On the 15th of January, 2018, Otto “Silent Wolf” Bisno announced his retirement from competing in Super Smash Bros Melee.
So I'm going to be retiring from competitive Melee. It's honestly not even because of my wrists, but because my interest for it has waned significantly over the last year or so.
— otto bisno (@SilentWolf444) January 15, 2018
Silent Wolf has been involved with the competitive Smash Bros scenes for over a decade, with his first documented tourney appearance being at a tiny Washington state tourney, FD ONRY, all the way back in 2006. During Silent Wolf’s long Smash career, he became renowned for his high levels of technical mastery, especially with his main, Fox. In addition to Melee, he spent a brief amount of time competing in Super Smash Bros Brawl and Project M. Silent Wolf did not place in the 2017 MIOM SSBMRank, but he did make an appearance on the “Hidden Bosses” honorable mention list.
Some of his notable achievements include dominating the Washington Melee scene; high placings at multiple large tourneys including Apex 2015, GENESIS 3, and The Big House 6; and, in perhaps his most famous moment, helping to propel Jeffrey “Axe” Williamson to Melee stardom via a thrilling match at EVO 2014, where he also recorded a very respectable placing. Silent Wolf has stated that he will continue his streams, both Melee streams and others. His time in the Melee scene will be remembered fondly by many, and with any luck, he’ll find the work that he puts into his streaming in the future to be richly rewarded.
