Some people are fans of Verloren. But many other people are NOT fans of Verloren. This article is for those in the latter group. And yes, I did completely steal this idea from Drew Magary. So sue me.





Your player

Infil-





Wait, what? Two-time Evo winner Infiltration doesn't have enough points? Gee - maybe it's not such a great idea to intentionally pick a character that " has no future ." Whoda thunk.









So, okay - your player

Poongko





No? Seriously? Poongko didn't make it, either? Shit, man. What the fuck.



But, still, there IS a Korean player in Capcom Cup this year, right?









Ohhhhh that's right! Your player is...

GFuel | Verloren







Yep. He, uh. He sure isn't Infiltration or Poongko, that's for sure.







CPT season recap

Aside from leading Team Korea to a win in an exhibition over Team Japan -





Aside from leading Team Korea to a win in an exhibition over Team Japan - an exhibition, by the way, in which Verloren beat Nemo, Eita, ItaZan, and Momochi ALL IN A ROW - Verloren has been a lock for top 12 all year long. Out of his 12 tournament appearances so far, Verloren has 7 finishes inside the top 8 and has finished 9th another 3 times. So, basically, he's a child who's just learning how to swim and is still afraid of the water: he'll dip his toes oh so gently into the top 8, but he hasn't just jumped right in and made a big splash yet. Too bad we already did away with floaties - turns out he could use some.

USA kbbq >>> KOR kbbq



USA win..... — GFuel | Verloren (@SF_Verloren) September 23, 2017 Now, some of you may be unimpressed. You may think: isn't it easy to just be nice? Maybe it is for you. In the FGC, though, not so much. There's no shortage of players who trash-talk each other and hold grudges and go off on their local scenes. Shit, one time the stream chat went off on Shine for HOURS because he took a pause round from Smug at a fucking WEEKLY. Plus, if you're from either New York or Chicago, you know what it's like to have a regional food beef (#gratuitouspuns #JamesChen). But none of that clouds the purity of Verloren's enlightenment. I honestly don't know how the man does it.





But how's his taste in music?

I mean...





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Now, some of you may be unimpressed. You may think: isn't it easy to just be nice? Maybe it is for you. In the FGC, though, not so much. There's no shortage of players who trash-talk each other and hold grudges and go off on their local scenes. Shit, one time the stream chat went off on Shine for HOURS because he took a pause round from Smug at a fucking WEEKLY. Plus, if you're from either New York or Chicago, you know what it's like to have a regional food beef (#gratuitouspuns #JamesChen). But none of that clouds the purity of Verloren's enlightenment. I honestly don't know how the man does it.I mean...Fine? I guess? I mean, I like Queen as much as the next guy, but "Thanks to God" is probably taking it a WEE bit far.



Why he's getting bodied at Capcom Cup

Real simple: he's a very nice guy who hasn't won a CPT event all year. Not hard to do the math on that one. Verloren would probably be a really good friend, but there's no way I'm putting my Bison Bucks on him.





"But wait," you say

He can beat Japanese players, which is more than you can say for most American players. He's humble, which is also more than you can say for most American players. So, I dunno, it could be worse. Say something nice about Verloren in the comments.