Ken Hoang was known as the King of Smash long before competing in Survivor: Gabon, and now he’s back as a secret pro for the React YouTube channel.
It seems like, at an ever-increasing rate,Survivorhas been overlapping with video games. We just discussed the end ofa former player’s attempt at creating a Kickstarter-funded mobile game, and nowSurvivor Gabon’sKen Hoang is featured on one of the biggest YouTube channels; React.
It was touched on during his season that he was a professional gamer, but he’s likely a much bigger deal in esports than he is inSurvivor(as cruel as that is). He used to play Marth for the majority of his time playingSuper Smash Bros. Melee,innovating the competitive scene with theKen Combothat really changed the game on his way to becoming the King of Smash during the mid-2000s.
Of course, he still looks fairly despite being 33, so the React channel thought it would be funny tobring him on as one of the newest teens in the Teens React subseriesas he faced off against everyone in a match of the just-releasedSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.Needless to say, the teens involved were in for a rude awakening!
During the first match, Ken pretended that he wasn’t familiar with the game, taking characters such as Simon Belmont and Ganondorf before beating most players by a stock count of 3-0. To even out the odds, on the second round, the non-professional teens got to pick the character Ken had to play. It didn’t matter in the end, as years of professional play helped him adapt to the challenge.
As someone who runs a sister video game website, it’s always great to see theSurvivorand video game worlds collide. Though Ken is a betterSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateplayer than he is aSurvivorplayer (that’s not an insult, by the way), it would be amazing to see him come back in aSecond Chanceor full classic returnee season.
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