Dec

## Career

Dec has established himself as one of the best players in the game throughout the last 5 seasons. Often berated for his nationality, Dec has done well to overcome criticism to become a hugely valuable member of the community, missing just one game since his debut. In S4 he was crowned the Best Mafia Player after a fine season where he greatly impressed in 2 victories alongside Holz and IBRZ.

### Season 1

Dec enjoyed a turbulent first season in mafia, where a series of guilty reports ruined his games as mafia. His breakthrough game in Game 9, where he took responsibility as the group chat leader to lead his faction to victory, resulting in his first MVP.

### Season 2

Season 2 is where Dec established himself more as a mafia specialist, with an equally impressive victory in S2G1 where he felt unlucky to miss out on his second MVP. While Dan stole the headlines, Dec's performance in the S2G9 victory was pivotal, as he helped guide Dan in the latter stages before his death. These performances saw him crowned the Most Improved Player of S2.

### Season 3

His S3 Community Shield performance solidified his status as a mafia big dog, once again swaying the timeline to lead his faction to victory. Despite this early promise, Dec's third season was his most quiet yet, as his usual presence on the timeline was not felt to the same extent as in previous seasons. People have speculated that Dec is motivated much more by being mafia than town, with his only mafia performance in S3 resulting in a Day 1 lynch as he was caught killing a filler player. This may explain lacklustre performances such as S3G7 or S3G8 where he was barely active, and wasn't contributing much on the timeline when he was.

### Season 4

Dec bounced back in a big way in S4, with a series of impressive mafia performances which saw him become the first non-Sam player to win the Best Mafia Player award. He was influential in the 2 most impressive mafia victories of the season - S4G3 and S4G5, forming an unstoppable partnership with Holz and Ibrz. He also produced his best town performance of his career in S4G9, where he narrowly missed out on MVP after being crucial in the dismantling of mafia, and taking the mantle of timeline leader.

## Style of Play

Dec tends to be highly engaged in games regardless of the faction he's part of - infact his only bad games seem to be in games where he's otherwise occupied. While primary a mafia specialist on the cusp of Big Dog status, his town performances in the last few seasons have improved and seen him become a valuable asset regardless of faction. Reminiscent of early PM as town, Dec often places great importance on character claims when deducing who is mafia. From S4 onwards there's been a clear improvement in his town performances, as barely anything seems to slip by him anymore. S2G2 was arguably his lowest movement in mafia as two relatively inexperienced players in Anton and Cian pulled his pants down. S4G9 and S5G6 highlight how when he's knowledgeable about a theme, he becomes one of the tougher players to try to deceive. As mafia, Dec is arguably more suited to being a sidekick rather than a commanding leader. Often described by Alex as a great ceiling-raiser, Dec's mafia performances skyrocket when coupled with a player of his calibre. From S4 onwards Dec has taken pre-game punts on who he thinks is mafia, somehow landing on 9 out of 10 occasions.

## Accolades

* 2x MVP
* 1x Best Mafia player
* Most Improved Player (S2)