| First auto-promoted BW LP editor. A brief history of a subculture dedicated to competitively playing the video game "Super Smash Bros. Melee". Azen was considered the 2nd best Marth of the MLG era next to Ken, which played into the West Coast vs East Coast rivalry that dominated the scene at the time.. Two months later, Chillin once again stated that Azen would be returning to the Melee scene at the 6/3 weekly edition of the event Smash @ Xanadu. This maneuver has also been associated with Mew2King in recent times, due to his tendency to also commit this error while attempting to ledge stall in high-pressure situations. Biography []. It's a great primer on competitive Melee, but I wonder what it may not have gotten entirely accurate (I know Blur and Hugs think Isai is overrated in it). The Smash Brothers is a 2013 nine-part documentary series written and directed by Travis 'Samox' Beauchamp. Most people on the West Coast think Azen is very overrated for instance (just watch Hugs' rewatch of it). Azen picked up Brawl on its release and attended several early nationals.
After this error, Azen lost to Jack by two stocks; this was especially significant because it was the last game of their set, so this mistake was seen as Azen essentially throwing away his chances at advancing further in the tournament. In 2006, Azen was one of several smash players who were sponsored by Carbon, an esports organization that originally focused on Halo. In March 2009, he attended Revival of Melee, and placed 7th. He also placed 9th in Project M singles. It makes an engaging documentary, but can mislead people into thinking the poetry is reality. 2. This page was last edited on July 3, 2020, at 14:14. Although he primarily used Marth and Sheik in Melee tournaments, Azen was known for his ability to use multiple characters at the competitive level, leading some to call him The Master of Diversity and similar nicknames. In April 2014, the trailer for the Melee and Project M event Bar Wars: The Region Strikes Back featured clips of Azen towards the end, with Chillin claiming that Azen would return to the Melee scene at the event. 2 years ago. Christopher "Azen" McMullen is a Melee Marth player from Virginia who was considered one of the best players of the MLG era. Azen temporarily retired from competitive Smash in August 2009, claiming that he lost interest due to most of his friends no longer playing the game.
It generally falls victim to the documentary trope of imposing narratives onto real-life events, which leads to simplifications like mango being just a party animal or Isai being an anime character holding back his power, as you mentioned. Another donation goal was set for Azen to attend CEO 2015, and that donation goal was met as well. I haven't been following the scene for very long, and like a lot of people, much of my knowledge of the pre-Brawl days comes from the documentary.
All Rights Reserved. Welcome to Smashboards, the world's largest Super Smash Brothers community! A Journey to Reach Grandmaster? Wife has also asserted that Smash players ultimately benefited very little from the sponsorship. Name: Christopher McMullen . He was a top 5 or so player from 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 and he was just portrayed as a supporting character. He added that items influenced Azen’s character pick. Azen seems play a wierd Falco. In his first out of state tournament in years, Azen finished 65th at CEO 2015, finishing 5th in his pool. Chudat deserved his own episode, as did Mango. Perfect Dark, F-Zero, Mario Kart, Mario Party, you name it -- Azen was the best. He was considered the top Lucario player in Brawl's early metagame, and it is largely a result of Azen's dominance that Lucario was considered a high tier character in Brawl's early metagame. No matter which game we were playing, Azen would be leading the pack, and most of the time he’d be way ahead. On the stream, it was confirmed that Azen would go to EVO 2015 if a donation goal was met. According to the 2013 documentary The Smash Brothers detailing an extensive history of early Melee, Azen, one of the most talented players to grace the scene of Melee and the only one consistently capable of beating Ken "The King of Smash," withheld from attending the first four tournaments of the season.
Copyright © 2012-2020 Esports Earnings. 9.15% of his total prize money was earned before December 20, 2004. This page was last edited on 9 June 2017, at 18:37.
Melee paved the way for its predecessors and successors. To be spectacular, king of kings. Welcome to Reddit's finest Smash Bros community! At MLG Chicago 2006, Azen and Chillindude were the first team to place above the team of Ken and. Directed by Travis Beauchamp. Azen and Anden were the best players around MD/VA in 2002, as Chillin, Mild, and ChuDat reached Azen and Anden's level in 2003. This page was last edited on 9 June 2017, at 18:37. Azen's first national victory occurred in August 2004 at Tournament Go 6, where he defeated Captain Jack twice to claim victory.
In 2006 it really did seem like KDJ had figured out Ken and IIRC at the time he was the only one to have a positive record vs him. Press J to jump to the feed. v. To attempt a wavedash in the game Super Smash Bros. Melee close to the edge of the stage, in such a way that your airdodge sends you off the ledge, into freefall, and downward to the lower blast zone.
Text/code is available under CC-BY-SA.Licenses for other media varies. Text/code is available under CC-BY-SA.Licenses for other media varies. Ever since then, Azen often travels to major tournaments, still making a good impression. Regardless, Mild and I began to hang out with Azen regularly, and played all types of games, including Smash. ... Hey Azen, its Mitsurugi and Duo's bro Caleb. This page was last edited on 12 May 2020, at 19:07. Date of Birth: December 20, 1986. Azen legitimized himself to the community at large by placing fourth at Tournament Go 5 in August 2003. History Players Tournaments Teams Leagues Games Tips Forums Search. I never felt like they really went into Chu as an individual, but instead how he was compared to Ken/Azen as well as the East/West drama that he was involved in. He played numerous characters at a high level, but was most well-known for his Lucario. Man duck parties are my favorite. His most notable result is Super Smash Con, where he placed 17th out of 744 entrants.
On the other hand I know a lot of people thought Isai was overrated but after reading more into it I think the documentary was right to a certain degree. BUT, he did beat his ass using Pikachu. Later, Azen was then victorious at MLG Orlando 2006, where he defeated PC Chris, Drephen, ChuDat, KoreanDJ, and ChuDat again in grand finals to take the tournament without dropping a set. IIRC, Chu's story actually gets a pretty good amount of screentime and KDJ's didn't even get all that much in his own episode compared to some other players' episodes, so what else were people expecting? Azen was considered the 2nd best Marth of the MLG era next to Ken, which played into the West Coast vs East Coast rivalry that dominated the scene at the time. Azen then proceeded to win MLG New York Playoffs 2006, defeating Ken, KoreanDJ, and PC Chris twice, successfully qualifying for the MLG 2006 Championships. Page generated in 42.2930717468 milliseconds, MLG New York Playoffs 2006 (SSBM Singles), MLG New York Playoffs 2006 (SSBM Doubles), http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/Azen, 2020 Le Mans Esports Series - Pro Team Super Final, » Twitch Rivals: FaZe Face-Off with FaZe Clan x Atlanta FaZe, Champion Trio Cash Cup C2S4 - week 1 - EU, Champion Trio Cash Cup C2S4 - week 2 - EU, 2020 Le Mans Esports Series - Pro Am Super Final, Champion Trio Cash Cup C2S4 - week 1 - NA-East, Champion Trio Cash Cup C2S4 - week 2 - NA-East. Azen Zagenite ("AH"-Zen- ZAYG-night) or just Azen, is an American professional smasher who mains Marth (and formerly Sheik) in Melee and Lucario in both Brawl and SSB4. -- бум бум сучка! https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini), When I think of something else, something will go here, Maru - ByuN - MarineKing - INnoVation - Clem | Zest - Trap | Serral - Stephano - Rogue - DongRaeGu. PC Chris was the first to knock Ken out of a tournament, but that was more or less a one time thing.
Azen Zagenite is an American pro smasher famous for using many different characters. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I need your 1v1 input after 6 years of pause, [A] SCRAP - StarCraft 2 total conversion mod. Shortly after, Azen placed 2nd at Game Over, defeating Chillin and Isai to make it to grand finals before losing to Ken in both sets of grand finals, and 2nd at MELEE-FC1, where he once again lost to Ken in grand finals. After Azen was thrown off the stage, he recovered with Dolphin Slash, then immediately tried to ledgedash backwards to grab the ledge again, presumably with the intention of playing defensively and keeping his lead; however, he ended up airdodging down and away from the ledge instead, causing him to self-destruct. Its honestly all the directors choice and I think the documentary is a masterpiece so I don't blame him for pushing certain narratives more than others. Samox is in the process of creating one for Armada iirc. With Azen out of the game, the East Coast finds a new champion in the guise of skater PC Chris. Tournament results by age for Smash player Christopher "Azen" McMullen. Azen (as Marth) held a slight advantage over Captain Jack (as Sheik); both had three stocks, but Azen had a percent lead of over 60%. These things make me think that the "Isai could be better" narrative has some truth behind it, but I doubt he would be the best. The largest cash prize that Azen has been awarded from a single tournament was $5,000.00 from MLG New York Playoffs 2006 (SSBM Singles) on October 15, 2006. It was at that point I realized Azen lived up to the hype of his nickname. Ken plays Marth in Melee and is known for his comparatively aggressive style of play. In 2006, Azen was one of several smash players who were sponsored by Carbon, an esports organization that originally focused on Halo. With a laid back style and a ferocious Falco, PC takes the battle to the King of Smash in 3 raucous tournament finals. [3], Nowadays, he occasionally shows up to the weekly Smash @ Xanadu events hosted by VGBootCamp, and is a frequent guest on longtime friend and crew member Chillindude's stream. Throughout 2007-early 2008, Azen continued to place highly at Melee nationals, placing 9th at Super Champ Combo, 1st at Viva La Smashtaclysm, where he defeated KoreanDJ, PC Chris, and ChuDat twice, and 7th at Pound 3. He is called the "Master of Diversity" due to his ability to play well with all the characters. The following day Azen confirmed with his first post on his twitter account that the goal had been met. They met in bracket and Isai won 3-0. From SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki, https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Smasher:Azen&oldid=1443890, Azen is one of the four Marth players who has been able to take a set off of. A similar situation with Xenoblade 2, it's just not likely that Nintendo could have planned Mario's inclusion with the time they had before Odyssey's release. He eventually placed 5th at MLG Las Vegas 2006, where he defeated ChuDat in a rematch from MLG Orlando in losers' top 8, but lost to PC Chris in winners' bracket and then to Ken in losers' quarters. The act of airdodging off an edge in an attempt to ledgedash is sometimes referred to as an "Azendash," after Azen infamously committed a critical technical error in a tournament match against Captain Jack. Melee, the oddity of oddities it is, became so successful that it made competitors revisit and optimize 64. Were pros "supposed" to be so good at creep? Well there are multiple narratives. He also only used 2 moves the entire match (something else Azen was known for at the time), Up-smash and cross-up nairs. Azen placed 4th in singles at MLG Chicago 2006, and managed to win doubles with Chillin, defeating Mew2King and KoreanDJ in winners' finals and then shocking the community by taking out the largely dominant team of Ken and Isai in grand finals. I never understood why people think KDJ shouldn't have been featured as much and Chu should have been more than he was.