Smasher:La Luna
- "The moon" redirects here. For Assist Trophy from Legend of Zelda, see Moon.
| La Luna "The Moon" | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Marth |
| Other Melee character | Fox |
| Ultimate main | Joker |
| Other Ultimate character | Palutena |
| Project M main | Marth |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Mazer Gaming, Control Gaming (CTRL), CLASH Tournaments, Kingsmen, Misfits Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Winnings |  ~$10,763.77  ~$390.75 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Ryan Coker-Welch |
| Birth date | |
| Location | New York City, NY 
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La Luna (formerly known as The Moon) is a former professional Marth main from New York. He was considered one of the rising stars in the region; he had only started playing around 2011 under DJ Nintendo, but has climbed the ranks quickly. His breakout performance came at Revival of Melee 6, where he beat players such as DJ Nintendo and Chillindude829 in Losers' bracket to secure 3rd place. He is currently ranked 53rd on the 2019 MPGR and was previously ranked 2nd on the New York City Power Rankings. He boasts high-level wins over Leffen, SFAT, S2J, Druggedfox, Westballz, and Shroomed.
La Luna has also seen strong placings in Ultimate as a Palutena main. He has wins over Rags and John Numbers and placed 49th at GENESIS 6 making him one of the most successful Melee players at the tournament.
La Luna was picked up by Mazer on February 9th, 2019,[1] but parted ways with the organization on March 2nd, 2020.[2]
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith 2012 | May 26th-27th, 2012 | 17th | 13th | Mark |
| MELEE-FC10R Legacy | August 12th-14th, 2012 | 33rd | 5th | Hax |
| Revival of Melee 5 | November 17th-18th, 2012 | 25th | — | — |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 65th | 17th | G$ |
| Zenith 2013 | June 1st-2nd, 2013 | 9th | 13th | G$ |
| CFST: WarZone 2 | September 1st, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| Smash Brothers University 2.0 | November 10th, 2013 | 4th | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| Revival of Melee 6 | November 16th-17th, 2013 | 3rd | 9th | Slox |
| Northeastern Smash Attack | November 22nd, 2013 | 2nd | — | — |
| No Johns 1/4 | January 4th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| Collision 8 | January 11th, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 25th | 17th | DJ Nintendo |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 3rd | 4th | Tian |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 13th | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| KTAR 9 | March 22nd, 2014 | 3rd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| Northeastern Smash Attack 2 | March 29th, 2014 | 5th | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Smash Brothers University 2.5 | April 12th-13th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Justice 3 | May 24th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 17th | 7th | DJ Nintendo |
| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 9th | 7th | DJ Nintendo |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 25th | 25th | DJ Nintendo |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 7th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| Nebulous 9 | August 9th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Nebulous 10 | August 16th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| GUTS 3 | September 19th-21st, 2014 | 3rd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| CROSSFIRE 4 | September 27th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 13th | 9th | DJ Nintendo |
| Justice 4 | October 11th, 2014 | 4th | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| SmashLeague: New York | October 25th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Super Nebulous | November 29th, 2014 | 9th | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Collision XI | January 3rd, 2015 | 3rd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Super Nebulous 2 | January 24th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 13th | 25th | DJ Nintendo |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| FINAL ROUND 18 | March 20th-22nd, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| NeoNebulous 7 | March 28th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 9th | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| BLUE FISH | May 2nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Combo Breaker 2015 | May 22nd-24th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Get On My Level 2015 | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 17th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| Collision XII | June 6th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 7th | 9th | DJ Nintendo |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 33rd | 17th | DJ Nintendo |
| Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 9th | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| Nebulous Prime 1 | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 33rd | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Canada Cup 2015 | October 30th-November 1st, 2015 | 4th | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 7th | 7th | DJ Nintendo |
| Kings of the North 4 | November 21st-22nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Professor Pro |
| Smash INTENSIFIES 2 | November 28th-29th, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 65th | 13th | DJ Nintendo |
| Smash Haven 29 | March 3rd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Do or DI | March 11th-13th 2016 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| FINAL ROUND 19 | March 18th-20th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Nebulous 4 | March 27th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30 | March 30th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 49th | 7th | DJ Nintendo |
| Collision XIII | April 16th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Quarterly Report 1 | April 17th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| DreamHack Austin 2016 | May 6th-8th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo | April 29th-May 1st, 2016 | 13th | 4th | DJ Nintendo |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 9th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| KTAR XVIII | June 11th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Apex 2016 | June 17th-19th, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 17th | 9th | DJ Nintendo |
| WTFox 2 | July 1st-3rd, 2016 | 5th | 5th | Druggedfox |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 17th | 9th | DJ Nintendo |
| Clutch City Clash | August 6th-7th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 17th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| Heir 3 | August 19th-21st, 2016 | 2nd | 5th | n0ne |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 17th | 13th | DJ Nintendo |
| Collision XIV | September 3rd, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| NorCal Loves Teams | September 10th, 2016 | 9th | 1st | S2J |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 9th | 9th | DJ Nintendo |
| SSS: Blood For Blood | October 15th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Westballz |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| Smash Summit 3 | November 3rd-6th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Shroomed |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 5th | 4th | DJ Nintendo |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | Top 2 | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 17th | 7th | n0ne |
| Eden | December 10th, 2016 | 4th | 4th | DJ Nintendo |
| Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | 13th | 4th | Professor Pro |
| Smash Conference LXIX | January 7th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | SFAT |
| Arcamelee #2 | January 14th-15th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Amsah |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 65th | 17th | DJ Nintendo |
| SoCal Colosseum 7 | January 28th, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | DonB |
| Apollo 2 | February 11th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| B.E.A.S.T 7 | February 17th-19th, 2017 | 4th | 5th | Professor Pro |
| Frame Perfect Series 2 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 3rd | 3rd | A Rookie |
| Full Bloom 3 | March 25th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Swedish Delight |
| Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Lucky |
| Smash Rivalries | April 8th-9th, 2017 | 13th | 5th | Swedish Delight |
| Smash Factor Toluca | April 29th-30th, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | ANTi |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 7th | 4th | DJ Nintendo |
| MomoCon 2017 | May 26th-28th, 2017 | 7th | 1st | Colbol |
| Battle of BC 2 | June 3rd-4th, 2017 | 13th | 4th | Reno |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| OMEGA | June 24th-25th, 2017 | 2nd | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 7th | 9th | DJ Nintendo |
| Get On My Level 2017 | July 28th-30th, 2017 | 3rd | 4th | DJ Nintendo |
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | SFAT |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 17th | 7th | Lucky |
| DreamHack Montreal 2017 | September 8th-10th, 2017 | 4th | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Boss Rush: The Moon | September 16th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Forward |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 33rd | 7th | Lucky |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 65th | 17th | G$ |
| Super FamiCon 2017 | November 17th-19th, 2017 | 1st | 5th | Westballz |
| The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational | December 15th-17th, 2017 | 11th | 5th | Lucky |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 13th | 5th | Lucky |
| Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 3 | February 10th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Tai |
| No Fun Allowed 2 | February 24th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Swedish Delight |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 17th | 4th | Ice |
| Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 25th | 5th | Swedish Delight |
| Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition | April 7th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| GEMINI | April 14th, 2018 | 5th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| Apollo XIII | April 28th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Pound Underground | May 12th-13th, 2018 | 4th | 9th | G$ |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 13th | 7th | G$ |
| MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | Colbol |
| DreamHack Austin 2018 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | DJ Nintendo |
| Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 4 | June 23rd, 2018 | 4th | 1st | AbsentPage |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 49th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| The Even Bigger Balc | July 6th-8th, 2018 | 7th | 2nd | MikeHaze |
| Gaming Day Pre Factor Party Tournament | July 19th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Factor 7 | July 20th-22nd, 2018 | 9th | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| Apollo XIV | July 29th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 17th | 13th | G$ |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 25th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| DreamHack Montreal 2018 | September 7th-9th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 13th | 13th | DJ Nintendo |
| The Script - Episode 1 | October 13th-14th, 2018 | 4th | 2nd | Hax |
| See Me On LAN 2 | November 10th, 2018 | 4th | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| DIME 28 | December 15th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| Monday Night Melee 211 | December 17th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
| NYXL Pop-Up! | December 22nd, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | Tranimal |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 25th | 17th | DJ Nintendo |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 17th | 17th | G$ |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 17th | 5th | n0ne |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 9th | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| Hax's Nightclub #0 | July 17th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 4th | 4th | Dani |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 65th | 13th | MikeHaze |
| Hax's Nightclub #3 | October 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Mango's Birthday Bash | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 9th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 25th | 17th | Chillindude |
| Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
Project M[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Brothers University 2.0 | November 10th, 2013 | — | 5th | D1 |
| Smash Brothers University 2.5 | April 12th-13th, 2014 | 7th | 3rd | DJ Nintendo |
| GUTS 3 | September 19th-21st, 2014 | 25th | 5th | DJ Nintendo |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 25th | Top 3 | DJ Nintendo |
| Kings of the North 4 | November 21st-22nd, 2015 | 17th | 1st | Professor Pro |
| Smash INTENSIFIES 2 | November 28th-29th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Do or DI | March 11th-13th, 2016 | 13th | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | — | 17th | DKwill |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 769th | 65th | DJ Nintendo |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYXL Pop-Up! | December 22nd, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Let's Make Moves | December 29th, 2018 | 49th | 17th | DJ Nintendo |
| Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 49th | 193rd | DJ Nintendo |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 97th | — | — |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
| Mango's Birthday Bash | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 193rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 | April 17th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 513th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 | May 1st, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| The Box | May 8th-10th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 | May 15th, 2020 | 97th | — | — |
Sexual misconduct allegations and ban[edit]
On July 2nd, 2020, amidst a wave of sexual harassment allegations in the community, a user by the name of ProbablyJut shared the story of a person named Alexus, who criticized La Luna for sexually provocative behavior[3]. According to Alexus, after a GENESIS 5 party, La Luna went to her boyfriend to ask him to "arrange having sex with me for the night". She alleges that, since this happened, La Luna repeatedly and openly asked to dance with her and questioned where her boyfriend was, while making sexual gestures to her given any opportunity, despite her asking him to leave her alone.
La Luna responded to the allegation the next day in a Twitlonger[4]. He posted chat logs of his conversations with Alexus, explaining that he did not go to the party in question due to still being at the venue late into the night, consequently ignoring Alexus' message to have him escort her to the party. He directly denied the claims of his supposed actions, saying that they were completely out of character for him even in their language. La Luna also pointed out a contradiction in her story, since Alexus alleged that La Luna made the remark to her boyfriend after the party, yet subsequently asserted that La Luna kept asking why her boyfriend abandoned her at the party. He showed further chat logs from the months and years following the tournament, showing that she maintained contact despite feeling uncomfortable around him.
Although many users came to agree with La Luna, other users cited that the alleged antics carried on his other social media platforms as evidence that he was very cognizant of his sexual behavior. In particular, a post he made on Facebook describes his sexual preferences in detail, with a number of users arguing that he indeed lacked control of his behavior[5]. Some users who witnessed him first making the post recalled seeing it as a "dumpster fire" or a "shitshow", and also remarked that he incurred significant pushback for it.
As a result, La Luna has been banned indefinitely from participating in all tournaments in NYC [6], and his name was added to the Global Ban Database.
On March 23rd, 2021, La Luna posted a video discussing his behavior and the allegation at length[7]. He admitted to having made inappropriate comments in the past, but remarked that he has since learned to not say such things and apologized to the people he made the comments to. He also pointed out further holes in Alexus' story, noting that someone corrected her story by claiming the incident occurred at GENESIS 4 and not 5, which he found even more questionable as there was no party at GENESIS 4. He also criticized Melee Hell for providing false alibi's to corroborate her allegations, which he considered doubly questionable since the group had feuded with him before this. In response to a member of Melee Hell claiming that he stopped La Luna from speaking to Alexus at GENESIS 6 and 7, La Luna showed further chatlogs of his conversations with Alexus. In them, she mentions not seeing him until the final day of GENESIS 6, and also put a thumbs up on a voice message he sent to her saying to stay away from Melee Hell. To console her during a time when she was being accused of misconduct by members of Melee Hell, La Luna reached out to her, urging Alexus to distance herself from Melee Hell. La Luna also criticized the posts regarding his Facebook post, noting that, contrary to what users recalled, those who commented on it responded to it positively.
Trivia[edit]
- La Luna has been notably upset by a few mid and low-tier mains, which carries overs to majors. This includes Phish-It's Donkey Kong at Zenith 2012, Qerb's Mr. Game & Watch in locals, Saus' Link at Get On My Level 2015, Kage's Ganondorf at The Big House 5, and Ringler's Donkey Kong at Mainstage.
- He is also known for being the origin of a commentator meme in the Melee community. Years ago, when he was not as well-known as a player, he claimed that one of Falco's most popular ledge getup options (the ledge hop double laser) was actually an "unsafe" option, contrary to popular opinion. This was brushed off at the time, but frame data and advancements in the metagame have since shown that he was actually correct. As such, when modern Falco mains perform this technique and are punished for it, commentators will often reference La Luna and quote the history of his claim.
- La Luna almost always plays white Marth, but switches to black Marth when in grand finals of a tournament. When he was called The Moon, he referred to this as "the dark side of the moon".
