Carbon defeated Final Boss in three straight events to close out the season, marking the first year the Ogre twins and Walshy had not won the MLG National Championship.įinal Boss made a team change for the 2007 season, dropping founding member Saiyan for Michael "StrongSide" Cavanaugh. The eight event streak stands as the longest winning streak in MLG history. They continued their four event winning streak into 2006, making it eight in a row before being dethroned by Carbon. In April 2006, Team 3D parted ways with the players and for the first time, the team took the name of Final Boss. After their rebranding the team won five of the next six events. The team then became sponsored by esports organization Team 3D and changed its name to Team 3D to reflect this. With a roster of the Ogre twins Dan and Tom Ryan alongside Dave " Walshy" Walsh and Ryan " Saiyan" Danford, StK came in first at the five events it attended. The original lineup of Final Boss was first formed as Shoot to Kill (StK) in 2005, at the beginning of the inaugural MLG Halo 2 season. Ogre 2 has also fielded Final Boss teams in Call of Duty and Shadowrun MLG tournaments. In 2014, Ogre 2 revived the Shoot to Kill name for his Halo 2: Anniversary team, but the name was short-lived as the team was soon acquired by esports organization Counter Logic Gaming. After several years of competing in Halo 3 and later Halo: Reach, Final Boss disbanded in 2011. įinal Boss was one of the professional teams that competed on the Boost Mobile Major League Gaming Pro Circuit that aired on USA Network in 2006. NBA player Gilbert Arenas was once a sponsor of the team. They also hold the record for the longest consecutive event winning streak, with 8 straight tournament victories from 2005 into 2006.įormer team members include Dave "Walshy" Walsh, Tom "OGRE 2" Ryan, Dan "OGRE 1" Ryan, Ryan "Saiyan" Danford, Michael "StrongSide" Cavanaugh and Justin "iGotUrPistola" Deese. With its most successful lineups consisting of a core of Dan " Ogre 1" Ryan, Tom " Ogre 2" Ryan and Dave " Walshy" Walsh, Final Boss is regarded as one of the best Halo teams of all time due to their numerous tournament victories and MLG National Championships from 2004 to 2010. JSTOR ( April 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įinal Boss (known earlier as Shoot to Kill and Team 3D) was a professional esports team that competed in Halo competitions sponsored by Major League Gaming (MLG) and other tournaments.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Final Boss" esports – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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