ZeRo

For the professional Apex Legends player, see Zer0. For other similar spellings, see Zero (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrios and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
ZeRo
Personal information
NameGonzalo Raúl Barrios Castro
Born (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)
Chillán, Chile
Career information
Games
Playing career2006–2020
Team history
2012vVv Gaming
2014)Clash Tournaments
2015–2018Team SoloMid
2018–2020Tempo Storm
Career highlights and awards
  • Ranked #1 All-Time (SSB4WiiU)
  • 2x TBH champion (2015, 2016)
  • Apex champion (2015)
  • EVO champion (2015)
  • 2x CEO champion (2015, 2017)
  • Super Smash Con champion (2015)
  • Genesis champion (2016)
  • UGC Smash Open champion (2016)
  • Frostbite champion (2017)
  • CEO Dreamland champion (2017)
  • Shine champion (2017)
Twitch information
Channels
Followers521.9 thousand
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
GenreSuper Smash Bros.
Subscribers860 thousand[1]
Total views361 million[1]
Last updated: July 19, 2023

Gonzalo Raúl Barrios Castro[2] (born April 17, 1995), known by his gamertag ZeRo, is a Chilean professional Super Smash Bros. player and streamer. He was considered the best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player in the world throughout his career, with a record-breaking 56 consecutive tournament wins in the game from November 2014 to October 2015, including high-profile tournaments such as EVO 2015 and The Big House 5. Prior to the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he was a top ranked Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Project M player. His best known characters are Diddy Kong in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Pit in Project M, Meta Knight in Brawl, and Fox in Melee. He is the only player to have earned more than US$100,000 playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U competitively.

ZeRo retired from professional competition in January 2018 to focus on streaming and "close the chapter" with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[3] Following allegations of sexting two minors in 2014, ZeRo's sponsors cut ties with him in July 2020 due to his admittance to the allegations.[4] In September 2022, ZeRo settled a defamation lawsuit he had filed against Jacqueline "Jisu" Choe in response to her allegations.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b "About ZeRoWondering". YouTube.
  2. ^ Barrios, Gonzalo (May 18, 2011). "El Momento Smash de la Semana, con ZeRo - Episodio #3 Spacing". El Blog de ZeRo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2021. Guia hecha, escrita e ideada por ZeRo, Copyright © Gonzalo Raul Barrios Castro
  3. ^ "ZeRo retires from competitive Super Smash Bros. for Wii U". Dot Esports. January 13, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Former Smash pro ZeRo admits to sending suggestive messages to minors". ESPN. July 4, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "GONZALO BARRIOS VS JACQUELINE CHOE". UniCourt. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Former Smash pro ZeRo settles lawsuit after sexual misconduct allegations, appeals Twitch ban". Dexerto. September 11, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Judge Issues Mixed Ruling in Motion to Dismiss Gamer's Defamation". Patch. March 11, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.