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| {{Infobox Smasher | | {{Infobox Smasher |
| | name = Thor | | | name = Thor |
| | image = Thor.png | | | image = Thor.png |
| | mainssbm = Link | | | caption = Thor (left) |
| | mainssbb = Pikachu | | | mainssbm = Link |
| | mainpm = Link | | | mainpm = Link |
| | mainssbu = Cloud | | | mainssbu = Cloud |
| | mainssb4 = Cloud | | | mainssb4 = Cloud |
| | 2ndmainssb4 = Pikachu | | | 2ndmainssb4 = Pikachu |
| | otherssb4 = Link | | | otherssb4 = Link |
| | alias = Hideki Esposito | | | alias = Hideki Esposito |
| | alias2 = Lightning Farron | | | skillssbm = Semi-professional |
| | rankingssbm = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona PR Fall 2019]]: 8th | | | skillpm = Professional |
| | rankingssb4 = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota PR December 2018]]: 8th | | | skillssb4 = Professional |
| | rankingssbu = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota PR December 2022]]: 3rd | | | rankingssbu = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]]: 9th |
| | rankingpm = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| | | realname = Thornton Bates |
| | bestrankingssbm = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona PR Fall 2019]]: 8th
| | | birthday = 1 |
| | bestrankingssb4 = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota PR December 2018]]: 8th
| | | birthmonth = 5 |
| | bestrankingssbu = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| | | birthyear = 1996 |
| | bestrankingpm = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| | | location = Minnetonka, Minnesota |
| | realname = Thornton Bates | | | country = United States |
| | birthday = 1 | |
| | birthmonth = 5 | |
| | birthyear = 1996 | |
| | location = Minnetonka, Minnesota | |
| | country = United States | |
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| '''Thor''' is a [[smasher]] from Minnesota, considered to be one of the state's best overall ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash]]'' players. He [[main|mains]] [[Link]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Project M]]'', {{SSBB|Pikachu}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Pikachu}} in {{forwiiu}}, and {{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''. | | '''Thor''' is a [[smasher]] from Minnesota who currently resides in Arizona. He [[main|mains]] [[Link]] in ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Project M]]'', {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Pikachu}} in ''[[Smash 4]]'', and {{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''. Having begun playing smash competitively in 2013, he first appeared on the ''Melee'' [[Minnesota_Power_Rankings#September_3rd.2C_2017|Minnesota Power Rankings]] in September 2017 as an honorable mention. He occasionally goes by the tag "'''Hideki Esposito'''". |
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| After beginning playing smash competitively as a high schooler in 2013, Thor has attended multiple different universities across the United States while pursuing a postgraduate degree. This has led him to be ranked across three different ''Smash'' titles and ''Project M'' not only [[Minnesota Power Rankings|in his home state of Minnesota]], but also [[Arizona Power Rankings|in Arizona]], as well as having multiple first place finishes at the {{Trn|House of Paign}} tournament series in Illinois.
| | In ''Ultimate'', he is currently ranked 7th on the [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota Ultimate Power Rankings]] and 9th on the [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]]. He notably placed 4th at {{Trn|Ascension IX}} and defeated {{Sm|BassMage}}, {{Sm|Junior Z}}, {{Sm|Silver|p=Arizona}}, and {{Sm|JumboJack}} in the process. In ''Melee'', he is currently ranked 8th on the [[Arizona Melee Power Rankings]]. |
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| He notably placed 4th at {{Trn|Ascension IX}} and defeated {{Sm|BassMage}}, {{Sm|Junior Z}}, {{Sm|Silver|p=Arizona}}, and {{Sm|JumboJack}} in the process. Other notable wins outside of ''Ultimate'' include {{Sm|Zamu}} and {{Sm|Nakamaman}} in ''Melee'', {{Sm|Amanze}} and {{Sm|Connor}} in ''Project M'' and {{Sm|yeti}} and {{Sm|Anonymous Moniker}} in ''Smash 4''. | |
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| ==Rankings==
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| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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| ====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
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| !Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
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| |March 2019||10th||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
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| |}
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| ====[[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona Power Rankings]]====
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| {|class="wikitable"
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| !Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
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| |Fall 2019||8th||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
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| |}
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| ===''[[Project M]]''===
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| ====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
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| !Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
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| |July 2016||3rd||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
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| |January 2017||10th||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
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| |September 2017||3rd||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
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| |}
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| ==={{forwiiu}}===
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| ====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
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| |December 2018||8th||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
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| |}
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| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
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| ====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
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| !Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
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| |May-December 2019||7th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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| |September-December 2021||4th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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| |March-August 2022||7th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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| |September-December 2022||3rd||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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| |}
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| ====[[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Power Rankings]]====
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| |Fall 2019||3rd||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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| |Winter 2020||9th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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| |}
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| ==Tournament placings== | | ==Tournament placings== |
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| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner |
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| |{{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 5|g=SSBM}}||November 5th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{sm|D-Money}} | | |[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{sm|D-Money}} |
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||5th||—||—
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Zamu}}
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| |[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||2nd||—||— | | |[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||2nd||—||— |
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| |{{Trn|Super Ascension|g=SSBM}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||9th||—||— | | |{{Trn|Super Ascension}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||9th||—||— |
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/settle-it-pizza-bites-vs-chicken-nuggets/event/melee-singles/overview Settle It! - Pizza Bites vs. Chicken Nuggets]||January 18th-19th, 2020||9th||7th||{{sm|Im Zlow}} | | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/settle-it-pizza-bites-vs-chicken-nuggets/events/melee-singles/overview Settle It! - Pizza Bites vs. Chicken Nuggets]||January 18th-19th, 2020||9th||7th||{{sm|Im Zlow}} |
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| |[https://challonge.com/RAGZ1 REVIVAL 2/9]||February 9th, 2020||3rd||—||— | | |[https://challonge.com/RAGZ1 REVIVAL 2/9]||February 9th, 2020||3rd||—||— |
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| |[https://challonge.com/FMTW54 Funday Monday 2/10]||February 10th, 2020||2nd||—||— | | |[https://challonge.com/FMTW54 Funday Monday 2/10]||February 10th, 2020||2nd||—||— |
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| |{{Trn|Ascension 2020: Back to Basics|g=SSBM}}||February 15th, 2020||1st||—||— | | |{{Trn|Ascension 2020: Back to Basics}}||February 15th, 2020||1st||—||— |
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| |[https://challonge.com/ragz2 REVIVAL 2/16]||February 16th, 2020||9th||—||— | | |[https://challonge.com/ragz2 REVIVAL 2/16]||February 16th, 2020||9th||—||— |
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| {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner |
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| |{{Trn|Push More Buttons|g=PM}}||June 25th, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Chexr}}
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| |{{Trn|Endgame|g=PM}}||August 20th-21st, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Bayless}}
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/the-bird-house-x/details The Bird House X]||October 1st, 2016||5th||4th||{{Sm|Dia|p=Illinois}}
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/tussle-town/details Tussle Town]||November 12th, 2016||7th||9th||{{Sm|ColumW}}
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/bopme-16/details BOPME 16]||February 18th, 2017||17th||—||—
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| |[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGPM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||1st||—||— | | |[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGPM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||1st||—||— |
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city/event/pm-singles/brackets/171528 Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|LSDX}} | | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city/events/pm-singles/brackets/171528 Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|LSDX}} |
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| |{{Trn|Papercut|g=PM}}||May 11th, 2019||7th / 39||1st / 8||{{Sm|Connor|p=Minnesota}}
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| {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner |
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| |{{Trn|Push More Buttons|g=SSB4}}||June 25th, 2016||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Requiem}}
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| |{{Trn|Endgame|g=SSB4}}||August 20th-21st, 2016||65th||25th||{{Sm|Bayless}}
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/show-me-your-moves-17/details Show Me Your Moves 17]||September 3rd, 2016||13th||13th||{{Sm|Anonymous Moniker}}
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/the-bird-house-x/details The Bird House X]||October 1st, 2016||3rd||—||—
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| |[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||49th||33rd||{{sm|Giant}} | | |[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||49th||33rd||{{sm|Giant}} |
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||{{Sm|waasabi}}
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||1st||{{Sm|Zamu}}
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/hidden-bosses-5-0/details Hidden Bosses 5.0]||January 21st, 2017||25th||2nd||Anonymous Moniker
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/bopme-16/details BOPME 16]||February 18th, 2017||7th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour|g=SSB4}}||April 8th, 2017||49th||33rd||{{Sm|SNooFL}}
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| |[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGS483 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 3rd, 2017||13th||—||— | | |[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGS483 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 3rd, 2017||13th||—||— |
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| |[https://start.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||2nd||1st||Anonymous Moniker | | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Anonymous Moniker}} |
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| |{{Trn|Shine 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||49th||—||— | | |{{Trn|Shine 2018}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||49th||—||— |
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| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner |
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| |{{Trn|Be Mine?|g=SSBU}}||February 16th, 2019||33rd||—||— | | |{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||161st||—||— |
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| |{{Trn|Papercut|g=SSBU}}||May 11th, 2019||9th / 182||5th / 42||{{Sm|Jackie Peanuts}}
| | |{{Trn|Ascension IX}}||September 28th, 2019||4th||7th||{{Sm|Coeur}} |
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| |{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||161st||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Overextend|g=SSBU}}||July 27th, 2019||33rd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Ascension IX|g=SSBU}}||September 28th, 2019||4th||7th||{{Sm|Coeur}} | |
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| |[https://challonge.com/SOS158 Spook or Swim]||November 1st, 2019||4th||—||— | | |[https://challonge.com/SOS158 Spook or Swim]||November 1st, 2019||4th||—||— |
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| |[https://challonge.com/TSL200 The Smash Lab 200]||December 13th, 2019||9th||—||— | | |[https://challonge.com/TSL200 The Smash Lab 200]||December 13th, 2019||9th||—||— |
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| |{{Trn|Super Ascension|g=SSBU}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||25th||—||— | | |{{Trn|Super Ascension}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||25th||—||— |
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| |{{Trn|Ascension 2020: Back to Basics|g=SSBU}}||February 15th, 2020||4th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Almost Ascension|g=SSBU}}||June 14th-20th, 2021||2nd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Riptide|g=SSBU}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||193rd||—||— | | |{{Trn|Ascension 2020: Back to Basics}}||February 15th, 2020||4th||—||— |
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| |{{Trn|Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2022||17th||—||—
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| |} | | |} |
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[https://twitter.com/thor_ssb Twitter account] | | *[https://twitter.com/thor_ssb?lang=en Twitter account] |
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| [[Category:Minnesota smashers]] | | [[Category:Minnesota smashers]] |
| [[Category:Arizona smashers]]
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| [[Category:Illinois smashers]]
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| [[Category:Pikachu players (SSB4)]] | |
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