Smasher:Gorn3kk
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| Gorn3kk "The Ogre" | |
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| Melee mains | Bowser, Luigi |
| Other Melee characters | Young Link, Kirby |
| Crew(s) | Gel Criminals Lithium Parkway |
| Skill | Pro-Am |
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| Real name | Spencer R. |
| Birth date | May 11, 1988 (age 19) |
| Location | Eastern MA 
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Gorn3kk is an amateur-pro-level smasher from Eastern Massachusetts. Along with teammate Sprucetengu, he makes up The Gel Criminals, the duo which claimed a victory in their tournament debut at the Connecticut College Gaming Club's Megascreen Tournament. Gorn3kk is also the co-founder of the Boston-based crew Lithium Parkway.
[edit] Gameplay
A committed Luigi player with a particularly aggressive playstyle, he makes full use of Luigi's capabilities for unpredictable movement patterns with offensive wavedashing, tornado-rushes and drifting. Gorn3kk is more widely reputed for his remarkable good fortune with Luigi's misfires, which frequently occur exactly when they are needed, making him an increasingly unpredictable opponent. Gorn3kk developed the majority of his abilities playing with a wide variety of players around his hometown, garnering remarkable experience and knowledge of character mechanics which he uses to his advantage in a variety of bewildering mind games.
Also noted for his ability to intimidate and discomfort players before and during a match to gain the upper hand.In general, much of Gorn3kk's ability stems from his ability to toy with his opponents on a mental and emotional level to disturb their tactics and attack patterns. Gorn3kk's Young Link is characterized by an even more dazzling array of mindgames, and unpredictable use of projectiles (most notably the boomerang). Players who run up against Gorn3kk often describe how he seems to predict their movements, and he is hence credited with surprising forsight as a gamer, though he dismisses this by saying he's "just lucky".
As of summer 2007, Gorn3kk has developed interest in playing Bowser as a main; and made a competitive debut using Bowser at the Intramural Smash League's Super Smash Symposium 2007 on July 28th. Gorn3kk's ability to hold his own against and defeat opponents using substantially higher-tier opponents prompts many to compare him to Gimpyfish, though he is quick to insist otherwise. One notable idiosyncrasy in his behavior as Bowser is that he carries a malicious obsession with KOing "Nana", the female, AI-driven part of the Ice Climbers. Though its unclear what prompts this fixation, his adeptitude at actually carrying out his goal is a bane to most Ice Climbers players.
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Gorn3kk is a particularly casual player, as contrasted by his Teammate Sprucetengu. His attitude toward even the most intense, official match is nonchalant at best, exhuding an air of confidence which sways even more technically skilled opponents.
Related quotes:
"He plays like an ass." -Sprucetengu
"NANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" -Gorn3kk