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Jaedong - The Tyrant who hated to lose

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Thorin
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
601 Posts
December 06 2012 16:48 GMT
#1
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In light of Lee "(Z)Jaedong" Jae Dong's transfer to Evil Geniuses, which apparently see him competing in international tournaments, I've published an article entitled "Jaedong - The Tyrant who hated to lose". In this article I tell the story of Jaedong's illustrious Brood War career, but written so modern day and StarCraft2 fans can appreciate the context of the events.

From his early days as a rookie defeating bigger names, and thus earning the moniker "The Legend Killer", through his five individual league (OSL and MSL) titles and into the turning of his rivalry to the favour of Flash, ending Jaedong's career with three straight silver medal finishes, I unpack and explain the story of Jaedong the BW player, the man they called "The Tyrant".

A few select passages to whet your appetite:

The early days as a breakout rookie:
+ Show Spoiler +
In February of 2007 Jaedong was recognised with the Best New Player award at the second annual KeSPA (Korean e-Sports Association) awards. With opposing coaches now fully aware of his ZvZ excellence they would wisely choose to avoid pairing him with their Zergs, instead he would be thrown in with the league's Terrans. Jaedong responded by establishing ZvT as a monster match-up for him in his own right. Facing only two Zergs in the first round of the 2007 ProLeague Jaedong went 15:7, a 68.18% win-rate which established him as the rising star of the Korean scene.

With his career already marked with wins over all-time great names like iloveoov, NaDa, Reach and sAviOr, the young man from Kyungsang-Do was living up to the reputation of his people, who are considered to be more passion-fuelled than the denizens of Seoul, Korea's capital. His victories had earned him the nickname "The Legend Killer" and only his ZvP held him back from being an elite player across the board, though he still lacked any individual league success.


The beginning of the LeeSsangRok rivalry with Flash:
+ Show Spoiler +
GOM had begun to introduce a new series of individual leagues, which would run alongside the traditional big two of the OSL and MSL. With three leagues running Jaedong found himself in quite the peculiar situation in February of 2008, scheduled to face Flash in all three individual league quarter-finals, over a span of less than two weeks. Thus began the LeeSsangRok which would become the defining rivalry of Jaedong's career.


Returning from the brink against Fantasy in the Batoo OSL final:
+ Show Spoiler +
Fantasy looked to be a man possessed with a desire to overcome the previous season's failure, taking the first two maps off the back of some at-the-time revolutionary mech play, builds co-authored by iloveoov's devious mind. Only once in the history of the OSL final had anyone come back from 0:2 down to win the title, GGPlay's legendary return against Iris. Jaedong was on the ropes but something inside him would not give up.

Fighting back, game by game, he tied the series up at 2:2 and sent it to a decider. This was the first fifth map decider of Jaedong's career, and he would mark it with a victory. The Batoo OSL title had seemed all but lost and now had remarkably swung back to the Zerg, giving him his second title. He had become the sixth player in OSL history to win multiple titles.


The daunting task facing him going into the 2009 EVER OSL final:
+ Show Spoiler +
Flash had won the EVER OSL a week earlier, earning his second OSL title, and three of the four bonjwas (BoxeR, iloveoov and sAviOr) had predicted the KT Terran would take the MSL crown as well, completing his destiny. From October 1st 2009 to January 22nd 2010, the day before the MSL final, Flash had gone 26:4 in TvZ, a mind-boggling 86.67% win-rate. Of those four map losses three had been single map losses in series Flash had gone on to win.

Flash had not lost two maps in a series against a Zerg since September 14th 2009, 131 days prior. Flash's life-time TvZ record at that point stood at 104:44, a godly 70,27% win-rate. Even the map pool was said to favour Flash, with some calling it one of the worst for ZvT ever, especially with the inclusion of Odd-Eye. From Jaedong's side of things there was no bright spot from which to summon hope, he had only played seven official maps against Terrans since October 1st, going 4:3 for 57.14%.


Jaedong before Flash's rise:
+ Show Spoiler +
For those who know the history of what followed it can be easy to forget just how fearsome Jaedong was up to this point in time. Jaedong was one of the most clutch players in BW history, if not the most clutch outright. Under the most pressure he seemed unwavering, finding the winning play even when it seemed not to exist. Prior to his Hana Daetoo Securities MSL final date with Flash Jaedong had only lost two Bo5s in his OSL and MSL playoff career. Counting Bo5s played in the playoffs of the OSL, MSL and GOM leagues he was 20:2 in series won, an otherworldly 90.90% win-rate.


Jaedong the fearsome BW player:
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Beyond just the numbers and trophies Jaedong was an incredible specimen aesthetically, constantly pressuring his opponent and looking for that opening from which to kill his opponent and end the game. Like a prowling wolf seeking out the scent of blood from wounded prey Jaedong's aggressive playing style, backed up by second-to-none mechanics, ensured he was not just a great player but a great winner. There were times in BW history when Jaedong could end games simply with his mutalisks around the nine minute mark, even against the likes of Flash.


The entire article can be read at Team Acer.
Ryusei-R1
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States2106 Posts
December 06 2012 16:49 GMT
#2
I've never seen a man so sexy in my life before.
Jaedong plz
onPHYRE
Profile Joined October 2010
Bulgaria917 Posts
December 06 2012 16:53 GMT
#3
Very nice looking and informative article so far!
Livin' this life like it was written.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-06 16:56:45
December 06 2012 16:56 GMT
#4
Hey man, this seems really baller. Great job <3
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KapsyL
Profile Joined November 2011
Sweden704 Posts
December 06 2012 17:01 GMT
#5
this was well done. props to you
Jurg Jurg Jurg
Insoleet
Profile Joined May 2012
France1806 Posts
December 06 2012 17:14 GMT
#6
Thats was a real pleasure to read this article, good job !
tertos
Profile Joined April 2011
Romania394 Posts
December 06 2012 17:19 GMT
#7
Thank you, Thorin. A job well done.
I was born this way
Antisocialmunky
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5912 Posts
December 06 2012 17:21 GMT
#8
And he can actually dance:
[゚n゚] SSSSssssssSSsss ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Sqq
Profile Joined August 2010
Norway2023 Posts
December 06 2012 17:24 GMT
#9
Fuck yes. My favorite player off all time on my favorite sc2 team!
Dead girls don't say no.
Aosi
Profile Joined October 2011
Canada43 Posts
December 06 2012 17:44 GMT
#10
Truly the Goku of Starcraft befallen to tragic hero. The emotions associated with his very name can only be described with the peculiar expressions on people's faces when asked, "who is your favourite player of all time."
Nothing is Trivial
Gihi
Profile Joined September 2011
384 Posts
December 06 2012 17:49 GMT
#11
Acer brings some of the best articles these days! They really deserve more promotion!
Butterednuts
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States859 Posts
December 06 2012 17:56 GMT
#12
Having never played Brood War, I could never really understand just how good these kinds of players are. I am really optimistic to see his play evolve and really push the limits of the Zerg race.
Chameleons Cast No Shadows
Zealos
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United Kingdom3575 Posts
December 06 2012 18:06 GMT
#13
Wow, was this written after the move was announced? That's pretty awesome : D
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Fiziks
Profile Joined December 2010
United States59 Posts
December 06 2012 18:07 GMT
#14
Wow. Amazing write up! Thanks for putting so much good information into a single article. Usually, you have to piece all of this info together from various sources.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10332 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-06 18:09:19
December 06 2012 18:08 GMT
#15
Why is he so darn good looking?

Also that first picture is fucking sexy. Dat uniform.

also thanks for typing this up, i'm a fan of jaedong but don't know that much actually, so this will be useful and help me enjoy him in sc2 more :D
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Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
December 06 2012 18:09 GMT
#16
no matter what uniform he is wearing now, jaedong will always be in a Hwaseung Oz uniform in my memories.
I now have autographs of both BoxeR and NaDa. I can die happy. Lim Yo Hwan and Lee Yun Yeol FIGHTING forever!
Prince_Stranger
Profile Joined November 2010
Kazakhstan762 Posts
December 06 2012 19:41 GMT
#17
After reading it I feel like Flash is god because of JD.
"To all eSports fans, I want to be remembered as a progamer who can make something out of nothing, and someone who always does his best. I think that is the right way of living, and I'm always doing my best to follow that." - Jaedong
Nerfed
Profile Joined May 2010
Russian Federation1132 Posts
December 06 2012 19:46 GMT
#18
On December 07 2012 03:09 Kazeyonoma wrote:
no matter what uniform he is wearing now, jaedong will always be in a Hwaseung Oz uniform in my memories.


i'm feeling the same
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
December 06 2012 20:07 GMT
#19
On December 07 2012 02:21 Antisocialmunky wrote:
And he can actually dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0OY6Ow65LQ


Woah..


The excerpts look really great, seems an awesome article!
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neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
December 06 2012 20:13 GMT
#20
Coolness level of EG just spiked through the roof. This is like a billion times cooler than anything ever. But how? I can't understand it. It's just too cool.
maru G5L pls
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