatest Falco player of all time, and his Fox is also rated amongst the game's best. Because of his innovations and dominance with Jigglypuff from 2007 to 2009, Mang0 is generally credited for Jigglypuff's large jump in the Melee tier list, from ranking 6th and 7th with Captain Falcon to ranking 3rd. Breaking onto the scene as a Jigglypuff main, he later found success playing Falco and Fox with strong Marth, Mario, and Captain Falcon secondaries. One of the " Five Gods" of Melee, Mang0 is famous for being able to play several characters at a highly competitive level. Mang0 (often stylized as Mango or MaNg0, also known as Scorpion Master, The Kid, and The Buster) is a professional Melee player from Norwalk, California who is currently ranked 6th on the SSBMRank Summer 2023, and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the Northeastern Ohio Melee Power Rankings and 1st on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings. Roundbit, The Blade Breakers, Melee It On Me
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