On March 23rd, former Smash Bros pro Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios attempted to take his own life. Thankfully, the young gamer survived, and hopefully, he makes a holistic recovery,ZeRo's former partner, Vanessa, took to Twitter to reveal that he had tried to commit suicide three days ago. According to her, after being treated in the hospital, he was sent in for further care.On 3/23 Gonzalo attempted suicide. after being treated in the hospital he was sent in for further care. Humans are more than their mistakes, especially when they’ve put out more good into this world. I’ll always love u even if we’re not together & I’ll pray that u see the light🤍 pic.twitter.com/z2C83wH8nV— vanessa (@healinghalos) March 25, 2021The young Esports star was banned last year from Twitch after he admitted to sexual misconduct with minors. What makes matters worse is that Super Mario Smash Bros is rated E10+, which stands for kid-friendly and is even void of blood.The Smash Bros community was outraged by the series of events, and many wanted ZeRo to be arrested for sexual misconduct with minors.He did several very bad things in the past that recently came out, lied about them, then finally admitted to them. The worst was privately messaging a 14 year old girl and asking her to masturbate with ice for him (after he knew her age)He's banned from tournaments now too, obv— Vexial (@vexial_ssb) July 23, 2020He should be locked up for that twitch pfp and those allegations— TTD | toyotatace (@XxToyotaLoverxX) July 24, 2020You looked up to these people? Yikes.— Moonmaster (@Moonmaster024) July 23, 2020rip— FireSonic (@FireSonicYT) July 23, 2020Following the incident and outrage, both his Twitter and Twitch accounts were purged, and "ZeRo" went back to a life of seclusion.❌ Twitch Partner "ZeRo" (@zerowondering) has been banned! ❌https://t.co/KaqCFSjHjX#twitch #ban #firstban #partner #twitchpartner 🧚🏿‍♀️— StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) July 22, 2020ZeRo also had a YouTube channel with over one million subscribers but stated that he would no longer be uploading content on the channel and sever all ties with sponsors.While it's clear that this incident was responsible for the attempt on his own life, many of his fans and followers feel that the Smash Bros community's toxicity is to blame as well.Is the Smash Bros community to blame?According to most people, following his ban and subsequent fall from grace, the Smash Bros community celebrated ZeRo's demise into obscurity. Although he committed the heinous act years ago, the community called for him to be canceled, and some even suggested he should be imprisoned.Despite all the odds, a large segment of people still believe that he deserves a second chance as people make mistakes. Many Twitter users came forward and offered their support while claiming that the Smash Bro community was the most toxic one.And especially, I'm not Christian but I firmly believe to the Christian forgiveness. If someone wants to change, strives to never do the bad shit he did and make amends, he shouldn't be exiled.And I don't say victims must forgive their offender, but the society is different— 🕹️Agent Yataa🇪🇺 (@YataaSync) March 25, 2021It might be because he’s much more relatable now. He got screwed after everything went to light. Up until this point was basically a punishment which consisted of living in mental hell. If someone can even attempt suicidal it’s safe to say they went through extreme pain.— Coldtea7 (@Modpeace13) March 26, 2021Mistakes have consequences, but I don't think anyone hoped for this, but for him to rehabilitate and grow to be a better person so he can build himself back up, or at least that's what I hoped for, as I really liked his content.— Antonio Baduy Cámara (@TonyBaduy) March 25, 2021This isn't a "smash community" thing, it's the general fucking cancel culture.It fucking sucks.— The Undertaker (@im_a_gamer96) March 25, 2021It's what happens when ppl put a bunch of button-mashing nerds on a pedestal. They aren't decent ppl just because they're good at a game and good at entertaining.— Sarcasshole ❼ (@Sarcashole_) March 25, 2021This ain't it. He made mistakes, yes, but consequences should still be in place. Something happening "years" ago isn't an excuse if no punishment was given.— Jovani Carmona (@Finesse_Smash) March 25, 2021Redeeming a child predator...Because he tried to off himself fron guilt. 🤔— Victoria "Louise" Mikoto (@victoriamikoto) March 25, 2021But why do we have to take everything from that person? Help the person who needs it. We shouldn't just completely throw that person to the side. Especially someone like him who had a horrific upbringing and still made it out. He may not have fully understood things.— Jalen Ball (@AyoBigBink) March 25, 2021To anyone in this thread here to harass leff the same way people did to zero: that is horrifically hypocrite. Do better, change your behavior, be the example. There is no excuse that makes this time any different. No one ever wants someone else to hurt themselves. Leave it alone— Rags | #481 (@RagtimeM) March 25, 2021-supporting a pedophile if i said anything.I don't know if i agree with him entering back in the community, but i don't think he's a bad person, and i really feel for him going through all this. His past actions were wrong, but they don't make up who he is now.— Drevis (@Drevistwo) March 25, 2021Once an icon in Smash Bros's world, conquering the esports scene with his 56 tournament win streak back in Smash 4 on Wii U, ZeRo's rise to fame was instant.It seems as if his past caught up to him and dragged him down. A Reddit user, u/ahipotion, wrote:"Same thing happened with Reckful, he made a couple of tweets, people shat on him, he committed suicide, and they quickly deleted their tweets. They're brave hiding behind their anonymity until their toxicity becomes real and they realize what they've done, and then they pretend to care."Byron Bernstein, also known as Reckfula hopeful kid in the esports world who was ruined by his mental statea man who wanted to make a social space for everyone, bring a community together, and overall enjoy his life with his audiencea streamer of his own kindrest in peace pic.twitter.com/5R5eQIHquE— // lol // (@RealKappas) July 2, 2020However, despite fans supporting ZeRo in his hour of need, many users still condemn his actions. According to some people, his actions led to the consequences and fallout within the community.While former fans wish him a speedy recovery, they don't want him back in the Smash Bros community. Another Reddit user, u/MessySpaghettiCoder, noted:"There is always going to be that elephant in the room if he ever tries to do anything with the smash community, no matter how reformed he is. It just sucks being as big as he was because now any background checks on him will show him as a pedo. He will be facing the consequences his entire life."Hopefully, while former and current fans debate over the necessary course of action, Gonzalo makes a full recovery. While he may never have a second shot in the Smash Bros community, he now has a second chance at life, which is more than enough for now.