Smasher:DireOnFire

DireOnFire "DireVulcan" "Dire"
Character info
Melee mains	Mr. Game & Watch, Yoshi
Other Melee characters	Mario, Pichu
Smash 4 main	Bowser
Other Smash 4 character	Yoshi
Project M main	Squirtle
Team info
Crew(s)	Empire Arcadia
Personal and other info
Real name	Jenson Santiago
Birth date	August 2, 1986
Location	Queens, NY

DireOnFire, formerly known as DireVulcan, is an American professional smasher who lives in New York state and generally attends any tournaments in the area. He uses a wide variety of characters, typically ones that are not expected to win. He is known for his mindgames and an un-canny knack for catching the "9-hammer" consistently in tournament, once catching it back to back in a now infamous 4 stock in the final match against Virginia Falco player Nick in Grand Finals.

Dire's primary claim to fame within the Smash community came about as a result of his Mr. Game & Watch play, though he has also written a guide to Mario, and next to Fumi, the best Yoshi player, being extremely technical with him.

Dire has recently retired Mr. Game & Watch locally, and now plays Yoshi in New York.

He was a commentator for Pound 2016 Smash 4 singles and doubles.

He had a notable performance in Smash 4 at KTAR XVIII where he defeated Nairo, sending him to Losers in Round 1 of the Top 32.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
BOMB 4	November 12th, 2005	17th	—	—
Cataclysm 3	March 3rd-4th, 2007	9th	7th	Wes
EVO East	May 25th-27th, 2007	9th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Qualifier #4	March 8th, 2008	1st	—	—
Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Finals	March 8th, 2008	2nd	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Super Smash Con 2015	August 6th-9th, 2015	97th	—	—
SKTAR 4	August 22nd-23rd, 2015	25th	—	—
Nebulous Prime #9	October 11th, 2015	—	1st	Wes
Nebulous Prime #10	October 18th, 2015	—	3rd	Wes
Nebulous Prime #11	October 25th, 2015	3rd	2nd	Wes
Nebulous Prime #15	November 22nd, 2015	—	2nd	Wes
Nebulous Prime #16	November 29th, 2015	—	3rd	Wes
Nebulous Prime #36	April 17th, 2016	—	1st	Wes
KTAR XVIII	June 11th, 2016	7th	17th	Wes
Royal Flush	May 12th-14th, 2017	—	9th	Black Yoshi

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
NYXL Pop-Up!	December 22nd, 2018	17th	—	—

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
KTAR 8	December 28th, 2013	7th	—	—
Smash Brothers University 2.5	April 12th-13th, 2014	13th	4th	Wes

Trivia

• DireOnFire won a Wii console with an additional Wii Remote and Nunchuk and a $1,000 Best Buy gift card for being the runner-up at the Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Finals. He also won a $500 Best Buy gift card for winning the fourth qualifier.

External links

• Twitter account
• Twitch channel
• SSBWorld Profile