I challenged the Mario Speedrun Master...and won. Here's how.

This was rough, but I’ll get you next time.

“I was actually using an advance technique called LYING.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

I was wondering why his plans hadn’t been spoiled by chat, didn’t realize they were on emote only. That’s brilliant.

I like how ant revealed his plan like an anime plot

“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Did you do it?" Ant: yes "What did it cost?" Ant: his trust

cjya: "It was all rigged from the start?" SmallAnt already strategizing every move cjya will make for the next 5 years SmallAnt: "Well no, but actually yes"

You don't need to be better to succeed. Just be ruthless and vicious. Like a small ant.

i’ve watched several of these VODs with bingo/races of other kinds and what i’ve noticed every time is that while cj i think is more technically proficient at the game, Ant’s ability to quickly and dynamically both build and then adjust his route is what makes him stand out from other runners, and what makes him very hard to beat. this is why he beats crow at botw and linkus at mc lockouts. they’re both better at those games than ant, but can’t keep up with his understanding of the flow of speed running and his ability to run circles around them strategically. he’s too giga brain

The amount of subtle manipulation from SmallAnt is borderline sociopathic and I love it. Good job, you deserved that win!

"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Having both chats on emote-only made this race SO much more interesting, it was insane. Watching the whole thing live was so stressful, that was amazing !

Top 10 Anime Betrayals

“Hey” ~Sun Tzu, The Art Of War

cjya: "I'm 4 worlds ahead of you, you'll never beat me." SmallAnt: *Explaining to chat his plan while being 4 parallel universe ahead of cjya*

the way he says "where are you" right before tanner checks off the world peace box is so deliciously perfect

mans has 3000 hours from trying to spend as little time as possible in the game.

i love rewatching this vid its so fun to see smant just reveal his masterplan like a supervillain

I feel like I’m experiencing Death Note for the first time again