Editing Smasher:Kage

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Kage
| image         = Kage_the_warrior.jpg
| mainssb4      = Captain Falcon
| mainssbm      = Ganondorf
| otherssbm     = Captain Falcon
| 2ndotherssbm  = Fox
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Roy}}
| mainssb       = Captain Falcon
| mainpm        = Ganondorf
| 2ndmainpm     = Captain Falcon
| sponsor       = Mirage
| former crews  = Synthetik Gaming, [[Smash Studios]], [[Melee Hell]]
| skillssbm     = Top level
| skillpm       = Top level
| rankingssbm   = [[2019 MPGR]]: 95th
| winningsssbm  = ~$4,813.80
| winningspm    = ~$800.90
| realname      = Roustane Benzeguir
| birthday      = 29
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthyear     = 1985
| location      = Montreal, Québec
| country       = Canada
}}
'''Kage''' (pronounced "kaw-gay"), also known as '''Kage The Warrior''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} player from Canada who is widely considered to the greatest Ganondorf player of all time. Kage rose to notoriety for his upset at [[Revival of Melee 2]] where he double eliminated {{Sm|Mango}}, who was considered the best player in the world at the time, with a 2-0 victory in Winners Quarters (with [https://youtu.be/Mi29XrtA7rg a 3-stock against Mango's Falcon]) and a 2-1 victory in Losers Semifinals. However, he lost to {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in Winners Semis and {{Sm|PPMD}} in Losers Finals. Kage continues to be a threat in the ''Melee'' scene, consistently placing high at tournaments with a mid-tier character. 

At {{Trn|EVO 2015}}, he and {{Sm|Bizzarro Flame}} finally had their $100 [[money match]] at the Salty Suite, with Kage taking a convincing 5-0 victory. After {{Trn|EVO 2016}}, he announced his intentions to focus more on his other characters, and less on Ganondorf, but still continues to primarily play Ganondorf and {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}. On July 29th 2016, he was picked up by {{Team|Synthetik Gaming}}, but left them on June 19th, 2017. On February 18th, 2018, he joined Mirage.

He was formerly ranked 95th on the [[2019 MPGR]] and 2nd on the [[Montreal Power Rankings]] for ''Melee'' and was formerly ranked 3rd for ''[[Project M]]''. In recent years, has wins on {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, {{Sm|Android}}, {{Sm|Bananas}}, {{Sm|Magi}}, {{Sm|HugS}}, and {{Sm|Kalamazhu}}.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX02222016SSB64 S@X 138]||February 22nd, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=97867 Smash 'Til You Drop 2]||February 24th, 2007||30th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=103514 Twilight of Smash 3]||May 12th, 2007||7th||4th||{{Sm|Damax}}
|-
|[[TransCanada Tournament]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2007||17th||4th||{{Sm|PKMVodka}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=121692 Smash For Fun 2]||October 20th, 2007||4th||3rd||{{Sm|Matt}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=128774 Twilight of Smash 4]||December 1st, 2007||5th||2nd||Damax
|-
|[[At Melee's End: Pro Impact CCSC Championship|At Melee's End]]||December 15th-16th, 2007||1st||1st||{{Sm|Hitsugaya}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=135096 Clash of the Sauga 2]||January 5th, 2008||3rd||1st||{{Sm|WarranThad}}
|-
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||33rd||7th||{{Sm|DragonHawk}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=149005 Smash For Fun 3]||March 1st, 2008||4th||3rd||Matt
|-
|[[TGMTSBCO]]||June 7th-8th, 2008||9th||4th||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|-
|[[CAST4]]||November 22nd-23rd, 2008||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Diakonos}}
|-
|[[Tipped Off 4]]||January 17th-18th, 2009||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222653 Starfurry 3]||February 21st, 2009||7th||3rd||{{Sm|chesterr01}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Vwins}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=232618 Starfurry 5]||May 2nd, 2009||4th||1st||Vwins
|-
|[[Apex 2009]]||May 9th-10th, 2009||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Darc}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=236923 TourneyPlay #2]||June 6th, 2009||4th||2nd||Hitsugaya
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=252664 BISB 2]||October 16th-17th, 2009||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 2]]||November 21st-22nd, 2009||3rd||7th||PKMVodka
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||17th||9th||PKMVodka
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=267060 Revolution]||February 27th, 2010||1st||2nd||Matt
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=276214 Mass Madness 20]||May 29, 2010||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Hax}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=281357 Smash t'ill you Crash]||July 19th, 2010||3rd||2nd||Sm|PKMVodka
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||17th||13th||Diakonos
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 3]]||November 20th-21st, 2010||17th||17th||{{Sm|Tag|p=USA}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=295894 No Johns Monthlies]||January 15th, 2011||5th||1st||Vwins 
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=303145 Gaming Ottawa]||May 7th, 2011||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Zenith 2011]]||May 28th, 2011||5th||1st||{{Sm|Axe}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||17th||33rd||{{Sm|Fuzzyness}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=308601 MIST]||August 6th, 2011||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Tink}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=309364 Smash t'ill U Crash 2]||August 20th, 2011||5th||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 4]]||November 19th-20th, 2011||5th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||33rd||5th||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=319226 Polybash XI]||March 3rd-4th, 2012||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Bam}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=323363 Smash Till You Crash 3]||June 2nd-3rd, 2012||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Ryan Ford}}
|-
|[[IMPULSE]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2012||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||5th||3rd||Axe
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||17th||9th||{{Sm|Eggm}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=340487 La Mega Fromage!]||September 7th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 3]]||October 12th-13th, 2013||9th||4th||{{Sm|VaNz}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 6]]||November 16th-17th, 2013||9th||4th||{{Sm|Toph}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344918 Melee Night in Canada]||December 27th, 2013||4th||1st||Vwins
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||9th||Axe
|-
|[[Polybash XIII]]||March 1st-2nd, 2014||9th||3rd||Bam
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2014]]||May 10th-11th, 2014||9th||5th||{{Sm|Loki}}
|-
|[[The Come Up]]||December 6th-7th, 2014||9th||5th||{{Sm|HungryHurricane}}
|-
|[[McSmashter 4]]||February 21st-22nd, 2015||4th||2nd||Vwins
|-
|[[Lan ETS 2015]]||March 7th-8th, 2015||3rd||1st||Vwins
|-
|[[SWEET XIX]]||March 14th, 2015||3rd||1st||Vwins
|-
|[[No Man's LAN 10]]||March 15th, 2015||5th||1st||Vwins
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/b-u-s-t-2-melee-singles-pro-bracket.5645/ BUST 2]||April 11th, 2015||2nd||1st||Vwins
|-
|[[Enthusiast Gaming Live]]||May 16th-17th, 2015||4th||2nd||Vwins
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||17th||2nd||Vwins
|-
|[[Montreal ComicCup]]||July 4th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||65th||7th||{{Sm|Bizzarro Flame}}
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||25th||17th||KirbyKaze
|-
|[[Smash Summit]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||13th||5th||Axe
|-
|[[Smash INTENSIFIES 2]]||November 28th-29th, 2015||2nd||1st||Ryan Ford
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX02242016SSBM S@X 138]||February 24th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Frozen Phoenix]]||March 12th-13th, 2016||3rd||2nd||chesterr01
|-
|[[Battlegrounds 2]]||March 26th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|jake13}}
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||25th||13th||{{Sm|Weon-X}}
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||June 15th-17th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smasherade/event/melee-singles/brackets/43691 Smasherade]||June 25th-26th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|UltimaScout}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/NLSS5/events Next Level Smash Series 5]||July 30th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash; 
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2016]]||August 12th-14th, 2016||3rd||1st||Ryan Ford
|-
|[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||33rd||7th||Axe
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||49th||17th||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|[[Eclipse 2]]||October 21st-23rd, 2016||5th||13th||{{Sm|Toa}}
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2016]]||October 28th-30th, 2016||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Prince Abu}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/lanets-2017-feat-rb-tsm-leffen/event/melee-singles/brackets/117335 LanETS 2017]||February 11th-12th, 2017||4th||2nd||Ryan Ford
|-
|[[Super Smash Geek 6]]||March 11th-12th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-come-up-2017-ontario-smash-regional/event/melee-singles/brackets/131047 The Come Up 2017]||April 22nd, 2017||4th||1st||Ryan Ford
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||25th||5th||Ryan Ford
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2017]]||September 8th-10th, 2017||2nd||3rd||Ryan Ford
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th||9th||{{Sm|Jamrun}}
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2017]]||October 28th-30th, 2017||5th||4th||Weon-X
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||49th||9th||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|-
|[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||17th||9th||{{Sm|Legend}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-melee-edition/event/melee-singles/brackets/228375/532383 FastFall Melee Edition]||March 24th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/press-less-feat-ryan-ford-kage-supergirl-kels-and-flood/event/melee-singles/brackets/234521/542678 Press Less]||March 31st, 2018||3rd||1st||Legend
|-
|{{Trn|Push More Buttons 2018}}||May 12th-13th, 2018||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Spark|p=Melee}}
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||17th||5th||Legend
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2018}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||65th||9th||Legend
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2018}}||September 7th-9th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-ultime-5-ft-emg-blacktwins/event/melee-singles-1v1/brackets/392372/736619 Smash ULtime 5]||October 13th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-automne-2018-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/438352/789903 FastFall Automne 2018]||October 20th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-hiver-19-ft-kage/event/melee-singles/overview FastFall Hiver 19]||March 30th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/click-deez-nutz/event/melee-singles/overview Click Deez Nuts]||April 28th, 2019||2nd||1st||Legend
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/grand-capital-smash-15/details Grand Capital Smash #15]||May 5th, 2019||1st||?||Legend
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/smash-the-lan/details Smash The Lan]||May 11th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|GoDiegoGo}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/may-s-fire/event/melee-singles/overview May's fire]||May 25th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Optimus}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/grand-capital-smash-16/event/melee-singles/brackets/622631/1029061 Grand Capital Smash #16]||July 14th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tokage}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019}}||September 6th-8th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||17th||33rd||{{Sm|Tokage}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-melee-halloween/event/melee-singles/overview Fastfall Melee Halloween]||November 2nd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashloft.challonge.com/ssbmmtl360 SmashLoft Melee Weekly #360]||February 19th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashloft.challonge.com/ssbmmtl361 SmashLoft Melee Weekly #361]||February 26th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023}}'''''||July 21st-23rd, 2023||65th / 764||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344918 Melee Night in Canada]||December 27th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Polybash XIII]]||March 1st-2nd, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[McSmashter 4]]||February 21st-22nd, 2015||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Vwins}}
|-
|[[Lan ETS 2015]]||March 7th-8th, 2015||3rd||2nd||Vwins
|-
|[[Smash INTENSIFIES 2]]||November 28th-29th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Frozen Phoenix]]||March 12th-13th, 2016||13th||5th||{{Sm|chesterr01}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smasherade/event/project-m-singles/brackets/43565 Smasherade]||June 25th-26th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/NLSS5/events Next Level Smash Series 5]||July 30th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash; 
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-for-fun-3-results.149005/ Smash For Fun 3]||March 1st, 2008||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/obscene-1-0-feb28-09-results.223784/ OBScene 1.0]||February 28th, 2009||9th||13th||{{Sm|Bento}}
|-
|[[Apex 2009]]||May 9th-10th, 2009||65th||25th||{{Sm|Holy}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-till-you-crash-tournament-results.281357/ Smash t'ill you Crash]||July 19th, 2010||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/quebecs-revival-results-thread.291265/ Quebec's Revival]||November 14th, 2010||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX02232016SSB4 S@X 138]||February 23rd, 2016||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashloft.challonge.com/ultmtl1 Ultimate Weekly #1]||December 13th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*Kage is listed in the credits of Elden Ring.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Kagethewarrior Twitter account]
*[https://twitch.tv/kagethewarrior/ Twitch account]
*[https://smashboards.com/member.php?u=43997 SmashBoards profile]
*[https://youtu.be/JW2zzPUH_yg Interview at APEX 2010]

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