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Road to BlizzCon #10 - CJ.herO - WCS 2014 - Page 3

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ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3472 Posts
October 27 2014 11:34 GMT
#41
He's a bit like Polt in that way, rides the wave of glory and sucks everything positive in.

The article mentioned how he often comebacks, I think this is somewhat more what defines him.
There's always struggle, but he just so happens to peservere and even when behind often gets the better read of the rest of the series between him and his opponent.
Even the very "One-sided" sOs series, the Master of Mindgames sOs, gets such a mental edge over herO, but even then he doesn't let it get to him, as much as any other player would. Even in the third game he STILL doesn't scout the proxy position, he even happens to get the read that sOs with his approach to the series in such an aggressive manner, would follow up with 4gate Blink Stalker allin and gets the counter build with fast DT's in.
herO was on the way of one of the often seen comebacks, only sOs changed the approach completely mindgaming the mindgame and taking back the flow of the series in a way that only sOs can.
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
SFDuality
Profile Joined December 2012
United States1318 Posts
October 27 2014 12:12 GMT
#42
On October 27 2014 10:54 lichter wrote:
according to aligulac, herO is the first "hero"

HeRoMaRinE is second

HerO is third

I hate you.

And Aligulac.

Try as I might though, I can't dislike herO. Hope he does well at Blizzcon.
HarmFull
Profile Joined October 2014
Netherlands1 Post
October 27 2014 12:28 GMT
#43
Still think TaeJa should be the sun But then again I'M just one person
Just love the game
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18575 Posts
October 27 2014 12:57 GMT
#44
On October 27 2014 19:07 Shuffleblade wrote:
Thanks for this article, it really hit me right in the feels.

When I came back to SC2 a year ago and started following the scene again after about a year break. I found herO and I was furious, whats with this guy stealing the name of HerO?! I totally dislikes herO for almost half a year.

He started growing on me, slowly at first with his play and then came the sOs vs herO match, I was cheering for sOs mostly just to watch the fake herO lose. How I laughed when I saw the proxies but at the last game my smile got stuck in my throat because the face of herO in defeat didn't make me happy like I thought it would. The situation, the proxies the defeat I pitied herO then. Then he lost and I saw the aftermath and what came after? A smiling herO, he walked out of there and, he smiled and he partied and that spirit, that sheer strength of heart blew me away.

That day through his defeat and the way he handled it he made me a fan, he really is like the sun.


I still remember so many idiots who predicted herO would lose his smile with the loss of that final.
herO never loses his smile and its purely genuine as well
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
October 27 2014 12:58 GMT
#45
On October 27 2014 21:57 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2014 19:07 Shuffleblade wrote:
Thanks for this article, it really hit me right in the feels.

When I came back to SC2 a year ago and started following the scene again after about a year break. I found herO and I was furious, whats with this guy stealing the name of HerO?! I totally dislikes herO for almost half a year.

He started growing on me, slowly at first with his play and then came the sOs vs herO match, I was cheering for sOs mostly just to watch the fake herO lose. How I laughed when I saw the proxies but at the last game my smile got stuck in my throat because the face of herO in defeat didn't make me happy like I thought it would. The situation, the proxies the defeat I pitied herO then. Then he lost and I saw the aftermath and what came after? A smiling herO, he walked out of there and, he smiled and he partied and that spirit, that sheer strength of heart blew me away.

That day through his defeat and the way he handled it he made me a fan, he really is like the sun.


I still remember so many idiots who predicted herO would lose his smile with the loss of that final.
herO never loses his smile and its purely genuine as well

Yeah. On that note I feel CJ embodies perfectly herO's personality and vice-versa
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[16thSq] Kuro
Profile Blog Joined April 2014
1217 Posts
October 27 2014 14:16 GMT
#46
On October 27 2014 19:07 Shuffleblade wrote:
Thanks for this article, it really hit me right in the feels.

When I came back to SC2 a year ago and started following the scene again after about a year break. I found herO and I was furious, whats with this guy stealing the name of HerO?! I totally dislikes herO for almost half a year.

He started growing on me, slowly at first with his play and then came the sOs vs herO match, I was cheering for sOs mostly just to watch the fake herO lose. How I laughed when I saw the proxies but at the last game my smile got stuck in my throat because the face of herO in defeat didn't make me happy like I thought it would. The situation, the proxies the defeat I pitied herO then. Then he lost and I saw the aftermath and what came after? A smiling herO, he walked out of there and, he smiled and he partied and that spirit, that sheer strength of heart blew me away.

That day through his defeat and the way he handled it he made me a fan, he really is like the sun.

I never hated herO, I was neutral not knowing him much (I didn't watch the broadcast from IEMs he won, just saw news). But I did think about him as "fake herO" at first too, since I didn't really expect a high level player with the same nickname at the same time.

But then, I went to IEM World Championship and saw that guy on stage and I can tell you that he really radiates that positive energy. The crowd was happy every time he showed up and the more the crowd cheered for him, the more he was having fun and giving more happiness back. And of course, seeing his mastery of Blink Stalkers against HyuN was amazing. It was the time when I just switched race being a bit bored with Protoss and he made me enjoy that race again (to watch at least).
That one event made me a fan of him, he's my favourite proplayer now.
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MasterSmurf
Profile Joined January 2013
Germany30 Posts
October 27 2014 16:25 GMT
#47
On October 27 2014 10:54 lichter wrote:
according to aligulac, herO is the first "hero"

HeRoMaRinE is second

HerO is third


you have to watch out for HeRoMaRinE
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psstaa
Profile Joined July 2014
Korea (South)2 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-27 17:10:29
October 27 2014 17:01 GMT
#48
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BlackZetsu
Profile Joined October 2014
United States179 Posts
October 27 2014 17:17 GMT
#49
On October 28 2014 02:01 psstaa wrote:
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Wow, this is beautiful. Thank you so much for making this.
Grovbolle
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Denmark3813 Posts
October 27 2014 17:36 GMT
#50
On October 27 2014 21:12 SFDuality wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2014 10:54 lichter wrote:
according to aligulac, herO is the first "hero"

HeRoMaRinE is second

HerO is third

I hate you.

And Aligulac.

Try as I might though, I can't dislike herO. Hope he does well at Blizzcon.

Yeah well, we'll continue existing regardless of your hate.
Lies, damned lies and statistics: http://aligulac.com
FruitsPunchSamurai
Profile Joined August 2011
United Kingdom87 Posts
October 27 2014 17:45 GMT
#51
On October 27 2014 21:28 HarmFull wrote:
Still think TaeJa should be the sun But then again I'M just one person

I think its funnier if Taeja and San are the lovers .
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
October 27 2014 17:52 GMT
#52
On October 28 2014 02:45 ThatGuy101 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2014 21:28 HarmFull wrote:
Still think TaeJa should be the sun But then again I'M just one person

I think its funnier if Taeja and San are the lovers .

TaeJa will probably be something like the Hermit or the moon >.>
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Apoteosis
Profile Joined June 2011
Chile820 Posts
October 27 2014 19:38 GMT
#53
herO reminds me of Dear...

weird, though
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Rikudou
Profile Joined April 2014
Germany151 Posts
October 27 2014 19:40 GMT
#54
can't wait for soO's article! HYPED
Is this real Life? No, it's StartaleLife!!!
cpower
Profile Joined October 2013
228 Posts
October 27 2014 20:14 GMT
#55
On October 27 2014 11:19 pure.Wasted wrote:
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On October 27 2014 11:11 Ace Frehley wrote:
The brackets favours him heavily here
Could see him losing to soo or zest but I think these two are knocked out early this tournament


I don't think that herO is heavily favored against Polt. I'm not even sure he's favored at all.

Polt will probably lose to Classic. And yes herO has a very good chance of winning it all. I would say more than 50%. Zest, Taeja are the next contenders.
Nebulem
Profile Joined May 2014
71 Posts
October 27 2014 23:42 GMT
#56
Taeja has to beat soO first.
t.(-.-)z
Kimb3r
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany744 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-28 02:01:32
October 28 2014 01:49 GMT
#57
Seriously.. I bet 10€ that this guy wins Blizzcon. He will finally do it. He is one of the best players in this world, playing fantastically for months and years.. The only thing he lacks is a big championship! I bet he is training right now like hell to show the world what's in him!

Edit: The article consists of so many "smiles".. herO is skill-wise top5 in this world, playing consistently and showing awesome results, would it be Proleague-style matches or international tournaments. He is a smiling assassin, yeah, but he is more an assassin than a smiling person. Everyone who is going to face herO will be in fear, because he is an awesome player, and he is training like hell for this tournament I imagine. I am going to cheer for this guy as hell, and I think his determination and concentration will not fail him. He is no Dear, definitely not, he is with Zest one of the best Protosses in this world. Different than Classic or Rain, he has shown us in 2014 that you can always count on him - and on his consistency.
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Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
November 01 2014 22:09 GMT
#58
THE SMILE WILL LIVE ON
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AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
November 01 2014 22:16 GMT
#59
AIN'T NOTHING THAT'S GONNA KEEP herO DOWN
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18575 Posts
November 02 2014 19:26 GMT
#60
herO, keep smiling!
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