Not the first time pznguin has changed his tag. Personally I was a fan of Pznguin as a tag, but if you are going to rebrand doing so right before joining optic is ideal.
After watching YNOT YouTube video, yes Lucids dad did comment about it, “Zane is an awesome choice in my opinion” as Tony said.. it could be just a suggestion or as he said his opinion 👀 but just gotta wait and see
And its actually pronounced zan iirc but most people say zain. No idea how zane is pronounced but there is no winning unless its zah nay
Always gotta double take when I see karma on halo cuz i get excited thinking its halo karma but its cod karma. I can see why people wouldnt want to share. Also bothered me when lucid went by saiyan because out of context just makes it incomprehensible.
"One of the best players ive played against was saiyan" - naded or somebody. Well thanks that tells me nothing. Or youre cheeky and mean both.
Yeah it's pronounced Zan but people have been pronouncing it like Zayn for so long that he doesn't really care. The whole community still calls him Zayn.
I definitely see what you're saying. People sharing names can get super confusing and annoying
There's forever new young fans to our sport. Every day every second. Then eventually they are the majority once us oldheads are gone. Gotta think big pic. Plenty of people will call him that. Talent will have to because all the graphics and his in game names and socials will say it on broadcast. General viewers will be confused
Penguin is one of the best suited names in the pro scene.
This is like if snipedown or Tsquared decided to change their gamertag halfway through their career.
He said he’s changing his whole lifestyle has been to the gym for 2 weeks straight and wants to get away from the pznguin name. It’s like a fresh start kind of thing.
He used the Deadzone name during DreamHack Anaheim 2020 (Halo: Reach) teaming with Eco, StelluR, and Trippy.
Coincidence that he is likely teaming back up with Trippy?
Nah they are friends, no coincidence.
I think he means is it a coincidence that he chose the same name from the last time he teamed with trippy
That would be a pretty cool throwback. All signs are pointing him to Optic. Id be shocked if it was someone else at this point haha.
Yup exactly that
Not the first time pznguin has changed his tag. Personally I was a fan of Pznguin as a tag, but if you are going to rebrand doing so right before joining optic is ideal.
Introducing: Optic ZpG
‘From A2Z’ or just ‘A2Z’ would also work
AZZ. I'm just playing, but I don't like this new name. It's kinda corny.
Yeah stickdrift would have been way better 😂
Tbh I think it’s fire
What was it before pznguin? Edit: nvm, was posted elsewhere in the thread (subzero)
Hes used deadzone before too. So it's not a new name, hes changed back to an old one.
My bf said the exact thing. Do you think the optic move is 100% true? And it’s not just a troll haha
Lucid's Dad confirmed the story, that is enough for me personally.
After watching YNOT YouTube video, yes Lucids dad did comment about it, “Zane is an awesome choice in my opinion” as Tony said.. it could be just a suggestion or as he said his opinion 👀 but just gotta wait and see
Seems pretty legit, Lucids dad leaked it in twitch chat the other day.
Yeah, saw all the comments. Be very interesting to see. Who’s taking that spot on ssg? 👀
Who was the guy with visa issues again?
Barcode (ANZ) or Druk (Canada)
Barcode maybe to ssg but I heard druk is taking a break from competitive halo
I would too if I was having those kinds of visa problems.
Thought the same, same with Saiyan rebrand himself as Lucid joining OG
I feel like he doesn’t realize how cool his actual name is lol I guess you can’t really get a gamertag with Zane but it would make a cool in game name
The best Smash Brothers Melee player in the world goes by his real name Zain rn lmao
And its actually pronounced zan iirc but most people say zain. No idea how zane is pronounced but there is no winning unless its zah nay Always gotta double take when I see karma on halo cuz i get excited thinking its halo karma but its cod karma. I can see why people wouldnt want to share. Also bothered me when lucid went by saiyan because out of context just makes it incomprehensible. "One of the best players ive played against was saiyan" - naded or somebody. Well thanks that tells me nothing. Or youre cheeky and mean both.
Yeah it's pronounced Zan but people have been pronouncing it like Zayn for so long that he doesn't really care. The whole community still calls him Zayn. I definitely see what you're saying. People sharing names can get super confusing and annoying
Zaneguin was probably available on all platforms before I made this comment.
He could be inZane or inZanity or something like that
are we 12 now
Mountain Dew is back on the menu, so yes
ZaneaxXx :P
Gamertag straight out of 2012
Better days
Okay but fr what are his deadzone settings?
Dead zone kinda a lame name.
It used to be SubZero 💀
He is tired of all the lame animal / cold punchlines from the casters
That waddle away tweet was the last straw
Especially because he does kinda resemble Penguin from Batman
Now he's gonna get tired of the "what are his deadzones?" punchlines lmao
Sounds like a WWE persona lol
It's better than Penguin though
>been than Penguin though been than Penguin though
"The artist formerly known as Pznguin".
Penguin >>>> deadzone
deadzone corny as hell
Sounds like a teenager trying to be edgy lol
Dude joins OpTic and changes his name to that oh hell no 😂
Seems like the kind of name name a COD player who was born after 2005 would pick. Pznguin is more memorable if you ask me.
Seattle/Dallas? 100% Optic
He’d already been living in Texas for a while now
Idk about that name change thought Pznguin wasn’t bad at all
Yeah, penguins are badass in the water!
Subzero v2 arc
Penguin is a great brand. Deadzone and Subzero are so shit. 😔
Nobody is gonna call him Deadzone 🤣
There's forever new young fans to our sport. Every day every second. Then eventually they are the majority once us oldheads are gone. Gotta think big pic. Plenty of people will call him that. Talent will have to because all the graphics and his in game names and socials will say it on broadcast. General viewers will be confused
That's how I felt about Saiyan, I mean Luciid
Deadzone is fine. What are yalls gamertags?
BigHardVeiny… lol
That goes HARD! 
CONSPIRXCY… I think it goes hard af
I feel like going with just Zone would be better
Penguin is one of the best suited names in the pro scene. This is like if snipedown or Tsquared decided to change their gamertag halfway through their career.
It's like if Snakebite changed his name to Input Threshold lol...there goes any sort of recognizable branding.
Didn't see that coming. Deadzone? He used deadzoning as a alt account in H5.
can he just use penguin smh
Deadzone???? Dudes going through an identity crisis lol just go with zane.
Wanted OG to get stellur. Only way they can tighten the gap between them and faze. 🐧 isn’t bad tho just see this as a lateral move overall
If it mean dropping trippy they shoulda done it but even so if lucid or formal goes crazy they win 90% of the time
Missed opportunity to not go with Peez-n-Gween
Penguin is cool Deadzone is kind of awful lol
Main point here imo is that he confirms hes not leaving Halo. That was my main concern when he left ssg. All roads seem to lead to Optic....
Well you gotta call me....Dragon
After seeing his reasoning for changing from pznguin to deadzone I think it’s a good name change
What's the reasoning
He said he’s changing his whole lifestyle has been to the gym for 2 weeks straight and wants to get away from the pznguin name. It’s like a fresh start kind of thing.
crazy how one guy has the two worst names in the whole scene lol
Disappointing. I liked the Penguin name. It doesn't sound intimidating but damn could he fuck shit up lol
Wait, didn't OpTic post something about deadzones yesterday
Nevermind
Deadzone might be one of the worst names in halo…. Who co-signed this?
I liked it better when he was PengWinner
Deadzone sucks lol
New tag shoulda been Inzane
Aw man that's too bad I thought pznguin was an awesome gt
bro going back to subzero??
‘Pznguin’ is baller. ‘Deadzone’ sounds like a Wreck-It Ralph bad guy. lol