Since February 2011, KombatNetwork has consisted of many individuals with many different talents and functions within the MK/NRS and Fighting Game Community in general. People come and go, but the fighting spirit lives on. Most importantly, it consists of all the people who play competitively, be it at casual sessions, or attend major tournaments, watch and support our streams and especially online, because without players, there’s no purpose or content.
Main Staff
Shock – FGC attendee since 2001. CEO, Owner/Proprietor and Admin of KombatNetwork.com, UltimateMK.com and DarkTemplarz.com. Co-Admin of TYM.
Current streamer and equipment supplier for Mortal Kombat NJ.
Former creator and manager of the defunct Marlboro Slaughterhouse and KN Arena event brand. Former Tournament Activities Consultant and equipment manager to YesterCades, LLC, 8 on the Break and defunct brands Red Bank Rumble and Monster Island Tournaments.
Staff member and Streamer of the following events:
21 years – Big E Gaming Philadelphia area tournaments including NEC, Summer Jam and Winter Brawl
The first 8 – East Coast Throwdown NJ based events by LI Joe and SweetJohnnyCage and 2019 Classic MK Celebration
7 years – The Fall Classic North Carolina based defunct East Coast regional join event
5 years – GUTS Massachusetts based Game Underground Tournament Spectacular by James York
5 years – A Video Game Con New Jersey based retro collector convention and tournament
4 years – Final Round Atlanta based tournament events by Shin Blanka
3 years – CT GamerCon Connecticut based joint art and anime exhibit and tournament by James York
3 years – J1-Con Philadelpha based tournament and anime convention
Functions:
Senior tournament organizer, senior event producer, senior event director, senior event promoter, senior PR representative, senior web author/editor, senior stream producer and host of KombatNetwork, senior equipment and inventory manager, lead sponsor, bracketing supervisor, bracket runner, tech supervisor, web and stream graphics designer, photographer, commentator, etc.
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Mikemetroid – Host of the KombatNetwork Twitch stream “Mikemetroid PRIME Time,” Senior bracketing supervisor, lead tournament coordinator, lead bracket seeder, lead technical support, lead bracket runner, event production assistant, stream assistant, equipment manager, TYM moderator. 10+ year NRS staff general for Big E Gaming tournaments, NEC, SJ, WB and TFC since 2013. KN TO for YesterCades and AVGC sponsored tournaments.
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TheAlphabet – The newest member of KombatNetwork as of December 2023, power player, streamer of gamez. Top 8 at NEC! Get Hurdt by Kurdt!
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Icy Black Deep – Mysterious assistant stream producer, technical support, web integration support for streams. We don’t know his last name. He won’t tell anyone. He’s CIA. That’s what it is. He’s CIA.
You CAN follow Icy on X, he doesn’t Xeet though.
Darth Arma – NRS Tournament Organizer for Mortal Kombat NJ. Senior Commentator and coordinator for KombatNetwork Streams. Member of Empire Arcadia.
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Additional/Satellite Staff and Community Support
Summoning – Admin of KombatNetwork and owner of UltraSpecCables and RiteAV.com.
Senior sponsor, event producer, PR representative, lead equipment and inventory manager, tournament organizer, event promoter, bracket runner and motivational and technological resource.
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Tim Static – Proprietor of the wildly popular FaceBook Page: Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection. The most vocal contributor of the MK community, Senior Mouthpiece of KombatNetwork, liaison to NetherRealm Studios, tournament organizer, event promoter, bracket runner, web author, hype machine, TYM guy, etc.
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JKun Prime – Host of JKunPrime on Twitch. Tournament major representative, site editor/author.
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Web, Technical and Art/Graphics Staff:
DreemerNJ – Admin, co-creator and web developer/original designer of KombatNetwork.com, UltimateMK.com, DarkTemplarZ.com, and cubeofb.org, senior engineer and web developer of UltraSpec Cables and RiteAV, technical advisor to TYM and ecthrowdown.com. The One Man Think Tank and resident Webmonster.
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Battousai – Owner of 319Media, Admin and co-creator of DarkTemplarZ.com, lead web designer of KombatNetwork.com, htmwrestling.com (NSFW), engineer, editor and consultant, Burgermeister, Savior of Vampires, etc.
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Kazi – Stream and web graphics designer, owner/proprietor of Always Godlike Brand. Patriarch of the First Family of the FGC.
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Inactive or Former KN Staff, Team Players or Streamers:
KDZ – Tournament Organizer for the defunct 8 on the Break weekly. KombatNetwork event promoter, assistant stream producer, bracket runner, equipment and inventory manager, road tripper. Evo winner. 2 times. Absent from all pictures taken by Ed Boon. Member of Empire Arcadia.
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Ray Riazy – Senior bracket runner, tournament coordinator, bracket seeder, hype generator, stream commentator, stream assistant.
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Eviler – Currently a member of Kick Punch Block. Bracket runner, event promoter.
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GandyMan – Operator of GandyMan Gaming – Lead bracket runner, commentator. Wearer of fake beards.
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ChiefGief – Scouting for potential new sponsorships, collaborates with main staff for future endeavors and bridge builder towards the FGC at large, former Social Media Guy for Circa eSports. Lead bracket runner and event general. Main staff for East Coast Throwdown, coordinator for Strong Island Crack Sessions.
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STORMS – Owner/proprietor and Senior Admin of www.TestYourMight.com, tournament organizer, lead event promoter, bracketing supervisor, lead photographer, lead videographer and lead interviewer, etc.
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GhenryPerez – Host of the KombatNetwork Twitch stream “Ghenry’s Ghosthouse.”
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9.95 – Former KombatNetwork tournament streamer. Creator, manager and streamer of defunct weekly Valley Stream Monsters, TYM moderator.
Lead stream producer, senior commentator, senior stream graphics designer, senior trophies and awards designer, lead event producer, lead tournament organizer, lead event director, lead bracketing supervisor, lead PR representative, lead event promoter, lead bracket runner, equipment and inventory manager, sponsor, photographer and interviewer.
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Rapzilla – Lead bracket runner and tournament coordinator, equipment manager, founder of the Monster Island Tournaments circuit which runs in direct conjunction with KN events.
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Pherleece – Assistant/backup stream producer, commentator, off stream match archiver, bracket runner, etc.
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Frantastic – Bracket runner, commentator.
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GoldenOreos – Web graphics designer.
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Zaq MK – Event promoter, Admin of the defunct ClassicMK.com, online tournament organizer, web designer etc.
Special Thanks
There were also members of the KombatNetwork staff who frequent tournaments, help us coordinate players, assist players with transportation, supply equipment/games, assist or commentate on stream and run brackets such as JamessMK, Swift Tom Hanks, Rob Siegel,
AC1984, Claude VonStroke, and Dark_Rob.
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