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Horang2: The Greatest of Heroes

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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 01:45:10
November 27 2011 01:43 GMT
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When you see Horang2, what do you think of? For many of you, it’s words like “Cheesy” and “PvP Sniper.” But for me, I see something different. I see a Protoss player who can hang with the best of the. One who will slam out 30 units at a time from his very prettily placed gateways. And yes, one who will cheese you all to hell if he feels like it. Still, more than that, he is the most pimptastic player on the scene today. I’m here to explain why.

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Them pretty gates. Hell, that’s not even his main.


Who is Horang2?

Starting out as one of the key players in the Elite School League, Horang2 managed to make it to play with the big boys as a member of Hite Sparkyz. To understand Horang2’s beginnings, we have to first look at his very first broadcast set of games. He was a complete unknown placed into an MST group with Flash and GGPlay. With both of those players already holding OSL golds, nobody so much as glanced at Horang2. How silly we were.

First he comes up against Flash on Byzantium 3, already gearing up to spread his reputation as a filthy cheeser. He was Dark Templar rushing Flash. But a simple DT rush isn’t very cool and boss-like, is it? Horang2 looked at other Protoss players proxying their Templar tech and went “No, that is not manly.” So instead, after making his Templar tech in his main, blocking the ramp with a zealot and nothing else, he went ahead and slapped gateways two and three in the middle of the map.

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That marine just needs to look down at the user interface and see that there’s a Templar Archive there!


A few moments later, that marine does find the gateways. Flash, perhaps thinking it was going to be a big bust at his natural, throws up a bunker. But little does he know that Horang2 is up to something else entirely. Something much more bullshit. Flash soon realizes what’s up and his vulture mines are finishing just in time despite the proxy gates, so he might be able to hold. Horang2, however, is prepared for that too.

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Horang2 apparently had a better Minesweeper coach than GGaemo did.


Finally Flash is starting to throw up some Turrets in his main. But there are few Dark Templar now and they’re just bashing them down.

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“Dont just stand there, help me build faster!” - SCV


Horang2 continues to cut down mines just as fast as Flash can plant them.

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Apparently mines need to collect some dirt from the ground before they can blow up.


After much trouble, Flash manages to get up a Turret by his mineral line. But by this point, Flash is just about out of units, which you’ll note are important to have in this game. Flash’s new-found detection does little to help against the zealots that are now streaming in and, as his only factory is just about dead, he types out the GG.

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If those zealots had mouths, they would be grinning ear to ear. Well they would if they had ears.


With that, Horang2 advanced to play against GGPlay. Though that game wasn’t quite as cool as the one against Flash, it was still funny as hell. Let’s take a look at it, shall we?

A PvZ on Destination, Horang2 holds off on the insanity and forge expands. It’s not until much later that we see what badassery he has in store for us.

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4 Gate Speedlot/ Archon attack. Also known as the Baby Punch Build (sure why not?) for its goal to take out the zerg before he really gets going.


About a minute later, Horang2 rolls out with a handful of zealots and a single archon. He started +1 really late so it’s not going to be ready for a long time.

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All good armies march in the shape of a lollipop.


But GGPlay is really good and has a great simcity prepared at his third. Those zealots are going to be hard pressed to get back to those Sunkens. Surely Horang2’s attack is doomed to fail, right?

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No way you’re sticking your lollipop in there, 50 Cent.


I’m sure GGPlay was mighty disappointed when he realized Horang2 never even considered making his way over to that third. He ran straight for the natural which, though it has those thin bridges that need to be crossed, has no real simcity protecting the Sunkens.

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Those terrible Rodeo ClownLings are totally getting fired.


Seconds later, the natural is getting completely overrun and GGPlay is looking hard-pressed to hold off the attack.

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Super brave drone mining that gas. Lest we forget.


By this point, Horang2 has 6 gates making pure zealot and all rallied straight across the map into GGPlay’s natural. He holds it off impressively for over 5 more minutes, but ultimately is forced to type out.

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“I have no clue who this guy is or what I just watched.” - Literally everybody



With those games, Horang2 advanced out of his MST Group first with his wins over two OSL champions. Unfortunately, he was knocked out the MSL in the group stage with losses to Kwanro and DoctorK. But for Horang2, this was only the beginning.

2009-2010 Season

In Horang2’s first full Proleague season as a progamer, he enjoyed considerably playtime as Hite’s top Protoss. He continued his trend as a bit of a strange player with oddities like his low ground, out of base gateway against Darkelf.

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Wait, somebody run into his booth real quick and tell him that’s not where gateways belong!


Or, he could impress with standard but shockingly solid play. Like this game over Effort on Polaris Rhapsody.



Overall, he closed out the season with a respectable record of 15-12 in Proleague which made him one of Hite’s more reliable players. However, although he was able to play well for a team, he was much less enviable in the individual leagues. From October of 2009 through to July of the following year, he dropped out of his MST group to Baby and Saint, lost 1-2 to Frozen in an OSL, and barely fell out of another MST group with dual losses to Hyuk. Altogether during that time period, he went 19-20. But we started to see a pattern emerge. Even though we wasn’t doing great overall, there was clearly something a bit strange going on.

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That.


Okay. Granted, a lot of those big wins, specifically the ones against Kal, Stork, and Jangbi, were matched by losses to the same person. But something was definitely wrong. I’d like to take a look at one of these games to show that Horang2 wasn’t getting lucky or anything, but was rather just incredibly solid in the match up.

It’s a game between Horang2 and Kal on Fighting Spirit. Now, call me crazy if you have to, but I felt like Kal was one of the strongest Protoss players around in 2010. But that’s a story for a different time. My point is it’s not like Horang2 was beating up some scrub.

Horang2 in red at the 1 o’clock and Kal in yellow at the 7 o’clock, cross positions. The game starts off kind of fun already with Kal trying to block his ramp with a probe and Horang2 trying to zap his way in. Eventually he manages to make it in.

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Also look how Horang2 scouted the middle for proxies used his magic powers to find Kal right away.


Kal first scouts top left and upon seeing he’s not there and judging from the quick scout time, figures Horang2 must have been at one of the closer spots. So he starts his long journey to the bottom right, not realizing that Horang2 is actually just a genius.

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You can see on the minimap that there’s also a dragoon headed in that direction. It pokes his head up the ramp then walks away in shame.


Both players went for one gate goon range followed by a robo. The first deviation happens when Kal goes up to two gate while Horang2 stays on one, and Kal goes Observatory before Support Bay while Horang2 does the opposite.

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There doesnt have to be a joke under every picture, does there?


Kal takes a Nexus pretty soon after, and Horang2 goes Reaver before Shuttle. This is a bit unfortunate for Horang2 since the Reaver first signifies he’s content with staying defensive for the time being which means he probably would have liked to have the quicker nexus. Not too significant though because Horang2’s nexus starts shortly after.

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“My zealot friends... You must push me.” - Reaver


Before the Shuttle ended up popping out, I was kind of confused. Why did Horang2 go Robo Bay before Observatory but Observer before Reaver or Shuttle? How did Kal get a quicker Nexus despite being on two gates instead of one? But when the Shuttle came out, it all made sense. He went for a fast Shuttle speed upgrade. Also, seeing there’s an Observer in his base, he takes a roundabout route through his base with the Shuttle so it’s not seen.

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It’s hard to tell with a still picture, but just trust that Shuttle has speed right now !


Horang2 moves forward with his army and starts to prod at the front. He’s deflected pretty easily by Kal’s whole army sitting in the natural, including a Reaver.

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Check out that baby Recall that’s somehow happening in the middle.


But because of Horang2’s sneakiness with that speed Shuttle, there’s something more interesting happening at the same time.

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Whoops. And yes, that was the very first scarab fired.


Even after that initial brutal shot, Kal was pretty slow on the probe pull. After 2 more scarabs fired, the Reaver takes his 12 Probe kills and flies off into the night.

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What a lonely Probe. Also, you never notice how much graphics are recycled until you start freeze framing at random times. Tell me that’s not a tiny Dark Swarm over the mineral line.


Kal smartly tries to cut off the Shuttle with a few Dragoons but because of Horang2’s smart quick Shuttle speed build, he escapes handily.

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If you close your eyes and pretend, you can see those Dragoons shaking their fists.

Now Kal is pretty afraid so he has some nicely positioned Dragoons waiting to intercept any incoming Shuttles.

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But it turns out...

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Fun fact I just learned: I saw the Reaver had only 10 kills on it even though I was pretty sure it had 12 so I ran an experiment. Apparently if you pick the Reaver up into a Shuttle before the scarab actually explodes, the Reaver doesn’t get credited with the kills!


Unfortunately for Horang2, that scarab ended up dudding. But still a pretty suave maneuver if I do say so myself.

Anyway, at this point Kal pushes Horang2 right back to his natural. But with the amount of Probe kills he got, I’m sure he doesn’t mind. He’s got a nice position on his end of the fat bridge so he’s not getting broken any time soon.

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You shall not pass etc etc..


While Horang2 has been the master tactician in this game so far, Kal decides he’s got some cool moves of his own. With his position established outside Horang2’s bridge and his army threatening enough to make him commit all his units there for defence, Kal swings a bunch of Dragoons around through Horang2’s natural third to get a surround while sending his Reavers over to the natural mineral line. But then this happens:

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Which in turn leads to this:

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Still, Kal manages to get himself positioned rather nicely for a big fight. I’m not going to even try doing justice to a battle like this, so I invite you to watch a few minutes of the VOD. It will start at the battle.



Ultimately Horang2 loses both his Reavers while Kal’s both barely survive by the roboskin of their roboteeth (Robots). Still, he manages to push Kal back and this is followed by a pretty long period of passivity during which both players get up their Templar tech. Eventually Horang2 puts up his third while having a Probe in position to see that Kal has not yet taken his own.

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The peace treaty is finally broken by Kal as he scouts Horang2’s third and responds by running his army up a ramp after it and taking his own third behind the attack. Horang2’s army is hot on the trail but Kal barely manages to target down the Nexus at the cost of his army.

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“Ha! I got your Nexus!” - Nobody because they’re all dead.


Meanwhile, Kal has two Reavers in Horang2’s natural getting a ton of Probe kills. But he loses his Shuttle and consequently the two Reavers with it.

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“Ha! I got your Nexus Probes!” - Nobody because they’re all dead robodead.


Because of those two exchanges, Horang2 has a massive army advantage but an equally massive economic disadvantage. So what do you do when that happens? This:

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“Oh dear.” - Kal


Again, I’d like to direct you to the VOD for this final battle, though I assure you its not particular close !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGl-bBAFpHw#t=16m25s


And with that final facerolling, Horang2 picks up the W.

2010-2011 Season
Again, this refers to the period of time between October 2010 and July 2011.

Even though his previous season had certainly been respectable, it was only with Hite’s merger with CJ, and consequently Horang2’s new environment, that he really became an incredibly potent force. Still, however, his results in individual leagues remained lackluster. He bombed out of the Bacchus 2010 OSL with a 1-2 loss to Hyun and lost in the MST to S2 and Roro. His next MSL run, the ABC Mart MSL, greeted him with a bit more success. In his MST group, he defeated Paralyze and Shine to come out first. Then in the group stage of the MSL Proper, he took his revenge on Hyun and beat Ruby to move on to the Ro16. But there, his run would end with a 1-2 loss to fellow Protoss Grape.

Just like last season, it’s when we look at his Proleague stats that I start to get amazed. First, I’ll just state his overall record on the season: 21-11 for 65% wins. But the cool thing is how many different ways we can break those numbers down and have them still be astonishing!

He’s 5-1 on Neo Aztec
He’s 9-3 on La Mancha
At most in the entire PL season, he dropped 2 games straight
Freakin this: + Show Spoiler +
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To a lesser extent, this: + Show Spoiler +
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But of course, statistics never tell the whole story. People often write Horang2 off as a PvP sniper who’s abysmal, or mediocre at best, in his other match ups. To be frank, that is entirely unfair. Which of course means its time to look at another game! Let us watch a PvZ against Shine on Neo Aztec.

Horang2 is the red Protoss at the 12 and Shine is down at the 4 in yellow. The game opens as normal as can be with Horang2 forge expanding into a Stargate followed by Citadel while Shine goes three hatch into Lair.

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It’s not funny but might as well just laugh anyway.


Air weapons are upgrading and Horang2 is building up his Corsair fleet. All PvZs are at least 20% cooler this way.

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It’s okay to hide your Corsairs over the ocean but dont let them get Scourged or you wont be able to rescue the pilot.


The game proceeds as normal and Horang2 manages to slip a DT into the mineral line of Shine. Unfortunately he wasn’t very sneaky so he only got two drone kills, but he manages to deny mining for a little while.

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“Come at me bro” - DT from Aiur Shore


Shine buckles down tight and takes his fourth base. Meanwhile Horang2 is just poking around with his army hoping to find a weak spot he can smash through.

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Unfortunately the ever-present Lollipop Formation is denied.


Unable to do any damage, Horang2 just gears up to take a third base. However, Shine has a surprise for him:

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That burrowed ling is giggling pretty hard, I assure you.


Horang2 continues to poke, this time at the third. Again he’s forced to back off.

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“Get out of me, please.” Manner Archon.


I’m sure Horang2 considered going home, but he decided that he was actually a baller and starts to ferry units into Shine’s pretty undefended fourth.

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Manner Archon is back with a vengeance.


With the help of four more Zealots, Horang2 manages to take down the base.

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Note that dying Hatcheries apparently release Plague. Sadly Blizzard never thought to make it do 300 damage.


Horang2 manages to get down his third after much difficulty and he’s making his way up to 9 gates.

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See? I told you he organized his gateways prettily.


Finally we get our first major engagement. Can you guess who wins the hell out of it with well placed Storms?

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No it wasn’t Shine you jackass.


With that battle won handily, and +2 attack now finished, Horang2 crashes down on Shine’s third. Notice that Shine actually has three hatches at his fourth, making him pretty boned.

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Look ma, no stupid tentacle things!


Meanwhile, as Shine is trying to get his army over to defend, Horang2 distracts it with a handful of Zealots he had rallied over. He’s pretty successful with it, as Shine ultimately has to burrow that Lurker.

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“Sow how about that crazy weather we’ve been having?” - Distraction Task Force.


Shine’s third is entirely broken and his army mostly decimated by some more nice Storms. Horang2 continues on his merry way to take out the fourth.

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Pretend Plagues... Pretend Plagues everywhere.


As he finishes off the fourth of Shine, Horang2 starts rallying his 834629 Gateways towards Shine’s natural, producing only Zealots. Horang2 also taking his fourth behind it.

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Note that this is only like half the zealots in that congo line.


No description for this next event, just look. Unless you’re a Zerg sympathizer, then I advise you skip it.

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Apparently people with chubby faces are really good at Storming.


Finally with Shine’s third and fourth dead, Horang2 consolidates his army, busts through Shine’s natural, and finishes off the game while Zealots continue to stream down the map.

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Bam!




And with that, I conclude my writeup of why Horang2 is secretly amazing, not just in PvP, but on the whole. Whether he wants to cheese you dead in 5 minutes or if he wants to go late game and allow his spectacular macro to take over, he’s capable of taking games off the best of them. Hopefully in this coming season, Horang2 continues to be a critical component of CJ’s success. Moreover, I hope he can improve his performance in the OSL so that maybe he can get recognition as the truly great player he is. If you’re still reading this far, I thank you, and feel free to suggest players you might like to see a similar writeup of.

Cheers !

Bibbit is a Starcraft fan who apparently has too much time on his hands. If you want to be the first to know when he writes more incredibly biased overviews of players, follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Bibbit_Mack
BloodDrunK
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Bangladesh2767 Posts
November 27 2011 01:49 GMT
#2
OMG!!! what an epic writeup. haven't gone through the entire thing yet though. but still an awesome writeup. Horang2 deserves the spotlight and he's going to show everyone this season why.

Horang2 fighting.
You have the power to create your own destiny.
iSometric
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
2221 Posts
November 27 2011 01:55 GMT
#3
Nice writeup. I always like horangee for his insane macro.
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baubo
Profile Joined September 2008
China3370 Posts
November 27 2011 01:56 GMT
#4
One thing I always look for in a Horang2 game is whether he screws himself over by making his gateways too neatly. I swear he has some sort of compulsive disorder where he can't stand the thought of gateways and pylons not lining up in a neat line. Even if it means getting a couple of goons stuck in there.
Meh
Zhang
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States129 Posts
November 27 2011 02:01 GMT
#5
Does anyone have a link to that commercial with horang2 being awkward around that boothgirl?
red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
November 27 2011 02:04 GMT
#6
Very nice writeup. I always like when the spotlight is on lesser known players. Helps me to appreciate their play more. Keep up the good work.
risk.nuke
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden2825 Posts
November 27 2011 02:04 GMT
#7
lol at the ggaemo pun
Neo.G Soulkey, Best, firebathero. // http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31
Meteora.GB
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada2479 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 02:11:05
November 27 2011 02:09 GMT
#8
Hmm, so I guess the comparisons between (P)InCa to (P)Horang2 are somewhat inaccurate when at least Horang2 can PvZ. :p

Great writeup. Its nice to spotlight some of the lesser known players and appreciate their play.
Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
November 27 2011 02:11 GMT
#9
What a fantastic writeup - thoroughly enjoyed educating myself on Horang2, those screen caps must have taken ages to put together!

Warms my heart to see players outside of the most well known ones getting praise from foreign fans.
Taekwon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8155 Posts
November 27 2011 02:13 GMT
#10
Holy shit.

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BloodDrunK
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Bangladesh2767 Posts
November 27 2011 02:13 GMT
#11
On November 27 2011 11:01 Zhang wrote:
Does anyone have a link to that commercial with horang2 being awkward around that boothgirl?

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You have the power to create your own destiny.
SkimGuy
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada709 Posts
November 27 2011 02:15 GMT
#12
I love these write-ups, really gives you an in-depth view of some of the lesser known players
Horang2 was pretty good last PL but I didn't know he was that good xd
VGhost
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3613 Posts
November 27 2011 02:17 GMT
#13
I remember that game vs. Kal – I was amazingly upset over Kal's lack of any awareness whatsoever when it came to his probes.
#4427 || I am not going to scan a ferret.
Kimoleon
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States210 Posts
November 27 2011 02:18 GMT
#14
I support this fanthread, always been a fan of Horang2.
Felt like he grew more solid last round, and was a steal at 4 pts now at 6 T.T

Tiger toss hwaiting~
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Warpath
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1242 Posts
November 27 2011 02:20 GMT
#15
There's a lot more in this thread than i thought there would be xD
whatusername
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada1181 Posts
November 27 2011 02:23 GMT
#16
I see a player who can hang with the best of the too.
im gay
chongu
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Malaysia2585 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 02:39:20
November 27 2011 02:36 GMT
#17
Cool. Dun remember watching most of these games!! fun reading!! and funny captions!! : )

but my favorite horang2 game is: *drum rolll*

+ Show Spoiler +
Horang2 vs Yellow. Fast forwarded to the best part.


Same match but at the ending battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZBxHiPTqA#t=10m30s

+ Show Spoiler [game spoiler] +
SUCK IT BIBIT
SC2 is to BW, what coke is to wine.
jpak
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States5045 Posts
November 27 2011 02:41 GMT
#18
How to mount a comeback in PvP: Make a lot of archons.

Case in point:


Horang2 has the neatest gateways. I learn how to place my buildings by watching his games.
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Taekwon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8155 Posts
November 27 2011 02:43 GMT
#19
True, his gateway placement is inspirational.
Quite the psionic architect.
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jlim
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Spain943 Posts
November 27 2011 02:44 GMT
#20
that was a great read

thank you for writing it
2Pacalypse-
Profile Joined October 2006
Croatia9491 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 02:47:28
November 27 2011 02:47 GMT
#21
holy shit this is epic

I also think Horang2 is amazing, that's why I have him in my FPL team!
Moderator"We're a community of geniuses because we've found how to extract 95% of the feeling of doing something amazing without actually doing anything." - Chill
amazingxkcd
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
November 27 2011 02:51 GMT
#22
I always love to see what Horang2 will bring towards the table this time!
The world is burning and you rather be on this terrible website discussing video games and your shallow feelings
Wockets
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Hong Kong467 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 02:55:32
November 27 2011 02:54 GMT
#23
Horang2's gateays oh man.... Sad that he's not as cost efficient anymore for my FPL
Nevertheless Tigertoss fighting!
Hope to see him play today!!!

EDIT: Oooh 100th post! Not wasted at all because Horang2 is awesome!
HighTemper
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada3867 Posts
November 27 2011 03:00 GMT
#24
Great read. I like your timing right before CJ's first Proleague match of the season.

He's the Baby Face Assassin DT. It's like you put him in a ring and it doesn't look like he'll hurt his opponent, but BAM,

"Eat my left hook!!"

And down on the canvas.
"Issue the orders Sir [JangBi], and I will storm Hell." - Anthony Wayne
matjlav
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Germany2435 Posts
November 27 2011 03:04 GMT
#25
Piece of advice: When you're trying to convince people that someone is a good player and not just a dumb cheeser, don't use a game won with a proxy gate DT rush as your first piece of evidence.

Fun write-up though.
chaosTheory_14cc
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1270 Posts
November 27 2011 03:05 GMT
#26
Awesome write up. Loved the all the screen captions.
Jonoman92
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United States9103 Posts
November 27 2011 03:10 GMT
#27
Good read, thanks for the write-up.
ggrrg
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Bulgaria2716 Posts
November 27 2011 03:13 GMT
#28
Thanks! Really enjoyed reading this!
Marito3
Profile Joined July 2011
United States7 Posts
November 27 2011 03:25 GMT
#29
can someone link the epic game against bisu in the last play off
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Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66155 Posts
November 27 2011 03:25 GMT
#30
i love his macrobeast mode :3
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imEnex
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada500 Posts
November 27 2011 03:44 GMT
#31
Good write-up and pictures
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 27 2011 04:08 GMT
#32
On November 27 2011 12:00 HighTemper wrote:
Great read. I like your timing right before CJ's first Proleague match of the season.

He's the Baby Face Assassin DT. It's like you put him in a ring and it doesn't look like he'll hurt his opponent, but BAM,

"Eat my left hook!!"

And down on the canvas.

Yes but

+ Show Spoiler [CJ vs STX] +
CJ won too fast and I didnt get to see Horang2 T_T
ggggbabybabybaby
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada304 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 04:27:07
November 27 2011 04:26 GMT
#33
On November 27 2011 10:43 Bibbit wrote:
When you see Horang2, what do you think of?


I think of ^_^
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
November 27 2011 05:07 GMT
#34
It was a great read, thank you.
Are you sure about those reaver kills that are not counted if they enter the shuttle before units die ? :o My mind is blown.
Also, I think a dying hatchery looks like a dark archon as much as plague !
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 27 2011 05:11 GMT
#35
On November 27 2011 14:07 endy wrote:
It was a great read, thank you.
Are you sure about those reaver kills that are not counted if they enter the shuttle before units die ? :o My mind is blown.
Also, I think a dying hatchery looks like a dark archon as much as plague !

Yeah man it blew my mind too! I was absolutely positive that Reaver was supposed to have 12 kills not 10 so I went into a game vs a computer, fired up a ton of cheat codes, and tested it out. : )
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
November 27 2011 05:18 GMT
#36
On November 27 2011 14:11 Bibbit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 27 2011 14:07 endy wrote:
It was a great read, thank you.
Are you sure about those reaver kills that are not counted if they enter the shuttle before units die ? :o My mind is blown.
Also, I think a dying hatchery looks like a dark archon as much as plague !

Yeah man it blew my mind too! I was absolutely positive that Reaver was supposed to have 12 kills not 10 so I went into a game vs a computer, fired up a ton of cheat codes, and tested it out. : )


I had never heard about it before, I can't believe people still discover new things in BW.
So Snow's record of the most kills with a reaver is probably even scarier than it is !
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]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
November 27 2011 05:21 GMT
#37
nice writeup :D

I remember horang2 > flash,ggplay automatically made him the biggest goddamn thing ever, and then he failed

but now he's good!
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Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Hong Kong1316 Posts
November 27 2011 05:27 GMT
#38
horang2 vs movie on medusa

best cheese ever
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Profile Joined May 2008
Canada957 Posts
November 27 2011 05:27 GMT
#39
Epic write-up! All I really knew about him before this was the pun in his name (Horangee, "ee" means 2 in Korean).
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Profile Joined January 2011
Malaysia1731 Posts
November 27 2011 05:33 GMT
#40
Great write up.

Thanks.
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Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
November 27 2011 05:45 GMT
#41
On November 27 2011 14:21 ]343[ wrote:
nice writeup :D

I remember horang2 > flash,ggplay automatically made him the biggest goddamn thing ever, and then he failed

but now he's good!

MAN.

I still remember when horang2 JUST started playing. He beat flash, ggplay, and stork for his first three games. Such a crazy way to start off a career. Then he failed for a long while before reemerging as a macro beast.
hellbound
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom2242 Posts
November 27 2011 14:35 GMT
#42
On November 27 2011 11:41 jpak wrote:
How to mount a comeback in PvP: Make a lot of archons.

Case in point:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOOqtL1dsSw

Horang2 has the neatest gateways. I learn how to place my buildings by watching his games.


I remember watching this game live very well, was amazing. Made me realise that Horang2's control in PvP is godlike.
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
November 27 2011 14:58 GMT
#43
My deepest memory with horang2, is that a caster claimed he is so good because he ate horang1. ^^"
awesome writeup, sadly I only had the time to flew over it briefly. I'll reread it later.
IGotPlayguuu
Profile Joined June 2011
Italy660 Posts
November 27 2011 15:18 GMT
#44
Woooow sick write up mate!
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Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States5112 Posts
November 27 2011 15:37 GMT
#45
I can't find vod on nevake or moktira's channel, but best horang2 game is always going to be this:


you so crazy horang2
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Profile Joined November 2010
3149 Posts
November 27 2011 15:49 GMT
#46
Awesome article. I'm waiting for Horang2 to make it deep in the OSL this season so he can show us what he's really made of.
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Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Korea (South)1556 Posts
November 27 2011 15:51 GMT
#47
Impressive write-up. Thanks!
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Profile Joined October 2009
Israel2097 Posts
November 27 2011 16:14 GMT
#48
a great player to have in a team and doesnt stand a chance to take an individual title since clearly he has no experience in a best of series games
but non the less a great player/sniper for any team and his improvement in pvz has indeed been shockingly good
may he gets better and better but lose horribly to any team 8 member
i say we dust off and nuke it from orbit
ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1679 Posts
November 27 2011 16:17 GMT
#49
I'm not even joking, Horang2 has been my favourite player since I saw him play in the schools league. He's the main reason for my support of CJ. Horang2 fighting!
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SnetteL
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Belgium473 Posts
November 27 2011 16:31 GMT
#50
Great read, thank you!
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Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
11790 Posts
November 27 2011 16:35 GMT
#51
I read your write up as Horang can pvp, pvz and cheese in pvt. Thanks for the read, was funny.
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Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
November 27 2011 16:51 GMT
#52
I want this guy to win the next indi
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Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1072 Posts
November 27 2011 16:52 GMT
#53
“Come at me bro” - DT from Aiur Shore

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Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4227 Posts
November 27 2011 17:13 GMT
#54
Pretty cool read Horang2 is a baller and Im glad that after last season's performance he doesnt get the same amount of crap as before! Now people even put him in their main team in FPL instead of anti team!

CJ trully has a lot of talent in their roster!
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 27 2011 17:23 GMT
#55
On November 28 2011 01:35 Yurie wrote:
I read your write up as Horang can pvp, pvz and cheese in pvt. Thanks for the read, was funny.

Ye his PvT isn't too spectacular. But its still pretty good. There's a game I wanted to do but it's just so long. If you're interested, here's a really great macro game where Horang2 beats up Fantasy.

rredtooth
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
5459 Posts
November 27 2011 17:26 GMT
#56
i can't believe you guys didn't post his game against Nada.
the only game i remember where someone went DOUBLE CYBERNETICS CORE BUILD

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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 27 2011 17:31 GMT
#57
Oh my gosh I remember that game but never realized it was Horang2. Probably shoulda figured though.
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Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2160 Posts
November 27 2011 17:36 GMT
#58
Great writeup, maybe now people will stop underestimating the tiger toss!
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Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3161 Posts
November 27 2011 17:50 GMT
#59
Woop woop. Wasn't a huge fan of him when CJ/hite merged (cheeser reputation, etc etc) but his play has impressed me and I've definitely come around to him.

Tiger toss fighting!
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Taekwon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8155 Posts
November 27 2011 17:57 GMT
#60
man if he just lost some weight, he'd be new toss bonjwa kk
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fortheGG
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1002 Posts
November 27 2011 18:19 GMT
#61
great read, reminds me a lot of the ggaemo fan write up
Caos2
Profile Joined November 2008
United States1728 Posts
November 27 2011 18:21 GMT
#62
Good read, thanks!
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
November 27 2011 18:25 GMT
#63
thanks for the writeup!
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Canada714 Posts
November 27 2011 18:36 GMT
#64
Amazing write up! took me like 30mins to read but it was worth it!
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Ricjames
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Czech Republic1047 Posts
November 27 2011 18:48 GMT
#65
I never realized Horang2 was such a badass... Putting him to my gamescope from now on. Thanks a lot for the sick write up.
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Profile Joined December 2010
United States721 Posts
November 27 2011 18:55 GMT
#66
great job with this and the fantasy write-up. hope to read more from you
Bibbit
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Canada5377 Posts
November 27 2011 20:25 GMT
#67
Thanks to everyone for the kind words !

Special thanks to everyone who managed to make it through the whole thing ; )
Simplistik
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
2000 Posts
November 27 2011 20:38 GMT
#68
Horang2 vs Bisu also delivered a great game last season. It had some incredibly long fights, sustained by pretty good macro on both sides.

Nice post!
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Profile Joined October 2007
Canada416 Posts
November 27 2011 20:54 GMT
#69
This game was my first game I ever watched from Horang2



After a completely fail DT rush with his DT's walking through every single mine. He gets dismantled by vultures and if that wasn't enough, gets utterly destroyed by a mine daebak. As good as he is now, can't get the image of a fail protoss (like failhoon) out of my head.
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 27 2011 21:56 GMT
#70
Funny enough, Jaehoon is also pretty okay now !
funnybananaman
Profile Joined April 2009
United States830 Posts
November 27 2011 23:01 GMT
#71
That was fantastic! awesome read. I've always liked horang2, his games tend to be interesting and fun to watch.
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Jollibee19343 Posts
November 27 2011 23:11 GMT
#72
very fun to read!

horang2good
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 28 2011 00:22 GMT
#73
On November 28 2011 08:11 icystorage wrote:
very fun to read!

horang2good
sparkyz represent!

Heh ye. I liked Horang2 when he was on Sparkyz but he pretty quickly became my favourite when he became part of my favourite team. Sparkyz was one of my favourites too, shame what happened. : (
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11061 Posts
November 28 2011 00:29 GMT
#74
horang2 really is amazing, i'll have to read this tomorrow
p: stats, horang2, free, jangbi z: soulkey, zero, shine, hydra t: leta, hiya, sea
Dakkas
Profile Joined October 2010
2550 Posts
November 28 2011 01:27 GMT
#75
That was an absolutely amazing read! I've missed threads like this so much, thanks! Your captions were also really funny as well

10/10
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 28 2011 03:05 GMT
#76
On November 28 2011 05:38 Simplistik wrote:
Horang2 vs Bisu also delivered a great game last season. It had some incredibly long fights, sustained by pretty good macro on both sides.

Nice post!

That was the game that finally clinched him the spot of my favourite player! I wanted to cover it in OP but I already did a PvP and didnt want to go too crazy.
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
November 28 2011 03:24 GMT
#77
Great read
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Menzies
Profile Joined February 2011
New Zealand129 Posts
November 28 2011 04:16 GMT
#78
Awesome writeup!! horang2's a beast
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rotinegg
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1719 Posts
November 28 2011 04:35 GMT
#79
BAHAHA this writeup had me laughing at many parts. Very thorough analysis with lots of pics! You are a great writer xD
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Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States6225 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-28 05:27:47
November 28 2011 05:27 GMT
#80
Loved the whole writeup. Horang2 was my secret weapon in fantasy PL two seasons in a row! I remember that debut against flash and ggplay, such a "wtf" moment.

Also, your use of pics with captions is amazing. Extremely well done!
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Kashll
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1117 Posts
November 28 2011 06:28 GMT
#81
You forgot horang 2's proxy everything against fantasy where he lost to 1 vulture. That was a classic! Or that one game where he went 2 base carrier (oh wait that was like 85% of his games!)

In fact just hearing the name "Horang2" is enough to make me laugh. Kind of like the Jaehoon effect.
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MageKirby
Profile Joined July 2009
United States535 Posts
November 28 2011 07:53 GMT
#82
Great read. Horang2's PvP are just pure genius.
hellbound
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom2242 Posts
November 28 2011 13:50 GMT
#83
On November 28 2011 02:23 Bibbit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2011 01:35 Yurie wrote:
I read your write up as Horang can pvp, pvz and cheese in pvt. Thanks for the read, was funny.

Ye his PvT isn't too spectacular. But its still pretty good. There's a game I wanted to do but it's just so long. If you're interested, here's a really great macro game where Horang2 beats up Fantasy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBiD0AoSftg


Defensive recall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sweet game.
Keone
Profile Joined April 2011
United States812 Posts
November 28 2011 13:57 GMT
#84
O_O

WOW.

What an incredible article with a ton of work put into it.

TBH i totally expected a joke thread but happily mistaken.
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RavenLoud
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada1100 Posts
November 28 2011 15:10 GMT
#85
Noob question: How should we pronounce his name. I heard both Ho-ran-gee and Ho-ran-two.
MageKirby
Profile Joined July 2009
United States535 Posts
November 28 2011 15:27 GMT
#86
On November 29 2011 00:10 RavenLoud wrote:
Noob question: How should we pronounce his name. I heard both Ho-ran-gee and Ho-ran-two.


Ho-Rang-Ee would be the intended and the appropriate pronunciation of his ID.
hellbound
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom2242 Posts
November 28 2011 15:28 GMT
#87
On November 29 2011 00:10 RavenLoud wrote:
Noob question: How should we pronounce his name. I heard both Ho-ran-gee and Ho-ran-two.


There is no rule -___-

afaik Honrangee is the word for tiger and 2 is pronounced as ee so Horang2 is a fancy way to write "tiger". Personally I like "Horang-two", and I won't be changing that just because someone tells me to lol.
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11061 Posts
November 28 2011 15:52 GMT
#88
On November 28 2011 09:29 sixfour wrote:
horang2 really is amazing, i'll have to read this tomorrow


this is a great little piece and should be spotlighted.

without wishing to be too much of a pathetic self-promotionist, I did my own little tribute in blogs a while back:

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=217959

which doesn't overlap a great deal as I feature quite a few of the cheeses/PvP games that the OP seeks to avoid. if you're a BW noob and want to see more horangee highlights then go take a look
p: stats, horang2, free, jangbi z: soulkey, zero, shine, hydra t: leta, hiya, sea
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-28 22:43:00
November 28 2011 15:55 GMT
#89
On November 29 2011 00:52 sixfour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2011 09:29 sixfour wrote:
horang2 really is amazing, i'll have to read this tomorrow


this is a great little piece and should be spotlighted.

without wishing to be too much of a pathetic self-promotionist, I did my own little tribute in blogs a while back:

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=217959

which doesn't overlap a great deal as I feature quite a few of the cheeses/PvP games that the OP seeks to avoid. if you're a BW noob and want to see more horangee highlights then go take a look

Heh if I'm being honest I was hoping for a spotlight. No luck but I'll be covering more players so hopefully another time. : )

And I never saw that Horang2 thing of yours! Gonna take a look at some of those games now, looks pretty sick. Coulda also been nice to see while I wrote this one. ^_^

Edit b/c I cant double post: After writing the word Horang2 so much, when I just wrote the word "orange" I accidently put a 2 at the end instead of the E. T_T
Crunchums
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States11143 Posts
December 01 2011 07:48 GMT
#90
Horang2 being a solid protoss is the only part of Ver's guide for how improve that feels dated : 3
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Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4332 Posts
December 01 2011 09:02 GMT
#91
Your writeups are amazing.
So wait? I'm bad? =(
don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3006 Posts
December 01 2011 09:04 GMT
#92
All glory to Horangtwo!
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pyrogenetix
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
China5094 Posts
December 01 2011 16:25 GMT
#93
haha horang2. I loved his game where he built inbase proxy dt on some terran guy.

I also love his gateway layouts =D
Yea that looks just like Kang Min... amazing game sense... and uses mind games well, but has the micro of a washed up progamer.
tryummm
Profile Joined August 2009
774 Posts
December 01 2011 16:42 GMT
#94
On November 28 2011 15:28 Kashll wrote:
You forgot horang 2's proxy everything against fantasy where he lost to 1 vulture. That was a classic! Or that one game where he went 2 base carrier (oh wait that was like 85% of his games!)

In fact just hearing the name "Horang2" is enough to make me laugh. Kind of like the Jaehoon effect.


What about the game he went 1 base Carrier?
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Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Italy2497 Posts
December 01 2011 17:14 GMT
#95
very intertaning... "apparently mines need to collect some dirt before blowing up lolz"
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pebble444
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Italy2497 Posts
December 01 2011 17:14 GMT
#96
On December 01 2011 18:04 don_kyuhote wrote:
All glory to Horangtwo!



Sayle said its pronunced HORANGI
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
December 01 2011 18:30 GMT
#97
On December 02 2011 02:14 pebble444 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2011 18:04 don_kyuhote wrote:
All glory to Horangtwo!



Sayle said its pronunced HORANGI

Yes, its not actually HorangTwo. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna let anyone convince me of that.

HorangTwo hwaiting ! ^_^
BlackMagister
Profile Joined October 2008
United States5834 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-01 20:33:36
December 01 2011 20:33 GMT
#98
Horang2's game vs Piano needs to be included here, thumbnail makes it obvious why you should watch this.
saltywet
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Hong Kong1316 Posts
December 09 2011 02:59 GMT
#99
On December 02 2011 03:30 Bibbit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2011 02:14 pebble444 wrote:
On December 01 2011 18:04 don_kyuhote wrote:
All glory to Horangtwo!



Sayle said its pronunced HORANGI

Yes, its not actually HorangTwo. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna let anyone convince me of that.

HorangTwo hwaiting ! ^_^


calling him horang-two implies that there is a horang-one
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
December 09 2011 04:34 GMT
#100
On December 09 2011 11:59 saltywet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2011 03:30 Bibbit wrote:
On December 02 2011 02:14 pebble444 wrote:
On December 01 2011 18:04 don_kyuhote wrote:
All glory to Horangtwo!



Sayle said its pronunced HORANGI

Yes, its not actually HorangTwo. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna let anyone convince me of that.

HorangTwo hwaiting ! ^_^


calling him horang-two implies that there is a horang-one

There probably was. We may never know what Horang2 did to him.
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-09 05:00:24
December 09 2011 04:59 GMT
#101
He lost to backho, your argument is invalid

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


Just kidding :3 nice read
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Keyboard Warrior
Profile Joined December 2011
United States1178 Posts
December 09 2011 05:03 GMT
#102
Horang2 is such a baller
Not your regular Keyboard Warrior ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
December 09 2011 05:05 GMT
#103
Wow, so much work was put into that write-up! Very nice job!
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-18 06:19:24
December 18 2011 06:01 GMT
#104
My hero is about to play freaking FlaSh in Proleague right now so I'm bumping the shit out of this. If anyone comments on the game after, keep it spoilered. : )

HORANG2 HWAITING !

Edit: + Show Spoiler +
Dammit all ! : )

On the bright side, at least I may have a better example of his famous "Holy christ thats a lot of gateways"
Black[CAT]
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Malaysia2589 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-18 07:08:26
December 18 2011 07:07 GMT
#105
On December 18 2011 15:01 Bibbit wrote:
My hero is about to play freaking FlaSh in Proleague right now so I'm bumping the shit out of this. If anyone comments on the game after, keep it spoilered. : )

HORANG2 HWAITING !

Edit: + Show Spoiler +
Dammit all ! : )

On the bright side, at least I may have a better example of his famous "Holy christ thats a lot of gateways"


Game was played.

+ Show Spoiler +
Too bad he was crushed completely like some random chobo on bnet..... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
January 15 2012 18:25 GMT
#106
Horang2 showing that, unlike some other progamers, he has a soul.

Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
January 15 2012 18:40 GMT
#107
great jokes under the pics!
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
January 15 2012 18:42 GMT
#108
Horang2 I love you like no other. Mad stylin.
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SCnai
Profile Joined February 2010
322 Posts
April 03 2012 06:55 GMT
#109
Nice read! Bump for Horang2's recent exploits.
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dRaW
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada5744 Posts
April 03 2012 07:07 GMT
#110
horang2 is great but he's still not good enough he's been overhyped for a long time while he's still just mediocre. Maybe he has potential to hit a nice stride but so far he hasn't. Good write-up tho
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Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
April 03 2012 07:15 GMT
#111
I remember this one, best pic-comments on TL :D
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Profile Joined October 2008
United States5834 Posts
April 03 2012 07:43 GMT
#112
Any game highlights from his trip out of the preliminarily matches? Haven't had time to follow Horang2 and my other favorite players.
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
April 03 2012 08:14 GMT
#113
Horang2 is awesome. Hope his OSL runs goes great.
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
April 03 2012 08:37 GMT
#114
love his smile. it was awesome when he beat flash
ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1679 Posts
April 03 2012 09:07 GMT
#115
Great bump! Always been a fan of his work :D
EleGant[AoV]
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
April 03 2012 10:32 GMT
#116
horang2 for OSL
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
Uldridge
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Belgium4721 Posts
April 03 2012 10:57 GMT
#117
On April 03 2012 19:32 alffla wrote:
horang2 for OSL


I BELIEVE!
Taxes are for Terrans
Gescom
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada3358 Posts
April 03 2012 14:12 GMT
#118
On April 03 2012 19:32 alffla wrote:
horang2 for OSL

Only in the fall. ;]
Jaedong Hyuk || Bisu Jangbi || Fantasy Flash
tedster
Profile Joined May 2009
984 Posts
April 03 2012 15:06 GMT
#119
horang2 for final osl champion
the last wcs commissioner
Sinedd
Profile Joined July 2008
Poland7052 Posts
April 03 2012 15:36 GMT
#120
AWESOME !!! <3
T H C makes ppl happy
andiCR
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2273 Posts
April 03 2012 16:07 GMT
#121
Wow.. this article is beyond amazing.
Nightmare1795 wrote: I played a guy in bronze who said he was Japanese. That was the only game I ever dropped a nuke, which was purely coincidental.
dUTtrOACh
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2339 Posts
April 03 2012 16:44 GMT
#122
What a beast.
twitch.tv/duttroach
Ry-Masta-T
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States478 Posts
April 03 2012 18:26 GMT
#123
Dunno if this was mentioned in this thread, but another genius game by horang from a while ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s6MWWxOJb0
Speak the word...
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
April 04 2012 00:47 GMT
#124
On April 03 2012 19:32 alffla wrote:
horang2 for OSL

If God forbid it is the last OSL, I think that would be my favourite possible ending. ^_^
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
April 04 2012 01:40 GMT
#125
On April 04 2012 09:47 Bibbit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 03 2012 19:32 alffla wrote:
horang2 for OSL

If God forbid it is the last OSL, I think that would be my favourite possible ending. ^_^


All I want is another Protoss winning OSL.

Despite my race being Zerg (I shall always swear allegiance for the swarm!), I really think that a Protoss winning would be the most favorable result as it further provide proves that BW is the perfect balanced game.
2014 - ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ Raise your bows brood warriors! ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ
sOvrn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States678 Posts
April 04 2012 02:54 GMT
#126
Man I just started following proleague and I have to admit I just liked horang2's play in general. I'm so glad someone did a write up of him and I got to learn more. I'm going to be rooting extra hard for horang now in the OSL!! Hope he gets far.
My favorites: Terran - Maru // Protoss - SoS // Zerg - soO ~~~ fighting!
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
April 04 2012 03:06 GMT
#127
No one is guaranteed to auto-win vs Horang2. That's all I can say
Brood War loyalist
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
April 22 2012 06:37 GMT
#128
+ Show Spoiler [ODT Group D] +
Phase one complete
Hero.SP
Profile Joined March 2010
Chile711 Posts
April 22 2012 07:30 GMT
#129
On April 04 2012 12:06 meegrean wrote:
No one is guaranteed to auto-win vs Horang2. That's all I can say


Nobody is guaranteed to auto win vs anyone.
"well you know, the hardest part is the gg, I mean you have to be aware anytime your opponent can type gg, and you have to gg just right after him." - Flash
elagrion
Profile Joined April 2010
Ukraine422 Posts
April 22 2012 08:54 GMT
#130
This thread is on sidebar. So I guess horang2 won his group. Thanks for spoiling, gj.
Everything is a remix.
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-22 09:08:55
April 22 2012 09:05 GMT
#131
On April 22 2012 17:54 elagrion wrote:
This thread is on sidebar. So I guess horang2 won his group. Thanks for spoiling, gj.

I assure you that I bump this thread whether he wins or loses, dont overthink it.

Theres a reason nobody complains when fan club threads are bumped. You're just as likely to get "Oh cool PlayerX won" as "Damn Player X lost"
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
April 22 2012 12:32 GMT
#132
Bibbit is right, don't come into a thread just to be an ass.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
theleo_ua
Profile Joined December 2010
Ukraine150 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-30 18:07:48
May 30 2012 18:07 GMT
#133
Some trolling about Horang2: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=135766&currentpage=6#112
My BW events/showmatches: https://tinyurl.com/theleo-fund / This will be awesome if they manage to only improve the graphics but keep the gameplay EXACTLY THE SAME. One thing that makes BW great to watch is actually the buggy pathfinding (c) Dante08
zilav
Profile Joined September 2010
Russian Federation32 Posts
May 30 2012 20:19 GMT
#134
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Release
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States4397 Posts
May 30 2012 22:16 GMT
#135
This man is a disgrace. He knocked HiyA out of the OSL.
☺
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
December 12 2012 07:36 GMT
#136
Goodbye Mr. Horang2. Always remember the glory !!!
Anomarad
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada565 Posts
December 12 2012 08:21 GMT
#137
More like welcome back... maybe?
AssyrianKing
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia2111 Posts
December 12 2012 08:26 GMT
#138
Naa he retired again
John 15:13
hydrogg
Profile Joined September 2011
United States377 Posts
December 12 2012 08:28 GMT
#139
On December 12 2012 17:26 PiPoGevy wrote:
Naa he retired again


meaning he might play BW again, streaming and stuff
ne4aJIb
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Russian Federation3209 Posts
December 12 2012 08:29 GMT
#140
he is little tiger, he will come back from army as a badass tiger
Bisu,Best,Stork,Jangbi and Flash, Fantasy, Leta, Light and Jaedong, Hydra, Zero, Soulkey assemble in ACE now!
AC3
Profile Joined April 2006
Canada337 Posts
December 12 2012 08:32 GMT
#141
Thought of this thread as soon as I heard the news of his retirement, love all the BW hype threads. Thanks again for the great write up Bibbit.

Horang2, your building placement shall never be forgotten.
"The idea is to try to give all of the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another" -- Richard Feynman
blueblimp
Profile Joined May 2009
Canada297 Posts
December 12 2012 09:02 GMT
#142
Darn. Horang2 games were always worth a watch. It's retirements like this that really remind me pro BW is done and not just sleeping.
AssyrianKing
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia2111 Posts
December 12 2012 10:26 GMT
#143
On December 12 2012 17:28 hydrogg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2012 17:26 PiPoGevy wrote:
Naa he retired again


meaning he might play BW again, streaming and stuff

He is going military unfortunately, but maybe after?
John 15:13
ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1679 Posts
December 12 2012 10:52 GMT
#144
What, he's retiring from StarCraft2? I was the biggest fan of Horang2 throughout his entire BW career, from when I saw him play against Tazza in the highschools league, to the last. I would watch every game religiously, and willed him to win no matter what. Thank you for the good times Horang2, no player inspired me like you did.

On a side-topic, I had a dream only 3 nights ago that he started streaming BroodWar. A prophetic dream perhaps..?
EleGant[AoV]
soujiro_
Profile Joined June 2010
Uruguay5195 Posts
December 12 2012 21:21 GMT
#145
good luck in the army, hope to see him soon streaming bw
ace hwaiting!!
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
December 12 2012 21:38 GMT
#146
On December 12 2012 19:52 ImbaTosS wrote:
On a side-topic, I had a dream only 3 nights ago that he started streaming BroodWar. A prophetic dream perhaps..?

Won't be possible with him going to military for two years I believe.
Either way, all the best of lucks to him. He was pretty fun guy to watch.
"If watching the MSL finals makes you a progamer, then anyone in Korea can do it." - Ha Tae Ki
LTY
Profile Joined November 2012
United States223 Posts
December 12 2012 21:58 GMT
#147
There is little possibility of him streaming bw before enlisting to army. That's what is Pusan and Nada doing right now. Nada streams irregularly and not as much as Pusan does, but there is little hope that people shouldn't give up with.
Known as Miso or LTY
hipaul
Profile Joined May 2009
United States274 Posts
December 12 2012 22:16 GMT
#148
Really sad to see him retire One of the greatest pvper
SAMSUNG KHAN | tensai[ra] on iccup | Stork, Jangbi, Roro, Shine, Reality, Turn | Miss you Grape even though you failed in pvp and Brave the King of Chain Reaction
MrSandman
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia188 Posts
December 12 2012 22:35 GMT
#149
GG WP Horang2
TeamLiquid: Teaching trolls latin since 2002 || Before every post ask yourself, how would I feel if someone else said it? ||
Kittan
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland3999 Posts
December 12 2012 23:21 GMT
#150
I'm very sad to see Horang2 retire T__T. Together with Leta he brought many a smile onto our faces :D

No man could match him either in Architecture or PvP Mastery. We shall remember you, Tigertoss!

I hope we will get to see him play in the SSL, assuming it survives the crisis (fingers crossed).
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=81288 <--- How I fell in love with a man, a team, a game and a website in a single day... | "There are no false gods, there is only the Emperor, and Choi Yun Sung is his prophet." -> Zona 40k
Ero-Sennin
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States756 Posts
December 12 2012 23:28 GMT
#151
Cool
Luck makes talent look like genius.
HighTemper
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada3867 Posts
December 13 2012 05:01 GMT
#152
Just logging in to say goodbye to my favorite CJ protoss.

GG and GL in military and the future
"Issue the orders Sir [JangBi], and I will storm Hell." - Anthony Wayne
PineappleLumpsToss
Profile Joined July 2010
New Zealand2434 Posts
December 13 2012 09:29 GMT
#153
Much <3 TigerToss. Your base layouts will forever be etched in my brain, and it was a privilege watching your glorious PvP.

All the best for the next phase in your life.
Emon_
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
3925 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-13 12:51:59
December 13 2012 12:51 GMT
#154
PvP BONJWA! Remember the game vs Bisu on Aztec? Because step off EVERY OTHER PROTOSS! Commentators, fans, everyone loses their damn mind



Good luck in the Army, Tiger! Stream sometime
"I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully" -GWB ||
Lazyer
Profile Joined August 2011
United States341 Posts
December 14 2012 05:36 GMT
#155
This was a great write up i never saw
At least I got to read it, even if this amazing player hath retired.
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