Hi Everyone, We accidentally credited Amazing Shadow for some footage in our video but the courtesy should read East Point Pictures via Amazing Shadow. Sorry about that and thanks for watching!
there is so much that could be said but I don't wanna take up your time with a long emotional story. Above all else, never forget why you fell in love with this game
Only a few parents are privileged to be blessed with a gifted son like you. This video shows how your perseverance, your tenacity, despite so many adverse people in your life, finally, your great job was PAID OFF. I am so blessed to have you as my son. HUNGRYBOXMAMA
Lucia De Biedma , your story was told beautifully here. Very inspirational for sure! A lot of respect, and all the best for you and your entire family.
I’m 13 and I saw hbox at a tourney, I said hi and we got a picture and he was super nice overall, I don’t care what people think I will always like and respect him
That's awesome man, glad to hear that. I know people don't respect HBox for his playstyle and stuff, but honestly I think that the fact that he takes a tier 2 char like Puff all the way to the top is admirable. And on top of that he's pretty humble and attributes a lot of it to his mother. Mad respect to HBox and hope he continues to do well in the scene
It almost seemed like Hungrybox's biggest shadow was mainly his father looking down on him. As soon as hearing about his passing, it seemed like he just had world's weight lifted off his shoulders and took over.
damn, i never knew about his dad. i think some drama is good for the community, but some people are such assholes about it, dont hate him, hes a person, jeez
miniyodadude this guy lost a game awhile back and he was so salty, he told a little kid who adored him no to an autograph, like what normal person does that, especially to a fan
@@soggyramen6031 that's pretty much how the smash Community treats zero but now zero did something so bad that almost everyone in the smash community hates him.I still like zero,but my God that was horrible
@@amiteea because a lot of the fun of playing a game is interacting with others who share that interest. When the community is full of assholes and pedophiles it make sense that people wouldn’t want to be a part of it
@@stressedbyamountainofbooks First, basically every top player supports trans ppl (esp because of Magi) and even though twitch chat is really fucking awful, when has twitch chat ever been nice? I’m always going to love smash because of Hbox, and while the smash community does have a big problem with transphobia like you say, smash itself is still really fun. You just have to find people who like you for who you are and play with them. Melee is sick, ultimate is sick, hbox is sick and smash is sick
Incredibly well-done. I’m kinda disappointed it’s not called the Clutchmaster. Hungrybox is a villain until you hear his story, and I’m glad that his story is now public so that he, hopefully, will be much more well-received from here on out. Keep on chuggin Hbox. Sincerely, A proud member of #Hfam
Seeing a lot of hate for him directed at his playstyle, but tbh, it's a valid fucking playstyle. In a competitive situation with high stakes, you do what it takes to win. If timing somebody out is what it takes to win, you time them out. I often see in a lot of competitive scenes people like to hate on the players that use the non-exciting strategies, but at the same time, what DO you want to watch? Somebody only play fox or falco because they're fast and good? Somebody to play puff but intentionally badly so that you can enjoy watching them lose? In the end, he's doing what it takes to win which is EXACTLY what you have to do. Mad respect for that.
Guys at campus treat me the same way because I dodge a lot and can't be hit. I stopped playing with them as much because I got tired of the captain falcon ways of playing and then they dropped out.
personally, i like this diversity in play style. seeing falco or sheik all the time is boring, so someone using jigglypuff and utilizing her set WELL is good entertainment and good for the meta too.
Not gonna lie this gave me goosebumps, seeing the emotion of Hbox floored me. I know people think videogames is a joke and it's pretty taboo to be this devoted, but I love the culture and will always love the smash culture.
at 19:11 I love how you can see that even though they are at the finals of one of the biggest tournaments they can still laugh and joke around as friends a few minutes before the game even starts.
I’ve always respected him. Both as a puff main, and as a person. He’s not perfect. I don’t always agree with him. However, I respect him greatly. Now I have even greater respect knowing his story. Everyone has a story. Not a lot of people are able to focus on gaming in light of these circumstances. It isn’t easy to rise up against adversity like he did. He had no business being as good as Mang0 or Armada. He made it his business. He did it. He followed his dreams, got them crushed, and rose from the crumpled ruins every time until his dreams came true. A true legend. Good on ya Hbox! Best of luck in your travels and I hope you continue to enjoy Melee, Smash 4, and Smash Ultimate.
I love my mom but they're not always the best. She was unfaithful to my dad and tried to force me to like her new partner. I was very angry at her for years. I am closer to my Father
@@darthzeb77 I've played campy jigglypuff its a matter of playing at their speed and getting in your kills when you can. you can't just go into a camper's fight charging in. thats a L on you
Jesus! A tournament every week? As a CS:GO player who watches a lot of pro tournaments and such, I can't even picture how draining this must be lol. Anyway, great video as always and even as someone who know very little about smash you made this extremely entertain and 24 mins flew right by!
dylan davis Honestly, I feel like hbox's punish game has become so good over the past year that he is kind of gun to watch now. The man barely even needs rest anymore.
If youd be interested in getting more into melee, check out a documentary called "The Smash Brothers". Its on TH-cam, and its one of the best documentaries I've ever seen
I think a big defining part of hbox's story that people should know about is how the matchup of Him vs Mang0 turned around so suddenly. Mang0 was his cryptonite, his demon. Mang0 was very good at getting in Hbox's head and had the pure aggression in his playstyle to overwhelm hbox's defense. With Mang0's puff knowledge and the fox-puff matchup being heavily favored for fox at the time, Mang0 could literally just get 3 hits and puff is already dead. It's just so easy. Before Evo 2015, Hungrybox did not beat mang0 a single time besides norcal regionals 2013 and smash the record (where mang0 was sandbagging playing falcon and mario). It got to the point where if Mang0 vs Hbox were to face each other in bracket, 99/100 people thought that Mang0 would win the set and you could even turn off the stream for a while and come back to see mang0 moving on. Mang0 was very back and forth vs the other gods of melee like Armada, Mew2king, PPMD, but you always knew that he was GUARANTEED to beat hbox. Then Evo 2015 came... At EVO 2015, the story was all on Mang0. Was Mang0 going to get the legendary 3VO? There was a video where Hbox said that he was going to stop the 3VO and he was going to bring out all the stops, but given the head to head record between those 2, we thought those were just empty words. Losers Quarters in EVO 2015 Game 1 - Mang0 takes a solid game 1. We are all thinking "Oh this is just an average hbox mang0 set, mang0 just going to pick up another free win" Game 2 - Mang0 is up 4 stocks to 3 with hbox already at 98%, while mang0 is only at 10%. At this point we all thought there really was no way Hbox can do anything. And then Mang0 just plays a little close to the ledge and gets gimped at ~50%. 3 stocks each but hbox can die to any strong hit. Hbox continues his controversial ledge camping and suddenly gets a knockdown and rests Mang0. Mang0 trades the stock back but now the stocks are even from that huge deficit at 2 to 2. Both players get to their last stocks and Hbox refuses to be eliminated while he's at over 100% and mang0 sits comfortably at 10%. It was just about to be any time that Mang0 just finishes him off with 1 more read. Then suddenly, Hbox gets a grab: Up throw Rest. The series was just evened up. Game 3 - Mang0 throws away his first stock 5 seconds into the match and SD's by running off the edge and forward airing. A very uncharacteristic technical flub. Hbox would not let this opportunity slip. He kept up his ledge grabbing and patient walling. He would not give Mang0 a single opportunity to come back. Then Mang0 SD's yet again. You could feel the disappointment as Mang0 shook his head at the 2 stock deficit he was now facing. 5 minutes have passed and Mang0 is on his last stock at 100% and Hungrybox sitting comfortably at 15%. Then...Hungrybox secures the final back air and eliminates Mang0 from the biggest melee tournament at the time. At Evo 2015, there were questions about who could possibly stop the 3VO. Would it be Armada who was winning all the melee tournaments of 2015? Would it be a fellow god PPMD who has finally come back from inactivity? Would it be Leffen, a rising demi-god who humiliated Mang0 at Apex 2015, beating him in bracket and winning 1 thousand dollars from him? No, the 3VO would be stopped by Hbox, the god who hasn't beaten Mang0 in a set ever since 2013 and the god with the worst head to head record against Mang0. But obviously this set was just a fluke. It was best of 3 and Mang0 SD'd twice on the last game. Surely Mang0 would just continue stomping Hbox in future tournaments right? The roles were suddenly reversed after that 2015 EVO set. People were starting to feel that Hbox vs Mang0 was a guaranteed win for Hbox. Hbox started a win streak vs Mang0 beating him in: TBH5, Dreamhack Winter 2015, PAX arena, Battle of the 5 gods, Pound 2016, EGLX, LTC4, and eventually EVO 2016. The curse was broken. After his win vs Armada, it felt like no one could stop Hungrybox from being the #1 melee player in the world.
Honestly Juan's story is the one of the most inspirational stories in e sports history tied with zero no support from his father moving countries this man is a legend
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the people who supported hungrybox during his tournaments and everything else even when he was getting hated on?
You what's really great about Armada He is a great player Doesn't trash talk before or after the game Takes the L gracefully (unless he is winning which happens most of the time) And overall a really good player and a great addition to the FGC community Respect
Hungrybox is the man that saved Melee. Armada and M2K too. Without them we would only have space animals; that surely isn't what audiences want, another brawl metaknight or smash 4 bayo situation.
That was beautiful.....didn't know HBox was that hated and he had family issues too. I like watching him play and stuff since Jigglypuff is such a niche character. Video was just great, loved it. :)
I'm not the biggest fan of Hbox personally, but this video has kinda helped me to respect Hbox quite a bit more, and though he's far from my favourite player, he's definitely earned his spot as no. 1 in the world.
Damn i have never watched esports of any kind really but this was such a great video and the dedication this dude put in is amazing also the story about his dad was pretty sad but you can tell at 20:27 how happy he is just by the look on his face and how he proved his dad wrong amazing stuff
this seriously made me cry. facing so many conflicts, having a full/part time job, and going through his past, he deserves more respect. Ive always loved his playstyle, at first being because it was funny seeing a jigglypuff main. but then, i saw this. being told he couldnt be the best, trying to act through all the cries of those who hated him, and even getting trashtalked on by mango, who he respected as a player. glad you made it this far Hungrybox
Honestly all the melee pros that hate on Hungrybox are just salty deep down that hes better than them and its sad like how do you main the most op most played characters like fox or falco but hate on someone for being the only top tier character of his kind. They are just mad cuz they know they couldnt do the same with puff and they are truly jealous. Also sure he stalls sometimes just like every other good player does when they are ahead but to say his play isnt exciting just look at 18:37 and try to tell me that play wasnt entertaining.
MikeJones nah. Armada dominated with peach and nobody hated him. Don’t be so quick to defend his stalling. It’s bullshit and is not in the spirit of competitive play. All the other top players don’t play puff so they _dont_ stall like puff can. It’s cool you like him and he might be your fav or whatever but we can still recognize a cheap gimmick for what it is.
Christian Slack I literally don't see why stalling is wrong with comp play. In a bunch of exports like csgo and just regular video games in general, camping/stalling is used quite often
I never knew the history of Box, always thought he was the nicest guy of the Melee Gods. But I understand his situation now and where his frustration was coming from, thanks for this great vid!
I was already a longtime Smash nerd and fan, and always an HBox fan, but this made his story relatable and was one of the most heartwarming and compelling stories I've seen in a long while and greatly raised my respect for HBox. Thank you for your hard work in making this video.
He is a prime example of dedication and inner strength. Fuck the haters. You cannot befriend everyone but that shouldn’t bring you down unless you choose it to.
The frequency in which he breaks down over a major win is so telling about his passion for the game. It's my favorite aspect of any player in any sport, when you see the emotion of overcoming adversity. A single expression says so much
"The community that loves to hate him" That line really made me realize all the respect that the "Bad Teams" deserve in keeping the community alive in other ways.
Yoooo holy shit man. From someone who knows nothing of this man, was certainly moved by his determination and his ability to push forward in the face of all those of who hated him. I truly believe he deserved everything and his story brought me to tears. Hes awesome.
Wow, you gamers have serious issues. You're seriously gonna start hating him to that level cuz of his playstyle? If anything I commend him for it, for learning how to make an otherwise non-competitive character competitive. It is MUCH more exciting than watching same old boring top tier characters over and over again. This is one of the mains why I could never seriously get into competitive fighting games, it's the same old few characters over and over again.
I’ve never heard of hungrybox and I don’t really watch professional smash but that was truly inspiring and I found myself close to tears 2-3 times during this video. Best of luck in the future hungrybox
God it's so boring seeing him go against Fox after Fox after Fox after Fox. I love watching him play, but seeing him always fighting Fox is frustrating. SO glad I can watch him play Ultimate now.
He plays against Falcon Marth Pikachu Yoshi and Falco at top level now, i think people are finally understanding that if everyone plays fox against him, He will stay number 1
really? thats what you got from this? come on man thats not even true lmao. theres smashes that kill at 70% what the heck are you talking about? And can we just appreciate the vid?
Im a die hard Hungry Box fan, I wish I had the patience like he did and I relate to him mainly because of dad issues, I teared up when he was interviewed and he talked about his dad passing, keep strong brother, you are the best
Man, this guy deserves so many props. Being able to just do what he did... he's a hero in not just the Melee community, not just the Smash community but the fighting game community.
@@richardg3012 but who really does that? You think every gamer is someone who spends 16 hours a day just playing? People go to work, or they stream their games for extra cash. Anyway... Why are you here if you think videogames are a waste of time?
Fantastic story! Videos like this help solidify my love of pro melee and create new fans of the pro scene. Fantastic editing and pacing. I hope to see more of your work!
As a Puff main myself, he’s basically the person I strive to be, I’ll never be anything compared to him but he’s definitely someone I look up to when I need to figure out what I’m doing wrong as a Puff.
Hi Everyone,
We accidentally credited Amazing Shadow for some footage in our video but the courtesy should read East Point Pictures via Amazing Shadow. Sorry about that and thanks for watching!
Evo 2013 was not our most stacked tournament. Any given super-major nowadays is more stacked.
hey, maybe do one on how Mango has won every Even numbered Big House(so far, number 8 is this year babeeeee), you guys could do a great job on it.
@@RetIntVids at the time, all top 6 went and wobbles was going off, sfat looked good, lots of players looked good
This made me cry
When you use whom and use it wrong xd
The fact that HungryBox is who he is now because he went to go take a shit and saw his brother hit a rest is beyond science
Amen
lmao
Preach
You know, if you go back in time and do even the SLIGHTEST thing differently, you would change the entire world radically.
...yeah cause he would have never discovered it otherwise 🤦♂️
I’m so glad I watched this documentary, I don’t have to hate this guy baselessly
You forgot to mention his greatest accomplishment: beating Reggie at the Nintendo World Championship.
aaaah welp , if ONLY reggie knew how to play the game, that could've been a fun match.
Reggie let him win and you know it
bro you kidding, Reggie knew he had to let him win. what is he supposed to do ? zero to death every stock he had, not cool :/
at least reggie made sure it wasn't a jv
FrostE my 4 year old sister could beat reggie
Thanks for being inspirational.
Love you Hbox. proud of who you are as a player and a person
Hungrybox you're the best dude, you made me love Smash Puff
there is so much that could be said but I don't wanna take up your time with a long emotional story. Above all else, never forget why you fell in love with this game
i might have teared up a little bit. not afraid to admit that
Shesez am I the only one to find u here
Woah you play smash?
U are a legend
Same
How could you not, that shit was moving.
1.000.000 views!! My son has achieved a great goal.!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! You deserve every bit of it!!!
Lucia De Biedma you birthed and raised a legend
@@fatloisfromfamilyguy Thank you very much!!
@harvey sp you Ok?
@harvey sp Who hurt you?
hi Lucia De Biedma 👋
Only a few parents are privileged to be blessed with a gifted son like you. This video shows how your perseverance, your tenacity, despite so many adverse people in your life, finally, your great job was PAID OFF. I am so blessed to have you as my son. HUNGRYBOXMAMA
You’re the worlds best mom 💜
that's love right there jeez
Lucia De Biedma , your story was told beautifully here. Very inspirational for sure!
A lot of respect, and all the best for you and your entire family.
Mika Vilpas: Thank you very much!!!
you're an amazing person
I’m 13 and I saw hbox at a tourney, I said hi and we got a picture and he was super nice overall, I don’t care what people think I will always like and respect him
i dont care
That's awesome man, glad to hear that. I know people don't respect HBox for his playstyle and stuff, but honestly I think that the fact that he takes a tier 2 char like Puff all the way to the top is admirable. And on top of that he's pretty humble and attributes a lot of it to his mother. Mad respect to HBox and hope he continues to do well in the scene
@@thatguy14713 cool and all but what was the point of mentioning your age?
@@SpykoYT being young while spectating the tournaments is an achievement comrade ;)
@@SpykoYT Shows that Hbox cares about all his fans regardless of age
It almost seemed like Hungrybox's biggest shadow was mainly his father looking down on him. As soon as hearing about his passing, it seemed like he just had world's weight lifted off his shoulders and took over.
Who’s here after hbox won grand finals and got a crab thrown at him
No tech from hbox
Lol
The crab missed the tech.
Here 😗
Wait huh?
Now I understand what is going on with the crab story. All I can say is that the Melee community is soooo salty
or you could say they are just really crabby ;) lol
damn, i never knew about his dad. i think some drama is good for the community, but some people are such assholes about it, dont hate him, hes a person, jeez
miniyodadude this guy lost a game awhile back and he was so salty, he told a little kid who adored him no to an autograph, like what normal person does that, especially to a fan
joe d gtfo
Mr.Marp um... who are you
the lonely potato hes is constantly a douche to people puffs the perfect character for that loser. Cant feel bad sbout a pos human and a pos player
"There are two types of smash fans, People who dont hate HBox, And people who know him."
I dont even play this game, but I loved this player profile. Inspirational and really well made. Great job guys
Vinit Singh wamyFucking TH-cam app is broken don't blame me for posting this commemt
Vinit Singh same
Vinit Singh same, whenever i mention it with my brother he like “you’ve never played it”
Can't see the problem with someone playing safe with jigglypuff, when melee is plagued by fox and falco.
ikr?
Hbox changed the meta and was better than everyone else, so competitive smash players and fans disliked him
@@soggyramen6031 that's pretty much how the smash Community treats zero but now zero did something so bad that almost everyone in the smash community hates him.I still like zero,but my God that was horrible
@@supermariogamer1757 ikr
What did Zero do? I'm sorry I just don't know about the smash community 100% :(
The Melee community's treatment of Hungrybox quickly made that game overrated for me. Left a bad taste in my mouth.
How are you going to form an opinion on a game based on the people who play it?
@@amiteea why do you think people get turned away from fortnite, undertale and (very deserved) Jojo.
@@amiteea because a lot of the fun of playing a game is interacting with others who share that interest. When the community is full of assholes and pedophiles it make sense that people wouldn’t want to be a part of it
@@amiteea considering you have trans flag pfp, do you want to play with a community full of transphobic people?
@@stressedbyamountainofbooks First, basically every top player supports trans ppl (esp because of Magi) and even though twitch chat is really fucking awful, when has twitch chat ever been nice?
I’m always going to love smash because of Hbox, and while the smash community does have a big problem with transphobia like you say, smash itself is still really fun. You just have to find people who like you for who you are and play with them.
Melee is sick, ultimate is sick, hbox is sick and smash is sick
Wait so if Hungrybox is melee's best, and Zero is Sm4sh's best, then is south america actually the worlds best smash continent?
Sir_Pancake_ King 👀
Well, right now MKLeo is the best Smash 4 player. Zero is the best of all time and Armada is the best of all time in Melee.
Well, right now Ligma is the biggest winner in brawl
I thought the biggest player was sugma
No, no who you're thinking of clearly goes by the name of Dragin
Incredibly well-done. I’m kinda disappointed it’s not called the Clutchmaster. Hungrybox is a villain until you hear his story, and I’m glad that his story is now public so that he, hopefully, will be much more well-received from here on out. Keep on chuggin Hbox.
Sincerely,
A proud member of #Hfam
Seeing a lot of hate for him directed at his playstyle, but tbh, it's a valid fucking playstyle. In a competitive situation with high stakes, you do what it takes to win. If timing somebody out is what it takes to win, you time them out. I often see in a lot of competitive scenes people like to hate on the players that use the non-exciting strategies, but at the same time, what DO you want to watch? Somebody only play fox or falco because they're fast and good? Somebody to play puff but intentionally badly so that you can enjoy watching them lose? In the end, he's doing what it takes to win which is EXACTLY what you have to do. Mad respect for that.
Finally somebody who understands.
It's kind of similar to how people hated ChrisG's playstyle with Morrigan and Doom in UMvC3. Still it was vaild.
I rather be rested than wobbled
Guys at campus treat me the same way because I dodge a lot and can't be hit. I stopped playing with them as much because I got tired of the captain falcon ways of playing and then they dropped out.
personally, i like this diversity in play style. seeing falco or sheik all the time is boring, so someone using jigglypuff and utilizing her set WELL is good entertainment and good for the meta too.
He’s had a lot of amazing matches, but I think you forgot his hardest battle ever
Hbox vs Reggie
Waddles622 ! I second your comment
Waddles622 unoriginal
Reggie didn’t even try, yet HBox won by a *_HAIR._*
I want to like but it is at 666
Nah its hbox vs the melee community
Not gonna lie this gave me goosebumps, seeing the emotion of Hbox floored me. I know people think videogames is a joke and it's pretty taboo to be this devoted, but I love the culture and will always love the smash culture.
at 19:11 I love how you can see that even though they are at the finals of one of the biggest tournaments they can still laugh and joke around as friends a few minutes before the game even starts.
I’ve always respected him.
Both as a puff main, and as a person.
He’s not perfect. I don’t always agree with him. However, I respect him greatly.
Now I have even greater respect knowing his story. Everyone has a story. Not a lot of people are able to focus on gaming in light of these circumstances. It isn’t easy to rise up against adversity like he did. He had no business being as good as Mang0 or Armada. He made it his business.
He did it. He followed his dreams, got them crushed, and rose from the crumpled ruins every time until his dreams came true. A true legend. Good on ya Hbox!
Best of luck in your travels and I hope you continue to enjoy Melee, Smash 4, and Smash Ultimate.
I like how you ignored brawl. Lol
Because Tripping
hbox is a badass and a total softie at the same time, i love it
Everyone says their mom is the best.
And not a single one of them are wrong.
I agree
She’s in this comments section showing love. She’s amazing
I love my mom but they're not always the best. She was unfaithful to my dad and tried to force me to like her new partner. I was very angry at her for years. I am closer to my Father
@@taylorlessard565 Then you wouldn't be saying she's the best.
@SELL9 Then you wouldn't be saying she's the best.
“His patience has finally paid off.”
*and then someone had the audacity to throw an untechable crab.*
Sharing this everywhere. Amazing video.
Opponent trash talks him, he smacks him and the trash talker runs away and he gets booed? Lmaooo wtf
@@jacobm7870 so? It's not like hes doing anything against the rules or unfair, winning is winning any way you can do it
Crab
Jake Minder So what? He still didn’t do anything wrong.
The smash community is one of the worst competitive communities I’ve seen.
@@darthzeb77 I've played campy jigglypuff its a matter of playing at their speed and getting in your kills when you can. you can't just go into a camper's fight charging in. thats a L on you
I went to the same school as Hbox, some teachers even said they remembered him lol I even know his younger cousin
Jesus! A tournament every week? As a CS:GO player who watches a lot of pro tournaments and such, I can't even picture how draining this must be lol.
Anyway, great video as always and even as someone who know very little about smash you made this extremely entertain and 24 mins flew right by!
Jim Derringer ???
As a csgo player who plays ONLINE tournaments, I get drained out super fast, can’t even imagine how he feels
Imagine m2k at one point he did two per week
Imagine being the best at a mid tier character and everyone hates you
Well its not that simple but eh doesnt justify the hate yea
Playing to win shouldn't make someone into a villain. It's too bad there are so many scrubs out there.
Playing to win to the point of breaking the rules and trying to get people who play your character to quit is a bit different though.
Yeah, it's not that simple but thanks for oversimplifying something that other's understand better and feel strongly about.
There is a clip on Hbox’s stream that’s him saying what do you guys expect I play puff. Your not going to get the flashy plays.
dylan davis Getting hype about your match is bad thing?
dylan davis Honestly, I feel like hbox's punish game has become so good over the past year that he is kind of gun to watch now. The man barely even needs rest anymore.
Now that I think about it, probably the person that won against hbox the most isn't armada nor leffen, is his brother...
This was a beautiful video and I had no knowledge of competitive smash until now
yeah its the blacksheep of the FGC but were like a family
If youd be interested in getting more into melee, check out a documentary called "The Smash Brothers". Its on TH-cam, and its one of the best documentaries I've ever seen
Kadaddle this^
Kadaddle thanks I'll check it out
there's also similar videos for mew2king and armada on this channel too if you're interested
I think a big defining part of hbox's story that people should know about is how the matchup of Him vs Mang0 turned around so suddenly. Mang0 was his cryptonite, his demon. Mang0 was very good at getting in Hbox's head and had the pure aggression in his playstyle to overwhelm hbox's defense. With Mang0's puff knowledge and the fox-puff matchup being heavily favored for fox at the time, Mang0 could literally just get 3 hits and puff is already dead. It's just so easy. Before Evo 2015, Hungrybox did not beat mang0 a single time besides norcal regionals 2013 and smash the record (where mang0 was sandbagging playing falcon and mario). It got to the point where if Mang0 vs Hbox were to face each other in bracket, 99/100 people thought that Mang0 would win the set and you could even turn off the stream for a while and come back to see mang0 moving on. Mang0 was very back and forth vs the other gods of melee like Armada, Mew2king, PPMD, but you always knew that he was GUARANTEED to beat hbox. Then Evo 2015 came...
At EVO 2015, the story was all on Mang0. Was Mang0 going to get the legendary 3VO? There was a video where Hbox said that he was going to stop the 3VO and he was going to bring out all the stops, but given the head to head record between those 2, we thought those were just empty words.
Losers Quarters in EVO 2015
Game 1 - Mang0 takes a solid game 1. We are all thinking "Oh this is just an average hbox mang0 set, mang0 just going to pick up another free win"
Game 2 - Mang0 is up 4 stocks to 3 with hbox already at 98%, while mang0 is only at 10%. At this point we all thought there really was no way Hbox can do anything. And then Mang0 just plays a little close to the ledge and gets gimped at ~50%. 3 stocks each but hbox can die to any strong hit. Hbox continues his controversial ledge camping and suddenly gets a knockdown and rests Mang0. Mang0 trades the stock back but now the stocks are even from that huge deficit at 2 to 2. Both players get to their last stocks and Hbox refuses to be eliminated while he's at over 100% and mang0 sits comfortably at 10%. It was just about to be any time that Mang0 just finishes him off with 1 more read. Then suddenly, Hbox gets a grab: Up throw Rest. The series was just evened up.
Game 3 - Mang0 throws away his first stock 5 seconds into the match and SD's by running off the edge and forward airing. A very uncharacteristic technical flub. Hbox would not let this opportunity slip. He kept up his ledge grabbing and patient walling. He would not give Mang0 a single opportunity to come back. Then Mang0 SD's yet again. You could feel the disappointment as Mang0 shook his head at the 2 stock deficit he was now facing. 5 minutes have passed and Mang0 is on his last stock at 100% and Hungrybox sitting comfortably at 15%. Then...Hungrybox secures the final back air and eliminates Mang0 from the biggest melee tournament at the time.
At Evo 2015, there were questions about who could possibly stop the 3VO. Would it be Armada who was winning all the melee tournaments of 2015? Would it be a fellow god PPMD who has finally come back from inactivity? Would it be Leffen, a rising demi-god who humiliated Mang0 at Apex 2015, beating him in bracket and winning 1 thousand dollars from him? No, the 3VO would be stopped by Hbox, the god who hasn't beaten Mang0 in a set ever since 2013 and the god with the worst head to head record against Mang0. But obviously this set was just a fluke. It was best of 3 and Mang0 SD'd twice on the last game. Surely Mang0 would just continue stomping Hbox in future tournaments right?
The roles were suddenly reversed after that 2015 EVO set. People were starting to feel that Hbox vs Mang0 was a guaranteed win for Hbox. Hbox started a win streak vs Mang0 beating him in: TBH5, Dreamhack Winter 2015, PAX arena, Battle of the 5 gods, Pound 2016, EGLX, LTC4, and eventually EVO 2016. The curse was broken. After his win vs Armada, it felt like no one could stop Hungrybox from being the #1 melee player in the world.
Literally a HungryBox Movie would unironically be good
Honestly Juan's story is the one of the most inspirational stories in e sports history tied with zero no support from his father moving countries this man is a legend
A villain is just a person who's story you haven't heard yet
Thats actualy true
Indeed
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the people who supported hungrybox during his tournaments and everything else even when he was getting hated on?
All my friends call Hbox "trash" and "boring" but me, im like "This mans is a fucking master mind".
You what's really great about Armada
He is a great player
Doesn't trash talk before or after the game
Takes the L gracefully (unless he is winning which happens most of the time)
And overall a really good player and a great addition to the FGC community
Respect
please do the other gods and leffen/plup the god slayers
ranger jciff and leffen/plup LUL they just got kekd
LUL FFEN man baby
you can watch slush’s video on Leffen
Leffen is just a new age player, he's no where near as interesting as the vets
Well, considering how much drama he causes, I think he's the most interesting. And not always in a good way.
Everything about this is really good. Amazing work.
These videos are like actual arcs in anime and shows. Like I just watched some crazy show with stakes and emotions
UPDATE: Hungrybox plays Ultimate as well as Melee, and he won Genesis 6.
Dude I'm crying right now, this man is a legend. I could feel that win at EVO.
Hungrybox is the man that saved Melee. Armada and M2K too. Without them we would only have space animals; that surely isn't what audiences want, another brawl metaknight or smash 4 bayo situation.
Don't forget about Axe taking Pikachu to prominence
Ya boi aMSa
@@ejstephens7918 I could never forget the AXE 😎👍
@@PresTsukasa Or Amsa and his beautiful red Yoshi~ 😍
Awful take
The narration is amazing, great video!!
That was beautiful.....didn't know HBox was that hated and he had family issues too. I like watching him play and stuff since Jigglypuff is such a niche character. Video was just great, loved it. :)
@ Mango is actually one of the chillest guys ever...
@ ur thinking of leffen
Don't you love that competitive eSports have real beef..
and they..
*SETTLE IT IN SMASH!!*
12:10 look at the crowd
Got em
I'm not the biggest fan of Hbox personally, but this video has kinda helped me to respect Hbox quite a bit more, and though he's far from my favourite player, he's definitely earned his spot as no. 1 in the world.
Went to school with this dude, really proud to see that he’s living it up right now
Damn i have never watched esports of any kind really but this was such a great video and the dedication this dude put in is amazing also the story about his dad was pretty sad but you can tell at 20:27 how happy he is just by the look on his face and how he proved his dad wrong amazing stuff
this seriously made me cry. facing so many conflicts, having a full/part time job, and going through his past, he deserves more respect. Ive always loved his playstyle, at first being because it was funny seeing a jigglypuff main. but then, i saw this. being told he couldnt be the best, trying to act through all the cries of those who hated him, and even getting trashtalked on by mango, who he respected as a player. glad you made it this far Hungrybox
Honestly all the melee pros that hate on Hungrybox are just salty deep down that hes better than them and its sad like how do you main the most op most played characters like fox or falco but hate on someone for being the only top tier character of his kind. They are just mad cuz they know they couldnt do the same with puff and they are truly jealous. Also sure he stalls sometimes just like every other good player does when they are ahead but to say his play isnt exciting just look at 18:37 and try to tell me that play wasnt entertaining.
MikeJones nah. Armada dominated with peach and nobody hated him. Don’t be so quick to defend his stalling. It’s bullshit and is not in the spirit of competitive play. All the other top players don’t play puff so they _dont_ stall like puff can.
It’s cool you like him and he might be your fav or whatever but we can still recognize a cheap gimmick for what it is.
@@cslack813 Fox has a frame 1 attack... that's some cheese
Keith Testaverde and jiggly has an instakill down b. That’s cheese.
@@cslack813 dude if you think hbox only got to where he is just by a cheap gimmick then you clearly don't know what you're talking about
Christian Slack I literally don't see why stalling is wrong with comp play. In a bunch of exports like csgo and just regular video games in general, camping/stalling is used quite often
Im so hyped 4 evo hope you guys release a video a new video on the tournament?
Strug X DUUUUDE ME TOOOO AHHHH I CANT WAIT
Strug X bayonetta
About Evo...
ummm... You might not be happy to hear about evo this year....
I never knew the history of Box, always thought he was the nicest guy of the Melee Gods.
But I understand his situation now and where his frustration was coming from, thanks for this great vid!
Never cried on a video..
And also i never Played smash. Just watching the last couple of weeks cuz smash ultimate will be my First one.. im hyped!
Gaël BC
Smash 4 the best? What?
@@gbc920 LOL NO
I was already a longtime Smash nerd and fan, and always an HBox fan, but this made his story relatable and was one of the most heartwarming and compelling stories I've seen in a long while and greatly raised my respect for HBox. Thank you for your hard work in making this video.
These videos are genuinely amazing. You can tell they put real effort into it.
now all we need is mang0 and pp
Mister Mayonnaise no, all we need is pp to come back.
pp goes hard
He is a prime example of dedication and inner strength. Fuck the haters. You cannot befriend everyone but that shouldn’t bring you down unless you choose it to.
8:58 young Ludwig in the background
The frequency in which he breaks down over a major win is so telling about his passion for the game. It's my favorite aspect of any player in any sport, when you see the emotion of overcoming adversity. A single expression says so much
So glad you made this video. Hbox is my favorite player and really inspired me to keep playing even when it was tough.
Why his dad look like Pablo Escobar
You're thinking a little too much, you need to keep quiet
but hes not wrong
Erick Cho, Lmfao bro... you're right. Pablo Escobar didn't die. He just moved to Argentina under a new name.
kamalindsey He needs to go home and get his shinebox.
Pizza Shark bitch made soy boy spotted.
"The community that loves to hate him" That line really made me realize all the respect that the "Bad Teams" deserve in keeping the community alive in other ways.
Hungrybox used Emotional Life Story.. It's super effective!
Randomly found his channel the other day. Didn't realize he was so arrogant lol. "Somebody gotta be the villain."
Yoooo holy shit man. From someone who knows nothing of this man, was certainly moved by his determination and his ability to push forward in the face of all those of who hated him. I truly believe he deserved everything and his story brought me to tears. Hes awesome.
Found out about this dude today, and holy crap he’s so god damn good
20:11 I genuinely felt so happy for him good going hbox
Wow, you gamers have serious issues. You're seriously gonna start hating him to that level cuz of his playstyle? If anything I commend him for it, for learning how to make an otherwise non-competitive character competitive. It is MUCH more exciting than watching same old boring top tier characters over and over again. This is one of the mains why I could never seriously get into competitive fighting games, it's the same old few characters over and over again.
Love this HBox guy. His story definitely has some tear jerking moments.
I love how, with a crowd booing him, he just shows his sponsor like" any of you got a major esports sponsor, didn't think so".
"Players like Ken..."
Oh Kenny Lueng, from Survivor! Loved that dude, forgot he was a Smash player.
He was the king of smash up until the release of brawl
YES! MORE PUFF MAINS! I'm a puff main too.
This is such a inspiring story
I’ve never heard of hungrybox and I don’t really watch professional smash but that was truly inspiring and I found myself close to tears 2-3 times during this video. Best of luck in the future hungrybox
This was great work! Professional grade, in fact, it's that rare quality of work that could make any subject matter a great experience! Thank you!
God it's so boring seeing him go against Fox after Fox after Fox after Fox. I love watching him play, but seeing him always fighting Fox is frustrating. SO glad I can watch him play Ultimate now.
He plays against Falcon Marth Pikachu Yoshi and Falco at top level now, i think people are finally understanding that if everyone plays fox against him, He will stay number 1
I was waiting for this video
14:30 that dvd screensaver tho
Still makes me tear up
Inspirational and very heart warming
wow didnt know his struggle it definately explains why he came of rough at times . Cudos for pushing on through that kind of family stuff
And now the crab started another timeline
HBox has evolved into DBag!
This salty people are just so retarded
melee: *gets one hit* OH THATS IT, THATS IT!!!
ultimate: *lands smash attack at 150%* damn i dont think thats gonna kill...
really? thats what you got from this? come on man thats not even true lmao. theres smashes that kill at 70% what the heck are you talking about?
And can we just appreciate the vid?
you guys must be funny irl
Someone doesn't have a Switch
I like how everyone here has a sense of humor
Is this comment aimed at how ridiculous commentators are, or is it trying to highlight how much easier it is to kill in melee?
The saying 'Patience is a virtue, keep it and it will paid off' well i see hungry box prove this😱😎
Im a die hard Hungry Box fan, I wish I had the patience like he did and I relate to him mainly because of dad issues, I teared up when he was interviewed and he talked about his dad passing, keep strong brother, you are the best
Man, this guy deserves so many props. Being able to just do what he did... he's a hero in not just the Melee community, not just the Smash community but the fighting game community.
And people say video games are a waste of time...
Mkilo97 they kinda are if you not gonna earn money from it
@@richardg3012 you do not play videogames, you play them because you find them fun. Earning Money it's not the point of videogames
@@richardg3012 wrong brother. If you get fun and enjoyment out of it... Its not a waste of time.
@@amala1333 It is when you're playing like 16 hours a day earning no money and spending a lot of money when you could get a job
@@richardg3012 but who really does that? You think every gamer is someone who spends 16 hours a day just playing? People go to work, or they stream their games for extra cash. Anyway... Why are you here if you think videogames are a waste of time?
He deserves so much more respect than he gets. He found the perfect counter to the metal and gets hated for that
Why does the melee community look like it never showers
Fantastic story! Videos like this help solidify my love of pro melee and create new fans of the pro scene. Fantastic editing and pacing. I hope to see more of your work!
I know literally nothing about esports or hungry box especially, but I was not disappointed by this video. Well done
“Where are you now leffen” EVO 2018 lul
When I play puff with friends as soon as I get them to about 60 percent I say your at death percent then they see my 40 percent and say so are you
Yes! My favorite Smash player.
As a Puff main myself, he’s basically the person I strive to be, I’ll never be anything compared to him but he’s definitely someone I look up to when I need to figure out what I’m doing wrong as a Puff.
My favorite Smash player and motivator to play Jiggly got a GREAT video highlighting his backstory. Love it.