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Gamer ‘Legi0n’ Wins Local Mortal Kombat Final Five Days After C-Section With Newborn in Her Arms

Social posts propelled the local win into a widely shared esports moment.

Overview

  • She won the grand final at a local tournament against her husband, according to coverage citing The Escapist.
  • Her husband shared a photo on X showing her cradling their newborn while holding the controller, captioned, “This might be the most based picture I’ve taken to date. Support your locals.”
  • The prize for the victory was a trip to DreamHack in Atlanta, connecting the local result to a major gaming event.
  • In her own X post, Legi0n joked that she won thanks to mid-set coaching and quipped about “sending our daughter to DreamHack.”
  • Commenters on r/Fighters praised her performance so soon after childbirth, and The Daily Dot said it reached out to her for further comment.