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[[Image:Randall.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Randall the Cloud.]] | |||
'''Randall the Cloud''' is the cloud that appears on the [[Yoshi's Story]] stage, often to assist the recovery process. The term derived originally from Canadian smasher [[FastFox]], and it has since taken off as a norm on [[Smash World Forums]]. | |||
Randall's complete round trip through the stage and out the other side takes exactly 20 seconds. As such, many players attempt to summon Randall (via a strained shout) in their darkest moments. It is not uncommon that a player will fall just short of the edge, only to see Randall's devious smile as he emerges half a second later. When an attempt to land on Randall fails, most players proceed to scream "RAAAANDAAALL!" at the top of their lungs in indignation. | |||
==Relationship to Randall00== | |||
Curiously, although the cloud's name emerged out of the smash community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, it actually bears no relationship whatsoever to [[smasher]] [[Randall00]] (RJM), who hosts [[Pro Impact BI-WEEKLY Smash|tournaments]] in the neighbouring city of Calgary. In reality, the cloud was dubbed "Randall" long before a smash community even existed in Calgary and the whole matter is nothing more than a peculiar coincidence. | |||
RJM has been known to periodically apologize on behalf of the cloud. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Yoshi's Story]] | |||
*[[Central Canada Smash Circuit]] | |||
*[[Pro Impact BI-WEEKLY Smash]] | |||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=115132 No "clouded" hopes] | |||
[[Category:Unofficial lingo]] | |||
Revision as of 18:43, August 29, 2007
Randall the Cloud is the cloud that appears on the Yoshi's Story stage, often to assist the recovery process. The term derived originally from Canadian smasher FastFox, and it has since taken off as a norm on Smash World Forums.
Randall's complete round trip through the stage and out the other side takes exactly 20 seconds. As such, many players attempt to summon Randall (via a strained shout) in their darkest moments. It is not uncommon that a player will fall just short of the edge, only to see Randall's devious smile as he emerges half a second later. When an attempt to land on Randall fails, most players proceed to scream "RAAAANDAAALL!" at the top of their lungs in indignation.
Relationship to Randall00
Curiously, although the cloud's name emerged out of the smash community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, it actually bears no relationship whatsoever to smasher Randall00 (RJM), who hosts tournaments in the neighbouring city of Calgary. In reality, the cloud was dubbed "Randall" long before a smash community even existed in Calgary and the whole matter is nothing more than a peculiar coincidence.
RJM has been known to periodically apologize on behalf of the cloud.
