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If you were a Metroid fan watching the E3 Invitational in the July of 2014, these words from Smash director Masahiro Sakurai were a godsend. For the past 3 iterations of the series, Samus had been at best, a mid-tier character. Her fans had it rough.Finally though, Samus was getting some love; or so it seemed. In a deja vu situation, she was again what she once was:Come release-time, the character had an extremely limited set of options. She wasn’t performing well at tournaments. While specialists for other characters had access to strings, assured combos and kill set-ups, the Samus community was stuck with a two-hit jab combo that wasn’t even a true combo.Really, who could make a kit as disheveled as that work?Enter-- “The Strategist”.Finding his start on YouTube back in early 2014, Danish’s was originally focused on let’s plays and random gameplay videos, and although he’d go on to make some Super Smash Bros. Brawl videos, he describes it as having been “nothing serious”. He cites watching Rush Hour Smash’s Falcon Mixclip as the real reason he decided to dedicate himself to making Smash content:Early into his channel’s lifespan, his most popular videos were in his “Moveset and Guides” series, which demonstrated all of a character's moves and explained how they could be applied to battle in a very basic fashion.From that point forward, Danish would see significant growth on YouTube, with his montages, tutorials and plays gaining quite a bit of traction -- but it wasn’t until he started tinkering with a character the meta had left behind that he would finally find his call to fame.And while The Strategist 1 was met with a fair amount of fanfare, Danish would describe it’s sequel as the real moment where his channel blew up.Tell me, what’s your creative process? How long does a video take to make, and what are the steps involved?What about your "For Honor" series? For the people that don't know: What’s it about, how is it made and when can we expect more of it?What does the future of your channel look like? Do you have anything planned you’d like to tell us about?How can people who enjoy your content support you?If you wish to enjoy more of Mr. Danish Butter Cookie’s content, be sure to check out his YouTube or Twitch channel! You can also follow him on Twitter for further updates on when videos are being uploaded and when he’s assisting tournaments. If you wish to further support him, consider visiting his Patreon Smashboards would like to thank Danish for giving us permission to make this article, as well as for allowing us some of his time for an interview.