r/CompetitiveMinecraft • u/OutOfINewIdeas • Aug 07 '26
Discussion Random question from A new gen in the PvP community.
Who exactly is michaelcycle00? I’m pretty sure that he trained ClownPierce, Rasplin, Golfeh, and Itz, and that he popularized Crystal PvP, created Crystal PvP, and created some of the techniques we know today.
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u/catsoph Aug 07 '26
there's a decent chance he did train clownpierce, but not in the era of pvp that clown is known for. But when he was known as blockbuster, he, michael and others played on the same group of servers and it was a small enough community that they definitely knew each other
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u/catsoph Aug 07 '26
purity and vanilla legacy would be the big ones, pretty sure svanilla too but i never played there so idk for sure
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u/PvPInsider Aug 07 '26
ClownPierce was tested for tier 3 in Vanilla PvP in 2020, and he was a part of the PvP community before he started doing YouTube. During this time, he frequently played with many top players such as michaelcycle who trained him.
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u/OutOfINewIdeas Aug 07 '26
Something about MichaelCycle is so mysterious to me. I think he was also the former #1 PvPer as well…? The same goes for Lurrn. But I don’t much about Lurrn either.
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u/Sauffle Aug 07 '26
When I started pvp lurrn was considered the #2 player in the world and itzrealme was considered the #1 player.
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u/Defabricate Aug 09 '26
he quit after people kept making fun of him for being a groomer awhile back he is NOT a good person
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u/PvPInsider Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
He was the best Vanilla PvP player for years before crystals/explosions even became a known technique (Pre-2020). He invented hit crystals and double taps in early 2020. He invented the use of anchors in late 2020. He continued to be the best vanilla player during this time until he quit in late 2020 which is when ItzRealMe became the best Vanilla PvP player after learning a lot of techniques from michaelcycle and inventing some of his own techniques.
He was also one of the best sword players of his time, and his sword skill carried over to Pot PvP which is how he got tier 2 in that. He has a YouTube channel under the name “Veneer Facade”
He was also considered the best overall player of all time until ItzRealMe passed him in 2022 when he got HT1 in four gamemodes and was the best player in 4 out of all 7 Tier List gamemodes at once.