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Ack1027
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States7873 Posts
February 26 2015 01:40 GMT
#41
wp kongs
agsub
Profile Joined May 2012
Singapore368 Posts
February 26 2015 01:43 GMT
#42
Great article~
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50753 Posts
February 26 2015 02:10 GMT
#43
these kongs need to do the kong dance more often
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jubil
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2602 Posts
February 26 2015 02:45 GMT
#44
This question is more directed at the Brood War guys: were there any other notable multiple second place finishers in BW besides Yellow? All the Sc2 Kong candidates are recent enough to remember clearly, but it seems like Yellow being the first and most prominent Kong in Brood War might have overshadowed some other near-champions. Did all the other second place finishers either die out quickly leaving behind no legacy or instead go on to win championships and break the Kong curse?
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Cheren
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States2911 Posts
February 26 2015 02:50 GMT
#45
this was resolved at the end of bw since the later-era silver kings (stork, jangbi, fantasy) all took finals off each other
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
February 26 2015 03:16 GMT
#46
I'd forgotten that Squirtle had lost several titles in the finals, and not just one. But really that loss alone against Mvp would probably have cemented him as a kong in our minds nonetheless.
FlyingSteaks
Profile Joined April 2012
Brazil433 Posts
February 26 2015 03:49 GMT
#47
Missed Stork but nice article anyway!
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
February 26 2015 04:02 GMT
#48
Don't forget Symbol

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Symbol

He's probably the most overlooked Kong given the timing of his gsl final, the matchup, and people stupidly labeling him as a patchzerg.
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Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-26 06:45:05
February 26 2015 06:41 GMT
#49
On February 26 2015 11:45 jubil wrote:
This question is more directed at the Brood War guys: were there any other notable multiple second place finishers in BW besides Yellow? All the Sc2 Kong candidates are recent enough to remember clearly, but it seems like Yellow being the first and most prominent Kong in Brood War might have overshadowed some other near-champions. Did all the other second place finishers either die out quickly leaving behind no legacy or instead go on to win championships and break the Kong curse?

(Wiki)Stork was a kong just fine, but he eventually broke through with an OSL win.

Here's a couple interesting posts regarding Yellow's losses to Boxer from the BW subforum: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/461193-the-greatest-season-of-osl-msl-ever?page=3#58
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/461193-the-greatest-season-of-osl-msl-ever?page=4#61
(it's mostly about Boxer though)
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
February 26 2015 07:07 GMT
#50
Excellent article, thanks for it.
(and soO will win something one day, I believe in him !)
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WickedCestus
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada25 Posts
February 26 2015 07:23 GMT
#51
Great article. I remember jumping on the Squirtle train really hard after IPL4 and that GSL finals, and the next few months absolutely broke my heart. Squirtle was a great player but he had glaring weaknesses that he never could quit overcome, such as his complete inability to defend against bunker rushes and mid-game roach-hydra aggression. Really a sad career. (I assume he's retired?) I still think so0 will be able to bounce back and continue to be a top-tier player.
LaLuSh
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Sweden2358 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-26 08:08:24
February 26 2015 08:05 GMT
#52
On February 26 2015 11:45 jubil wrote:
This question is more directed at the Brood War guys: were there any other notable multiple second place finishers in BW besides Yellow? All the Sc2 Kong candidates are recent enough to remember clearly, but it seems like Yellow being the first and most prominent Kong in Brood War might have overshadowed some other near-champions. Did all the other second place finishers either die out quickly leaving behind no legacy or instead go on to win championships and break the Kong curse?


Stork's nickname was the "Silver Surfer". He won an OSL, but immediately afterwards he proceeded to secure more 2nd places.
stevethemacguy
Profile Joined September 2008
United States137 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-26 08:18:40
February 26 2015 08:17 GMT
#53
On February 26 2015 08:00 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
how come JaeKong doesnt feature in this list?


How DARE you!!!

Stork should have made the list! He broke my heart many, many times.
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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2217 Posts
February 26 2015 08:54 GMT
#54
Nice writeup, thanks.
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KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
February 26 2015 11:45 GMT
#55
On February 26 2015 13:02 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Don't forget Symbol

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Symbol

He's probably the most overlooked Kong given the timing of his gsl final, the matchup, and people stupidly labeling him as a patchzerg.

Yeah him and Alicia too.
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Profile Joined September 2003
France1317 Posts
February 26 2015 13:41 GMT
#56
On February 26 2015 15:41 Ej_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 26 2015 11:45 jubil wrote:
This question is more directed at the Brood War guys: were there any other notable multiple second place finishers in BW besides Yellow? All the Sc2 Kong candidates are recent enough to remember clearly, but it seems like Yellow being the first and most prominent Kong in Brood War might have overshadowed some other near-champions. Did all the other second place finishers either die out quickly leaving behind no legacy or instead go on to win championships and break the Kong curse?

(Wiki)Stork was a kong just fine, but he eventually broke through with an OSL win.

Here's a couple interesting posts regarding Yellow's losses to Boxer from the BW subforum: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/461193-the-greatest-season-of-osl-msl-ever?page=3#58
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/461193-the-greatest-season-of-osl-msl-ever?page=4#61
(it's mostly about Boxer though)


Fantasy and Jangbi were also part of the Kong line at a point. It's funny to think that those 3 players (Stork, Fantasy, Jangbi) only broke free of that line by playing each other in finals

And thanks for that great article, very well done. For me as a fan, Yellow winning Sneakers against Nada coming back from 1-2 down is still as good as winning an OSL
reviant
Profile Joined October 2014
France7 Posts
February 26 2015 14:05 GMT
#57
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MavivaM
Profile Joined November 2011
1535 Posts
February 26 2015 14:29 GMT
#58
Nice article, you raise a lot of valid points about Squirtle that I didn't consider.
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Tanzklaue
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany1417 Posts
February 26 2015 14:32 GMT
#59
On February 26 2015 17:17 stevethemacguy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 26 2015 08:00 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
how come JaeKong doesnt feature in this list?


How DARE you!!!

Stork should have made the list! He broke my heart many, many times.

in terms of sc2, jadong is a kong. though i wouldn't list him because he is mostly remembered for being the tyrant in broodwar.
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3487 Posts
February 26 2015 15:14 GMT
#60
An awesome article of probably the best storyline of Starcraft.
I'm glad JaeDong wasn't one of the Kongs as he overcame it at the end of the year, making it a perfect finish.
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
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