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{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Wobbles
| name           = Wobbles
| image         = Wobbles.png
| image           = PG Wobbles.jpg
| mainssbm     = Ice Climbers
| mainssbm       = Ice Climbers
| otherssbm     = Sheik
| otherssbm       = Falco
| 2ndotherssbm = Fox
| 2ndotherssbm   = Mario
| mainpm       = Ice Climbers
| mainpm         = Ice Climbers
| otherpm      = Mario
| otherpm         = Mario
| mainssb4     = Wii Fit Trainer
| mainssbb        = Wario
| skill        = Top professional
| otherssbb       = Meta Knight
| alias        = Honorbound
| mainssb4       = Wario
| realname     = Robert Wright
| former crews    = FX Game Exchange DFW, {{Team|Panda}}
| birthday     = 20
| winningsssbm    = ~$11,297.32
| birthmonth   = 7
| rankingssbm    = [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 30th
| birthyear     = 1987
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 8th
| location     = Texas
| bestresultssbm  = 2nd / 709 at {{Trn|EVO 2013|g=SSBM}}
| country       = United States
| realname       = Robert Wright
| former tags    = Honorbound
| birthday       = 20
| birthmonth     = 7
| birthyear       = 1987
| location       = Dallas, Texas
| country         = United States
}}
}}


'''Wobbles''', previously known as '''Wobbles the Phoenix''' or '''Honorbound''', is an American [[smasher]] known for playing the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} and was considered the best in the world with them prior to his retirement. Wobbles was formerly ranked 1st on the [[Arizona Power Rankings|Arizona Melee Power Rankings]].  
'''Wobbles''', previously known as '''Wobbles the Phoenix''' or '''Honorbound''', is a retired [[smasher]] from Dallas, Texas who is known for playing the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} and was considered the best in the world with them prior to his initial retirement. Wobbles was formerly ranked 1st on both the [[Central Texas Power Rankings|Central Texas Melee Power Rankings]] and the [[Arizona Power Rankings|Arizona Melee Power Rankings]] and was 30th on the [[2016 SSBMRank]] list.  


He became known for his use of the "[[grab]], [[neutral attack]], [[forward tilt]]" infinite [[combo]] that effectively pushed him within the top 12 finalists in his debut major tournament [[NorCal Tournament]]. Wobbles' claim to fame also sparked a series of discussions concerning whether or not the Ice Climbers' forward tilt infinite should be banned in competitive play. The [[Smash Back Room]] decided that the infinite should go unbanned in tournaments. The technique has since been called [[wobbling]].
He became known for his use of the "[[grab]], [[pummel]], [[forward tilt]]" infinite [[combo]] that effectively pushed him within the top 12 finalists in his debut major tournament [[NorCal Tournament]]. Wobbles' claim to fame also sparked a series of discussions concerning whether or not the Ice Climbers' forward tilt infinite should be banned in competitive play. The [[Smash Back Room]] decided that the infinite should go unbanned in tournaments. The technique has since been called [[wobbling]].


Wobbles announced his retirement on January 20th, 2018. He will still be around in the community, but will no longer be competing in tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PG_Wobbles/status/954711569107177474|title=Wobbles announcing his retirement}}</ref>
==Tournament history==
Wobbles is well known for his performance at [[EVO 2013]], where he defied all expectations and placed 2nd. He made it into the top 8 through winners' bracket by defeating {{Sm|Mango}} 2-1 in the winners' quarters pool, and then defeated {{Sm|Dr. PeePee}} 2-0 in winners' semis and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 2-1 in winners' finals. However, in grand finals, he lost to Mango 0-3 and 1-3 in the first and second sets respectively. After this performance with a character once considered to be below the threshold for a high tier character, Wobbles retired from the competitive community like he announced before the tournament.
Wobbles is well known for his performance at [[EVO 2013]], where he defied all expectations and placed 2nd. He made it into the top 8 through winners' bracket by defeating {{Sm|Mango}} 2-1 in the winners' quarters pool, and then defeated {{Sm|Dr. PeePee}} 2-0 in winners' semis and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 2-1 in winners' finals. However, in grand finals, he lost to Mango 0-3 and 1-3 in the first and second sets respectively. After this performance with a character once considered to be below the threshold for a high tier character, Wobbles retired from the competitive community like he announced before the tournament.


Wobbles is currently in a semi-retired state. He still enters locals in his area and commentates on the live streams of nationals, but does not continue to compete in national tournaments.
Wobbles has recently made a bit of a resurgence after being sponsored by a local provider in FX DFW. He regularly goes to the [[Monday Night Melee]] weeklies and [[DIME]] monthlies and consistently gets 1st nearly every time. He has also in this time gone to 2 major tournaments, [[Forte 2]] and [[Apex 2015]]. At Forte 2, he placed 3rd of 200+ entrants, taking out notable players such as {{Sm|Axe}} and taking a game from Hungrybox in Winner's finals before being defeated by Hungrybox 1-3 and then later Axe 0-3 in loser's finals. At APEX, Wobbles placed 33rd of roughly 1,037 entrants, getting 1st seed in his R1 and R2 pools to make bracket, in doing so defeating players such as {{Sm|Qerb}}, {{Sm|s0ft}} and {{Sm|Blea Gelo}}. He then lost to {{Sm|S2J}} in round 1 of Winner's bracket 1-2, though he quit Game 3 prematurely after losing a stock rather viciously at the hands of S2J. He then forfeited his set with {{Sm|Cactuar}} in round 1 of loser's bracket to get 33rd overall.  


==Notable tournament placings==
Wobbles has also gone to several smaller tourneys, such as Infinity and Beyond! 18, where he placed 2nd, being able to take a set off of {{Sm|Mew2King}} 3-1 in Grand Finals but ultimately losing the second set 1-3. Another tourney he attended was [[Low Tier City 2]], where he placed 3rd, losing to Mew2King 1-3 in Winner's finals and {{Sm|Westballz}} 0-3 in loser's finals. He also attended AZ tourney [[Smash the Target]], where he again placed 3rd, defeating the likes of {{Sm|Squid}} and {{Sm|Tai}}, the latter coming off an upset over Westballz, both 2-1 before losing to Axe 2-3 in Winner's finals and Westballz again 1-3 in loser's finals. Finally, Wobbles recently attended the monthly [[DIME 13]], which had {{Sm|Lucky}} in attendance. Wobbles was able to take 1st at the tournament despite the top level SoCal talent being in attendance. After defeating {{Sm|Mojo}} 3-2 last stock in Winner's semis, Wobbles lost to Lucky 2-3 last stock in Winner's finals, then proceeded to defeat Mojo 3-1 in loser's finals and take grand finals over Lucky 3-2 and 3-0 for each set, respectively.
 
Wobbles attended huge southwest tourney [[Aftershock]] in March 2015, where he placed a great 2nd place. After earning enough qualifiers points to automatically grant a Top 16 placing, he defeated top MDVA talent in {{Sm|Milkman}} and {{Sm|Redd}} to enter Winner's Semis, where he finally defeated Westballz for the first time. He then lost to Axe in Winner's Finals, then proceeded to narrowly beat Redd again in loser's finals 3-2 to reach Grand, where he lost the first set to Axe, netting 2nd place of roughly 150 entrants. Wobbles recently stated he will be attending [[Sandstorm]], a huge Arizona tourney expected to have 5 of the Top 6 and many more top tier talents. At the tournament Wobbles got 9th place, losing to Armada in winner's and S2J in losers, both 2-0.
 
Wobbles then later entered [[EVO 2015]], the largest Smash tournament of all time with 1800+ entrants. However, instead of using his main of Ice Climbers, he decided to use Mario instead. In doing so, he lost winner's finals of his Round 1 pool to mid tier SoCal player Trichael Man, but made it out in losers side.  He eventually lost to Mooninite, who is best known for beating Crimson Blur with Kirby in losers to net 129th place. However, shortly after this tourney at [[Low Tier City 3]], Wobbles proved why he was still one of the best players in the world by winning the tournament. Wobbles first defeats friend Axe 3-2 in Winner's Semis in a close set, but then proceeds to double eliminate Mew2King, defeating him in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals 3-1 each time, with a 3 stock on 3 different occasions, all on Peach, Ice Climbers' worst matchup.
 
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[NorCal Tournament|NorCal Tournament 2]]||October 28th, 2006||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Champ Combo: NorCal Edition|g=SSBM}}||April 8th, 2006||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|NorCal Tournament 2|g=SSBM}}||October 28th, 2006||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/azone-results.93815/ AZOne]||January 7th, 2007||2nd||1st||{{Sm|B-Will}}
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|{{Trn|EVO South|g=SSBM}}||March 10th-11th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO East|g=SSBM}}||May 25th-27th, 2007||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Zero Challenge 3|g=SSBM}}||July 20th-22nd, 2007||13th||9th||{{Sm|Taj}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/o-h-s-n-a-p-3-results.112781/ O.H.S.N.A.P 3]||August 11th, 2007||1st||1st||{{Sm|Dr. DrewTheDragon}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Champ Combo|g=SSBM}}||September 29th-30th, 2007||5th||5th|||Taj
|-
|{{Trn|Midnight Gaming Championship Dallas 2007|g=SSBM}}||October 6th, 2007||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20071210050334/http://tia.nealpro.com/ttournament.aspx?id=261 Southern Arizona Smash Tournament 2]||October 13th, 2007||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 3|g=SSBM}}||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||33rd||13th||{{Sm|DoH}}
|-
|{{Trn|TGMTSBCO|g=SSBM}}||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||13th||DoH
|-
|-
|[[Evo#Evo South|EVO South 2007]]||March 10th-11th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Mango Juice|g=SSBM}}||March 21st, 2009||4th||2nd||Taj
|-
|-
|[[Evo#Evo East|EVO East 2007]]||May 25th-27th, 2007||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Active Gamers|g=SSBM}}||September 26th-27th, 2009||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Romeo}}
|-
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||13th||9th||{{Sm|Taj}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2010|g=SSBM}}||August 6th-8th, 2010||6th||9th||DoH
|-
|-
|[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||5th||5th|||Taj
|{{Trn|Tipped Off 6|g=SSBM}}||October 16th-17th, 2010||9th||13th||DoH
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||6th||9th||{{Sm|DoH}}
|{{Trn|GENESIS 2|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-17th, 2011||9th||9th||DoH
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||9th||9th||DoH
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBM}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|MELEE-FC10R Legacy|g=SSBM}}||August 12th-14th, 2012||57th (forfeited)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||17th||17th||Taj
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBM}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||17th||17th||Taj
|-
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 2]]||April 13th-14th, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Kings of Cali 2|g=SSBM}}||April 13th-14th, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336891 Project AZ Melee]||June 1st, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336891 Project AZ Melee]||June 1st, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|EVO 2013|g=SSBM}}||July 12th-14th, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=359246 King of the House 3]||June 21st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=359246 King of the House 3]||June 21st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|Infinity and Beyond! 18||August 14th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Infinity and Beyond! 18|g=SSBM}}||August 14th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 2|g=SSBM}}||August 16th-17th, 2014||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm2 Monday Night Melee 2]||November 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Absolute Battle 5|g=SSBM}}||November 15th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm5 Monday Night Melee 5]||December 1st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm7 Monday Night Melee 7]||December 15th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Forte 2|g=SSBM}}||December 21st-22nd, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash the Target|g=SSBM}}||January 3rd, 2015||3rd||3rd||Twin
|-
|{{Trn|DIME 12|g=SSBM}}||January 24th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSBM}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd||17th||Taj
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm16 Monday Night Melee 16]||February 9th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm17 Monday Night Melee 17]||February 16th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DIME 13|g=SSBM}}||February 21st, 2015||1st||4th||{{Sm|Sethlon}}
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm19 Monday Night Melee 19]||March 9th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Aftershock|g=SSBM}}||March 28th-29th, 2015||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Axe}}
|-
|{{Trn|Sandstorm|g=SSBM}}||April 18th-19th, 2015||9th||5th||Taj
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm34 Monday Night Melee 34]||June 22nd, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm35 Monday Night Melee 35]||June 29th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm36 Monday Night Melee 36]||July 6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm37 Monday Night Melee 37]||July 13th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2015|g=SSBM}}||July 17th-19th, 2015||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm39 Monday Night Melee 39]||July 27th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 3|g=SSBM}}||August 1st-2nd, 2015||1st||9th||{{Sm|Rat King}}
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm40 Monday Night Melee 40]||August 3rd, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm41 Monday Night Melee 41]||August 10th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm45 Monday Night Melee 45]||September 7th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm48 Monday Night Melee 48]||September 28th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm50 Monday Night Melee 50]||October 12th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm52 Monday Night Melee 52]||October 26th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm53 Monday Night Melee 53]||November 2nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tipped Off 11|g=SSBM}}||November 7th-8th, 2015||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/mnm56 Monday Night Melee 56]||November 23rd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/mnm57 Monday Night Melee 57]||November 30th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/mnm58 Monday Night Melee 58]||December 7th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/mnm59 Monday Night Melee 59]||December 14th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Forte 3|g=SSBM}}||December 19th-20th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSBM}}||January 15th-18th, 2016||97th||25th||Taj
|-
|{{Trn|PAX Arena|g=SSBM}}||January 29th-31st, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 6|g=SSBM}}||February 19th-21st, 2016||7th||17th||{{Sm|Isyan}}
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of the Five Gods|g=SSBM}}||March 17th-19th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 2|g=SSBM}}||April 21st-24th, 2016||13th||5th||Axe
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2016|g=SSBM}}||May 6th-8th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 2|g=SSBM}}||June 11th-12th, 2016||&mdash;||5th||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 4|g=SSBM}}||June 18th-19th, 2016||5th||17th (DQ)||{{Sm|Tai}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2016|g=SSBM}}||June 24th-26th, 2016||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2016|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016|g=SSBM}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||&mdash;||17th||Axe
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2016|g=SSBM}}||August 26th-28th, 2016||13th||9th||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 6|g=SSBM}}||October 7th-9th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/dime-23-dehydrated-ichthyoid-s-melee-extravaganza/event/melee-singles/brackets/137992 DIME 23]||June 17th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSBM}}||July 14th-15th, 2017||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 5|g=SSBM}}||August 5th-6th, 2017||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Low Tier City 2]]||August 16th-17th, 2014||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|{{Trn|Too Hot to Handle|g=SSBM}}||October 28th-29th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|Monday Night Melee 2||November 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/monday-night-melee-224/details Monday Night Melee 224]||April 1st, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|Absolute Battle 5||November 15th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Final Smash 4|g=SSBB}}||June 28th, 2008||9th||?||?
|-
|-
|Monday Night Melee 5|| December 1st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|MELEE-FC10R Legacy|g=SSBB}}||August 12th-14th, 2012||&mdash;||4th||{{Sm|Admiral}}
|}
 
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|Monday Night Melee 7|| December 15th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/shockwave8 Shockwave 8]||November 21st, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Forte 2]]||December 21st-22nd, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Tipped Off 11|g=SSB4}}||November 7th-8th, 2015||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Smash the Target]]||January 3rd, 2015||3rd||3rd||Twin_A
|{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 6|g=SSB4}}||February 19th-21st, 2016||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[DIME 12]]||January 24th, 2015||1st|| ||  
|[https://start.gg/tournament/ultimate-shockwave-2/details Ultimate Shockwave 2]||December 19th, 2018||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd||?||Taj
|[https://start.gg/tournament/ultimate-shockwave-3/details Ultimate Shockwave 3]||December 26th, 2018||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Monday Night Melee 16]]||February 9th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/ultimate-shockwave-4/details Ultimate Shockwave 4]||January 2nd, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Wobbles is infamous for popularizing the term "Arizona Anger", when he threw his controller in a match against {{Sm|SilentSpectre}}.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTVhtIawbQ]
*Wobbles is infamous for popularizing the term "Arizona Anger", when he threw his controller in a match against {{Sm|SilentSpectre}}. Many people remember this set from a quote from {{sm|Homemadewaffles}} who said on commentary, "Jeff goin' for that Nana". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTVhtIawbQ&t=149]
*Wobbles is one of three Ice Climbers players who has made top 8 at EVO, himself placing top 8 at EVO 2013, and the others being Fly Amanita at EVO 2014 and ChuDat at EVO 2007, 2015, and 2019.
*Wobbles has beaten all but one of [[The Five Gods]] ({{Sm|Armada}}) in a tournament bracket match, defeating {{Sm|Mew2King}} at [[GENESIS 2]], and defeating {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|PPMD}}, and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in subsequent fashion at [[EVO 2013]].


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=0nzWOoYxV78 EVO 2013 SSBM QF - Wobbles (Ice Climbers) vs Mango (Fox)]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=0nzWOoYxV78 EVO 2013 SSBM QF - Wobbles (Ice Climbers) vs Mango (Fox)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFAxtPeZXsc Infinity and Beyond! 18 - Mew2King vs Wobbles - Grand Finals]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFAxtPeZXsc Infinity and Beyond! 18 - Mew2King vs Wobbles - Grand Finals]
*[https://twitter.com/ICWobbles Twitter account]
*[https://twitch.tv/icwobbles Twitch channel]
*[http://www.compete-complete.com/ Blog]


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Wobbles
PG Wobbles.jpg
Character info
Melee main Ice Climbers
Other Melee characters Falco, Mario
Brawl main Wario
Other Brawl character Meta Knight
Smash 4 main Wario
Project M main Ice Climbers
Other Project M character Mario
Team info
Former crews FX Game Exchange DFW, Panda
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2016: 30th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 8th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Melee 2nd / 709 at EVO 2013
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$11,297.32
Personal and other info
Real name Robert Wright
Former tags Honorbound
Birth date (age 37)
Location Dallas, Texas United States

Wobbles, previously known as Wobbles the Phoenix or Honorbound, is a retired smasher from Dallas, Texas who is known for playing the Ice Climbers and was considered the best in the world with them prior to his initial retirement. Wobbles was formerly ranked 1st on both the Central Texas Melee Power Rankings and the Arizona Melee Power Rankings and was 30th on the 2016 SSBMRank list.

He became known for his use of the "grab, pummel, forward tilt" infinite combo that effectively pushed him within the top 12 finalists in his debut major tournament NorCal Tournament. Wobbles' claim to fame also sparked a series of discussions concerning whether or not the Ice Climbers' forward tilt infinite should be banned in competitive play. The Smash Back Room decided that the infinite should go unbanned in tournaments. The technique has since been called wobbling.

Wobbles announced his retirement on January 20th, 2018. He will still be around in the community, but will no longer be competing in tournaments.[1]

Tournament history[edit]

Wobbles is well known for his performance at EVO 2013, where he defied all expectations and placed 2nd. He made it into the top 8 through winners' bracket by defeating Mango 2-1 in the winners' quarters pool, and then defeated Dr. PeePee 2-0 in winners' semis and Hungrybox 2-1 in winners' finals. However, in grand finals, he lost to Mango 0-3 and 1-3 in the first and second sets respectively. After this performance with a character once considered to be below the threshold for a high tier character, Wobbles retired from the competitive community like he announced before the tournament.

Wobbles has recently made a bit of a resurgence after being sponsored by a local provider in FX DFW. He regularly goes to the Monday Night Melee weeklies and DIME monthlies and consistently gets 1st nearly every time. He has also in this time gone to 2 major tournaments, Forte 2 and Apex 2015. At Forte 2, he placed 3rd of 200+ entrants, taking out notable players such as Axe and taking a game from Hungrybox in Winner's finals before being defeated by Hungrybox 1-3 and then later Axe 0-3 in loser's finals. At APEX, Wobbles placed 33rd of roughly 1,037 entrants, getting 1st seed in his R1 and R2 pools to make bracket, in doing so defeating players such as Qerb, s0ft and Blea Gelo. He then lost to S2J in round 1 of Winner's bracket 1-2, though he quit Game 3 prematurely after losing a stock rather viciously at the hands of S2J. He then forfeited his set with Cactuar in round 1 of loser's bracket to get 33rd overall.

Wobbles has also gone to several smaller tourneys, such as Infinity and Beyond! 18, where he placed 2nd, being able to take a set off of Mew2King 3-1 in Grand Finals but ultimately losing the second set 1-3. Another tourney he attended was Low Tier City 2, where he placed 3rd, losing to Mew2King 1-3 in Winner's finals and Westballz 0-3 in loser's finals. He also attended AZ tourney Smash the Target, where he again placed 3rd, defeating the likes of Squid and Tai, the latter coming off an upset over Westballz, both 2-1 before losing to Axe 2-3 in Winner's finals and Westballz again 1-3 in loser's finals. Finally, Wobbles recently attended the monthly DIME 13, which had Lucky in attendance. Wobbles was able to take 1st at the tournament despite the top level SoCal talent being in attendance. After defeating Mojo 3-2 last stock in Winner's semis, Wobbles lost to Lucky 2-3 last stock in Winner's finals, then proceeded to defeat Mojo 3-1 in loser's finals and take grand finals over Lucky 3-2 and 3-0 for each set, respectively.

Wobbles attended huge southwest tourney Aftershock in March 2015, where he placed a great 2nd place. After earning enough qualifiers points to automatically grant a Top 16 placing, he defeated top MDVA talent in Milkman and Redd to enter Winner's Semis, where he finally defeated Westballz for the first time. He then lost to Axe in Winner's Finals, then proceeded to narrowly beat Redd again in loser's finals 3-2 to reach Grand, where he lost the first set to Axe, netting 2nd place of roughly 150 entrants. Wobbles recently stated he will be attending Sandstorm, a huge Arizona tourney expected to have 5 of the Top 6 and many more top tier talents. At the tournament Wobbles got 9th place, losing to Armada in winner's and S2J in losers, both 2-0.

Wobbles then later entered EVO 2015, the largest Smash tournament of all time with 1800+ entrants. However, instead of using his main of Ice Climbers, he decided to use Mario instead. In doing so, he lost winner's finals of his Round 1 pool to mid tier SoCal player Trichael Man, but made it out in losers side. He eventually lost to Mooninite, who is best known for beating Crimson Blur with Kirby in losers to net 129th place. However, shortly after this tourney at Low Tier City 3, Wobbles proved why he was still one of the best players in the world by winning the tournament. Wobbles first defeats friend Axe 3-2 in Winner's Semis in a close set, but then proceeds to double eliminate Mew2King, defeating him in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals 3-1 each time, with a 3 stock on 3 different occasions, all on Peach, Ice Climbers' worst matchup.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Champ Combo: NorCal Edition April 8th, 2006 25th — —
NorCal Tournament 2 October 28th, 2006 9th — —
AZOne January 7th, 2007 2nd 1st B-Will
EVO South March 10th-11th, 2007 1st — —
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 9th — —
Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd, 2007 13th 9th Taj
O.H.S.N.A.P 3 August 11th, 2007 1st 1st Dr. DrewTheDragon
Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th, 2007 5th 5th Taj
Midnight Gaming Championship Dallas 2007 October 6th, 2007 2nd — —
Southern Arizona Smash Tournament 2 October 13th, 2007 3rd — —
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 33rd 13th DoH
TGMTSBCO June 7th-8th, 2008 17th 13th DoH
Mango Juice March 21st, 2009 4th 2nd Taj
Active Gamers September 26th-27th, 2009 7th 3rd Romeo
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 6th 9th DoH
Tipped Off 6 October 16th-17th, 2010 9th 13th DoH
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 9th 9th DoH
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 9th — —
MELEE-FC10R Legacy August 12th-14th, 2012 57th (forfeited) — —
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 17th 17th Taj
Kings of Cali 2 April 13th-14th, 2013 2nd — —
Project AZ Melee June 1st, 2013 2nd — —
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 2nd — —
King of the House 3 June 21st, 2014 1st — —
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 2nd — —
Infinity and Beyond! 18 August 14th, 2014 2nd — —
Low Tier City 2 August 16th-17th, 2014 3rd 1st Westballz
Monday Night Melee 2 November 10th, 2014 1st — —
Absolute Battle 5 November 15th, 2014 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 5 December 1st, 2014 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 7 December 15th, 2014 1st — —
Forte 2 December 21st-22nd, 2014 3rd — —
Smash the Target January 3rd, 2015 3rd 3rd Twin
DIME 12 January 24th, 2015 1st — —
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 33rd 17th Taj
Monday Night Melee 16 February 9th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 17 February 16th, 2015 1st — —
DIME 13 February 21st, 2015 1st 4th Sethlon
Monday Night Melee 19 March 9th, 2015 1st — —
Aftershock March 28th-29th, 2015 2nd 1st Axe
Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 9th 5th Taj
Monday Night Melee 34 June 22nd, 2015 3rd — —
Monday Night Melee 35 June 29th, 2015 9th — —
Monday Night Melee 36 July 6th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 37 July 13th, 2015 7th — —
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 129th — —
Monday Night Melee 39 July 27th, 2015 1st — —
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 1st 9th Rat King
Monday Night Melee 40 August 3rd, 2015 3rd — —
Monday Night Melee 41 August 10th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 45 September 7th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 48 September 28th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 50 October 12th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 52 October 26th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 53 November 2nd, 2015 1st — —
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 13th — —
Monday Night Melee 56 November 23rd, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 57 November 30th, 2015 3rd — —
Monday Night Melee 58 December 7th, 2015 1st — —
Monday Night Melee 59 December 14th, 2015 1st — —
Forte 3 December 19th-20th, 2015 1st — —
GENESIS 3 January 15th-18th, 2016 97th 25th Taj
PAX Arena January 29th-31st, 2016 9th — —
B.E.A.S.T 6 February 19th-21st, 2016 7th 17th Isyan
Battle of the Five Gods March 17th-19th, 2016 4th — —
Smash Summit 2 April 21st-24th, 2016 13th 5th Axe
DreamHack Austin 2016 May 6th-8th, 2016 9th — —
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 — 5th Hungrybox
Low Tier City 4 June 18th-19th, 2016 5th 17th (DQ) Tai
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 33rd — —
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 25th — —
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 — 17th Axe
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 13th 9th Nintendude
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 25th — —
DIME 23 June 17th, 2017 3rd — —
EVO 2017 July 14th-15th, 2017 65th — —
Low Tier City 5 August 5th-6th, 2017 25th — —
Too Hot to Handle October 28th-29th, 2017 33rd — —
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 — 17th HomeMadeWaffles
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 33rd — —
Monday Night Melee 224 April 1st, 2019 3rd — —

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Final Smash 4 June 28th, 2008 9th ? ?
MELEE-FC10R Legacy August 12th-14th, 2012 — 4th Admiral

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Shockwave 8 November 21st, 2014 7th — —
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 129th — —
B.E.A.S.T 6 February 19th-21st, 2016 97th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Ultimate Shockwave 2 December 19th, 2018 97th — —
Ultimate Shockwave 3 December 26th, 2018 49th — —
Ultimate Shockwave 4 January 2nd, 2019 65th — —

Trivia[edit]

  • Wobbles is infamous for popularizing the term "Arizona Anger", when he threw his controller in a match against SilentSpectre. Many people remember this set from a quote from Homemadewaffles who said on commentary, "Jeff goin' for that Nana". [1]
  • Wobbles is one of three Ice Climbers players who has made top 8 at EVO, himself placing top 8 at EVO 2013, and the others being Fly Amanita at EVO 2014 and ChuDat at EVO 2007, 2015, and 2019.
  • Wobbles has beaten all but one of The Five Gods (Armada) in a tournament bracket match, defeating Mew2King at GENESIS 2, and defeating Mango, PPMD, and Hungrybox in subsequent fashion at EVO 2013.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wobbles announcing his retirement.
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