Smasher:Xyro
| Xyro "TGM" | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Captain Falcon |
| Melee main | Link |
| Other Melee character | Samus |
| Brawl main | Samus |
| Other Brawl character | R.O.B. |
| Smash 4 main | Samus |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Team Houston |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Allan Sims |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Houston, Texas 
|
Xyro is an American Samus player from Texas. He is also the host of the HOBO, WHOBO and TGC tournament series and was a member of the Unity Ruleset Committee.
He has had competitive rivalries with Samus players Tudor from Las Vegas and NOID from the East coast. In 2008, both Xyro and Tudor released combo videos claiming superiority over each other. Xyro's video was titled "The Green Lesbian" because he uses Samus's green palette swap. At WHOBO 3, Xyro defeated NOID in a $50 money match after placing 5th in the low tier tournament, one place below NOID. He is also known to have many different rivalries with other players too.
Tag origin[edit]
His tag is inspired by Zero from the Mega Man video games. However, several other smashers also had their tags named to Zero as well, so instead of naming himself this, he decided to change the first two letters into X and Y. This made Xyro stand out, with the tag having a similar pronunciation but the name being completely different.
History[edit]
Xyro first started playing Smash in 2001. Soon after, he gained prominence as a tournament host in the Houston smash scene. He is best known for his HOBO (which stands for Houston's Official Brawl Organization) tournament series, which began in April 2008.[1] Even before Meta Knight was banned by the Unity Ruleset Committee, Xyro has held many HOBOs where Meta Knight was not allowed. The World HOBO tournament series, the first of which was held in April 2009, is an annual offshoot of HOBO which attracts smashers from other regions. As of August 2013, Xyro has hosted 40 HOBOs and 6 WHOBOs, with the most recent being held on May 3rd-4th, 2014. Despite wanting to retire in August 2012 after WHOBO 4, numerous people encouraged Xyro to return to hosting the series again. Thus, Xyro returned to the Brawl scene in March 2013 with the thirty-ninth and fortieth HOBOs, and two more WHOBOs.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBO 16 LT | May 2nd, 2009 | — | 1st | 3000 |
| HOBO 18 LT | September 5th, 2009 | — | 1st | Inui |
| HOBO 19 LT | October 3rd, 2009 | 3rd | 1st | Lee Martin |
| HOBO 28 | October 8th, 2010 | 17th | 4th | Trela |
| HOBO 28 LT | October 8th, 2010 | 1st | — | — |
| WHOBO 3 LT | March 18th, 2011 | 5th | 3rd | Gnes |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGC | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 25th | 25th | Nicole |
| S@DD 1 | March 14th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| SFC1 | March 21st, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| TGC 2 | April 25th, 2015 | 33rd | 5th | Espy |
| Comic Palooza 2015 | May 25th, 2015 | 9th | 1st | Krebs |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
Trivia[edit]
- Outside of Smash, Xyro has enjoyed fencing, history, and 80s music.
