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[e][h]Falco Fox Mango
Mango and Tafokints on stage at GENESIS 4.
Player Information
Name:
Joseph Marquez
Birth:
December 10, 1991 (1991-12-10) (age 26)
Country:
USA USA
Team:
Cloud9
Approx. Total Winnings:
$135,892
Alternate IDs:
Mang0, Scorpion Master
Nicknames:
The Kid, The GOAT
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Main:
Falco Falco, Fox Fox
Secondaries:
Marth Marth, Captain Falcon Captain Falcon, Mario Mario
Links
Achievements
GENESIS Pound 4 EVO 2013 MLG Anaheim 2014 EVO 2014 The Big House 4 The Big House 6 Super Smash Con 2017
History
????-??-?? — 2014-05-06
2014-05-06 — Present

Joseph "Mango" Marquez is an American Falco, Fox, and Marth player currently playing for Cloud9, considered one of the greatest Melee players of all time. He is highly regarded on many regional and national Power Rankings, and was last ranked 3rd on SSBMRank 2017.

Biography[edit]

Mango is a Melee player from Norwalk, California and is famous for being able to play almost any character at a competitive level. He has found tournament success with Falco, Fox, Jigglypuff, Mario, Captain Falcon, Link, and Marth. Because of his innovations and dominance with Jigglypuff from 2007 to 2009, Mango, along with Hungrybox, is generally credited for Jigglypuff's large jump in the Melee tier list, from being tied with Captain Falcon at 6th/7th to 3rd in the subsequent list.

He first became noticed at EVO World 2007 when he was 15, defeating both Mew2King and Ken before falling to HugS in winners finals, then Ken in a rematch in loser's finals, finishing 3rd. He won his first national at Pound 3 at the age of 16, performing the first of his many historic losers bracket runs. This run included victories over Azen, ChuDat, PC Chris, and finally Mew2King in 2 grand finals sets. He cemented himself as the best Melee player after winning Revival of Melee in 2009 over Mew2King.

Between Pound 3 and Revival of Melee, Mango picked up Falco and was winning California tournaments with his Falco, showing that he wasn't winning because of Jigglypuff. At GENESIS, he met the European champion Armada in winners finals and was defeated using Falco. After a quick 3-0 of Hungrybox in losers finals, Mango switched to Puff and won both grand finals sets in one of the greatest grand finals in Melee history. This kicked off the Mango vs Armada rivalry that continues to this day, with Armada holding a lead.

Scorpion Master[edit]

After being banned from the Smash World Forums, Mango and a few other players from his region decided to prank the smash community by sandbagging at tournaments under the alias ScorpionMaster94. Despite originally planning to use either Luigi or Samus, Mango eventually decided upon using Mario.

Scorpion Master's backstory was that he was a prodigious player from Mexico named Joshua Lopez who was prepared to place top 3 at Apex 2010. Despite this claim, Mango only got 25th, losing to Wobbles and Eggz.

He continued to use exclusively his secondaries in tournaments such as Pound V and Revival of Melee 3, falling short of top 8 both times.

The return of Mango[edit]

He returned to his Fox and Falco for GENESIS 2, and met Armada in grand finals from losers side. This time, however, Armada would win the tournament 3-2 over Mango's Fox.

Mango returned to his throne on the top of Melee in 2012 with wins in tournaments such as MELEE-FC10R Legacy and Revival of Melee 4 over Hungrybox.

After Armada's retirement after Apex 2013, Mango went to Europe with Scar to take on Europe's best at B.E.A.S.T 3. Europe's first big Armada-less tournament proved to be a victory for Mango, though Ice put up a fight, taking a set from him in grand finals. Mango also took Zenith 2013, which had the Five Gods minus the retired Armada present, over Hungrybox after taking out Dr. PeePee and Mew2King in losers.

EVO 2013[edit]

With the biggest Melee tournament at the time on the main stage of the biggest fighting game tournament, and Armada coming out of retirement, the winner of EVO would be the definitive best player in the world.

Mango cruised to winners semis of his day 2 pool, with only Axe putting up much of a fight. However, Wobbles defeated Mango 1-2, sending him to the losers bracket before top 8. After defeating SFAT 2-1 to make it to top 8, he would not drop another game until the second set of grand finals, defeating Ice, Dr. PeePee, Armada in a highly anticipated matchup, Hungrybox, and the man who put him in losers, Wobbles.

After EVO, he took a hiatus to care for his pregnant girlfriend and to move to Ohio, where he was ranked at the 0 position on the Northeastern Ohio Melee Power Rankings[1]. In his few tournament appearances between EVO and Apex, he mostly played Falcon and Marth

2014[edit]

Cloud9 and MLG Anaheim[edit]

Mango started off 2014 with Apex 2014, finishing 3rd, but not before delivering a memorable 4 stock to Leffen to make it to losers finals.

Mango started off his 2014 MLG Anaheim qualifying campaign by defeating Hax at WHOBO MLG in Texas, granting him a spot at MLG. Even though Hax defeated him in winners finals in Fox dittos, Mango took 2 sets from Hax using Falco in grand finals, both 3-0.

He was picked up by Cloud9 on May 6th, 2014. He had a great start for Cloud9, winning the Canadian MLG qualifier, Get On My Level, which had Mew2King and Hungrybox in attendance. At his next 2 tournaments (SKTAR 3 and Super SWEET), however, he would finish 3rd, losing to Mew2King in losers finals both times.

Mango would win MLG Anaheim and $5,000. In pools he finished 2nd behind Armada, with his 2 losses being to Armada and, in an upset, a 3-0 victory by Westballz. He would not drop a set in the bracket, defeating Armada in both winners and grand finals 3-2. Armada would avenge himself at CEO 2014 with a 6-1 victory in grand finals. The two would face off again in grand finals at Kings of Cali 4 and again Mango was coming from winners. Armada would win the first set 3-0, but Mango would won the second set 3-1 to claim victory and momentum heading into EVO.

EVO 2014: Back to back EVO champ[edit]

With the momentum from Kings of Cali 4, Mango would win EVO 2014, albeit in a less dramatic fashion compared to last year. He defeated Mew2King 2-0 in winners semis and Hungrybox in both winners and grand finals 3-2 to solidify his claim to top Melee player in the world.

Post EVO: The Big House 4[edit]

After EVO, Mango took another hiatus. He participated at Smash the Record, but was not seen until a week before The Big House 4, where Mango lost to Armada in an Ohio regional 3-0 in grand finals. At The Big House 4, he made it to top 8 on winners side, defeating Hax with his Falcon and Marth along the way. In winners semis, Mango was 3-0'd by Mew2King's Sheik. In losers, he defeated long time teams partner Lucky 3-2, Armada 3-1, and Leffen 3-1, with another set-clinching 4 stock, to rematch Mew2King in grand finals. In grand finals, he defeated Mew2King's Marth in back-to-back 3-1 sets to win the tournament.

After The Big House 4, he moved back to Norwalk, to reunite full time with Lucky.

2015[edit]

Mango started off 2015 by returning to Europe for their Apex qualifier, B.E.A.S.T 5. At B.E.A.S.T 5, he finished 3rd, losing to Armada and Leffen.

At Apex 2015, Mango and Leffen agreed to put $1,000 up if they met in bracket on day 2. The two met in winners semis, with Leffen winning 3-1. Mango would then be eliminated by Armada 0-3 in losers semis, finishing 4th.

In his next tournament, I'm Not Yelling, Mango seemed poised to take the tournament after defeating Armada 3-1 in winner's finals. Armada, however, managed to take the tournament in two 3-1 sets thanks to a character switch to Peach. This was followed up by a disappointing 5th-6th place finish at Sandstorm, losing to two non-Gods (Axe in winners, Westballz in losers).

Mango would claim his first title of 2015 in spectacular fashion at Press Start. After showing up late and getting DQ'd from winners, Mango would run through the losers bracket, with a 6-0 thrashing of Fly Amanita in grand finals being the exclamation point. Among his victims included Axe, Westballz (both of whom defeated him at Sandstorm), Leffen, and Hungrybox. He would then fly down to Australia to participate in Battle Arena Melbourne 7, along with other notable players such as Leffen, S2J, HugS, and Lucky. Mango would win BAM7, defeating Leffen in grand finals by a score of 3-2.

Going into EVO 2015, Mango would participate in CEO 2015 and WTFox, finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively. With a 3rd EVO title at stake, Mango would suffer an upset loss to Plup in winners quarters, 1-2, but would make it to top 8 after defeating Druggedfox 2-0. He had been put into a similar position back at EVO 2013, but unlike EVO 2013, EVO 2015 would end with a loss to Hungrybox 1-2, finishing in 5th-6th place. In the awards ceremony, Mango would throw his medal into the crowd.

Mango would rebound at Paragon Los Angeles 2015, defeating Mew2King in grand finals 3-2, but at HTC Throwdown, he would suffer his worst placement since the Scorpion Master days, finishing 17th-24th, losing to Druggedfox and MacD. He would then fail to defend his The Big House crown at The Big House 5, finishing 4th after losing to Hungrybox in winners semis and Mew2King in losers semis. Mew2King would again defeat Mango at Smash Summit in winners semis, but Mango would make it to grand finals to face Armada, where Armada would win 3-2. 2015 would end at DreamHack Winter 2015, with a 5th-6th place finish, losing to Plup in winners quarters and Westballz in losers quarters.

Mango would finish the year ranked 4th in the SSBM Rankings, failing to finish the year in 1st place for the first time.

2017[edit]

Mango finished 1st place at Royal Flush in Melee singles. He won two sets against Armada in grand finals, becoming the first player to defeat him in 2017.

Recent Major Results[edit]

  • Singles
  • Doubles
DatePlaceEventResultPrize
2018
2018-05-06G17 - 8thSmash Summit 6Falco1 : 3USAJigglypuffHungrybox$660
2018-03-25B12ndFull Bloom 4Fox1 : 3USAJigglypuffHungrybox$1,085
2018-01-21E15 - 6thGENESIS 5Falco2 : 3SwedenFoxLeffen$367
2017
2017-11-05D14thSmash Summit 5Fox1 : 3SwedenPeachArmada$6,281
2017-10-22B12ndDreamHack Denver 2017Fox1 : 3USAJigglypuffHungrybox$2,000
2017-10-08E15 - 6thThe Big House 7Fox1 : 3SwedenPeachArmada$761
2017-08-27B12ndShine 2017FalcoFox2 : 3USAJigglypuffHungrybox
2017-08-13A11stSuper Smash Con 2017Falco3 : 0USAMarthMew2King$4,914
2017-07-16B12ndEVO 2017Fox1 : 3SwedenPeachArmada$2,870
2017-06-04E15 - 6thSmash 'N' Splash 3Falco2 : 3SwedenFoxLeffen$674
2017-05-14A11stRoyal Flush 2017FoxMarth3 : 2
3 : 2		SwedenPeachArmada$3,324
2017-04-30D14thDreamHack Austin 2017Falco1 : 3USAMarthSheikMew2King$700
2017-04-09G17 - 8thSmash RivalriesFalco1 : 3USAPikachuAxe$100
2017-03-05I39 - 12thSmash Summit - Spring 2017Fox2 : 3USAIce ClimbersChuDat$1,028
2017-01-22B12ndGENESIS 4Fox0 : 3SwedenPeachArmada$3,408
2016
2016-12-04M313 - 16thUGC Smash OpenFalco2 : 3USASheikMarthMew2King$89
2016-11-27D14thDreamHack Winter 2016Falco0 : 3SwedenFoxLeffen$1,500
2016-11-06D14thSmash Summit 3Fox2 : 3USAJigglypuffHungrybox$1,620
2016-10-09A11stThe Big House 6Fox1 : 3
3 : 2		SwedenPeachArmada$6,252
2016-08-28C13rdShine 2016Falco2 : 3USAFoxSFAT$994
All Results
Date Place Event Partner Result Prize
2018
2018-05-06 A22nd Smash Summit 6 MangoFalcoUSA
SFATFoxUSA 		2 : 3
0 : 3 		SwedenPeachArmada
SwedenFoxLeffen 		$1,128.23
2017
2017-08-27 A22nd Shine 2017 MangoFalcoFoxUSA
Mew2KingSheikUSA 		1 : 3 USAFoxSFAT
USAMarthPewPewU
2016
2016-08-14 A22nd Super Smash Con 2016 MangoFoxUSA
S2JCaptain FalconUSA 		2 : 3
1 : 3 		USASheikMew2King
GermanyFoxIce 		$2,162
2015
2015-09-19 A44th HTC Throwdown MangoUSA
LuckyUSA 		1 : 2 USAMacD
SwedenLeffen
2015-07-11 A22nd WTFox MangoFoxUSA
LeffenFoxSweden 		2 : 3 SwedenPeachArmada
USASheikFoxMew2King 		$610
2014
2014-10-05 A59 - 12th The Big House 4 MangoFoxUSA
ScarCaptain FalconUSA 		1 : 2 USASheikShroomed
USAFoxHomeMadeWaffles
2014-06-01 A22nd SKTAR 3 MangoUSA
PPMDUSA 		2 : 3
1 : 3 		SwedenArmada
USAMew2King
All Results

Melee Rankings[edit]

Matches[edit]

Singles[edit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcfv63Xvs5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omi9MyweC_I#t=130

Vs. Armada[edit]

Vs. Mew2King[edit]

Vs. PPMD[edit]

Vs. Hungrybox[edit]

Interviews[edit]

2015[edit]

2014[edit]

2013[edit]

2010[edit]

2009[edit]

Combo Videos[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Mango played Starcraft II during his off time and was a Masters league player.
  • Mango is infamous for his accidental self-destructs.
  • Mango is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles due to the movie Rocky.
  • Mango, as of 2015-01-16, has over 850 subscribers to his Twitch channel.
  • Mango has a tattoo of Fox on one arm and Falco on the other.
  • Mango is a father.
  • Mango received his gamertag in the 5th grade while playing the PC first-person shooter Counter-Strike. He entered his name as "I want Mangos" and which shortened to just Mango.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Smashboards Northeastern Ohio Melee Rankings
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