Editing Smasher:Fatality

==Tournament history==

Fatality began actively competing in ''[[Project M]]'' tournaments in late 2013. Even before his dominance with the character in ''[[Smash 4]]'' and ''[[Ultimate]]'', he was considered one of the best {{PM|Captain Falcon}} players in the United States. His first tournament was at {{Trn|Tipped Off 9}} where he placed 5th, losing to {{Sm|PPMD}} and {{Sm|Plup}}. His next notable tournaments were 7th place at both {{Trn|Tipped Off 10}} and {{Trn|Paragon Orlando 2015}}, with notable set wins over {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|Shroomed}}. Fatality switched his focus to ''Smash 4'' upon the game's release, his last appearance at a ''Project M'' tournament was [http://challonge.com/SAX07132016PM S@X 158] on July 13th, 2016.

During the first year of ''Smash 4'', Fatality took 1st place at many locals, but struggled to get strong placements at larger events. He finally found his first national success at {{Trn|CEO 2015}}, where he defeated {{Sm|6WX}} and {{Sm|Day}} en route to a 17th place finish. Although he followed it up with a 65th place finish at {{Trn|EVO 2015}}, his lowest placement in a ''Smash 4'' tournament, he finally had his breakout tournament at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}}, where he notably defeated {{Sm|Dabuz}} before falling to {{Sm|ZeRo}} and {{Sm|Nairo}} to place 4th. He followed this strong performance with a slew of top 24 placement at national-level tournaments, as well as victories over top players such as {{Sm|Mr. E}}, {{Sm|Pink Fresh}}, and {{Sm|Nietono}}. With these strong results at national-level tournaments, many players considered Fatality to be the best Captain Falcon player in the world, a title that was proven when he was ranked 41st on the [[PGR v1]], 9 places ahead of the only other Captain Falcon player, {{Sm|Tearbear}}.

Despite these impressive results, Fatality's best season was yet to come, although it did not look like it at first. On the surface, his third season looked lukewarm: he consistently placed no better than 17th at nationals, and only defeated a couple of notable PGR-ranked players. Conversely, he fell to several PGR'd players as well as a couple hidden bosses such as {{Sm|Somé}} and {{Sm|Dog w/ Hips}}. Even regionally, he struggled against {{Sm|ScAtt}}, who stole victory from Fatality at two tournaments - {{Trn|Final Round 20}} and {{Trn|Tupelo Titans Throwdown}}.

However, these lukewarm results were countered by some of his best performances ever. At {{Trn|2GGC: Civil War}}, the largest tournament of the season, despite the many top player upsets that took place, Fatality not only managed to mostly avoid being upset, but also made some of his own upsets, including over {{Sm|komorikiri}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|CaptainZack}}. Although he fell to {{Sm|T}}, he was able to get his runback in Loser's Finals, but ultimately fell to {{Sm|Dabuz}}, placing 2nd. In addition, at {{Trn|MomoCon 2017}}, although he fell to {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} early in bracket, he made the best Loser's run of his ''Smash 4'' career, winning his runback against Larry Lurr as well as defeating {{Sm|Salem}}, Kameme, and even ZeRo, before losing to Nairo for 2nd. These two placements prove that on a good day, Fatality was a force to be reckoned with, and by the end of the season he jumped all the way to 15th.

Unfortunately, he did not see any of these explosive performances in the fourth season. Once again, he failed to place higher than 17th at any major tournament and consistently fell to other PGR players. At the {{Trn|2GG Championship}}, he was only able to win one game - against {{Sm|Elegant}}, and ultimately placed 15th. Even at lower-ranked tournaments Fatality fell to unranked players such as {{Sm|SuperGirlKels}} and {{Sm|Kresent}}. His season was saved by a couple of good wins as well as his victory at {{Trn|Showdown: Battle Royale 2}}, but he ultimately fell to 38th, his worst season since the first.

With the next ''Smash'' game on the horizon, Fatality prepared to make the transition to the new game, which resulted in a rather characteristic season, where he placed outside of the top 8 at the final 2 majors he attended and failed to pick up any notable PGR wins. Despite this weak ending, his highs highlighted his ''Smash 4'' career, and the panel-based [[PGR 100]] ranked him as ''Smash 4''{{'}}s 19th best player.

During the transition from ''Smash 4'', Captain Falcon received changes that made the character harder to play, resulting in a smaller playerbase than what the character saw in ''Smash 4''. Despite this, Fatality continued to stick with the character and pioneered the character's metagame. Unfortunately, this effort didn't seem to pay off at the start, as during the first season, Fatality saw some of his worst performances ever. Similar to most seasons, he once again placed no higher than 17th at majors, while he placed 65th at {{Trn|GENESIS 6}}, falling to {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Captain L}}, and 97th at {{Trn|Pound 2019}}, falling to {{Sm|SciFire}} and {{Sm|Lemon}}. His season was saved by his regional performances, specifically his top 6 finishes at {{Trn|Smashpoint}}, {{Trn|Just Roll With It! 11}}, and {{Trn|2GG: Grand Tour - South Carolina}}, tournaments where he saw a win over a PGR player. Due to a more lenient algorithm for the first season, these regional performances were enough for Fatality to be ranked 48th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU|first PGRU]].

This poor season, however, did not deter Fatality, and he went into the third season hoping for something better, and initially, it looked like it was going in Fatality's favor. At his first major, {{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}, Fatality managed to place just outside of the top 8 while defeating {{Sm|LeoN}}, his best win since the first season. Although he had a mediocre {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}, he was able to place top 8 at {{Trn|Clash Of The Carolinas III}}, his first top 8 at a PGR tournament since 2GG: Grand Tour - South Carolina nearly a year before.

During the online metagame, Captain Falcon received several buffs that addressed several of the character's problems, and Fatality capitalized on the buffs as he labbed the character. While it did not pay off during the online metagame, it was about to make him a threat once the offline metagame returned. At {{Trn|InfinityCON Tally 2021}}, the first national tournament since {{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020}}, Fatality was able to show that he still had it in him by placing 5th, defeating the rising stars {{Sm|Grayson}} and {{Sm|Epic_Gabriel}} along the way. This tournament was only a taste of what Fatality could do, and at the next few majors he attended, he ended up placing no ''lower'' than 17th. This performance was hindered by the fact that he only defeated a couple of notable players during this time, as well as a mediocre 33rd at {{Trn|Mainstage}}. However, Fatality followed this with his best ''Ultimate'' run yet at {{Trn|CEO 2021}}, where despite falling to {{Sm|Toast}} early in bracket, he made his first ever Loser's run in ''Ultimate'', defeating the rising star {{Sm|Jake}} and veteran players {{Sm|WaDi}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, and {{Sm|MVD}}, en route to a 4th place finish. This performance, as well as consistently high placements at majors, helped put Fatality back on the map, and he was placed in the B-tier, or top 24, on the [[PGRUContenders North America]], as well as 33rd on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].

===Retirement===