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| {{Infobox Smasher | | {{smasherbeta |
| | name = Germ | | | name = The GERM |
| | image = Germ.jpg | | | image = |
| | mainssb4 = Mega Man | | | main = Link |
| | mainssbb = Wolf | | | 2ndmain = |
| | mainssbm = Link | | | other = Falco |
| | otherssbm = Falco
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| | 2ndotherssbm = | |
| | crew = [[DBR]] | | | crew = [[DBR]] |
| | realname = German Roverso | | | skill = Professional |
| | | alias = |
| | | realname = German |
| | birthdate = | | | birthdate = |
| | location = Concord, CA | | | location = NorCal |
| | country = United States | | | country = united states |
| | | mainssbb = Wolf |
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| | '''The GERM''' is an American [[smasher]] from Northern California, known to be one of the best [[Link]] [[main]]s in the world and is well known for his agressively fast play style with Link and has achieved the most success as a Link main in tournaments. He is primarily famous for putting together and editing [[DBR]]'s [[Evolution]], and for his part in the same video as a player. |
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| '''Germ''', formerly known as '''The GERM''', is an American ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player from Northern California known to be one of the best {{SSBM|Link}} [[main]]s in the world. He is well known for his aggressively fast play style with Link and has achieved the most success as a Link main in tournaments. He is primarily famous for putting together and editing [[DBR]]'s [[Evolution]], and for his part in the same video as a player. He also created {{YouTube|9TE4bIDlF8c|Linkology}} and {{YouTube|cMWYcVrljmA|The Hylian Nightmare}}, two supplementary Link videos. Germ has been playing ''Melee'' competitively since 2002.
| | Additionally, he also created [[Linkology]] and [[The Hylian Nightmare]], two supplementary Link videos. The GERM is currently ranked 5th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings]] |
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| Germ was formerly ranked 17th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]] and was known as one of Northern California's top 10 players from 2006 to 2009.
| | His Rival is Skler, currently the best Link on the East Coast. |
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| Despite still occasionally entering tournaments, Germ is now a freelance illustrator and a concept artist for [[Wikipedia:Gameloft|Gameloft]].
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| ==Tournament placings==
| | [[Category:Pros|Germ, the]] |
| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
| | [[Category:Smashers|Germ, the]] |
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| | [[Category:Link professionals|Germ, the]] |
| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
| | [[Category:VIP|Germ, the]] |
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| |[http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/comment/192840/#Comment_192840 707 Tournament]||March 13th, 2004||7th||—||—
| | [[Category:California smashers]] |
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| |[[Tournament Go 6]]||August 21st-22nd, 2004||25th||—||—
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| |[[MLG San Francisco 2005]]||February 26th-27th, 2005||7th||5th||{{Sm|Mike Nasty}}
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| |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=5 Champ Combo: NorCal Edition]||April 8th, 2006||5th||5th||{{Sm|The King}}
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| |[[MLG Anaheim 2006]]||June 23rd-24th, 2006||25th||9th||{{Sm|Eddie}}
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| |[[Zero Challenge 2]]||August 15th-17th, 2006||17th||9th||The King
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| |[[NorCal Tournament]]||October 28th, 2006||9th||—||—
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| |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=105 UCLA Monthlies II]||March 24th, 2007||7th||7th||{{Sm|DieSuperFly}}
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| |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=141 Super Smash Royale]||April 28th, 2007||17th||—||—
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| |[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||25th||25th||{{Sm|Hella}}
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| |[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||97th||17th||Hella
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| |{{Trn|SCSA West Coast Circuit|g=SSBM}}||December 6th, 2008||9th||?||?
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| |[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||25th||17th||{{Sm|Zelgadis}}
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| |[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||25th||13th||The King
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| |[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||49th||33rd||{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles}}
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| |[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||?||33rd||The King
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| |[[NorCal Regionals 2013]]||April 26th-28th, 2013||17th||—||—
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| |[[EVO 2013]]||July 10th-12th, 2013||139th||—||—
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| |[[LanHammer 2013]]||August 17th-18th, 2013||33rd||—||—
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| |[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||33rd||—||—
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| |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||129th||—||—
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| |[[The Next Episode]]||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||17th||—||—
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| |[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||269th||—||—
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| |[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||129th||—||—
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| |[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]|| November 15th-16th, 2014||25th||—||—
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| |[[I'm Not Yelling!]]||April 11th-12th, 2015||49th||—||—
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| |[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||97th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/get-smashed-at-the-foundry-61/event/melee-singles/standings Get Smashed at the Foundry 61]||September 15th-16th, 2015||17th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-42/event/melee-singles/overview Super Smash Sundays 42]||March 6th, 2016||13th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/get-smashed-at-the-foundry-85/event/melee-singles/overview Get Smashed at the Foundry 85]||March 29th-30th, 2016||3rd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSBM}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||257th||97th||{{Sm|Alex19}}
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| |{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||17th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||—||65th||{{Sm|CJ}}
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||385th||129th||{{Sm|Ragtime Mouse}}
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| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
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| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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| |[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||9th||—||—
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| ==={{forwiiu}}===
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| |[https://showdowngg.challonge.com/ShowdownSm4sh3 Showdown Sm4sh 3]||January 8th, 2015||7th||—||—
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Germ created the official poster of {{Sm|Samox}}'s documentary, ''[[The Smash Brothers]]''.
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| ==External links==
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| *[https://twitter.com/Germ_Roverso Twitter account]
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| *[http://www.germroverso.com/ Personal website]
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| [[Category:Link players (SSBM)]] | |
| [[Category:Northern California smashers]] | |
| [[Category:Back Room members]]
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