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In the VIP voting on the Discord server, failed to garner the necessary supermajority support and so is being removed from this category.
(He has since moved to New Orleans, according to his Facebook.)
m (In the VIP voting on the Discord server, failed to garner the necessary supermajority support and so is being removed from this category.)
 
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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = The GERM
| name          = Germ
| image        =  
| image        = Germ.jpg
| mainssb4      = Megaman
| mainssb4      = Mega Man
| mainssbb      = Wolf  
| mainssbb      = Wolf  
| mainssbm      = Link
| mainssbm      = Link
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| 2ndotherssbm  =  
| 2ndotherssbm  =  
| crew          = [[DBR]]
| crew          = [[DBR]]
| skillssbm    = Professional
| alias        =
| realname      = German Roverso
| realname      = German Roverso
| birthdate    =  
| birthdate    =  
| location      = New Orleans, LA
| location      = Concord, CA
| country      = united states
| country      = United States
}}
}}
'''The GERM''' is an American [[smasher]] from Northern California, currently living in New Orleans, known to be one of the best {{SSBM|Link}} [[main]]s in the world and is well known for his aggressively fast play style with Link and has achieved the most success as a Link main in tournaments. He is primarily famous for putting together and editing [[DBR]]'s [[Evolution]], and for his part in the same video as a player.


Additionally, he also created Linkology and The Hylian Nightmare, two supplementary Link videos. The GERM is currently ranked 17th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]]. GERM created the official poster of {{sm|Samox}}'s documentary, ''[[The Smash Brothers]]''.
'''Germ''', formerly known as '''The GERM''', is an American ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player from Northern California known to be one of the best {{SSBM|Link}} [[main]]s in the world. He is well known for his aggressively fast play style with Link and has achieved the most success as a Link main in tournaments. He is primarily famous for putting together and editing [[DBR]]'s [[Evolution]], and for his part in the same video as a player. He also created {{YouTube|9TE4bIDlF8c|Linkology}} and {{YouTube|cMWYcVrljmA|The Hylian Nightmare}}, two supplementary Link videos. Germ has been playing ''Melee'' competitively since 2002.


==Results==
Germ was formerly ranked 17th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]] and was known as one of Northern California's top 10 players from 2006 to 2009.
===''Melee''===
 
Despite still occasionally entering tournaments, Germ is now a freelance illustrator and a concept artist for [[Wikipedia:Gameloft|Gameloft]].
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/comment/192840/#Comment_192840 707 Tournament]||March 13th, 2004||7th||—||—
|[http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/comment/192840/#Comment_192840 707 Tournament]||March 13th, 2004||7th||—||—
|-
|-
| [[Tournament Go 6]] || August 21st-22nd, 2004 || ? || ? || ?
|[[Tournament Go 6]]||August 21st-22nd, 2004||25th||—||—
|-
|[[MLG San Francisco 2005]]||February 26th-27th, 2005||7th||5th||{{Sm|Mike Nasty}}
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=5 Champ Combo: NorCal Edition]||April 8th, 2006||5th||5th||{{Sm|The King}}
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2006]]||June 23rd-24th, 2006||25th||9th||{{Sm|Eddie}}
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 2]]||August 15th-17th, 2006||17th||9th||The King
|-
|[[NorCal Tournament]]||October 28th, 2006||9th||—||—
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=105 UCLA Monthlies II]||March 24th, 2007||7th||7th||{{Sm|DieSuperFly}}
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=141 Super Smash Royale]||April 28th, 2007||17th||—||—
|-
|-
| [[MLG San Francisco 2005]] || February 26th-27th, 2005 || 7th || 5th || {{sm|Mike Nasty}}
|[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||25th||25th||{{Sm|Hella}}
|-
|-
| [[MLG Anaheim 2006]] || June 23rd-24th, 2006 || 25th || 9th || {{sm|Eddie}}
|[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||97th||17th||Hella
|-
|-
| [[Zero Challenge 2]] || August 15th-17th, 2006 || 17th || 9th || {{sm|The King}}
|{{Trn|SCSA West Coast Circuit|g=SSBM}}||December 6th, 2008||9th||?||?
|-
|-
| [[NorCal Tournament]] || October 28th, 2006 || 9th || - || -
|[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||25th||17th||{{Sm|Zelgadis}}
|-
|-
| [[Zero Challenge 3]] || July 20th-22nd, 2007 || 25th || ? || ?
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||25th||13th||The King
|-
|-
| [[GENESIS]] || July 10th-12th, 2009 || 25th || 13th || The King
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||49th||33rd||{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles}}
|-
|-
| [[GENESIS 2]] || July 15th-17th, 2011 || 25th || 33rd || The King
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||?||33rd||The King
|-
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2013]]||April 26th-28th, 2013||17th||—||—
|[[NorCal Regionals 2013]]||April 26th-28th, 2013||17th||—||—
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 10th-12th, 2013||139th||—||—
|-
|[[LanHammer 2013]]||August 17th-18th, 2013||33rd||—||—
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||33rd||—||—
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||129th||—||—
|-
|[[The Next Episode]]||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||17th||—||—
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||269th||—||—
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||129th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]|| November 15th-16th, 2014||25th||—||—
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]|| November 15th-16th, 2014||25th||—||—
|-
|[[I'm Not Yelling!]]||April 11th-12th, 2015||49th||—||—
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||97th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/get-smashed-at-the-foundry-61/event/melee-singles/standings Get Smashed at the Foundry 61]||September 15th-16th, 2015||17th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-42/event/melee-singles/overview Super Smash Sundays 42]||March 6th, 2016||13th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/get-smashed-at-the-foundry-85/event/melee-singles/overview Get Smashed at the Foundry 85]||March 29th-30th, 2016||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSBM}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||257th||97th||{{Sm|Alex19}}
|-
|{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||—||65th||{{Sm|CJ}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||385th||129th||{{Sm|Ragtime Mouse}}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||9th||—||—
|}
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://showdowngg.challonge.com/ShowdownSm4sh3 Showdown Sm4sh 3]||January 8th, 2015||7th||—||—
|}
|}


==Videos==
==Trivia==
<youtube>9TE4bIDlF8c</youtube>
*Germ created the official poster of {{Sm|Samox}}'s documentary, ''[[The Smash Brothers]]''.
<youtube>cMWYcVrljmA</youtube>


==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Germ_Roverso Twitter account]
*[http://www.germroverso.com/ Personal website]


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[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
[[Category:Back Room members]]
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