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| mainpm = Donkey Kong | | mainpm = Donkey Kong | ||
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| | | moreotherpm = {{PM|Ganondorf}} | ||
| mainssbu = Lucina | | mainssbu = Lucina | ||
| skillpm = Top professional | | skillpm = Top professional | ||
| rankingpm = [[PMRank | | rankingpm = [[PMRank 2019]]: 2nd | ||
| crew = R3 Gaming | | crew = R3 Gaming | ||
| former crews = SiliconSmash | | former crews = SiliconSmash | ||
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'''ThundeRzReiGN''' is a ''[[Project M]]'' {{PM|Donkey Kong}} | '''ThundeRzReiGN''' is a ''[[Project M]]'' {{PM|Donkey Kong}} player with a strong {{PM|Captain Falcon}} secondary from Oakland, California. Due to his performances such as 1st at {{Trn|Low Tier City 4}}, {{Trn|Olympus}}, {{Trn|Rewired 2016}}, {{Trn|The Bigger Balc}}, {{Trn|SuperNova 2}}, and {{Trn|Fair and Balanced}}, he was widely considered to be the best ''Project M'' player in the world throughout 2016 and 2017. The sole developer of Donkey Kong's metagame, he has catalyzed the development of a character [https://smashboards.com/threads/pm-underground-and-reslived-present-project-m-v3-6-tier-list.426830/ many considered among the worst] in the [[Project M#v3.6|3.6]] patch. He is also a contender for the best Captain Falcon player. | ||
ThundeRz also plays {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} in ''Melee'' and placed 5th and 3rd, in singles and doubles respectively, at Norcal's fourth iteration of the Arcadian. | ThundeRz also plays {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} in ''Melee'' and placed 5th and 3rd, in singles and doubles respectively, at Norcal's fourth iteration of the Arcadian. | ||
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On January 7th, 2018, he announced his partial retirement from ''Project M'' noting his frustration with constantly being called out for losing with secondary characters as a large factor.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalpm/permalink/1827893850555737/|title=ThundeRzReiGN announcing his partial retirement on the NorCal Project M group.}}</ref> Initially, he continued to participate in locals but was no longer willing to go to major tournaments or be qualified for any future PMRank. However, despite his initial claims of not entering future majors, he ended up attending and winning {{Trn|The Even Bigger Balc}}, the largest ''Project M'' tournament of all time. He announced at the beginning of 2019 that he would return to entering majors regularly for the rest of the year. | On January 7th, 2018, he announced his partial retirement from ''Project M'' noting his frustration with constantly being called out for losing with secondary characters as a large factor.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalpm/permalink/1827893850555737/|title=ThundeRzReiGN announcing his partial retirement on the NorCal Project M group.}}</ref> Initially, he continued to participate in locals but was no longer willing to go to major tournaments or be qualified for any future PMRank. However, despite his initial claims of not entering future majors, he ended up attending and winning {{Trn|The Even Bigger Balc}}, the largest ''Project M'' tournament of all time. He announced at the beginning of 2019 that he would return to entering majors regularly for the rest of the year. | ||
ThundeRzReiGN is currently ranked 1st on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Project M Power Rankings]] and | ThundeRzReiGN is currently ranked 1st on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Project M Power Rankings]] and 2nd on [[PMRank 2019]]. | ||
==Playing style== | ==Playing style== | ||