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{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = DireVulcan
| name          = DireOnFire
| image        =
| mainssbm      = Mr. Game & Watch
| main          = Mr. Game & Watch
| 2ndmainssbm  = Yoshi
| 2ndmain      =  
| otherssbm    = Mario
| other        = Yoshi
| 2ndotherssbm  = Pichu
| 2ndother     = Mario
| mainpm        = Squirtle
| crew          = Deadly Alliance
| mainssb4     = Bowser
| skill         = Too dumb to be good
| otherssb4    = Yoshi
| alias        = Dire
| crew          = [[Deadly Alliance|Empire Arcadia]]
| realname      = unknown
| alias         = DireVulcan
| birthdate     = August 2, 1986<br>(''age '''20''''')
| alias2        = Dire
| realname      = Jenson Santiago
| birthday      = 2
| birthmonth    = 8
| birthyear     = 1986
| location      = Queens, NY
| location      = Queens, NY
| country      = united states
| country      = United States
  }}
  }}
'''DireOnFire''', formerly known as '''DireVulcan''', is an American professional [[smasher]] who lives in New York state and generally attends any tournaments in the area. He uses a wide variety of characters, typically ones that are not expected to win. He is known for his mindgames and an un-canny knack for catching the "9-hammer" consistently in tournament, once catching it back to back in a now infamous 4 stock in the final match against Virginia Falco player Nick in Grand Finals.


'''DireVulcan''' is an American professional [[smasher]] who lives in New York state and generally attends any tournaments in the area. He uses a wide variety of characters, typically ones that are not expected to win.  
Dire's primary claim to fame within the Smash community came about as a result of his [[Mr. Game & Watch]] play, though he has also written a guide to [[Mario]], and next to {{sm|Fumi}}, the best Yoshi player, being extremely technical with him.


Dire's primary claim to fame within the Smash community came about as a result of his [[Mr. Game & Watch]] play, though he has also written a guide to [[Mario]].
Dire has recently retired [[Mr. Game & Watch]] locally, and now plays [[Yoshi]] in New York.


[[Category:Smashers]]
He was a commentator for [[Pound 2016]] Smash 4 singles and doubles.
[[Category:Mr. Game and Watch Professionals]]
 
[[Category:Yoshi Professionals]]
He had a notable performance in ''[[Smash 4]]'' at [[KTAR XVIII]] where he defeated {{Sm|Nairo}}, sending him to Losers in Round 1 of the Top 32.
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[BOMB 4]]||November 12th, 2005||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Cataclysm 3]]||March 3rd-4th, 2007||9th||7th||{{Sm|Wes}}
|-
|[[EVO East]]||May 25th-27th, 2007||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit#New York|Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Qualifier #4]]||March 8th, 2008||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit#Finals|Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Finals]]||March 8th, 2008||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SKTAR 4]]||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://nebulous.challonge.com/nebulous_prime_sm4sh_9_doubles Nebulous Prime #9]||October 11th, 2015||&mdash;||1st||{{Sm|Wes}}
|-
|[https://nebulous.challonge.com/nebulous_prime_sm4sh_10_doubles Nebulous Prime #10]||October 18th, 2015||&mdash;||3rd||Wes
|-
|[https://nebulous.challonge.com/nebulous_prime_sm4sh_11_singles Nebulous Prime #11]||October 25th, 2015||3rd||2nd||Wes
|-
|[https://nebulous.challonge.com/nebulous_prime_sm4sh_15_doubles Nebulous Prime #15]||November 22nd, 2015||&mdash;||2nd||Wes
|-
|[https://nebulous.challonge.com/nebulous_prime_sm4sh_16_doubles Nebulous Prime #16]||November 29th, 2015||&mdash;||3rd||Wes
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nebulous-prime-sm4sh-36/event/wii-u-doubles/brackets/25926 Nebulous Prime #36]||April 17th, 2016||&mdash;||1st||Wes
|-
|[[KTAR XVIII]]||June 11th, 2016||7th||17th||Wes
|-
|[[Royal Flush]]||May 12th-14th, 2017||&mdash;||9th||{{Sm|Black Yoshi}}
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!|g=SSBU}}||December 22nd, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smash-brothers-university-2-5-results-stony-brook-ny.352645/ Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||13th||4th||{{Sm|Wes}}
|}
 
==Trivia==
*DireOnFire won a [[Wii]] console with an additional [[Wii Remote]] and [[Nunchuk]] and a $1,000 Best Buy gift card for being the runner-up at the [[Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit#Finals|Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Finals]]. He also won a $500 Best Buy gift card for winning [[Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit#New York|the fourth qualifier]].
 
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/DireOnFire Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/direonfire Twitch channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/3447/direonfire SSBWorld Profile]
 
[[Category:Mr. Game & Watch players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Yoshi players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Bowser players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Squirtle players (PM)]]
[[Category:New York smashers]]
[[Category:Livestream commentators]]

Latest revision as of 22:49, February 13, 2024

DireOnFire "DireVulcan" "Dire"
Character info
Melee mains Mr. Game & Watch, Yoshi
Other Melee characters Mario, Pichu
Smash 4 main Bowser
Other Smash 4 character Yoshi
Project M main Squirtle
Team info
Crew(s) Empire Arcadia
Personal and other info
Real name Jenson Santiago
Birth date (age 38)
Location Queens, NY United States

DireOnFire, formerly known as DireVulcan, is an American professional smasher who lives in New York state and generally attends any tournaments in the area. He uses a wide variety of characters, typically ones that are not expected to win. He is known for his mindgames and an un-canny knack for catching the "9-hammer" consistently in tournament, once catching it back to back in a now infamous 4 stock in the final match against Virginia Falco player Nick in Grand Finals.

Dire's primary claim to fame within the Smash community came about as a result of his Mr. Game & Watch play, though he has also written a guide to Mario, and next to Fumi, the best Yoshi player, being extremely technical with him.

Dire has recently retired Mr. Game & Watch locally, and now plays Yoshi in New York.

He was a commentator for Pound 2016 Smash 4 singles and doubles.

He had a notable performance in Smash 4 at KTAR XVIII where he defeated Nairo, sending him to Losers in Round 1 of the Top 32.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
BOMB 4 November 12th, 2005 17th — —
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 9th 7th Wes
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 9th — —

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Qualifier #4 March 8th, 2008 1st — —
Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Finals March 8th, 2008 2nd — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 97th — —
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 25th — —
Nebulous Prime #9 October 11th, 2015 — 1st Wes
Nebulous Prime #10 October 18th, 2015 — 3rd Wes
Nebulous Prime #11 October 25th, 2015 3rd 2nd Wes
Nebulous Prime #15 November 22nd, 2015 — 2nd Wes
Nebulous Prime #16 November 29th, 2015 — 3rd Wes
Nebulous Prime #36 April 17th, 2016 — 1st Wes
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 7th 17th Wes
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 — 9th Black Yoshi

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 17th — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 7th — —
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 13th 4th Wes

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]

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