tennisace - the reason I'm on Smogon at all really. Thanks for taking a chance on me in SPL 4 years ago and for refusing to let me go since. I'm beyond thankful that we've gotten so close and I'm really happy we're in each other's corners. Just stop sending me cursed images you fucking degenerate >:^{
talkingtree - my partner in crime. I couldn't ask for a better co-lead for the tier we both love, and I love how easily and naturally we work together. Beyond that, another incredible friend that I couldn't have imagined resulting from being active on a Pokemon website, a world without us throwing Contrapoints quotes at each other is really not a world worth living in
Tman - one of my very first and very best friends from pokemon, glad I finally sucked you into DOU hell with me. Super happy that you had a breakout snake performance, just know that when we face each other in team tournaments in the future that I will choke slam you into the ground and laugh at your pain without a second thought
miltankmilk - we've had some ups and downs, but SPL 8 was such an insanely fun experience that I will always cherish. That tournament definitely shaped my gen 7 teambuilding and I have you to thank for that. Also thanks for not letting me use Grassy Seed Zapdos, what a mess that would have been. We'll have to catch another Cubs game sometime, see ya soon friend
kamikaze - thanks for trusting me with so much input in the DOU circuit back in 2017 and for eventually handing over the reins. You were a great example of how to lead a tier and we have you to thank for a lot of the growth and success DOU saw throughout the years
kaori Dawg - kinda weird that I'm tagging myself twice here but whatever. The years of us gathering on Skype and talking into the late hours of the night were incredibly fun, and one of my favorite experiences in DOU so far was spamming the same 2 or 3 teams in tournaments with yall. I miss you both, hope to catch you all again sometime soon
Braverius - I'm 99% sure that the first games of DOU I ever played were with teams you gave me, so thanks for being my gateway into this
hellscape wonderland
Mizuhime atomicllamas antemortem Sam and the rest of gogoat - even though we aren't as active anymore, the days of constant wild conversations were super fun and I'm glad I got to know all of you a little bit :D
Philip7086 FlamingVictini Kevin Garrett GL Volkner GMars Gary Hootie and the rest of the pogo central discord - thanks for being a super fun place to talk about a dumb game that makes us all hate our lives, the number of times in my life that i've seen AR pictures of chimchar is much higher than I ever would have expected
Hogg - thanks for always being willing to answer my questions about tournaments and the dou circuit, i appreciate the amount of free reign we've had over the years that's allowed us to build our circuit into something i'm really proud of. much respect for you, keep up the good work
Anubis - thanks for answering all my annoying questions about PS staff stuff when I first became SS/global mod, hopefully it was a fun break from the death threats and slurs from randoms and sogeking alts you've locked
nui - so glad I always have someone to hype up my avatars and CTs, keep inflating my ego and i'm sure we'll be good friends
To anyone else I've forgotten - guess you just weren't important enough, sucks to suck.
also thanks :)