Deep Sakurai

Backstory and Relationship with Smash
Sakurai started playing smash at 13 but stopped at 16 since he did poorly against characters like Little Mac and Bayo. He intended to have Melee to be played naked, originally.

The Burning of the Dog
Sakurai has gone on to set a dog on fire, whilst saying "it's just a dog". He justifies it for the following reasons:
 * It was a joke (it was hype af)
 * Sakurai thought the dog was a small, talentless child with little aptitude for Smash and the face and body of a dog
 * There are dozens of dog who all play lame
 * The dog died a martyr
 * He was trying to be funny, but had a lot of self-esteem issues and so apologized and said he wouldn't do it again

According to Deep Leffen, Sakurai had this to say about the situation: ''You're just a regular dog and around these parts regular dogs have shorter life spans than dogs that are loved by a family. You're about to find out the truth about me. Let me make this clear for you, my child Dogs are just animals that can turn into pets. The next DLC will be a dog and he will be nearly impossible to use. He will play like shit, but will advance the meta by a few years''.

The Crow King Invocation
In a wild, allcaps rant, Deep Leffen mentions Sakurai. . His involvement with the Crow King is unknown, and the way in which he addresses Sakurai in this rant is ambiguous in nature. See Birds for more.

Other Mentions
Deep Leffen mentions his support but inability to attend the roast of Masahiro Sakurai.