Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Spark Health Concerns

Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Spark Health Concerns

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"“I had like a hundred of these on my body two months ago. Like, my entire body.""

Updated : Oct 16, 2026 9:54pm UTC

Professional Super Smash Bros. player Jason ‘Mew2King’ Zimmerman has been banned from a competitive tournament after posting photos of his concerning skin condition and complaining of a bug infestation in his home.

On the morning of October 16, 2026, Zimmerman found himself going viral due to a thread of posts he’d published on Twitter/X the day before. In the posts, he complained of suffering from swelling hands, which he attributed to either playing too much without rest or being bitten by bugs in his home.

“My hands are slightly swollen (could be from all the SSBM Fox or from the bugs in the house that bite me each day), like pink/red and puffy/fatter than usual, is there a way to fix this ASAP? I'm boarding my flight to Texas now,” he wrote.

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He went on to share a photo of his hand and one of his right leg, which was covered in red, painful-looking bumps that appeared to be bug bites. Zimmerman claimed that these bites happen to him “every week,” and are a driving factor in his decision to move from Ohio to California.

“I had like a hundred of these on my body two months ago. Like, my entire body. This isn’t even nearly the worst picture, not even close,” he explained in another post. “It’s all bug bites from the house. Lived like that for all year. Or recent months.”

Needless to say, fans were fairly concerned about Zimmerman’s health and living conditions, with many theorizing that he was dealing with a bed bug infestation. Others urged him against getting on a plane or staying in a hotel, saying that he might spread the supposed bed bugs, which are known for sneaking into luggage and clothing to lay eggs at their next destination.