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{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
| name | | name = Darkrain | ||
| image | | image = Darkrain.jpg | ||
| mainssbm | | mainssbm = Captain Falcon | ||
| otherssbm | | otherssbm = Marth | ||
| 2ndotherssbm | | 2ndotherssbm = Fox | ||
| mainpm | | mainpm = Captain Falcon | ||
| 2ndmainpm | | 2ndmainpm = Ganondorf | ||
| moremainpm | | moremainpm = {{PM|Falco}} | ||
| crew | | crew = Kansas City/Midwest | ||
| | | skillssbm = Top professional | ||
| winningsssbm = ~$6,112.20 | |||
| winningsssbm | | realname = David John | ||
| realname | | birthday = 6 | ||
| birthday | | birthmonth = 8 | ||
| birthmonth | | birthyear = 1987 | ||
| birthyear | | location = Overland Park, Kansas | ||
| location | | country = United States | ||
| country | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Darkrain''' is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} smasher from Kansas City. He is considered the original Falcon main (as {{Sm|Isai}}, then the best Captain Falcon main, dual mained {{SSBM|Sheik}}). He was formerly ranked 61st on the [[2015 SSBMRank]]. | |||
'''Darkrain''' is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} smasher from Kansas City. He is considered the original | |||
==Play style== | ==Play style== | ||
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Darkrain has a long standing history with the midwest ''Melee'' scene. He placed highly at the events of the 2006 season of the [[Midwest Circuit]], including winning CoKII, which caused him to be ranked 3rd on the [[Midwest Power Rankings]] in October 2006. Darkrain also participated at various MLG events throughout 2005 and 2006. At [[MLG Chicago 2006]], he placed 17th, losing to {{Sm|The King}} in the first round of winners' bracket, then defeating {{Sm|The_Doug}}, but losing to The King again. He then placed 9th at [[MLG Orlando 2006]], where he once again lost to The King in the first round of winners' bracket, but proceeded to defeat {{Sm|KeepSpeedN}}, {{Sm|Eddie}}, and {{Sm|Caveman}} before losing to {{Sm|Mew2King}}. | Darkrain has a long standing history with the midwest ''Melee'' scene. He placed highly at the events of the 2006 season of the [[Midwest Circuit]], including winning CoKII, which caused him to be ranked 3rd on the [[Midwest Power Rankings]] in October 2006. Darkrain also participated at various MLG events throughout 2005 and 2006. At [[MLG Chicago 2006]], he placed 17th, losing to {{Sm|The King}} in the first round of winners' bracket, then defeating {{Sm|The_Doug}}, but losing to The King again. He then placed 9th at [[MLG Orlando 2006]], where he once again lost to The King in the first round of winners' bracket, but proceeded to defeat {{Sm|KeepSpeedN}}, {{Sm|Eddie}}, and {{Sm|Caveman}} before losing to {{Sm|Mew2King}}. | ||
Darkrain then managed to place 7th at [[MELEE-FC Diamond]], the largest ''Melee'' tournament in the world at the time. He repeated this performance by placing 7th at [[Pound 3]], where he defeated {{Sm|Tope}} and | Darkrain then managed to place 7th at [[MELEE-FC Diamond]], the largest ''Melee'' tournament in the world at the time. He repeated this performance by placing 7th at [[Pound 3]], where he defeated {{Sm|Tope}} and Doll in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|ChuDat}}, and then defeated {{Sm|Drephen}} to reach losers' top 8, where he lost to {{Sm|Vidjogamer}}. One year later, he placed 7th at [[GENESIS]], defeating {{Sm|Mexican}}, {{Sm|Sensei}}, {{Sm|Romeo}}, and Tope in winners' bracket before losing to Mew2King, then defeating {{Sm|Lambchops}} before losing to {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 1-2 in losers' top 8. | ||
Darkrain attended [[Pound 4]] and teamed up with fellow Falcon main {{Sm|SilentSpectre}} and got 2nd place in teams. In singles he lost to Tope in round 1, but made a run in losers beating {{sm|Darc}}, Vidjogamer, and {{sm|Ka-master}}, before losing to Zhu to place in the top 16. After years of not appearing at a national, Darkrain made a return at [[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]] in August 2012, where he made top 8. In the round robin top 8 bracket, he lost to {{Sm|Kels}} 2-3, Hungrybox 0-3, {{Sm|Hax}} 2-3, {{Sm|SFAT}} 2-3, {{Sm|Axe}} 1-3, and {{Sm|Mango}} 2-3, though he defeated {{Sm|Kage}} 3-0. Due to having the lowest score among the players in the bracket, he placed 8th. Darkrain's set with {{Sm|Mango}} made an appearance in the 2013 documentary film, ''[[The Smash Brothers]]''. | Darkrain attended [[Pound 4]] and teamed up with fellow Falcon main {{Sm|SilentSpectre}} and got 2nd place in teams. In singles he lost to Tope in round 1, but made a run in losers beating {{sm|Darc}}, Vidjogamer, and {{sm|Ka-master}}, before losing to Zhu to place in the top 16. After years of not appearing at a national, Darkrain made a return at [[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]] in August 2012, where he made top 8. In the round robin top 8 bracket, he lost to {{Sm|Kels}} 2-3, Hungrybox 0-3, {{Sm|Hax}} 2-3, {{Sm|SFAT}} 2-3, {{Sm|Axe}} 1-3, and {{Sm|Mango}} 2-3, though he defeated {{Sm|Kage}} 3-0. Due to having the lowest score among the players in the bracket, he placed 8th. Darkrain's set with {{Sm|Mango}} made an appearance in the 2013 documentary film, ''[[The Smash Brothers]]''. | ||
At [[EVO 2013]], Darkrain made it to the losers' quarters pool, where he defeated {{Sm|Baka4moe}}, [[Smasher:L (California)|L]], {{Sm|Bacon}}, and {{Sm|Bladewise}} 2-1, before being eliminated by {{Sm|Fiction}}, placing 25th. The next year at [[EVO 2014]], he once again placed 25th. He defeated {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} 2-0 in the winners' quarters pool, before losing to {{Sm|Shroomed}} 1-2. He defeated {{Sm|Cyrain}} to make it into the top 32, where he was eliminated by Fiction 1-2. At {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s [ | At [[EVO 2013]], Darkrain made it to the losers' quarters pool, where he defeated {{Sm|Baka4moe}}, [[Smasher:L (California)|L]], {{Sm|Bacon}}, and {{Sm|Bladewise}} 2-1, before being eliminated by {{Sm|Fiction}}, placing 25th. The next year at [[EVO 2014]], he once again placed 25th. He defeated {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} 2-0 in the winners' quarters pool, before losing to {{Sm|Shroomed}} 1-2. He defeated {{Sm|Cyrain}} to make it into the top 32, where he was eliminated by Fiction 1-2. At {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s [http://smashboards.com/rankings/dont-take-my-stock-3-melee-singles-bracket.2846/event Don't Take My Stock 3], he was beaten by {{Sm|Gahtzu}} 0-5 in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuCoMz0ADdk Captain Falcon ditto money match]. | ||
At CEO 2015 he didn't make it into bracket after getting double eliminated by {{Sm|Tafokints}}. At [[FC Smash 15XR: Return]] he teamed up with fellow Falcon main {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} and got 3rd place. In singles he made it into the top 32 bracket on losers side. He beat Drephen before losing to Duck to place in the top 16. | At CEO 2015 he didn't make it into bracket after getting double eliminated by {{Sm|Tafokints}}. At [[FC Smash 15XR: Return]] he teamed up with fellow Falcon main {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} and got 3rd place. In singles he made it into the top 32 bracket on losers side. He beat Drephen before losing to Duck to place in the top 16. | ||
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|[[MELEE-FC3]]||July 10th-12th, 2005||9th||33rd||Dmac | |[[MELEE-FC3]]||July 10th-12th, 2005||9th||33rd||Dmac | ||
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|[[MLG Nashville 2005]]||August 27th-28th, 2005|| | |[[MLG Nashville 2005]]||August 27th-28th, 2005||5th||—||— | ||
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|[http://archive.is/4lVzX SMYM 4]||September 24th, 2005||9th||17th||? | |[http://archive.is/4lVzX SMYM 4]||September 24th, 2005||9th||17th||? | ||
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|[[MLG Orlando 2006]]||August 26th-27th, 2006||9th||13th||Dmac | |[[MLG Orlando 2006]]||August 26th-27th, 2006||9th||13th||Dmac | ||
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|[ | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=18 Columbus Ohio Krew II]||October 7th, 2006||1st||1st||{{Sm|Vidjogamer}} | ||
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=19 SMYM 6]||November 24th, 2006||4th||2nd||Vidjogamer | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=19 SMYM 6]||November 24th, 2006||4th||2nd||Vidjogamer | ||
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|[[Event 52: Kansas]] || October 18th, 2008||3rd||2nd||Wife | |[[Event 52: Kansas]] || October 18th, 2008||3rd||2nd||Wife | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=216833 Tipped Off 4]||January 17th-18th, 2009||1st||7th||Dmac | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smym-9-champaign-il-2-7-09.220299/ SMYM 9]||February | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/smym-9-champaign-il-2-7-09.220299/ SMYM 9]||February 7, 2009||1st||—||— | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/event-52-mwc-results.235201/ Event 52: MWC]||May 23rd-24th, 2009||3rd||5th||Echo | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/event-52-mwc-results.235201/ Event 52: MWC]||May 23rd-24th, 2009||3rd||5th||Echo | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/roll-tier-x4-remix-ft-mew2king-darkrain-strong-bad-over-100-entrants.373219/ Roll Tier X4: Remix]||October 11th, 2014||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Bobby Frizz}} | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/roll-tier-x4-remix-ft-mew2king-darkrain-strong-bad-over-100-entrants.373219/ Roll Tier X4: Remix]||October 11th, 2014||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Bobby Frizz}} | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/rankings/dont-take-my-stock-3-melee-singles-bracket.2846/event Don't Take My Stock 3]||November 8th, 2014||5th||—||— | ||
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|[http://challonge.com/bx29chcm DI or DIE XI]||November 29th, 2014||1st||1st||Bobby Frizz | |[http://challonge.com/bx29chcm DI or DIE XI]||November 29th, 2014||1st||1st||Bobby Frizz | ||
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|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||33rd||—||{{Sm|The Author}} | |[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||33rd||—||{{Sm|The Author}} | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/rankings/cfl-smackdown-weekly-35-6-30-15-melee-singles.7394/event CFL Smackdown 35]||June 30th, 2015||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[[FC Smash 15XR: Return]]||July 4th-5th, 2015||13th||3rd||{{sm|Wizzrobe}} | |[[FC Smash 15XR: Return]]||July 4th-5th, 2015||13th||3rd||{{sm|Wizzrobe}} | ||
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|[http://tloc.challonge.com/mnm58 Monday Night Melee 58]||December 7th, 2015||2nd||—||— | |[http://tloc.challonge.com/mnm58 Monday Night Melee 58]||December 7th, 2015||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/mayhem-26/brackets/12594/28972/96618 Mayhem 26]||April 23rd, 2016||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Jace}} | ||
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|[http://utahsmash.challonge.com/20160706slwssbm Smash Labs Weekly 7/6]||July 6th, 2016||1st||—||— | |[http://utahsmash.challonge.com/20160706slwssbm Smash Labs Weekly 7/6]||July 6th, 2016||1st||—||— | ||
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|[http://challonge.com/forwardsmashcash9 Forward Smash Cash 9]||October 3rd, 2016||2nd||—||— | |[http://challonge.com/forwardsmashcash9 Forward Smash Cash 9]||October 3rd, 2016||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/di-or-die-i-m-the-captain-now-1/events/melee-singles/brackets?filter=%7B%22phaseId%22%3A73272%7D DI or DIE: I'm the Captain Now]||October 29th, 2016||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[http://tloc.challonge.com/MNM110 Monday Night Melee 110]||December 5th, 2016||3rd||—||— | |[http://tloc.challonge.com/MNM110 Monday Night Melee 110]||December 5th, 2016||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||6th||33rd||{{Sm|Dmac}} | |[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||6th||33rd||{{Sm|Dmac}} | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/rankings | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/di-or-die-vi-thats-banned-singles.975/event?id=4 DI or DIE VI]||May 3rd, 2014||7th||—||— | ||
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|[http://challonge.com/nc0ud9ck DI or DIE 9]||August 30th, 2014||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Polts}} | |[http://challonge.com/nc0ud9ck DI or DIE 9]||August 30th, 2014||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Polts}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://twitter.com/darkrain_falcon Twitter | *[https://twitter.com/darkrain_falcon Twitter Account] | ||
*[http://smashboards.com/members/darkrain.11041/ Smashboards profile] | *[http://smashboards.com/members/darkrain.11041/ Smashboards profile] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOL2z9398JU Interview] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOL2z9398JU Interview] | ||
[[Category:Missouri smashers]] | [[Category:Missouri smashers]] | ||
[[Category:Kansas smashers]] | [[Category:Kansas smashers]] | ||
[[Category:Texas smashers]] | [[Category:Texas smashers]] | ||
[[Category:Captain Falcon | [[Category:Captain Falcon professionals (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:Captain Falcon | [[Category:Captain Falcon professionals (PM)]] | ||
[[Category:Ganondorf | [[Category:Ganondorf professionals (PM)]] | ||
[[Category:VIP players]] | |||
[[Category:2013 SSBMRank ranked players]] | |||
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank ranked players]] | |||
[[Category:2015 SSBMRank ranked players]] | |||
