One of the most divisive members of the Super Smash Bros. Melee community, Leffen, will have his voice heard by Red Bull eSports.

Whether you hate him, love to hate him, or are genuinely okay with him, Leffen is a huge player in the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee scene. He places well in most tournaments not named Evo, backing up his loudmouth sensibilities on the controller sticks. Recently, though, Leffen has undergone some VISA troubles, barring him from competing in the country and earning money as a professional eSports athlete. It’s had an impact on both him and those who keep him close.

The divisiveness concerning Leffen, followed with his public troubles, makes him the perfect subject of an upcoming Red Bull TV docu-series, called Cultivation Leffen: Resurrection.

The series will explore the rise of this prominent Super Smash Bros. Melee player through the eyes of other players, Leffen, and the community at large. It will also follow him on his quest for redemption as he tries to make things right and earn his way back into US competition.

Episode 1 of Cultivation Leffen: Resurrection will make its debut for Red Bull TV on August 31. It’s a six-part series, running every Wednesday until October 5. Additional pieces will be posted within the Red Bull network, supplementing conversations about the documentary.

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No matter your thoughts on Leffen, the hypocrisy in allowing eSports athletes into the US to compete on P1 VISAs on a case-to-case basis does a disservice to eSports. By picking and choosing which eSports counts as legitimate, the government puts themselves in a position where the value of certain corporations’ games become more important than others. There are tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars going into Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments in the US each year; more than enough to legitimize the game as a viable eSports competition.

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When you have League of Legends players getting into the US with P1 VISAs, but disallowing Leffen in the US to play Super Smash Bros., something isn’t right. It’s not even about which is the better game; it’s about making a selective, not blanket, policy. It will certainly make the subject matter for the Leffen documentary interesting to watch, especially concerning the opinions of those discussing the matter within the scene.