Smasher:Vermanubis

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Vermanubis
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Character info
Brawl main Ganondorf
Smash 4 main Ganondorf
Ultimate mains Simon, Ganondorf
Personal and other info
Real name Geoff Butterworth
Birth date (age 34)
Location Boise, Idaho United States

Vermanubis is a professional smasher from New Hampshire and currently residing in Oregon, noted for being one of the few pure Ganondorf players in competitive Brawl, and is often considered the best Ganondorf player in the United States, along with DLA. He is known for playing a patient, yet aggressive Ganondorf, with what is considered to be some of the best prediction and perfect shielding skills. He is also known for being capable of utilizing the difficult Flight of Ganon and Flipman techniques in play.

In 2011, Vermanubis moved to Oregon, where, due to the lack of tournaments and general isolation, his tournament activity in Smash became mostly inactive. He continued to enter Brawl tournaments whenever possible, and despite playing significantly less, he still managed to place well.

Vermanubis continued to play Ganondorf in Smash 4, becoming perhaps the biggest threat in Idaho when he was active. Verm stayed with Ganondorf in Ultimate, though with Simon to back up his old main, with Castlevania, one of his favorite game series, finally in Smash.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Eastern Washington Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Eastern Washington Power Rankings V2 Winter 2016 5th Ganondorf (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Idaho Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Idaho Power Rankings V4 Spring 2020 2nd Simon (SSBU)
Idaho Power Rankings V3 Winter 2019 2nd Ganondorf (SSBU)
Idaho Power Rankings V2 Spring 2019 4th Ganondorf (SSBU)
Idaho Power Rankings V1 Winter 2018 1st Ganondorf (SSBU)

Tournament placings[edit]

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Inland Empire Smash July 23rd, 2012 5th / 12
Souper Smash Tourny Round 3 3rd / ?
DNA Gaming USA #7 July 18th, 2010 9th / 29
Mass Madness 21: Legal to Drink August 1st, 2010 9th / 23
DNA Gaming USA #8 August 21st, 2010 17th / 43
Viva La Smash III September 11th, 2010 9th / 28
DNA Gaming USA #10 October 30th, 2010 9th / 30
DNA Gaming USA #11 November 13th, 2010 9th / 34
Hall of Gaming #2 December 5th, 2010 13th / 25

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Super Smashnest 10 August 28th, 2016 17th
PDX Smash Dojo August 14th, 2016 5th
Middle Ground #1 February 24th, 2016 2nd
Salem Smashfest August 13th, 2016 3rd
Black Wolf September September 8th, 2015 2nd
Black Wolf May May 21st, 2015 3rd
ABU Monthly 013 February 25th, 2017 2nd / ?
The Beasts of the East #2 October 20th, 2017 1st
The Beasts of the East #5 December 1st, 2017 2nd
ABU 20: Seconds Go By March 10th, 2018 1st
Border Battle March 14th, 2018 3rd
Smash @ Sunken 37 April 14th, 2018 1st
Middle Ground #17 April 15th, 2018 2nd
Smash @ Sunken 39 April 28th, 2018 1st
Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown May 5th, 2018 65th / 208 33rd / 68 Potato
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 65th / 780

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 9th / 581
ABU Monthly #33 March 2nd, 2019 1st / 40
Battle Arena Melbourne 11 May 17th-19th, 2019 17th / 340 9th / 92 MGK
Crown June 8th, 2019 25th / 329 17th / 66 Mada
ABU Monthly #37 June 22nd, 2019 1st / 56
ABU Monthly #38 July 13th, 2019 3rd / 41
ABU Monthly #39 July 27th, 2019 3rd / 36
ABU Monthly #40 August 17th, 2019 1st / 53
ABU Monthly #43 September 28th, 2019 5th / 41
ABU Monthly #44 October 5th, 2019 2nd / 29
ABU Monthly #45 October 19th, 2019 1st / 32
Fall Brawl 2019 October 26th-27th, 2019 9th / 74 3rd / 22 Marathon
Skyward Smash #3 November 30th, 2019 1st / 29
ABU Monthly #48 January 11th, 2020 5th / 37
ABU Monthly #50 February 8th, 2020 2nd / 42
ABU Monthly #51 February 22nd, 2020 1st / 47
ABU Monthly #52 March 14th, 2020 3rd / 23
ASU 73: Six Black Heavens Guns May 21st, 2022 7th / 47
ASU 74: Juno July 2nd, 2022 13th / 43
ASU 75: Give Me a Break July 2nd, 2022 5th / 44
ABU 80: Engage October 8th, 2022 5th / 31
ABU 90: Feel a Fear March 11th, 2023 9th / 36

Trivia[edit]

Vermanubis imitating a Flame Choke on Nakat at 2GG: Hyrule Saga, which someone photoshopped to give Verm aesthetic features of Ganondorf to perpetuate the "Verm is Ganon" joke.
  • It is commonly joked in the Smash community that Vermanubis is Ganondorf, for imitating the character at tournaments while having what many see to be a resemblance to the character.
  • His tag is a gibberish of consonants to stand out uniquely and is not related to vermin or the ancient Egyptian god Anubis.
  • Vermanubis is a composer of video game music.

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