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Mount Rushmore of Races for Wings of Liberty

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Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
December 03 2012 20:30 GMT
#1
With the end of WoL only a few months away, who would you put on your Mount Rushmore for each race when we think back to the days of Wings of Liberty?

For me, I'd go:

Terran: Mvp, MMA, Polt, MarineKing

Probably the easiest for me. The four Terrans with the most money, and they've all either won a GSL title or been in a lot of them. Mvp, Polt and MKP have been around the top of SC2 since the start of SC2, and MMA came on a bit later to win a few GSTL's and two GSL's.

Protoss: MC, ?, ?, ?

Yeah, I have no clue. MC and three guys. There are tons of guys you could put there. You figure it out.

Zerg: FruitDealer, Nestea, Leenock, Stephano

FruitDealer for being the George Washington of SC2, Nestea for being Nestea, Leenock for his various title wins throughout the life of Wings, and Stephano for his countless accomplishments.

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Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16056 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-03 20:34:14
December 03 2012 20:33 GMT
#2
I dunno about your Zerg one, I think it'd go Fruitdealer, Nestea, Stephano, DRG. Sorry Leenock, but I think DRG deserves that spot more.

Stephano only gets the nod for being a fantastic foreign Zerg before those became common place.

Protoss would look like.

MC, Seed, HerO, Parting IMO.

Your Terran one sounds pretty solid I'm having a hard time coming up with a good argument for why any of those Terrans should be replaced.
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lorestarcraft
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1049 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-03 20:33:59
December 03 2012 20:33 GMT
#3
MC HuK PartinG and HerO
SC2 Mapmaker
Kakaru2
Profile Joined March 2011
198 Posts
December 03 2012 20:34 GMT
#4
MMA 2 times GSL champion? I remember he only won once and got destroyed by Polt the second time.
Chriscras
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)2812 Posts
December 03 2012 20:35 GMT
#5
Don't forget Squritle he just saved all of Korea!
"En taro adun, Executor."
kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-03 20:37:36
December 03 2012 20:36 GMT
#6
This is a great idea. I'd go Mvp, MarineKing, and MMA for Terran. NesTea, Stephano, and DongRaeGu for Zerg. MC, PartinG, and HerO for Protoss. Pulled these strait from the SC2Earnings for each race
Edit: Shit... there have to be 4 for each.
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
ssxsilver
Profile Joined June 2007
United States4409 Posts
December 03 2012 20:36 GMT
#7
Huk and Hero are probably next in line among Protoss for lengthy success. 4th Protoss is a super coin flip.
Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8095 Posts
December 03 2012 20:38 GMT
#8
Terran: BitByBit, Marine, SCV, SCV
Self explanatory~
Protoss: MC, White-Ra, Squirtle, Naniwa
Naniwa get's a place for all the controversy. White-ra for the WP 4-gate win against MC.
Zerg: Leenock, Life, Symbol, Dimaga
Dimaga because he owned Nestea with a 10 pool drone pull.
phodacbiet
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1740 Posts
December 03 2012 20:39 GMT
#9
How come people are forgetting our water starter type Squirtle? The guy got second place in GSL! He is good!
Roybs
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Netherlands500 Posts
December 03 2012 20:39 GMT
#10
Protoss: HerO, PartinG, MC and Seed
Terran: TaeJa, MvP, Polt and MMA.
Zerg: Stephano, DRG, Leenock and Nestea.
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-03 20:41:44
December 03 2012 20:40 GMT
#11
Terran:
Mvp, MMA, Polt, Marineking

Zerg:
NesTea DRG Stephano Leenock (Fruitdealer was the first champion but i just dont feel like he was as influential in how the game was played as these 4. sorry FD)

Protoss:
MC, PartinG, Seed, Creator (Squirtle needs to win something; maybe HerO. this one is tough too)
On December 04 2012 05:34 Kakaru2 wrote:
MMA 2 times GSL champion? I remember he only won once and got destroyed by Polt the second time.

Blizzard Cup is counted as a GSL by Gom. He got a pin for it
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Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
December 03 2012 20:43 GMT
#12
IMO for toss aside from MC it should be PartinG, Rain, and NaNiwa
Parting because he won BWC
Rain because he won OSL and is a top tier toss atm
NaNiwa because he's the best foreign toss player and had some really good runs in the GSL
mDuo13
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States307 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-03 20:45:21
December 03 2012 20:43 GMT
#13
Interesting idea. I agree with your Terran list.

I think you probably shouldn't leave DRG out of the Zerg listing, though. It's a tough call, though. Obviously NesTea has to be on there, and FruitDealer is really tempting because he won't define any future expansions, and he really did define Wings of Liberty back when it was... you know. (I'm not going to lie, I still associate "Wings of Liberty" with the Terran-favored metagame from around when it was released.)

Here are a couple nominations for the Mount Protoss Rushmore:
MC - Agreed.
Genius - Blizzcon champ, constantly in Code S, still relevant even up to 2012.
HuK - Always a top finisher at foreign events, and reasonably strong in GSL. Well, until recently. I guess the case for Naniwa is equally strong with his MLG performances.
HerO - two-time Dreamhack champ, lots of strong performances, still on the upswing
InCa - his can be the invisible Dark Templar face next to the others.
Warlock40
Profile Joined September 2011
601 Posts
December 03 2012 20:44 GMT
#14
There can only be three: MVP, Nestea, MC.
Forikorder
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada8840 Posts
December 03 2012 20:45 GMT
#15
On December 04 2012 05:30 Fionn wrote:
With the end of WoL only a few months away, who would you put on your Mount Rushmore for each race when we think back to the days of Wings of Liberty?

For me, I'd go:

Terran: Mvp, MMA, Polt, MarineKing

Probably the easiest for me. The four Terrans with the most money, and they've all either won a GSL title or been in a lot of them. Mvp, Polt and MKP have been around the top of SC2 since the start of SC2, and MMA came on a bit later to win a few GSTL's and two GSL's.

Protoss: MC, ?, ?, ?

Yeah, I have no clue. MC and three guys. There are tons of guys you could put there. You figure it out.

Zerg: FruitDealer, Nestea, Leenock, Stephano

FruitDealer for being the George Washington of SC2, Nestea for being Nestea, Leenock for his various title wins throughout the life of Wings, and Stephano for his countless accomplishments.


parting and seed at least deserve a spot and HuK for being the only foreign toss you really do well in GSL for a good amount of time

Leenock doesnt deserve that spot DRG deserves it alot more or life since hes the first ever royal roader
MrJoKer
Profile Joined November 2011
France232 Posts
December 03 2012 20:47 GMT
#16
On December 04 2012 05:44 Warlock40 wrote:
There can only be three: MVP, Nestea, MC.

I think exactly the same.
@AbeggJip
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
December 03 2012 20:50 GMT
#17
On December 04 2012 05:44 Warlock40 wrote:
There can only be three: MVP, Nestea, MC.


For the sake of four, MKP.
Enel
Profile Joined April 2012
Sudan430 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-03 20:54:31
December 03 2012 20:51 GMT
#18
Terran: MVP, MMA, MarineKing and Polt - MVP, MVP, MVP and MVP

Protoss: MC, PartinG, Naniwa and Squirtle - many guys to choose from

Zerg: DongRaeGu, Leenock, Stephano and NesTea - who else to put really?
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ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
December 03 2012 20:51 GMT
#19
MC, Seed, Squirtle, Creator
Ok, Seed is debatable, but he is one of the two P GSL champs, so he is set imo. Squirtle and Creator for basically inventing the whole P metagame for the last year+.
Get off my lawn, young punks
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32740 Posts
December 03 2012 20:51 GMT
#20
Hehehe, love the idea Fionn

Terran- Mvp, MKP, Polt, MMA
These four are the pinnacle of Terran really, all won major events, three are GSL winners (MKP is Kong), have been on top of the scene since 2010 and probably the posterboys for Terrans really.

Protoss- MC, HerO, HuK, Parting
MC requires no explanation, while HerO is one of the most entertaining and skilled Protosses around. HuK saved foreigner face back then, and PartinG for being so soulful :p

Zerg- DRG, Stephano, NesTea, Leenock
DRG is possibly the greatest Zerg result-wise (counting out NesTea's GSLs), Stephano is the only bright light for foreigners currently, NesTea is god, and Leenock has the distinction of being young and an octopus.

I really wanted to put a TSL Zerg, but I just don't see them doing anything major until HoTS. Terran one was really easy, and Protoss was more mixed, I had to decide between results and personality (but personality won out).
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