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Up Close & Personal with Meru at IEM Toronto

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Meru
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States219 Posts
September 09 2014 01:40 GMT
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Up Close & Personal

For most of us at home, all we ever see from our favorite Starcraft celebrities is a face and a mouse on the screen. For some, their personalities shine through their play or their casting, and it's easy to find a connection with these people. Whether its Tastosis cracking nostalgia jokes, INnoVation's machine like pushes, or Mr Bitter dressing up like Lauren, we've come to associate them with the way their do their jobs. However, there is more to our favorite pros and casters than just Starcraft. While it's nice to know their thoughts on balance or receive special tips about certain matchups, we get enough of those from their day jobs.

Meru took a break from all the Starcraft at IEM Toronto to have a chat with some of our favorite personalities, poking and prodding to find out more about the men behind the mouse.

The Questions:

  1. How did you get your ID?
  2. What is your proudest SC2 moment?
  3. If a fan wanted to buy you a drink, what would it be?
  4. Would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?
  5. If you could pick anyone (a celebrity, famous person, anyone) to be your girlfriend, who would it be?
  6. If your girlfriend was kidnapped and you needed to pick 3 pro gamers to help you save her, who would you pick?


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Graphics"Learn lots. Don't judge. Laugh for no reason. Be nice. Seek happiness."
shiroiusagi
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
SoCal, USA3955 Posts
September 09 2014 01:45 GMT
#2
Awesome interviews. :3
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
September 09 2014 01:46 GMT
#3
ahaha "how long do you want it to be"
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astray71
Profile Joined February 2012
United States325 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-09 01:55:34
September 09 2014 01:50 GMT
#4
For a second, I thought someone Meru was misspelled Maru, but then I was wonder how because Maru didn't come

Lol Apollo at the girlfriend question
There is no victory without the blessing of god, and there is no god but Madlife.
NexUmbra
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Scotland3776 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-09 02:03:55
September 09 2014 01:58 GMT
#5
I mean I love QXC as a caster and a player but please don't interview or have him as a analyst on a couch, it just doesn't end well.
Life has won two GSLs and a Blizzard Cup. NOT three GSLs.
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
September 09 2014 02:22 GMT
#6
Meru so awesome :D
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IAMPRO
Profile Joined November 2011
Afghanistan118 Posts
September 09 2014 02:25 GMT
#7
qxc so socially awkward but i love him anyway <3
SuHoSin - we'll never forget your genius
Meru
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States219 Posts
September 09 2014 02:29 GMT
#8
I WANT A BIG SMOOTHIE!
Graphics"Learn lots. Don't judge. Laugh for no reason. Be nice. Seek happiness."
spritzz
Profile Joined November 2009
Canada331 Posts
September 09 2014 02:31 GMT
#9
Should totally make a dota mod with pro gamers. Top picks will be Violet and Flash.

Thanks for interview!
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Thrillz
Profile Joined May 2012
4313 Posts
September 09 2014 02:35 GMT
#10
Flash's scar is still hugely noticeable lol.

Also Zest's arms vs Life's arms lol.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26261 Posts
September 09 2014 02:39 GMT
#11
Got to love qxc, his mannerisms are so similar to Idra's that him being out of the scene is less painful. Also a fucking great caster, hope he gets more gigs.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Xinzoe
Profile Joined January 2014
Korea (South)2373 Posts
September 09 2014 02:46 GMT
#12
LOL zest has boner in pictures with life? and damn qxc is funny
CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
September 09 2014 02:49 GMT
#13
Apollo's mouth was moving but all I could focus on was his awesome shirt.
WriterWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
Rikudou
Profile Joined April 2014
Germany151 Posts
September 09 2014 03:07 GMT
#14
not sure if QXC is super funny or just awkward :D
Is this real Life? No, it's StartaleLife!!!
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-09 03:33:35
September 09 2014 03:33 GMT
#15
[image loading]

The only real choice. QXC and Snute confirmed to be the smartest there.
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CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
September 09 2014 03:37 GMT
#16
On September 09 2014 12:33 stuchiu wrote:
[image loading]

The only real choice. QXC and Snute confirmed to be the smartest there.


His arm is bigger than my body.
WriterWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
Scholes
Profile Joined December 2012
Venezuela312 Posts
September 09 2014 03:39 GMT
#17
Haha the QXC moment made me lol like super hard, i mean where did that come from XD.
Scholes
Profile Joined December 2012
Venezuela312 Posts
September 09 2014 03:40 GMT
#18
On September 09 2014 12:33 stuchiu wrote:
[image loading]

The only real choice. QXC and Snute confirmed to be the smartest there.

I chose him as my girlfriend.
sc2chronic
Profile Joined May 2012
United States777 Posts
September 09 2014 04:05 GMT
#19
Meru so cute
terrible, terrible, damage
Shinta)
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
September 09 2014 04:24 GMT
#20
lmao, "if its somewhere a little more fancy, I could always go for some Soju".
Fancy and soju in the same sentence, I chuckled.

Fuck fancy though, I could go for some soju any day (literally, because of how cheap/inexpensive it is).
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