What got you into Lethal League?

“I saw the Lethal League prototype for the first time in the mystery game tournament at UFGT9 . Fell in love with the concept instantly. Played the hell out of the prototype before the full game came out in August 2014. Launch was great. Everyone was discovering the meta at the same time on a completely level playing field. I think thats one of the things I liked most about LL. It’s not too often that there is a competitive game with a completely fresh meta. Usually there are people who have competed in games of the same genre and will dominate from the start, but for Lethal League your skill in other competitive games won’t transfer well.”



Who is your favorite character?

“Definitely Candyman. I think Candyman’s special is the best part of Lethal League. It’s more like a second phase of Candyman than a special move. Hes also the only character that doesn’t have a duplicate smash, ground down, or air down angle. His spreads are terrible but the angle variety really makes up for it.”



What is your favorite map?

“Aesthetically I think pool looks the best. As far as which map I would prefer to play on, that will require an excessively long explanation. Factory is dead last. Hate bumping my head every time I jump and a wider stage means you have to move horizontally more which is not good for Candyman. Outskirts is probably 2nd last because of width as well.On paper Room 21 looks the best for Candyman. Its the smallest in width by far, which makes candy chains a lot faster and more lethal, and Candyman doesn’t have to run as much so its easier to steal ball control. The main downside is that the up angle doesn’t combo as well for candy chains. It often restricts you to aiming in one direction instead of getting the full range like on other maps. The dice/latch smash angle is also really hard to deal with on Room 21.Then there are basically just two stages left. Pool/Sewer differ by 2 pixels in width, 6px in height. Train/City differ by 5px in width and 3px in height. So those pairs are very similar. The difference between Pool/Sewer and Train/City is mainly in horizontal ceiling balls. On Pool/Sewer Candyman can’t hit a ceiling ball with anything but a smash, but it also can’t kill him. Train/City is the opposite. Candyman dies to ceiling balls but he can hit them. So if I’m fighting a sonata that likes to trap me at the peak of my jump arc with lots of ceiling balls, I’ll probably go to Sewer/Pool. For other characters I often go Train/City.”



Who do you hope most to face in the tournament?



“Mecha_Soul because if I’m fighting him I’m probably in winners finals.”

Who are you most afraid to face in the tournament?

“ Monk/Honkey/Banana. We play often and he knows all my bad habits.”







Smelly Hobo is one of the moderators for /r/LethalLeague on reddit. You can find him on Twitter at @Smellyhobo101