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Jaedsterking: Most Likely to Try Calling Out ZeRo or Etika ZeRo is one of the top players in Sm4sh who remained king for a little under a year before his title was taken. Still regardless of the fact he lost his title as the champion of Sm4sh he is still a great player and can crush nearly everyone. On the other hand, I cannot judge Etika’s skill, but he has a massive fan base in addition to his love for Smash so I could assume that he is fairly good at this game and can probably beat a decent chunk of people. The point is that they’re insanely good and you would either have to be ballsy or not thinking straight to call one of them out to a match. Well, Mr. Jaedsterking here tried to do such the thing calling out both of them to an Iron Maiden match. I remember relaxing in the Skype Smash chat when Hazza linked that somebody was calling out ZeRo and Etika to matches. A bunch of the group decided to go to his stream and watch his antics; however, I didn’t think I should bother until I saw something that changed my mind. Jaedsterking claimed that he was a ROB main and one of the strongest ROB mains at that. After hearing this I knew I had no choice, but to go up against him and prove he was not ready. Eventually he hosted a viewer tournament, Round 1 I defeated a Shulk main, Round 2 I beat a guy named Rath which will be another story, but was amusing in itself. Then I had to go and lose Round 3 to a Pac-Man player named Riptide who was decent, but Jaedsterking got knocked out in Round 2 so he stopped showing the tournament and forgot it happened. Later, I got my chance to 1v1 him in viewer matches. After figuring out I used ROB rather than challenge me with his ROB he tried playing characters that he had no experience with just for the upper hand in the MU. Game 1 I played against his Villager which just tried pocketing my gyro and I killed him the same way both times (reflecting his tree back at him). Then Game 2 he switched to Fox which he did better with, but I killed him with a gyro on the ledge into meteor smash which any powerful ROB player should know. Also his goal of challenging ZeRo or Etika failed so I guess we won’t be hearing from him, although Jaedsterking thank you for the hilarious entertainment, but please don’t talk trash about beating the two if you can’t even beat me.

Masked_P2: Sm4sh Replay Spammer Oh look, I got a replay on Sm4sh I wonder who sent it? Oh of course, it’s from Masked_P2. So Masked_P2 is still a mysterious character to me, I remember back when I was holding Brawl tournaments back in 2014 he joined under the alias Melee4Life. Then after I was done hosting them I haven’t heard from him in a while until Sm4sh came out and he got a Wii-U. I added him, but had not heard a lot from him until the game came out. Then I started seeing him on more and remembered him although I had not talked to him via AiB or any type of messaging in forever. I remember one time I was playing Shado and he decided to join for some matches. His playstyle with Falco, Marth, and Falcon intrigued me since he seemed able to take care of Shado one of the stronger players I know, yet I could read his actions fairly easy. Although, the most recent time I played him was a while ago I still got a ton of replays from him. He might have died down a bit more lately, but he still has probably sent me the most Sm4sh replays with Raheem, Freddy, or iFox coming as a close second. These replays were interesting sometimes being of flashy kills or just some hilarious antics, I wouldn’t mind hearing from Masked_P2 again, but I just hope he doesn’t overkill on the replays.

Yoshinendo: Most Likely to Kick Down a Sandcastle Well I can assure you that Yoshinendo here is not a beach person. The slight sight of sand is enough to give him cancer and make him cringe deeply. This probably originated back when he was a moderator on AiB / NDJ for Mario Kart 8. When he hosted Mario Kart 8 events and overlooked the game he played an active part, but had a pure hatred for sand tracks like Excite Bike, Bone Dry Ruins, GCN Dry Dry Desert, GBA Cheese Land, and any other track with sand in it such as the SNES Mario Circuits in past games. After Yoshinendo realized that he had betters things to do then sit around on AiB / NDJ he decided to leave, but first complained about Mario Kart 8 claiming that anyone who likes sand tracks could never be his friend. Nowadays, Yoshinendo rests in peace somewhere doing some other thing I have no knowledge about. All I know is that he is obsessed with girls with a clock face, so if you are a girl with that, I think I found you a new man. Anyway, beware the next time that you’re at the beach because if Yoshinendo is there he will not only kick down your sand castle, but try removing all the sand from the beach as well.

Bones: MK8 Summer 2015 Ladder Champion Okay so before we begin I would like to point out that this was a 2v2 ladder, meaning that Bones was not alone. In the ladder his partner was Blood Thirsty Ike; however, since I have no multi-awards I decided to give the award to Bones since he was the more active of the two on the ladder and also was team captain. Sorry to BTI; however, if it makes him feel better he is an honorable mention. Ah I remember when I heard the announcement of there being a second season for the Mario Kart 8 despite the lackluster first season. I remember people complaining that 1v1 wouldn’t work and it should be 2v2 which would be active. The final results of this were six complete teams and four incomplete teams with one full game being played. I guess that makes it more active than 1v1 could have been (shouldn’t have doubted me TLG). Anyway, Bones wanted to play a ladder game so he and BTI challenged Hawk and Linus to a match. They actually completed the match and won getting the points. After that, people didn’t believe they were stoppable, but I wasn’t ready to give up my championship title from last season to them. So I recruited Snicks and we did our best to end the reign; however, there were glitches on NDJ that kept us from properly forming a team and with the four of us never being on at the same time we could do nothing. The ladder might have not been the most successful, but I congratulate Bones and his team for winning since their skills at Mario Kart 8 are commendable. Bones better watch his back though, next ladder season the Fruity Spin Dancers are coming for his title.

Jerr: Best Mario Kart Golf Clan War Organizer Dang, that was a mouthful! So apparently I didn’t know this existed or if it’s a popular thing, but apparently there are Mario Kart Golf Clan Wars for the Happy Mariokart Friends clan. The way a golf clan war works is that in the end all their wins are converted to losses and vice versa. It is a bizarre system created by Jerr which apparently awards players for scoring low opposed to high. Which defeats the purpose if everyone can just bag at the start of the game, but I digress. Jerr has come up with an interesting concept that most of the clan is generally happy with and when the group is actually trying they have potential of being a strong clan. I don’t know how revolutionary the idea of golf clan wars can be, but it is a unique idea which I can respect. Besides this, Jerr also tried some other ideas with Sm4sh including an online tournament known as the Cup Cup and another online tournament known as King of the Hill. While the King of the Hill idea didn’t take off that well his Cup Cup tournament was fairly amusing and I will always remember it (no, I am not just saying that because I won it). So shout out to Jerr for trying unique ideas and I hope to see more of these cool competitions and ideas from you in the future.

Foodies: Letter Spammer (Credit to Lil-Kitten94 for the Marth picture) S o h o w a b o u t F o o d i e s a n d h e r l e t t e r s p a m w i t h Y o s h i n e n d o. Bah, I can’t do this, it’s annoying to type like this. Foodies has been quite busy this year being the administrator of the ever lively site, Nintendodojo / Allisbrawl. One of her daily activities included fixing the trading card game system, by just making sure the card creators added a card that reads RIP Nintendodojo. Another activity was supporting the sites activities by actively spectating in the trivia contests even when the other users aren’t getting annoyed by her stealing all the points. Her tasks also include flirting with Penta (don’t lie to me Foodies, I know the truth) and spamming letters with Yoshinendo. I remember going to Yoshinendo’s profile one day out of complete boredom and I found the chain of single letters left by Foodies. I was so impressed by it I decided to land a combo breaker on it much to her dismay. This didn’t stop Foodies from her job though as she simply restarted the combo when I was gone. Although AiB / NDJ is alternating between its deathbed and a chance for revival I will admit that Foodies did a good job as an admin and that she is probably one of the last administrators that will have a legacy on that site unless things turn around.

Gavos: Duck Hunt Dictator So how about Duck Hunt? Ooh look, squirrel! So how about Duck Hunt? Ooh look, squirrel! Ha, Duck Hunt eats your character for breakfast. So how about Duck Hunt? Ooh look, squirrel! The Duck Hunt Amiibo is a national symbol and should be placed in every household. So how about Duck Hunt? Ooh look, squirrel! This tier list doesn’t put Duck Hunt as top tier it is false and the creator must be stoned. So how about Duck Hunt? Ooh look, squirrel! Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Duck Hunt? Yeah, you can pretty much get the idea. Gavos has an obsession with Duck Hunt that makes other people I know that love their characters look uninspired. Although, this doesn’t mean it is for the best as Gavos is OCD about Duck Hunt, dictating messages about Duck Hunt in the main Sm4sh Skype Chat surprising others when he doesn’t speak of the dog’s name. Gavos is a good player, but if he is preaching about how Duck Hunt is unstoppable I expect results from him. I mean even though Gavos beat me in matches whenever he was Duck Hunt, I believe this was mainly from the lack of experience I have on the MU opposed to Duck Hunt just being the best character. Also when Gavos played in one of my Sm4sh tournaments he did great and made it far, but he got curb-stomped by Taka and iFox both using Captain Falcon. So Gavos, congrats on your undying love for the mutt and the duck, it’s alright to have fun with Duck Hunt just don’t end up dictating it like Hitler, or Stalin, or Konami’s president, or… *the remainder of this message has been censored by Konami*.

CC: Actually Likes Fedoras Ladies and gentlemen, it was deemed impossible, but I have found somebody that likes fedoras and his name is CC. The story takes place when I was getting ready for a trip to Tennessee with my family. One of my parents bought a fedora and started acting like a hippy so I decided to mention this to the first person that came to mind which was CC. After discussing with him I was shocked to find that he actually likes fedoras. There’s nothing wrong with liking fedoras, but the fact that CC, a guy who does enjoy memes, likes fedoras un-ironically despite it intrigues me. Perhaps this fedora obsession is what keeps him from updating his let’s play channels, seriously though dude, if you’re going to wear fedoras then why do you groom your hair so much. Don’t get me wrong, your hair looks great, but if your hair is amazing, why do you want to cover it up with a hat? Anyway, CC’s a great guy and it’s always fun chilling with him even if it’s not often. Hmm… I wonder if I should get a fedora as well, I have been told I would look good in one… oh great now I am getting hooked on fedoras.

Kevin: King of the Lust You know what is surprising I never seen this coming despite how obvious it is. Back in the Xat days when I knew Kevin as Blue or Survivor he was often nicknamed BlueWaffles so he was familiar with lewd concepts, but it wasn’t until I started playing him in Sm4sh of all things I realized his destiny as the King of the Lust. I remember it was one day in the summer me and Believe were playing Sm4sh and were looking for other players when surprisingly Kevin played. I was glad to see him again since we rarely talked so the two of us faced Kevin with Freddy joining in later. After playing Kevin enough I noticed a pattern in his character choices, most of his characters used their butt to fight whether it be a vital part of their arsenal or not. Some of these characters included Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Wario, and to a lesser extent Palutena. Apparently Kevin is all about that bass and likes characters that use it on the battlefield. Rather than getting his butt destroyed apparently it proved somewhat effective until Believe started getting in the way. I also seen other signs such as Kevin sharing porn videos on another site and engaging in other lewd acts that earned him the title of king of the lust. Kevin is a cool person, but I haven’t seen him much lately so I guess he’s busy testing his lust in certain situations.

Tyler: Best Partner in Crime Bad boys, bad boys. What’cha gonna do? What’cha gonna do when they come for you? Bad boys, bad boys. What’cha gonna do? What’cha gonna do when they come for you? Tyler should be familiar with this song considering that he’s Taft’s personal partner in crime. Whenever I end up playing Taft in Sm4sh and Tyler is in the room I can automatically assume that the two of them will team up. Tyler often plays standby and will launch attacks when it helps extend one of Taft’s strings or to get a person off of his partner. Although Tyler is Taft’s partner in crime I believe that Taft is the mastermind since if Taft gets axed off first I find that Tyler is much easier to read. Another piece of evidence supporting this theory is that Tyler claims he is an Ike main; however, whenever I face him he is always Pac-Man who Taft deems is a troll character. In addition, the fact that he follows Taft’s agenda makes it obvious he is a partner in crime. I believe that Tyler can be viable, but I have vague memories of facing his Ike, I wouldn’t mind playing Tyler again, but maybe in a 1v1 environment opposed to facing him with Taft in the same room.

Snicks: Hydrant Head A hydrant a day keeps everyone away, including myself… unless I am quick enough to smash it at somebody… although when I am playing as Pac-Man I can never smash it and everyone else can which works vice versa. I never understood why they decided to include a fire hydrant into Pac-Man, I think it has to do something with the Pac-Land games, but honestly I don’t know where they got it from. Although, Snicks on the other hand was waiting for Pac-Man since Sm4sh got released and fell in love with everything, especially the hydrant. I had some fun matches against Snicks most of which involved that pesky little hydrant. Snicks might have moved on from his 2013 Award of using the shock to target people, but now he has a new toy to screw people over with. I remember Snicks also played some ladder where he was consistently good and in the summer season managed to finish just a little below me despite playing significantly less games and starting the season extremely late. Snicks also tried again in the fall season, but his efforts have been trumped by Slug’s ROB (yay more ROB representation). Besides that Snicks has proven he is still very good at Mario Kart 8 winning most of the tournaments held for that game this year between me and Believe’s various events. So good games Snicks, but watch out in Sm4sh last time we played I seen you slipping a little bit, you need to find some more hydrant tricks to play with besides the amazing, but overused z-dropped key into the hydrant.

Monado: Not Really Feeling Your BS. Monado in Sm4sh mains Shulk (gee what a surprise there) and I can tell he is a solid player; however, his patience is questionable as he can get stopped by BS real easily. The first time I faced Monado was in the Winner Finals of Jerr’s Cup Cup Tournament, the lag was terrible so we only played one game with the first stock being ended quickly, his second stock being lost because he tried back-slashing me, but I spot dodged and he fell to his death, and then suiciding his third stock and quitting. Then another day in August I was playing Sm4sh with Joseph so Monado decided to join. Monado wanted to show off his Shulk and beat me which I figured he would because I wasn’t using my main, but rather messing around with other characters. Although, the game clearly did not want this to happen since it ended up picking Joseph’s unconventional stages which made Monado stop caring and Joseph’s antics ended up costing Monado the games, keeping him from winning any matches against me. I guess the lesson here is that if you want something to go wrong have them deal with Jo$eph and things will magically go south. Monado is a good Sm4sh player though, but be warned he really isn’t feeling any of the BS you spew.

Luismi: Biggest Rioter of the Amiibo Cockfight Back in July, Screw Attack proved just how sadistic they could be by coming up with an Amiibo scalper’s worst nightmare: The Amiibo Cockfight. In this SGC 2015 tournament, they would have Amiibos face each other in unconventional 1v1s with the winner surviving and the loser getting their Amiibo destroyed in one of various ways. Apparently the tournament happened, although it was a small eight player event with only the big name members of Youtube and Screw Attack participating as well as two audience members with rare Amiibos like Dark Pit and Villager. In the end, it was a crazy event, but I felt like the Amiibos’ executions were underrated and I didn’t really like that one guy winning since I felt he was cocky. You can probably find it on Youtube if you look hard enough. One of the biggest protestors of the event was Luismi getting annoyed and upset that they could waste such Amiibos. I remember after the event it took a little while for the actual video to get uploaded. Luismi nagged my nearly every day asking for the video of the cockfight since while he was distraught by it he wanted to watch the event. Eventually it got released and he found it on his own traumatized by it and wishing Screw Attack would never do an event like that again. Unfortunately his wish didn’t come true and Rooster Teeth held an Amiibo cockfight with less people and a smaller outcome, but a larger variety in Amiibos. Despite the Amiibos, Luismi is a nice person (even though he only met me to get an Amiibo) and I hope to hear more from him in 2016.

Raffi-X: Anther’s ROB Representation If you asked ROBSquad who their most aspiring online player is most of them would probably say Mr. Eric. Don’t get me wrong, Mr. Eric is a good Wi-Fi player, but many people forget that before he won Xanadu there was another ROB player that was on top of Anther’s, that player being Raffi-X. I remember when I decided to try ladder again on Anther’s Ladder in the summer I looked to see if there were any ROB players doing well on the ladder. I doubted ROB would be in the Top 100 let alone Top 3 because he is a rare character, but to my surprise Raffi-X was on top of the ladder and would only fall to second place at the end of the season due to Anther’s insane decay. Although I knew that Raffi and his rival, samboner weren’t the best since back on AiB they were great players, but usually just play-off qualifiers. I was glad to see a ROB player ranked so well and impressed that Raffi had made it into the Top 3. Raffi also played in many tournaments showing off ROB’s skill, although later in the year his appearances grew less frequent and Mr. Eric took over his spotlight. Even though Raffi can sometimes have questionable actions (I still remember his days of VR inflation back in Mario Kart 8), I respect his ROB and think he is a great Wi-Fi player.

Bloss: Clan Leader of the Year I have been nowhere as active in clans for Mario Kart 8 as Mario Kart Wii, with the only two clans I even interacted with being the FxD gig back in 2014 and the clan Unlimited through-out the latter half of 2015. The clan was found by Bloss and RhysRah back on July 21st, 2015 and was just a group of friends that liked racing together, playing Splatoon together, and hanging out. Since this was my original goal when I made the FxD Community I can respect the clan that Bloss and RhysRah formed. Although I respect both people out of the two I would argue that Bloss is the better leader since she seemed calmer and could handle the responsibilities of running a clan while RhysRah seemed unable to cope with all the responsibilities. The clan’s record is 7-0-6 which isn’t too bad and is way better than other clans I know. Overall, the community was fun and even though I wasn’t the most involved member it was a nice experience and I am proud to be an honorary member. In the end, Bloss eventually left since schoolwork is a nuisance, but I understand her decision and she did a good job leading the clan. After she left, Jo$eph took over a little bit before quitting and now I think Justin, Inviso, or Rach owns the clan now. Despite the various leaders I will still argue that Bloss is the best leader of Unlimited and probably one of the best clan / community leaders of 2015.

Torriqua: Doubles Dueler When it has come to doubles in Smash I have always been mixed on it. Sometimes I felt its fun, but at other times I feel it is restrictive and I just want to play with ROB in an unrestrained environment. There are multiple people that play 2v2, but the one that has showed me how fun it could be in Sm4sh was probably Torriqua. Back in the summer I had randomly joined his room when I figured out he was celebrating his friend’s birthday. I joined in and played a few matches with them, it was me, him, Angie, BlazerKarby, and their friend. We played around and had some fun with me learning many new things. Such as Torriqua thinking he was better than me at Mario Kart, Level 3 CPUs make terrible 2v2 partners while Level 9 CPUs are viable, and never let BlazerKarby be your partner unless you want him taking your last stock while you’re getting knocked out. Overall though the experience was fun and I have to admit that Torriqua has a strong Peach. Torriqua, I hope your year has been alright and that the next year is less crazy for you (also that we can chill more in the future). Also as a side note I have gone from using their/they to his/him so I guess progress was made, but you will always be Torriqua to me.

Walnut: Most Likely to Get Meteor Smashed (Credit to FontesMakua for Falco). I remember this summer I played a lot of Sm4sh, particularly in tournaments. One of the most memorable tournaments was one hosted by a guy Jerr called the Cup Cup. I thought it was cool and I had a free afternoon so I signed up for the tournament. Even though it was small the tournament was fun. There were only 10 people and due to drop-outs plus other issues I ended up playing Walnut in Round 1, then made it to Winner Finals where I played a guy named Monado for one game before he gave up due to lag, and then played Walnut in Grand Finals. Oh boy, these games were interesting. In the games it was my ROB versus his Falco and I went crazy with the meteor smash. In Round 1 I didn’t pull it out as much, but I managed to get a kill or two using it. Overall, the games in Round 1 weren’t bad and he gave me a run for my money in Game 2, but I persevered. Unfortunately, Walnut didn’t have that luck in Grand Finals… In the games, I meteor smashed him once in the first game, twice in the second game, and none in the third game, but it was a pretty brutal set for him. I know that Walnut probably doesn’t want to remember this match and I have improved far beyond that tournament so it pains me a little looking back at it; however, it was a fun tournament and I thank Walnut for providing me with some memorable matches.

Dcooper: Most Likely to Assassinate Jo$eph Good old Jo$eph, you either love him or hate him, and in some cases you do both. There have been a few moments where I literally wanted to give Jo$eph a piece of his mind about some of his custom stages, but out of all the people I know the one with the most beef towards Jo$eph would be Dcooper. The two are both on good terms, but I remember earlier this year when Dcooper had some rage towards Jo$eph. Dcooper’s motive being justified or not is debatable, but if Jo$eph was a target for assassination I could guarantee that Dcooper would be the one that fires the bullet. Supposedly Dcooper would go after Jo$eph, but then again if he finds my Mii evil he could always switch to me as a target… Well based on his attitude it sounds like one of us would be his first victim. I don’t know a whole lot about Dcooper, but the few matches I played with him in Mario Kart 8 and Sm4sh were fun and he is a good person. So Dcooper stick around a little while I hope to hear more from you in the New Year.

Rocket: Most Nerfed Wait, there is a Falcon Awards 2015? Better nerf, Rocket! Through-out the year I have talked with Rocket on several occasions and in nearly all those occasions it has ended with a discussion about how Greninja is nerfed in a justified… I mean unjustified manner. We would argue over whether Greninja or ROB is more powerful, but obviously ROB is more powerful, I mean do you see ROB getting hurt by electricity as much as Greninja does? Also ROB has his incognito mode that lets him ignore the patches that are out for Greninja. Also if Rocket finds college tough and is bothered by the work-load I guess he got nerfed harder than Falcon did. If Rocket’s award is nerfed does that mean I should nerf his signature as well so it isn’t powerful compared to the others? I shall see maybe I can even get Sakurai and his development team to help nerf the award. Rocket has a decent Greninja though and it was fun playing Sm4sh with him, although I still believe his Greninja can be better and he has a long way to go if he wants to become a Greninja that most ROB mains supposedly fear.

iFox: Most Likely to Splat on Others Splatoon is a great game (which I still need to get along with about a hundred other games), but there is a big question that it prompts. No, that question isn’t whether you’re a squid or a kid, not everything is a meme. The question is to splat or not to splat. Sometimes in life you need to splat on others for your pleasure or their pleasure. Although, sometimes splatting with others is not the best action. This concept is something that unfortunately iFox does not understand as he tries splatting on everyone. The first instance where iFox tried splatting on somebody was TheLateGen which must be terrible for Snicks and Lacked. iFox I get that you got a surplus of ink that you need to splat on somebody so you can feel better, but you need to control your addiction to playing Splatoon and splatting on others. Also unfortunately TLG was only the beginning as he then shifted targets to Bones trying to get him for himself. In all seriousness, iFox is a great Smash player who represents Captain Falcon well and I am sure he is a good Splatoon player. My only two pieces of advice for him for the new year is learn to be on time and control what you deem “flashiness”.

Yoshimo: Highway Rollers Celebrity Well I guess this award needs explaining since most people wouldn’t know about it. So there is this game on the Wii-U called Wii Party U where the entertainment value comes in playing Mario Party and interacting with the Miis you created. One of the modes is called Highway Rollers where the group of runners tries racing to the end of the highway first while playing mini-games and rolling dice. I usually play games with Believe, my mother, and a computer with a stereotypical Mii. Anyway in this mode as you get further down the highway the Miis watching the race increase so a bunch of the Miis from my system are shown. Despite whoever shows up, the three of us always look for Yoshimo’s Mii since we find his Mii the best only having a nose. So in a way Yoshimo is a celebrity to a group of people he for the most part is unaware about. Yoshimo keeps busy with works and other antics, but I have to give him credit since I will never forget his Mii since it’s probably one of the funniest ones I seen.

Zalo: King of the Lap-Dances Out of all the awards this one probably is one of the first chronological awards since it started right around New Year’s Eve / New Year’s Day. So one day, Zalo came home a bit turned up after some late night fun and came home to me, Jo$eph, Cod-E, and Rocket playing some Sm4sh. As the booze that Zalo consumed had intoxicated his young mind his impulses got out of control begging for strippers. I had no means of providing strippers so I simply shrugged, but these ideas interested Jo$eph so he debated with Zalo. Eventually the two got out of hand and their hormones kicked into overdrive. Zalo had become the stripper and wanted people to witness him in his full glory. So Jo$eph decided to add twenty more people to the FxD Skype Chat which could barely handle the amount of people it had in the chat at the moment. This jury got tired of the shenanigans so most of them left and I ended up kicking the ones that didn’t see the messages, but trouble came as young Hukster got discouraged by the stripper and left with Jo$eph and Zalo arguing over whose fault it is. Then the two eventually passed out and I woke up to see the mess they had created. Overall, it was one hell of a night for New Year’s Eve and the day before so shout-out to Zalo for intriguing me in his antics.

Cod-E: Always Remembering Iwata July 11th, 2015. A tragic date for the gaming community when the legendary CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata passed away from bile duct cancer. I remember me and Believe were playing Mario Party 7, a game where he actually was one of the executive producers, for old time sake. At the time when Joseph mentioned it in the Skype chat I honestly thought he was exaggerating since his statement was vague, but I saw the news and it was true. Everyone in the gaming community was shook by this news and I remember it trended for days. Cod-E was extremely saddened by this news and decided he would pay tribute to the Nintendo president in any way that he could. These ways ranged from changing his Mii and tag to Iwata, dedicating a page on his website to Iwata, and the most impressive of them all making a house for Iwata in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and putting it in his dream suite. Cod-E more than likely has kept it up to this date and has shown that he is extremely close to Iwata even if Iwata didn’t directly know Cod-E. The day Iwata passed away was a sad day in the community, but it still brought gamers together. In the hearts of gamers and people like Cod-E, Iwata will never be forgotten.

Hukster: A New Breed of Tsundere B-b-baka. It’s n-n-not like I wanted to give you this award or anything. I j-j-just knew how heartbroken you would be if you didn’t receive one. Anyway, this little charade started when Hukster here was hanging out with his friends. One of them found his attitude a little bit sassy and thought he was a tsundere. Hukster blushed and got bothered by this and so his friends started viewing him as a tsundere. Although humble Hukster eventually laughed at the joke changing his name to Tamdere and started being called that. Hukster the Tamdere primarily exhibits tsundere-like qualities when you tell him he’s the best and gets annoyed claiming that you’re the best. In a way the Tamdere combines both the tsun and dere parts of a tsundere so they happen simultaneously. It has been fun hanging out with Hukster, I even the time we tried playing PlayStation Allstars in 2015 and me remembering how it was playing Nerfboy. Have a good new year Mr. Tamdere and try not to be more “tsun” than “dere” in 2016.

Shado: Versatile Fighter Shado has always been a loyal friend in the past, I have known the dude since back in 2011 and he has always been a great competitor in games whether it be in Mario Kart, Smash or anything else. In 2015, the game I played the most is probably Sm4sh. Since Shado had it he was willing to play and boy has he improved from his Brawl days. Shado was by no means a slouch in Brawl, but when I faced him in Brawl he was manageable to beat. Meanwhile, in Sm4sh he has become a menace I have only beaten due to his mistakes or pure luck. It helps that his mains Yoshi got tremendous buffs making him as overpowered as one of his other mains Zero Suit Samus (I know Yoshi isn’t as good as ZSS, but he’s still improved from Brawl). Shado also does fairly well with Samus, Mii Gunner, and Wii Fit Trainer, but the truth is he could be great with nearly any character beating most people. This isn’t just me either, in the Summer Wii-U season on Anther’s Ladder, Shado was just shy of the Top 100 out of a couple thousand players which is insane. Also, while Shado did not finish most of the Sm4sh tournaments of mine he joined he destroyed the matches he did end up playing. Even though Shado moved on from Sm4sh because he couldn’t handle the lag anymore he is still a versatile fighter and probably one of the best Sm4sh players out of everyone I know.