Yesterday, competitive gaming organization Team Liquid announced that they would be dipping their toes into the fighting game scene with their signing of two legendary Super Smash Bros. players: Ken “SephirothKen” Hoang and Daniel “KoreanDJ” Jung. The original reveal didn’t include much of their perspective, but the duo recently sat down with Rod “Slasher” Breslau of onGamers to discuss their new sponsorships and what it means to return to the community.

While both have slowly been making their way out of retirement (Hoang most recently placed ninth at SoCal Regionals 2014), the players cite Team Liquid’s offer to join the organization as one of the the major catalysts for their return. “The only thing that truly brings [me] back are Team Liquid and my fans,” Hoang explains. “I think if any other team asked me to play Smash again I would have probably said no.”

Jung agrees, saying that Team Liquid is one of the most important reasons for his return. He also mentions The Smash Brothers documentary series and Evo’s recent announcement that Super Smash Bros. Melee would return in 2014 as additional calls to arms.

When asked about the pressures of being the team’s first fighting game players, the veterans provided two very different answers. While Hoang has the added weight of past victories on his back, Jung sees this as another stepping stone to expanding his horizons.

“I don’t feel any pressure, I view this more of an opportunity,” he divulges. “I feel I don’t call myself a fighting game player since I don’t attend major fighting game related tournaments, but I like to play lots of different fighting games so I can experience a diverse range of metagames. I will consider attending more fighting game related events in the future.”

Breslau’s full interview covers a wide range of other topics, including Hoang and Jung’s feelings on the aforementioned Smash documentary, their thoughts on the current strength of the Melee cast, and more. Be sure to visit onGamers to check out the entire article.

Source: onGamers, images courtesy of Team Liquid