I can think of no player better than Nairo to set Liquid off on the right foot in Smash 4. A complete package, he is the fiercest of competitors at tournaments while remaining true to himself and deeply loyal to his fans.
For those of your who aren't so familiar with Smash 4, Nairo is widely considered one of the top four players in the world along with ZeRo, Mr. R and ESAM. He started his career playing Metaknight in Brawl when he was still young. He gained a reputation as a Smash prodigy which culminated in him taking first place at Apex 2014 at age 16, the last 'major' Brawl tournament. His win over ZeRo started a friendly rivalry between the two which continues to this day.
Upon switching to Smash 4, Nairo played a variety of characters—notably Robin and Dark Pit—but was unable to find the same level of success as he did in Brawl. Shortly after a disappointing run at Apex 2015, he focused on Zero Suit Samus and then things just started to click. It wasn't long before he dethroned Dabuz as the best player in the Tri-state area and made a serious claim as one of the best in the world. He finished 2nd, 3rd and 3rd at CEO, EVO and SSC, his last three tournaments.
In every event he attends, Nairo conducts himself as a professional fitting of the Liquid tag. He is hypercritical of his own play and never shies away from taking responsibility when things don't go as planned. He's supremely confident in his ability, and this fearlessness is evident in his playstyle.
Smash 4 is still a young game but it is evolving rapidly. The pace is getting faster; movement is growing more fluid; technical skill is increasing; and most of all, storylines are developing. Players like Nairo are at the forefront of pushing the game to its limits. In a nutshell his playstyle is 'high octane': in the blink of an eye he can go from poking in neutral to taking your stock with unrelenting and imaginative combos. Not only is his Zero Suit one of the most entertaining characters to watch, he brings the same electric playstyle to every character he touches—notably to the likes of Robin and Lucena.
What truly sealed the deal for us is how Nairo approaches his fans. He is one of the most consistent Smash 4 streamers, despite his heavy tournament schedule. The effort Nairo puts in to maintaining this stream, such as funding regular stream giveaways and cultivating better viewer interaction, showed us just how much he values his supporters. As a result, the stream is such a great environment for fans to get to know Nairo on a more personal level.
Nairo is already a veteran of the Smash scene with a wealth of competitive experience despite only being 18 years old, and we think the best is yet to come. Welcome to the team, Liquid`Nairo.
Jesse "Plexa" Hart
I am glad Team Liquid is starting to pick up more Smash Players. Nairo is hard working, motivated and an all around a nice guy. I am happy to have him on the team!
Liquid`Ken
Liquid`Hungrybox
I have met few people as dedicated to Smash as Nairo. He's excelled as perhaps the greatest Brawl player of all time and has proven to be ZeRo's closest threat. With him the team, Liquid is a serious threat in Brawl and Smash 4.
Liquid`Chillindude
Nairo has established himself since the days of Brawl as a top Smash competitor. As Smash4 continues to gain steam I know Nairo will be a valuable asset to Team Liquid, and I know he'll continue to dominate the Smash4 scene. I'm really excited to have a Smash4 representative on the team!
Liquid getting serious about Smash now, investing into a Top 3 EVO finisher, and investing into Smash 4 instead of simply a nostalgia cash-in like the initial TL entry into the franchise.
Nairo is probably the #2 player in the US behind the bonjwa himself, so this will pay off.
On August 12 2015 12:06 TheDougler wrote: Haven't really followed the smash community. When he says "the dude who's lost no tournaments" is that Mew2King?
Also is HungryBox's text box cut off for anyone else?
Edit: Just needed to maximize my screen. So what's the deal with this "ZeRo" dude? Where'd he come from?
On August 12 2015 12:06 TheDougler wrote: Haven't really followed the smash community. When he says "the dude who's lost no tournaments" is that Mew2King?
Also is HungryBox's text box cut off for anyone else?
Edit: Just needed to maximize my screen. So what's the deal with this "ZeRo" dude? Where'd he come from?
Also, Congrats to Nairo and Team Liquid!
Zero is currently to Smash4 what Flash was to 2009-2011 BW. Except a bit moreso. He actually has not dropped a series in something like 8 months.
On August 12 2015 12:06 TheDougler wrote: Haven't really followed the smash community. When he says "the dude who's lost no tournaments" is that Mew2King?
Also is HungryBox's text box cut off for anyone else?
Edit: Just needed to maximize my screen. So what's the deal with this "ZeRo" dude? Where'd he come from?
Also, Congrats to Nairo and Team Liquid!
Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrio, originally from Chile, now living in the USA, has won every Smash 4 tournament he's entered since...I think since the game came out. He won Apex, EVO, CEO, and everything in between. He is the definitive and undisputed best Smash 4 player on the face of the Earth, with no opponent even coming close to taking a set off of him. After his dominance of the biggest stage of fighting games, EVO, he was signed earlier this month by TSM.
On August 12 2015 12:06 TheDougler wrote: Haven't really followed the smash community. When he says "the dude who's lost no tournaments" is that Mew2King?
Also is HungryBox's text box cut off for anyone else?
Edit: Just needed to maximize my screen. So what's the deal with this "ZeRo" dude? Where'd he come from?
Also, Congrats to Nairo and Team Liquid!
Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrio, originally from Chile, now living in the USA, has won every Smash 4 tournament he's entered since...I think since the game came out. He won Apex, EVO, CEO, and everything in between. He is the definitive and undisputed best Smash 4 player on the face of the Earth, with no opponent even coming close to taking a set off of him. After his dominance of the biggest stage of fighting games, EVO, he was signed earlier this month by TSM.
Nairo and ESAM have both taken him to last hit game 5 in sets before. But otherwise that's 100% correct The fact that Zero clutches it out even if these super close sets speaks to just how good he is.
On August 12 2015 11:01 amazingxkcd wrote: wuuuuuuuuuuuut, sm4sh? ew
I used to feel this way about smash 4 but it seems to be getting better over time. It will never be melee but you can differentiate yourself and its not always campy.
On August 12 2015 11:01 amazingxkcd wrote: wuuuuuuuuuuuut, sm4sh? ew
I used to feel this way about smash 4 but it seems to be getting better over time. It will never be melee but you can differentiate yourself and its not always campy.
Smash 4 is rarely campy nowadays. Will there be more campyness then melee? Sure, but that's purely because of the huge character roster and there being way more playstyles possible then melee.
The fact that there's a player that won 45+ tournaments in a row, from weeklies to majors does indicate that there's a significent skillcap that 99% of the pro scene isn't even getting close of reaching. And when the game keeps growing and top matches look more like this set after the first game:
Smash 4 will have a really bright future ahead of itself. Unless Sakurai releases a patch that ruins the competitive aspect of it but the last few patches have balance wise definitly been going in the right direction.
Always a Liquid fanboy even if he plays sm4sh and even if he started as Meta Knight in Brawl. Even the TMNT managed to rise to great heights from the sewer. In all seriousness though, welcome to team, hopefully he can do good things for that game.
On August 12 2015 11:01 amazingxkcd wrote: wuuuuuuuuuuuut, sm4sh? ew
I used to feel this way about smash 4 but it seems to be getting better over time. It will never be melee but you can differentiate yourself and its not always campy.
Smash 4 is rarely campy nowadays. Will there be more campyness then melee? Sure, but that's purely because of the huge character roster and there being way more playstyles possible then melee.
The fact that there's a player that won 45+ tournaments in a row, from weeklies to majors does indicate that there's a significent skillcap that 99% of the pro scene isn't even getting close of reaching. And when the game keeps growing and top matches look more like this set after the first game:
Smash 4 will have a really bright future ahead of itself. Unless Sakurai releases a patch that ruins the competitive aspect of it but the last few patches have balance wise definitly been going in the right direction.
Ya I'll admit before Smash Con watching smash 4 wasn't something I had much interest in since the competitive play right after release wasn't that fun to watch. But after watching it and especially the match you linked I'll definitely be tuning in to more tournaments. I really enjoyed ESAM and Nairo.
On August 12 2015 11:01 amazingxkcd wrote: wuuuuuuuuuuuut, sm4sh? ew
I used to feel this way about smash 4 but it seems to be getting better over time. It will never be melee but you can differentiate yourself and its not always campy.
Smash 4 is rarely campy nowadays. Will there be more campyness then melee? Sure, but that's purely because of the huge character roster and there being way more playstyles possible then melee.
The fact that there's a player that won 45+ tournaments in a row, from weeklies to majors does indicate that there's a significent skillcap that 99% of the pro scene isn't even getting close of reaching. And when the game keeps growing and top matches look more like this set after the first game:
Smash 4 will have a really bright future ahead of itself. Unless Sakurai releases a patch that ruins the competitive aspect of it but the last few patches have balance wise definitly been going in the right direction.
Ya I'll admit before Smash Con watching smash 4 wasn't something I had much interest in since the competitive play right after release wasn't that fun to watch. But after watching it and especially the match you linked I'll definitely be tuning in to more tournaments. I really enjoyed ESAM and Nairo.
Damn, gotta admit same here. That match was pretty tight!
On August 12 2015 12:06 TheDougler wrote: Haven't really followed the smash community. When he says "the dude who's lost no tournaments" is that Mew2King?
Also is HungryBox's text box cut off for anyone else?
Edit: Just needed to maximize my screen. So what's the deal with this "ZeRo" dude? Where'd he come from?
Also, Congrats to Nairo and Team Liquid!
Zero is currently to Smash4 what Flash was to 2009-2011 BW. Except a bit moreso. He actually has not dropped a series in something like 8 months.
You must be forgetting 2009 Jaedong, and even the 2010 one.
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