When I started following professional BW, Jaedong was on his way up. He had just won his first OSL iirc. From then on, I religiously watched his matches. I became a fan of Oz. I was going through a tough time personally, and BW kept me going. Jaedong was a huge part of that. Even though he is five years younger than me, he was my hero. The Tyrant. The man with the death stare. PirateZerg. His dedication and talent always impressed me.

I wish him well during his military service.

EE HAN TIMING forever.

My favourite game of his will always be the ensnare / lurker surround vs. Fantasy on Sin Chupung Ryeong, though.

Lorch

Germany3511 Posts

June 24 2020 18:26 GMT

#42

Good bye my Dong, it was an honor being able to talk to you @dreamhack stockholm <3

Have a good one, let your body rest while you are in the military.
Can't wait for the day you return <3

.gypsy

Canada607 Posts

June 24 2020 18:51 GMT

#43

i don't get it, he'll be back in like 1.5 years this reads like he died or something get your heads out of your asses lmao

Ikirouta

Finland501 Posts

June 24 2020 19:24 GMT

#44

On June 25 2020 03:51 .gypsy wrote:
i don't get it, he'll be back in like 1.5 years this reads like he died or something get your heads out of your asses lmao

Good ol' gipsu. Never change.

Grettin

32018 Posts

June 24 2020 20:08 GMT

#45

Jaedong fighting!

Jealous

8135 Posts

June 24 2020 20:43 GMT

#46

EDIT: Nvm, waste of time.

Elroi

Sweden5204 Posts

June 24 2020 21:27 GMT

#47

Good luck, Jaedong! Amazing fighter, role model and entertainer during all these years.

mjuuy

Norway440 Posts

June 24 2020 21:40 GMT

#48

At least he gets shorter time than most of our SC gods!

RHoudini

Belgium3620 Posts

June 24 2020 22:05 GMT

#49

<3 Jaedong.

DSK

England1052 Posts

June 24 2020 22:43 GMT

#50

I will miss him. Definitely the most successful of the TaekBangLeeSsang and probably one of the most loved in SC2. I wish him all the best in the military, and if SC is around when he comes out maybe he can play again in some capacity.

Much love to PirateZerg, MoustacheZerg and OzSucksBallswithoutMe who are also leaving the scene to do their service.

TelecoM

United States10083 Posts

June 24 2020 23:45 GMT

#51

Farewall Jaedong, although I know you will be back after Military service! Stronger than ever!

Titusmaster6

United States5018 Posts

June 25 2020 01:09 GMT

#52

A hero for our race. Long live JD!

PartyBiscuit

Canada4344 Posts

June 25 2020 04:55 GMT

#53

mierin

United States4624 Posts

June 25 2020 05:45 GMT

#54

Forever my favorite Starcraft player. <3 ya JD!

Edpayasugo

United Kingdom1718 Posts

June 25 2020 09:39 GMT

#55

Thanks for the writeup, all the best Tyrant!

Marl

United States663 Posts

June 25 2020 10:32 GMT

#56

I remember when I first got into watching pro-starcraft in 2008/2009 zerg seemed really weak. Bisu and the other dragons were absolutely wrecking everyone and I was getting bored of so many TvPs. Savior was hyped as the best zerg still but it was depressing seeing him lose more often than not as I tried to follow him. Then I heard about Jaedong and yeah he proved to be the one zerg who had no problem in any matchup. It didn't take long for him to become my favorite player. Seeing him beat Fantasy in the OSL finals might be my favorite memory. Then of course the painful year of 2010 happened and all of jaedong's teammates started sucking while flash became unstoppable. Still despite that Jaedong continued to put up the most entertaining games IMO and I couldn't help but be inspired by it. Would the other zergs that emerged after him like effort, zero, soulkey, and calm have made it without his example?

MinixTheNerd

51 Posts

June 25 2020 10:49 GMT

#57

On June 24 2020 14:29 jinjin5000 wrote:
I will be translating farewell video and releasing it tomorrow. its long tho

You're the best man !!!

outscar

1929 Posts

June 25 2020 11:08 GMT

#58

On June 25 2020 02:36 SC-Shield wrote:

Show nested quote +

Was Stork exempt? Why? Health reasons?

Good luck in military, Jaedong!

Yeah, heard he had problems with sleep.

EsportsJohn

United States4810 Posts

June 25 2020 12:13 GMT

#59

On June 24 2020 17:35 JieXian wrote:
Wish him all the best. Are there any good JD games lately? My latest memories of him was unpleasantly watching him get crushed in the ASL and KSL by Last and Flash

He recently had a really good showmatch vs Bisu that's worth watching:

On June 25 2020 07:43 DSK wrote:
I will miss him. Definitely the most successful of the TaekBangLeeSsang and probably one of the most loved in SC2. I wish him all the best in the military, and if SC is around when he comes out maybe he can play again in some capacity.

Much love to PirateZerg, MoustacheZerg and OzSucksBallswithoutMe who are also leaving the scene to do their service.

Wait. You do realize that Flash is in TBLS, right?