Editing B4nny

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|caption=b4nny competing at [[Rewind 2018]] with [[froyotech]]

 

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b4nny is most well known for his captaincy and achievements with [[froyotech]], with which he has won a record six global [[:Category:LAN events|LAN events]]: [[i52]], [[i55]], [[Rewind 2017]], [[SweLAN]], [[Rewind 2018]] and [[i63]]. He has also dominated the North American scene, accumulating a record 20 [[ESEA-Invite]] titles including five undefeated seasons and eleven consecutive titles from [[ESEA-I Season 21]] to [[ESEA-I Season 31]] as well as 4 [[RGL]] invite titles, with teams such as [[eMazing Gaming]], [[Leviathan Gaming]], [[High Rollers Gaming]] and froyotech.  

One of the oldest currently [[:Category:Active Players|active players]], starting his career in 2009, he made his way to the top of the North American scene due to his success playing [[Demoman]]. However, since joining [[froyotech]], he has primarily mained [[Scout]] and [[Pocket Soldier]]. A heals-heavy player, b4nny often relies on his game-sense, leadership and experience rather than pure [[Glossary#DM|DM ability]] against his opponents.

Because of his record-breaking achievements, versatility across three classes, success with many different rosters and longevity in the competitive scene, b4nny is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.

== Biography ==

b4nny grew up in Bellevue, Washington. Before he played TF2, he played competitive Call of Duty 1, 2, and 4 in his middle school years. He was also interested in ''Unreal Tournament'', which brought him closer to the arena-style FPS games, like ''Quake'', that TF2 is based on. He has been playing TF2 since it was first released on the Orange Box, having pre-ordered the set in 2007.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea62tL7TSYg b4nny Interview by Tagg</ref>

 

== Career ==

b4nny started his TF2 career by playing with Slaughterhouse Gaming, a pub community's [[Open]] team. He played with them for 2 seasons, Season 3 and Season 4. However, the team did not have a very consistent roster, and he did not play in all the matches. In Season 3, the team barely made Open playoffs (at the time, only 8 teams made the cut) and lost to first-seed Harmonic. In Season 4, the team fared better, ending up at 3rd place in Open playoffs, but it was not enough. The team disbanded shortly after. Check out the community's website [http://www.bhslaughter.com/forum/ here].

After Slaughterhouse Gaming, b4nny was picked up by his friend tyrone to form the first iteration of what would become one of the longest-living teams in ESEA-TF2 history, Don't Trip. The Season 5 roster was integral in establishing the core of b4nny, tyrone, and mackey that would make up a large part of Don't Trip throughout its 9-season history. Playing alongside now-long-time-friends such as blaze and the aforementioned tyrone and mackey, the team won Open in Season 5.  

Afterwards, the team made the jump to Invite, and had to restructure the roster. Blaze and jnkx, the scout pair, left, and the young talent yz50 was brought in alongside raf. The medic, karenbear, left as well, and [[Shade]] was brought in, to help create the core of players that b4nny would play with for many seasons to come. The team got a sponsor and came into Invite under the banner of eMazing Gaming.

====[[eMazing Gaming]]====

b4nny's first foray into invite ended up with him making LAN, starting a longtime tradition of LAN appearances. The team barely skirted into the 3rd seed with a 10-6 record in Season 6 and ended up placing 4th at LAN, losing out to fourth-seeded blight.own, beginning a long-time rivalry with fellow LAN veteran [[Platinum]]. Despite placing fourth, he was invited to play with the ESEA-East TF2 All-Stars team that season. The team defeated the west team 5-0 with b4nny top-fragging for the team.

After Season 6, eMg made one more roster change. They cut scout raf for the next generation of Open champions in the form of [[Ggglygy]]

from Nexzil Gaming. Still under the eMg banner, the team marched on into Season 7 and finished third in the regular season, with a 12-4 record. b4nny's second-consecutive third seed at LAN gave him a chance to redeem himself and eMg won Season 7 LAN, defeating ComplexityTF2 5-1 on [[Granary]] and Coldfront.

The team made no changes for Season 8 but did not anticipate the perfect season of [[CheckSix Gaming]], again getting the third seed in the regular season, this time with a 9-7 record. b4nny's third consecutive LAN appearance ended in a 2-1 defeat in the finals at the hands of CheckSix.

====[[Prophets ft. Dashner]]====

In the offseason, the team made some changes, cutting ggglygy for [[cyzer]], yz50 for [[clockwork]], and replacing Shade with CB (on good terms; shade decided to take some seasons off). Just before LAN, the sponsorship was re-branded under a personal sponsorship from Dashner: Prophets ft. Dashner. Since CB could not make LAN that season, reptile stepped in as medic. Prophets once again won LAN, defeating the first iteration of [[Classic Mixup]] and starting what would become a long-standing rivalry between the two teams.

====[[Quantic Gaming]]====

Quantic Gaming sponsored the team for Season 10. CB returned to the team as medic after an absence at the previous season's LAN. Quantic finally broke the third seed tradition and captured the first seed for LAN off a 15-1 record, but lost at LAN to Classic Mixup. Shortly afterward,

Shade returned, allowing b4nny to reform the original core of the team that had won S7 LAN, and combine it with new players that helped foster the S9 win to create an incredibly strong team. Mackey had to leave for a season, however, so they brought in [[Dave__AC]] from the former CheckSix team to complete the roster. The team united under a new sponsor, Leviathan Gaming.

===[[Leviathan Gaming]]===

Season 11 repeated what had become a trope of b4nny's invite career at this point: finish third place regular season and go undefeated at LAN. Mihaly's Flow, the regular season leaders, were favorites at this LAN. But, their dropping two games to LG and [[Spacewhales]] gave LG the chance to take the trophy away, and that they did. The Leviathan Gaming team are noteworthy in that they were the first team (alongside Classic Mixup) to be sent to Europe as part of the i46 TF2 LAN. Because Dave__AC was not available to travel to Europe, mackey stepped back in and re-completed the LAN-proven lineup. Both American teams shattered expectations and defeated the Europeans, leading to an all-American finals. However, LG ended up losing to Classic Mixup in the grand finals and finished second at i46.

Going back to America for Season 12, the roster saw one change in the leaving of clockwork, prompting the team to bring in hero to replace him, and the return of Dave__AC. This roster once again made LAN, finishing second place. Shortly afterwards, b4nny, shade, and cyzer all left LG to form a new super team: bp.

bp formed out of the core that had kept Don't Trip at LAN for seven straight seasons: b4nny, shade, and relatively new blood cyzer. They cherry-picked the best talent they could find, getting [[Taggerung]] from The Chess Club, [[Shrugger]] from Pinball Wizards, as well as [[lansky]] from GOIN HEAVY. The team went 16-0 in the regular season before being noticed by High Rollers Gaming and getting their sponsorship for LAN.

====[[High Rollers Gaming]]====

Re-branded under the HRG tag, b4nny and crew took Season 13 LAN without much competition as well as Season 14, with HRG earning another perfect season and another LAN win with the exact same roster. The team, after winning Season 14, was given the American spot at [[i49]], and ended up finishing third after not being able to defeat the made-for-LAN [[Epsilon|Epsilon eSports]] and the [[TCM]] crew. Once again HRG re-branded under another TF2 organization - the iT servers, run by klanana.

====[[iT]]====

* During his long stint as a [[Demoman]] main, b4nny was often called "Pipe Jesus", as a result of his outstanding grenade launcher aim and long curly hair at the time.

* b4nny uses "C" for his crouch key, a carryover from his time playing Call of Duty.

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2012-06-30 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoUqxyfnXXI |title=B4nny pre LAN interview at ESEA S11 lan |by=[[shade]] |of= |event=ESEA-I Season 11 |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2013-04-20 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PWrQsbjjN8 |title=HRG b4nny Interview at ESEA S13 LAN |by=[[shade]] |of= |event=ESEA-I Season 13 |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2013-08-16 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2bGZ4VVd8A |title=The b4nny REVEAL! at ESEA S14 LAN |by=[[shade]] |of= |event=ESEA-I Season 14 |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2013-08-20 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSvG_PcHqI |title=Interview b4nny - i46 Day 1 |by=[[EXtv]] |of= |event=Insomnia46 |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2014-01-18 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ahWCqS7gfM |title=b4nny and Lauren interview at ESEA S15 LAN |by=[[shade]] |of= |event=ESEA-I Season 15 |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2014-02-24 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea62tL7TSYg |title=b4nny Interview |by=[[Tagg]] |of= |event=ESEA-I Season 15 |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2017-02-08 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2UHNTryqzo |title=B4nny Interview - Rewind |by=[[eXtine]] |of= |event=Esports Arena Rewind 2017 |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink |date=2017-03-22 |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZDn0XHr0mw |title=b4nny - An ESA Media Documentary |by=[[Esports Arena]] |of= |event= |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink  |date=2014-06-09  |link=https://youtu.be/XuJen9vWKZo |title=B4nny Legacy |by=[[Beater]] |of=  |event=  |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink  |date=2016-02-07  |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZtD9q_aaDM |title=b4nny & corsa vs. Hands Off: ESEA S21 W2 |by=[[truktruk]] |of=  |event=  |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink  |date=2014-12-25  |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ctbiI7dw1Y |title=b4nny self demo review part 1 |by=[[b4nny]] |of=  |event=  |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink  |date=2014-12-25  |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDyQQ7htpUI |title=b4nny self demo review part 2 |by=[[b4nny]] |of=  |event=  |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

* {{ExternalMediaLink  |date=2015-10-19  |link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGl2sJkoK6g |title=b4nny pocket demo review |by=[[Seagull]] |of=  |event=  |event-link= |language= |translation= }}

===Gallery===

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b4nny at Insomnia52.jpg|b4nny competing at [[i52]].

b4nnyi55.png|b4nny competing at [[i55]].

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