Editing Smasher:Samsora

| retiredssbu       = Daisy

| 2ndretiredssbu   = Bayonetta

| moreretiredssbu   = {{SSBU|Zelda}}

| rankingssb4    = [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 22nd

| location        = New York City

'''Samsora''' is a Smasher from Slidell, [[Louisiana]], who is currently residing in [[Tristate|New York City]]. He is known for being the best [[Peach]] player across two different ''Smash'' titles.

He made his competitive debut in {{forwiiu}}, where he was the greatest {{SSB4|Peach}} player of all-time, being ranked on every iteration of the [[PGR]] since [[PGR v2]] and being ranked 22nd on the [[PGR 100]] as the only Peach player in the ranking's top 50. He is especially known for his performances in 2018, where he became a contender for the season's top 10 and notably placed 2nd at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}, the closest a Peach player came to winning a major. In addition to Peach, he also had {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}} and {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} secondaries.

Following ''Smash 4'', Samsora continued to main {{SSBU|Peach}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and became one of the best ''Ultimate'' players of the early metagame, peaking at 2nd on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]. He won a few majors during this period, most notably {{Trn|Shine 2019}}, which still remains the only supermajor win from a Peach or {{SSBU|Daisy}} player. He was eventually banned from competitive play due to his involvement in {{Sm|CaptainZack}}'s controversy. Although he has since appeared at a few events, he failed to capture the success he saw in the early metagame. Nevertheless, Samsora is still considered one of the greatest Peach/Daisy players of all-time, especially since no players of either princess were able to win a major for several years after the early metagame.

Samsora is known for his defensive bait and punish playstyle, as well as his quick movement with his main Peach.

For Peach, Samsora overshoots defensive options to bait his opponent into hitting Peach, allowing him to access his aggressive punish game. Samsora mixups his movement, allowing him to consistently escape the corner. Samsora utilises the jump cancel fast fall technique to create mind games. He rarely uses Peach's counter, [[Toad]], but he utilises Toad for edgeguarding and anti-edgeguarding.

Samsora's playstyle remains the same in ''Ultimate''. He continues to use Peach and utilise her heavy combo game and potent edgeguarding.

|'''[[CEO Dreamland]]'''||April 14th-16th, 2017||7th||—||—

|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBB}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||7th||—||—

|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3|g=SSBB}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||7th||—||—

|'''[[MLG World Finals 2015]]'''||October 16th-18th, 2015||13th||7th||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}

|'''''[[CEO 2016]]'''''||June 24th-26th, 2016||49th||25th||CaptainZack

|[[Key to The PG House]]{{OnlineIcon}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||17th||—||—

|'''[[2GGT: Abadango Saga]]'''||September 24th, 2016||65th||2nd||{{Sm|SlayerZ}}

|'''''[[The Big House 6]]'''''||October 7th-9th, 2016||25th||13th||{{Sm|Saj}}

|'''[[KTAR XIX]]'''||November 19th, 2016||5th||7th||{{Sm|Ryuga}}

|'''''[[UGC Smash Open]]'''''||December 2nd-4th, 2016||17th||13th||{{Sm|Xzax}}

|'''''[[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]]'''''||December 16th-18th, 2016||17th||17th||{{Sm|BrawlerG31}}

|'''''[[GENESIS 4]]'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2017||49th||13th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}

|'''[[2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga]]'''||February 11th, 2017||9th||3rd||SlayerZ

|'''''[[2GGC: Civil War]]'''''||March 24th-26th, 2017||17th||13th||Dabuz

|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/south-louisiana-major-2017-slam-2017/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/125123 South Louisiana Major 2017]||April 1st, 2017||1st||—||—

|'''[[CEO Dreamland]]'''||April 14th-16th, 2017||5th||5th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}

|'''[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]'''||April 28th-30th, 2017||25th||4th||CaptainZack

|'''[[2GGC: Greninja Saga]]'''||May 20th, 2017||25th||—||—

|'''''[[2GGC: Nairo Saga]]'''''||June 10th-11th, 2017||9th||4th||{{Sm|Tweek}}

|{{Trn|UNLOCKED|g=SSB4}}||July 1st, 2017||5th||2nd||{{Sm|MuteAce}}

|'''''[[EVO 2017]]'''''||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||—||—

|'''''[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]'''''||July 21st-23rd, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|ANTi}}

|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2017]]'''''||August 10th-13th, 2017||49th||5th||Tweek

|'''''[[2GGC: SCR Saga]]'''''||August 19th-20th, 2017||17th||5th||Tweek   

|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/friday-night-smash-delight-58-a-mini-showdown-2/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/152007/420330 Friday Night Smash Delight #58: A Mini Showdown]||September 22nd-23rd, 2017||9th||—||—

|'''''[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]'''''||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||7th||3rd||Tweek

|'''''[[2GG Championship]]'''''||December 1st-3rd, 2017||11th||—||—

|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-fight-club/event/singles/brackets/188467 Super Smash Fight Club]||December 30th, 2017||1st||5th||{{Sm|Lima}}

|{{Trn|Frostbite 2018|g=SSB4}}||February 9th-11th, 2018||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Mistake}}

|{{Trn|King of the Springs 3|g=SSB4}}||February 24th, 2018||5th||2nd||Dabuz

|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/south-mississippi-smash-krewe-revival-at-the-kraken-ft-500/event/smash-4-singles/brackets/208087 South Mississippi Smash : Krewe Revival at The Kraken]||March 3rd, 2018||1st||4th||{{Sm|Fat_Aime}}

|{{Trn|EGLX 2018|g=SSB4}}||March 9th-11th, 2018||7th||1st||Mistake

|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||2nd||—||—

|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/south-louisiana-major-2018-slam-2018-2/event/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-singles/brackets/247503 SLAM 2018]||April 14th, 2018||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Zie}}

|{{Trn|SwitchFest|g=SSB4}}||April 21st-22nd, 2018||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Cosmos}}

|{{Trn|Denti's Bizarre Adventure 8|g=SSB4}}||May 12th, 2018||1st||2nd||Lima

|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||9th||3rd||ANTi

|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||7th||2nd||CaptainZack

|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||5th||1st||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}

|{{Trn|Saints Gaming Live 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 9th-10th, 2018||1st||1st||ANTi

|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||9th||2nd||Cosmos

|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||17th||2nd||Mistake

|{{Trn|Showdown: Battle Royale 3|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||4th||1st||Mistake

|{{Trn|Low Tier City 6|g=SSB4}}||July 27th-29th, 2018||7th||1st||{{Sm|Elegant}}

|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2018]]'''''||August 9th-12th, 2018||2nd||2nd||Mistake

|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018|g=SSB4}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||5th||2nd||CaptainZack

|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves|g=SSBU}}||December 29th, 2018||5th||—||—

|{{Trn|Smash Conference United|g=SSBU}}||January 5th-6th, 2019||2nd||5th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}

|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||3rd||5th||{{Sm|SlayerZ}}

|[https://start.gg/tournament/leffen-s-polar-plunge/details Leffen's Polar Plunge]||February 17th, 2019||1st||—||—

|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||13th||13th||{{Sm|MuteAce}}

|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit|g=SSBU}}||March 8th-10th, 2019||4th||—||—

|{{Trn|Kawaii Kon 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 5th-7th, 2019||1st||2nd||{{Sm|VoiD}}

|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga|g=SSBU}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||9th||4th||{{Sm|Tweek}}

|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Nairo}}

|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3|g=SSBU}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||7th||1st||MuteAce

|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||5th||—||—

|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}

|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||2nd||5th||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}

|{{Trn|Smash at The Paramount|g=SSBU}}||June 15th, 2019||5th||—||—

|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 5|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 21st, 2019||1st||—||—

|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||9th||—||—

|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBU}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||5th||5th||MuteAce

|{{Trn|Defend the North 2019|g=SSBU}}||July 19th-21st, 2019||1st||9th||{{Sm|Ice|p=USA}}

|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2-4, 2019||4th||—||—

|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||2nd||5th||Tweek

|{{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Nairo}}

|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World|g=SSBU}}||September 14-15th, 2019||5th||4th||MuteAce

|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||13th||2nd||Nairo

|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBU}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||5th||9th||{{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}

|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2|g=SSBU}}||October 24th-27th, 2019||2nd||—||—

|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||2nd||—||—

|{{Trn|Fight For 95|g=SSBU}}||November 23rd, 2019||1st||—||—

|{{Trn|2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 6th, 2019||7th||—||—

|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||7th||13th||{{Sm|Elegant}}

|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 7|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 20th, 2019||49th||—||—

|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Marss}}

|{{Trn|Tampa Never Sleeps 8|g=SSBU}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||1st||1st||MuteAce

|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||3rd||5th||Tweek

|{{Trn|Frostbite 2020|g=SSBU}}||February 21st-23rd, 2020||13th||7th||Tweek

|{{Trn|Soaked Series Invitational|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 29th-March 1st, 2020||9th||—||—

|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020|g=SSBU}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||1st||9th||MuteAce

|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 29th, 2020||7th||—||—

|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 9|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 17th, 2020||5th||—||—

|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th-19th, 2020||17th||—||—

|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2020||17th||—||—

|{{Trn|The Box|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||65th||—||—

|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 11|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 15th, 2020||25th||—||—

|{{Trn|Collision Online|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 23rd, 2020||33rd||—||—

|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2020||17th||—||—

|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 12|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 12th, 2020||33rd||—||—

|{{Trn|The Cosmic Kerfuffle|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 8th, 2020||17th||—||—

|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-9/details Juice Box #9]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 12th, 2020||17th||—||—

|{{Trn|The Box: SmolBox|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 14th, 2020||7th||—||—

|{{Trn|Elympics 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 15th, 2020||9th||—||—

|{{Trn|Zinc Tank 3|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 16th, 2020||25th||—||—

|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-10 Juice Box 10]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 19th, 2020||13th||—||—

|{{Trn|CIRQUE Du CFL 2|g=SSBU}}||September 23rd, 2023||25th / 174||—||—

On September 14th, 2020, {{Sm|Mistake}} released a TwitLonger alleging that {{Sm|CaptainZack}}'s TwitLonger on {{Sm|Nairo}} was full of manipulations and lies. In the TwitLonger, he also included a section on Samsora, accusing him of knowing about Zack's relationships with {{Sm|Ally}} and Nairo but doing nothing about it. Mistake then stated that he believed Samsora disliked being in Nairo's shadow but nonetheless used Nairo to gain more attention, and when Nairo became useless to him he decided to get rid of him; as a result, he collaborated with Zack on his TwitLonger in order to "reap the benefits of Nairo’s downfall."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srda66|title=Mistake's statement}}</ref>

Samsora would deny all of Mistake's accusation towards him the next day, and explain his side of the story. He claimed that he first heard about the Zack and Nairo situation from Zack, but he never believed it to be true until 2019 when Nairo told Samsora. He then stated that Nairo asked Samsora and Zack to lie about the situation, stating that it would ruin his life, and while Samsora didn't want to, he decided to go along because Zack complied. However, by July 2020, Zack didn't want to continue with the lie, and Samsora persuaded him to come out with the information, believing that Zack had changed as a person and wanted to help end this period of CaptainZack's life. He ended it by apologizing for not speaking out sooner about both the situations with Ally and Nairo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915192546/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srdb7j|title=Samsora's statement}}</ref>

Following Nairo's statement on October 28th, Samsora would make another Tweet on the subject on November 8th, stating that he had since distanced himself from both parties as he realized the situation was beyond his control.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121034324/https://twitter.com/Samsora_/status/1325580274718175232|title=Samsora's statement on Nairo's defense}}</ref> After Nairo's final statement on the subject matter on February 19th, 2021, Samsora would post an official apology on how he handled the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162454/https://twitter.com/Samsora_/status/1362865528075915265|title=Samsora's apology}}</ref>

Due to his actions in July, Samsora would be banned indefinitely from any tournaments held by {{Sm|Cagt}}, {{Sm|Grayola}}, and {{Sm|L4st}} and added to the [[Global Ban Database]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Cagt3000/status/1378364202524491776|title=Samsora's online ban}}</ref> On April 3, 2021, he would make a final tweet before deactivating his account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708126144135168/828093838287175700/unknown.png|title=Samsora's response to his ban}}</ref> Samsora has since made several appearances in tournaments run by BrookLAN<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/12GSmash/status/1543679413090385920|title=Community announcement - Samsora will be playing in BrookLAN Brawls #41 today.}}</ref> and has attended a few regionals such as {{Trn|Low Rez}} and {{Trn|CIRQUE du CFL}}, but has yet to attend any major event since his controversy.

*On April 19th, 2019, Samsora defeated {{Sm|ESAM}} 10-1 in a $500 money match at {{Trn|Pound 2019}}, which was later joked about on [[Twitter]] by both competitors.

*Samsora is known for speaking poor English, leading some fans to dub his English errors as "Samsoranese".

*Samsora has several different catchphrases. Some of them include "Owow," "I'm not dead...","omnipotent" and "gamboyaya".

*Samsora is very expressive and hyperactive while playing. His most well-known habit is his "head bopping" movement, when he suddenly does a headbutt towards the screen, sometimes several times in a row.

**His former sponsor {{Team|eUnited}} notably released several studio Samsora gifs, including one in which he "bops" several times in a row.

*Samsora is notorious for struggling in the {{SSBU|Peach}} vs. {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} matchup, having a 0-4 record against {{Sm|Maister}} in ''Ultimate'', with his only game wins against him being with {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}; he [https://web.archive.org/web/20200116051747/https://twitter.com/Samsora_/status/1216857678787551234 openly expressed his dislike for the matchup on Twitter].

*[https://www.twitch.tv/samsora Twitch channel]

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