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Player Spotlight: Lord Yellacake

Name: Marquis Reid

Handle(s): Lord Yellacake

Current City and State: Charlotte, NC

Games You Play: Tekken mostly but I do fiddle with other games as well.

Tell us about yourself. How did you get your start into fighting games? I was over my dad's visiting and we were playing the Playstation and a certain two games caught my eye. He had a copy of Tekken 1 and I started playing it and was hooked. The other was the 15 anniversary of Street Fighter II. I tried everyone before I sided with Ken. Ever since then my love for fighting games grew. From Tekken to Street Fighter and every game I can get a hold to.

In your game of choice, which character(s) do you play and why specifically those characters? When I first started playing Tekken I played the character Law. He mostly reminded me of Bruce Lee and I mostly played the character throughout my tenure until Tekken 5. From there I played many other characters until I came across Tekken 6 and took up the character Lars. Since then I've been playing the character ever since.

What is your approach to the way you play your game? What do you tend to go for and what do you tend to look for in your opponents? The way I play is somewhat methodical. I play a “pokey” style of play. I like to see what my opponents like to do and make my defensive adjustments. Since Tekken has three rounds I typically use a round for recon and then decide whether to go in or play defensive.

What do you like the most about being a part of your fighting game scene? What are some things you wish could change? The most thing I love about my scene is that we feel mostly like a family and we are always striving to be better players.

The thing I hate most is the bashing within our community. A lot of things has changed since I've been in the scene. More players are hungry and want to get better but some of these players either “go Hollywood” or fill the own egos to make themselves feel they are hot shit. I want us all to grow in be players, TOs and even people. We all need to get into the habit of helping and not hurting. Everyone enjoys a meme but let's not make it a constant thing, ya know?

What is the match you remember the most and what made it so memorable? My most memorable match was when I played against AceUnlimited in a tourney. It was during the Tag 2 days and I had been playing the best I had ever played that day. I used my secondary team of Armor King/Jinpachi and was doing really well. Then it was my time to play him. I was already hella nervous and the few people that were there started to crowd us. The match starts and I take the first game. People start to talk and I start to think maybe I can do this..maybe I can topple a respected top player. He takes the second game and now we are 1-1. I only got one shot to stay in Winner’s and make it to Grand Finals on Winner's side. So third game two rounds a piece and final round both low on life and one combo away from victory or defeat. He got the better of me that day and I ended up getting third that day losing to another well-known player, SmallWonder. Even though I lost, I wasn't that hard on myself but rather proud that I went toe-to-toe with him and almost won.

Finally, any advice for any of the newer players looking to join their local scene? Play a game/character you love and don't be afraid to take losses. Losses only help strengthen the player you become. Also don't be afraid to ask for help with your game. We are all here to help. So be it man, woman, or a part of the LGBTQ community we want you here and we also want to you grow with us as well.

You can follow LordYellacake at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Slim_Bucha