Kim "GodsB" Kyeong-bo turns 24 this October. While that might not seem old, age is becoming more and more of a talking point, specifically in the Overwatch League. 24 in esports years? He might as well be an ancient relic of a time long gone preparing to retire, but with his recent performances, that seemingly couldn’t be farther from the truth. GodsB began his career with X6-Gaming in 2017. This was a team that was poised to do well from their stint in APEX Challengers and first jumped out on my radar as they defeated the legendary South Korean team, Lunatic-Hai during the Nexus Cup 2017 Spring qualifiers. He first began his career as more of a flex DPS, with more of a propensity for hitscan, alongside Tracer specialist Kim "TimeBoy" Won-tae during APEX Season 3. This saw GodsB playing anything from Genji to Pharah with some hitscan and Doomfist being peppered in during later seasons. But he coiled up and bided his time. Soon we’d see GodsB find his footing in the spotlight. During this time, GodsB stood out not because of his mechanical prowess or his execution, but more so because of his flexibility and this theme of being selfless to his DPS partner and his team. Whatever the team needed from him, he seemingly would do it, no questions asked. However, the community would soon find itself praising the jack of all trades.

GodsB, Overwatch hard carry After the APEX Era, GodsB returned to his wheelhouse to play more hitscan characters like Tracer, Widowmaker, and McCree alongside Lee "BQB" Sang-bum’s stellar Sombra. With comfort picks in hand, X6-Gaming coasted to a Contenders title in 2018 with little resistance. This solidified him, and his team, as legitimate threats. Not only that, but this revealed a different side to GodsB. This wasn’t the same player that took the off-role to Timeboy’s Tracer. This was someone who could carry. This was someone who could take over the game. It was GodsB’s time to shine. Read more: Overwatch League proves that everyone above the age of 22 is a boomer It would be that success that green-lit his approach onto the biggest stage in Overwatch esports. As we approach the Overwatch League era, GodsB, alongside many of his former X6-Gaming teammates, are signed to one of the four Chinese expansion franchises, the Hangzhou Spark. That year saw rumors circulate that during preparation for the league, the Spark was playing off-meta DPS compositions in the hay day of the tank favored GOATS metagame, something that GodsB undoubtedly was thriving in. Think of the triple-DPS compositions that Shanghai featured towards the end of Stage 3 in 2019. GodsB playing the high ground on Busan with Soldier: 76 and McCree peppering the enemy team’s Zenyatta. Assumedly, this was what we almost got. Sadly this went to the wayside as the team made its way to Los Angeles to compete. We soon found GodsB piloting Zarya which left us all with a sour taste in our mouths. Maybe he was over the hump? Maybe this was the time to see him finally hang up the mouse and keyboard for good? Jumpcut to Season 3 and GodsB continues to leave us all scratching our heads. No, not in the same way you watching his previous year’s performance, shooting his Graviton Surge from half-court to score some uncounted style points or casting empty EMPs. This story actually has a happy ending--well at least for now.