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{{Infobox Smasher
| name       = Prince
| name           = プリンス (Prince)
| image     = Prince.jpeg
| image           = Prince SSC 2017.jpg
| mainssb     = Yoshi
| mainssb         = Yoshi
| otherssb    = Fox
| otherssb       = Fox
| skill        = Top professional
| 2ndotherssb     = Jigglypuff
| country     = Japan
| rankingssb      = [[2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 5th
}}
| former sponsors = {{Team|Panda}}
| country         = Japan
}}


'''Prince''' (''プリンス'') is a professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player from Japan and possibly the best {{SSB|Yoshi}} player in the world.
'''Prince''' (''{{ja|プリンス|Prince}}'') is a professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player from Japan and was once considered the best {{SSB|Yoshi}} player in the world for ''Smash 64'' and is still considered a celebrity within the Japanese ''Smash 64'' scene. He plays {{SSB|Fox}} as a [[Alternate character|secondary]] and also demonstrates a proficiency with the entire cast in his 12 character battles and his famous training mode Level combos video series. He is currently ranked 5th on the [[2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]. On July 19, 2019, Prince was signed by {{Team|Panda}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1152337316209278977]</ref> He and Panda would part ways on July 16, 2021.<ref>[https://www.panda.gg/news/roster-2021]</ref>


He uses {{SSB|Fox}} as a [[Alternate character|secondary]], but is talented with every character, as seen in his various combo videos and 12 character battles.
==Tournament history==
Prince is one of the oldest active ''Smash'' players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306183748/http://smash.captainjack.jp/entry/what-did-the-old-shcool-Japanese-Smash-64-community-look-like|title=What did the old school Japanese Smash 64 community look like?}}</ref> He previously mained {{SSB|Jigglypuff}} and competed in some of the earliest ''64'' tournaments, including {{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1}}, a round-robin tournament where he placed 8th out of 24 entrants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226052006/http://smash.captainjack.jp/entry/japan-united-smash-festa-round-robin-1|title="Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1", the craziest Japanese Smash 64 tournament ever}}</ref>


He is often considered one of Japan's top 5 players.  
He along with Japanese players {{sm|Wangera}}, {{sm|bonobono}}, and {{Sm|Kurabba}} were [https://funding.onlinessb.com/ funded] to participate in [[Super Smash Con 2016]]'s ''Smash 64'' tournament. Prince also entered and won the event's "Combo Tournament", placing over top ''Smash 64'' combo specialists such as {{sm|Dext3r}}, {{sm|Mariguas}}, {{sm|tacos}}, and {{sm|Alvin}}. He was personally listed by many Japanese players as someone they wanted to see once top player {{sm|Fukurou}} could not attend, showing his continued status in the community.
 
He was able to place 9th at Super Smash Con, with victories over {{Sm|Clubbadubba}}, {{Sm|Zero|p=Texas}} and {{Sm|Alvin}} and losses in the Yoshi ditto against {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} and {{Sm|Mariguas}}. Prince won the ''Smash 64'' combo contest a second year in a row at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] and placed 9th again, winning his rematch with {{Sm|Mariguas}}, but losing to {{Sm|Fukurou}} and, like previous year, against {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}.
 
A year later he played his third [[Super Smash Con|Super Smash Con 2018]] where he won the combo contest again and placed 9th again, losing to {{Sm|Zero|p=Texas}} and {{Sm|Dishier Wand}} in pools and {{Sm|sekirei}} and {{Sm|Isai}} after defeating {{Sm|Fireblaster}} and {{Sm|Robert}}.
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1]]||March 26th-28th, 2001||8th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kanto 2006]]||2006||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kanto 2007]]||2007||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kansai 2011]]||March 19th, 2011||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kanto 2011]]||August 28th, 2011||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kansai 2012]]||March 17th, 2012||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Chuo University 2013]]||November 2nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kansai 2014]]||March 1st, 2014||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kanto 2014]]||August 23rd, 2014||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Waseda Festival 2014]]||November 2nd, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Bonobono}}
|-
|[[Kansai 2017]]||March 19th, 2017||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Japan Smash Cup 2017]]||May 6th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kanto 2017]]||August 7th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||9th||7th||{{Sm|tacos}}
|-
|[[Kanto 2018]]||May 5th, 2018||17th||9th||?
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_001 WeeklySmashParty 001]||June 8th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_003 WeeklySmashParty 003]||June 20th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_004 WeeklySmashParty 004]||July 4th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_005 WeeklySmashParty 005]||July 18th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_006 WeeklySmashParty 006]||August 5th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2018]]||August 9th-12th, 2018||9th||9th||{{Sm|Take}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_007 WeeklySmashParty 007]||August 17th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_008 WeeklySmashParty 008]||August 31st, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_010 WeeklySmashParty 010]||September 28th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_011 WeeklySmashParty 011]||October 5th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-14/event/64-1on1-smash-64-singles/brackets/448633/802024 WeeklySmashParty 014]||November 9th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-15/event/64-1on1-smash-64-singles/brackets/455934/811036 WeeklySmashParty 015]||November 16th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kanto Fall 2018]]||October 7th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018|g=SSB}}||November 2nd-4th, 2018||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Shizuku}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 6]]||February 1st-3rd, 2019||3rd||1st||{{Sm|kysk}}
|-
|{{Trn|Inka Fest 2019|g=SSB}}||July 13th-14th, 2019||7th||9th||{{Sm|Shizuku}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSB}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||9th||7th||{{Sm|Wario}}
|-
|[[Kanto Fall 2019]]||September 22nd, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 9]]||October 4th-6th, 2019||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Combo_Blaze}}
|-
|[[Kansai 2020]]||February 23rd, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2022]]||August 11th-14th, 2022||5th||9th||Take
|}
 
==Trivia==
*Prince is notorious for using the word "penis" in several of his tweets, including naming several of his Yoshi combos the "Penis Combo"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/prince_yoshi/status/979915670207979520|title=Prince's combo 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/prince_yoshi/status/1074989863227744256|title=Prince's combo 2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Prince_Yoshi/status/1154770563031715840|title=Prince's combo 3}}</ref>.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0MJ91hFtws "Prince's theatre", a Yoshi combo video by Prince]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0MJ91hFtws "Prince's theatre", a Yoshi combo video by Prince]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzaKP8SRgE "Smash 64 Combo Contest", Super Smash Con 2016 Combo Contest in which Prince won 1st]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/PkakkoP/featured YouTube channel]
*[https://twitter.com/niconicopppppp Twitter account]


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==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Japanese smashers]]
[[Category:Japanese smashers]]
[[Category:Yoshi professionals (SSB)]]
[[Category:Yoshi players (SSB)]]
[[Category:Professional smashers (SSB)]]
[[Category:YouTubers]]

Latest revision as of 22:52, February 13, 2024

プリンス (Prince)
Prince SSC 2017.jpg
Character info
Smash 64 main Yoshi
Other Smash 64 characters Fox, Jigglypuff
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Panda
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 5th
Personal and other info
Location Japan Japan

Prince (プリンス) is a professional Super Smash Bros. 64 player from Japan and was once considered the best Yoshi player in the world for Smash 64 and is still considered a celebrity within the Japanese Smash 64 scene. He plays Fox as a secondary and also demonstrates a proficiency with the entire cast in his 12 character battles and his famous training mode Level combos video series. He is currently ranked 5th on the 2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings. On July 19, 2019, Prince was signed by Panda.[1] He and Panda would part ways on July 16, 2021.[2]

Tournament history[edit]

Prince is one of the oldest active Smash players.[3] He previously mained Jigglypuff and competed in some of the earliest 64 tournaments, including Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1, a round-robin tournament where he placed 8th out of 24 entrants.[4]

He along with Japanese players Wangera, bonobono, and Kurabba were funded to participate in Super Smash Con 2016's Smash 64 tournament. Prince also entered and won the event's "Combo Tournament", placing over top Smash 64 combo specialists such as Dext3r, Mariguas, tacos, and Alvin. He was personally listed by many Japanese players as someone they wanted to see once top player Fukurou could not attend, showing his continued status in the community.

He was able to place 9th at Super Smash Con, with victories over Clubbadubba, Zero and Alvin and losses in the Yoshi ditto against Wizzrobe and Mariguas. Prince won the Smash 64 combo contest a second year in a row at Super Smash Con 2017 and placed 9th again, winning his rematch with Mariguas, but losing to Fukurou and, like previous year, against Wizzrobe.

A year later he played his third Super Smash Con 2018 where he won the combo contest again and placed 9th again, losing to Zero and Dishier Wand in pools and sekirei and Isai after defeating Fireblaster and Robert.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1 March 26th-28th, 2001 8th — —
Kanto 2006 2006 2nd — —
Kanto 2007 2007 2nd — —
Kansai 2011 March 19th, 2011 5th — —
Kanto 2011 August 28th, 2011 4th — —
Kansai 2012 March 17th, 2012 5th — —
Chuo University 2013 November 2nd, 2013 1st — —
Kansai 2014 March 1st, 2014 17th — —
Kanto 2014 August 23rd, 2014 33rd — —
Waseda Festival 2014 November 2nd, 2014 9th — —
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 9th 5th Bonobono
Kansai 2017 March 19th, 2017 13th — —
Japan Smash Cup 2017 May 6th, 2017 9th — —
Kanto 2017 August 7th, 2017 33rd — —
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 9th 7th tacos
Kanto 2018 May 5th, 2018 17th 9th ?
WeeklySmashParty 001 June 8th, 2018 5th — —
WeeklySmashParty 003 June 20th, 2018 1st — —
WeeklySmashParty 004 July 4th, 2018 3rd — —
WeeklySmashParty 005 July 18th, 2018 7th — —
WeeklySmashParty 006 August 5th, 2018 2nd — —
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 9th 9th Take
WeeklySmashParty 007 August 17th, 2018 3rd — —
WeeklySmashParty 008 August 31st, 2018 4th — —
WeeklySmashParty 010 September 28th, 2018 2nd — —
WeeklySmashParty 011 October 5th, 2018 3rd — —
WeeklySmashParty 014 November 9th, 2018 4th — —
WeeklySmashParty 015 November 16th, 2018 2nd — —
Kanto Fall 2018 October 7th, 2018 9th — —
GameTyrant Expo 2018 November 2nd-4th, 2018 4th 2nd Shizuku
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 3rd 1st kysk
Inka Fest 2019 July 13th-14th, 2019 7th 9th Shizuku
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 9th 7th Wario
Kanto Fall 2019 September 22nd, 2019 7th — —
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 2nd 3rd Combo_Blaze
Kansai 2020 February 23rd, 2020 7th — —
Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 5th 9th Take

Trivia[edit]

  • Prince is notorious for using the word "penis" in several of his tweets, including naming several of his Yoshi combos the "Penis Combo"[5][6][7].

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ What did the old school Japanese Smash 64 community look like?.
  4. ^ "Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1", the craziest Japanese Smash 64 tournament ever.
  5. ^ Prince's combo 1.
  6. ^ Prince's combo 2.
  7. ^ Prince's combo 3.
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