Editing Smasher:Glutonny

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'''Glutonny''' is a [[France|French]] Smasher with a career that spans over a decade. He is known for being one of the best, if not the best, [[Wario]] players in three different ''Smash'' titles, as well as one of the greatest European ''Smash'' players.

Glutonny began competing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where he was considered a prodigy and the best {{SSBB|Wario}} player in Europe. He was one of two Wario players to win a major, winning {{Trn|Bushido Brawl Impact}} over {{Sm|Ally}}, who in 2010 was considered one of the best players in the world. Despite his skill, he rarely made any tournament appearances outside of France, and as such was never ranked on the [[SSBBRank]].

Glutonny gained further recognition in {{forwiiu}}, where he continued to play {{SSB4|Wario}}. Most of his ''Smash 4'' career was in Europe, where he regularly placed highly at Europe's largest events, including winning {{Trn|Albion 2}}, the second-largest European ''Smash 4'' tournament, and placing 3rd at {{Trn|Smashdown World}}, where he defeated invaders {{Sm|kameme}} and {{Sm|ANTi}}. He began traveling more in the tail end of ''Smash 4'', achieving several respectable performances internationally such as 3rd at {{Trn|Glitch 5}} and 13th at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}. Due to these achievements, he is widely considered the greatest {{SSB4|Wario}} player of all-time, as well as the second-best European player of all-time; although never ranked on a normal [[PGR]], he was eventually ranked 70th on the [[PGR 100]].

Following the end of ''Smash 4'', Glutonny has seen even more success in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where he is considered the greatest {{SSBU|Wario}} player of all-time and the greatest European player of all-time, being the undisputed best from the game's beginning to 2023. He especially dominated Europe in the early metagame and was the highest-placing European at every non-local event he attended between [https://www.start.gg/tournament/delfino-razzia-ultimate/details Delfino Razzia Ultimate] and {{Trn|Mainstage 2021}}. In addition to having six major wins under his belt, he is one of the few players who have won majors in all three of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s major regions.  

During the online period, Wario lost some of his notorious waft conversions in Patch 11.0.0, leading many players to dismiss Wario as a shell of his former self. With the offline period returning, players were wondering whether Glutonny would be as dominant in Europe as he was before, due to the nerfs and Glutonny treating the online metagame less seriously. Glutonny erased all of these doubts by continuing his dominance as if nothing had happened; throughout 2021, Glutonny won 12 tournaments with over 100 entrants. He placed first at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 3}}, his first national victory in over a year, as well as 2nd at {{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition}}, where despite being sent to Loser's early by {{Sm|AndresFn}}, he made a grueling Loser's run and defeated European invaders such as {{Sm|LeoN}} and {{Sm|KEN}} before falling to {{Sm|Tea}}. Internationally, Glutonny placed 9th at {{Trn|Mainstage}} after 3-0ing {{Sm|ESAM}} and nearly won {{Trn|CEO 2021}}, but was ultimately double-eliminated by {{Sm|Kola}}.

However this period wasn't without its downsides, as Glutonny's hold on the European scene began to crack. The first crack was at {{Trn|Helios Session 3}} in July, where he was double-eliminated by {{Sm|Nitox}}, placing 3rd; this loss, however, was overlooked by many players due to the nature of the tournament and Glutonny's choice to sandbag as {{SSBU|Marth}} for its entirety. The second crack was at the weekly [https://start.gg/tournament/d-jo-7/details Dōjo #7] in October, where he was double-eliminated by {{Sm|Raflow}}, the first time Glutonny failed to win a European tournament while playing Wario. The final crack in that year was at {{Trn|VCA 2021}} in November, where Glutonny was upset by {{Sm|Tropped}} before Top 64 and was defeated by {{Sm|Peli}} in Grand Finals, the first European national that a European other than Glutonny won, and marking the beginning of Glutonny's struggle against {{SSBU|Sonic}} players. Glutonny's final notable tournament of 2021 was also an underperformance: at the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}, he barely made it out of his round robin pools after being upset by {{Sm|BassMage}} and {{Sm|Tilde}}, and lost to his bracket demon {{Sm|Shuton}} in the Championship Bracket, ultimately placing 13th.  

 

===Holding on in a changing metagame===

Despite having a weaker year than before, many players still expected a lot from Glutonny in 2022. His initial results, however, were not promising. Glutonny's hold on Europe continued to falter, as in the first quarter of 2022, he failed to win a single European tournament. Despite being smaller tournaments than {{Trn|GENESIS 6}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}, Glutonny tied his worst placement at two WANTED super regionals: [[Tournament:WANTED S4 C3 - Saint Valentin Edition|Saint Valentin Edition]] and [[Tournament:WANTED S4 C4 - Free Agent Edition|Free Agent Edition]]. His performances internationally were also rather disappointing: despite finishing top 12 at both {{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}} and {{Trn|Collision 2022}}, Glutonny gathered no wins over players that were considered top 20.

And he certainly had it in him, as following a trip to Mexico where he practiced with MkLeo, he started seeing his best performances yet. His first major was the Mexican invitational {{Trn|Delfino Maza RETA 2022}}, where despite being upset in Round Robin pools by {{Sm|AlanDiss}}, he took out both {{Sm|Maister}} and {{Sm|Sparg0}} before falling to MkLeo and Sparg0 in the runback, placing 3rd. His second major was {{Trn|GENESIS 8}}, where not only did he defeat Light and Sparg0 yet again, but also {{Sm|Kola}} and {{Sm|Zomba}}, players who had defeated him earlier in the season. Unfortunately, his incredible run was cut short by MkLeo, who easily defeated him prior to top 8 and in Grand Finals. However, Glutonny got his revenge the following week at his third major, {{Trn|Pound 2022}}, where he defeated MkLeo for the second time that season en route to his path to Grand Finals. Although MkLeo defeated him 3-1 in the first set of Grand Finals, which included a three-stock in the final game, Glutonny held on and defeated MkLeo in the second set. This event was not only his first major victory at an American tournament, but also began Glutonny's winning streak over MkLeo that lasted for their next seven sets. Although the rest of his season was weak in comparison - including yet another 17th-place after going 1-2 at {{Trn|e-Caribana}} - his path in April, which included defeating bracket demons, rising stars, and familiar foes, and culminating in his victory at Pound, erased any doubts on Glutonny's abilities as a player; for the first half of the year, he was ranked 6th on the [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]], 3rd on the [[PGRU v3 NA]], and 1st on the [[PGRU v3 EU]].

However, this consistency was not reflected in Glutonny's domestic performances. For the rest of the season, he failed to win a single tournament aside from a few locals and {{Trn|Shonen WAR 1}}. In addition, Glutonny gained yet another bracket demon in the form of {{Sm|Bloom4Eva}}, who eliminated Glutonny at {{Trn|COLOSSEL 2022}} and double-eliminated him at {{Trn|VCA 2022}}; Bloom4Eva's continued success in Europe and record over Glutonny led many to consider Bloom4Eva as the new best player in Europe. Finally, Glutonny saw yet another poor run at the invitational {{Trn|L'Odyssée - Chant I}}, where he went 1-2, losing to {{Sm|Mr.R}} and {{Sm|Gackt}} and failed to make it out of his Round Robin. He did, however, have one notable performance at {{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022}}, where after falling to {{Sm|HIKARU}}'s {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}, Glutonny made a strong loser's run, defeating Bloom4Eva for the first time and winning the runback against HIKARU to face {{Sm|Tea}} in Grand Finals. Glutonny adopted a more patient playstyle than usual, allowing him to go up 2-0, however, Tea switched to {{SSBU|Kazuya}} and defeated Glutonny in a reverse 3-0. Nevertheless, this was arguably a brief return to form for Glutonny in Europe.