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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Thor
| name           = Thor
| image         = Thor.png
| image           = Thor.png
| caption      = Thor (left)
| mainssbm        = Link
| mainssbm      = Link
| mainssbb        = Pikachu
| mainpm       = Link
| mainpm         = Link
| mainssbu     = Cloud
| mainssbu       = Cloud
| mainssb4     = Cloud
| mainssb4       = Cloud
| 2ndmainssb4   = Pikachu
| 2ndmainssb4     = Pikachu
| otherssb4     = Link
| otherssb4       = Link
| alias         = Hideki Esposito
| alias           = Hideki Esposito
| rankingssbu   = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota Ultimate Power Rankings]]: 7th
| alias2          = Lightning Farron
| realname     = Thornton Bates
| rankingssbm    = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona PR Fall 2019]]: 8th
| birthday     = 1
| rankingssb4    = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota PR December 2018]]: 8th
| birthmonth   = 5
| rankingssbu     = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota PR December 2022]]: 3rd
| birthyear     = 1996
| rankingpm      = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| location     = Minnetonka, Minnesota
| bestrankingssbm = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona PR Fall 2019]]: 8th
| country       = United States
| bestrankingssb4 = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota PR December 2018]]: 8th
| bestrankingssbu = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| bestrankingpm  = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| realname       = Thornton Bates
| birthday       = 1
| birthmonth     = 5
| birthyear       = 1996
| location       = Minnetonka, Minnesota
| country         = United States
}}
}}
'''Thor''' is a [[smasher]] from Minnesota who currently resides in Arizona. He [[main|mains]] [[Link]] in ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Project M]]'', {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Pikachu}} in ''[[Smash 4]]'', and {{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''. Having begun playing smash competitively in 2013, he first appeared on the ''Melee'' [[Minnesota_Power_Rankings#September_3rd.2C_2017|Minnesota Power Rankings]] in September 2017 as an honorable mention. He occasionally goes by the tag "'''Hideki Esposito'''".
'''Thor''' is a [[smasher]] from Minnesota, considered to be one of the state's best overall ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash]]'' players. He [[main|mains]] [[Link]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Project M]]'', {{SSBB|Pikachu}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Pikachu}} in {{forwiiu}}, and {{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''.  


In ''Ultimate'', he is currently ranked 7th on the [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota Ultimate Power Rankings]] and formerly ranked 9th on the [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]]. He notably placed 4th at {{Trn|Ascension IX}} and defeated {{Sm|BassMage}}, {{Sm|Junior Z}}, {{Sm|Silver|p=Arizona}}, and {{Sm|JumboJack}} in the process. In ''Melee'', he was formerly ranked 8th on the [[Arizona Melee Power Rankings]].
After beginning playing smash competitively as a high schooler in 2013, Thor has attended multiple different universities across the United States while pursuing a postgraduate degree. This has led him to be ranked across three different ''Smash'' titles and ''Project M'' not only [[Minnesota Power Rankings|in his home state of Minnesota]], but also [[Arizona Power Rankings|in Arizona]], as well as having multiple first place finishes at the {{Trn|House of Paign}} tournament series in Illinois.
 
He notably placed 4th at {{Trn|Ascension IX}} and defeated {{Sm|BassMage}}, {{Sm|Junior Z}}, {{Sm|Silver|p=Arizona}}, and {{Sm|JumboJack}} in the process. Other notable wins outside of ''Ultimate'' include {{Sm|Zamu}} and {{Sm|Nakamaman}} in ''Melee'', {{Sm|Amanze}} and {{Sm|Connor}} in ''Project M'' and {{Sm|yeti}} and {{Sm|Anonymous Moniker}} in ''Smash 4''.
 
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|March 2019||10th||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|Fall 2019||8th||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|July 2016||3rd||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
|-
|January 2017||10th||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
|-
|September 2017||3rd||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
|}
 
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|December 2018||8th||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|May-December 2019||7th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|September-December 2021||4th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|March-August 2022||7th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|September-December 2022||3rd||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|Fall 2019||3rd||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|Winter 2020||9th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{sm|D-Money}}
|{{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 5|g=SSBM}}||November 5th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{sm|D-Money}}
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||5th||—||—
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||5th||—||—
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|ZamU}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Zamu}}
|-  
|-  
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||2nd||—||—
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||2nd||—||—
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|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city/event/pm-singles/brackets/171528 Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|LSDX}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city/event/pm-singles/brackets/171528 Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|LSDX}}
|-
|{{Trn|Papercut|g=PM}}||May 11th, 2019||7th / 39||1st / 8||{{Sm|Connor|p=Minnesota}}
|}
|}


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|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||{{Sm|waasabi}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||{{Sm|waasabi}}
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||1st||{{Sm|ZamU}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||1st||{{Sm|Zamu}}
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hidden-bosses-5-0/details Hidden Bosses 5.0]||January 21st, 2017||25th||2nd||Anonymous Moniker
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hidden-bosses-5-0/details Hidden Bosses 5.0]||January 21st, 2017||25th||2nd||Anonymous Moniker
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|-
|-
|{{Trn|Be Mine?|g=SSBU}}||February 16th, 2019||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Be Mine?|g=SSBU}}||February 16th, 2019||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Papercut|g=SSBU}}||May 11th, 2019||9th / 182||5th / 42||{{Sm|Jackie Peanuts}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||161st||—||—
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||161st||—||—
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/thor_ssb?lang=en Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/thor_ssb Twitter account]
 
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