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OH MY FUCKING GOD. I JUST ACCIDENTALLY BEAT THE WORLD RECORD ON MY FIRST SPEED RUN. I WASNT RECORDING FUCK MY LIFE. I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE THAT EASY. WHAT THE SHIT. pic.twitter.com/3U5fGV8iAI — Noble Sol (@Solreth) December 11, 2017 That was LITERALLY my first speedrun EVER. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THESE FEELINGS. — Noble Sol (@Solreth) December 11, 2017

My climbs are getting a lot better. pic.twitter.com/6ab9vrO55S — Noble Sol (@Solreth) December 24, 2017

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Jon “” Lackey first broke into thescene early in 2015, making waves with solid performances in his home state of Florida and quickly ascending in popularity to be nearly universally recognized as the best Little Mac player in the game. His innovative techniques and unique playstyle helped shape the character as we know it today.These accomplishments are only made all the more impressive when one learns that Sol bumped into the Smash scene nearly by accident. Although he was previously familiar with the Smash series, he’d never been interested in the game from a competitive standpoint until Smash 4. He had little to no knowledge of what the community was like or just how strong the competition could be.he recalls.The tournament turned out to be a small local being held by no other than Melee tournament legend Juan “” Debiedma, who was trying to boost the game’s scene early into its development. Sol recounts the tale of meeting Hungrybox for the first time:In all fairness to Sol, he wasn’t entirely wrong when he told Hungrybox he could play the game professionally, even if it wasn’t exactly in the way he’d imagined. Sol would go on to meet Tommy “” Janky in bracket, who at the time was gaining recognition as one of the leading forces pushing Ike’s meta. Although Sol ended up losing their set, Ryo was impressed enough by his play that he struck up a conversation.Sol and Ryo would go on to become friends, and it was through Ryo’s insistence and encouragement that Sol found his passion for Smash 4.Although Sol has been less active as a player over the last few months, with his focus having diverted to other games along with growing his stream and his brand, he’s everything but done with Smash and remains heavily involved in the community.The full contents of the interview can be found up next.What drew you towards the series as something more than just a casual hobby?Punch-Out!!What do you think about Little Mac and his place in the meta right now? Is he living up to his potential?Besides yourself, of course, who’s your favorite Mac player to watch?You’ve become very well known, even outside of the Smash community, because of some outstanding feats you’ve performed in other videogames. I actually saw that you broke the world record for thespeedrun less than a day before this interview.Besides this you also completed the world’s first damageless run in, you’re a prominent competitor in thecommunity, and that’s all without mentioning your accomplishments in Smash — what do you think drives you to achieve so much in these games? Is it something you get for everything you do?Going back tofor a bit, where you think the game is going? Does it have life as an eSport?As we mentioned before, you’re a very diversified and accomplished gamer. What would you say is your proudest achievement yet?Punch-Out!!DOTA 2PokémonARMSARMSARMSCupheadRecently, as an incentive to raise funds for the Saint Francis Homeless Shelter , you consumed a vial of pure capsaicin, which is the active component of chili peppers that we distill to create pepper spray. For reference, it has a Scoville rating of 16,000,000. Just... why? Why and did you regret it?What are your plans for the immediate future, in regards to your career and the content you produce?ARMSDragon Ball FighterZGuilty GearDragon BallOne last question, for my fellow Smashboards writers and for the people of the community. For your fans: Sol, what did you find at the top of the mountain inThanks Sol, we appreciate it. Anything else you’d like to say to your fans, before we wrap up?Smashboards would like to thank Sol for his time and patience while giving us this interview. Those who wish to keep up with him can follow him on Twitter , tune into his Twitch to watch him play, or check out his Youtube channel for archived footage.Also, tune in for his second charity stream supporting Puerto Rico’s hurricane relief fund this 6th of January , in which he’ll once again ingest a vial of full capsaicin, this time with no bread or milk to relieve him from his pain. We wish him the best of luck in his attempted survival!Credit to @SB_K0KE for the thumbnail image. Thanks to @CSO_Yink for her help editing the article.For more player interviews, check out my previous articles with Girthquake and Mew2Queen